Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love-Chapter 286 - 299: Hers Is Better

Zhuang Heng smiled graciously, "Mr. Yang, you flatter me. If it can be used as a promotional video, I would be honored."

In the office, other colleagues gathered around the set of photos, praising them endlessly. The photos were outstanding in terms of composition, lighting, and colors, surpassing those she had submitted before.

Yun Xi stood beside Zhuang Heng, seeing the high-quality photos taken by the young lady she usually sucked up to, and naturally seized the opportunity to flatter, "Miss Zhuang is truly amazing. Su Xingyu couldn’t possibly produce such a set of photos."

Several colleagues nodded in agreement.

Lately, Su Xingyu has been working diligently, producing photos of very high standards, which everyone noticed.

They initially thought she had overshadowed Zhuang Heng, but unexpectedly, Miss Zhuang’s work turned out to be a surprise hit, with her photos outshining those of Su Xingyu.

Mr. Yang, having worked with Zhuang Heng for many years, knew she was performing beyond her usual standards this time, likely exceeding Su Xingyu as well.

So he smiled warmly and said, "We’ll use your set for this promotional video."

Fang Luohua chimed in, "Mr. Yang, have you decided so quickly? Xingyu hasn’t arrived yet. Why not wait for her? She stayed up late last night for these photos."

Mr. Yang was startled, secretly regretting it. He was so delighted by the good photos that he lost his reason and forgot about this eminent person in the department, Su Xingyu. Considering her special status, even if her photos don’t match Zhuang Heng’s this time, it’s not wise to offend her. At the very least, wait until she submits her work before making a decision. "This..." He glanced at Zhuang Heng, feeling very troubled.

Zhuang Heng, perceptive of the situation, understood his difficulty and smiled gently, "I’m not afraid of comparison with my photos. Let’s wait for Su Xingyu."

She was confident in her photos, having sought advice from a retired veteran in photography, making them more outstanding than her previous works.

She didn’t believe Su Xingyu could surpass her, so why not generously offer such a favor?

Mr. Yang breathed a slight sigh of relief.

At the other side of the office, Su Xingyu approached carrying her equipment bag.

Seeing everyone gathered together, she apologized, "Sorry, I’m late. I ran quite a distance to test this camera yesterday."

"Ha, what’s the use of running so far? For us photographers, it’s the work that speaks. Playing the sympathy card makes people despise you," Yun Xi looked at her smugly, taunting her.

Su Xingyu directly ignored her, placing her camera on the table, taking out the memory card, and inserting it into the computer card reader.

Soon, everyone saw her set of photos displayed on the computer screen.

It was also a night scene.

However, she captured a series of ethereal portraits, as if a girl of about ten was spinning freely on the quiet streets at night, like dancing, like a ghost.

Mystical allure.

The office fell silent for a moment, with everyone’s attention drawn to the photos, each interpreting different meanings.

Fang Luohua was the first to speak, "Xingyu, what you shot is incredible. What’s this? Where did you encounter the little girl?"

"Near a dance school," Su Xingyu said. "I checked the schedule, and some diligent kids practice until late at night, and even on the way back to the dorms, they haven’t forgotten dance, they’re beautiful."

Like lotus, like flame, to capture this fleeting beauty, she had watched throughout the night.

Colleagues let out a low sigh of admiration.

Even Mr. Yang was moved, "Good, good... Xingyu, this set of photos is really wonderful, it could..."

He stopped awkwardly halfway.

According to Blade Group’s convention, each time a new camera model is released, there is only one main promotional photo.

He had just promised Zhuang Heng, using her set as the promotional photo, and now how can he go back on his word?

Su Xingyu, unaware of the situation, directly asked, "Can my set be used for promotion?"

Mr. Yang looked embarrassed, glancing at everyone, not knowing what to say.

He regretted deeply now, how had he been so prejudiced to assume Su Xingyu wouldn’t produce better photos, hastily promising Zhuang Heng? How should he handle this now? 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

If Su Xingyu’s photos were inferior to Zhuang Heng’s, he could justifiably use Zhuang Heng’s photos, but now Su Xingyu’s photos were evidently better — though it’s often hard to clearly differentiate which photo is superior, at most one could say Su Xingyu and Zhuang Heng’s are on par, saying Su Xingyu’s are inferior would be deceitful.

Mr. Yang dared not deceitfully suppress Mr. Lu’s girlfriend.

But, Zhuang Heng, too, is a popular candidate for Mr. Lu’s future wife!

He’s truly in a dilemma.

While he was still conflicted, Yun Xi laughed disdainfully and said to Su Xingyu, "You want to be promoted? You’re dreaming! Obviously, Miss Zhuang’s photos are better, much stronger than yours, alright? Before you came, Mr. Yang already decided to use Miss Zhuang’s photos. You should just sleep early tonight."

Unlike Mr. Yang, she had blind confidence in Zhuang Heng, always believing that Su Xingyu’s family background couldn’t compete with Zhuang Heng, and eventually, the Lu Family’s mistress would surely be Zhuang Heng.

She thought that now what she should do is to firmly pick a side, clearly supporting Zhuang Heng in her difficult times, so that when Zhuang Heng marries into the Lu Family, she would reap great benefits.

Yun Xi made her calculations, looking at Su Xingyu particularly mockingly.

Su Xingyu was slightly angry internally; how did this Mr. Yang finalize the promotional photo behind her back?

But she never fussed over such minor victories or defeats, she simply said, "Zhuang Heng’s? Let me see it."

Zhuang Heng watched her with a cold smile at the corner of her lips, "Su Xingyu, I admit, your photos are indeed quite good, but compared to mine, they’re somewhat lacking."

As she spoke, she had Yun Xi bring up her set of photos on the computer.

Su Xingyu glanced over, and it was no wonder Mr. Yang dared to decide directly earlier; Zhuang Heng’s set indeed exceeded her usual standards, very impressive.

However, to compare with her own set of dance shadows, it was still somewhat lacking.

She raised her gaze, with a slightly cold smile, looking at Zhuang Heng, her light cherry-colored lips lightly uttered three words, "Shameless."

"Who are you cursing?" Zhuang Heng hadn’t expected her to speak so hurtfully, her expression subtly changed.

Su Xingyu still coldly smiled, unabashedly locking eyes with her, "Who am I cursing, you know in your heart. Zhuang Heng, ask yourself truthfully, do you really think your set of photos is better than mine? How thick-skinned must one be to say that without batting an eyelid? I am impressed with you."

Zhuang Heng’s face turned blue then pale, knowing what Su Xingyu said was true, her set of photos was indeed slightly weaker than Su Xingyu’s.

What she was grateful for now was, Mr. Yang had agreed first to use her photos for promotion, and although there was a difference between the two sets, it wasn’t particularly large. As long as she insisted her set was better, others would find it hard to confidently say her set was inferior to Su Xingyu’s. Lately, the photography center had been discussing who, between her and Su Xingyu, was truly the chief photographer. As long as she secured the promotional photo this time, Zhuang Heng felt she would have more assurance in retaining her chief position.