The GN Corp’s design exhibition was spread all over the country. Southlake City was only the first stop. All the designers who were able to participate in it were famous nationwide.
Ji Yan was an exception. She didn’t have much of a reputation, but the company unexpectedly recommended her.
Li Wenjing followed by Ji Yan’s side, and Shao Kai had already gone on a business talk. He did not join them.
The first round was a design exhibition. Ji Yan studied while watching the masterpieces that were on display. Although it was only a domestic event, there were many amazing foreign designers. Many of her seniors had gotten a prize overseas, so it was worthwhile for her to learn from them.
Li Wenjing followed behind with admiration in her eyes, jotting down something from time to time in her small notebook.
“How is it?” Gao Rui walked over with a smile and asked Ji Yan.
Ji Yan generously praised, “Beautiful. Every piece is a unique masterpiece with ingenuity.”
Hearing this, Gao Rui said proudly, “Of course. Our design exhibition collects all the masterpieces from world-famous artists. We are only at the first stage. Based on the results of the following competitions, the best works will be selected and displayed abroad.”
Ji Yan nodded with some excitement and Gao Rui looked at her again. “Therefore, I’m looking forward to your work appearing at the exhibition.”
“I will work hard,” Ji Yan said confidently. Her face couldn’t help but burst into a beautiful and dazzling smile.
Gao Rui stared blankly at her smile, then came back to her senses and nodded. She walked away in her high heels to socialize with other designers.
Before meeting Ji Yan, Gao Rui did not take her seriously. Among so many top designers, Ji Yan was naturally the least outstanding.
So before she went to pick up Ji Yan personally the day before, she was a little reluctant. But after seeing Ji Yan, she did not know why, but she inexplicably let go of her contempt.
“Ji Yan, what do you think?” Li Wenjing asked.
Walking out of the exhibition room, Ji Yan’s eyes shone, making her look more attractive.
“Well, a lot of inspiration has emerged.”
Li Wenjing was overjoyed. “That’s great. Let’s fight for the first place in the first stage.”
Ji Yan smiled. The two girls couldn’t wait to return to the hotel and add their inspiration to their work.
Gao Rui was curious when she greeted the distinguished guest from North River City, wondering what kind of guest could make the president bring her along to meet personally.
But when she saw the crippled man, she couldn’t help but be stunned. Was the guest from North River City a disfigured and disabled person?
The president, He Tianlin, threw a warning glance at Gao Rui and then greeted Shang Jinshen with great respect. As a multinational design company, GN had its influences. But no matter how capable they were, they could not beat a world-famous conglomerate.
The Shang family was involved in several industries, while GN was one of the best in the design field. He Tianlin was naturally excited that Shang Jinshen was interested in them. If he could nail a contract with Shang Jinshen, he was confident that he could expand the scale of GN Corp.
Shang Jinshen was indifferent and did not look at Gao Rui at all. When he faced He Tianlin, he only spoke about his plan occasionally. It was mostly his assistant, Lan Si, who talked to He Tianlin.
When Gao Rui saw this, she looked at Shang Jinshen in upset. He Tianlin always liked to take her out to socialize. Gao Rui was beautiful and had a way with words. With her around, their potential partner will be entertained and have a smooth talk about their cooperation.
But this time, she was of no use in front of Shang Jinshen. That man didn’t even look at her, which made Gao Rui, who had always been confident, feel somewhat frustrated. Was he blind after his disfigurement?
At this moment, Shang Jinshen suddenly raised his cold eyes and glanced at Gao Rui. Gao Rui’s heart jumped. She was a little scared and at the same time felt like drowning in his eyes.
Although his face was disfigured, his imposing manner was really admirable! Gao Rui suddenly restored the confident and proud appearance she had. Her eyes were full of interest when she looked at Shang Jinshen.
Shang Jinshen had sharp senses and saw through the woman’s intention in an instant. He looked away coldly and did not care at all.
When he was about to leave, He Tianlin was still smiling. Apparently, he was satisfied with the meeting just now. He said sincerely to Shang Jinshen, “Could I invite you for a drink? Miss Gao here is a human sponge when it comes to wine.”
Gao Rui showed her most charming smile and flirted with Shang Jinshen.
Shang Jinshen didn’t intend to speak. Lan Si went up and said with a smile, “Mr. He, the president doesn’t drink outside, but thank you for your offer.”
He Tianlin was a little disappointed when he heard that but he did not dwell on it. Anyway, he had already gotten what he wanted.
On the contrary, Gao Rui’s face was full of displeasure. She did not expect Shang Jinshen to reject her charm. If it were an ordinary man, they would have pulled He Tianlin out to get a drink. Instead, Shang Jinshen didn’t even speak.
Shang Jinshen suddenly turned the scarred side of his face to Gao Rui. His gaze was dangerous and evil, fixating on Gao Rui. Gao Rui instantly felt suffocated and a shiver ran down her spine.
Lan Si snickered. There was once again an ambitious woman who had the delusions of conquering his boss.
When He Tianlin left with the still stunned Gao Rui, Lan Si turned to Shang Jinshen and said, “We have made all the arrangements in GN. I think Madam Ji Yan can definitely stand out.”
Shang Jinshen did not speak. His expression was calm as he leaned lazily on the sofa.
Lan Si hesitated for a moment. Out of curiosity, he asked, “Mr. Shang, why didn’t you tell Madam Ji Yan that you’re helping her to stand out in GN?” He didn’t understand why Shang Jinshen didn’t tell Ji Yan that he was trying to win her a chance. If Ji Yan knew about this, she would feel touched. Perhaps, the two of them would end up sweet together.
Shang Jinshen closed his eyes. Helped? He didn’t think that this was a kind intention to help Ji Yan. He merely didn’t want to owe Ji Yan anything. Although Ji Yan took 50 million yuan, she jumped into the river, miscarried, and was whipped. He cannot say that all of these had nothing to do with him, so he helped her complete a dream.
In this way, no matter what he did in the future, he will not be affected by his emotions or feel guilty.
It was undeniable that Ji Yan’s recent incidents had caused ripples in his cold heart. If he wanted to restore calm, he could only help her this once, and then they were clear!
Besides, he only gave Ji Yan a chance to show up in the design exhibition. Whether she had the talent to win first place and walk to the international stage depended on herself.
He would never abuse his power to help Ji Yan cheat. On top of that, he thought that her pride didn’t need it as well.
Seeing that his boss had no intention of paying attention to him, Lan Si closed the door and went out.
When Ji Yan sent her design draft to GN, Gao Rui was there to receive it. She had gotten in touch with many big-shot designers just now and many of them pissed her off. She was a little turned off with the famous designers now.
Therefore, when she saw Ji Yan, who had a good attitude, her smile was more sincere than before.
Ji Yan was also grateful. After chatting with Gao Rui for a while, they learned something about each other.