27. The Photoshoot

RuQian spent the next day first exercising, then searching up on Wen Sao. She hacked into the company's files first and saw that there was really no evidence of him being the partner. All the signatures were of John's.

RuQian sighed to herself, no wonder Sao Ren Chu was so confident that Wen Sao would not be able to do anything. Every evidence there pointed to Sao Ren Chu as the managing director. But RuQian was sure that he wasn't the real managing director not only because she had heard their conversation but because she had hacked into Sao Ren Chu's computer.

There were no work related files on his computer. In fact most of his computer was bare. There were downloaded files and in them she had seen the contracts, the assignments, all the work. Ru Qian checked his mails, all of the mails were from the same person and the work was forwarded to Sao Ren Chu.

So Wen Sao worked elsewhere, maybe his home, then sent all the work to Sao Ren Chu and he pretended to have done the work. This Wen Sao did not have any back up plan. In business a back up plan was a must and he should have kept evidence of himself being the true brains behind the company.

The mails were evidence but it would not be enough. And it looked like Wen Sao was not capable to handle this situation. For now RuQian was just going to watch, she was not going to interfere. Wen Sao had to face the consequences of his mistakes to learn from them or else he would never become a responsible man. And the person he was now, could not manage the kind of company she wanted to run.

RuQian thought over her plans for her company. She would not have to work very hard with it, Lan Xie would keep an eye on it anyways. RuQian slept early that night as she wanted her face to have a fresh glow. Even though she woke up in the middle of the night, as every other night, she washed her face and went back to sleep.

Next day, RuQian wore the first outfit, a white dress which stopped an inch above her knees, paired with white sandals, she did not apply any makeup apart from some lip tint to make her lips shine a little and styled her hair in a simple high ponytail. She wore a white strap watch and a silver anklet. Her dress had a lace, boat style neckline which covered most of her neck but accentuated her collar bones.

RuQian left the house carrying the other outfits, accessories and makeup. She wanted to drive but seeing as her body was still 15 years old she was not allowed to, instead she had to rely on the driver. RuQian went to pick up Amy.

When they reached Amy's house they saw her carrying a box and a cycle on her side. RuQian opened her window, "Amy were you going to ride your bike till the location!?"

Amy laughed, "No Qian Qian, the bike is for the shoot. I thought you would look the most innocent with a bike at your side."

"Oh, get in then." RuQian thought it was a brilliant idea. No wonder Amy was so famous in her past life, she was very creative. The driver helped Amy place the box in the trunk and the bike too. Luckily she had chosen to ride in a minivan today or else Amy would have really had to ride the bike all the way to the location.

They arrived at the location an hour later. It was a deserted area, well not really deserted but a less frequented area? Anyways, the location was a lake side road, there was a small wooden bridge at a distance. It was the perfect location for their first concept.

RuQian wanted to depict her previous lifetime the first time she stood in front of a camera. This portfolio was going to be a tribute to the RuQian in her past lifetime and she was going to use it as a stepping stone to pave her career in this lifetime.

After finishing up at the first location, they moved on to the next one. As they sat in the car Amy kept staring at RuQian. Tired of her staring RuQian finally gave in, "What is it Amy? Why are you staring?"

"Qian Qian are you sure you are not a professional model? How can you be that good? I mean it did depict you but you were so good! I am a little unsure about the next shoot though. Are you sure you will be able to portray that kind of a role?"

"You just have to wait for an hour Amy. Don't be so antsy."

They reached the next location within twenty minutes but RuQian's makeup took a little while. They had rented a bar in a nearby neighbourhood.

RuQian changed into a red mermaid dress with red and black sequins covering the whole dress, a slit up her left leg to mid thigh revealed a slender, pale, smooth leg. She looked glamourous and sexy. RuQian had her hair styled in a side swept way with a tinge of curls on the end and a hairpin to hold it in place. She wore red heels and diamond earrings to go with the dress.

The makeup she had to put on was challenging. RuQian had to look elegant but dishevelled, gorgeous yet pale and beautiful yet broken. RuQian first applied the moisturiser, then had to apply a lot of foundation to make her face look pale. Her lips had a blood red lipstick on. She applied her eye makeup sloppily to finish her look.

When she left the restroom of the bar Amy was shocked to see a woman so beautiful who looked so dishevelled. She did not look broken at all, in fact she looked more majestic. Amy wanted to voice this thought but she stopped herself. RuQian now had her normal expression, she had not gotten into the character yet so Amy decided to wait it out.

After the shoot though Amy had no complains. RuQian had captured the perfect expressions, the perfect poses. Even if one wanted to find a mistake there was none.

They then left for their third location. Normally these shoots would take days but RuQian was very good with her work, every pose was on point. Amy did not have to direct her. When she was given a prop she knew what to do with it and unexpectedly RuQian even knew what kind of a pose Amy would ask for.

The third location was an emptied office. They had rented it for the day. RuQian had gotten some workers to clear it up and give it the office look. When they entered they actually thought there was a running business there.

The next outfit, RuQian was too familiar with, a pantsuit! RuQian went to change into her outfit for the third time that day. She wore a light grey pantsuit with a silk maroon top. Normally she would have worn a white shirt in her past life but this was a new her and the pictures would look better this way.

She tied her hair into a tight bun, wore cream and red bottomed louboutins. She put on light make up some mascara, a peach coloured lipstick with some tint, she wore simple pearl earrings a thin necklace with a small pearl pendant, the bracelet Lan Xie had gifted her and a bremont strap watch. All these screamed rich but in a sophisticated and not in a show off way.

After the shoot was done Amy and RuQian went back to Zhang mansion. Amy was going to stay the night and the next day they would select the pictures and the works.

When they reached home, they stuffed themselves with food as they had not had anything except for some tea, coffee and sandwiches the whole day, took a shower and went to bed. Amy wanted to ask questions when she saw the huge mansion RuQian was living in but they were too tired for any discussions.

RuQian laid down on her bed satisfied. The shoot was done!