Chapter 2949: You Are My Fashion Darling 08

On the beach.

The contestants were each busy as could be, a few photographers lugging their equipment up and down the sand, looking for the best shooting angle.

Jin Chen sauntered lazily to the edge of the beach, planted himself at the fringe of the crowd; the sun was a bit glaring, he narrowed his eyes and swept a glance around, spotting that person, and stared for two seconds.

Jin Chen figured he was already lazy enough and unconventional enough, but compared to this Mr. Chenshu, he practically admitted defeat.

At least he wouldn't casually kiss people.

Thinking of that kiss…… Jin Chen unconsciously pressed his lips together, casting aside that inappropriate association.

"Jin Chen!"

Jin Chen tilted his head and saw Min Heng walking over.

Min Heng had already changed into his outfit; the dark blue suit matched the tone of today's jewelry set, the necklace and bracelet were on, and the sapphire sparkled in the sunlight.

Min Heng walked up beside him, looked around, confirmed no photographer had followed, and then relaxed his expression a little.

"Why are you still here? Aren't you supposed to be preparing?"

Jin Chen, "Not urgent."

Min Heng chuckled, "What are you thinking today? This theme gives me a headache just hearing it—with so many elements, I actually don't know how to choose."

Jin Chen tilted his head to look at him, his gaze lingering on that outfit, and said, "You look awful in that."

Min Heng's smile froze on his face, "What?"

He lowered his head and glanced at himself.

This was one of the showstopper pieces from last season's Opus Fashion Show, modeled by an international top male model, stunning the audience, hailed as the perfect exemplar of combining male splendor and elegance.

He merely tweaked the accessories slightly to highlight the jewelry—how could it be ugly?

But Jin Chen's fashion intuition and eye are so sharp; Min Heng has experienced it firsthand, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy—could there really be a problem

"Then what do you think I should change?" he asked, lowering his voice.

"Min Heng." A staff member came trotting over, with a photographer trailing behind.

Min Heng immediately dropped his earlier expression, put on a standard business smile, and turned away.

"Contestant Min Heng, are you ready over here? We can first discuss the shooting style and location you want."

This time Min Heng didn't have a chance to get advice from Jin Chen; he froze for a second, then forced himself to speak according to his own idea.

Jin Chen turned, sauntered off lazily, too bothered to care.

Anyway, saying it doesn't guarantee they'll listen; hearing it doesn't guarantee they'll admit it; admitting it doesn't guarantee they'll thank you.

He swayed toward the clothing area, starting to think what he wanted to shoot, roughly scanning the garments on the racks.

Most contestants tended to choose gowns or outfits with ocean elements or a design feel; Jin Chen skimmed over those elaborate styles and finally looked at the clothing placed in an inconspicuous spot.

A very simple sea‑blue chiffon shirt, paired with wide‑leg trousers of the same hue, also extremely sheer, swaying like flowing water when he moved; the whole outfit looked overly plain, utterly unnoticeable among the dazzling array of finery.

Jin Chen picked it up to examine; the fabric felt excellent, showing varying shades of sea‑blue in the light, and……

Light and breathable enough; even if he jumped into the sea it shouldn't feel too heavy—this is the one.

One hour later.

Chenshu finished handling an urgent email, pinched his brow, and lifted his gaze once more toward the beach.

The shoot on the beach was in full swing; he scanned the area, but saw no familiar figure.

Chenshu felt somewhat helpless—how had he disappeared again?

He casually asked Victor beside him, "Where's Jin Chen?"

Victor was watching the shoot of the top‑ranked contestant from the previous few episodes, Gu Chen Zhou; hearing this, he turned his head, eyebrows shooting up.

"Oh, dear Chenshu, you know my eyes and lens are always drawn to the most striking beauty. Gu's performance just now was fantastic! As for contestant Jin Chen……"

He waved to summon a staff member, "Where is contestant Jin Chen?"

The staff member pointed into the distance, "He went that way, with a photographer, but the waves are bigger over there—we also warned him to stay safe."

Chenshu followed the direction she pointed; it was already some distance from the main shooting zone, and ahead lay the sharp reef area, where the waves are larger and more dangerous.

Victor, acclaimed as a top‑talent photographer, became interested and told Anna and Ava beside him, "Look over there—contestant Jin Chen has gone to a wilder spot."

"This is definitely a novel attempt; perhaps it'll yield unexpected results—shall we go together to have a look?"

Several judges nodded in agreement; they'd pretty much seen the shoots of the popular contestants, and indeed they were curious what the ever‑nonconformist homebody could produce.

The resting contestants saw the judges collectively heading toward the western reef area and wondered curiously, "Who is it? Who drew all the judges over?"

"Looks like Jin Chen? He's always been lazy—how did he end up shooting in such a dangerous place this time?"

"I don't know, but Judge Qi Jing didn't go over; he seems only interested in Min Heng's footage."

"Tsk, comparing people makes you angry to death."

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Reef area.

Waves crashed against the reef, bigger and steeper than on the beach, with several chunks protruding above the water, looking perilous.

Jack felt like he was about to have a heart attack.

He was Jin Chen's follow‑cameraman, had been in the business for nearly ten years, and had seen all kinds of wind and waves.

But today's scene, he truly hadn't seen before.

He had just watched Jin Chen climb up the highest reef, stand on its outermost pointed corner, and lean back… lean back… lean back again.

Jack's hands were shaking; when he pressed the shutter he almost couldn't hold the camera steady.

"Done?" Jin Chen's voice came from above, lazy and drawling.

"All right! Come down quick!"

Jin Chen straightened up, jumped down from the reef, swayed a bit on landing, then steadied himself.

He lowered his eyes to glance at the sapphire pendant on his collarbone, then glanced out at the sea, as if pondering something.

"Wait a moment." Jin Chen said to Jack, then staggered behind the reef.