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As soon as they finished speaking, Sun Qian and Ma Nian were stunned, and even Hu Chengjie turned to look at Jiang Miao in disbelief.

He knows that Jiang Miao is no better than him if he is stupid. Even if he doesn't know the details of Jiang's family, he knows that Jiang Miao's family is well-off, and he has a strict father. Don't tell me.

Thinking of this, Hu Chengjie felt uncomfortable and moved. If it wasn't for him, Jiang Miao would not have insisted on doing this.

Ma Nian said angrily: "Where is it your turn to point fingers?"

Jiang Miao's ears were a little red, she pursed her lips and remained silent for a while, then looked at Sun Qian: "In terms of quarreling, brother Jie and I really can't quarrel with you, and I don't want to quarrel with you, but someone needs to talk to brother Jie Let's be fair, Sister Qian..."

"Sister Qian" made Sun Qian stunned for a moment. She looked at Jiang Miao, wary and a little embarrassed.Her attitude towards Jiang Miao was very bad today. Jiang Miao had treated her and Ma Nian head-on just now. She didn't expect Jiang Miao to talk about her "sister".

Jiang Miao said: "For Brother Jie's sake, I would like to call you sister again, sister Qian, can you listen to me?"

Ma Nian wanted to stop him again, but Sun Qian nodded, so he could only grunt heavily to express his dissatisfaction.

Jiang Miao didn't look at him, but said to Sun Qian, "Do you still remember why Brother Jie opened a studio?"

Sun Qian was startled, her eyelashes trembled a few times, and she lowered her head guiltily.

Hu Chengjie's studio has been open for nearly ten years, but it was not as large as it is now.I rented a three-bedroom house, and put makeup and clothes in one room. The living room was converted into a studio. Because of the size of the house and the lighting requirements, the floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room were closed all the year round, and the other small rooms had to be ventilated. The windows are all open.

Editing and other daily work were done in the bedroom of Hu Chengjie and Sun Qian. The room was so small that it couldn't even fit a larger wardrobe.In a separate room, Hu Chengjie's precious photographic equipment was placed.

As for the makeup artist and assistant, there is no such thing as Sun Qian.

"Brother Jie told me that he sold the old house left to him by his parents and invested all the money in the studio. With the courage to break the boat, he wanted to create a bright future for you." Jiang Miao said.

Hu Chengjie had told Jiang Miao many times about that period of the past. It was a history of his sad struggle and a history of success that filled him with pride. Every time he talked about it, he was filled with emotion. Sweet memories that sparkle.

Usually at times like this, Hu Chengjie would have a cigarette in his mouth, squint one eye, and say with half nostalgia and half sigh: "I don't know where I got so motivated at that time, and I ran out to distribute leaflets when I was free, even if only I was so happy to bring in a guest who only took a registration photo, so I thought, wouldn’t this be another income? As long as there are guests coming every day, I can add new clothes to Xiaoqian, which she hasn’t seen in a long time I bought clothes. Oh, you don’t know, when I really saved enough money, I took her to buy clothes, but she refused, saying that I would save it to pay the utility bills. I know she is living on a budget, so I can’t treat her badly, so I just bought it quietly. Oh, hehehe, she just talked about me wasting money indiscriminately, but she was really happy..."

Jiang Miao kept looking at Sun Qian and said, "Brother Jie always told me that it was his good fortune to meet you in this life, and that you have gone through hardships with him and shared adversity, and you two cannot be separated or separated." Fate, does he really treat you, I believe you know better than anyone else, I think you used to be the same to Brother Jie, right?"

Sun Qian's face was a little pale, she bit her lips, but didn't make a sound.

Ma Nian's expression was very ugly. He looked at Jiang Miao and then at Sun Qian. He opened his mouth several times to stop Jiang Miao from continuing, but was overwhelmed by Wang Li's faint glance.

"That's right, Brother Jie likes to go out to take pictures of mountains and rivers. He often goes out for ten days and a half months." Jiang Miao ignored Ma Nian's eagerness and continued, "But he takes so many orders from other places, it's really just In order to satisfy my personal preferences, just for the opportunity to go out and make films that I like but don’t make money?”

Sun Qian's expression changed, as if she wanted to say something, Jiang Miao said again: "If you only relied on local orders in those years, could you really change from a three-bedroom house to a house with two studios in just two or three years? ?”

Sun Qian bit her lip and fell silent.

What Jiang Miao said is not wrong. In the beginning, their studio relied on small orders to slowly accumulate popularity and repeat customers, and gradually became famous. At that time, she followed the example of others in advertising on the Internet, and also attracted some foreign customers, asking frequently. Whether they can take online orders and go to other places to shoot.

At that time, the scale of the studio was no longer suitable for their development requirements. Hu Chengjie gritted his teeth and took out the little savings he had saved before, and then borrowed from the bank to move the studio into the current duplex building.

It was also at that stage that Ma Nian, who had studied photography for several years, complained to Hu Chengjie because his work was not going well, and Hu Chengjie asked him to become a shareholder, gradually entrusting him with some studio shooting work, while he could take more orders from other places .

If it weren't for this kind of local and foreign efforts, the development of the studio would not be so fast.

Although in the current studio, Hu Chengjie's identity as a big boss is always ignored, it is only because after the increase in manpower, he no longer distracts himself from small things and concentrates on photography. This is his choice of his career plan. It is also out of trust in lovers and friends.

It's just a pity that today, this trust has not been given to him in return.

Jiang Miao: "Sister Qian, you can't want Brother Jie to give you a rich life, and you can't lack the company for you. People can't be so greedy."

Sun Qian suddenly raised her head and said, "I'm not, I'm not, I..."

Jiang Miao shook her head: "It's nothing, the last thing you should do is, after hurting Brother Jie's feelings, you still want to take away all the career he has worked so hard for these years, leaving no room for him. Him, what did he do wrong? Just because you don't love him anymore, you want to let him end up with nothing in life? "

Hu Chengjie, who had been listening quietly, turned his back suddenly. No one could see his expression, but heard his obviously heavy breathing.

Sun Qian was speechless, unable to utter a single word.

She felt that her face was hot, but her hands were cold. She thought she was embarrassed, but the emotions that overflowed from the bottom of her heart were "shame" that she didn't want to admit but couldn't deny.

Jiang Miao did not scold her, his voice was calm, his expression was indifferent, even with some faint regret.But what he said was reasonable, tearing away all the dark selfish thoughts in her heart little by little, making her more uncomfortable than pointing her nose and scolding.

Sun Qian lowered her head, but Ma Nian became angrier and panicked the more he listened. He pulled Sun Qian behind him and stared at Jiang Miao: "You can't stop talking, what the hell do you have? Pushing here?"

Jiang Miao glanced at him indifferently, and asked, "What qualifications do you have? As a third party who meddles in other people's feelings?"

Ma Nian choked, and said in a rough voice, "I also paid for the studio."

"Oh, how much?" Jiang Miao sneered, "How many girlfriends have you found that make you feel that you can steal your friends openly?"

Ma Nian suddenly became dumb.

When he bought shares, Hu Chengjie had already borrowed money from the bank. Seriously speaking, he didn't need to contribute capital, but at that time, he had to save face, and took nearly [-] yuan out of it, and Hu Chengjie didn't treat him badly. Shi's original name "Jie Jie" was changed to "Hu Ma", giving him the status of the second boss and trying to help him make a name for himself.

Fortunately, he hasn't improved much in photography over the years, so he turned his attention to Sun Qian, who often stays alone and is full of complaints.

But he wouldn't take the initiative to admit these slaps in the face, but the more he thought about it, the more embarrassing he became. Seeing Jiang Miao's disdainful expression, he turned his finger on Wang Li who was aside, pointed at Wang Li and said, "Are you still talking about me? Heh, Don't even try to pick it off himself, who is this woman? What does it have to do with him?"

Wang Li stood with her arms crossed all the time, with an expression of staying out of the way and watching the show. When she saw him pointing, she froze for a while, but did not respond.

Jiang Miao sighed softly, shook her head, and said helplessly, "You really are, you only pay attention to the private affairs between men and women."

Suddenly there was a "bang" at the gate, and everyone in the room turned their heads to look, only to see that the concealed gate was knocked open, and two young girls fell in from outside the gate arm in arm, stumbling a few steps before Standing still, his face was full of embarrassment.

"That..." The taller girl collected herself, and glanced at their faces, "Excuse me, is this 'Huma Photography Studio'?"

I heard the question clearly, but they came suddenly, and they were all in a daze. It was Hu Chengjie who came out first and said, "Yes."

The tall girl looked at him and said, "Oh, that, that, the photographer who won the prize is..."

Hu Chengjie said, "It's me."

"Ah, you are Teacher Hu Chengjie." The short girl exclaimed.

The two girls pursed their lips and smiled, bumping into each other with their elbows, as if seeing little fans of idols.

Hu Chengjie was a little confused and a little embarrassed, so he said: "Yes, I am, you... what's the matter?"

The short girl hurriedly said: "We came here to take pictures with you because of your reputation. Didn't your studio official account release the news about your award? We have friends who have taken pictures with you before, and we have been paying attention to it for a long time. When I see the news again, I want to come to you."

The tall girl shyly said: "The main reason is that you have already won international awards, so the price will definitely increase, and we won't be able to afford you to take pictures in the future."

The words were so straightforward, Hu Chengjie felt even more embarrassed and apologetic, he said: "I'm really sorry, the studio has been in a bit of a situation recently, for the time being..."

"Temporarily closed for rest," Wang Li raised his voice to interrupt him, and stepped forward with a smile, "but soon the studio will start again with a brand new image. If it is convenient for the two ladies, you can leave your contact information. When the time comes, the new studio will open , we will be the first to notify you."

"Ah, really?"

"Opening a new studio?"

The two girls are me looking at you and you looking at me. It can be said that they were both surprised and happy.

The big photographer will be the first to notify them when they open a new studio!

Jiang Miao walked over, took a pen and paper from the front desk and handed them to them: "You can leave your mobile phone number or WeChat."

Facing the handsome guy, the two girls gave way again, and finally the tall girl took the pen and paper with a blushing face and was ready to write.

Sun Qian came to her senses at this moment and stepped forward to stop her: "Wait."

She glared at Wang Li angrily: "This is our studio, our place, why do you decide?"

The two girls were taken aback for a moment, and asked in a low voice, "Who is she?"

Wang Li looked at Sun Qian, then at Hu Chengjie, smiled and said, "Oh, ex-girlfriend."

The two girls said "Oh" and exchanged a tacit look.

The two of them have actually been here for a while, and they thought it was not good to eavesdrop, but they couldn't control their curiosity and gossip.The two of them listened to most of Jiang Miao's words, and they made a guess first. If the door hadn't been accidentally knocked open, they would probably have to listen for a while.

The short girl asked Wang Li again: "Sister, who are you?"

Wang Li smiled and didn't speak. Jiang Miao saw that she didn't express anything, and was about to explain it to her as a "friend", when Hu Chengjie said in a hoarse but clear voice: "New partner."

Sun Qian and Ma Nianqiqi changed their faces, and looked at each other with startled and confused eyes.

The two girls readily left their contact information and left. Sun Qian stared at Wang Li and asked uneasily, "Who are you?"

Wang Li smiled, and said calmly: "Let me introduce myself, my surname is Wang, not Ye, nor Ye woman. This is my business card."

Wang Li handed over the business card, and Sun Qian and Ma Nian hurriedly took it, their faces even more ugly.

"Investors?" Ma Nian said in disbelief.

Wang Li ignored him, turned to look at Hu Chengjie, and said, "I happened to drop by and Xiao Jiang came over to see you. I was also thinking about whether to inject capital into your existing studio, or encourage you to start a new one. Let's see now." Come on, it seems that I don't need to help you make a decision, the result is already obvious."

Sun Qian and Ma Nian panicked immediately.

Sun Qian: "Chengjie, have you thought about it?"

Ma Nian: "Hu Chengjie, are you cheating on me?"

When Hu Chengjie said they wanted to break up the partnership, their positions were quite consistent. Now that the adulterous relationship has been broken, it is better for Hu Chengjie to ask for less. Besides, Hu Chengjie can't get much money and can't start anew. It's best to stay.His current status is different. The status of having won an international award is such a golden signboard, how can he just throw it away casually.

But after what Jiang Miao said just now, and looking at Wang Li's attitude now, the alliance between Sun Qian and Ma Nian has quietly changed, but the two of them at this time may not be able to wake up immediately.

Hu Chengjie has calmed down a lot, he said to Sun Qian: "Let's talk alone."

Sun Qian was dazed and flustered, and nodded indiscriminately.

Hu Chengjie turned to Jiang Miao and said, "Sit with Sister Wang for a while."

"Okay." Jiang Miao said.

Hu Chengjie walked towards the retouching room inside, Sun Qian was stunned, and quickly followed.

Ma Nian was stunned, and followed with a straight face. As soon as he reached the door of the retouching room, Hu Chengjie closed the door in front of him.

Ma Nian was very anxious, so he dragged a chair and sat opposite the door of the retouching room, and lit a cigarette. He smoked so fast that most of the cigarette was gone soon.

After hearing what Hu Chengjie said, Jiang Miao led Wang Li to the rest area set up for the guests, and sat on the sofa to wait.

From their angle, they couldn't see what was going on in the editing room, only a wisp of smoke occasionally wafted out.

"Sister Wang, do you want some water?" Jiang Miao asked.

Wang Li shook her head and said softly, "No, we won't be waiting for long."

Jiang Miao froze for a moment, not understanding how she came to such a judgment.Hu Chengjie asked him to sit with her for a while, didn't it mean that there might be a long talk?

Wang Li smiled, leaned closer to him, and said mysteriously and firmly: "Believe me, your girlfriend Jie Ge has already regretted it."

Jiang Miao's eyes widened, and he couldn't understand where her determination came from. He looked over to the retouching room, and under the influence of Wang Li, he said softly, "How do you know?"

Wang Li winked at him, tapped her temples with her fingers, and said, "A woman's intuition."

Jiang Miao didn't know how to react, Wang Li smiled, and said, "You honest and kind brother Jie, I'm afraid you have never made her feel a sense of crisis."

After pondering for a while, Jiang Miao gradually understood the meaning of her words.

Hu Chengjie and Sun Qian worked together in their careers in the early years, and their emotional foundation was quite solid. Later, although they were separated from time to time, Hu Chengjie could be said to be unreasonable in these aspects, or he could be said to be a little slow. What bad record does the opposite sex have.Coupled with the fact that Xi Shi in the eyes of beholders has gradually faded over time, Sun Qian probably never thought that Hu Chengjie would be attractive to other women.

Between her and Ma Nian, it's hard to say who took the initiative, but it was always a betrayal of the original relationship. If she didn't say anything, it didn't mean she wasn't guilty.

Therefore, for those who judge others by themselves, after seeing Wang Li, a woman whose appearance and temperament are far superior to hers, and then influenced by Ma Nian's words, she immediately thought of whether this might be Hu Chengjie's new love.

The sudden sense of crisis made her confused.

It was also because of the suddenness that she re-aware of the care she had for Hu Chengjie that she had ignored for a long time, or that she thought no longer existed.

If you still like it, if you don't still care, how can you be hostile to a strange woman?

But it was only now that I realized it, and it was too late, the mistake was made long ago, the injury was done long ago, the words spoken were like a knife that kills without blood, no matter how honest and kind a man is, she can't expect that, in today's world Under such circumstances, Hu Chengjie can still change his mind.

The phrase "new partner" has already shown all his attitude.

It can only be said that she is pitiful and pathetic. For people who are not loyal to their feelings, there is no one who is loyal to their feelings in this world. Once she has this doubt, she will not be able to trust anyone she meets in the future. .

And what is lost can never be recovered.

After trying to understand the goings and turns, Jiang Miao couldn't help but sigh, but apart from regret, he didn't have any more emotions for a while, the choice was all made by himself, and he couldn't blame others.

Wang Li poked him on the shoulder again and said, "You surprised me too."

"Huh? What?"

Wang Li smiled and said: "At first I called, I thought it was a child with a bad temper, but when I got in touch with him today, I found out that he is a very polite and gentle little fresh meat. Unexpectedly, he is also very skillful in educating people..."

Jiang Miao hurriedly said, "Skills? I don't have one, I..."

Wang Li looked at him: "I don't know yet? That's even more rare."

Jiang Miao's remaining words stuck in her throat, and she swallowed them silently, not knowing how to explain it.

He is a little wronged, he doesn't even know how to swear, and he talks about skills, all of which are sincere.

Wang Li didn't speak any more, just looked at him with a smile, lowering his head, pouting and biting his mouth, as if he was trying to persuade himself to "don't get angry, don't get angry".

It's nice to be young, she thought to herself, even the sulking expression of being bullied is so cute.

After sitting for an unknown amount of time, Sun Qian's uncontrollable cries came from the editing room.