Initial abnormality
Xia Zaoan sat in the studio, painting her work stroke by stroke. Someone walked up behind her and asked, "Linlin, what do you think of my painting?"
"Very good, but the lines and light here can..."
Ye Lin held a pen beside her, leading her to draw a more beautiful painting. The warm afternoon was quiet and beautiful at this moment.
"Linlin, your guidance has suddenly opened my eyes. I've decided to participate in this global art competition. I need to think about the topic and prepare well for the competition. I just haven't decided what to paint yet."
“Sometimes it’s not about complexity, but about being as simple as possible while still allowing people to feel the meaning and energy of the brushstrokes.”
Xia Zaoan stared at her profile in the soft light coming in from the window. Suddenly, he smiled and said, "I know what to draw. Linlin, you are really my muse." Xia Zaoan raised his fist and pumped it up and down.
Ye Lin patted her head. "When I finish the painting, I'll bring the first one to you to see."
…
"I'm back."
"Yeah." Xia Zaoan put the painting aside and bent down to put on his shoes.
"Why did you bring the painting back?"
"Linlin helped me revise the painting. I'll take it back and study it carefully."
Xia Keyu became interested when he heard this and turned over the canvas. "I didn't expect she knew how to paint."
"That's right, Linlin knows a lot."
Xia Keyu's smile froze when he saw the painting. This painting method...
Xia Zaoan saw his expression and asked, "What's wrong? Are you amazed by my painting?"
Xia Keyu turned to look at the painting hanging in the center of the corridor, "Brother, what are you looking at?"
"You said Ye Lin helped you edit this painting?"
"Yes, I watched her revise it."
"Then you don't think her..." Xia Keyu hesitated, "Nothing, I just think her changes are pretty good."
"Oh, then I'll go upstairs first." Xia Zaoan returned to the room.
Xia Keyu walked over to the hanging painting, deep in thought. He made a phone call, "Hey, send me all of Ye Lin's manuscripts."
He checked the file immediately after receiving it. After reading Ye Lin's manuscript, he turned off the screen and understood what she meant.
Downstairs of DY Group
"Brother Xia." Ye Lin saw Xia Keyu.
"Let's talk." The two walked along the road.
"What's up? Any questions about the design?"
"Oh, no. Your design will be put into a special series, and the finished product inventory is almost full. This time I want to invite you to the launch of the new series."
Xia Keyu handed her the invitation and said, "Don't worry, I'll only be attending as a guest, and your information won't be disclosed."
"Okay, I'll go." Ye Lin accepted the invitation.
"It seems like I always meet President Xia at this place." Ji Jinyan walked towards him.
Xia Keyu showed a standard social smile, "It's because Mr. Ji has someone I care about here." He glanced at Ye Lin.
"Then it seems that he is indeed one of my people." The two men exchanged glances.
"I have something else to do. Ye Lin, see you then." Xia Keyu left first.
Ji Jinyan glanced at the invitation in Ye Lin's hand and said, "I'll take you home."
A drop of water fell from the sky on the bridge of Ji Jinyan's nose and hung high on the tall mountain peak. Suddenly, the rain fell heavily.
Ye Lin, always considerate, had anticipated the fickle weather and prepared an umbrella. Ji Jinyan stood there, watching Ye Lin calmly open the umbrella. Ye Lin inadvertently met his gaze, feeling helpless.
He handed the umbrella to Ji Jinyan and said, "I'll go get the car."
"Wait." He grabbed Ye Lin's arm through her clothes. Thinking quickly, he took off his coat and put it on Ye Lin. "Don't catch a cold."
The air seemed to freeze for a moment. Ye Lin said nothing and walked back to the DY front desk with his clothes on. Ji Jinyan reviewed his actions in his mind. Yes, putting clothes on a girl, this is what you should do to win the heart of the heroine.
Gu Li'an, holding an umbrella, walked to Ji Jinyan's side and looked at Ye Lin's departing back, stunned at the scene. Is this what a human being should do? Looking at Ji Jinyan's face, his mouth twitched, "Are you stupid?"
Ji Jinyan made a sharp move, and Gu Liyan immediately straightened up. Well, it was still the same Ji Jinyan, who didn't poke.
Someone skillfully took Gu Lian'an's umbrella and went after Ye Lin.
Gu Lian suddenly felt cool and hurriedly lifted up his coat to cover himself, "Hiss, it's not you, it's really the first time is unfamiliar, the second time is familiar, okay, good." What else could he say.
Ye Lin looked at Ji Jinyan who was holding an umbrella for him. The two returned to the lobby downstairs, followed by Gu Liyan who had run back to avoid the rain.
"Boss Ji, don't you know that there are spare umbrellas at the front desk? Besides, who are you? As long as you're hanging out in front of the building, no, as long as you're near the group, any discerning subordinate will give you an umbrella."
Ji Jinyan coughed awkwardly, and said to Gu Li'an speechlessly, "Wait here, I'll go get the car from the garage."
Ji Jinyan left, "Hey, give me back my umbrella. I've had it for many years, and I'm attached to it."
"Heh." Gu Li'an's mother pointed to the direction Ji Jinyan went and then pointed to her head, "He, this place is not good."
"Yeah." Ye Lin said, "You two are the same." She walked to the door and waited.
"How did this affect me? I haven't offended you before."
He stood wet in the empty hall. "These two guys have been bullying me one by one, but," he rubbed his chin, "this is a great opportunity for us to share an umbrella."
"Mr. Gu." The receptionist handed him an umbrella. Gu Li'an looked at her approvingly. "You have a keen eye. Good job. I'm optimistic about you. You have a bright future."
The girl smiled embarrassedly.
Ji Jinyan's car stopped steadily. Ye Lin paused when she reached for the handle on the back seat, opened the passenger door and sat in.
"You don't want me to be a driver anymore?" Ji Jinyan said with a smile.
"You're not meant to be a driver."
He chuckled, "What's my fate then?"
Ye Lin looked at him and turned back, "The secret cannot be revealed."
Ji Jinyan smiled and said nothing, then started the car.
With the previous experience as a lesson, Su Chengen chose a cafe with excellent privacy and sound insulation this time.
Su Chengen, who looked handsome even with a baseball cap, sat in the private room waiting for someone to come. The only person who could make him wait so early was Ye Lin.
"Sister, let me tell you, this is definitely the time for our WIN team to show off their skills the most. The Steven Gaming League is coming soon. I heard that this is the last one in more than 20 years. It will be broadcast live all over the world. This is the most influential and largest global competition." Su Chengen was extremely excited.
"Come on, I wish you success in winning the championship."
"Well, we are determined to win this time." Su Chengen said tentatively, "Sister, actually this victory can belong to us, and we can share the joy together. When I signed the contract with the KYK Club, I made a request, which was to keep a copy of the contract for you as well. I..."
"Cheng'en, don't mention this matter again."
"Oh, I'm sorry, sis. I agreed not to bring it up again. So, on the day of the finals, will you come and watch us compete?"
Ye Lin couldn't bear to refuse him again, "I will definitely go."
The day of the new product launch soon arrived. "Welcome everyone to the new product launch of the Yuzhen series under the Xia Group."
There was thunderous applause from the audience and the sound of media cameras clicking.
"This new collection, our flagship collection this season, was created by the enigmatic designer Lin, who excels in combining traditional ancient hinge techniques with cutting-edge design trends. Unlike previous designs, the Yuzhen collection is not limited to monotonous jewelry. Instead, it boldly breaks new ground and innovates, perfectly balancing prosperity and convenience..."
"The following is a session for questions from the media and reporters."
"The Yuzhen series has bold ideas and unique designs, but has the market acceptance not met our high expectations?"
"A Feitian.com survey found that over 81.75 percent of people wear jewelry at work and in their daily lives..."
As the press conference progressed, many media and industry professionals gradually recognized Yuzhen. "Yuzhen's designs are novel and don't seem to be the style of experienced old masters. Is it because they adopted the designs of newcomers?"
"The identities of our designers are confidential. Many of our crafts are imported from the grassroots. How do you know they aren't masters who prefer to keep their skills hidden?"
"Hahahahahahahahaha..." The whole hall was filled with laughter.
“Our press conference has come to a successful conclusion!”
There was warm and sincere applause from the audience.
The people present gradually left, and the originally full seats became much emptier. Glancing to the right, Ye Lin happened to see Ji Jinyan, who was sitting a few seats away from her in the same row.
Ji Jinyan met Ye Lin's gaze without a trace of guilt, "What a coincidence."
Ye Lin's eyes seemed to be smiling, "Is it a coincidence?"
Ye Lin stood up and walked a few steps, then stopped and said, "Let's go back together."
He immediately agreed, "Okay," and walked outside.
Ye Lin, who was at the original place, watched his departing figure overlap with the figure who had left earlier during his speech at Peking University.
There was a deeper look in his eyes as he walked away.
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