Chapter 6-06 - Are the Sacrifices meant to be your bragging rights...?
Su Yi'an's gaze fell on Lin Xi, her pride undisguised. "He's always been aloof, making people feel unapproachable, but he's been extremely gentle and patient with me. This year marks our sixth year together, yet our feelings are still as passionate as when we first got together."
“Recently, our two families have been discussing engagement matters, which inspired me to design this pair of rings. I wanted to use the ‘childhood sweetheart’ symbol of our love to propose to him.”
Lin Xi thought there was more to come, but she saw Su Yi'an smiling with a playful yet scrutinizing look in her eyes, waiting for her to speak.
She frowned slightly, looking puzzled: "And then?"
Then what?
No! How could Lin Xi be so calm?! It's like she's listening to a stranger's love story, even nodding in agreement?
Shouldn't she feel sad at this moment, or even burst into tears?
Su Yi'an was so angry that she almost choked on her own breath.
Once she caught her breath, she could no longer maintain her previous feigned composure and sneered, "And then? Then I'm going to propose to him at the press conference, and I hope you can design a suitable venue for the proposal!"
Lin Xi frowned, wondering if she had misheard or if Su Yi'an had said something wrong.
"What do you want to do at the press conference?"
Su Yi'an thought she had finally hit Lin Xi's sore spot, and couldn't help but smile. She raised her voice triumphantly and repeated, "Propose! I said I'm going to propose to my boyfriend at the press conference!"
"..."
Lin Zu was speechless and ignored her arrogance, instead turning to Ye Baichuan to ask, "President Ye, do you also agree to the plan to design it as a marriage proposal scene?"
Ye Baichuan neither admitted nor denied it, but stared at Su Yi'an with a displeased expression.
His expression said it all; he was clearly unaware of her plans, and now that he knew, he was too proud to confront her on the spot.
Lin Xi understood.
She smiled helplessly, closed the notebook in front of her, and spoke sincerely: "Ms. Su, your plan requires a wedding designer. Songjia specializes in exhibition planning, so I'm afraid we can't achieve the effect you want."
"Furthermore, proposing at a press conference will draw attention to the individual, which is not conducive to promoting the jewelry itself."
How could it be disadvantageous?
Su Yi'an didn't think there was anything wrong with her plan at all. On the contrary, she thought that Lin Xi was deliberately targeting her and wanted to embarrass her in front of everyone. Her attitude became aggressive, "Doesn't Group Lin underestimate the influence of the Su family and the Fu family? With the marriage between our two families as a gimmick for the press conference, the new product will definitely be a hit!"
"Your design will definitely be a hit, but what about the other nine new products?" Lin Xi calmly tore off the selfish nature beneath her proud mask.
"With your arrangement, you've stolen everyone's attention. Who will even notice the other designers' products? This isn't a solo exhibition; are they meant to become sacrifices for your flaunting of your love?"
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At midday in summer, the entire city feels like it's in a giant steamer, with the heatwave making it unbearable.
The five-minute walk from the subway station to the exhibition hall made Lin Xi feel like she was melting in the heat; every breath she took felt scorching.
The morning meeting ended with Kong Weijun saying, "I hope your company can take your work seriously and not treat us designers like this," and Ye Baichuan apologizing.
Lin Xi was too lazy to listen to Su Yi'an's vehement explanations and left the company without eating.
I was so hot that I lost my appetite. I saw many exhibitors in the group saying that they had prepared cold drinks and snacks for everyone, so I decided to go directly to my assigned booth and just grab something to eat.
"Little Stream~"
A soft, cute voice with a long trailing tone came from not far away.
Before Lin Xi could pinpoint the direction of the voice, she felt her legs being tightly hugged, and a voice rang out beside her: "Xiao Xi, you're finally here! Gun Gun has been waiting for you for so long~"
"Gungun?" Lin Xi looked down in surprise and saw Gungun looking at her with its chubby face and bright eyes, its cuteness shining through. "What are you doing here?"
Zhao Mingyuan jogged over, panting, and greeted her, "Lin... Team Leader Lin."
Then, breathlessly, he scolded Gun Gun, "Gun Gun, you...you run slower! You'll hurt someone!"
Gun Gun completely ignored him, pressing his whole body against Lin Xi's calves: "Xiao Xi, Gun Gun has been waiting for you for so long, why did you take so long to come?"
"wait for me?"
“Yes,” Zhao Mingyuan said, catching his breath. “Gungun has been waiting for you all morning, constantly asking when you’re coming.”
No wonder he sent her two messages asking about her. But she was in a meeting at the time and wasn't sure of the time, so she thought he had something to do and asked a colleague to come and check. It turned out that Gun Gun was waiting for her.
She crouched down and patiently explained, "Gungun, I was in a meeting this morning, so I'm late."
"Okay~" Gun Gun let go of her hand and happily spun around twice. "Fu Lili said I can follow you all day today."
Suddenly realizing something, it turned back and continued hugging Lin Xi's leg, its voice filled with grievance, "It's just that there's only half a day left now~"
"Following me all day?" Lin Xi looked at Zhao Mingyuan with a bewildered expression, her eyes full of doubt.
Zhao Mingyuan scratched his head sheepishly: "Um... when our boss added you on WeChat, didn't he say anything?"
"..." Lin Xi recalled the friend request she had deleted.
So, did he add himself on the phone for Gun Gun's sake? Or was it just to reminisce?
A bitter feeling, indescribable and inexplicable, welled up in Lin Xi's heart.
Seeing her strange expression, Zhao Mingyuan assumed that his boss had taken his words to heart, and in the end, he didn't add Lin Xi as a friend.
But he didn't add it. Why didn't he tell me first? How awkward is this!
"Team Leader Lin, it's like this, Gun Gun is only close to the boss, and is very cold to everyone else. I didn't expect it to be so close to you when it first met you yesterday. The boss wanted to ask you to take it with you and help test it out."
“He asked for your contact information yesterday, saying he would tell you himself, but he was probably busy later and forgot to add you.”
Lin Xi couldn't tell him that she had deleted Fu Qingli's application, so she could only respond with a slightly guilty tone: "Oh, I see."
Looking down, she saw Gun Gun affectionately rubbing against her trouser leg, showing none of the "coldness" Zhao Mingyuan had described.
Is this really not Fu Qingli's excuse?
At this moment, Zhao Mingyuan checked the time and said with great gratitude, "It's good that you're here. I still have some things to take care of at the company. I'll leave Gun Gun in your care this afternoon!"
ah?
Lin Xi realized that he had implicitly agreed, and hurriedly waved her hand: "No, I... I'll take it alone..."
Zhao Mingyuan quickly and considerately explained, "Don't worry, just focus on your work. Gun Gun will follow you around. It's very independent and can handle most things on its own."
Gun Gun chimed in, "Little Stream, Gun Gun is very well-behaved and won't cause you any trouble! Gun Gun wants to stay with you!"
Faced with the adorable panda, Lin Xi couldn't bring herself to refuse. After struggling for a moment, she finally decided to accept: "Okay!"
"However, I can't guarantee I can protect it. If it gets bumped or scratched, well... I can't afford to pay for it..."
Lin Xi couldn't afford a panda plush toy of that size and material.
Not to mention that the panda has a robotic core. Although Zhao Mingyuan spoke casually, after interacting with it yesterday, it was clear that the staff in Qingyuan were very careful with the panda, afraid of accidentally bumping or hurting it!
"How could that be! We'll be too grateful to even thank you. The boss will take full responsibility for all the consequences!"
As he said this, Zhao Mingyuan secretly felt a chill run down his spine.
They are usually very careful when touching the pup, so naturally they wouldn't dare let it bump or fall.
But Lin is the boss's handpicked person. If anything goes wrong, the boss will definitely have to take responsibility!
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