HLnovel Chapter 294 Revenge (1)
Chapter 294 Revenge (1)
Before Song Yutong could finish venting her anger, she received a call from Fisher, and she was so furious she wanted to kill him. "Director Song, you actually missed the design competition as a judge! You are simply... simply..."
Song Yutong was taken aback, then pouted guiltily, "I had something to do, I didn't mean to."
"What could be more important than being a judge for a competition? Tell me, where have you been these past few days!"
Song Yutong twitched her lips: "No, I didn't go anywhere, I'm at the hospital..."
Fisher's breath hitched, and his tone immediately changed, "Sick? Why didn't you call to let me know? How are you doing? Don't you know how far it is? Wait, that kid hasn't come these past few days either, could it be that you..."
Hearing Fisher's suggestive voice, Song Yutong immediately blushed. "Master! Don't associate me with that heartless man! I hate him so much!"
"Okay, okay, no need to contact you anymore. I'm just glad you're alright, hahaha!" Fisher laughed ambiguously. Song Yutong slammed the phone down. When she looked up, she met Yan Zuozuo's ambiguous smile. Just as she was about to say something, Yan Zuozuo immediately stood up. "Ah, since there's nothing else, I'll go back to my office first. Director, you're busy."
After saying that, she ran off in a flash, a mischievous smile on her lips. It seemed that Song Yutong and Lu Yaoyuan really had a good chance of getting together.
As soon as Yan Zuozuo returned to her office, Yi Fanxi followed her in, placed the materials in front of her, and said, "President Stephen just called and said that the clothing design in China has been handed over to our company."
Yan Zuozuo's eyes lit up. Another big order! She couldn't help but smile. "Since it's President Stephen, then give this document to the director. I'm sure the director's design will satisfy him."
"This order came from the director."
Yan Zuozuo was taken aback, somewhat dejected. "Besides the director, are there any other suitable candidates for such a big order?" After a pause, she slammed her hand on the table. "Then let Shili go. I heard that Shili has designed clothes for President Stephen before, so she should know his special preferences."
Yi Fanxi glanced at her indifferently, his eyes icy cold. "If Tong Shili could do it, would it be necessary to hand her over to you?"
Yan Zuozuo blinked: "So, he specifically asked me to go?"
Yi Fanxi remained indifferent, looking down on her stupidity.
Yan Zuozuo smiled awkwardly: "Okay, then you can come with me." To be honest, her design was simply awful compared to Yi Fanxi's. With Yi Fanxi by her side, she felt more confident.
"They require you to go alone."
Yan Zuozuo was taken aback, pondered for a moment, and thought, "What kind of weird request is this? Maybe I should just decline it."
"The director said this is a big order, and we must close it." As if he could see through Yan Zuozuo's thoughts, Yi Fanxi said indifferently.
Yan Zuozuo looked conflicted. This guy can read minds! She thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I understand. Tell the director not to worry, I will definitely get this order back."
Yi Fanxi nodded, turned and left. However, he hesitated for a moment when his hand was on the doorknob to lock it, but in the end he said nothing and left quietly.
Yan Zuozuo secretly disliked Stephen; he was a typical hypocrite, a womanizer, and besides being handsome, she hadn't yet found any other redeeming qualities in him. Since she didn't know Stephen well enough, she had to seek advice from Tong Shili.
Seeing Yan Zuozuo's humble attitude and eager for advice, Tong Shili patted her shoulder solemnly and said, "His style is that he has no style."
Yan Zuozuo was taken aback, not quite understanding what she meant. Then she heard Tong Shili continue, "All the designers handpicked by Stephen are those he has his eye on. Designing clothes isn't the main thing; the important thing is that he's up to no good again. So Zuozuo, take care!"
"..." Yan Zuozuo's face darkened as she left Tong Shili's office with the documents in her hand, her brows furrowed. If Stephen really had ill intentions, should she send someone else over to avoid any unforeseen incidents?
But who should we turn to?
Just as she was lost in thought, her phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID and saw it was Stephen calling. She was slightly taken aback. "Hello, Mr. Stephen."
"Hehe, didn't I already tell you? Just call me Stephen. Fisher already told you about the design project for me, right? When are you coming? I'm waiting for you." Stephen chuckled.
"I still have some materials to prepare, so I'm afraid it will be a bit late. I'll try my best to cooperate whenever President Stephen has time."
"I'm available anytime you ask me out," Stephen said cheerfully.
Yan Zuozuo's lips twitched: "In that case, I'll prepare first and then call you, okay?"
"Yes, yes, absolutely! I'm ready anytime."
"That's settled then, I'll hang up now." Yan Zuozuo smiled slightly and ended the call. On the other end, Stephen, still unwilling to give up, kept yelling, "No, wait, let's talk a little longer... Hello, hello, hello..."
Wow, he really hung up. This CEO is so wise and powerful, with such an extraordinary presence; every woman would fawn over him and practically scramble to be with him. Only Yan Zuozuo is exactly his type. But it's such a shame, though, that ugly, less attractive Chi Moqing beat her to it. So frustrating!
Yan Zuozuo carefully studied Stephen's clothes and found that he really didn't have any style. It was as if he would wear whatever others gave him. However, he was born with a good figure and good looks, so he looked good in anything.
Just as she was busy, Chi Moqing called. She smiled and said, "President Chi seems to be quite free lately."
It seems that ever since the incident with Master J, Chi Moqing has been keeping an even closer eye on him. He calls at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., so punctual it's astonishing.
"I miss my wife," he said.
Yan Zuozuo rolled her eyes. "We haven't been apart for more than two hours since this morning."
"I miss you even if we're apart for just one minute, but it's been ninety minutes already, and my longing for you has become an ocean."
Yan Zuozuo was speechless: "President Chi, if you're not focused on your work, how are you going to support your wife and kids? If you keep going like this, be careful you won't have enough money to support the three of us, and I'll take the kids and run away."
Chi Moqing paused slightly, then pouted and said, "Wife, you don't miss me at all."
"I don't want to!" Although she said that, Yan Zuozuo felt sweet inside. "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up. I have to go out to work later, so I'm not going to chat anymore."
Based on past experience, President Chi would never hang up first unless she did. Therefore, in order for President Chi to focus on his work, she had no choice but to act a little ruthless.
"Okay." Chi Moqing nodded reluctantly before hanging up.
The morning passed quickly. At noon, Yan Zuozuo was too lazy to go out for lunch and just thought she'd order takeout. But as soon as she opened the webpage, she remembered the pastry shop Tong Shili had mentioned, and a sudden craving made her put on her coat and go out again.
I have to say, this pastry shop is really good; both the cakes and drinks are very authentic. As a result, Yan Zuozuo, who originally planned to eat only two pastries, ended up eating four and drinking two cups of beverages, leaving her with a very full stomach.
The shop was quiet, with elegant music playing. She tugged at her clothes, tsk, it seemed she'd gained a few pounds after this meal, how pathetic. Despite muttering this to herself, she couldn't resist taking the last bite of dessert.
She wiped her hands and was just about to pay when she saw two familiar figures walking towards her.
Tong Shili and Yi Fanxi!
She was taken aback. How did these two get together? Although Yi Fanxi had a cold expression, Tong Shili seemed to be in a good mood. Yan Zuozuo remembered what Yi Fanxi had said about Tong Shili's relationship with J-Master. How did they end up together?
As she was lost in thought with her head down, she heard someone call her name.
"Zuo Zuo, what a coincidence!" Tong Shili said with a smile as she stood in front of Yan Zuo Zuo.
Yan Zuozuo stood up and smiled at them, "Yes, what a coincidence, you've come to eat?"
Tong Shili looked up at Yi Fanxi with a hint of shyness, "Yes, but we met at the company entrance, so don't overthink it."
Yan Zuozuo's eyes were a little strange. Could this be considered a case of trying to hide something obvious?
Yi Fanxi sat down as if nothing had happened, looked at the menu, and ordered what she liked, as if it really had nothing to do with Tong Shili.
Tong Shili sat opposite him, smiling as she asked Yan Zuozuo, "Would you like to eat something else together?"
Yan Zuozuo shook her head: "I've already eaten, you guys eat. I need to go back and tidy up. I'm going to interview President Stephen this afternoon, so I won't bother you any longer."
"Alright then, be careful," Tong Shili said with a smile.
After arriving at work in the afternoon, Yan Zuozuo called Stephen to tell him about the interview that afternoon.
Stephen agreed immediately, afraid that Yan Zuozuo would hang up on him again after a few words, so he quickly said, "You need to understand my preferences when you design clothes for me, right? If it doesn't suit my style, I'll be embarrassed to wear it out. After all, I'm in the business world."
Yan Zuozuo raised an eyebrow: "Then you can think about what style you like now, and I can tell you in detail when I arrive."
“I’m afraid I’ll forget later, so let’s chat now. Maybe I’ll remember as we talk,” Stephen said excitedly, seizing the opportunity, making Yan Zuozu roll her eyes. Was this considered forced flirting? But since it was work-related, she couldn’t refuse and could only listen to Stephen’s incessant chatter, feeling a headache coming on.
Stephen hung up the phone just as they were about to reach his hotel. Yan Zuozuo called Chi Moqing, wanting to tell him about her afternoon plans, but she couldn't get through to him, unsure of what he was doing. Finally, she sent him a text message to let him know.
Stephen and Yan Zuozuo met at the hotel's coffee shop and had a fairly pleasant conversation, aside from Stephen's occasional erratic behavior, which was within Yan Zuozuo's tolerance.
From 2 p.m. until a little after 5 p.m., almost 6 p.m., Stephen barely spoke. Yan Zuozuo put the recorder on the table and almost fell asleep.
Finally, Stephen finished speaking, and Yan Zuozuo's spirits lifted. "No other requests?"
"That's all for now. We'll contact you again if there's anything else."
Yan Zuozuo immediately stood up, shook hands with her, and couldn't wait to say goodbye, "Okay, that's it then, I'll be going now."
She didn't know if Stephen would get tired of talking and talking, but she certainly found it tiring to listen to him.
"I'll take you." Stephen followed her out, but Yan Zuozuo waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, no need, I'll take a taxi back, please wait." After saying that, she walked quickly outside, so much so that she didn't notice the sneaky shadow behind her.