Chapter 63 White Moonlight Substitute (End)

Yao Rong's afternoon tea went very smoothly.

She didn't like to hold such banquets, but when she wanted to do something well, she could do it so well that no one could find fault with it.

And all the clothes Yao Rong wore on this day were bought by Yao Shiyun.

When the guests arrived at the villa, their eyes lingered on Yao Rong's clothes from time to time, and they asked Yao Rong with a smile where the clothes were customized. Yao Shiyun promptly said the name of her offline store.

Knowing that Yao Shiyun's offline store accepted private customization, several invited guests looked at the design drafts with great interest, and finally each of them reserved a set of clothes.

"No problem, someone will come to your house tomorrow to measure your size and body shape." Yao Shiyun smiled slightly.

As soon as the afternoon tea was over, Yao Shiyun told Cen Jinge and others the good news.

Cen Jinge and others were very excited.

They all knew that as long as they could handle this matter well and let the ladies shine at the cocktail party, the offline stores would be able to stand firmly on their feet.

Knowing the importance of the matter, Yao Shiyun and Cen Jinge devoted themselves to it.

Ling Bai and Xiao Bei would also join their discussions in their spare time, trying to collide with them to come up with new ideas and make the details perfect.

Bo Shan and Zhou Miaomiao could not help with this matter, so they tried their best to take care of other chores and not let chores distract Yao Shiyun and others.

With the concerted efforts of everyone, several sets of dresses were all designed within the specified time.

The dresses of the ladies each had their own characteristics and styles. Many people in the same circle asked which clothing brand they had their dresses customized from.

The ladies were good friends of Yao Rong. Yao Shiyun would always call them "Auntie" when she saw them, so the ladies were happy to help Yao Shiyun promote her.

Soon, the name of the brand "Kapok" spread like the wind throughout the top circles of City A.

Yao Shiyun took advantage of this opportunity to open a business directly.

It only took more than a month for the income and expenditure of the offline store of Kapok to achieve a balance.

Yao Shiyun was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, and her tense spirit also relaxed.

Nine months have passed since she graduated from college. In these nine months, she has been completely devoted to her career. She didn't even have time to spare during the Chinese New Year. It's time to give herself a break.

Yao Shiyun posted a circle of friends, saying that as a boss, she wanted to abuse her power for personal gain and give herself a few days off.

The comments below gradually became lively. Yao Shiyun smiled and was about to reply to them when Tao Zijin sent her a private message: [There is a concert tonight. I have two tickets. Do you want to go?]

Yao Shiyun hugged the pillow: [What a coincidence? 】

【Tao Zijin: I saw your post on WeChat Moments, so I asked my colleague to get two tickets】

Yao Shiyun pursed her lips and smiled: [Then let's go]

Four hours later, the two walked out of the concert hall.

Yao Shiyun talked about the last performance with great interest, and Tao Zijin listened quietly, occasionally agreeing.

The car was parked on the street outside. Tao Zijin opened the passenger door and put his hand on the roof of the car: "Are you hungry? Let's go for a midnight snack."

Yao Shiyun sat in the passenger seat: "What do you want to eat?"

Tao Zijin also got in the car and fastened his seat belt: "How about hot pot? I ate at a very delicious hot pot restaurant some time ago, and I've always wanted to take you there to try it."

"Okay. I haven't had hot pot for a while." Yao Shiyun nodded.

After driving for a while in silence, Tao Zijin asked, "Where are you going to go for the next few days off?"

"Just stay at home and spend more time with my mom. I don't want to go out."

Tao Zijin tapped the steering wheel with his fingertips: "You can come to see my grandpa when you are free. He misses you very much."

Yao Shiyun couldn't help laughing: "Then I will go to your house tomorrow - to visit Grandpa Tao."

She dragged out the last few words.

Tao Zijin smiled helplessly and moved his palms that were already sweating from tension.

Some relationships are like this. After years of getting along, they have already developed an unparalleled tacit understanding. But because of this tacit understanding, when other feelings grow in friendship, we should be more cautious.

Because if you cross that line easily without thinking it through, it might destroy the tacit understanding between each other.

He had confirmed his feelings over and over again.

He was sure that before Xiaoyun was a sophomore, he had always treated her as a sister.

It all seemed to have started from that day when he saw her squatting alone and crying helplessly at the door of the inpatient department.

When he thought she was as timid as ever, she spoke shockingly in the ward and confronted Yun Letao's mother; when he thought she was still ignorant about feelings, he found that she was able to handle her relationship with her ex-boyfriend rationally; he thought she was not mature enough, but when she talked about her favorite career, there was a light called enthusiasm in her eyes...

Only then did he realize that she was no longer a little girl.

"Xiao Yun." When they arrived at the hot pot restaurant, Tao Zijin stopped Yao Shiyun who had just unbuckled her seat belt, "I want to tell you something."

Yao Shiyun raised her eyes and looked into his eyes.

"I just said something wrong, and now I want to correct it with you."

Tao Zijin looked serious, revealing a kind of stubborn determination.

"Not only does my grandfather miss you, I miss you too."

"You have been busy with your career for some time, so I didn't disturb you, but now that your career is on the right track, are you willing to consider feelings and consider me?"

Yao Shiyun didn't expect Tao Zijin to suddenly confess his love. For a moment, she felt so nervous that she was at a loss.

After what happened to Guo Lu Xinghua, Yao Shiyun once became afraid of love and marriage.

Later, with the help of her mother, this fear dissipated, but she never considered her emotional problems again.

But there was such a person who always appeared when she needed him, who understood her, respected her and appreciated her...

She no longer believed in love at first sight, but only in love that grows over time.

Tao Zijin was her love that grew over time.

The little boy who always held her tightly, took her out to play and took her home when she was young is now reaching out to her.

"Brother Zijin, can I ask you why you like me?"

"If someone has witnessed a flower blooming, how can he not be moved by it."

Tao Zijin curled his lips, touched Yao Shiyun's head, and comforted her: "Xiaoyun, you don't need to have any burden. My love should not be a burden to you. If you think it's not the right time, I can continue to wait for you."

Yao Shiyun smiled and shook her head, firmly holding his hand: "I think this should be the most appropriate time."

***

After eating hot pot, Tao Zijin sent Yao Shiyun home.

The light was still on in the study on the second floor. Yao Shiyun walked to the door of the study and gently pushed it open: "Mom, are you not asleep yet?"

Yao Rong rubbed her eyebrows sleepily: "The company is going to launch a new car again. I just had a meeting with the overseas branch."

Yao Shiyun nodded to show that she knew: "Mom, I want to tell you something."

"What is it?" Yao Rong supported her chin, "Are you and Zijin together?"

Yao Shiyun was slightly surprised: "Did Brother Zijin tell you?"

Yao Rong laughed. Isn't this obvious? "Zijin is fine."

Yao Shiyun pursed her lips and smiled, pointing to the door: "Then I'll go back to bed?"

"Don't worry." Yao Rong got up, "I'll go heat some milk, drink the milk and then go to bed."

Another half a year later, the rumor that Yao Group was going to launch a new car came out again.

It is said that the performance of this car is much better than Fengchi.

Hearing these rumors, the competitors of Yao Group could not sit still.

In the past two years, Yao Group has made a lot of money in the already saturated car market by relying on Fengchi. If Yao Group is allowed to grow, it will harm the interests of these competitors.

Negative news about Yao Group began to appear frequently on Weibo hot searches.

And eight out of ten of these hot searches are related to the Yun family.

Some said that Yao Rong cruelly forced her ex-husband to death, and some said that Yao Rong killed all the Yun family.

"Mr. Yao, the public relations department is already handling this matter." The secretary said respectfully when he came to report the news to Yao Rong.

Yao Rong did not say anything, but just quietly looked through these trending searches.

The news of Yun Jun's business failure could not be concealed at all. After Yun's first wife and Yun's second wife learned that Yun Jun had lost all the money from selling their houses, they directly started fighting with Yun Jun.

Yun Letao was pretending in front of Yun Jun, but when she saw that Yun Jun had become a pauper, she immediately broke up with Yun Jun and blurted out all kinds of resentful words.

During the shoving, Grandma Yun fainted on the spot due to anger.

The last bit of savings of the Yun family was used to treat Grandma Yun's illness.

The first and second wives of Yun were also ruthless enough to ignore Grandma Yun and leave this mess to Yun Jun.

The family that was once "loving each other" has been completely changed because of resentment.

...

Yao Rong closed her phone.

After learning about the final fate of the Yun family, her last bit of concern for the Yun family also disappeared.

"I only look at the results. Don't let these negative news affect the holding of the product launch."

The public relations department of the Yao Group solved this matter with thundering means. These so-called negative news did not affect the pace of the Yao Group at all.

On June 15, the Yao Group launched the new car series Lei Chi, responding to all the provocations of competitors with a surge in stock prices.

As the Yao Group is making great strides, Yao Shiyun is also receiving good news. After

five years of accumulation, the scale of the Kapok Studio has expanded a lot, the number of employees has expanded from a few people to hundreds of people, the office has moved from the original A classroom to a special industrial park, and it has its own production line, no longer needing to rent.

After these years of accumulation, the number of fans of the online store has now exceeded three million, and the customer flow of offline stores has also stabilized, with its own fixed customer base.

The Kapok clothing brand has also successfully appeared on the first- and second-tier fashion magazines in China, and even appeared on the cover of a first-tier fashion magazine.

"I plan to participate in the China International Fashion Week in March next year." At the meeting, Yao Shiyun announced her next plan to everyone.

China International Fashion Week is also a grand event hosted by the Fashion Design Association.

But unlike the National Fashion Design Competition, China International Fashion Week is larger in scale and covers a wider range. It not only invites designers to participate, but also invites domestic and foreign clothing brands to hold press conferences.

This is a very good opportunity for Yao Shiyun and the brand of Kapok.

Yao Shiyun said: "I will participate in the competition in my personal capacity and compete with other designers for awards. The brand launch will be left to the rest of you."

"No problem." Xiao Bei and Cen Jinge both applauded, expressing their blessings and support.

In the past few years, all of them have been accompanying the brand of Kapok to progress together.

But there is no doubt that the person who has made the greatest progress is Yao Shiyun.

Now she is fully qualified to stand on a higher stage and compete with those designers who have already become famous in the industry.

"Xiaoyun, I'll wait for you to bring back the Golden Clothing Award!" Zhou Miaomiao even set a goal for Yao Shiyun.

The Golden Clothing Award is the highest honor for Chinese designers.

It is impossible to say that she has no ambition at all, but Yao Shiyun did not make any bold statements. She just smiled and said, "I will try my best."

The process of the Golden Clothing Award is actually similar to the competitions Yao Shiyun participated in before.

Yao Shiyun easily passed the preliminary round and got the ticket to the semi-final.

After the semi-final topic was announced, she began to design and customize the dress according to the requirements. On

March 25, Yao Shiyun had to rush to the capital.

Early in the morning, she opened the curtains and saw the kapok tree in the garden blooming.

In the past few years, the kapok tree has grown very fast and has taken deep roots in the garden. It is now six or seven meters high. Yao Shiyun, who lives on the second floor, has to look up to see the flowers on the branches.

"This is a good sign." Yao Shiyun smiled and said to the kapok tree, "I will win the competition, right?"

At noon, Yao Shiyun, Yao Rong and several people from the studio arrived in the capital and checked into a hotel near the Bird's Nest.

Yao Shiyun lamented that time flies: "The last time I came to the capital was four years ago."

Yao Rong also felt a little emotional.

Only six years have passed, and Yao Shiyun has come this far.

Six years ago, she competed with Chinese designers under the age of 30. And now, she has to face countless seniors in the industry.

What she needs to do is to defeat them.

Just as she had done in the past many years, she defeated her opponents and her fate.

The next day, the members of Kapok Studio began to get busy with the brand launch event, and Yao Shiyun also entered the competition area and began to make clothes.

Yao Rong was still sitting in the audience, accompanying Yao Shiyun in the competition, just like six years ago.

In this tense and exciting atmosphere, time passed quickly, and two days passed in a flash.

It is now the third day.

One by one, the contestants came on stage, and one dress after another amazed the audience, triggering continuous applause and cheers.

These contestants, who represent the highest aesthetics of Chinese clothing, contributed a visual feast to the audience.

Just as the competition was coming to an end, Yao Shiyun finally appeared.

Her semi-final work actually used "kapok" as a design element.

But compared with six years ago, her work was more mature.

A light long skirt was as beautiful as a poem, and it seemed to burn the blazing vitality of the kapok itself into the skirt, so the audience's vision was also ignited.

The only light source on the catwalk was on Yao Shiyun, her long hair was tied up, and she was wearing a light green suit, which made her look elegant and graceful.

"Six years ago, I designed a dress named Kapok, but the full name of that dress is Kapok Tree. It was a gift I gave to my mother."

"But now, this skirt named Kapok, its full name is Kapok. It is a gift I gave to myself."

"I have studied fashion design for ten years, and in these ten years, I have never designed a dress for myself. Until I came to participate in this competition, I felt that the time had come."

"This skirt is every step I have taken in the past ten years."

...

And every step I have taken, every effort I have made, will not be in vain.

"First place, No. 26, Yao Shiyun, work, Kapok. Kapok of Kapok." The

former vice president has now become the president of the Fashion Design Association. She looked at the card, smiled and said the same words as six years ago, and handed the Golden Clothing Award trophy to Yao Shiyun.

Yao Shiyun held the trophy, tears welling up in her eyes.

Tonight, she won the highest honor for a Chinese designer.

From now on, her stage will not only be domestic.

After the competition, Yao Shiyun walked off the stage.

Yao Rong and her companions were waiting for her under the stage.

"I have booked a western restaurant, let's go there for the celebration banquet." Yao Rong suggested.

Everyone took a taxi directly to the shopping mall where the western restaurant was located, and took the elevator to the top floor.

In the western restaurant, the piano echoed melodiously, and kapok flowers were everywhere.

But strangely, there was no one inside.

Yao Shiyun had a vague idea and turned to look at Yao Rong.

Yao Rong encouraged her and said, "Go in and take a look."

Yao Shiyun walked into the restaurant holding the trophy and saw Tao Zijin sitting in front of the piano stand.

The song ended, Tao Zijin stood up and came to Yao Shiyun: "Congratulations."

Yao Shiyun smiled: "What else?"

Tao Zijin knelt on one knee and took out the diamond ring he had prepared long ago: "I have waited for this day for a long time, so Xiaoyun, are you willing to consider marrying me now?"

"I do." Yao Shiyun stretched out her right hand, "How could I not be willing."

(Bai Yueguang Stand-in/Da Bai Ya Ya Ya)