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After they finished with the photoshoot, the director ordered for everyone to take a 10 minute break. They resumed by taking a short video clip for TV commercial.

It took less than 5 hours for everything to be settled. Once it was done, Ji Haishan went back to the dressing room to change. He realized it was close to noon now and he wanted to eat lunch.

When he arrived back at the set, he saw Li Rou talking with the director. The atmosphere between them was light. It was obvious that both Li Rou and the director were pleased with his performance.

He walked towards them and smiled courteously, reminding himself to always take note of his surrounding and never to attract attention.

'Too much attention will stress me out.' Ji Haishan sighed inwardly. He surely didn't want others to see through him.

"Ms. Bai, I'm very delighted to see your professionalism towards our project." the director said with respect in his eyes.

"Thank you. I'm just doing my job." Ji Haishan forced himself to become polite. If the director knew he was the CEO of Ji Group, then he would die of heart attack due to shock.

"Yulin, you were great just now. Let's excuse ourselves and go for lunch before we head for our next project." Li Rou instructed while she beamed.

She was clearly proud of Bai Yulin because she was the one who managed everything for her since three years ago. Now that Bai Yulin was famous, the workload increased and Li Rou was elated. The hard work for running around and clearing schedules for Bai Yulin were finally paying off.

"Excuse us, director Feng. We'll be taking our leave now since you have to direct another photoshoot in a few minutes." Li Rou smiled towards the man to which he nodded.

"Alright then. Let's work together again in the future, Ms. Li and Ms. Bai." he showed them the way.

Soon, Li Rou and 'Bai Yulin' disappeared from the set. They drove to a nearby restaurant for lunch where Li Rou had booked a private booth for the both of them. Of course, privacy was a must whenever a popular supermodel ate outside.

Li Rou kept chattering about how sexy each of Ji Haishan's pose was just now. She kept praising him for his hard work.

"I always have great visions for your future, Yulin! It's great that director Feng wants to work with you again." Li Rou rambled on and on with a smug face, like a proud mother.

Ji Haishan noticed that Li Rou was in a good mood since morning and now her good mood increased tenfold. He didn't want to spoil it so he kept smiling and said one or two words of thanks.

He realized that Bai Yulin and Li Rou were actually quite close. They must have known each other for years.

'It's good that she has a good friend..' he couldn't help but smile a little.

Ji Haishan knew that he still didn't know much about Bai Yulin. If he wanted, he could just order Gao Li Bai to do a background check on her but he didn't. It wasn't that he trusted her on their very first meeting, it was more to him giving her the respect that she deserved.

Bai Yulin was a cool woman. On their very first encounter, she wasn't being coquettish in order to get his attention. And now he knew she simply didn't have the experience to act around men.

Just like how he didn't have the experience to act around women.

'We actually have such thing in common..' he mused inwardly. Secretly feeling better because he was Bai Yulin's first lover.

"Why didn't you eat? We need to go to the other set in less than an hour." Li Rou's voice made him return to his surrounding and he simply nodded.

"I'm eating." Ji Haishan said as he took his chopsticks and ate a piece of chicken black paper.

His brows immediately furrowed as he chewed up the meat in his mouth. If he could, he would puke right away on the table but Li Rou was there. He didn't want to create any more opportunities for her to ask questions.

The taste of the chicken was bland. Not enough seasoning and definitely not enough salt! How come this restaurant was still operating if they actually served such dishes to customers?

Ji Haishan's lips were thin and he clearly looked displeased. He would blacklist this restaurant as one of his 'do not go to' list. Who the heck was the chef here anyway?? His cooking expert sense was kicking in.

Some time later, Li Rou was ready to go for their next project and she eyed Ji Haishan's plate which was still full and not clean.

She raised her eyebrow and asked in worry "Are you having a stomach ache? Why didn't you eat?"

Ji Haishan exhaled a quick breath and responded "I don't have the appetite. But don't worry, I'll eat when I get home."

Li Rou was scrutinizing 'Bai Yulin' in silent but she didn't say anything. She just nodded and reminded her to at least take a few more bites since there was a chance that the interview would be long and tiring.

Ji Haishan didn't argue as he carefully picked up some more chicken breasts dipped in black paper sauce and ate with difficulty. He cursed his luck that he needed to pretend to be Bai Yulin who was fine with eating anything.

The only food Ji Haishan would tolerate were his own food and Bai Yulin's. And then some of those skilled chefs that he knew from several Michelin stars restaurant in the heart of the city.

Later, the both of them drove again and arrived at an interview studio with a bustling atmosphere. Several people were busy setting up some props and giving instructions.

When Ji Haishan stepped inside, others looked around and stopped their gazes at him. Ji Haishan was used to it now. Being a famous celebrity like Bai Yulin, of course he needed to muster his own expression against all of these awe-struck mob characters.

He himself was a big shot in the city. A famous businessman. People would always accompany him with their obvious stares whenever he was at a function, be it formal or informal.