"Woof woof woof!" the canna lily barked loudly.

Xu Jianshen's hand trembled slightly, and Xiang Jin promptly took the documents.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Xu, I scared you." Xiang Jin patted the dog's head, and the canna whimpered twice, then shrank back and reluctantly nestled at Xiang Jin's feet.

"It's alright, you go back and review the documents first, and we can meet the client together tomorrow."

Xu Jianshen's smile was somewhat distant.

If he wasn't mistaken, this should be Murong Xiao's dog named Meirenjiao.

This dog used to bare its teeth at him, but now it's gotten even worse.

Like master, like dog; my wariness of him hasn't changed at all.

but--

In this way, Xiang Jin's identity no longer needs to be guessed.

She must be the Murong lady who netizens described as "horribly ugly".

Unexpectedly, Murong Xiao married her.

interesting.

"Is Mr. Xu going to personally oversee this project?" Xiang Jin was somewhat surprised, judging from his tone that he seemed to be going along.

Xu Yingdi is famous and has achieved both fame and fortune. Even if he were bored out of his mind, he wouldn't personally follow up on a design project. Could this client be special?

"Yes, I'll follow up on it personally."

"Xiang Jin, show me your true strength this time. I want to see just how much potential you have."

"Understood, I will do my best."

…………

Xiang Jin took the documents and returned to her workstation.

Just a second before she left the office, news of her taking on a new project spread throughout the entire company.

"Holy crap, President Xu is actually personally mentoring Xiang Jin on this project! Is she on her way to instant success?!" The group chat was buzzing with excitement.

"That can't be right. Mr. Xu only brought Kelly to do it before. Did you hear me wrong?"

"I swear! I just overheard it in the office, and they even said they were taking her with them to meet a client tomorrow!"

"Tsk tsk, Xiang Jin's methods are impressive... I thought she was a little white rabbit, but she turned out to be a little raccoon; I thought she was a little raccoon, but she turned out to be a little lion... It seems that she made a name for herself in the design world under the name Mu Xin, and that she relied on more than just talent..."

"Kelly is about to fall out of favor."

"Kelly was completely defeated."

...

Kelly stared silently at the group messages, her face turning a deep purplish-red with anger.

She glanced at Xiang Jin in his seat, then stormed off to Xu Jianshen's office.

After a while, she came out with a dark face and walked straight to Xiang Jin's side.

Feeling the light in front of her being blocked, Xiang Jin raised her head.

"Don't think you're something special just because you've landed one or two projects, Xiang Jin. There's a long road ahead, let's take it slow." With that, she stomped out of the office in her high heels, looking haughty.

"Don't bother with her." At this moment, Yun Xin walked up to her.

"No one stipulated that Mr. Xu's projects must be done by her. Naturally, they are given to whoever is more capable. You don't need to feel guilty."

Xiang Jin smiled and said, "I don't know how."

Instead, she will do her best to complete the project, leaving those who disagree with her speechless.

After get off work, Xiang Jin took her dog to the vet.

The vet studied the canna lily for a long time and finally concluded: "It is indeed not sick. However, some pets do behave strangely at certain times. It will probably be fine in a couple of days."

Xiang Jin breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness I'm not sick.

She took the dog home.

In the morning, she first had Zhouzhou take the canna lily to play frisbee, and while the dog wasn't paying attention, she secretly slipped into the car.

There's no way around it, I have to meet a client with Xu Jianshen today, and I can't talk business with it in the car. I hope the canna lily won't be angry.

An hour later, Xiang Jin arrived at his destination.

Xu Jianshen arrived before her.

"What's wrong? The canna lilies aren't bothering you today?" Xu Jianshen looked around but didn't see the familiar dog, so he couldn't help but ask.

Xiang Jin was slightly surprised: "Mr. Xu knows it's called a canna lily?"

"What you said yesterday, have you forgotten?"

"Yeah?"

Xiang Jin thought for a long time but couldn't remember when she had said it. Seeing that Xu Jianshen had already walked away, she quickly grabbed the documents and followed.

The elevator stopped on the eighteenth floor.

Xiang Jin followed Xu Jianshen into an office.

A tall, slender man stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. He had a gentle face, and even the way he smoked had a kind of warmth to it.

Xiang Jin was stunned.

She clenched her hands and stood there, stunned.

Hearing the noise, the man by the window gave a slight smirk: "It's really too much trouble for Actor Xu to personally come all this way for such a small project..."

Wen Yibai turned around, his gentle smile gradually freezing.

His gaze was fixed on Xiang Jin.

"Is this the person you brought to take on fashion week projects?"

"What, is there a problem?"

Wen Yibai remained silent. He quietly stubbed out his cigarette and sat down on the sofa.

Sensing the strange atmosphere, Xu Jianshen turned his gaze to Xiang Jin.

"Excuse my bluntness, anyone can take on this project, but not her." Wen Yibai's handsome face held a hint of sarcasm, his long, slender hands clenched tightly.

"Mr. Wen, I remember she went to the same university as you. You know her as Mu Xin, right? Can't Mu Xin satisfy you?"

"cannot."

"What good works can a person with a dirty body and soul design?"

He looked at Xiang Jin, his eyes seeming to hold unspoken words.

Xu Jianshen frowned, raising his sword-like eyebrows.

"Sorry." He stood up from the sofa.

“Your words to Xiang Jin are not only disrespectful to her, but also an insult to Yi Xin. We will not accept any projects from Fashion Week.”

He grabbed Xiang Jin's wrist, preparing to leave the office.

"Smack—"

Just then, the secretary came in with tea and accidentally bumped into Xiang Jin. The scalding water spilled onto Xiang Jin's hand, and the glass shattered.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry..."

The secretary was startled and quickly handed Xiang Jin a tissue.

"What are you doing, so clumsy? Go get some burn ointment." Wen Yibai frowned, his gaze fixed on Xiang Jin's hand.

Xiang Jin indicated that he was alright.

In winter, when you wear thick clothes, there's a sweater underneath even after you take off your coat. It didn't directly burn your skin, but it just turned slightly red and felt a little swollen and painful.

But the secretary had already brought the medicine in.

She glanced at Wen Yibai cautiously, refusing to let Xiang Jin leave, and insisted on applying medicine to her.

Xiang Jin couldn't refuse, so she extended her hand.

But the secretary was too nervous and her strength was not steady, causing Xiang Jin to wince in pain.

"I'll do it."

Xu Jianshen took the ointment, first melting it on his fingertips, and then gently applying it to the affected area.

His movements were very gentle, and it didn't hurt at all. Xiang Jin's furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

"How strange, when did Actor Xu become so gentle, even personally applying medicine to an employee's injury?" Wen Yibai smiled, his eyes somewhat cold.

Xu Jianshen smiled.

“I’m not like President Wen; I don’t mind that she’s dirty.”

In short, Wen Yibai's face turned utterly cold to the bone.