CHAPTER 66: CHAPTER 67: SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE’S TALKING BEHIND MY BACK

Qin Mu was taken aback: "Special files?"

The person from the Civil Affairs Bureau cautiously informed him, "You know, there are some important individuals whose files are tightly protected."

Even if you pull some strings, it depends on the extent to which you can pull them. With Qin Mu’s status, there are too, too many important people’s files he can’t access. Qin Mu was secretly alarmed, although he was very aware of his own limitations, he previously didn’t think Su Xingyu was outside his capabilities. After all, she was just an unloved daughter of a third-rate wealthy family, without power or influence, with no one to rely on.

Could it be that she really married some incredible big shot?

Qin Mu’s mind was filled with doubts, only this could explain why her file was protected.

This speculation made his irritability even stronger, and he decided he must find out the truth!

Over at the Blade Group, the semifinal round of the street photography contest was held as scheduled.

In this semifinal, only the top ten from each district’s preliminary round could participate, a total of ten districts, one hundred people, and from these one hundred, the top ten would be decided to enter the final. The atmosphere was much tenser than during the preliminaries, although the streets and lanes weren’t filled with participants anymore, each contestant put a lot of effort in, no longer having the casual attitude many had during the preliminaries.

Su Xingyu was also very committed.

For other contestants, losing the contest might just be a regret, but for her, losing meant losing everything. She spent a lot of time familiarizing herself with the new camera she had won, spending almost every day outdoors street shooting. Unlike the preliminaries, this time she captured many photos, testing the camera from various angles.

After all, since childhood, aside from her mother’s relic, she never had her own camera.

Even with all the theoretical knowledge, using the cameras at Cloud Group, those were different from the camera she used for the contest, she needed practical experience.

The task was heavy.

Late summer and early autumn, the weather was hot.

That day, after two hours of street shooting, Su Xingyu leaned against a wall in the blazing sun, panting.

Someone next to her called out with a smile, "Hi, Xingyu."

She suddenly had a bad premonition and turned to see, indeed, it was Ouyang Yi. "Why are you here again?" She felt helpless, these days, this supermodel seemed very idle, following her street shooting whenever, putting on a peacock-like display, finding every way to flirt with her. The only thing Su Xingyu was grateful for was that Lu Shifeng seemed quite at ease with her and never sent anyone to guard or follow her, otherwise, she really wouldn’t be able to explain Ouyang Yi’s presence.

Ouyang Yi, in casual clothes, stood there with the noon sun brilliantly shining on him, enhancing his healthy and alluring complexion that almost seemed to glow. This man was extraordinarily handsome, exuding a powerful charm with just a casual lean against a wall, his seductive peach blossom eyes looking at her, handing over a bottle of drink effortlessly: "Here, replenish your energy."

Su Xingyu wouldn’t take it, "Ouyang Yi, aren’t you too idle? Why do you always follow me?"

The handsome model laughed, "Recently, I’ve been relatively free, just finished a photo shoot, and I’m on vacation."

"Go play somewhere else, don’t disturb me while I’m working."

"I’m not disturbing you, I’m helping you." He looked very innocent, smiling again, holding the drink closer to her, "Replenishing your energy is important, especially for a beauty like you, lacking water isn’t good for your looks."

Su Xingyu wanted to say something more but suddenly heard another voice calling her from behind, "Su Xingyu."

Her heart leapt as she turned around, and it was Qin Mu.

He was just getting out of an Audi parked by the street, dressed in a suit, and hurried over with such haste that his clothes seemed a bit disheveled. He stopped in front of her, staring deeply at Ouyang Yi for several moments, "Who are you?"

Ouyang Yi countered with a question rather than answering, "And who are you?"

With his chin slightly raised, a proud posture, not the least bit polite.

Su Xingyu got a headache; how did everyone gather here? She tried to get rid of Ouyang Yi, "The drink you bought isn’t the flavor I like, could you get me a lemon-flavored one instead? Thank you."

Ouyang Yi’s gaze flicked between her and Qin Mu, then he flashed a smile, "When a beauty issues a command, I dare not disobey." With that, he elegantly bowed slightly to her in a gentlemanly manner and turned gracefully to leave.

After he walked away, Su Xingyu turned a stony face to Qin Mu, "Mr. Qin, did you need something from me?"

"Xingyu," her cold attitude made him frown, "who exactly was that man just now?"

"That’s none of your business, is it?"

"Xingyu!" Qin Mu became anxious, "I heard from Qiqi that you got married, is it true? He can’t be your husband, can he? He looks like a playboy, don’t get deceived!"

"Qin Mu, what right do you have to lecture me?" Su Xingyu sneered, "The biggest deception in my life was being fooled by you, wasn’t it? Now I’m doing just fine, please don’t come bothering me anymore."

"How can you possibly be doing well without me?" Qin Mu didn’t believe it, feeling bitter, "Look at the state you’ve put yourself in, is that playboy the best you can do?"

As he spoke, he got emotional and pointed in the direction Ouyang Yi had gone.

Unexpectedly, his hand was quickly swatted away.

"Did I hear someone badmouthing me?" It was Ouyang Yi, who returned with a drink in such a short time, sounding lazily amused, "Mister, has no one ever told you that pointing at others is very impolite?"

While speaking, he handed Su Xingyu the lemon-flavored sports drink in his hand, "Here you go."

Su Xingyu took it and thanked him.

Ouyang Yi’s eyes filled with an even more intense smile, all full of doting affection.

Qin Mu watched the whole scene, feeling as if a thorn had been lodged in his heart, and couldn’t resist warning Ouyang Yi, "I don’t care who you are, you’d better not have any inappropriate thoughts about Xingyu, she’s not the kind of girl you can get just like that!"

"Oh?" Ouyang Yi raised an eyebrow, "What gives you the right to say that?"

"I..." Qin Mu was at a loss for words, indeed, he’s not anything to her anymore, what qualification did he have to meddle in her affairs? But for some reason, he just didn’t want to see her with other men. After pausing for a few seconds, he said, "I’m her sister’s fiancé, Qin Mu, the future family member, of course, her affairs concern me."

"That connection seems a bit distant, don’t you think?" Ouyang Yi scoffed, and casually wrapped an arm around Su Xingyu’s shoulders, ignoring her discreet struggle, assuming a close posture, "What’s a Qin Mu? Never heard of it. Have you heard of my name? Ouyang Yi. The world’s highest-paid male model. I remember Xingyu’s sister is also a model, right? Heh, I wonder if she could ever be lucky enough to even be a background prop in my photo shoot corner after a lifetime of effort? This unremarkable little model’s fiancé? Haha."