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The studio lights emitted a low, persistent hum. Zhang Wei stood formally beside her husband, but her attention was arrested entirely by the photographer behind the camera—the very woman who had shared her umbrella in a passing storm. "Three, two, one...smile," the photographer instructed, her voice calm. The shutter snapped with a decisive click. Wei gave a slight, gracious nod, her expression perfectly polite. "Thank you," she said, then let a pause hang in the air. "Might I ask your name?" Her tone was light, almost airy, but her eyes lingered on the owner's face, searching.