Seeing this, Lina didn't take it to heart, but said lightly, "Let's adjourn the meeting."

From beginning to end, Xia Zhichu didn't say a word, but was well protected by Lina.

At this moment, Xia Zhichu finally understood the meaning of what Lina had said before the meeting.

"Don't forget, I'm the leader of the design department!"

It turned out that she was reminding herself that as a leader, she must be fair and just and would never favor anyone, including the person from the president's office.

Xia Zhichu looked at Lina, who was also looking at him and even made a cheering gesture to her. Xia Zhichu felt warm in her heart and responded with a cheering gesture.

Although he didn't know why Lina helped him, Xia Zhichu had a hunch that it might be Si Mochen who was helping him behind the scenes.

As soon as she returned to her seat, Lily approached, crossed her arms, and glared at her coldly, "Xia Zhichu, what is your relationship with Lina?"

Xia Zhichu calmly turned on the computer and responded, "Just like you, a superior-subordinate relationship."

"Haha!" Lily sneered, "Who would believe that? She's so partial to you, there's definitely something fishy going on."

"Believe it or not!"

Xia Zhichu was too lazy to pay any more attention to her and simply ignored Lily's existence and started to prepare for work. However, Lily was not willing to give in and even reached out to turn off her computer.

Even though Xia Zhichu was in the spotlight today, Zhao Sichun was still the president's wife after all. Could Lina really dare to go against her?

Now that Lily is dependent on the president's wife, she has become more confident and no longer fears Xia Zhichu.

"Lily, don't go too far!"

Xia Zhichu's tolerance is just because she doesn't want to cause trouble, but this is not a reason for others to bully her.

Even a dog will bite back if it is provoked. As a person with dignity, how could she allow Lily to do whatever she wants?

"How did I go too far?"

Lily crossed her arms and didn't take Xia Zhichu seriously at all. She had been restrained for a while after Manager Lan left, but now that Zhao Sichun came to the design department and was willing to be their backer, what was there to be afraid of a mere Xia Zhichu?

Anyway, Zhao Sichun said that she would protect him from now on and would take responsibility for whatever happened.

"Turn on my computer!"

Xia Zhichu clenched his hands into fists and lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking. But the moment he looked up, his cold and sharp eyes stared straight at Lily.

At that moment, Lily actually felt a little more comfortable.

In the past, Xia Zhichu always preferred to mind her own business. No matter how they talked about her behind her back, she pretended not to hear anything. But today, they dared to refute her and even looked at her with such a death stare. Lily suddenly felt cold from head to toe.

Just when she was about to give in, Zhao Sichun appeared.

"Lily, what are you doing?"

Zhao Sichun pretended not to know what had happened. In fact, he had just been watching the fight from afar and knew every move here. He only showed up when he saw Lily wanted to retreat.

"Nothing much. I just came here to ask Mr. Xia, the designer, for some advice on how to design an excellent piece of work." Seeing that her backer had arrived, Lily immediately gained confidence and said in a sarcastic tone.

Zhao Sichun also responded, "Indeed, we should ask for advice. After all, newcomers can enter the Mi Fashion Show with their first design, while you old hands still have to start from the quarterly show selection. It's embarrassing to tell others about it."

After saying this, Zhao Sichun didn't forget to make some malicious remarks, "However, it's hard to say whether there's any water in this. After all, there are so many candidates, and only Xia Zhichu was shortlisted. Who knows if there's someone behind the scenes playing tricks."

The meaning of this statement was obvious. Even if Xia Zhichu was stupid, he could tell that Zhao Sichun was involving Lina in some way.

Xia Zhichu was very grateful to Lina for helping him, so how could he allow anyone to slander Lina?

Just as I was about to say something in rebuttal, a serious voice came over, "Instead of wasting time judging others, you might as well think about where your own problems lie."

Lina appeared behind everyone unexpectedly. Her tall figure, professional suit, and big wavy hair made her look mature and intellectual.

In terms of aura, Lina is far more powerful than Zhao Sichun.

Of course, Zhao Sichun is the daughter of a prominent family and calls herself the "President's Wife." How could she be intimidated by Lina's few words?

She also faced Lina with her head held high and her chest puffed out, looking as arrogant as she could be.

Who is Lina?

He is the chief designer trained by Si Mochen himself. In addition, he has been dealing with Si Mochen for many years and has learned a lot of tricks from him. How could he retreat because of Zhao Sichun's momentum?

"Ms. Zhao, please come to my office and let's talk." Lina then gave Lily a warning look. "Peak Group is a place to create value, not a market to antagonize your colleagues, Miss Lily. If you really have nothing to do, go finish this quarter's market research report and submit it by Friday."

"No, how could it be possible this Friday..."

Lily was about to bargain, but Lina didn't give her the chance and turned back to the office.

Zhao Sichun followed and the two of them closed the door. No one knew what they were talking about inside.

Lily was so angry that she gritted her teeth and looked at Xia Zhichu with vicious eyes, wishing she could pull out her tendons and remove her bones.

Perhaps because Lina assigned work to Lily, Lily was busy sitting at the computer early in the morning and had no time to come and cause trouble for Xia Zhichu.

An hour later, Zhao Sichun came out of Lina's office with a gloomy face. Soon, Lina came out to announce the department dinner after get off work.

It was called a dinner party, but in fact it was a celebration for Xia Zhichu's participation in the Milan Fashion Show.

All colleagues were very dissatisfied. After all, Xia Zhichu was a newcomer, but he could actually have such an outstanding honor. Who wouldn't be embarrassed?

Lina knew everyone's resentment, but she turned a blind eye and took out her cell phone to call Si Mochen.

As soon as the phone was connected, a man's sexy voice came.

"Well done!"

Because he could monitor all situations in the design department 24 hours a day, Si Mochen knew what had happened during the past half day.

"I offended Miss Zhao because of your wife. What do you think I should do?"

Lina's voice revealed helplessness. One was the president's legally married wife, and the other was the candidate designated by the family. If these two were to become enemies, to be honest, it would be difficult for her to handle the situation.

"After this matter is over, I will give you a long vacation." Si Mochen's voice revealed a bit of laziness. At this moment, he was leaning on the sofa chair, but his eyes were fixed on Xia Zhichu's face on the screen.

"Okay, you said it, I'll remember it." Lina said half-jokingly, but raised her head and looked towards the design department, her brows furrowed again. "This Miss Zhao has already won over the entire office. I'm afraid your life as the CEO's wife won't be easy in the future."