“Change job?” Li Wenjing took the beef and had a bite. “I don’t even have an accountant certificate. Besides, I don’t really like to be an accountant.”
A thought flashed through Ji Yan’s mind after she heard this. “Wenjing, do you still like designing?”
“Designing?”
Li Wenjing looked at Ji Yan and smiled bitterly. Then she took the beer next to her and gulped down a big glass. After that, she raised her hand to wipe her mouth.
“I like it, but I’ve just returned from a failed education in Averland, haven’t I?”
Ji Yan looked at Li Wenjing’s flushed cheeks and a wry smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.
“Wenjing,” Ji Yan said, holding Li Wenjing’s hand. “Our company needs a design assistant now, mainly to participate in the upcoming GN competition. I wanted to ask if you are interested in it.”
Li Wenjing looked at Ji Yan and was suddenly stunned. Her expression indicated that she didn’t understand what was going on.
“Wait, Ji Yan, are you saying that you are in charge of this matter now?”
Ji Yan took a deep breath and let go of Li Wenjing’s hand. “Not really, but we are looking for my assistant, so the manager said that I can recommend one myself.”
“Oh!”
After Li Wenjing responded, the atmosphere began to be a little awkward.
“Wenjing, I know this position may be a little unfair to you, but I…” Ji Yan said then she waved her hand and laughed. “Forget it. I shouldn’t have mentioned it.”
“No, it’s not like that!”
Li Wenjing quickly waved her hand. “Ji Yan, I don’t think this position is too low for me. I’m just afraid that I am not a professional. If I don’t do well, will I bring trouble to you?”
After hearing Li Wenjing’s words, Ji Yan’s eyes immediately lit up. “No, no, Wenjing. I hope to work with someone I can trust and like designing as well.”
“Okay!”
Li Wenjing picked up the glass in her hand and raised it to Ji Yan. “Come on, let’s have a toast! You can drink tea instead. I’ll resign tomorrow.”
Ji Yan smiled and picked up the teacup on the table, knocking it with Wenjing’s glass. The two of them looked happy.
Somehow, the joy of reunion made both of them excited. Although Ji Yan didn’t drink any wine, Li Wenjing, a tough girl, managed to finish a dozen beers.
When Ji Yan came back after paying the bill, Li Wenjing had fallen asleep on the table.
“Wenjing? Wenjing?”
Ji Yan pushed Li Wenjing, but she didn’t budge at all.
At this moment, Ji Yan’s cell phone rang, and she subconsciously panicked. She took it out, and indeed, it was from the Shang family.
“Hello?”
Ji Yan took a deep breath and calmly answered.
“Madam Ji Yan!” On the other side of the phone was the trembling voice of Madam Zhang. “It’s almost ten o’clock. Mrs. Shang asked me to call you to ask where you are!”
When Ji Yan heard the name Mrs. Shang, she immediately reached out to hold her painful forehead and then sighed slightly.
“Madam Zhang, I’m having dinner with a friend outside. I’ve told Jinshen about it. Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon.”
Just as Ji Yan’s voice reverberated, Mrs. Shang, who was sitting on the sofa on the other side of the phone, couldn’t sit still. She grabbed the phone from Madam Zhang’s hand.
“Hmph! Dinner with a friend? Is it male or female? Even if you’re having a full course, it shouldn’t take so much time, would it?”
Ji Yan listened to the voice of Mrs. Shang on the other side of the phone and unconsciously frowned.
“Mom.” Ji Yan realized that she had misspoken and immediately changed her words. “Mrs. Shang, I told Jinshen about this in advance. I will be back soon.”
“You–”
After Ji Yan finished speaking, she immediately hung up the phone. She ignored the fact that Mrs. Shang was still screaming in exasperation on the other end.
“Wenjing, wake up!”
Ji Yan put away her phone and pushed Li Wenjing. Li Wenjing raised her head in a daze to look at Ji Yan.
“Ji Yan, I’m so happy to meet you again. Come on, let’s have another drink!”
Li Wenjing raised her hand as she spoke, but before Ji Yan could hold her, she fell on the table again. No matter how Ji Yan shouted, Li Wenjing slept like a pig.
Ji Yan was anxious. Just now, she was so happy to be chatting that she didn’t even ask where Wenjing lived.
“Hey, don’t let this little girl sleep here.”
The boss came over and reminded in concern.
“Don’t worry, I won’t!”
Ji Yan raised Li Wenjing’s hand, putting her arms around her neck, and then helped her walk to the nearest hotel.
Ji Yan used her identity card to get a room for Li Wenjing. When she had done everything and was about to leave, Li Wenjing suddenly grabbed Ji Yan and vomited.
Ji Yan looked at the filth on her body and the mess on the floor. She shook her head helplessly and bent down to clean up.
By the time she came out of the hotel exhausted, it was almost half-past ten.
“Madam Ji Yan!”
When Shang Jinshen’s assistant saw Ji Yan coming out, he immediately went up to her. Ji Yan was startled by him and immediately stretched out her hand to pat her heart.
“Why… Why are you here?”
The assistant leaned to one side and immediately made a gesture of invitation to Ji Yan. “Madam Ji Yan, Mr. Shang and I have been waiting for you!”
Ji Yan was shocked. Shang Jinshen was also here? Ji Yan subconsciously looked inside the hotel.
“Oh, when did you come here? The one I went in with just now was a woman. She was a woman. You should have seen it, right?”
Ji Yan was afraid that Shang Jinshen would misunderstand. After all, what happened in the morning had not been discussed yet. If she got into trouble at this time, it would worsen her life.
But the assistant did not answer Ji Yan’s repeated confirmation. He merely respectfully maintained his gesture.
“Madam Ji Yan, get in the car! Otherwise, Mr. Shang will be in a hurry.”
After taking a deep breath, Ji Yan lowered her head and got in the car. Somehow, she had a bad feeling about it.
Shang Jinshen merely glanced at her at first after she got in the car, but then he frowned.
“It seems that you’re good at drinking. Why don’t I take you with me for dinner parties next time?” He said in a cold voice with a hint of disdain.
Ji Yan knew that he was being sarcastic, but she also knew that she still needed Shang Jinshen’s help when she returned to the manor, so she had to swallow it.
“Jinhen, I didn’t drink. My drunk friend just now accidentally vomited on me.” Ji Yan quickly explained and then rolled down the window. “Is the smell on my body irritating you?”
Shang Jinshen chuckled and stared at Ji Yan with disdain in his beautiful starry eyes.
“Does your pride allow you to care about the feelings of a pitiful thing like me now?”
Ji Yan was rendered speechless. She gulped and decided to change the topic.