CHAPTER 207: CHAPTER 209: THIS LAKE IS RESERVED

Xia Ling didn’t know what Chu Chen was thinking, she was already impatiently urging Su Xingyu, "Xingyu, Xingyu, hurry up and take pictures of me, make sure I look good."

Su Xingyu smiled at the girl standing before him, dressed elegantly in riding gear, standing beside an extremely beautiful fiery red horse, her allure captivating, making it hard for one to look away. "Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to photograph you beautifully," Su Xingyu said. With Xia Ling’s astonishing beauty, even a photography novice could snap a few shots and achieve surprisingly good results.

Xia Ling was very happy, circling around the African hand drum on the ground once, "Should we shoot here, or go somewhere else? Oh, and do you have a makeup artist here? I need a touch-up."

Su Xingyu tilted his head and looked around, spotting a few busy people not far from the lawn, "Yes, there’s a shared makeup artist for this project over there."

The beautiful girl furrowed her eyebrows slightly, "What, a shared makeup artist? I don’t want to use that."

Chu Chen, standing nearby, timely explained to Su Xingyu, "Xiaoling’s makeup artist has always been exclusive to her, she doesn’t like using public resources." After a pause, he added, "Here’s what we’ll do—why don’t you rest here for a while, and I’ll call Xiaoling’s exclusive makeup team over, and also arrange for a photography team to assist you, Mrs. Lu."

Su Xingyu recalled the entire makeup team he had seen at Xia Ling’s villa last time and could only comply with the little princess’s wishes, "Alright."

After all, she wasn’t in a hurry. Since Xia Ling was willing to help as a model, she didn’t need to photograph anyone else today; capturing Xia Ling alone would be worth the time. However, that didn’t mean she was idle. During the gap while waiting for the stylist and photography team, she planned to pick up the camera and walk around, scouting suitable locations for the upcoming shoot.

Xia Ling was enthusiastic, accompanying her on the walk.

As she moved, Chu Chen and the bodyguards followed along, and the entourage grandly began to search for a location.

Su Xingyu: "... Xiaoling, do you always travel with such a big entourage?"

Xia Ling glanced at Chu Chen and the others behind her, throwing a small tantrum, "Hey, you guys, don’t follow me."

Chu Chen’s tone was gentle yet firm, "I’m your manager, how can I not follow you? Otherwise, the boss will fire me."

"Fire you, fire you, that’s all you ever say, Chu Chen, how many years have you been saying that? Why haven’t you really been fired?" Xia Ling was displeased.

Chu Chen smiled benevolently, "Are you that eager for me to be fired? If I get fired, where would you find such a good manager?"

"I think it’s more about where Ziheng would find such a good manager, right?" Xia Ling was quite dissatisfied, "You always listen to him, not to me."

Chu Chen laughed again, "The boss does everything for your own good."

"See, see," Xia Ling turned to complain to Su Xingyu, "You see his attitude? Can I control him? Humph, annoying."

Su Xingyu smiled on the side, still very envious of this girl, whose biggest daily worry was probably having too many people accompanying her? She couldn’t help but wonder if she publicly acknowledged her status as the Lu Family’s young mistress, would she also be surrounded by so many people when she went out? Then she thought even if she did reveal her identity, it wouldn’t make a difference; Lu Shifeng certainly wouldn’t be as anxious about her as Pei Ziheng was about Xia Ling.

The entourage strolled leisurely, chatting idly as they walked through a small grove and unconsciously arrived at a tranquil lakeside.

The autumn sun sparkled brightly like scattered gold, dotting the crimson leaves and the clear, icy-blue lake surface, beautiful beyond words.

"Wow, so beautiful!" Xia Ling exclaimed in delight, turning to Su Xingyu, "Xingyu, Xingyu, this place is really beautiful, let’s take pictures here!"

Su Xingyu checked the framing and lighting angles, finding no major issues. The scenery here was indeed lovely, akin to a fairytale’s secret paradise, surely resulting in great photos. So she told Xia Ling, "Taking pictures here is fine, you can shoot a set of photos of you by the lake with the horse, and another set with a fairy vibe; a fairy like you would be very captivating."

Xia Ling’s eyes sparkled, "Great, great, I love fairies!"

Her clear laughter itself was like that of a carefree fairy.

Su Xingyu smiled as well, "For the second set of photos, you’ll need to change out of your riding gear. How about something like a Dior haute couture chiffon fairy dress? A short hem that reaches the thighs would be great, you would look exceptionally beautiful."

Xia Ling had no objections, in fact, she really liked that kind of dress, "I’ll ask Chu Chen to call the styling team to bring over a few outfits right away."

Before she even finished speaking, Chu Chen had already stepped away a few paces to make a call; having been Xia Ling’s manager for so many years, he was adept at handling such matters.

Su Xingyu told Xia Ling to rest for a bit in the meantime, and she herself took the camera to walk around nearby, selecting photo angles.

Walking into a small nearby grove, she saw a tripod already set up among the interwoven golden-red and emerald-green leaves, facing the lake, evidently also preparing for a shoot. The lake was small, only allowing one group to shoot without interference; having two groups shooting would hinder each other, making it difficult to capture good scenery. As Su Xingyu was pondering how to discuss with the other party to stagger their shoot times, someone carrying props came over, looking surprised to see Su Xingyu, "Why is it you? Like a haunting ghost, never gone."

The speaker was Yun Xi, one of the photographers at the company who curried favor with Zhuang Heng the most.

Su Xingyu’s brow furrowed slightly, "Whose tripod is this? Yours, or Zhuang Heng’s?"

Yun Xi sneered, "It’s mine and also Miss Zhuang’s, I’m photographing with her, can you do anything about it? This lake is already claimed by us. I advise you to leave quickly and not get in the way!"

Su Xingyu initially intended to negotiate with them about the lake’s usage time, but seeing Yun Xi’s attitude, she got a bit irritated, "This is a public area, everyone can shoot here, don’t be so arrogant."

"I am arrogant, so what?" Yun Xi said, then turned her head to call out, "Miss Zhuang!"

Among the layers of small woods, Zhuang Heng and Xia Ranran walked out together and spotted Su Xingyu. "Su Xingyu, everything should be done on a first-come, first-served basis," Zhuang Heng noted that she was alone and that Xia Ling wasn’t around, so she couldn’t even be bothered to pretend to be polite, "I, Yun Xi, Ranran, and the others are setting the scene here, you should find another place." While speaking, she mounted the camera on the tripod.

"Xingyu, Xingyu, where are you?" Suddenly, Xia Ling’s voice came from nearby.

The expressions on Zhuang Heng’s group changed collectively, turning to look, only to see a girl walking lightly over, pausing slightly upon seeing so many people here, "What’s going on?"