An'an took the initiative to speak, "Hello, my name is An'an."
Seeing Lu Jia's wary expression, Shen Zhi Qiu explained, "She's Gu Qingyan's friend's girlfriend. We've met before."
Lu Jia's heart tightened, and before she could speak, she heard An An quickly say, "I won't tell Gu Qingyan."
Fearing Lu Jia wouldn't believe her, she added, "Because I look down on men who cheat; I find them disgusting."
How did you end up here?
Lu Jia frowned. This place was sparsely populated. Not to mention recently, no strangers had set foot here in recent years. She appeared here alone, and she was Gu Qingyan's friend. It was inevitable that he would become suspicious.
"I saw a video online of someone filming from that mountain across the street, and I thought the scenery was beautiful. I'm a photographer, and I wanted to take some good photos, so I came here," An'an said frankly, pointing to a mountain across the street.
Seeing Lu Jia's disbelieving look, she simply took out her phone, opened the app, and found the video.
Lu Jia glanced at the video; the number of likes wasn't high. He noted the blogger's name and memorized it, deciding to remove the video when he got back. After all, keeping it was risky, and he didn't want Shen Zhi Qiu to take any risks.
“Miss An, since you think the scenery here is beautiful, why don’t you stay for a while?” Lu Jia thought for a moment and then suggested casually.
"Are you worried and want to keep hostages?" An An casually tossed her hair and laughed heartily.
Lu Jia wasn't embarrassed that she had seen through him, and calmly said, "I just want to ensure Zhi Qiu's safety to the fullest extent."
"It's alright, Lu Jia, let her go. I believe she won't tell anyone." For some reason, Shen Zhi Qiu had a gut feeling that the woman in front of her wouldn't reveal her whereabouts.
Lu Jia frowned, but still stepped aside, saying, "Miss An, please proceed."
Watching An An's departing figure, Lu Jia suddenly remembered that he had something important to say to Shen Zhi Qiu.
"The director and his team who are filming 'The Mystery of the Garden Hotel' have just arrived in Chengdu. They contacted me this morning and said they'd like to meet you. Do you want to meet them? I haven't agreed yet, and I wanted to ask for your opinion first. After all, going out would carry a certain risk of Gu Qingyan finding any clues."
"Okay, let's meet. It'll be a good opportunity to discuss some details, since we'll be meeting again eventually anyway. Nobody knows I'm 'Shanshan' right now, so as long as no photos are taken, nobody will connect me to Gu Qingyan." Shen Zhi Qiu readily agreed; she needed to earn more money.
Lu Jia nodded, "Then I'll take you there this afternoon."
At the appointed time, Lu Jia took Shen Zhi Qiu to a Western restaurant near the director's hotel.
He put a hat on Shen Zhi Qiu's head and then made her put on a black face mask. Only then did he get out of the car, walk around, and help Shen Zhi Qiu out of the car to walk towards the restaurant.
"I don't think I need to be supported, do I?" Shen Zhi Qiu joked.
"It's best to be careful." Lu Jia looked around warily.
Pushing open the door to the private room, I saw two men sitting inside. One was the well-known director, Director Li, and the other was an unfamiliar face. He looked to be around 40 years old, with a large belly and a slightly balding head.
Wearing a hat indoors is impolite, so Shen Zhi Qiu closed the door, took off her hat and mask, and Lu Jia immediately and naturally took them.
Shen Zhi Qiu smiled and said, "Director Li, hello, I'm 'Shan Shan'."
Director Li looked at Shen Zhi Qiu with some surprise and laughed, "I didn't expect the famous 'Shan Shan' to be such a young female writer. She's truly a force to be reckoned with!"
"Director Li, you flatter me. I'm sorry I'm late. This is my assistant."
Lu Jia bowed slightly to Director Li, looking every bit like a junior assistant. "Hello, Director Li, just call me Xiao Lu."
Director Li nodded, then introduced the man beside him, "This is Mr. Zhao from Rongcheng Licheng Real Estate, one of our investors. Hearing that I was coming to see you today, Mr. Zhao insisted on seeing 'Shanshan' in person, so he came along. I hope you won't mind if I didn't tell you beforehand."
President Zhao leaned forward, his eyes casually wandering over Shen Zhi Qiu, and extended his hand with a smile, "'Shan Shan', hello there! I'm your number one fan!"
Shen Zhi Qiu smiled and shook his hand, saying politely, "How could that be? It's my good fortune to have the opportunity to meet President Zhao."
"Alright, alright, everyone, please sit down and eat. I've already asked the waiter to bring the food." Director Li cheerfully invited everyone to sit down.
Halfway through the meal, Lu Jia suddenly received a call from Jiang Bei. He glanced at his phone screen; Jiang Bei never called him, so if he did, it must be for a reason.
Shen Zhi Qiu noticed his unusual behavior. Lu Jia pointed to his phone under the table, apologized to everyone, and hurriedly left to answer the call.
"Hey, Jiangbei, what's up?" Lu Jia asked directly.
"I unexpectedly learned that Gu Qingyan has arrived in Rongcheng. I was worried that you might not have received the news, so I'm calling you."
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