Chapter 17 Promotion
Shi Qinghe was 'asked' to leave the suite.
The door slammed shut, and a sharp gust of wind lashed her face. Sitting in a wheelchair, Shi Qinghe's hands were shaking with anger, and even her foundation couldn't hide her pale face.
I believe that before tomorrow, everyone in and outside the Beijing circle will know that the two dresses designed for Jin Baili were both from Shi Yin. She, Shi Qinghe, stole her sister's original work and signed her own name.
She would become a laughing stock.
Become the object of everyone's ridicule.
When Shi Qinghe thought about those people who used to be inferior to her and would secretly mock her, she wanted to tear Shi Yin's innocent face apart! She used to always curl up in the corner and secretly wipe away her tears when being bullied, but now she has become bolder and openly comes to steal her things!
"Miss, I've heard something." Meng Xi walked towards her, but seeing her extremely uneasy expression, he didn't dare get too close. "Second Young Master Han asked for a ruby ring from Ms. Jin Baili, promising to help her find the designer who actually designed the mermaid dress. Second Young Master Han must have gotten the second young lady onto the cruise ship and brought her to Jin Baili."
So that's how it is.
She said, where did Shi Yin get the courage and ability to do such a thing? After moving out of Shi's house, Shi Yin's personality changed a little, and his words were sharp and aggressive, but he couldn't change his timid and petty nature.
None of this mattered. The most important thing right now was to maintain her position at Shi's. "Meng Xi, sign my name on the two design drafts you have and submit them to the product department for the company's new products to be launched next month."
Meng Xi tightened his fingers and obeyed the instructions patiently: "Okay."
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For the next two days, the Shi sisters became a hot topic.
People in the circle were gossiping.
Entertainment news is also reporting on it.
The Royal Cruise dinner had concluded, and Shi Yin returned to the Beishan Villa that afternoon. She went to Houhu to deliver Ah Xiu's meal and then trotted around the lawn with the dog. The dog had suffered numerous injuries during the war, and many of its ailments were prevalent. The most serious was its broken hind leg. Even with the bones reattached, it couldn't run or walk like a normal dog.
Shi Yin searched a lot of information online and was also looking for a veterinary hospital with excellent technology.
She went back to the house.
Lying on the chaise longue sofa and looking at the phone.
Major news platforms published photos of Ms. Jin Baili attending the ZM Bilateral Cultural Exchange Conference this morning. The couture dress she was wearing was also revealed, clearly labeling its designer: "Shi Yin."
This was Shi Yin's first public appearance on the media network, entering the public eye. It also caused a minor stir in the design community, with people saying that Shi Qinghe, who had graced the rookie list three months prior with her "fishtail skirt," was a fake, and that the real Ziweixing was the second daughter of the Shi family.
The company’s WeChat groups, big and small, are equally lively.
Colleagues were gossiping.
The discussion was all about Deputy Director Shi Qinghe's shameful plagiarism of the work of Shi Yin, a junior employee in the design department. Shi Yin, who had always been a low-profile figure, lurked in the group chat, silently peeking at the screen and watching the excitement unfold.
"bite!"
"You have a new email."
Shi Yin clicked on it and found a letter of appointment from the Shi Corporation's HR manager: "After deliberation at the shareholders' meeting and with majority approval, you are promoted to Deputy Director of the Design Department. I hope you will continue to achieve outstanding results and make progress together with the company."
She clicked confirm.
Accept the offer.
She had taken back the position that Shi Qinghe had snatched away with just a few tears. This was just the beginning, not the end. Shi Yin didn't want to defeat Shi Qinghe, but her father's chair.
Speaking of Shi's father, the man's phone called in: "Yinyin, today is the big snow solar term, come home for dinner?"
Seize the family property.
We must take it step by step.
Until she could make the Shi family couple bow down to her, Shi Yin would have to deal with them, hide her edge, and make appropriate concessions. For the sake of money and her future, she could endure it.
"Okay." Shi Yin replied.
"Are you in Central Mansion now? Dad is downstairs in the apartment building where you rented and is here to pick you up."
“No.”
"..." The person on the other end paused for a moment, then patiently and lovingly said, "Then Dad will be waiting for you at home. Be careful on your way back and pay attention to where you're going."
Shi Yin replied OK and hung up the phone.
Some might say her parents weren't bad to her, knowing she was unlucky and not giving her away, and they usually spoke to her softly. But only Shi Yin understood that this was a disguised form of mental torture.
When she was young, she didn't understand. She thought her parents, though not as kind to her as her older sister, still treated her like a daughter and provided her with a sheltered home, so she should be doubly grateful. She was bitterly dissatisfied with her parents' partiality, yet at the same time, she felt sorry for them and gave in time and again.
Until a mountain climbing accident happened.
Shi Qinghe was withered.
She was clearly a victim of the accident, but simply because she hadn't lost any limbs, all the blame suddenly fell on her. Her parents' whispers were like knives, cutting through her flesh. Song Sinian's accusations, from his moral high ground, were like sharp blades, tearing at her bones.
The epiphany happened in that moment.
Shi Yin understood that kind people are often bullied. If they don't perish in silence, they will explode in silence. Her parents belong to Shi Qinghe, and Song Sinian also belongs to Shi Qinghe. She is alone and can only rely on herself.
Shi Yin got up from the chaise longue, went back to the master bedroom to change her clothes, and told the housekeeper while putting on her shoes at the entrance: "Uncle Han, you don't have to cook for me tonight. I'll go back to the Shi residence."
"Okay, you're driving yourself?"
She glanced at the keys to her Porsche Macan on the glove compartment.
A gift from Han Zhan.
She and he were in a secret marriage, not open to the public. The Shi couple also didn't know that she had married herself privately, and were still preparing with the Song family for her and Song Sinian's wedding next year.
Shi Yin: "I can just take a taxi."
It was forty minutes later that we arrived at the house.
Perhaps it was because of Mr. and Mrs. Shi's special instructions that the servants were all enthusiastic and respectful. When they saw her enter the yard, they immediately stopped what they were doing and trotted over to her: "Second Miss, you're back. The husband and wife are waiting for you at home for dinner."
Shi Yin entered the house.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Shi's father was urging the servants to serve the food. When Shi's mother saw her, she smiled and took her hand, hugging her and sitting down. Shi Qinghe, who was in a wheelchair, also smiled and poured a drink, considerately placing it next to her.
The meal seemed to go very smoothly.
As the conversation was about to wrap up, Shi's father said, "Yinyin, Dad is planning to hold a new clothing launch for the company tomorrow. Can you and Qinghe come along?"
Next month's new products are all designed by 'Shi Qinghe'.
It has nothing to do with her Shi Yin.
The reason for asking her to attend was simply to preserve Shi Qinghe's reputation and let her come forward to clarify the fact that Shi Qinghe took credit for designing a dress for Jin Baili.
This incident has had a significant impact.
Shi Qinghe was still able to sit comfortably in her position as deputy director because she had produced two excellent design works in a timely manner. If the company went public, it would be profitable, and the company's shareholders would naturally vote unanimously to keep her.
"I can attend the press conference, or I can cover up for Shi Qinghe by saying that I was unwell some time ago and gave her my drawings, and voluntarily let her sign my name, and that she didn't steal my work."
"Yinyin, it's great that you can do this!" Shi's father said with relief.
"I have a condition." Shi Yin interrupted him, "I also want to participate in the company's New Year project. I will have equal rights with Shi Qinghe and work together as the chief designer to prepare new Spring Festival products."
Hearing this, Shi Qinghe's pupils suddenly dilated, and she subconsciously gripped the wheelchair armrests. This project had been the product of two years of hard work, and her father had spoken up for her at the shareholders' meeting.
Shi Yin wants to take the opportunity away so easily?
Absolutely not!
"I'm going to the bathroom. You three can discuss this slowly." Shi Yin pulled out a chair and stood up. "If you agree to my proposal, I'll attend the press conference. One project to restore the image of the eldest daughter of the Shi family as an original designer is not a loss."
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