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Chapter 844 - 841 Zi Yan’s Identity

Chapter 844: Chapter 841 Zi Yan’s Identity

"Boss Zi calls him junior brother?" The photographer steps back a few steps, his gaze shifting between Zi Yan and Lin Tian, and finally, an epiphany dawns on him: "Oh, so you guys know each other, hehe, very well. Boss, if you’re firing me, think it through. If I leave, who will hold the studio together?"

"Don’t think you’re so important. Earth doesn’t stop spinning just because someone leaves." Zi Yan remains unmoved, still speaking coldly.

The photographer squints his eyes, his expression turning even darker, he sneers: "Alright, so you’re firing me, huh? I’ll just call the police as soon as I step out. Your junior brother hit me first, let’s see if he gets in trouble!"

"I hit you too, go ahead and call the police, it’s useless. I knocked you down with a punch, and you still have the nerve to threaten us." Xiao Manxuan shouts angrily.

Being called useless by a girl in front of so many people, the photographer has nowhere to put his face, he feels utterly ashamed, his face turns red, and he says viciously: "Fine, even better that you admitted it, I’ll call the police later and have you both arrested."

Zi Yan responds indifferently: "You’re welcome to call the police, and when they arrive, I’ll tell them how you exploit those female models, let’s see whether your reputation gets ruined or you end up in jail?"

"You... you guys are ruthless!" The photographer, taken aback, doesn’t dare mention calling the police again and leaves the studio hurriedly.

"Senior sister is truly imposing, your junior brother is impressed." Lin Tian doesn’t take the photographer’s threats seriously at all, he says with a grin.

"All for you, junior brother. Seeing you so calm, aren’t you afraid he’ll really call the police?" Zi Yan seems a bit helpless, a bit puzzled as she asks.

Lin Tian says with great certainty: "This studio’s business is connected to the entertainment industry, celebrities dread getting into such troubles, so if I were the studio owner, I’d never let that photographer call the police, whether through intimidation or whatever means necessary. Senior sister, wouldn’t you agree?"

"So junior brother has been calm and composed all along, no wonder you’re so daring." Zi Yan laughs, though it’s unclear whether it’s praise or criticism.

"Sister Zi Yan, that guy was the really arrogant one, calling Lin Tian a pretty boy. He sees people with his dog-eyes, I should’ve hit him harder." Xiao Manxuan still voices her anger.

"Junior brother got called a pretty boy?" Zi Yan chuckles, looking Lin Tian up and down with unabashed scrutiny, she says with a smile: "Even senior sister wants to be your sugar mama, name your price."

Dammit, flirting with me again, getting teased by senior sister every day, no one else would have it like this, Lin Tian thinks with utter helplessness.

"Alright, enough with the jokes, what are you two doing at the studio?" Zi Yan asks.

"I want to enlarge this photo and print it as a framed picture." Lin Tian shows Zi Yan his phone and says.

After glancing at it, Zi Yan doesn’t comment, she waves over a staff member, gives them instructions, and then says: "Since you’re here, why not come up and have a seat, it’ll take a bit to handle the photo."

Lin Tian naturally wouldn’t refuse, and along with Xiao Manxuan, follows Zi Yan upstairs to Zi Yan’s office.

"Miss Kikuchi, are you doing well here with senior sister?" Lin Tian asks after taking a seat.

"Sister Zi Yan takes good care of me, I’m doing well." Kikuchi Mika responds softly.

"Junior brother, are you afraid I’d eat Meijia?" Zi Yan laughs softly.

"Of course not, I just worry she might not adapt well, by the way, how did a photographer like that end up in the studio?" Lin Tian shifts the topic.

Zi Yan shakes her head and says: "I didn’t hire him, the previous owner did. I’ve only acquired this studio recently and haven’t had the chance to reorganize the staff."

Lin Tian suddenly realizes and says: "Ah, that makes sense. Senior sister’s business truly spans widely, from wellness and beauty, women’s clothing, and now a studio."

"I’ve been in the studio business elsewhere for quite some time. In Xikou City, I’ve had my eyes on this studio for a while because its business model aligns with mine, so I bought it." Zi Yan explains, not detailing her other ventures.

"Senior sister, I’ve realized you’re a jack of all trades, you can do anything." Lin Tian praises sincerely.

"I just recently remodeled the top floor of this studio, come take a look." Zi Yan suddenly says mysteriously.

Lin Tian is a bit curious, wondering what could be on the top floor that makes senior sister so secretive, could it be a VIP room specifically for celebrities?

Without explaining, Zi Yan leads Lin Tian and the others to the top floor, then pushes open a large door.

As Lin Tian walks in, he sees that behind the door is a large room resembling both a living room and an office. The décor is quite unusual, with only black, white, and gray being the base colors.

The studio’s overall decoration is lively and colorful, such an oddly decorated place appearing suddenly feels strange to Lin Tian.

The room is equipped with plenty of modern facilities, computers, TVs, and the like, but it’s the painting on the wall that captures Lin Tian’s attention.

This is a portrait of an ancient person, an old man wearing a gray robe, with grey-white hair and beard, one hand behind his back, the other naturally placed in front of his waist, holding a scroll.

The old man’s features are extraordinary, his eyes seemingly gazing forward, yet also appearing to look down. This portrait of an ancient person clashes starkly with the modern equipment in the room, and perhaps because of its abruptness, it draws Lin Tian’s immediate attention.

"Who is this? Why isn’t there an inscription on the portrait?" Lin Tian asks out of curiosity.

Zi Yan gives Lin Tian a glance, as if pondering something, and after a while, she says: "The person in the portrait is Gui Guzi."

"Gui Guzi?" Lin Tian pauses, anywhere else this portrait of Gui Guzi would seem normal, but it appears here in Zi Yan’s office.

Previously, Zi Yan had produced Gui Guzi’s Nine Needle Technique Golden Scroll, along with a golden thread emblem of Gui Guzi’s successor, and now this portrait appears here, what does that make Zi Yan’s identity?

Almost as if seeing through Lin Tian’s doubt, Zi Yan smiles and says: "We studied Gui Guzi’s Nine Needle Technique, he’s considered our grandmaster, what’s so strange about placing a portrait of him here?"

"Hmm, nothing strange, so does senior sister have a particular intention in bringing us here?" Lin Tian asks.

"This is my other job, a divination master." Zi Yan replies with a mysterious smile.

A divination master? Lin Tian and Xiao Manxuan exchange glances, clearly both of them thought of the same person, Zhang Lingyu, since Zhang Lingyu also claimed to be a Tarot Master, which is a form of divination master.

"You know, celebrities particularly believe in these things about fate, the more famous they are, the more they believe. Some even go to the South Ocean to learn ghost-raising. These things mustn’t be known by their fans, and having my divination room here in the studio aligns with the celebrities’ psychology, which is why most of my studio’s clients are celebrities." Zi Yan explains.

Meeting two divination masters in one day, Lin Tian finds it amusing, is bad luck coming his way, and heaven sent divination masters to guide him through?