"Why aren't you wearing the necklace A Yan gave you?" Su Jialan's tone was far from amiable.
Qin Yaoyao stiffened involuntarily.
Of course she remembered that necklace. After all, it was the one Xiao Yanzhi had taken back with a cold face. She had actually always cared about it.
Qin Yaoyao wasn't stupid. From Xiao Yanzhi's reaction, she vaguely guessed that it must be something very important.
"What, do you think it's beneath you?" When Su Jialan mentioned the necklace, her tone softened a bit, but she still looked cold.
Qin Yaoyao's heart tightened. She tried to keep a calm look and replied, "How could that be? It's just that the necklace is too precious. I think it's only appropriate to wear it on formal occasions."
"You do know it's precious." Su Jialan's voice was extremely sarcastic. "Don't think that just because you have that necklace, you can enter the Xiao family."
Qin Yaoyao suddenly looked up, shock flashing in her eyes. "What do you mean by that?"
Su Jialan was also surprised. "Didn't A Yan tell you? This necklace is..."
Before she could finish her sentence, the door of the president's office opened, and the man walked out expressionlessly. His gaze shifted here, his dark eyes deep.
"A Yan, Auntie has come to see you." When she saw Xiao Yanzhi, Qin Yaoyao finally saw her savior. The corners of her lips immediately curled up.
The savior was here.
Xiao Yanzhi's eyes were deep, and his tone was emotionless. "Mom, what are you doing here?"
Su Jialan's cold face softened, and her tone was elegant. "I was on my way back from the hospital and happened to pass by your company, so I thought I'd come and see you."
"What, aren't you welcome me?"
Xiao Yanzhi lifted his gaze. "You're overthinking."
Su Jialan was used to a life of luxury. Looking at the environment of this company, she frowned slightly. "A Yan, the conditions of this company are really just average."
Xiao Yanzhi paused slightly.
Su Jialan, sitting in the wheelchair, commented as if she were condescending. "Not only the environmental conditions, but the quality of the employees is also just average."
Saying this, she didn't forget to give Qin Yaoyao a meaningful look.
The irony in her words was self - evident.
Qin Yaoyao felt a lump in her chest. She stood behind Xiao Yanzhi, reluctantly clutching his sleeve. Her eyelashes drooped slightly, and she gently bit her lip.
She looked like a little daughter - in - law who had been wronged by a strict mother - in - law.
"Mom, don't always make things difficult for Yaoyao." Xiao Yanzhi's tone was casual. "She's different from Jiang Li. She's a well - behaved girl."
Hearing this, Qin Yaoyao, who had been a bit aggrieved just now, immediately felt much better.
Xiao Yanzhi was protecting her in front of Su Jialan.
Su Jialan let out a faint snort. "Indeed different."
"She's far inferior to Jiang Li."
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The climate in Huacheng was indeed much warmer than that in Beicheng. In Beicheng, it was still early spring, with a large temperature difference between day and night. One could easily catch a cold if not careful.
In Huacheng, however, it was always as warm as spring, which suited Jiang Li's living habits very well.
In the evening.
After a busy day, during dinner, Sister Chen casually mentioned the task assigned to them by the headquarters.
The expressions on everyone's faces immediately became a bit solemn.
Asking them to win the global endorsement of Vitaly right from the start was nothing short of a fantasy.
The originally sumptuous dinner tasted insipid.
To keep in shape, Jiang Li always ate very little in the evening. Tonight, she hardly touched her chopsticks.
Back in her room, she sat on the bed, hugging her knees with bent legs. For a moment, her mind started to wander.
She knew what Xiao Yanzhi meant.
He just wanted her to realize the difficulties she would face after leaving him, forcing her to give up and return to his control.
Return to the beautiful blueprint he had constructed.
But she didn't think it was beautiful.
She just wanted to escape.
Jiang Li sat up and accidentally felt a hard object under the pillow.
It was the necklace Xiao Yanzhi had stuffed for her.
When packing up her things in Beicheng, she had accidentally stuffed this necklace into her suitcase and brought it to Huacheng.
When tidying up the room, she had found it accidentally and casually thrown it under the pillow.
Now, she took it out again.
She held the diamond necklace under the light, and the tiny flashes dazzled her eyes.
It was beautiful and precious.
So what?
Didn't Xiao Yanzhi discard it like a worthless thing?
Thinking about the task of winning the Vitaly endorsement, Jiang Li felt a bit disheartened.
When she was in Beicheng before, she had considered cooperating with this brand. The other side had also politely responded, declining her on the grounds that her style didn't match.
Jiang Li's main style was fashionable and sexy, while Vitaly was a vintage brand mainly themed on Chinese style.
If these two completely different styles were combined, and the effect was not good, there was a risk of being criticized.
Jiang Li was well aware of this.
But Xiao Yanzhi just asked her to try the aspect she was weakest in. It would be self - deceiving to say that he wasn't deliberately making things difficult for her.
But she still didn't want to compromise.
There was still the contact information of the person in charge of the Vitaly project review in her phone list. Jiang Li planned to try to talk to her tomorrow.
Giving up without even trying wasn't Jiang Li's style.
The next day.
She had thought out her words in advance and took the initiative to call. But she still got the same answer as before.
"Sorry, Miss Jiang. Your style is really far from our brand's cultural concept. You're not in the scope of our brand spokesperson consideration."
The other side declined very gracefully. "I hope you can find a suitable cooperation brand soon. Goodbye."
Jiang Li was a bit helpless but could only end the call with a bitter smile.
It seemed that it was much more difficult than she had expected.
On this day, Xiaoye and Jingyi came back happily, bringing back good news.
"Du Shiming, the boss of Baijiao, said he knows Sister Jiang Li and wants to meet her. He'll consider talking about cooperation afterwards."
Baijiao was currently the largest entertainment media company in Huacheng.
But Jiang Li didn't know Du Shiming.
They set the time for the afternoon, and Jiang Li arrived on time.
Du Shiming was a man in his thirties, with a slight beer belly. But his appearance was quite decent, and he showed great respect for Jiang Li. "Teacher Jiang, please sit down."
Jiang Li nodded slightly and sat down gracefully. The waiter poured tea for the two of them and then quietly retreated.
"Teacher Jiang, you may not know me." Du Shiming took a sip of tea and showed a smile on his face. "But I know you."
"On Chinese New Year's Eve, you performed in a charity drama. I was lucky enough to watch your whole play."
Hearing this, surprise appeared on Jiang Li's face. "Boss Du, were you in Beicheng at that time?"
Du Shiming: "I'm actually from Beicheng. I was transferred here to develop."
Jiang Li nodded and responded very modestly and politely. "My mediocre skills must have made you laugh."