Su Yue and Ji Chan finished checking into the hotel.
They were assigned rooms in the main building.
It was then that Su Yue learned that the villa area she had previously stayed in was not open to the public and required special reservations through hotel management.
Jin Yan was away on business for a few days and had originally arranged for a contact person to assign them a villa.
However, considering that their purpose here was for advertising, Su Yue insisted on proceeding with the original plan.
In the afternoon, they would shoot in the rooms and the lobby.
In the evening, they would shoot in the top-floor buffet restaurant.
The next morning, they would shoot some representative scenery of the resort.
The progress was quite smooth.
At six in the evening, Su Yue and Ji Chan finished their work for the afternoon and were preparing to rest before heading to the top floor for photos at seven.
It was then that Su Yue had time to check her phone and noticed a missed call from Chen Ziming.
A sudden surge of joy welled up in her heart.
While Ji Chan was carefully selecting photos, Su Yue went to the balcony and called him back. Knowing he was busy, she didn't expect him to pick up so quickly.
"Finished?" his gentle voice, tinged with weariness, came from the other end of the line, as if he had been busy all afternoon.
"Mhm, the afternoon shoot is done," her voice was also soft.
"Jin Yan called me saying you weren't staying in the villa he arranged and insisted I persuade you." His voice held a hint of amusement.
He then lowered his voice slightly and said, "Didn't we just talk yesterday about getting more from him? How could my darling forget?"
Su Yue: ...
"My photographer doesn't know about his connection, and I don't want her to know. Please don't stir up trouble here," she whispered, carefully glancing at Ji Chan.
Fortunately, she hadn't noticed she was on the phone.
"I'll listen to my darling," he replied in a low voice.
...
"Where are you right now? Is it safe for you to call me like this, aren't you afraid someone will hear?" She couldn't help but ask the question that had been nagging her.
After all, she didn't want him calling her "darling" so frequently.
It was too cheesy.
"I'm on patrol."
The man in police uniform was tall and handsome, holding the pistol holstered at his waist in one hand and his phone in the other as he spoke to her.
He strode leisurely with his long legs through the Capital Central Plaza near the Yuluo Street Police Station.
The children were on summer vacation, and today was Saturday, so the crowd was expected to be double the usual.
Consequently, the public security had arranged for police officers to be stationed there early.
Just as Su Yue was about to say something, she heard a girl's voice suddenly come from the other side:
"Officer, we're lost, can you give us a ride?"
Su Yue rolled her eyes dramatically on her end of the phone.
With that coy voice, it was obvious what her intentions were.
"You should hurry and help the lost girls find their way. I won't chat with you anymore, Officer," she called out to him in the same tone as the other girl, giving herself goosebumps.
Chen Ziming chuckled huskily and hung up.
"Comrade Su Yue, I must criticize you."
Upon entering the room, Ji Chan looked at her sternly.
Su Yue: ?
"No teasing me, or I won't edit your photos for you."
She pointed pointedly at her neck.
The same spot as the ambiguous mark she bore.
"Don't worry, there won't be any more teasing," Su Yue was amused by Ji Chan, walked over, sat beside her, patted her shoulder, and said with mock seriousness, "The officer has to escort lost girls home, I've lost my chance."
Surprisingly, Ji Chan's face lit up with excitement. "You can do that? I've learned something. Next time, I'll try to 'accidentally' meet an officer too."
Su Yue was speechless.
Just as the two of them were looking at photos together, there was a sudden knock on the door.
A polite female voice came from outside: "Are Miss Ji Chan and Miss Su Yue in?"
They exchanged glances, both a little puzzled.
But they still got up together and went to the door.