Chapter 102：Peligrosa by Lariste

Gustav's appearance pleasantly surprised Emily, she stood up while fixing her hair and reached out to shake his hand, looking very flustered. Of course, she was exaggerating most of this panic. There was no star in the world that didn't like seeing others fall over themselves to worship them. Compared to her, Zhou Yun Sheng's response was very dull, he and Bonnie stayed in their chairs and smiled politely.

"Hello." Gustav quickly shook Emily's hands, his attitude was very polite, but he looked unusually cold. He was pretending to be calm more than Emily was pretending to be flustered. This was the first time he'll have dinner with his sweetheart, and also sit so close. His heart was almost jumping out of his chest, his palms had a layer of cold sweat, and his tie was squeezing his Adam's apple, even swallowing was difficult.

He tilted his head down, confirmed that his clothing was still very elegant and graceful, and that his panic sweat was covered by his fresh cologne, then sat next to the boy and gave him a warm embrace.

"Romeo, how have you been lately?" His dry, hoarse voice startled Bonnie. The others didn't notice, but she knew the normal Gustav was definitely not like this. Since he walked through the door, his whole body had been very stiff, and he waked as gracefully as a huge crab.

He was the world's most expensive male supermodel, seeing him behave like this was shameful. Bonnie covered her forehead and rolled her eyes.

"I'm fine Mr. Acheson, you know that, we saw each other the day before yesterday, remember?" Zhou Yun Sheng quipped. He didn't expect such a tall and strong man to be so cute. But, no matter how cute he was, he couldn't accept him unless he was that man.

He couldn't figure out what was going on, why couldn't he feel his love's proximity and had to rely on speculation or intimate contact? He didn't want to become a kissing maniac and indecently assault every handsome man he saw.

"Of course, but I'm concerned about you every day." Gustav immediately nodded, "Even one day without seeing you feels like a year. I saw Old Duke's (the guest photographer) pictures of you. They're very good, but not the best. If it was me that was shooting, it would've turned out much better. My lens love you the most!" And so do I!

Because there were two extras at the table, he reluctantly concealed his affectionate confession.

Zhou Yun Sheng knew that this was the way of the West, they always openly admired the people they liked. He covered the goose bumps on the back of his hand and smiled an ignorant and shy smile.

Bonnie was enjoying herself, eating a delicious dinner while admiring her old friend's gallant act. Emily felt neglected. She had always known that Gustav treated Romeo differently, but the difference had never been so blatant. As long as Romeo was present, Gustav's eyes could only see him, everyone else was just dispensable furnishings.

Is this really just an artist's obsession with his muse? It was too intense, his eyes were two flames, almost charring Romeo.

She was unwilling to give up, she wanted to make the man pay attention her, so she pushed over the unfolded napkin and smiled, "Mr. Acheson, I've always wanted your signature, but I had no chance to ask, can you give me one today?"

She finally got the man's attention, but the passion in his eyes quickly extinguish, replaced by cold alienation. This was the true nature of Gustav Acheson, he was seemingly gentle and humble, but he always maintained a certain distance with everyone, he never allowed them to get closer by even half a step.

Gustav's feelings for Emily could only be described as 'disgusted', he smiled and waved, "Sorry, I didn't bring a pen today."

"I can borrow one from the waiter." Emily responded positively.

Just then, the waitress walked up and put a mug of warm milk down on the napkin, she stooped to say "It's hot, drink slowly." Gustav picked up the cup and put it in front of Kitten, then he naturally scrunched up the napkin and threw it into a trash can.

Emily paled, then she hurriedly put up a glass of red wine to cover her face, she didn't mention the signature again. She was secretly reflecting on what she had done to offend the man and make him so disgusted with her. Yes, it was disgust. He looked at her as if he was looking at an annoying fly, this gave her self-esteem a devastating blow.

Gustav didn't have the mind to take care of others, he stared at Kitten as he stuck out his tongue to lick the hot milk little by little. His smile widened at the sight and his eyes softened.

Zhou Yun Sheng loved wine, but he loved milk more. He held the warm almond milk and sipped slowly, his stomach warmed up and he narrowed his eyes in sleepiness.

Gustav's heart melted into a pool of water. He gave Bonnie a look and hinted, "Did you enjoy your dinner?" Eat quickly and drag that other extra away.

"It was okay. But I want to order some creamy vanilla baked escargot." Bonnie needed some incentives.

"If you like, I can have my chef cook it for you later. You're a model, you shouldn't eat too much high-calorie things at once."

"Okay, you have to remember." Bonnie shrugged, pulled the napkin out from around her neck and said, " Emily, my dear, we're leaving."

"Now? I wanted another glass of red wine." Emily was reluctant to leave.

"There's red wine in the villa's fridge, you can go back and drink." Bonnie grabbed her arm, her attitude firm. She saw many women like Emily, in order to gain power, they could climb any ladder, but Gustav obviously didn't want to be her step.

"Mr. Acheson and Romeo …"

"They've got something to talk about." Bonnie pulled Emily to the door and whispered in her ear. "A wise girl knows what should and shouldn't be done. You don't want to provoke Mr. Acheson, his power is not limited to the fashion industry."

Emily finally looked back at the two people getting closer to each other and felt resentment, but she had to accept the threat. One day, one day, these people will crawl at her feet!

"Romeo, I'm sorry about the things before. I didn't mean to cause you any trouble, I just couldn't restrain my heart." As soon as the miscellaneous people left, Gustav immediately moved closer to Kitten, placed an arm on the sofa behind him and tried to grasp his hand.

"I accept your apology, it's late … …" Zhou Yun Sheng didn't want to face this man, he could hear the man's heart beating crazily and heard him breathing more heavily, the man's feelings for him were deeper than he'd imagined.

"I can only think about you to sleep every night, even if we just met an hour ago. I knew I was gay when I was a kid, and I was only interested in men with beautiful eyes. But before I met you, I just appreciated them, never loved them. Now I know, all this time, I was waiting for you. I'm going crazy with love for you, please give me a chance?" With just those few words he had a parched throat and a heart on the brink of exhaustion, he stared at the boy's expression, afraid of the rejection he could get.

"No..."

Zhou Yun Sheng had just spit out the word when the man unexpectedly leaned forward to give him a warm kiss. He was about to push him away and refuse, but he was surprised, his clenched jaw slightly loosened and he met the man's powerful tongue. They kissed for a few minutes before separating, and Zhou Yun Sheng spit out a sigh of relief. He wanted to speak, but the man hastily blocked his mouth again.

That word 'no' had made Gustav feel terrified, he didn't want to hear it again.

They kissed seven or eight times, then Zhou Yun Sheng finally found it unbearable and pushed him away, "Enough, my tongue is going numb!"

Gustav begged, "Baby, don't turn me down so quickly, please consider it carefully for a while then give me a reply. Please? I promise you, I'll be the best lover in the world."

Zhou Yun Sheng looked into the man's eyes and nodded. Of course he knew he was the best lover in the world, even if they were light-years apart, the man would always intuitively find him.

Gustav felt weak, he was almost scared to death.

The two people sat silently for a while, then Zhou Yun Sheng picked up his coat and said, "Send me back." He really wanted to get together, but he was worried he would get himself into trouble by getting carried away, so everything had to wait until after the game was over.

Gustav immediately stood up and pulled his chair for him, very attentive.

The car ride was quiet, and the car firmly stopped at the villa. Zhou Yun Sheng got off, and after two steps he turned around and said, "I think I've considered it clearly… …"

What can be considered in such a short time? Gustav was very uneasy, he waved his hand again and again, "No, no, please consider carefully, at least until the end of the game."

"No, I'll date you, because your kiss made me fascinated." The real deal of being smitten. Zhou Yun Sheng winked and strode back to the villa.

"What? Baby? Can you say that again?" Gustav immediately jumped out of the car to chase him, but he saw the other players sticking their heads out of the villa and had to stop. His expression was fierce, ecstatic and disbelieving.

God, tell me it's not my imagination! He really agreed!

"Baby, you promised right? Did you really say yes? Anyway, I'll promise myself to you!" He shouted many times, then pumped his fist into the air.

He fluttered home and posted a message on his social media account – A new day, a day worth remembering, the happiest and most pleasant day! Thank God and thank my beloved! He ended the post with infatuated cartoon gifs.

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After a day off, the game started again, there were still five players left. Bonnie took them to the studio and warned, "This is the semi-final round, and we'll knock out a player today, but it's possible to knock out two players, it all depends on your performance. The knockout decision is not in the hands of the audience, nor in the hands of the judges today, but in our client's hands. As a model, your most important job is to take pictures for the customer's satisfaction."

She introduced the customer to everyone, a tall, bearded and strong looking man. His eyes were pre-occupied with staring at a female contestant's plump chest, when he noticed that the camera was aiming at him, he gave an awkward cough, then introduced the product.

He was MOT's sales director, this time, they were promoting the company's latest research and development product, the Skywalker Tablet PC. The Skywalker was a very powerful computer, it came with many of the most advanced software, especially its file and image processing functions- it could be called the world's vanguard in the IT industry. The name 'Skywalker' was enough to show their confidence in their product.

After a brief introduction, Mr. Director added, "So, your task today is to make a poster for my computer. I'll give you thirty minutes each, and in those thirty minutes, you can take an unlimited number of pictures. Then you can pick out the best for me to review."

Unlimited photos, they were no longer limited to thirty shots. This was definitely good news! As the contestants cheered, Mr. Director immediately poured cold water on them, "But, the costumes, styles, photography, lighting, and image touch-up is all on yourself. No one else will be responsible for your results."

He picked up a stylish Tablet PC, showed it to the audience, then continued, "If you're not satisfied with the photo, you can use our product for post-production. Its powerful image processing capabilities will certainly give you an eye-opener."

"But what if I'm a computer idiot? I don't even know how to use Word." Ivana said frankly.

"Don't worry, I'll send each of you a technician at the end of your shooting. They will be responsible for teaching you how to use it." When the contestants were touching up their photos, the exchanges between them and the technicians could once again serve to promote the powerful functions of their product, the publicity would be very good.

The contestants nodded, then they saw that John was closing-up on his idol, who was staring at the tablet with hot lava eyes.

"I like electronics, especially PCs." Zhou Yun Sheng turned red and smiled at the camera.

Emily, who stood beside him, suddenly raised her hand and said, "Isn't the program group imposing sanctions on Romeo? So his time should be halved."

The fans in front of the TV blew up, poking at the TV screen with nasty insults, everything from brat to cheap-looking hooker, some wanted to drag Emily out and beat her up.

Bonnie was about to speak when Mr. Director opened, "The program group is the program group, the sponsor is the sponsor. I don't care if you think it's fair, I just know that my product has to have the best poster, so everyone has to have equal resources. If you want to suppress an opponent, do it on someone else's time, please don't take my product as a joke. I came here for serious work, not to give you a tool to fool around with!"

He was so blunt that Emily reddened in shame. The rest of the players covered their mouths and grinned, and Zhou Yun Sheng glanced at her as if she were just a clown.

Bonnie didn't come out to mediate, she waited for everyone to have a laugh before bringing them to the shooting venue.

"Is this the background? A piece of white cloth?" Ivana couldn't believe it, the studio had five large and spaced-out white cloths. Such a monotonous background, how could they play?

"You'll find a way to figure it out later. As long as there's a powerful computer involved, even if you want to shoot in out of space, it's not impossible." Bonnie winked mysteriously.

"This is to let us use the image processing software to add in the background. Don't worry, the software will certainly have a background effect that satisfies you." Zhou Yun Sheng whispered in Ivana's ear. Mr. Director apparently heard the remark and nodded to him with a smile.

Bonnie snapped he fingers, and the countdown began, the contestants shrieked and rushed into the clothing room. Zhou Yun Sheng picked out a casual gray V-neck sweater, white casual pants and a pair of black and white shoes. He slightly fiddled with his hair to make it seem fluffy and bouncy, then he walked to the white wall and talked with the lighting division. They said the players were in charge of lighting, but in fact, they just wanted them to tell the staff what effects they wanted.

The computer came in five colors – black, white, blue, yellow, orange. Zhou Yun Sheng made the lighting division cast a blue halation on the white cloth, then a yellow halation, orange halation, white halation, light gray halation, and he only pressed the shutter between color changes.

"What is he doing? There must be modeling and products in the photo, he should know that right?" Mr. Director was very worried. He owed a great deal to Gustav, so he didn't mind taking good care of his baby, but his baby was shooting bland halation effect photos, he didn't know how to help.

"Don't worry, he won't mess it up." Bonnie nonchalantly waved, she was squinting at the young man's exposed white, round shoulder. His sweater was too loose, any little movement would reveal a very sexy collarbone and a small slice of shoulder, if Gustav was in the studio, he would be the embodiment of a wolf.

Mr. Director shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking.