Ji Chu looked down at his phone again, and just then, ‘ST Tongtong’ sent a message back.
[ST Tongtong: Um… still there?]
[ST Tongtong: I checked the order list, and I can take your order in advance.]
[ST Tongtong: But it might take until next month. And I need to take pictures of all your dolls~]
Ji Chu’s black eyes were covered with ice, but there seemed to be flames coming out from the bottom of his eyes.
He pressed three words hard on the screen: [No more.]
***
Shutong spent half an hour making a pastoral-style yellow floral skirt, which belonged to a 12-point BJD doll.
The doll was only about 15 centimeters tall, so the clothes were relatively small, and she needed to be more careful and attentive. Fortunately, she had already made patterns before, so she finished it quickly.
She reached out and tapped her shoulders and neck, feeling that making baby clothes was more challenging than making adult clothes.
Besides, it is not easy to be a fashion designer nowadays. She was able to join Tianyu Group largely because of her face.
Shutong made a tick on the note and took out her phone to send a message to the account called ‘Si Ji’ on Weibo.
She seriously underestimated herself and thought that she could get a few more orders.
After sending the message, she felt incredibly sleepy, so she washed up and climbed into bed, digging into the news about Qu Yiming.
She had anonymously tipped off a mainstream media outlet that afternoon, and to her surprise, a reporter actually spotted Qu Yiming and Gu Qingqing at the club.
And it wasn’t just one reporter.
The news of Qu Yiming and Gu Qingqing spending two hours together in a private room at the club was leaked. Afterward, Qu Yiming strongly protected his wife and admitted their relationship.
The two’s past relationship history was deeply dug up by netizens, and photos of them together were also circulated on the Internet.
A handsome man and a beautiful woman, a marriage between prominent families, a reconciliation…
All the labels were so beautiful that they naturally caused the whole network to support the couple.
Meanwhile, the employee’s chat group, which Shutong hadn’t yet left, also started to eat melons. After having a great time chatting, they even involved her, secretly mocking her for wanting to climb the tree like a wild chicken, but in the end, it was just a joke!
Shutong followed suit and replied in the group: [Hahahaha!!]
No one noticed it at first, but then they started to disappear one after another.
Quiet as a chicken.
As long as she wasn’t embarrassed, the ones who would be embarrassed were those who gossiped about her behind her back, so Shutong saw several reminders to withdraw messages.
Shutong shook her head. Among those who were discussing her just now, there were actually people from the same department as her. They had all been smiling and trying to please her. They probably forgot that she was also in the group. After all, she never spoke a word.
Shutong didn’t care about the gossip, but when she saw the reply from ‘Si Ji’ on Weibo, she felt a sudden blackout. Thousands of yuan had just flown away.
When she woke up the next day, Shutong received a call from the Human Resources Department, asking her to go to the company to complete the resignation procedures.
Shutong thought that she couldn’t lose in terms of momentum, so she dressed herself up carefully before taking the bus over.
From the moment she entered the company, countless eyes were staring at her.
Shutong was well-known within the Tianyu Group. After all, she was beautiful and had frequently accompanied Qu Yiming in and out of the company, so she was a frequent subject of discussion.
Plus, the news of her teasing herself in a small group the previous night had already spread, raising a lot of interest in her.
The weather was scorching, and most women rushed into the company, their makeup almost smeared.
In the same elevator, among the employees who were all dressed in formal attire, Shutong was wearing a black one-shoulder miniskirt, which made her look refreshing, comparable to the most beautiful young actress in the entertainment industry.
“Didn’t she just get in through the back door? Why is she so arrogant?”
“Hasn’t she been fired now? Why is she still here?”
“What’s the point of being a fashion designer? She might as well just be a comedian!”
“Haha, she’s not even a designer. She’s just a fresh graduate who can’t even get into a regular company! Isn’t it all about her face?”
There were many people in the elevator, and there was a low whisper coming from somewhere, as if it was deliberately spoken for Shutong to hear, causing more eyes to fall on her.
Shutong raised her eyes and looked intently at the two young women in the corner. Her gaze drifted from their hair, makeup, to their clothes…
The Design Department has always been pretentious, and their daily dress and appearance are more elegant than those of other departments.
Being stared at like that was never comfortable in the first place. Just as the two were about to explode, Shutong slowly withdrew her gaze and replied indifferently, loud enough for everyone in the elevator to hear.
“You have to have both a face and brains, but unfortunately, some people don’t have both.”
As soon as she finished speaking, there was faint laughter around her. The words were rather venomous, yet comforting.
The two women from the Design Department were obviously angry. One of them pointed at Shutong.
“Shen Shutong, who are you talking to? Are you shameless?”
Shutong nodded innocently at her Bluetooth headset.
“I’m on the phone.”
“…”
“Tsk…”
The two women’s faces immediately turned even darker.
The elevator was crowded, and most of them were either returnees or graduates from 211 or 985 universities with master’s and doctoral degrees. They all claimed to be highly educated and civilized, so everyone remained relatively calm and watched the scene unfold in silence.
You could tell who was making a fool of themselves by looking at their faces.
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