Chapter 212 Scandal
The restoration association is different from other associations. Joining requires not only skills but also talent and convincing works.
When everyone knew that Xu Qingsui was a member of the association, their views and opinions about her changed drastically, from contempt at the beginning to admiration.
It made everyone even more curious about how powerful she was.
Although Zhang Mei was still unconvinced, she had nothing to say and could only follow Xu Qingsui reluctantly.
"Although I am assisting you, don't try to tell me what to do. Let me tell you, I graduated from a prestigious university, and even our tutor said that my skills are among the best. I just lack some practical experience. Don't think you are superior to me. I have to complete the restoration work independently. Let's not disturb each other, hum!" Zhang Mei raised her head and said to Xu Qingsui arrogantly.
Xu Qingsui had seen many gifted people like her, so he was not angry.
"Okay, in our line of work, we make a living based on our own skills. As long as you have strong skills, no one can complain." Xu Qingsui said calmly.
To Zhang Mei, these words sounded like a mockery.
"Don't be complacent. Let your work speak for itself. Wait, there will be a time when you'll beg me for help!"
So what if you join a restoration association?
Who can guarantee that she didn't get in through connections? She had seen a lot of things like this in college. After all, she was able to get into a prestigious university through special recruitment thanks to connections, and was assigned to a great mentor thanks to connections. This time, she was able to enter such a large museum during her internship thanks to connections, and complete restoration work with a Taishan-level restoration master like Xu Wanshan.
She herself is a person who relies on connections, so she thinks Xu Qingsui is the same.
But even if they both relied on connections, she still felt superior to Xu Qingsui. She relied on her family connections, and as for Xu Qingsui... Zhang Mei looked her up and down, and there was not a single valuable thing on her body. It seemed that she must have relied on her face.
She came close to Xu Qingsui and asked quietly, "Does Master Xu like you?"
Xu Qingsui frowned slightly, disliking Zhang Meisheng, and said in a cold voice: "Miss Zhang, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, right?"
Her non-direct answer made Zhang Mei think that she had guessed correctly, and she began to feel proud.
Within a few days, the rumor that Xu Qingsui was Xu Wanshan's girlfriend became known to everyone.
Xu Qingsui knew that Zhang Meigao was to blame for this matter, and said to her bluntly: "Ms. Zhang, spreading rumors is legally responsible. You told everyone that I am Senior Brother Xu's girlfriend. Do you have any evidence?"
Zhang Mei snorted coldly, shrugged indifferently, and said, "You said I spread the rumor, do you have any evidence?"
Xu Qingsui swept his eyes across the room and said calmly, "There are surveillance cameras everywhere in the studio. Did you say that as long as I retrieve them, I will definitely be able to find clues? Are you sure you want evidence?"
Zhang Mei didn't expect her to do this and was immediately very angry.
However, facing Xu Qingsui's warning, she was not panicked at all: "So what, do you dare? I tell you the truth, my father is the director of this museum. If you want to keep your job, you'd better not offend me, otherwise even Master Xu can't save you!"
These days, the preparatory work has been carried out and the restoration has not officially begun, so no one has seen Xu Qingsui's skills, and Zhang Mei is even more confident.
A woman who got into the group through the back door and with her looks, she is not afraid at all!
Xu Qingsui had never suffered such a loss before. Looking at Zhang Mei's arrogant look, she was speechless.
After all these years away, she didn't even know that the restoration industry had declined to such an extent. When did it become possible to make a living by relying on connections?
Thinking back to when she first got involved in this circle, Grandpa Zhang, Grandpa Zhou, and even Xu Wanshan's junior brother Tang Cheng, were all talented and practical people. Even if they really had connections, they would not talk about it and all spoke with power.
Since when did it start that in order to make a living in this circle, one must look at whose father holds a higher official position?
"Xu Qingsui, apologize to me right now and I will pretend that this incident never happened!" Zhang Mei raised her chin and said arrogantly.
Xu Qingsui sighed helplessly, not wanting to waste words with her: "I didn't do anything wrong, I don't need to apologize to you."
After saying that, she turned and left, continuing to complete her work.
"Okay, just wait and don't regret it!" Zhang Mei made a harsh remark and ignored Xu Qingsui. She walked to the other side and finished her work.
Two days passed without any communication between the two. Suddenly it was Friday, a weekend off for both of them. Xu Wanshan explained some things and let everyone go home.
Before he even walked out of the museum, Xu Qingsui suddenly received a call from Lin Wan: "Qingsui, Xu Youyou is missing!"
On the other end of the phone, Lin Wan's voice was filled with tears and anxiety.
At that moment, Xu Qingsui's world seemed to collapse. She was so anxious that she was shaking all over. She asked uncertainly, "What did you say?"
She must have heard it wrong.
Lin Wan cried and said again: "Xu Youyou is missing. I came to pick him up from school, but the teacher said that he had been picked up early. What should I do?"
Xu Qingsui’s eyes went dark and he almost fainted from fright.
At this moment, Xu Wanshan supported her from behind in time.
This scene happened to be seen by Zhang Mei and others. She seemed to have caught something and said sarcastically: "I said Xu Qingsui was Master Xu's girlfriend, but you didn't believe it. Now you have seen it, you can't wait to go to the museum, and you don't know how to avoid suspicion!"
Xu Qingsui was too busy to care about other things now. She calmed herself down and asked Lin Wan, "Did the teacher tell me who took her away?"
"Doesn't the school have surveillance cameras? Yes, please check the surveillance footage immediately and I'll be there right away!" After Xu Qingsui finished speaking, he hung up the phone and ran to the parking lot.
Xu Wanshan glared at Zhang Mei and quickly followed Xu Qingsui: "I'll take you there. You're not in a good condition to drive now."
He vaguely heard some of the content of the phone call, and it seemed that the child was missing.
"Thank you, senior brother." Xu Qingsui did not force it. He got into Xu Wanshan's car and reported for a seat in Jiacheng Kindergarten.
The two arrived at the scene quickly. In the monitoring room, Lin Wan sat angrily on the chair. The moment she saw Xu Qingsui, she said, "It was Huo Xilin who took the child away! Did he know that Xu Youyou was his child?"
Xu Qingsui’s eyes went dark again and he fainted from anger.
When she woke up again, she was already lying in the hospital.
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