The moon is very bright tonight, illuminating the ground clearly, and the shadows of the trees covering it are umbrella-shaped, like carefully crafted paper cuts.

Wen Ran was wearing stilettos, and her footsteps tapped the ground in a disorderly manner.

Qin Xiao looked back at Wen Ran warily, then leaned over to Yan Wangshu's ear and said a few words.

Yan Wangshu didn't look back, nor did he slow down his pace.

Wen Ran chased after him, panting and calling, “President Yan.”

The next second, Qin Xiao stretched out his hand to separate the two of them.

Wen Ran instantly understood that this was a distance she could not cross at the moment.

Even though they had been in the same car and sat at the same table, she had also been to his house.

But that only happened with his permission.

Wen Ran automatically took a half step to the side, keeping a polite distance and following, “President Yan, excuse me for interrupting you.”

Yan Wangshu, however, strode forward as if he hadn't heard anything, his eyes looking straight ahead, his handsome profile cold and expressionless.

Qin Xiao, “If you have any questions, please communicate with the department manager first.”

Wen Ran looked at Qin Xiao apologetically, and spoke again across the distance, “President Yan, I would like to ask why you excluded my work from Ms. Zhong's commercial design project.”

Seeing that Yan Wangshu did not respond, Wen Ran's tone became a little more anxious, “Your opinion is very important to me.”

Still no response.

A black minivan had already been parked not far away. The driver opened the back door and waited on the side.

Yan Wangshu raised his foot and sat in. Just when Qin Xiao was about to close the car door, Wen Ran grabbed it.

Her fingers were long and thin, and the tips of her fingers turned white from the force she put in.

Qin Xiao subconsciously grabbed Wen Ran's arm to guard against her, but Wen Ran still didn't let go.

Wen Ran felt pain and looked at Qin Xiao. His bright eyes looked helpless and pitiful in the dark night. “I know... I know...”

Her lips trembled and she stammered.

She knew that what she was doing was wrong and that it was too much to ask.

But she just wanted to know the answer.

This answer is very important to her.

It is so important that she should think carefully about which direction her future should go.

Wen Ran grabbed the car door and said in a low voice, “President Yan, I sincerely ask you for advice.”

Yan Wangshu looked sideways.

Her delicate back was slightly bent, her wrists gripping the car door were slender and fragile, her skin was as white as cold porcelain, her brows were slightly furrowed, and her slightly moist almond-shaped eyes had long and thick eyelashes.

The arm that Qin Xiao could hold with one hand, the tender flesh was slightly bulging after being squeezed hard.

But she did not panic or retreat at all, and looked at him with firm and persistent eyes.

Yan Wangshu raised his eyes to look at Qin Xiao, and even he himself didn't notice that the look was full of warning.

Qin Xiao let go.

Yan Wangshu realized his reaction and sneered at himself.

Wen Ran couldn't figure out his attitude, so she could only calm her tone to make herself seem less rude, “President Yan, I don't mean to bother you, but...”

Yan Wangshu raised his eyes, his eyes were full of mystery, and interrupted her coldly, “You have already hindered me.”

He has a delicate appearance and was born into a privileged environment, so when he shows a distant look, he looks intimidating.

Wen Ran loosened his grip and apologized, “I'm sorry.”

But she still wanted to know, “President Yan, your judgment is really important to me.”

Her voice trembled in the night.

Yan Wangshu felt like last time, his heart was scratched. He closed his eyes and swallowed his emotions. “I don't have time now.”

Wen Ran was stunned for a moment, then realized that there was a chance, and smiled, “Okay, I'll wait for you then?”

Yan Wangshu didn't say anything.

Wen Ran glanced at Qin Xiao tactfully and helped Yan Wangshu close the car door.

Then, he nodded apologetically to Qin Xiao and asked, “Excuse me, how long do I have to wait?”

Qin Xiao walked to the co-pilot seat and said perfunctorily, “I don't know.”

Qin Xiao opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat. The car drove away under the dim street lights.

Wen Ran walked towards the office building. The branches beside him were shaken by the wind. Wen Ran subconsciously hugged his arms and found that there was some pain in the base of his palms.

She looked down and saw that the blister on the base of her right hand had broken due to the burn. She thought it must have been caused by the excitement of trying to open the car door just now.

But it doesn’t matter, as long as I can get the answer.

Wen Ran tilted his head back slightly, took a deep breath, and felt that the pain at the base of his thumb was not so severe anymore.

Wen Ran returned to the office, the dazzling white cold light made it seem even more desolate.

She finished all the trivial tasks and wanted to draw the draft design, but she was preoccupied and couldn't concentrate, so she put down her brush.

I have nothing to do and I feel sleepy after a while.

Wen Ran stood up and walked around the office twice to refresh himself.

No matter how sleepy she was, she would get up and walk around twice.

A security guard on patrol saw Wen Ran walking around the office and knocked on the door, “Why aren't you going home yet?”

Wen Ran poked his head out, “We'll have to wait a little longer.”

The security guard advised her , “It's so late, if you have anything to do, wait until tomorrow.”

Wen Ran, “I'll pay attention to the time.”

The security guard did not try to persuade him further and continued patrolling.

Wen Ran checked his phone. It was almost dawn. Why hadn't Yan Wangshu come back yet?

Wen Ran pulled out a chair and sat down, but after sitting for a while he felt sleepy again.

This time, she was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyes.

Wen Ran walked out of the office and subconsciously walked towards Yan Wangshu's office.

She walked around to the horizontal window in the corridor and put her face close to it. Just like her previous inspections, she really couldn't see anything when she looked in from the outside.

As I was looking at it, I heard footsteps in the corridor.

Wen Ran turned his head and saw Yan Wangshu and Qin Xiao coming.

Wen Ran's eyebrows moved, and after reacting, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, and he went up to greet him, “President Yan, I just happened to come out.”

Yan Wangshu glanced at her, handed the things in his hand to Qin Xiao, frowned, “Why are you still here?”

Didn’t we agree to wait?

Looking at his expression, Wen Ran began to doubt himself.

“Didn't I say, wait for you?” Wen Ran responded in a low voice.

Yan Wangshu glanced at Qin Xiao unhappily.

Qin Xiao didn't expect there was such an honest person. He just said perfunctorily. She didn't even know her boss would come back at that time. If they didn't come back tonight, would she have to wait all night?

Yan Wangshu took a deep breath and arranged with Qin Xiao, “The meeting with the F Country Marketing Department will be held in five minutes.”

Qin Xiao immediately went to carry out the arrangement.

Yan Wangshu turned around, raised his hand and pressed it on the edge of the corridor platform, with a lazy posture, “I remember your work, 'Yuzhu', right?”

“yes.”

“Wen Ran, do you know how much that white ice jade is worth?”

Wen Ran knows a little about stones. After careful analysis, he said, “The jade has uniform particle size, fine texture, and symmetry...”

Wen Ran hadn't finished speaking when Yan Wangshu raised his hand impatiently to interrupt, “I'm not here to listen to your analysis.”

“...”

Yan Wangshu looked at the watch on his wrist, “You have four minutes left.”

Wen Ran, a slow person, suddenly felt the urgency, and his blood seemed to be boiling. “Less than 50,000 yuan.”

Yan Wangshu, “Then let me tell you now, its design fee is several times more expensive than that jadeite.”

Wen Ran raised his head slightly, looked directly at him, and pondered his words.

Yan Wangshu didn't have time to argue with her and said bluntly, “So, your design was wrong from the beginning.”

Having said that, he turned and walked away.

Wrong from the beginning?

Wen Ran felt her whole body stiffen. After coming back to her senses, she followed him, “Design is supposed to be the icing on the cake. How can it be wrong to set off the main stone? If your aesthetic is fancy, then I really don't agree with it.”

Yan Wangshu bit his jaw, turned around, lowered his head slightly, and said with a sense of oppression, “So you want it to become a classic? To be passed down?”

Wen Ran wanted to ask, isn't that right? Good design should be passed down, not just for temporary appreciation or a flash in the pan.

But Wen Ran didn't dare to talk back. She just bit her lip and waited for his next words.

Yan Wangshu , “This jade is cheap in itself. How do you think of using expensive design to highlight the cheap main stone?”

“...”

Yan Wangshu added, “This cheap jade was given to Miss Zhong by her elders when she was born. Because of this reason, it was kept and asked to be redesigned. It came to the Design Department of Carlyle Company. Miss Zhong is 18 years old this year. She likes extreme sports, heavy metal music, etc. Have you learned about these?”

Wen Ran shook his head slowly.

Yan Wangshu looked at her bright eyes and spoke without any tenderness.

“Do you think she will like this classic style?”

“Or do you think she will pass on this cheap jadeite with the current design?”

“A designer, in addition to the most basic creative, professional and aesthetic abilities, should also understand the needs of customers and inject the soul that customers need into their works.”

His voice was cold and pierced Wen Ran's heart directly. “Wen Ran, you are not an artist, nor an independent designer. In my opinion, you are not even a qualified designer.”

Wen Ran was scolded into silence, her eyelashes drooping slightly.

Her shadow was imprinted on the white wall by the light, a small patch.

Yan Wangshu felt that it was not appropriate for him to reason with a little girl, as it felt like he was bullying her.

The next second, Wen Ran bowed respectfully, “Thank you, I will think about it.”

After saying that, Wen Ran turned around and left calmly.

Yan Wangshu calmed down the discomfort in his heart, looked at his watch, and returned to the office.

Wen Ran didn't sleep the whole night, his head was full of Yan Wangshu's lessons.

She felt a little uncomfortable inside, after all, before, she had always heard things like 'Wen Ran, you are a very talented designer', but Yan Wangshu overturned this statement.

Wen Ran was suddenly shocked as she thought about it. She was shocked that a busy man like Yan Wangshu had understood Miss Zhong's project so thoroughly for this judging. On the contrary, she, as a designer, even ignored the client's needs.

So he was right, she was indeed not a qualified designer.

The sky was slightly pale. Wen Ran forgot to close the curtains last night. The sun broke through the clouds, and the pale yellow light instantly shone into the room, making it golden.

Wen Ran sat up from the bed, the thin quilt sliding down to his waist.

She turned sideways, blocked the light with her fingers, and smiled softly.

Fortunately, she realized it not too late.

She knew that she still had time to correct herself and become a qualified designer.

She already has a direction.

Wen Ran reached for his phone, opened the company system and filled out an emergency leave application, then got up, closed the light-blocking curtains, went back to bed, and went to sleep.

It was already noon when he woke up again. Wen Ran stretched, washed up, and took a taxi to the company.

She only took half a day off.

The sun was very hot at noon, and Wen Ran was hungry and thirsty when he arrived at the company.

She calculated the time and went to the cafe on the second floor first.

Because it was still lunchtime, there was no one sitting in the cafe, only a man and a woman standing in front of the counter.

They are Yan Wangshu and Ding Yao.

Ding Yao stood sideways with his arms folded across his chest, talking to Yan Wangshu in a very comfortable posture.

Wen Ran subconsciously wanted to leave the cafe.

“Wen Ran——” Ding Yao glanced at the door and called Wen Ran.

Wen Ran was sobs in his heart, but he had to walk in with a smile.

She greeted, “President Yan, Mona, good afternoon.”

Ding Yao tilted his head, “Good afternoon, what would you like to drink?”

Wen Ran had a bad feeling after hearing her familiar and enthusiastic words.

Sure enough, Ding Yao's next sentence was, “President Yan treats us.”

Wen Ran refused, “No thanks.”

After saying that, she raised her eyes to look at Yan Wangshu, their eyes meeting directly.

Yan Wangshu naturally shifted his gaze and looked at the bag on Wen Ran's shoulder.

Wen Ran reached over, his soft palm pressed against the dark red leather, the back of his hand was so white that even the blood vessels could be seen.

Wen Ran subconsciously explained, “I asked for leave, not absent from work.”

Ding Yao was amused by Wen Ran's reaction and responded, “She did take a leave, President Yan, please don't scare the employees in my department.”

“Scared?” Yan Wangshu looked at Wen Ran and spoke more slowly, “I think she is quite brave.”

Wen Ran pursed her lips and ignored his words.

Ding Yao sensed a strange atmosphere and his eyes moved between the two of them.

Yan Wangshu leaned slightly to the side and asked, “What would you like to drink?”

Is this really a treat?

Wen Ran didn't want to have any extra communication with him. She looked away, looked at the menu at the counter carefully, and started to order, “Iced coffee...Chocolate bagel...Original half-rare cheese, that's all, thank you.”

Ding Yao laughed out loud and teased, “President Yan, my subordinates have cost you money.”

Wen Ran blushed, then realized that the other person was just asking her what she wanted to drink.

She thought about not paying herself, but finally gave up.

Yan Wangshu and Ding Yao got the coffee first.

Ding Yao shook the coffee in his hand and said hello to Wen Ran, “We're leaving first.”

Wen Ran nodded, “Goodbye.”

Yan Wangshu went out first, slowing down his pace and waiting for Ding Yao.

Ding Yao went over to gossip, “Do you know each other?”

This understanding does not only refer to understanding at work.

Yan Wangshu said “hmm”.

Ding Yao's eyes widened and he looked back at Wen Ran who was waiting for his meal at the counter.

Yan Wangshu suddenly asked, “Why did she ask for leave?”

Ding Yao recalled Wen Ran's reason for asking for leave and chuckled, “He said he couldn't sleep last night and needed half a day to adjust.”

Yan Wangshu, “...”