Even if Xia Zhichu was jealous, he wouldn't admit it, so he just smiled awkwardly and said, "How could that be? It's normal for a man to have a female friend he gets along well with."

Seeing her double-talking, Lina's lips curved even deeper. She then patted Xia Zhichu's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, he and I are just superiors and subordinates. Of course, we are more like confidantes, and we have never crossed the line."

"Of course, this life will never go beyond these two levels of relationship!"

When she said this, Lina's eyes were filled with sadness that was hard to conceal, but it was only for a moment and Xia Zhichu didn't notice it.

I don’t know if it was because of the mention of these awkward relationships or what, but the atmosphere became a little awkward.

In the end, it was Xia Zhichu who broke the silence and asked about work.

After all, Ji Jixiu caused such a big incident, and she hadn't been to work for several days, so she didn't know if she had missed any important work.

"You are the president's wife now, who dares to assign you tasks?" Lina crossed her arms and looked at Xia Zhichu lazily.

Although she was seriously injured and had bruises on her face, for some reason she looked like a sick beauty, which made Lina unable to take her eyes off her and even lost in thought.

Xia Zhichu felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and quickly tried to smooth things over, "Don't make fun of me. I'm just a colleague in the design department, not the president's wife."

"You don't think so, but everyone thinks you are. After all, your husband has already posted your marriage certificate online. Now everyone in the company knows you're the president's wife. No, everyone in Jincheng knows you're the wife of the young master of the richest family, the Si family."

"What?"

Xia Zhichu was shocked when he heard the news.

“Hey!”

Lina smiled, pulled out her phone, and opened the news for Xia Zhichu to read. "After the engagement party, three major events occurred in Jincheng. First, Zhao Sichun became entangled with Young Master Dong at the engagement party, cheating on Young Master Si. Second, the Zhao Group encountered a financial crisis. Third, your husband made his first public appearance and posted a status, which was your marriage certificate."

"The first two trending searches have lost popularity and been removed following the Zhao Group's revival, but your husband's post has only grown in popularity and is still firmly at the top of the list."

Xia Zhichu glanced at the screen of his mobile phone. Below an enlarged photo of the marriage certificate was a line of words.

'My wife's name is Xia Zhichu!'

The domineering and cold tone announced their relationship without any delay.

Xia Zhichu pursed her lips, her heart overflowing with emotion, and she read the comments below seriously.

Most women can't stand others being better than them. In the comment section, everyone was saying that she was not worthy of Si Mochen. Of course, there were also people who mocked her for using tricks to get to the top.

Xia Zhichu glanced at dozens of comments and found that they were all unkind remarks, so he lost the desire to read on.

"Your husband has already announced your identity through his actions. You, the CEO's wife, have long been famous. So, Zhichu, you are my boss now. How dare I assign you any tasks?"

These words were said in a half-joking tone, making Xia Zhichu feel a little embarrassed.

After returning the phone to Lina, she said somewhat helplessly, "I really didn't expect Si Mochen to do this, but Sister Na, my original intention was to be a designer, not a president's wife who was flattered by others."

Xia Zhichu didn't want to realize her value with this halo, because that would have deviated from her original track.

This was not the result she wanted.

Lina naturally knew what she was thinking. She smiled and patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, your husband has already explained that you will still work in the design department. I will still be your leader in the future, but... I can't provide you with any help!"

Now that his identity has been revealed, all the colleagues in the design department already know Xia Zhichu's identity. No one dares to act rudely against the boss lady, and Lina no longer has to worry about Xia Zhichu being bullied.

Originally, Lina proposed to lay off some people in the design department, but Si Mochen decided to keep them, as the name suggests, to train Xia Zhichu.

After all, behind every successful designer, there are bound to be many obstacles before they can truly transform from a cocoon into a butterfly.

Although Zhu Lili and others like to gossip and play tricks behind people's backs, it is precisely because of the existence of such people that Xia Zhichu can truly grow.

"Don't worry, Sister Na, I will rely on my own strength, and one day I will truly stand at the Milan exhibition and enjoy the honor given by everyone." Xia Zhichu said with great confidence.

Lina corrected her words, "There's no need to wait for another time. You have to attend the Milan exhibition this time."

"Why?"

Xia Zhichu was a little confused. She had already decided to withdraw and even mentioned it to Si Mochen. What other reason was there for her to participate?

Lina told her the reason.

In fact, when Xia Zhichu mentioned withdrawing, Lina had already mentioned it to Si Mochen, but Si Mochen told her that the real reason why Xia Zhichu's work was shortlisted was all because of the support of the famous designer Tang Sen.

Lina always thought that it was Si Mochen who was behind all this, which was why the matter went so smoothly.

But unexpectedly, the biggest contributor behind the scenes was not Si Mochen, but Teacher Tang Sen.

"Teacher Thomson made it clear that there's no reason to give up on a work he's interested in. If you really want to withdraw from the exhibition, he will no longer be a judge."

Lina repeated Teacher Thomson's exact words to Xia Zhichu without missing a word.

Lina personally called Teacher Thomson and told her all this in person.

When Lina heard Teacher Thompson's resolute tone, she was more or less surprised, especially when Teacher Thompson took the initiative to suggest that Lina enlighten the designer, which made Lina have strange thoughts about Xia Zhichu's nomination this time.

She actually couldn't figure out why Mr. Thomson attached so much importance to the work "Infidelity"!

Xia Zhichu was also very surprised.

Because of her withdrawal, Mr. Thomson will not be a judge?

How could she, a small designer, receive such great support from Mr. Thomson?

"Zhichu, Mr. Tang Sen also said that he wanted to meet you in person. The president should have told you about this, right?"

Xia Zhichu nodded. She did mention it a few days ago, but Si Mochen said he had a business trip and wanted to take her out to relax and meet Tang Sen.

Unexpectedly, it was Teacher Thomson who suggested the meeting.

"Sister Na, I feel like this is a dream. My work was just a spur of the moment inspiration, but it unexpectedly received such affirmation from Teacher Thomson." Xia Zhichu is still very surprised. She doesn't know where she won, or what makes her work so outstanding.