Chapter 1's description is so outrageous it feels like someone's setting her up! ...
On the third day after being officially hired, Bai Ye happily handed over her printed personal portrait to the company.
These photos are undeniably beautiful. While Bai Ye may feel that they don't quite match her natural beauty, they are still several levels above her usual selfies and photos taken by others.
She stood in front of her workstation, scrolled through photos on her phone again, and finally chose the one that had been submitted to the company's photo wall to set as her WeChat profile picture.
Tsk tsk tsk.
Beautiful and professional!
Hmph, she's finally financially independent!
From now on, she won't have to rely on that family that doesn't belong to her, or that guy who isn't her biological father, to make a living.
"Hey, Coconut," her colleague He Xin called out to her with a grin, "Don't get too cocky."
"Ahem." Bai Yeke suppressed her smile and gave her an embarrassed look.
How much for this set of photos?
"Six hundred and eighty." Bai Ye couldn't laugh this time; it hurt.
"It's alright, it's two hundred yuan cheaper than the one I took before." He Xin said dejectedly, "It's really speechless. The company asked for the photo shoot, but we're the ones who paid for it."
With the overall economic climate being unfavorable, major photography studios are launching promotions non-stop, and prices are steadily declining.
Every industry is struggling.
Therefore, it is "understandable" for the company to exploit them now.
Bai Ye secretly vowed that she must make achievements quickly and achieve a splendid transformation as soon as possible. The days of being penniless and being ordered around were too bitter.
"Xiao Bai, weren't you supposed to go to the homeowner's house for the groundbreaking ceremony today? Why are you still here?" Manager Zhang Xiaoli paced back and forth in the lobby with her phone in hand, her feet moving as if she were on fire, her whole body agitated, as if some major event required her to mend the sky at any moment.
She can't stand seeing people idle, especially her subordinates. Only when they are busy and bustling can she feel less anxious.
Bai Ye glanced at her phone; there was still almost an hour to go. The homeowner's house was close to her company, only a ten-minute walk away.
"I'll go right now!"
She didn't want to talk to Zhang Xiaoli much; the newbie was self-aware enough to avoid a scolding.
There was a row of shared electric bikes in front of the "Santen" store. When Baiye scanned the code, she noticed out of the corner of her eye that a group of people seemed to be walking in this direction.
Without a second thought, she deftly slung her laptop bag over her shoulder with one hand and prepared to ride her bike.
A gust of wind blew in, lifting her long hair, and passersby who were also scanning the code to return the car nearby couldn't help but look at her.
The people behind him also glanced over.
Those people seem to be quite important...?
Bai Yeke has received a lot of attention since childhood because of her beauty.
At that moment, she couldn't care less about looking pretty; she was just slightly annoyed that it was affecting her cycling.
She rode her bike, one foot on the ground, quickly tied her hair into a low ponytail with the hair tie on her wrist, and rode away.
Therefore, she did not feel the phone vibrate in her pocket.
When we arrived at the destination, it was still early, so Baiye could scan the code to return the car and see the message on WeChat.
He Xin: I'm shocked!
Do you know who our brand has partnered with?
Do you know who I actually met?
—Yi Sheng!!!
—You really wasted your time on this field mission!
Even through the screen, Bai Ye could feel He Xin's excitement and exhilaration.
She had heard of the name Yi Sheng before; he's quite popular lately.
The newest person in charge of the Yi family is also the youngest richest person in the city to date.
She's a girl, and supposedly quite pretty.
However, those successful, high-achieving women are completely different from her, a nobody, and she doesn't care about them.
When you have free time, it's more interesting to follow female celebrities.
Bai Yeke: So, is it really as good-looking as the rumors say?
Bai Yeke was also quite surprised that their "sky-high" organization could connect with the Yi family; this was going to be awesome.
Therefore, she needs to work even harder!
I absolutely cannot get fired!
She quickly replied to the message and rushed to the homeowner's house, contacting the project manager to remind him of today's groundbreaking ceremony while also familiarizing herself with the community again.
After the team assembled, there were still about 20 minutes before the groundbreaking ceremony, but the homeowner hadn't replied.
The project manager said, "Let's wait at the homeowner's door for a while."
Okay.
"Xiao Bai, hurry up and get the homeowner over. We have a lot of things lined up for us this afternoon." The project manager said to Bai Yeke while picking up his phone to answer another call. "Okay, okay, I'll take care of it for you."
Bai Ye was helpless; her designer job had somehow turned into a "customer service" job, and she had to take care of everything.
Under the general policy of reducing costs and increasing efficiency, she could only swallow her anger and accept whatever arrangements the company made.
She was in a hurry, of course. Once inside, they needed to pose for photos using an app with a real-time watermark, and they couldn't afford to miss the auspicious time.
But the homeowner is unreachable; they don't reply to WeChat messages or answer phone calls.
Five minutes before the auspicious time, the elevator doors opened with a "ding".
The homeowner has arrived!
They were a young couple; the man had a happy expression on his face, while the woman's face showed a hint of displeasure.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." The woman's displeasure vanished, replaced by a forced, polite smile.
“My company just got a last-minute project, and the boss won’t let me go.” The man was impeccably dressed in a shirt and trousers, clearly having just come from a formal occasion. “That one, the Yi family’s.” He emphasized, “It’s not something I can afford to offend.”
While apologizing for almost being late, he "unconsciously" boasted about his company's collaboration with Yi's.
Although... he was just an employee at their company.
Bai Yeke feigned sudden realization and said, "Mr. Yang is young and promising."
With time running out, Bai Yeke and the other staff members quickly began arranging the decorations on the table.
When the auspicious time arrived, they surrounded the young homeowner couple, pulling colorful ribbons and taking photos.
With a loud "snap!", a large number of colorful ribbons flew up.
Bai Ye was a little shaken, and then started another order.
When will she be able to own a house like this?
Then she designed it herself...
In a moment of reverie, we took some photos and greeted each of the homeowners.
Baiye also reconfirmed the next steps with the homeowner.
Stepping out of the homeowner's house, it was the transition season between spring and summer. The temperature was pleasant, but it seemed like it was about to rain, and it was a bit damp. The tiles in the building's lobby were faintly fogged up.
"Buzz~" The phone vibrated, and Bai Yeke picked it up. The phone automatically recognized her face and displayed the latest WeChat message.
Dad: I'll be home promptly at 5:30 p.m., we have guests.
Bai Yeke instinctively resisted the word "father," because he was not her father.
However, due to the family atmosphere, she felt that directly writing the man's name in the contact name would cause a huge uproar and chaos in the family, so she had no choice but to set it this way.
It's definitely not a good thing!
Bai Yeke pouted, calculating... Could she pretend not to see it and say she was too busy to rush over when it was almost time to leave work in the afternoon?
But the next second, my mother called.
"mom."
Bai Ye knew perfectly well that it was her stepfather who had instigated this. She really didn't want to talk to him, but she couldn't bear to hang up on her mother.
"Xiao Ke, your dad wants you to come home early tonight so we can all have dinner together."
"I might have to work overtime tonight, you guys eat first." Bai Yeke made up a story casually, but she said it in a well-behaved way. "You know, all industries are laying off people now, and I still have to perform well since I just got a permanent position."
“This…” Mom hesitated immediately, “Oh, oh.”
A muffled male voice could be heard on the other end of the phone; it was clearly the stepfather saying something.
The mother changed her attitude again, "You still have to come back. At worst, you can ask for leave. Your boss will agree. It's only natural. A daughter's marriage is a very important matter."
!
A life-changing event?!
That was truly outrageous.
Bai Ye felt as if she had been struck by a heavy hammer.
She had long expected this day to come, but she didn't expect it to arrive so soon!
Her stepfather always wanted her to get out of there as soon as possible, and indeed, many girls in the neighborhood with younger brothers were married off early.
What's more, a stepfather is an indifferent person with no blood relation.
Like most traditional women of the older generation, my mother didn't have much education and her mind was full of ideas about getting married and settling down. She was easily brainwashed by her stepfather.
So annoying! So annoying!
Bai Ye is an introverted person. He is actually a bit slow in everything he does. Even if he wants to curse someone, he is very considerate of the occasion and other people's face.
She didn't want to put her mother in a difficult position.
"Mom, what are you saying?" Bai Ye pretended to be confused and said evasively, "I think if I can make it back, I'll go back. If my boss insists on me working overtime, there's nothing I can do."
"Why!"
"Um, the homeowner is here, I have to go now! I'm in a hurry!" Bai Ye hung up the phone quickly before her mother could stop her.
The phone immediately vibrated again.
Bai Ye didn't hang up; she swiped away the interface to scan the code to ride the bike, and then tossed her constantly vibrating phone into her laptop bag.
Out of sight, out of mind!
The spring breeze along the way couldn't dispel her irritability. When she entered the "towering tower," her face still had a cold and aloof expression, as if she wanted to keep strangers away.
He Xin was out for a stroll to get some fresh air when she spotted her in the hallway. "Hey, what's wrong?"
Bai Yeke shook her head.
He Xin said in bewilderment, "It's okay to pretend to be reserved and calm, but you're putting on such a convincing act."
"What the hell?" Bai Ye was completely baffled.
"Uh," He Xin said suspiciously, "You didn't see the WeChat message I sent you, did you?"
Bai Ye was taken aback by He Xin's overly surprised expression. Half-believing, she took out her phone and saw 23 unread messages on WeChat.
?
What's even more outrageous is that there were seven missed calls on her phone. Her mother wouldn't be that persistent.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that only three of the calls were made by the mother, while the other four were made by Zhang Xiaoli.
!
Under what circumstances would a manager call her four times in a row?
Bai Yeke, feeling unsettled, first opened He Xin's WeChat.
The last message that caught my eye was—Sister, you've ascended to heaven! Where have I been?!
She remained silent as she scrolled up, finding only inexplicable expressions of surprise, congratulations, and questions about her disappearance.
Until one of them caught her eye.
—Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, Yi Sheng has chosen you!
What was designated for her?
The sudden "bond" with the big boss made her heart race.
—Yi Sheng hired us to renovate his house. Good heavens, is he testing our company's capabilities?
Bai Ye looked up blankly and met He Xin's gaze, whose eyes clearly confirmed her feelings.
Does that mean Yi Sheng specifically asked her to renovate a house?
She was stunned.
She's just a newbie who's been promoted to a full-time position. What makes her think she's qualified for such a big responsibility?
It's so absurd, it feels like someone set her up!
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