Upon hearing Jiang Xinya's words, Liang Lu first glanced at Ye Qing without showing any emotion. Seeing Ye Qing winking at him, Liang Lu knew Ye Qing had something to say, but since Jiang Xinya was asking him, Liang Lu couldn't remain silent. So, he calmly withdrew his gaze and said in a lazy tone, "Taking more photos is no problem, but I've roughly heard your vision for this issue's cover. Taking too many photos of Ye Qing won't be very interesting. To fit the theme of your inaugural issue, it's geared towards professional women. In that case, just take photos of Ye Qing at work, what else is there to photograph?"
It sounds reasonable, but it doesn't quite give you a feeling.
Jiang Xinya herself hadn't figured out why she couldn't explain it.
As for the rest of the magazine staff, they were even less likely to speak up at this point. After all, the editor-in-chief had already been criticized like this, so why should they? Besides, Liang Lu wasn't wrong. If they knew there wasn't enough time, why didn't they do something earlier?
But Jiang Xinya is the editor-in-chief, so no one else can say anything.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Ye Qing spoke slowly and deliberately: "I said before that I agreed to take photos for you, which is also a way to promote my studio. Since it's promotion, our brand should definitely be featured. I think the photos are fine. We can find models to go to our new store to wear our brand's ready-to-wear clothes and take a few photos. Are you worried about not having enough photos?"
Jiang Xinya felt that Ye Qing was just making trouble for her. Hearing her say that, Jiang Xinya was even more furious. "Ye Qing, I'll remind you one more time, don't oversimplify things. Nothing can be solved with just a few words! Find a model, now?"
Ye Qing was now very curious about how Jiang Xinya had become the editor-in-chief. If it was just because she disliked him that she spoke like that, it would be fine. But looking at the expressions of her colleagues at the magazine, Ye Qing knew that Jiang Xinya probably wasn't very convincing to others.
However, these were not things that Ye Qing cared about. Her collaboration with the magazine was only for this issue's cover, and what happened to Jiang Xinya, the editor-in-chief, afterward was none of Ye Qing's business.
So when faced with Jiang Xinya's angry accusations, Ye Qing smiled faintly and said, "I'll find a model."
After saying that, seeing Jiang Xinya's incredulous look, Ye Qing didn't rush to make the call: "It seems you don't agree? But let me remind you, when I agreed to shoot the cover for your magazine, there were conditions. It was to promote our brand. Since you've already agreed to the shoot, it proves that you agree to the conditions I set."
Jiang Xinya didn't actually disagree, but she felt that Ye Qing was always creating trouble at the last minute.
However, after listening to Ye Qing's explanation, Jiang Xinya gradually calmed down. She stared at Ye Qing and chuckled, "Ye Qing, you did this on purpose, didn't you? You hired the photographer, but you could easily find a model with a phone call right now?"
Ye Qing, supporting herself on her lower back with one hand and holding onto the chair with the other, slowly sat down. Then, she looked up at Jiang Xinya, who was furious: "If I were you, I wouldn't be so angry, because the angrier you are, the more it highlights your incompetence! Even if I did it on purpose, what can you do about it? You gave me the opportunity to do it on purpose. If you were capable, you would have found the photographer and the model yourself, and I wouldn't have had this opportunity, would I?"
After speaking, Ye Qing picked up his thermos on the table, twisted open the lid, tilted his head back and took a sip. The warm water instantly soothed his throat, which was very much like what a master would do.
Jiang Xinya stood there staring at Ye Qing for a long time, so long that her colleagues at the magazine were worried about the tense atmosphere. When they were wondering if they should say something, Jiang Xinya took a deep breath and said, "Okay, then you should call the model you've already contacted. Anyway, your studio's branch in the shopping mall hasn't opened yet, so there aren't many people around when it's closed. It won't affect the shoot."
Although her words contained a veiled curse on the new store, Ye Qing forgave her. After all, she had angered her so much that she couldn't help but vent her anger.
Since Jiang Xinya agreed, Ye Qing didn't hesitate. He instructed his colleagues to take the ready-made clothes for the model to the new store first, and then he called the model.
Logically, Liang Lu should have gone along too.
But from what Liang Lu just saw, he realized that Ye Qing and Jiang Xinya were truly incompatible. If Jiang Xinya did something bad, Ye Qing, who was heavily pregnant, would have a hard time dealing with it, and he was even more afraid that something might happen.
So Liang Lu went there with Ye Qing.
After the magazine staff left, Ye Qing called Ye Shuang.
Because Ye Qing had already told her in advance, Ye Shuang was already prepared when she received Ye Qing's call again. After knowing the address, she hung up the phone and rushed there with the model.
After everything was agreed upon, Ye Qing and Liang Lu went over together.
Liang Lu was driving, but Ye Qing still noticed him glancing at her every now and then, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Ye Qing asked, "What's wrong? Just say it."
"You and Ye Shuang seem to be getting along quite well now?"
Upon hearing Liang Lu's words, Ye Qing neither immediately admitted nor denied it. She seemed somewhat surprised by Liang Lu's question: "Our relationship is fine. I didn't expect you to be concerned about whether our relationship is good or not."
“No, I just…” Liang Lu thought about explaining, but didn’t know how to explain: “I didn’t mean anything else, I just felt that you and Ye Shuang used to be like oil and water, but now you can be so calm and peaceful.”
“There are no eternal enemies. Whether you admit it or not, Ye Shuang and I are related, you know that, and you can’t deny it.” After saying this, Ye Qing suddenly thought of something, stared at Liang Lu for a moment, and then asked, “Have you and Xi Yue cleared things up?”
"Huh?" Liang Lu looked at Ye Qing in surprise, thinking that Ye Qing was reminding him of Xi Yue because he had just mentioned Ye Shuang. Liang Lu said a little awkwardly, "When Grandma Xi Quan's matter happened, Ye Shuang and I weren't what everyone thought..."
"That's not what I meant. It's because Xi Yue said before that she doesn't seem to like you. Since she doesn't like you, and there's also Grandma's matter in the way, I think it's better for you two to break up," Ye Qing said, expressing her thoughts.
"To be honest, the situation between Xi Yue and me is partly my fault," Liang Lu said, not forgetting to offer a self-criticism.
Ye Qing remained silent, feeling that matters of the heart couldn't be explained with just a few words of self-reflection, and it was also difficult to say who was right and who was wrong in this situation.
However, Liang Lu thought Ye Qing had misunderstood again, so he quickly explained, "But, Ye Shuang and I are not possible either."
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