"Ah? Okay." Mo Yushu quickly got up, put down the duster she was using for the photoshoot, and said to Jiang Xuanya and the others, "I'll go out for a bit and come back later to pick out the photos with you. You can start picking."
"Yu Shu, how do you know so many people? The one who was fighting just now was one person, and now another boy has come?" Jiang Xuan Ya was questioning her life. How come it seems like everyone knows a few nobles?
Mo Yushu couldn't figure out what Meng Nan's plan was or why he had come up with this look.
"This is the one who helped us out of that situation outside. He probably just finished discussing business or something, so he's dressed a bit formally," she said rather tactfully.
"Just finished discussing business?" Bei Yutang frowned.
Chapter 107 Dissolving the Relationship
Progress bars don't necessarily need to be full to be considered complete; they serve more as a scoring tool, where reaching a certain value is considered acceptable.
They were just taking photos in the room, and the progress bar had already reached 70%. Even if there's no further progress, it won't affect anything, and they can still complete the task normally. It's just that the final score, which doesn't really matter, might look a little worse.
Chu Yinan led Mo Yushu back to the reception room, where two cups of warm tea were already prepared on the coffee table, and the teapot was filled with freshly brewed tea.
Mo Yushu sat here again, feeling much more relaxed than she had been an hour or so ago. The original photo shoot plan had indeed been ruined by the logistics and photography team, but chatting and taking photos with Jiang Xuanya and Bei Yutang in the room had eased her previous frustration and low spirits.
In the past, I always prepared for taking photos, buying photos of other photographers as references, learning communication and posing techniques, and even thinking about how to make the photos sell better during the shooting process. The pressure was still quite high.
Because hiring photographers and securing venues both cost money, if she produces a subpar photobook, she'll have wasted her time and money without any return. A negative public perception of a single photobook release could potentially affect her future projects.
This time, apart from posing a few times according to the drone's program, the rest was basically left to the girls to improvise, treating it as a fun game of taking random photos. If the photos weren't good, they would just laugh at each other and have a great time.
"Mr. Meng, why did you get such a hairstyle... Did you go to discuss something important?" Mo Yushu's tone was much lighter, and the smile on her lips was natural and gentle, rather than the forced smile she had shown before.
Chu Yinan wasn't very familiar with this older sister, but she wasn't a bad person, and he was happy to be able to help her in any way.
But one thing is one thing, the fact that his appearance was laughed at made him very embarrassed, as he's easily embarrassed.
"This look is more business-like, right? Oh well, it was purely accidental. The stylist just had a bad day. Anyway, how did your photos turn out? I guess I had a pretty smooth shoot, right?"
"Well, all the original plans have been scrapped, even the makeup was planned in advance. But thinking about it makes me feel tired. On the contrary, taking some casual photos like this is quite fun. By the way, Mr. Meng, did you call me out for something?"
After a brief pause, Chu Yinan said crisply and decisively:
"It's not a big deal, but it's still worth mentioning. When I contacted Miss Mo Yushu, I mentioned that there was a bug in the matchmaking system, and it couldn't be resolved normally. The only way to resolve it was by collaborating on a dating task."
Mo Yushu's heart skipped a beat, and the smile on her face froze. But she quickly lowered her head and slowly took a sip of tea to adjust her expression.
"Yes, I was quite surprised at the time. I was suddenly told that I had a blind date, haha... Can I cancel it now?"
"Well, things are going relatively smoothly on our end. Some of my friends are having a tough time; they've completed many missions but haven't reached the point where they can be released yet." A faint sadness crept into Chu Yinan's heart. "At the latest, there should be a release notification on your personal terminal by evening. I'll have to trouble Miss Mo Yushu to confirm it one last time. After that, you won't have to worry about the bug in the matching system anymore."
I'm so sorry to have troubled you for so long with this.
"Okay, okay..."
Mo Yushu, somewhat at a loss, twirled a strand of her hair with her fingers, considered her words carefully, and then said:
"Mr. Meng, you're being too polite. I'm already so grateful to you, how could I let you apologize? I said I was asked by the matching system to participate in the dating task, but actually you were the one who helped me solve the problems both times."
It was the same at the beach last time, and it's happening again today. I feel like this isn't a bug in the matching system, but rather the AI finding an excuse to ask for help. I'm a little... flattered.
Thinking about it now, it's true. After her grandmother, Mo Yushu felt that her closest partners were the guys from her former studio. Back then, they would chat and laugh together, and even hold meetings late at night to discuss what segments to include in the live stream to create a good effect.
At the time, she thought that even if they went their separate ways in the future, they would still maintain good contact. But later, Mo Yushu saw many things more clearly. Some seemingly beautiful relationships were actually built on shared interests and business dealings.
In the end, the most selfless care she ever received came from a bug in the AI.
It's over... and it should be over. After all, it was a bug, and it had to be fixed sooner or later.
"Will the operation prompts be sent in the evening? I'll make a note of it so I don't forget when I need to buy groceries or cook."
Chu Yinan nodded, while also pondering what else he hadn't said. It was rather annoying if important things weren't said all at once.
"By the way, don't worry about the photography and logistics team. We'll handle it. If you encounter something like this again, don't worry either. You can ask the AI for help on your personal terminal. The artificial island is quite averse to fan culture."
"Okay!" Mo Yushu nodded emphatically, trying to hide her emotions by listening attentively. "This makes me afraid to hire people to take photos anymore. Where can I buy a drone? If I had one, I wouldn't need to hire anyone anymore. But it must be very expensive. Can I buy it on installment?"
Chu Yinan pushed up his glasses, also pondering this matter for Mo Yushu:
"This drone is still under development, and many of its functions are not yet perfect. I'll ask my friend when I get back to see if he can give you one."
"Then I'll leave it to you."
With everything arranged, Chu Yinan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and made an excuse to leave.
"Okay, then I won't delay any longer. I'll go ask my friends if they can help with this. Why don't you go back and pick out some photos with Jiang Xuanya and the others? If you find any nice ones, please let me see a couple privately!"
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After Chu Yinan sent Mo Yushu back to Jiang Xuanya's place, he found a bathroom in a slightly secluded spot to transform and take a shower.
He found himself feeling a little strange. Today was the first time he had achieved a breakthrough since he was forced to take on the blind date task a few months ago, and he had successfully met a potential match.
He should have felt relieved, but he suddenly didn't feel the ease he had imagined.
"That's a bit strange. Could it be that he likes her? Impossible."
Chu Yinan felt that it was at most just a liking. Mo Yushu had a pretty face and a naturally ample bosom, which would make any normal man feel a liking. To say that he didn't would be just pretending to be a morally pure warrior, even worse than a minotaur warrior.
However, he was certain that it was not liking or admiration. If he fell in love after only two meetings, that would be terrible.
For relationship problems, ask Turing Tower!
Chu Yinan stood under the showerhead, warm water washing over his face.
"Fuxi, Sister Qilin, can you tell me what's going on?"
Chapter 108 Sister, Actually She Was My Blind Date
[Fu Xi: You're really putting us in a difficult position, but I feel it might be a way to apologize for what we've done.]
Chu Yinan stroked his chin and pondered for a while:
"How to say?"
[Fu Xi: Because of your own reasons, you got involved with someone, but you found that the other person's personality was okay and they didn't blame you. They cooperated with you throughout the process. Now you are somewhat uneasy because of this. Even though you have solved the problem you caused, you are still worried about whether you have caused trouble for the other person.]
Because you still perceive the other person as the weaker party.
This is similar to accidentally bumping into someone on the street. Having received proper etiquette training, Chu Yinan would naturally immediately recognize it as his own fault and take responsibility for his mistake.
However, in this context, two possibilities arise. The first is that the other party is a shrewish old woman or a rogue. Chu Yinan's bump did not cause any harm or impact, but this person took advantage of the victim's vulnerable status to shout and yell, and was unforgiving. Chu Yinan's sense of apology would disappear, and she might even raise her middle finger and say to the other party, "I'll beat you to a pulp."
The second possibility is that the person Chu Yinan bumped into was a kind-hearted person, and Chu Yinan had injured the part of the person she bumped into. Instead of blaming Chu Yinan, this person kept saying that it was okay and that it didn't matter. Chu Yinan would then feel even more guilty for her recklessness.
Chu Yinan turned off the shower, dried himself off after transforming, and got dressed. Listening to Fu Xi's analysis, he felt that it seemed to make some sense:
"So, does Fuxi mean it's sympathy?"
[Fu Xi: That's right. From the perspective of normal social interaction, sympathy is a form of arrogance. Friendship is an equal relationship, not one party giving emotional charity to another. We must learn to restrain our excessive sympathy. Judging from the papers we've collected, this kind of "worried" sympathy can actually hurt girls with independent thinking.]
People want to be your friends, not to beg for handouts.
Chu Yinan shook his head: "It's too complicated, but can it be resolved now? Is there anything that hasn't been done properly?"
In the AI's eyes, Chu Yinan's worries at this moment are somewhat like those of a divorced couple, who are worried that they haven't given enough compensation, which is quite amusing.
[Qilin: We'll handle the aftermath. If you need drones, just tell Valentina, and she can modify them for civilian use and give them to Mo Yushu.]
This modification is a hardware upgrade; it's enough to retain the filming services that Mo Yushu needs. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if someone else took away the technological achievements of Turing Tower for research.
"Thank you, Sister Qilin." Chu Yinan sighed.
I didn't realize it before, but after the actual cancellation, I felt quite uncomfortable with this feeling of "feeling bad," but I couldn't control it.
Chu Yinan now somewhat hopes that Mo Yushu has a personality as bad as Miss Fissla's, so that he won't feel any guilt when dealing with her.
"Sister Xuanya's situation is also progressing well enough to be resolved. Can we just say so?"
It seems a bit difficult. He's in a hurry to end the matchmaking relationship. Will Sister Xuan Ya think that he's only been dating this bugged relationship all along?
But it seems that's really the case. Without this matching system, I would never have had such a close interaction with her. I might have just accidentally discovered the tricks of my poor ex-boyfriend Kim Geun-joon and then stepped forward to be a whistleblower.
She thanked me once after that, and then we had no further contact.
However, now that they've been in contact for so long, and he's even used her body as a prop, Chu Yinan certainly wouldn't still approach her as a mission target.
Some people regarded her as a good friend, like the older sister next door. Not just some, but that's exactly how it was!
Xuan Ya's mature and beautiful mother, Aunt Hyun-eun, has played a female villain in the Ultraman series. Just because of Aunt Hyun-eun's reputation, Chu Yinan has to be good friends with Xuan Ya!
"Forget it, let's think about Sister Xuanya's matter later. As long as we propose to end the relationship before the next mission, it will be fine."
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Mo Yushu returned to her room and picked out photos with Jiang Xuanya and the others.
The drone was originally supposed to transmit data to their phones, but now it probably finds it too troublesome, so it skips that step and directly turns on the holographic projector, projecting a screen for them to choose from at their leisure.
And it has quite a few functions; as long as they verbally tell each other what corrections they want to make to a photo, it can immediately complete the Photoshop edit on its own.
Fortunately, Jiang Xuanya was busy choosing photos and only exclaimed, "This drone is too outrageous. Why haven't the photography shops gone out of business yet?" before she stopped worrying about it.
After selecting and editing the photos, the final photo album has been sent to everyone's phones.
While Bei Yutang was outside looking for Xiao Chunan, Jiang Xuanya quietly inquired about Mo Yushu's situation:
"What's wrong, Yu Shu? You've seemed a bit listless since you came back. Could it be... that guy with the slicked-back hair offended you?!"
"Don't be so nervous! How could such a thing happen? Are you worried about me because of what happened at the manor just now?" Mo Yushu smiled easily. "That Mr. Meng just told me about the follow-up handling of that group of people and told me not to worry about anything."
"That's good news! Why do you seem so listless?"
"It should be a feeling of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both emotion and reflection). Things came suddenly and ended just as suddenly. It feels like I didn't do anything and couldn't do anything..." Mo Yushu shrugged.
Jiang Xuanya nodded, agreeing with her words:
"Indeed, what happened at the manor was quite frightening. It startled me at first; suddenly a fight broke out. But those logistics guys deserved it too. They took our 'service fee' and then pulled this stunt behind our backs. They also have foul mouths."
As the sun set, the group, who had arrived in the morning, had Jiang Xuanya and Mo Yushu stay for lunch. Chu Yinan also had a maid arrange rooms for them to rest. After spending the day at the manor, the evening sun soon arrived.
After driving Jiang Xuanya and Mo Yushu home, Chu Yinan and her sister were on their way back.
There were only two people in the car, and the driver's seat was empty, but the steering wheel turned on its own from time to time, and the autonomous driving system was doing its best to protect the driver.
It's about time now, which is when Chu Yinan agreed to confess, but Bei Yutang didn't urge him. She said it's not urgent to talk about it in the next day or two.
Admittedly, Chu Yinan had given himself two days to prepare, but spending another night thinking about it wouldn't benefit his later confession, so he might as well just say it directly.
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