Chapter 87: 087 I’ll show you tomorrow!
When Shi Lan got off the plane, it was four in the afternoon, and as soon as she turned on her phone, she saw a message from President Yan, “Let me know when you arrive safely.”
Shi Lan: “I am safe now.”
Shi Lan: “I heard that the place we’re going to isn’t very safe, with frequent scams and robberies.”
President Yan: “Try to keep your temper in check, don’t get into fights with anyone!”
After reading this, Shi Lan couldn’t help but laugh, thinking to herself that President Yan really did understand people.
After spending a couple of hours at the airport, by the time the three of them headed for the hotel, it was already evening. Shi Lan had never been on such a bumpy bus ride, feeling somewhat queasy, but as she looked out the window, the desert sunset calmed her down.
“The conditions for this shoot are a bit tough, and the small town we’re staying in doesn’t have any good hotels. I’ve heard the security in this area isn’t very good, so after you go back to your rooms at night, try not to go out,” Tang Ze instructed Shi Lan and Sun Ling on their way to the hotel, “Well, I’m not worried about An Lan, I’m more worried about Sun Ling.”
“Why?” Sun Ling asked indignantly.
“Which of the following can you do? Gymnastics, fencing, climbing, or motocross?” Tang Ze countered Sun Ling.
Upon hearing these, Sun Ling shook his head vigorously.
“But she can do all of them,” Tang Ze said, nodding at Shi Lan.
Sun Ling looked at Shi Lan in astonishment and then bowed to her, “Great master, my life is in your hands.”
“In a place , if something really happens, you’d be better off burying yourself quickly,” Miss Shi quipped.
The three of them joked and laughed until they finally reached the hotel before it got dark. The staff from Glory and the magazine had arrived earlier and had already scouted the location for the advertisement shoot, so Shi Lan’s remaining task was to get to know the partners she would be working with the next day during dinner.
Finally, she could drink, and Miss Shi was a little excited, unaware that Yan Shixiu, after chatting with her on WeChat, had found many security incidents in T City online, including heinous cases like murder and dismemberment.
If only he had interfered more and known that Glory had arranged the location there, he would have never let Miss Shi go, even if it killed him.
The scenery may be beautiful, but the danger is also very real.
After the car accident in Thailand, Yan Shixiu developed a tremendous fear of accidents.
He could never let Shi Lan leave him again—he was determined to keep all potential accidents tightly clenched in his fist. So, he immediately called his assistant into the office, “Book a flight ticket right away, the fastest one, I’m going to T City.”
In fact, Shi Lan’s dinner with Glory and the magazine representatives wasn’t as pleasant as she had imagined.
These people were used to saying one thing to one person and another to someone else. To them, Shi Lan’s status didn’t warrant too much attention; even when they occasionally asked for her opinion, it was more of a formality and not because they truly valued her ideas. In short, the attitude they conveyed was simple: tomorrow you’re just a tool, just follow our orders.
Even so, the photographer was worried that Shi Lan might not be professional enough and could delay the schedule.
After all, the scenery here was indeed beautiful, but also life-threatening.
Shi Lan smiled without saying much, and though there wasn’t much to talk about, the wine was genuinely good.
Tang Ze and the other companion were both maintaining a polite but insincere demeanor, while Shi Lan took the opportunity to eat and drink her fill.
Because she had heard the photographer’s plans, and the next day’s shoot would be quite wild, Shi Lan thought to herself that she might as well drink a few more glasses tonight to show them how wild she could be tomorrow!