With the return of Mo Ting, Tangning felt like a load had been lifted off her shoulders. The couple remained in each other's embrace until An Zihao finally called to hurry Tangning.
"Go ahead. After I freshen up, I need to head into the office," Mo Ting said gently.
Tangning nodded her head. The worries she previously had, had now been completely swept away. Before being with Mo Ting, she had been with Han Yufan for a good few years, but...she had never felt this way; it was like her heart was tied to Mo Ting's with a string and whenever anything happened to him it would tug painfully at her.
Remembering that An Zihao was waiting for her, she pulled away from Mo Ting's embrace and left.
Outside Hyatt Regency, An Zihao was sitting in the manager's van waiting for Tangning. Now that she was an official model of Cheng Tian, they would treat her with the dignity and respect she deserved.
Seeing Tangning finally make an appearance, An Zihao immediately covered her and helped her into the van. While he was closing the door he suddenly said to her, "Tangning, did you know your goal is to become a top supermodel? If you are aware of this, you should grasp onto the best timing and work non-stop instead of being immersed in love. Don't tell me you don't know this is a ticking time bomb?"
"It's not that I want to interfere with your private life.
I just want to warn you, if you get discovered...then everything you've done in the past, would go to waste..."
Tangning understood An Zihao's worries because he had previously experienced a taste of hell. However, she wasn't Yun Xin and Mo Ting wasn't An Zihao.
"Overseas, there are plenty of models that are married with children who are still walking the runways."
"Then, that depends on the capability of the man you are hiding..." An Zihao responded straightforwardly. "Of course, if you think there's nothing to worry about, then just pretend I haven't said anything."
Tangning closed her eyes like she was deep in thought. After quite some time, she finally said in a serious tone, "It is because of him that I am working so hard. Do you think I would distance myself from him for the sake of being a model?"
"For the sake of being a model, I can give up many things. However, he is definitely not one of them."
An Zihao understood what Tangning meant. He was suddenly reminded of the time he shared with Yun Xin. Back then, he had fallen into Yang Jing and Luo Hao's trap; exposing their relationship to the media. Yun Xin misunderstood and thought he had told the media...The argument and car accident that followed...was something he would never forget.
The atmosphere was a little awkward so An Zihao cleared his throat to break the silence, before changing the topic, "In a moment, we will be meeting with the editor of 'Her Vision'. I have already agreed to have you appear on their November front cover. This is an important opportunity for you, because right now, you are still lacking acknowledgment to become a top grade model. So, we need to utilize Her Vision to reach the top."
With the mention of work, Tangning nodded her head, "I will do all I can to coordinate."
"Right now, you need to be aware of your competitors within Cheng Tian. There are two under Yang Jing and three under Luo Hao. Amongst them, there is only one model under each of them that poses a real threat to you. You need to know that these two models are quite ruthless at fighting for resources..."
"I've experienced it..." Tangning smiled slightly.
"I wouldn't be surprised if Yang Jing is also vying for Her Vision's job."
An Zihao was only guessing, but who would have thought, his guess was right. Just as they arrived at the entrance to Her Vision, Yang Jing was walking out with one of her models. An Zihao sneered and asked Tangning to remain in the van as he stepped out alone and stopped Yang Jing in her track, "Bringing your model here for an audition?" "I don't need to audition. Her Vision's editor is a friend of mine, I am merely following procedures.
What about you? Are you here for an audition? I thought President Lan hasn't arranged a model for you yet."
"It seems, in the past few years, you've expanded your horizons quite a bit..."
Yang Jing froze; he had brought up a touchy subject.
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