Chapter 8 Warning: "I heard you took a job from Yi Sheng..."
Seeing that the VVVIP orders were on track, "Santen" stopped giving Bai Yeke special treatment.
As the new week begins and potential clients emerge, the sales team gradually considers allowing Baiye to make contact.
Bai Yeke was a new designer. In order to achieve results as soon as possible and catch up with the schedule, she started to take on the work that others were unwilling to do or did not have time for.
The two newly opened residential projects each have four or five apartment layouts. Baiye, together with the company's sales team, rushed to the front line to photograph and measure the apartment layouts as quickly as possible to prepare solutions for the company.
The main reason is that other properties are already quite popular for renovation and occupancy, and other designers in the company already have portfolios. So, clients coming from the same property will definitely tend to communicate with designers who have portfolios first. And if the model homes that these designers have already completed meet their expectations, the client is more likely to make a purchase.
Therefore, Bai Yeke will definitely do her best for customers who come to her with sales, but she also needs to actively develop new sources of business; otherwise, when it's her turn, she will only have scattered sales.
He Xin is slightly more senior than Bai Yeke, but she joined the company only half a year earlier. However, she caught the wave of good development and has more outstanding cases, which is better than Bai Yeke's situation of competing head-on.
"Don't be in such a hurry." He Xin grabbed two lattes from the lobby. These were originally meant for clients at today's event, but there were far fewer clients than expected. The drinks and snacks were just sitting there anyway, so she drank one herself and put the other on Bai Yeke's table. "Once Ms. Yi's set is finished, let's discuss making a video. With that kind of reputation, your orders will definitely skyrocket, and you won't have to run around like this every day."
Bai Ye smiled and said, "I hope so." Her team was still working on the design drafts for the property development they visited yesterday.
"Sigh, we small designers with no background or connections can only slowly grind it out." He Xin felt a pang of sympathy as she watched her focused work.
"What's wrong with you?" Bai Yeke was very perceptive. She noticed that He Xin's behavior had been strange these past few days. "What triggered you? Even if you're in trouble, you still have a naive newbie like me to fall behind, right?"
He Xin was indeed a bit shaken.
First, there was her college classmate who used to be at the bottom of the class, but now, thanks to her family's connections, she's become a rising star designer in the neighboring city in such a short time, and even won an award. Then there was that sleazy client of hers, who kept bothering her even though the renovation was almost finished. Today he asked her to help check the lighting effects, tomorrow he asked her to help check the flatness of the walls... Every time, the client said he was busy and needed her help, but when she went to take pictures responsibly, the client would always come back halfway through.
"He's always hinting and suggesting things, I'm so fed up. I only found out these past few days that his mistress is pregnant, so now he's setting his sights on me!" He Xin was really furious.
But there's really no way to deal with this. When they work with clients, it only takes three to five months from signing the contract to receiving the final payment. If there's a conflict with the client during this period, it's easy for the subsequent payments to become a source of disputes.
So the leaders always tell them, "Delay it, let it cool down, avoid direct conflict, and just get the final payment."
Bai Yeke found it extremely disgusting. "What kind of person is this? Luckily, it's only a few days left. He should be coming to pay the final payment this week, right?"
He Xin let out a heavy sigh of relief. "Yeah, it's finally going to end."
It's no wonder He Xin's mentality is unbalanced. She was full of vigor and had top grades in school, but after entering society, she was hit hard by reality and got entangled in all sorts of disgusting things. The guy who was supposed to be a playboy has transformed into a rising star and has long since surpassed her.
"I really hope a distant relative suddenly turns out to be a tycoon!" He Xin said with a wry smile.
"And then, with no one to carry on the family business, they'll take you back to inherit it, right?" Bai Yeke teased.
"Yeah, that felt like I could fly!" He Xin felt much better after complaining. "By the way, I saw that luxury car that brought you to work the other day! Is something going on between you?"
"Huh?" Bai Yeke was taken aback.
"That Maserati!" He Xin exclaimed. "If you're poor yourself, marrying a rich man isn't bad! It's like a sparrow flying up to a branch and becoming a phoenix!"
Bai Yeke then realized what was happening and was both amused and exasperated.
Where is the situation?
That car belonged to Wei Qiushi, her nominal brother and stepfather's child.
They rarely interacted on ordinary days. That day, Wei Qiushi happened to be running errands nearby, so she gave him a ride. To be honest, although she and Wei Qiushi didn't have much of a sibling relationship, he was a little more humane than her stepfather.
Bai Ye didn't want anyone to know about her blended family, but she also certainly didn't want to be misunderstood as having a rich boyfriend.
“He…” Bai Yeke could only say, “is a distant cousin of mine.”
"Huh?" He Xin's gossip failed, but she found it quite amusing. "So you're the one with a wealthy distant relative!"
Bai Ye smiled faintly, a very light laugh that turned into an even softer sigh before it reached her eyes and dissipated into the wind.
Brother: I've arrived at the place diagonally opposite the towering peak.
I only gave her a ride once, and she actually remembered the store and even came to pick her up on her own initiative?
As evening fell, the gloomy sky began to drizzle again.
From the third floor, Baiye could see people screaming, cursing, and complaining.
"Oh my god! This is so slippery, I don't dare to walk on it!"
"Ouch! I almost fell!"
"What's going on?! The road is so slippery, and nobody's doing anything about it!"
...
That's how it is during the rainy season. Even if it doesn't rain, the tiles will still be covered with fine water droplets. When the humidity is too high, because the tiles on the first floor of the store are on the walls, the water droplets on the walls will even run down and form small puddles on the floor.
Bai Ye saw that the cleaning lady, who was also about to leave work, quickly took out a dry mop and mopped the floor, but it wasn't much better.
Bai Yeke indeed saw the Maserati through the window, which puzzled her.
Was Wei Qiushi passing by on the way?
But if you can hitch a ride on a rainy day, you might as well take advantage of it.
Wei Qiushi was waiting for her in the car. When he saw her coming, he didn't greet her and remained as cold as ever.
After getting into the car, Bai Ye buckled up her seatbelt without saying much, "Going home?"
"Otherwise what?" Wei Qiushi, as always, was bad at conversation. "Do you expect me to take you out to play?"
"..."
"Thanks." Bai Ye couldn't be bothered with this kind of straight man, especially the chauvinistic one, but she maintained her politeness, since he had indeed kindly offered to pick her up.
Bai Ye had no intention of chatting with him, but Wei Qiushi surprisingly took the initiative to start a conversation.
"That Zheng Xiao," Wei Qiushi said casually, looking straight ahead, speaking to her with the same nonchalant air, "Dad thinks she's good."
?
!
Bai Ye was completely baffled. What was going on? So fast? Her stepfather had already set his sights on Zheng Xiao, and even sent Wei Qiushi as a go-between?
But Wei Qiushi wasn't the kind of person who would meddle in other people's business.
“I investigated him.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Ye was even more surprised; Wei Qiushi seemed to care quite a bit.
"Our family's wealth is just so-so, but Dad thinks it's more than enough for you," Wei Qiushi said. "However, your personal abilities are really lacking; you don't have much talent."
At this point, Wei Qiushi let out a cold laugh, "I'm not even as good as you, so I don't think it's a good idea."
It seems like they think too highly of her and feel she's not good enough for them, but why does it also seem like they despise her along with them?
Bai Ye didn't know how to respond to that.
This guy has some kindness, but not much.
never mind.
This person has always been like this; he's never looked down on her or her mother.
Bai Ye gave a casual "humming" twice, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Fortunately, Wei Qiushi, like her stepfather, recognized her introverted and indecisive personality and didn't argue with her.
Wei Qiushi didn't intend to interfere with Bai Yeke's relationship, but as her older brother, he couldn't stand seeing her marry such a poor man.
Essentially, it's also a form of male chauvinism. His sister, even if she's not a close sister, even if he doesn't think much of her, can't embarrass him.
That concludes his statement.
"And another thing," Wei Qiushi asked, "I heard you took on a job from Yi Sheng?"
Bai Ye was shocked.
Apart from her distant relative Lü Feiteng, no one in her family knew about this. Lü Feiteng was only good at patting himself on the back, always saying that the store was cooperating with Yi Sheng, but he never mentioned that she was taking orders from Yi Sheng.
Bai Yeke's silence confirmed Wei Qiushi's suspicions. "So it's true?"
"Hmm." There's no point in hiding this; it's not a bad thing.
Wei Qiushi, however, said, "Be careful."
Bai Ye looked over in surprise, noticing that Wei Qiushi rarely showed his emotions in front of her.
Hostility, caution...fear.
Are they all for Yi Sheng?
Wei Qiushi has been running his business in a neighboring province. I've heard that he encountered some problems last year, but I haven't heard anything about it being related to the Yi family.
Did you hear that?
Bai Yeke's consistent policy towards Wei Qiushi was to simply be perfunctory, but at this moment, she said, "Actually... she's not a bad person."
At least, that's how she saw it. Although Yi Sheng was quite cunning, he was actually quite kind to a nobody like her, letting her pass easily. The suit he gave her that day must have been a genuine gesture of kindness, encouragement, and guidance...
He's a very magnanimous and kind-hearted person.
"A nice person?" Wei Qiushi, a straight man, was so bewildered by this that his tone changed.
"Are you too stupid? You'd be sold out and still be counting the money for the seller!" Wei Qiushi didn't hesitate to launch a personal attack. After all, in his daily life as the young master, scolding people was commonplace. Moreover, he was facing a sharp-tongued young girl as the older brother, so his aura was definitely enough.
"Let me tell you, be careful you don't become the eternal sinner of your company!" Wei Qiushi became more and more agitated as he spoke.
Bai Yeke was genuinely taken aback by those words.
Is it that scary?
Seeing that she remained silent, Wei Qiushi thought to himself that she had indeed been overwhelmed by his imposing manner, so he softened his tone slightly and said in a profound and unfathomable tone, "That woman's methods are ruthless. A newbie like you should be careful not to be played to the bone!"
These words did have an effect after all; a thread started connecting in Bai Ye's mind.
Yi Sheng was discussing cooperation with their head office. "Santian" was just an ordinary store, and she was a newcomer.
Could she really be the small incision point through which Yi Sheng plans to take action against the head office?
Bai Yeke found it absurd.
She had heard a little about Yi Sheng's deeds. Although her methods were ruthless, it was unlikely that she would be used to break the deadlock. Their head office posed no threat to the Yi family. On the contrary, they were one of the best candidates for a business partner. Moreover, Yi Sheng had an excellent reputation for treating business partners.
Moreover, deep down, she had a good impression of the woman she had only met twice.
She didn't really want to believe that person would hurt her.
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