At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

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"Sir, you're so trendy..."

Gu Yu walked forward, sizing up the old man's outfit.

He was wearing large-frame sunglasses, big earrings dangled from his ears, a studded vest, and hole-ridden trousers. If it weren't for his long white beard and sparse balding head, Gu Yu would never have guessed he was an old man.

"Of course, I am your elder!"

The old man, looking down, peered over the top of his sunglasses and similarly sized up Gu Yu.

"Are you two a couple? Celebrities, perhaps?"

Although both of the young man and woman before him were wearing masks, the old man could still tell that their attractiveness was off the charts.

They might even be some big-time celebrities.

After all, it wasn't unusual for stars to stroll down this street.

"Yes, we're a couple, but not stars."

Gu Yu smiled and nodded, affirming the first part but denying the second.

Although he was quite famous on Dou Ying, he always believed there was a fundamental difference between himself and celebrities.

He was chased by followers, not chasing after them.

His popularity didn't stem from capital investments or MCN teams' operations, but was purely driven by the public themselves.

In Gu Yu's eyes, the term 'celebrity' had always had a negative connotation.

"Haha, alright, don't you want to take a photo? Come on then!"

The trendy old man laughed and then continued with the previous topic.

Lin Xinyue hurriedly pulled out her phone to offer it to him, but the old man refused.

"I don't like to use cameras."

The old man took down his backpack and pulled out a camera from inside.

Lin Xinyue's face lit up with excitement: "Wow! It's even better with a camera! Thank you!"

"This is my business card, you can call me Model Zhang. If you're interested in models, you can contact me through this info in the future."

As the old man adjusted the camera, he also took out a simple white, rigid card from his pocket.

Lin Xinyue took it with both hands, checking out the information on the card.

[Zhang Weiwei Professional Model British Grey Fashion Elder Edition Chief Editor]

[Contact Information: (Huaxia) +86 178******** (Britain) +44 207****]

[Self-Introduction: A cool old man from Xiangjiang.]

Just by looking at the title, Lin Xinyue could tell that this old man was no ordinary individual.

And seeing the self-introduction, she couldn't help but laugh.

Indeed, very interesting.

"Alright, my street photography skills aren't that great. Hugo, you might get better results at my studio! But it looks like you might be in a hurry!"

Model Zhang, raising his camera, intended to invite the two to his photo studio.

But then he thought about it and felt that Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue didn't seem like they had much time on their hands.

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"Haha, if we get the chance, we'll get in touch with you!" Gu Yu laughed. He liked chatting with straightforward old folks.

Despite his age, the old man's ideas were more avant-garde than most young people.

"Then, see you around!"

Model Zhang nodded his head and didn't waste any more of Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue's time, getting straight to arranging their poses and starting the photoshoot.

...

About ten minutes later, a dozen or so photos with a fantastic atmosphere had been taken.

Pure portraits, landscapes with figures, group photos... each one was exquisite.

"I'll go back to the studio in a little while, download these photos, and send them to you."

Model Zhang showed Gu Yu the photos he had taken, then explained that he couldn't immediately give the photos to them.

Gu Yu also understood and took the opportunity to add Model Zhang on WeChat.

"Shall we keep in touch? If you're ever feeling grey, you must come see my studio!"

After everything was settled, Model Zhang carefully stored his camera back into its bag before putting it into his backpack and left in a hurry after leaving his parting words.

Watching Model Zhang leave.

Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue exchanged glances and then smiled knowingly at each other.

Lin Xinyue: "Such a cool old man!"

Gu Yu nodded in agreement and added: "Not just cool, but also very brave."

Being able to stick to one's hobbies, career, and actively showcasing oneself at this age is truly not something ordinary people can do.

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"Right! He's the bravest old man I've ever seen!"

Lin Xinyue nodded in agreement.

"All right, let's keep going to the next site!"

Gu Yu reached out and pinched her cheek, then the two of them, hand in hand, walked toward the bus stop.

"Buzz buzz——"

Gu Yu felt his phone, which was charging in his pocket from a portable charger, vibrate.

He thought it might have already been fully charged and took it out.

But as soon as he turned on the screen, he saw a Fetion message.

And the sender was none other than Mr. Chen Tian!

[Mr. Chen Tian: "Gu Yu, watch out for my son Qiao!"]

Mr. Chen Tian only sent one sentence, yet it shook Gu Yu's heart immensely.

His earlier suspicions were indeed true!

"What's wrong?" Lin Xinyue saw Gu Yu's expression turn sour the moment he took out his phone and quickly asked with concern.

She stretched her neck to glance at the message on the phone.

She, too, was stunned.

"Old Mr. Chen warned you to be careful of his son?"

Although she already had a sense of foreboding, Lin Xinyue still didn't quite understand.

She wasn't a foolish woman. When Gu Yu had been on the phone with the company earlier, she felt that something must have gone wrong.

"Yes, Chen Qiao, someone you've met, Chen Chuyin's father, the current Chairman of Shengda Group," Gu Yu said with a complex expression, explaining to Lin Xinyue.

Before Lin Xinyue could speak, he added, "Remember how the boss said over the voice call that our company had acquired three technical experts from Shengda?"

Lin Xinyue nodded hurriedly, "Of course! Oh, don't tell me those three experts weren't sent by Old Mr. Chen, but by his son Chen Qiao to our company?"

As she finished speaking, she also fell into thought.

If the people weren't sent by Old Mr. Chen to the company, then wasn't Chen Qiao sending someone to the company ill-intentioned?

"Right, it was Chen Qiao who sent them, the bosses already told me," said Gu Yu as he pulled Lin Xinyue to sit down on the temporary seats at the bus station.

"Before I set off, I reiterated to Old Mr. Chen that unless absolutely necessary, we should not get involved in Ideal Paradise matters. Then when the bosses told me Shengda sent three technical experts to Ideal Paradise, I knew something was off."

"Now that I've seen this message from Old Mr. Chen, I'm completely certain that Chen Qiao is no longer a partner of Ideal Paradise; he's our enemy!"

Gu Yu explained the situation to Lin Xinyue in all seriousness.

Lin Xinyue immediately understood, "Oh! I get it! You're saying that Chen Qiao now feels threatened by our company's growth, so he sent people to suppress our company's development!"

"How despicable! To resort to such tactics!"

She clenched her fists, speaking indignantly.

"It's quite normal. Our Shengda Game is too close and is growing too quickly; it was only a matter of time before we directly confronted Shengda."

Gu Yu placed a hand on her shoulder to soothe her emotions.

"It's just that I didn't think Chen Qiao would target Ideal Paradise so soon. I had only left for a few days!"

He felt somewhat emotional; fame brings trouble, as they say.

After all, Ideal Paradise had become a thorn in Shengda's side.

When Ideal Paradise hadn't risen yet, it could be a partner to Shengda, but now Ideal Paradise's market value had already reached fifty million!

To a certain extent, it was already enough to pose a threat to competitors in the vicinity.

Naturally, Shengda wouldn't allow Ideal Paradise to tread over its brand established over twenty years, and they were bound to kick them while they were down.

The only thing unexpected for him was the extent to which Chen Qiao already feared Ideal Paradise.

So quickly, he had dispatched three experts to infiltrate and lie in wait!

"So what do we do now? We can't go back immediately," said Lin Xinyue, looking somewhat anxious.

Gu Yu glanced at her and couldn't help but laugh, "Hahaha..."

Lin Xinyue slapped him on the shoulder, "Stop it! What are you laughing at?"

Gu Yu, "I'm laughing because you used to say I'm the one who worries needlessly, but now that a real problem arises, you're even more anxious than I am!"

Lin Xinyue, "Hmph! I am a manager, after all!"

"Yes, yes, Manager Lin!" Gu Yu responded perfunctorily, then continued, "I've already warned the bosses in advance; it's not a big problem."

Speaking of it not being a big problem, a flash of brilliance momentarily crossed his eyes.