"To put it bluntly, you can see this as a test."
After Ye Qing finished speaking, she looked at the stunned Ye Shuang. She didn't explain, hoping that Ye Shuang would understand her meaning on her own. However, although she didn't explain her original intention, she did explain her choice of words: "Of course, given the relationship between us, it's not very accurate for me to use the word 'test,' and it's a bit condescending. If it makes you uncomfortable, I can apologize, but I still think that this way of speaking best expresses my meaning."
Although Ye Qing often said that Ye Shuang didn't seem that smart, that was only relative; in reality, she wasn't that stupid.
Therefore, Ye Shuang naturally understood Ye Qing's meaning.
As Ye Qing said, the word "test" is used in a somewhat condescending way, but it is understandable.
Ye Qing's intention was simply that if Ye Shuang handled the matter of discussing the initial public offering (IPO) with Jiang Xinya's stepmother smoothly and without any intention of scheming against Ye Qing, but rather with the aim of a win-win situation, then Ye Qing would trust Ye Shuang in the future.
Having said all that, Ye Qing was quite frank.
Since Ye Qing was so open, Ye Shuang, who had always sought Ye Qing's help, was even less likely to let him down. She said, "Our relationship... no matter how much I say, it's useless. Let's see how it goes."
Ye Qing agreed.
The reason why we dared to entrust this matter to Ye Shuang is that the launch of Zitai Fashion is still just talk and has not yet been actually implemented.
So even if Ye Shuang really did something, Ye Qing wasn't afraid. Besides, Ye Shuang was going to talk to Jiang Xinya's stepmother. Even if she was trying to scheme against him and get the fire to spread, it wouldn't be that easy for her.
Therefore, Ye Qing didn't take Ye Shuang's talk to Jiang Xinya's stepmother to heart, because it didn't seem to pose much of a threat to him.
However, to Ye Qing's great surprise, one unexpected person after another came to find him.
Despite being pregnant and having been resting at home for some time, Ye Qing has been neglecting her own studio affairs. Yet, she still receives numerous inquiries from other people, seemingly unaware that she is pregnant.
Although it was a relatively unexpected person who contacted Ye Qing, it wasn't that unexpected person who took the initiative to ask Ye Qing out. Instead, it was Li Yeming who called Ye Qing. When Ye Qing received Li Yeming's call, he said he hoped to meet with Ye Qing, without mentioning that anyone else wanted to meet him.
Although Ye Qing could understand Li Yeming's current mindset, hearing her tone and attitude that didn't seem to regard her as a pregnant woman at all, Ye Qing wondered if her belly was fake!
However, he only complained in his heart; he still had to go see them, otherwise Ye Qing wouldn't feel at ease.
When they arrived at Li Yeming's studio, the first person they saw was Xi Yue. She hurriedly came out of the shop and stopped when she saw Ye Qing: "I called you, but you didn't answer. No one at home answered either."
"Aunt Zhang probably went to buy groceries," Ye Qing explained, then looked at Xi Yue's anxious expression and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Do you know who's in Li Yeming's office?" Xi Yue asked Ye Qing nervously.
Ye Qing shook her head because the matter between Li Yeming and Jiang Xinya was not yet settled. Li Yeming was wavering between terminating the contract and not terminating it. Ye Qing, being in her late pregnancy, had become increasingly lazy. Although she didn't really want to come, she still came with the idea of resolving the matter as soon as possible. Before coming, she hadn't even thought about who else was involved besides Li Yeming.
However, seeing Xi Yue's expression, Ye Qing's heart skipped a beat: "Who's there?"
“Jiang Xinya!” Xi Yue said indignantly, “It was Jiang Xinya who asked Li Yeming to call you.”
As her anxiety gradually subsided, Ye Qing calmed herself down and said, "You scared me to death! I thought it was someone else."
Jiang Xinya's words were unexpected, but also somewhat expected, since Li Yeming's recent series of indecisive actions were all due to his relationship with Jiang Xinya.
So it's normal for Jiang Xinya to be there.
Seeing that Ye Qing didn't seem nervous at all, Xi Yue asked anxiously, "Why aren't you worried?"
"What's there to worry about? We'll have to face each other sooner or later. Besides, I already faced Jiang Xinya face-to-face at the Taizi Fashion meeting." Ye Qing wasn't as nervous as Xi Yue. However, although she said that, Ye Qing knew that since Jiang Xinya had come to see her, she must have some "handle" that Jiang Xinya had in her eyes.
Regardless of what it is, Ye Qing is prepared to deal with whatever comes his way, and since the other party has already contacted him, he is determined to meet them.
Looking at Ye Qing's calm and composed demeanor, Xi Yue realized that she had been too impatient. She steadied herself and said, "I was too hasty."
Ye Qing knew Xi Yue meant well, so she patted her on the shoulder and went inside first.
Xi Yue had originally rushed off to find Ye Qing, but now that Ye Qing had arrived, she didn't go out anymore. She knew she wasn't very capable of handling things, but if Ye Qing needed help, she would be of some use. So she went inside with Ye Qing.
When Ye Qing entered Li Yeming's office and saw Jiang Xinya, he wasn't too surprised because Xi Yue had already told him.
Because Ye Qing already knew that Jiang Xinya was there, she carefully observed her after seeing her.
Ye Qing noticed that Jiang Xinya had a confident and provocative air about her, as if she had already defeated him and that he would have to do things her way from now on.
Blinking, Ye Qing wondered if Jiang Xinya knew about her stepmother and had reached an agreement with her stepmother to deal with him.
But looking at Li Yeming, he seemed very awkward and embarrassed, even a little embarrassed.
Ye Qing thought that if her guess was correct, Li Yeming shouldn't have this attitude, right? But she didn't understand what his attitude was for a moment, because Jiang Xinya took the initiative to greet her: "Ye Qing, it's such a coincidence that we meet again so soon."
Gathering her thoughts, Ye Qing said calmly, "Didn't you call me and ask me to come? It's not exactly a coincidence."
One sentence punctured the false pretense of Jiang Xinya's carefully crafted pleasantries.
Jiang Xinya's expression stiffened, looking quite embarrassed. However, remembering her purpose in coming to see Ye Qing today, she quickly adjusted her mindset, and that confident, defiant look reappeared in her expression: "Since you're so direct, then we won't beat around the bush either."
Ye Qing seemed to give her a "please speak" look right after she said that.
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