Settled

That evening, Li Fuqiang came to Yayuan to see Zhiwei. Seeing that Zhiwei looked listless, he comforted her, saying, "Don't worry. Dr. Li and his team are top-notch in this field in China, and they have a long-term partnership with 301 Hospital. This time, everything will definitely be alright."

Zhiwei wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned against him, saying nothing, only letting out two soft "hmm"s. Li Fuqiang rarely saw her so proactive, but he couldn't take advantage of her. Having such a beautiful woman in his arms, yet still having to act like a gentleman, was no easy feat.

To distract her, he said, "Spring is just around the corner. Once you're done with your work in a couple of days, I'll have someone come over so you can pick out some clothes."

Zhiwei said lazily, "I don't need it, you and Miss Li can choose."

"Jiaqi has already gone back. Who knows how many more years she'll have to study? Let her be."

Zhiwei found it difficult to answer this question, saying, "Reading more books is always a good thing."

Two days later, after Xu Anyi went back to the hospital for checkups, she finally picked up Zhiwei and took her to Rongdi. She then arranged for Dior staff to come and help them try on clothes. As usual, Zhiwei picked out some formal wear and evening gowns and that was it. She occasionally accompanied Li Fuqiang to business events, and these clothes served as her work attire. As for her everyday life, she dressed casually, sporty, relaxed, and from niche brands—anything she liked was fine; she didn't pay much attention to brands.

Lately, it seems that Fumao is expanding into overseas markets and its brand, and she's been accompanying Li Fuqiang on more and more trips abroad. She just lets Youlin and the others arrange her itinerary. Once overseas, besides accompanying Li Fuqiang to events, she spends the rest of her time visiting art galleries or shopping, discovering quite a few niche brands.

In her spare time, Zhiwei would design some new products for her shop, both for her own enjoyment and to see how well the market would accept them. Xiaoli handled the daily operations of the shop, and she also hired another employee to assist her. Zhiwei spent less and less time at the shop, only occasionally visiting for a day or two when she had free time in Beijing.

After two or three months of treatment, Xu Anyi's condition stabilized considerably, and the spread showed signs of being controlled and decreasing. Dr. Li privately told Zhiwei that it was fortunate that the disease hadn't spread to the lymph nodes this time, and because it was detected early, the control effect was quite good.

She will need to have monthly check-ups for a long period of time, unless she has a stable period of more than five years, in which case the frequency can be reduced.

After Xu Anyi's condition stabilized, she started showing Zhiwei the accounts of her shop again. She went through the accounts for the past year and told her daughter, "Actually, for your small shop, your products are selling quite well. It's just that each batch of custom orders is small, which increases the cost, so you barely break even. You're practically working for free, otherwise you'd be losing money."

Zhiwei later talked about this with Jingnan. Jingnan also said, "You have almost a hundred designs now. You can pick out the ones that sell well and order more custom orders. Open an online store, and the offline stores can be physical showrooms. You can work together."

Following their advice, Zhiwei hired an assistant named Li Juan who knew a bit about online store operations and management. Li Juan was responsible for managing factory procurement contracts and new product launches for the online store. For warehousing, logistics, customer service, and after-sales support, she used the outsourcing service of the Fumao e-commerce platform "Jubaopen." She could then focus on design work, which saved her a lot of trouble.

Because of its novel design and good quality, the online store's sales gradually increased significantly. Whether or not there was traffic from a major online marketplace like JubaoPin was hard to say. But ultimately, it's the customers who made the purchases, and that's undeniable.

Seeing that his girlfriend's business was actually starting to make a profit, Li Fuqiang complimented her a few times.

A month later, Li Juan told Zhiwei that she had found counterfeit versions of several of her best-selling products online. She bought two of each. Zhiwei went to the store to take a look, and the designs were indeed very similar to hers, only the materials and colors were slightly different, and it looked a bit clumsy.

Jingnan rubbed his hands together excitedly and said, "See? I told you to apply for patent protection. And here comes the piracy! Luckily, our design patent has already been approved. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that these imitations are copied from our designs."

She had just left Fumao and registered her own law firm. Knowing that Zhiwei couldn't very well use Fumao's name to handle this case, she used her own firm to send a lawyer's letter to the other party, demanding they immediately cease their infringing activities and compensate Tiangong Design Co., Ltd. for its losses, or she would initiate legal proceedings.

She also sent a lawyer's letter to Jubao Pen, demanding that the other party cease its infringing activities and prohibiting its trading activities, and attached relevant design patents of Tiangong Design Co., Ltd. and comparative information on infringing products.

In the end, the other party compensated three times the transaction amount, destroyed the remaining infringing goods inventory, and ceased counterfeiting. Zhiwei exclaimed repeatedly, "I made a huge profit on that dress!"

Jingnan said with a grin, "I also have to thank President Shen for giving my small law firm this case. I'll definitely add your company name to my client list later. I don't do business at a loss."

That being said, Xu Anyi still helped Zhiwei pay the appropriate legal fees to Chengtian Law Firm. Yes, both the imposing names of Tiangong Design and Chengtian Law Firm were Jing Nan's doing.

Zhiwei didn't really manage these things; Jingnan and Li Juan handled them. She was busy with her own things. In July, after Xu Anyi's treatment stabilized, Li Fuqiang took a day to invite Xu Anyi and Zhiwei out for dinner. During the meal, he mentioned to Xu Anyi that he and Zhiwei had been engaged for almost a year and planned to hold their wedding at an appropriate time.

Xu Anyi reiterated that the wedding arrangements were their own business; she had no special requests and didn't need to invite many guests, just Meijuan and her husband. Zhiwei was also a hands-off manager; she only needed to take care of the bridesmaids and her own wedding dress.

She invited Jingnan and May to be her bridesmaids. May was very happy for her when she heard that she was getting married. As for the wedding dress, she chose Vera Wang. After communicating with the designer for more than a month to discuss her needs, she and Jingnan flew to New York in early September to see the specific wedding dress designs and bridesmaid dresses.

Li Fuqiang also invited Gerald to customize a diamond tiara for her. Zhiwei originally felt it was unnecessary, but Li Fuqiang said that they had started designing it half a year ago, and now that the main diamonds were all collected, he just wanted her to choose a design so that she wouldn't be disappointed.

Zhiwei ultimately chose the relatively delicate and simple crown design, and the main diamonds can be removed and turned into necklaces and brooches.

She didn't need to worry about anything else; Lin and Sister Shen, along with a large team, took care of everything. Zhiwei could simply enjoy her life, even taking a trip to Tianchi with her mother. She spent the rest of her time doing design work, exercising, and reading. She even played less golf for fear of getting a tan.

She's only 25 years old this year. She was pampered and never suffered any hardship, so she has a delicate appearance. In the past year or so, she has been pampered and spoiled, and her expression has become more and more languid and relaxed, like the most beautiful and delicate peony fairy.

Over the past year, she has been taking extra care of herself and exercising. In her own words, "Since I'm serving people with my looks, I have to take good care of myself. I guess that's a kind of professionalism." If she was only seven-tenths naturally beautiful before, after all this, she is now very radiant.

She doesn't strive to look good on camera, unlike today's female celebrities and internet influencers who have V-shaped faces and are extremely thin, appearing glamorous on screen but looking terrible in real life.

Li Fuqiang had dated many celebrities and artists before, but only for the sake of appearances. After getting Zhiwei, he felt that his slightly plump and vibrant girlfriend was the epitome of beauty. This amazed Youlin, Dayou, Sister Shen, and others, who remarked that Miss Shen was indeed highly skilled. More than a year has passed, and Mr. Li is still head over heels in love with her, and they are actually getting married.

Seeing her daughter's calm demeanor, Xu Anyi finally felt relieved. She knew her daughter had long since seen through the true nature of this marriage and found her own way to cope. In this world, those who are clear-headed are the rarest of all.