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The Weekend Exhibition: Rendezvous 556

Shen Chu agrees to take photos for An Yu at the opening of a weekend exhibition, only to discover that her photographs will be used for commercial promotion, whereas they had previously agreed on private keepsakes. She pauses shooting and explains that professional use requires a separate licensing discussion. An Yu supplements the usage terms with the organizers and then invites her to tour the exhibition as a friend; only after clarifying these overdue boundaries can the outing return to the joy they originally hoped to share.

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