Wen Ran devoted himself to the business design and neglected sleep and food.

On Wednesday, she finally felt confident that she had given a satisfactory answer.

After lunch break, Wen Ran knocked on Ding Yao’s office door with the draft design.

“Come in.”

Wen Ran pushed the door open and saw Ding Yao typing away on the keyboard. She said briefly, “Mona, this is the work I participated in for the commercial design project.”

Ding Yao didn't look up. “Friday is still two days away. Why don't you change it?”

Her tone was light and cheerful, making people unconsciously let go of the sense of distance.

Wen Ran raised the corner of his mouth, “I won't change it.”

Ding Yao raised his eyes and stretched out his hand, “Let me see your draft design.”

Wen Ran handed it over.

Ding Yao took it with one hand, took a look at it, tilted his head, and then held the draft design paper with both hands to look at it.

Wen Ran felt that this feeling was more stressful than when the teacher looked at her design.

Ding Yao looked at it for a long time, then put the draft design on the table with a playful smile on his face, “Can you tell me about it?”

Wen Ran nodded and walked closer. “This white ice jade has a round shape, so I think it can be set in a classic style, which is versatile and will never go out of style. Then I can make a bamboo ring wall to add a unique and fashionable feel.”

Ding Yao nodded and agreed, “Simple, but not simple, quite interesting.”

She looked at Wen Ran with admiration in her eyes, “Wen Ran, it's rare for a designer of your age to have such an idea of simplifying things.”

Is this a compliment?

Wen Ran curled the corners of his lips, “Thank you.”

Ding Yao seemed to like this design very much. He picked up the draft design and looked at it again. “The name is also very good, 'Yuzhu'.”

Ding Yao put down the draft design and smiled at Wen Ran, “This is my favorite draft design I have received so far.”

Wu Yunshan has already submitted a work, which means it is better than hers?

Wen Ran's eyes curved with joy, “Thank you.”

“Wait for good news.” Ding Yao raised his eyebrows meaningfully.

Wen Ran felt reassured.

She thanked him twice more before leaving Ding Yao's office.

When she came out, she felt that many people in the office were looking at her intentionally or unintentionally, but she had no time to care about these stares . She was so happy that she felt like floating.

Ivy saw Wen Ran's smug look and approached him to gossip, “So happy?”

Wen Ran pursed her lips and nodded, “Yeah.”

“I complimented you?”

Wen Ran nodded again.

Ivy was also happy for Wen Ran and grabbed her wrist, “Congratulations.”

Wen Ran felt that he had secured his spot, and the next step was to review his entries.

However, Chen Xing suddenly assigned a work task to Wen Ran, so time became tight again.

After such a busy schedule, it was a new Monday.

In the first round of commercial design, the director will remove works with less creativity.

Wen Ran is confident that she will not be removed.

So when the results came out, Ivy and Li Wan were more surprised and excited than she was.

Wen Ran was also happy, thinking that things were moving in an orderly manner towards the goal. She felt relieved and wanted to go home, so she booked a flight back to M Country at 8pm on Friday.

During lunch on Friday, Li Wan was chatting with her blind date on her phone, and then shyly said, “My blind date...”

“What's wrong? What's wrong?” Ivy asked excitedly.

Li Wan, “Didn't you say last time that you would accompany me to meet him? Then... is this Saturday okay?”

Ivy said cheerfully, “Okay.”

“Li Wan, I can't.” Wen Ran apologized, “I have to go home this week.”

Li Wan curled his lips in disappointment, “Is that so.”

Ivy, “Can't I help you? I mean, Wen Ran has never been in a relationship, what can she help you see?”

Li Wan picked up the phone and said, “I'll ask him.”

After a while, Li Wan put down his phone, “Last time I mentioned to him that I should bring two friends with me. To avoid embarrassment, he said he would also bring two brothers with him, so how about we make an appointment for next weekend?”

Ivy grumbled, “Is his brother single?”

“It should be.”

“Okay.” Ivy put her hand on Wen Ran's shoulder, “Wen Ran, next week, make an appointment in advance?”

Wen Ran nodded, his eyes were dark and bright, “Actually you can call me Ranran, my family and friends all call me that.”

“You can call me Weiwei then.” Ivy looked at Li Wan, “What about you? Wanwan?”

Li Wan shook her head, “My mother calls me Xiao Wan.”

Ivy joked, “Xiao Wan? Small basin? Small bucket? Hahahaha——”

Li Wan pretended to be angry, “Then you should just call me Teacher Li!”

Ivy smiled and waved her hand to refuse, “I can't even call you Teacher Li now.”

Wen Ran played the role of peacemaker, “Xiao Wan is a nice girl.”

“Yeah.” Li Wan replied, “Ranran sounds good too.”

The change in address made Wen Ran feel that the relationship between the three people had really changed from colleagues to friends.

Wen Ran took a nap on the plane and landed in M Country at around 4pm.

She called in advance, but neither Zhai Chengjing nor Zhai Xinyi came to pick her up. Instead, the family driver came to pick her up.

Wen Ran got in the car and asked, “Uncle Zhao, is the company busy recently?”

“That should be the case. Mr. Bai often goes to the company, and Mr. Zhai sometimes comes to Mr. Bai's house in the middle of the night.”

Wen Ran knew nothing about this and just said, “Oh.”

“But knowing that you were coming back, Mr. Bai asked the kitchen to prepare a big meal today. Mr. Zhai and Miss Zhai will be here.”

After hearing this, Wen Ran felt a warm feeling in his heart.

got home, the first thing he did was to go to Bai Weiliang Studio, “Teacher!”

Bai Weiliang turned around and smiled kindly, “You're back.”

“Um, teacher, what are you doing?”

“necklace.”

Wen Ran lifted a chair and sat about three meters away from Bai Weiliang. She watched him work quietly.

The studio was so quiet that one could hear the sound of tools polishing metal. Wen Ran hadn't heard this sound for a long time.

Bai Weiliang was buried there, the light shining from the front, making all the wrinkles and marks on his face clearly visible.

His hair seemed to have grown longer, but also seemed to have grown less; it seemed to have grown whiter, but also seemed to have grown less...

Wen Ran couldn't explain the feeling in his heart.

Bai Weiliang lifted the metal in his hand, checked the glossiness and curves, and when he seemed satisfied, he put it aside.

Bai Weiliang turned around and said, “What's fun? Tell me.”

Wen Ran's experiences in Shanghai were all secrets, so she couldn't go into detail. She could only shyly say, “Nothing fun.”

“What about that 'Southern School' jade carving technique? Didn't you say you were interested?”

“I’m still learning.”

“So there are no results yet?”

Wen Ran lowered his head, “...”

Every word she said felt like torture.

Bai Weiliang knew Wen Ran's personality. She became interested in jade carving when she was thirteen years old. At that time, she followed a “Yang style” jade carving master to learn. She had a good grasp of the theory, but she was not good at it when she first started. These handicrafts require talent, so the master later declined and stopped teaching her.

But this little girl was confused and she practiced persistently.

With no one to teach or guide me, I persisted for more than two years relying solely on the theoretical knowledge I learned.

Finally, it was recognized.

Therefore, Bai Weiliang knew that Wen Ran would not let up on the things she was persistent about.

He was even more worried that the little girl was too obsessed and would neglect sleep and food and no one would take care of her.

Now, seeing Wen Ran looking unhappy and aggrieved, he thought that Wen Ran had setbacks in his studies, so he comforted her, “Ranran, learning something cannot be accomplished overnight, you have to take it slowly, understand?”

“I know.” Wen Ran changed the subject, “Teacher, is the company busy recently?”

“Why do you ask?”

“Uncle Zhao said that you've been going to the company a lot recently, and my senior brother is also very busy.”

“It's just about preparing to enter the domestic market. It's the final step, and there will definitely be more things to do.” Bai Weiliang glanced at Wen Ran, “With your senior brother here, these are not your business.”

Bai Weiliang doted on Wen Ran and gave her complete freedom, so Wen Ran had no idea how complicated and difficult it was to run a company from bottom to top.

But now she knows and wants to share.

Wen Ran, “Teacher, I can actually help my senior brother.”

“Of course you have to help your brother, so even if you like jade carving or something else, you must not lose sight of the design aspect, understand?”

“Know.”

We chatted for a while before going downstairs.

Zhai Chengjing and Zhai Xinyi have both arrived.

Zhai Xinyi wore a small suit and had her hair extended, looking more mature and brighter than before.

But she was still the same when she spoke, “Ranran, I miss you so much.”

“ I miss you so much, too.”

After dinner, everyone chatted together again, and the topic always came up with Wen Ran.

Fortunately, Zhai Xinyi helped Wen Ran answer many calls.

After Bai Weiliang fell asleep, Wen Ran changed his clothes and went with her.

When we were having dinner just now, Zhai Xinyi said that she wanted to have fun with Wen Ran!

As they walked out together, Zhai Chengjing took the initiative, “I'll take you there.”

Zhai Xinyi was not happy about it and found a plausible excuse to refuse, “No need, brother, don't you have to go to the company tomorrow? We can go by ourselves! We are not children!”

“Tomorrow is Saturday, do you still have to go to the company?” Wen Ran asked.

“He's busy! If you hadn't come back, I would have been dragged to the company tomorrow!” Zhai Xinyi complained, and then stuck out his tongue at Zhai Chengjing, “Brother, let's go to Angle, nothing will happen.”

Zhai Chengjing ignored her and directly opened the back door, saying in a tone that could not be refused, “I'll take you there.”

Zhai Xinyi wanted to say something else but was stopped by Wen Ran.

Angle is a local bar owned by a powerful overseas Chinese. People in the bar have a lot of fun, but it's “safe”.

Soon we arrived at Angle.

The walls of the bar are brown, and the ceiling is made of rippled stainless steel. Soft lights are reflected, and the atmosphere is very gentle.

Wen Ran and others sat at the reserved seats and ordered two cocktails with low alcohol content.

Zhai Chengjing said a few words to the bar manager and left.

After Zhai Chengjing left, Zhai Xinyi started talking, “Tell me about the last time you said Yan Wangshu took you home.”

Wen Ran's face was a little hot, and he muttered, “It's just a misunderstanding.”

“He took you home and brought you wine. Could it be a misunderstanding?”

“But he asked me to leave.” Wen Ran persuaded Zhai Xinyi, “and later when I went to his office to deliver materials, he didn't see me.”

Zhai Xinyi frowned and had nothing to say.

Wen Ran recalled Yan Wangshu's stern eyes, “And I stained his carpet, and he was quite angry.”

“So, if what you said is true, he is narrow-minded.”

Wen Ran emphasized, “I didn't say he was petty!”

“You indirectly described him as narrow-minded.”

Wen Ran was too lazy to argue and concluded directly, “I misunderstood the whole thing! So don't mention it again! And how could someone like him like me?”

“Why don't I like you? Are you not pretty enough? Or not of high status?” Zhai Xinyi thought for a while, “Should I say it? If it weren't for the competition, you two would be a good match.”

“Who wants to be with him?” Wen Ran's face flushed again. He picked up the crystal glass on the table and drank a sip of warm water.

“Then you can be my brother's match, or even my sister-in-law.”

Wen Ran almost choked on the water. “Don't make such jokes. It's so embarrassing.”

Zhai Xinyi smiled heartlessly, “I'm just worried that you two will end up alone, so I'm trying to bring you together.”

The uniformed bar staff brought two cocktails, with bright layers of color and bubbles gently rising from the bottom.

Zhai Xinyi hooked his finger, “Help me open a bottle of whiskey!”

Wen Ran stopped him in time, “That's not good. What if my senior brother finds out when we get home?”

“I'm not afraid!” Zhai Xinyi shook his head.

Wen Ran thought that he couldn't go to Zhai family as a shield tonight and had to go back to his own home to sleep.

Just when Zhai Xinyi was acting like he was the king of heaven, the staff member bowed and apologized, “I'm sorry, Mr. Zhai told us in advance that he can't drink strong alcohol. “

Zhai Xinyi's eyelids drooped immediately, “...”

Wen Ran burst out laughing, thinking that his senior brother had foresight.

Zhai Xinyi was caught off guard and turned around to pound the back of the sofa to vent his anger.

When she turned around, she saw an acquaintance, leaning on the back of the sofa with his slender waist, “Thank you, Master, please give me a glass of wine.”

The man at the next table looked over and sideways to glance at Wen Ran again, “Miss Wen, long time no see.”

After saying that, he toasted Wen Ran from a distance.

Wen Ran responded politely, raised his cocktail and took a sip.

After that, the man started chatting with the people at the same table, ignoring Zhai Xinyi from beginning to end.

Zhai Xinyi turned around and clenched his fists in anger, “Xie Cheng, bastard!”

Actually, it’s not Xie Cheng’s fault!

Who dares to give her alcohol?

Zhai Xinyi cursed angrily, “It's what he deserves! He deserves to be married off!”

“Marriage?”

“You don't know?” Zhai Xinyi snorted coldly, “The Xie family is going to marry the Zheng family!”

After saying that, Zhai Xinyi stood up and took off his coat, and then took off Wen Ran's coat, “Let's go dance!”

The dazzling lights, the light rhythmic music, the flying hair when twisting the waist...

Wen Ran hasn't been so indulgent for a long time.

They were sweating from jumping, and then they got down together.

After a while, the bar staff came over to remind, “Ms. Zhai, Ms. Wen, it's already one in the morning.”

Zhai Xinyi, “?”

Wen Ran, “?”

Staff, “Mr. Zhai said it's time for you to go home.”

Zhai Xinyi, “...”

Wen Ran, “...”

The staff added, “The car is already waiting outside.”