Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love-Chapter 168 - 169: What Right Does She Have to Take This Camera

"Hey, don’t touch that!"

She had just approached the camera, when Mr. Xu suddenly shouted while playing on his phone. He quickly pocketed his phone and rushed over, scolding, "I told you not to touch valuable things, didn’t you understand? Do you know how much this camera is worth? If you break it, you couldn’t afford to pay for it even if you sold yourself!"

Su Xingyu was entirely focused on the camera that resembled the Mu Family style, too absorbed to bicker with Mr. Xu. She only asked, "What kind of camera is that?" Ignoring Anna who was beside her, anxiously tugging at her sleeve, telling her not to ask.

"Oh, you’re persistent," Mr. Xu sneered dismissively, "Why ask? You couldn’t afford it anyway!"

"What’s happening?" Suddenly, a firm and restrained voice was heard.

The three people in the storeroom turned their heads in unison to see a man in a suit, somewhat lean, walking in step by step. His refined appearance carried an expression of perpetual restraint.

"Miss Xie."

"Miss Xie."

Mr. Xu and Anna called out, one after the other. Mr. Xu even displayed a fawning smile, rubbed his hands, and asked, "Miss Xie, what brings you here? It’s rare to see you in a place like the storeroom."

"I came to find something for the BOSS," Xie Jian said casually, his eyes inadvertently glancing at Su Xingyu, "What happened here? Why did I hear you arguing as soon as I came in?"

Su Xingyu hadn’t spoken yet, but Mr. Xu was quick to accuse, "It’s this newly recruited photographer, who doesn’t know better and was randomly touching things. You know this storeroom is an important place—if she breaks something, could she afford to pay for it? She should stay in Zone A choosing her camera and not stir up trouble here in Zone F. Cameras here cost tens or hundreds of thousands—fortunately, I stopped her in time to prevent a big mistake."

Mr. Xu complained and boasted, looking at Xie Jian flatteringly, seeking praise.

There’s the chief secretary beside the BOSS. If he curries favor with him, success won’t be far off!

But Xie Jian remained unchanged after hearing his complaint, turning to Su Xingyu, "Is there a camera you like here?" He wasn’t here to look for anything for the BOSS today. It was rare for him to visit the storeroom; he knew it was Su Xingyu’s first day at work and felt uneasy, stepping in on behalf of the BOSS to see how she was doing. Sure enough, a conflict had arisen.

Seeing it was him, Su Xingyu pointed at the camera again, asking, "What is that?"

Beside her, Anna was anxious enough to cry. Newcomers are indeed reckless, fearless like newborn calves. Does she know who the man in front of her is? The chief secretary beside Lu Shifeng! With just a flick of his finger, he could crush her! In the entire Blade Group, who isn’t polite to Xie Jian when they see him? Yet here she was, speaking without courtesy!

Not even a respectful term!

It’s over; will Miss Xie remember Su Xingyu? Even hold a grudge against her as the companion? And then secretly revenge at some point...? The worried Anna had already imagined 1,080,000 words of dramatic nonsense.

Meanwhile, Xie Jian spoke calmly, "You mean that one? The camera’s model is ’Shang’. It was designed more than a decade ago by Mr. Lu Anguo to commemorate Mr. Mu Liancheng when the Mu Family Camera Company went bankrupt. At that time, Blade Group acquired many of the Mu Family’s patent technologies for the camera. This camera integrates almost all the advantages of Mu Family cameras, making its performance impressive back then. It was priced at 570,000, limited to 57 units, each with a number. It’s said to now fetch over fifty million on the black market."

"Over fifty million!" Anna couldn’t help but exclaim.

Anna looked up in awe at the seemingly unremarkable camera on the rack. Its dusty packaging box held a retro style that seemed to carry a mysterious charm, making it impossible to look away. One wouldn’t have thought such a valuable camera was casually stored in Blade Group’s storeroom!

"Fifty... over fifty million..." Mr. Xu’s voice trembled slightly; it was known to him that cameras in this section were worth tens or hundreds of thousands, but he hadn’t imagined there was a limited edition worth over fifty million! "But, why," he shakily asked, "since only 57 were released, and the market value is so high, why is this one still in the storeroom unsold?"

This was a question Anna and Su Xingyu wanted answered too, as they looked at Xie Jian, hoping he would provide insight.

Xie Jian didn’t disappoint them, "Blade Group keeps samples of each camera design, and this ’Shang’ is the last sample, not intended for sale."

Anna and Mr. Xu both sighed in realization, understanding that this camera was more than just a camera—it was a piece of history. Yet Su Xingyu’s gaze remained fixed on the camera with longing as its appearance, packaging parameters, use of patents, and historical significance evoked many memories for her.

"Xingyu, stop looking," Anna cautiously tugged at Su Xingyu’s clothes, "This isn’t something we can touch."

On the side, Xie Jian surprisingly asked, "Su Xingyu, do you want it?" He did not address her as Madam in front of outsiders.

Su Xingyu instinctively nodded, then came to a realization with a bitter smile, "I have no way to have it right now."

—How does that sound like you’ll have the means later! Mr. Xu internally mocked.

Unexpectedly, Xie Jian directly took the dust-covered camera box from the shelf and handed it to Su Xingyu, "If you want it, take it; this was initially designed by Mr. Lu Anguo to commemorate Mr. Mu Liancheng—it’s quite fitting for you."

Su Xingyu looked at him in surprise, "Can I?"

Xie Jian respectfully responded, "Of course."

Although Blade Group stipulates retaining the last sample of each camera model, Su Xingyu is the BOSS’s wife, and having the camera with her isn’t much different from it being in Blade Group’s storeroom, as long as it doesn’t leave the group.

"Is this... inappropriate?" Considering the camera’s backstory, Mr. Xu couldn’t help but feel uneasy. How could such an important item be given away casually? If it got lost from his hands, he’d be responsible when the company investigates! Thus, despite the risk of offending Xie Jian, he plucked up the courage to speak, "Miss Xie, she’s just a newly recruited photographer; how could she take a fifty-some million, no, over fifty million unique piece? Even if she were to work for Blade Group for a lifetime, she couldn’t earn that much! This is against the rules!"

"Simply because she is the Mu Family’s last descendant, Mr. Mu Liancheng’s direct granddaughter—is that reason sufficient?" Xie Jian’s voice carried a slight coldness. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Mr. Mu Liancheng’s direct granddaughter...!!

Mr. Xu was astounded, instantly changing the way he looked at Su Xingyu.