The set was alive with movement—lights shifting, props being placed, final checks echoing through the space.
In the middle of the controlled chaos, An Ning sat perfectly composed, a picture of ease amid the storm. The kind of stillness that drew the camera's eye without effort.
It was one of her new endorsement photoshoots—a sportswear brand that wanted vitality and confidence, though An Ning's aura made even waiting between shots look deliberate.
The deal had come shortly after the dating show aired. Her clips especially from the Escape Room, where her vitality and the way she'd left Zhao Guangyao completely speechless—caught the brand's eye. They thought she looked "real", yet still beautiful.
The brand, eager to seize on her rising popularity, had reached out within days.
An Ning felt that it was fitting. After all, she'd survived an actual emotional escape room on livestream; posing in leggings and a windbreaker was practically a vacation.
