The female guests he looked at instinctively lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.
“Do you understand?”
“Yes, sir!”
Everyone responded in unison, their voices no longer holding the laughter from before.
“Dismissed.”
Lu Mingyu uttered two words and turned to walk towards the rest area by the training ground.
He left behind a tall and stern figure.
The female celebrities exchanged glances, not daring to say another word, and quickened their steps, running towards the dormitory.
Ten minutes later, in the female dormitory.
Gu Lina Zha had already changed into a clean training uniform.
She simply washed her face with clear water and applied a basic moisturizing cream.
But even so, her exquisitely beautiful face, under the dormitory lights, was still breathtakingly beautiful.
Her fair skin glowed faintly, her long eyelashes were like two small fans, and her clear eyes shone like stars.
When Bai Lu came out of the bathroom, this was the scene she saw.
She couldn't help but let out a gasp of admiration.
“Oh my goodness, Naza, you’re too beautiful!”
“How are the rest of us supposed to live?”
Bai Lu walked over to Gu Lina Zha and pinched her delicate, flawless cheek.
“You’re truly blessed by heaven; you look this good even without makeup.”
She then looked down at herself and laughed self-deprecatingly.
“Look at me, dark and strong, like a female King Kong.”
Gu Lina Zha was amused by her and gently patted her hand.
“You’re beautiful too, in a healthy and radiant way.”
Twenty minutes later, all the female guests gathered on the training ground.
The photography team had already set up their equipment and lighting; everything was ready.
Lu Mingyu and several of his team members stood by, waiting for the filming to begin.
Team member Li Xiaoniu’s gaze swept across the female guest team.
Finally, it landed on Gu Lina Zha.
He couldn't help but nudge Lu Mingyu beside him with his elbow.
“Boss, look at sister-in-law, oh no, look at Miss Gu.”
Li Xiaoniu chuckled, lowering his voice as he spoke.
“She’s truly too beautiful; we probably can’t find a second one in our entire Military Region, right?”
“This is such a good opportunity, Boss, you really need to seize it.”
“Once the show airs, the people who are interested in her will surely line up from here to our base entrance.”
Lu Mingyu followed his gaze.
His eyes softened gradually as they met that beautiful figure.
But his tone remained cold and indifferent.
“Mind your own business.”
“If you talk any more, today’s training volume will be doubled.”
Li Xiaoniu shrank his neck and immediately shut his mouth, not daring to say another word.
Wu Tianlong, standing nearby, laughed. He patted Li Xiaoniu’s shoulder.
“You little brat, stop worrying unnecessarily.”
Wu Tianlong’s eyes held a mysterious meaning.
He glanced at Gu Lina Zha not far away and slowly began to speak.
“Do you think Miss Gu is someone just anyone can be interested in?”
“She’s currently the captain’s girlfriend, and what kind of background does the captain’s family have?”
“On the surface, they might not do anything, but behind the scenes, can they do less security work?”
“Ordinary people won’t even have a chance to get close.”
Soon, a middle-aged man wearing glasses and looking refined walked over.
He was Ding Hui, the chief director of this show.
Ding Hui had a professional smile on his face and first politely greeted Instructor Lu.
“Instructor Lu, thank you for your hard work.”
“Next, we need to shoot a set of promotional photos, and we’ll need your cooperation along with a few team members.”
Lu Mingyu nodded expressionlessly, as a response.
Ding Hui didn’t mind his coolness and turned to direct the scene.
“Alright, ladies and instructors, we’re starting the shoot now.”
“For the first group, let’s have a big group photo to show our harmonious atmosphere of military and civilians as one family.”
His voice was full of enthusiasm, and the female guests’ emotions were also stirred up.
Under Ding Hui’s arrangement, the female guests and instructors stood in several rows, well-spaced.
As the chief instructor, Lu Mingyu naturally stood in the very center.
The photographer’s flash continuously lit up, capturing this rare scene.
“Good, very good, hold it!”
Ding Hui looked at the scene in the camera with satisfaction, then had a new idea.
“Next, we’ll do group shots.”
“Bai Lu, you’re with Instructor Wu Tianlong.”
“Everyone else, pair up, improvise, and show your best state.”
Bai Lu generously walked over to Wu Tianlong’s side.
She even gave a playfully inaccurate military salute, drawing laughter from everyone.
The atmosphere on set immediately lightened considerably.
Ding Hui’s gaze swept across the crowd, finally landing on Lu Mingyu and Gu Lina Zha.
He cleared his throat and announced loudly.
“Instructor Lu, Miss Gu, the two of you will shoot a set of cover photos.”
“Your images and temperaments are the best.”
“You are very suitable to be the main promotional cover for our show.”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone’s attention focused on the two of them.
Gu Lina Zha’s heart sank, and she had a bad premonition.
Lu Mingyu’s brows also furrowed almost imperceptibly.
“Director, isn’t this arrangement inappropriate?”
Gu Lina Zha spoke first, trying to politely decline.
As someone in the industry, she knew the show’s tactics too well.
Handsome men and beautiful women, especially a combination like an instructor and a female celebrity, which is full of contrasting appeal, are simply natural topics for hype.
Ding Hui, however, seemed not to have heard her implied meaning and continued to say with a smile.
“Appropriate, why wouldn’t it be appropriate?”
“Talented man and beautiful woman, oh no, it’s a hero with a beauty; how pleasing is this picture?”
“Come, come, both of you, stand a little closer, yes, a little closer.”
Under Ding Hui’s constant urging, Gu Lina Zha could only bite the bullet and move closer to Lu Mingyu.
The distance between them instantly shortened to only half an arm’s length.
She could even clearly feel the strong, unique aura of a soldier emanating from him.
Lu Mingyu’s body was a bit stiff, and his gaze became even deeper.
“Miss Gu, look this way, look at Instructor Lu.”
The photographer directed loudly from the side.
“Instructor Lu, your expression can be a little softer, not so serious.”
“That’s right, you can try putting your hand on Miss Gu’s shoulder, yes, just like that!”
Lu Mingyu’s movements paused.
His gaze swept over Gu Lina Zha’s exquisite face, which was so close, and a strange emotion welled up in his heart.
He sensed that something was wrong.
This had already exceeded the scope of normal promotional photos.
Gu Lina Zha also felt the same.
She suppressed the discomfort in her heart and cooperated with the photographer to complete the shoot.
When Ding Hui finally called “Cut.”
She almost immediately sprang away from Lu Mingyu’s side.
Taking advantage of the interval while others were still shooting.
Gu Lina Zha quickly walked to the rest area and found Lu Mingyu, who was drinking water.
“What exactly was going on just now?”
She lowered her voice, her tone questioning.
“Is the production team trying to create a CP out of us?”
“If so, I need my team to intervene and negotiate immediately.”
She didn’t want their real relationship to become a tool for public entertainment because of a variety show.
