The editor and the entire staff of the magazine greeted Xu Jiayi with great enthusiasm at the entrance of the magazine office. As soon as they saw him get out of the car, they rushed forward.
"Mr. Xu, you must have had a tiring journey. Did something happen to delay you? You're half an hour later than expected."
At this moment, the assistant said maliciously from behind, "It's all because of this temporary assistant you arranged. She knows nothing. Our Xu Jiayi wanted to buy some clothes at the mall, and she actually took him there without any security measures. It caused a long delay due to fans surrounding us."
The assistant blamed everything on Shi Xinxin. Hearing this, the editor immediately turned around and glared fiercely at Shi Xinxin.
Seeing this, Xu Jiayi quickly explained, "It's not his fault; he just lacks experience."
The editor immediately turned back with a smile, "You're right, you're right. I will educate him properly next time."
"If it were you, would you be able to arrange it properly either?" Xu Jiayi left a sentence and pulled Shi Xinxin directly into the VIP lounge.
The assistant also entered the room. As soon as Xu Jiayi sat down, he turned to the assistant and said, "She'll be enough for now. You can take a break and go play somewhere."
The assistant was initially stunned. After recovering, she shot Shi Xinxin a resentful look and left. Why her? Why did Xu Jiayi insist on having her as a temporary assistant from the beginning? What was going on?
And now, she wasn't even needed. Let's see what good things this woman could do. The assistant walked sinisterly to Shi Xinxin's side, "I'm warning you, if Xu Jiayi loses even a single strand of hair, I'll hold you responsible."
Shi Xinxin lowered her head in fright and respectfully stepped aside. The assistant, clicking her high heels, left with great displeasure.
"Excuse me, Mr. Xu, when can you be ready for the magazine cover shoot?" Shi Xinxin asked cautiously.
"There's no rush. We need to eat well, sleep well, and recharge our spirits before we can work, right?" Could Shi Xinxin dare to say no to such a big star?
Xu Jiayi looked at Shi Xinxin, who was lowering her head in the corner. She then took off her sunglasses. "Come here."
Shi Xinxin, with her head down, walked up to him. "Am I that scary to you?"
He raised his head, and he could see Shi Xinxin's face clearly, still looking timid and cute as before.
Shi Xinxin was startled. "No, no, I just wanted to ask if you have any other instructions? If possible, we should start the magazine shoot as soon as possible."
Before she could finish speaking, Xu Jiayi lay down on the sofa. "It's almost lunchtime, and I haven't eaten yet."
Shi Xinxin looked at her watch. It was indeed noon. But he was supposed to arrive at 9:30 this morning, and he had a shoot this morning. Yet now, Xu Jiayi hadn't done anything and wanted to eat first. This put her in a difficult position.
Seeing Shi Xinxin's silence, Xu Jiayi spoke up, "How about this, you order takeout for me, and then I'll treat the magazine staff to a meal. That way, they won't give you a hard time for not finishing the work this morning. What do you think?"
Shi Xinxin had just started to think and hadn't fully understood what he was saying when Xu Jiayi continued, "Alright, it's settled then. I like a certain type of noodles from that restaurant. I forget the exact name."
Saying that, Xu Jiayi took out his phone, navigated to the takeout order interface, and handed it to Shi Xinxin while beginning to describe.
"I just remember there are two slices of meat and a piece of green vegetable. The meat, I think it was cured meat, or maybe beef, or maybe pork ribs. I don't remember. Can you help me find it?"
Hearing such a description, Shi Xinxin felt extremely embarrassed. "If you can find the noodles I want to eat, I promise I will proceed with the work on time afterwards and guarantee that I won't give you a hard time or assign you any more tasks."
Xu Jiayi began to promise, "But if you buy the wrong one, then the subsequent work will depend on my mood." After saying that, Xu Jiayi glanced at Shi Xinxin with amusement and lay back on the sofa. Shi Xinxin picked up the phone interface, thinking it should be easy to find.
But to her surprise, after looking carefully, she found that their main business was only noodles, and all the noodles were uniformly paired with two slices of meat and decorated with green vegetables.
With Xu Jiayi's description, the meat could be cured meat, or beef, or pork ribs. Including the flavor, there were already 15 types of noodles for Shi Xinxin to choose from. How was she supposed to pick out the one Xu Jiayi wanted from these 15 types of noodles?
Looking at Xu Jiayi, who was pretending to sleep on the sofa, Shi Xinxin hesitated whether to go forward and ask. As soon as she took a step forward, Xu Jiayi waved his hand at her.
"I've described enough. Don't ask me anything else. You choose yourself." He then turned over, facing inwards, completely turning his back to Shi Xinxin.
What should she do now? The probability of picking one from these 15 types of noodles was too small. In the end, Shi Xinxin had no choice but to order all 15 types of noodles, spending her entire salary for half a month.
Looking at the 15 servings of takeout in front of her, Xu Jiayi burst into laughter. "If you don't know how to choose, you can just tell me. Why did you order all 15 types of noodles?"
Shi Xinxin stood by, not knowing what to do. How could she dare to go up and talk to him when Xu Jiayi had turned away like that?
"Besides, classmate, this is cheating." Xu Jiayi said to Shi Xinxin with a playful smile.
"This is like a multiple-choice question. I tell you there is a correct answer among them, and you fill in A, B, C, and D. Do you think I would grade you?" Xu Jiayi smiled and approached Shi Xinxin, smiling gently.
"But the magazine shoot cannot be delayed. How about you finish the shooting work first, and then I'll do whatever you ask."
For the magazine, every hour of delay in the shooting work meant incalculable losses. Because of Xu Jiayi alone, all the photographers, makeup artists, and stylists had to wait at the magazine office.
It was not easy to invite these people over. The magazine had spent so much money, not for them to sit around and play on their phones. But if Xu Jiayi refused to leave the lounge, these people had no choice but to wait.
Shi Xinxin almost begged Xu Jiayi to negotiate. Xu Jiayi looked at her pitiful appearance and smiled.
"That's possible too, but you have to promise me that for the next few days of work, you will agree to all my requests in H City."
"Okay, I promise."