Because she had an appointment with someone to have dinner, Su Yi went out when it was getting dark. She didn't ask the driver to take her home, but took the bus by herself, then changed to the subway, and arrived at the agreed private restaurant before seven o'clock.
Xiao Yan had booked a private room. Zhang Jiajia, Fang Yingying, and He Ye had already arrived and were chatting. When Su Yi opened the door, they all turned their heads, paused for a second, and then jumped up from their chairs and rushed towards her.
"Suey!"
"You, the heartless man, are finally back!"
"Let me hold one!"
Before Su Yi could close the door, they blocked her at the door and hugged her one by one.
To be honest, she missed their embrace a little.
It took a long time for them to let go and look at each other's current appearance.
When we first met, they were still teenage girls. Now, ten years have passed. Both their appearance and temperament are much more mature than before. Zhang Jiajia and others have become the image of urban girls with a good life.
Although Su Yi is the one who has the most experience and is the most active among them, she has changed the least.
She was wearing simple clothes, a pair of flat shoes, and a neat ponytail. She looked like someone who had just walked out of school. But her tall figure and delicate features always attracted people's attention.
Before they had even spoken a few words, Fang Yingying touched her face with an unsatisfied look on her face. "Why is your skin still so good? You can't even see your pores. Didn't you say you went to Africa before? Where are the traces of sunburn?"
"Seriously, Suyi, are you sure you don't want to tell us what skin care products you use?" He Ye joked.
In fact, they all knew that Sue's skin was natural. It was like this when she was sixteen, and it has not changed at the age of twenty-six. If she had not grown taller and her facial features had not become more mature, they would have suspected that this friend was a little goblin. Otherwise, how to explain her series of extraordinary achievements from high school to now
However, having said that, looking at this face that the owner does not cherish but is still full of collagen, and then thinking about how I have tried my best to maintain it, but still have fine dry lines at the corners of my eyes, I can't help but feel envious and jealous.
The three men seemed to vent their anger, and one of them pinched her face.
Su Yi was quite used to this. After all, she had always been surrounded by them since high school and was touched by them from time to time.
The dishes were slowly served, and everyone ate while chatting about recent events.
"So you came back to China this time to take photos of the artists in your brother's company?" Zhang Jiajia asked Su Yi.
Su Yi nodded and poured herself a bowl of water shield soup. "I also want to visit grandma and you guys."
"Look, we're just here by the way." Fang Yingying pointed out bluntly.
Although her words were impolite, in fact, she had nothing but admiration for what Su Yi was doing.
Speaking of which, these people also love traveling, but their way of traveling is completely different from Suyi's.
Enjoying the sun on the beaches of Hawaii, diving in the Maldives, and enjoying a symphony in Vienna are what they call traveling.
And what about Sui? She sleeps with lions on the African savannah, swings like a monkey in the rainforest, and travels alone through no-man's land.
At first, they couldn't understand why she gave up her comfortable life and insisted on suffering that way. Later, they gradually realized that it was suffering for them, but not for Su Yi.
There are always some people in the world whose pursuits and beliefs are different from those of ordinary people.
The three of them had discussed privately what they would do if they had the same conditions as Sue. Would they travel around the world without fear of danger like her
The answer is no.
If they had Su Yi's beauty, they would probably become a star; if they had Su Yi's talent, they would find a way to turn their wisdom into wealth; if they had Su Yi's family background, they would just lie on the money and live their lives as they please.
Having any one of these would be enough for an ordinary person to live a life of luxury. However, Su Yi had all three, but she never thought that they were anything special.
So they are just mortals, she is not.
For the hundred and first time, Zhang Jiajia half-jokingly and half-seriously said, "Your brother's entertainment company is doing very well. Why don't you go there and become an artist?"
Su Yi drank a mouthful of soup, savored it in her mouth, and then said, "How can I be an artist if I can't sing, dance, or act?"
He Ye shook his head slightly, "There aren't many artists and celebrities who can do these three things now."
Zhang Jiajia said: "It would be nice if we could do the same."
Fang Yingying said directly: "If you want to sing or act, you just need to have a pretty face. If you don't have a pretty face, you don't have to worry. Just go to Korea, have a few cuts, some injections, and some bone shaving, and you'll be a beauty."
"You're quite knowledgeable," Zhang Jiajia laughed at her, "I remember your brother's girlfriend was following this path?"
Fang Yingying asked seriously, "Which one are you asking about? My brother has 17 or 18 girlfriends, all purchased from the same wholesale production line. Tell me the number so I can go back and ask him."
The others were amused by her.
After the meal was finished and cleared away, several people ordered tea.
He Ye asked Su Yi: "How many days will you stay this time?"
"Not sure yet," Sue said, "Not too fast, be prepared to stay for a while."
The most attractive place for her is that she has already gone through the years of school and the two years after graduation. She is ready to slow down and stay at home to accompany her grandmother for a while.
And now I have accumulated a lot of photos that need to be sorted out, and those that should be sent to magazines should be sent, and those that should be published should be published.
It was not until the year she went abroad that she found out that a lot of pocket money was deposited into the bank card given by the Xiao family every month. But at that time she was already able to live on the scholarship, and later she traveled around and made a pretty good living from the copyright of her photos. The card had never been touched and was still under the drawer in her room.
Occasionally, Sui would think about it and become curious about how much money was accumulated in it, but would put it out of her mind in the blink of an eye.
Now, almost all her living expenses come from her photography income. She is not very rich, but although she loves money, she is not obsessed with it. As long as she has enough to spend, it is enough. The biggest expenses are just food and photography equipment. It is more than enough to support herself. In the past two years, she started to give living expenses to Mrs. Qu, and she did not refuse and accepted it with a smile.
"Is it true? Don't tell us you're not leaving and then turn around and run away."
Sue asked back: "When have I ever lied to you?"
This is true. I have known her for such a long time and I have never seen her lie to anyone. She is just always unexpected, just like when she said she wanted to apply to be an exchange student, she actually went abroad within two days.
Seeing her say that, Zhang Jiajia and the others felt relieved and quickly asked gossipingly, "Su Yi, tell us the truth, you've been to so many places, but you didn't meet one or two handsome guys that made your heart beat?"
None of them were considered little girls. Even He Ye, the most obedient girl, had a boyfriend in college. But there was no news about Su Yi, the most beautiful one. They were curious and concerned. No matter what, it would be reassuring if she could find someone with similar interests and travel around the world together.
Su Yi ate a piece of cake with tea, tilted her head and said honestly: "There are quite a few handsome guys."
I just didn't feel moved. The others completed her sentence in their hearts and couldn't help but look at each other.
To be honest, they had discussed Su Yi's condition privately, but they just couldn't figure out whether she hadn't gotten it or had gotten it wrong.
After all, they haven't forgotten that she had an affair with Zhang Na in high school.
"By the way, Zhang Na is also an artist under your brother's company. Did you see her yesterday?"
Su Yi had a trace of confusion on her face. Before she could ask who Zhang Na was, Zhang Jiajia rolled her eyes and said, "You won't forget, right? She sent you milk tea for almost a month when you were in the first year of high school. We were terrified."
"Ah... I remember her." Su Yi said. To be more precise, she remembered the other person's milk tea.
Zhang Jiajia continued, "I heard that after you rejected her, she worked hard to improve herself. I didn't expect her to take the art exam and was admitted with the first place in liberal arts. She debuted in her sophomore year and has had several good works over the years. She's not a top-tier star, but she's become a first-tier star and quite popular. How could you not know that?"
Su Yi was too lazy to explain that Zhang Na had never pursued her, and she had not rejected him. She just said, "I don't pay much attention to these things."
Fang Yingying touched her chin and smiled maliciously, "Then you have to be careful. We are all in your brother's company. If you run into him, if he still has that kind of intention, well ...
Sue chuckled.
A few people chatted aimlessly, and before they knew it, it was nearly eleven o'clock. He Ye's house was curfew, so he prepared to go home, and the rest of the people also got up.
"Su Yi, are you driving? Do you want me to take you there?"
Just as Su Yi was about to say yes, her cell phone suddenly rang. She answered the call and then said, "My brother is nearby and is coming to pick me up on the way."
A few people walked out of the door, and a car happened to stop slowly. Xiao Yan got out of the driver's seat. Although it was late at night, he was still dressed in a formal suit. The well-tailored clothes revealed his broad shoulders and slender waist. His long legs were wrapped in suit pants, and his figure was tall and straight.
He walked over the front of the car, nodded slightly to Zhang Jiajia and others, and opened the door for Su Yi.
Su Yi got in, waved out the window, and the car slid into the night.
Fang Yingying covered her chest and sighed, "Why is it that although we are all brothers, other people's brothers are like princes, but my brother is just a dead dog?"
After she finished speaking, she waited for a long time but no one responded. She turned around and looked at the other two, "What are you thinking about?"
"Don't you think...Su Yi and her brother look a little strange?" Zhang Jiajia looked at the direction the car left, with a thoughtful look on her face.
"What's strange about that?"
He Ye whispered: "I feel that a little bit too."
She and Zhang Jiajia ignored Fang Yingying and communicated silently with their eyes.
Neither of them has any brothers or sisters, but perhaps it is precisely because they have no brothers or sisters that they have seen a lot of other people's brothers and sisters getting along with each other, and from an outsider's perspective, they can make a comparison.
If it wasn't a big deal ten years ago at school, the situation just now is different. When a brother picks up his sister, will he get out of the car to open the door for her? Will he considerately put one hand behind her to protect her? Will he block her head to prevent collision
Even the twenty-four filial boyfriends are not so considerate! Not to mention siblings who are not actually related by blood.
And the way he looked at Sue... it couldn't be expressed in words.
Considering that he is young and handsome, has a successful career, and has many beautiful artists under him, yet he has never been involved in any scandals...
Tsk, things seem to be getting a bit serious.
He Ye and Zhang Jiajia looked at each other and saw this sentence in each other's eyes. They were silent for a while, and then they stretched out their hands at the same time and made a zippering gesture on their mouths.
There are some things that you can joke about as friends, but there are other things that you cannot say a word about.
"Hey, what are you guys talking about?" Fang Yingying looked mad.
The other two shrugged, one looked at the sky and the other at the watch, "It's so late, let's go home."
"Yeah, if I don't go back I'm going to miss my beauty sleep."
"You—" Fang Yingying was about to ask again, but they pushed her into the car and dragged her away.
On the other side, Xiao Yan's car drove onto the avenue and merged into the traffic.
Su Yi's head was filled with all kinds of gossip tonight. Looking at Xiao Yan's profile as he focused on driving, she was curious, "Brother, where is your girlfriend?"
There was a traffic light ahead. Xiao Yan slowed down the car until it came to a complete stop. Then he turned around and looked at her. "What girlfriend?"
Sue shrugged lightly. "That's what you should do at this age. That's what they all say."
When Xiao Yan heard this, he did not answer but asked, "Are you also in this age range?"
"I think so." Su Yi looked at the jumping red light numbers boredly.
"So you are planning to find a boyfriend?" Xiao Yan said calmly.
Su Yi shook his head. "Not interested. What I said before still applies now."
Xiao Yan knew that she was referring to what they said at the New Year's Eve party in high school. Although many years had passed, he still remembered it.
She said she didn't have time for a relationship and wasn't planning on having one.
Ten years later, it remains the same.
He couldn't remember how he felt when he first heard this, but now when he heard it again, he actually felt that this was not bad.
She will not belong to anyone and will not stay for anyone.
That's good.
Su Yi rested at home for a few days and took a look at the information of the actress she was going to shoot. After that, she needed to talk to her and get a little familiar with her so that she could analyze what style suited her.
The second time I went to the entertainment company, I went with Xiao Yan and went directly to the top floor from the exclusive elevator in the parking lot.
With the introduction of Assistant Huang, Su Yi met the actress and her agent.
The first contact went smoothly. Actress Qin Mingming had been warned by her agent long ago that the photographer found for her this time was of some importance and had a big boss as his backer, so she asked her to cooperate well.
Qin Mingming didn't quite believe it at first. Who was the big boss Mr. Xiao? How many colleagues wanted to get close to him, not expecting to become the president's wife, not even expecting to be his girlfriend, just hoping to spread some unfounded rumors, but no one succeeded. Now suddenly it was said that he had a close relationship with a female photographer
Who believes it.
Qin Mingming was not a little shaken until she saw that the other party was introduced and arranged by Assistant Huang himself. After finishing the first chat with the person and walking out of the meeting room, she saw the big boss waving at her from a distance and the young and beautiful female photographer beside him walked over very naturally. Only then did she really open her mouth and look at her agent.
"Sister Lili—"
"Shut your mouth and don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask." The agent said concisely.
“…Okay.” Although she was young, Qin Mingming still knew how to survive in this circle.
In the past, many female stars wanted to have scandals with big bosses and use the opportunity to rise to the top. Are they so stupid that none of them succeeded? Of course not.
But what if they succeeded? Even if they tried every possible means to deliberately take ambiguous photos of people, has anyone ever seen any content related to this in the media
Their boss may look young, but he has great skills and energy. Those actresses who once wanted to use him to gain popularity have become increasingly silent.
It has almost become the default rule within the company. Fantasy about the big boss? Sure, just think about it.
So even if Qin Mingming had a hundred times the courage, she would not dare to offend her top god.
Xiao Yan came to see Su Yi because he had some urgent matters and needed to go out. He had originally planned to have lunch with Su Yi, but now he had to give up.
"Do you want me to arrange a driver to take you back?"
Su Yi shook her head. "No, go and do what's important. I heard your company cafeteria is good, and I plan to try it. Do you need an employee card?"
The two of them happened to walk outside Assistant Huang's office. Xiao Yan knocked on the door, explained Su Yi's needs to the other party, and asked Su Yi to rest in his office after dinner before leaving.
Su Yi and Assistant Huang stared at each other, "So... take me out to dinner?"
These two siblings really treated him as a handyman! Assistant Huang was indignant, but he had no choice but to do as he was told.
As soon as he sat down after finishing his meal, Su Yi heard the sound of a ball of fur jumping around in his mind, and the heroine was nearby.
She looked around and found that there was a girl sitting at the table in front of her left. Unlike the other tables where people were chatting and laughing in groups, she was the only one sitting at that table. In contrast to the lively surroundings, she looked particularly out of place and seemed isolated.
Su Yi didn't see it clearly last time, but this time she took a closer look. As the heroine of a book, she was naturally good-looking, with big eyes, small mouth, and fair skin. But she didn't look very energetic. She lowered her head and ate quietly, which made her look a little pitiful.
"She's only been at work for a few days, how could she be bullied so soon?"
Maotuan hummed in response.
Who among the people here is not a smart person, who doesn't have sharp eyes? The heroine is dressed in ordinary clothes, without any valuable accessories on her body, and her family background is revealed by a few words. A girl with no background, trying to survive in an entertainment company, what does it matter if she looks good? Her beautiful appearance may become a reason for some people to dislike her.
Although it was only a few short days, it was enough for her to suffer and dampen the joy in her heart when she was hired by her favorite company.
Su Yi was observing secretly when suddenly someone sat down opposite her, blocking her view. She looked up and was a little surprised.
At a dinner a few days ago, Fang Yingying told her to be careful not to run into Zhang Na at the company, but now she was sitting right in front of her.
In fact, apart from some interactions in the first year of high school, the two hadn't even met each other in all these years. It was no wonder that Su Yi couldn't remember who Zhang Na was at the time, but now as soon as she saw her, the past images popped up in her mind.
"What? You don't recognize me?" Zhang Na was the first to speak. Her facial features were still the same as before, but more delicate and elegant. There seemed to be an invisible aura around her.
"I remember, it was just a little unexpected." Sue said.
Zhang Na used her chopsticks to pick at the food on her plate. "That's what I was going to say as well. I heard that there's a new female photographer working with us in the company, and she's highly regarded by the top management. I didn't expect it to be you."
Su Yi blinked slowly. She felt that Zhang Na seemed to be much more amiable than before. You know, she had said harsh words to her when they first met.
In fact, what she didn't know was that since her debut, Zhang Na has been following the route of a cool and arrogant queen. She is also a well-known cold beauty in the company. Many people don't get along with her, but she has acting skills, a good figure, and a good family background, so she has the capital to be cool.
Just now, she took the initiative to chat with Su Yi at the same table, which shocked many people.
When she said she heard that a new female photographer had joined the company, it was actually her agent who said it. Ordinary employees had no way of knowing this. And just now, Assistant Huang accompanied Su Yi to the cafeteria, which had already caused some people to talk about it. Assistant Huang had just left for something, and then the beautiful cold woman came to eat at the same table with him. Now most of the people in the cafeteria were curious about Su Yi's identity.
The heroine Gu Xiao, whom Su Yi had just secretly observed, was also secretly looking at their table.
Gu Xiao remembered the girl sitting opposite her. She came for an interview that day and they were sitting together in the waiting area. At that time, she thought she was also here for an interview and looked at her several times with curiosity.
At that time, she was full of nervous anticipation and longing for the future. When she received the job offer call, she was filled with unbelievable joy. All of these things happened just in the past, but now she is exhausted.
However, those who came for the interview like her had completely different situations.
She now knows that the person who came downstairs to pick her up was the company's big boss, the man of dreams in the eyes of the old employees who bullied her, a figure that no one could reach, but he went downstairs in person to pick up the girl.
And the one who is having dinner with him now is a famous female star, the kind of person that even if others want to say bad things about her, they can only do so secretly and have to put on a smile on the surface.
She looked at the way they spoke, so confident and casual, as if nothing in the world could make them frown. Almost everyone in the company cafeteria was talking about them. The two parties seemed so at ease, calm and elegant. It was obvious that they were used to being the center of attention and didn't care at all.
Gu Xiao pursed her lips tightly.
Is it possible that one day, she could become one of them
Su Yi and Zhang Na were chatting. She felt it was quite novel. They had never had a good conversation in school, but now they were chatting like friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time.
"Do you have any plans for the afternoon?" Zhang Na asked her when they were almost done with dinner.
Su Yi said, "It's nothing. My brother asked me to wait for him."
Zhang Na knew who her brother was and raised her eyebrows slightly, "Would you like to come over to my place? My assistant makes great coffee."
So Sue went.
Zhang Na came to the company today to listen to her agent discuss work arrangements. The agent gave her information about several variety shows and asked her to choose. Su Yi curled up on the sofa, drinking coffee from a mug. Zhang Na's assistant was very surprised to see her have friends, and enthusiastically offered all her snacks to her, so Su Yi felt more comfortable.
In the afternoon, Xiao Yan returned to the company, fully expecting to see Su Yi in his lounge, but the whole space was deserted. He made a phone call to find out where she was.
He took a second to think about the rumor about Sui in high school. Although he knew there was nothing between the two of them, it still didn't make him feel less angry.