Princess Syndrome - Chapter 91
Chapter 91: Repay
Qi An really didn't like Su Lingyue. After Jiang Ya went back, she had complained about Ji Zhiyi, saying that she was reckless for attacking Su Qi because of some old grudges. Qi An had retorted, "Old grudges? Aren't you also holding onto Dingsheng because of old grudges?"
Jiang Ya had glared at her angrily.
Qi An hadn't minded. The reason she didn't like Su Lingyue was because she had disrupted their plans.
She didn't like surprises.
Moreover, after hearing about the past between her and Ji Zhiyi, it was even harder for her to have a good impression of her. She had once had expectations for Ji Zhiyi. After Jiang Yunlu had disappeared, she had argued with Jiang Ya as usual. She had told Jiang Ya to give Jiang Yunlu some time, to let Jiang Yunlu get some fresh air, but Jiang Ya had insisted on looking for her. By the time they had found her, she was already lying in a hospital bed.
Sometimes, she regretted that maybe she should have let Jiang Ya look for her earlier. Maybe Jiang Yunlu would have been fine.
So she had indulged Jiang Ya’s hatred.
Then Jiang Ya had gone crazy. She took Jiang Yunlu to doctors, looking everywhere, both inside and outside of the country, but Jiang Yunlu didn't improve. Not long after, she had brought a child to the US, and had introduced her: "My goddaughter."
She looked at Ji Zhiyi, and said: "Did Su Qi sign a contract with Baoshun today?"
Ji Zhiyi said: "Mm."
She looked at Qi An, and was about to go over and help her push her wheelchair, but Qi An stood up, and said: "I'm fine, I just wanted to sit a little longer."
Ji Zhiyi knew that she would sit in her wheelchair when the weather was cold. She nodded: "I've already had Zhang Xian arrange an apartment. Stay there for one night to see if it’s suitable. If it isn’t, I’ll have Zhang Xian change it."
Qi An said: "There's nothing unsuitable. I'm not your godmother, who is so picky. It's already good enough to have a place to stay."
After she said that, she smiled: "Oh yeah, I just looked at the progress of the company's projects. They're all quite slow."
Ji Zhiyi looked at her.
The two looked at each other.
Qi An had a smile on her face, but there was no hint of a smile in her eyes. Her imposing aura was overwhelming. Ji Zhiyi's expression was bland, and her attitude was natural: "I was recently focusing on advancing the progress with Aron."
"What did you gain this time?" Qi An asked Ji Zhiyi, her gaze fixed on her.
Ji Zhiyi said: "Aron's person in charge will be coming to the company tomorrow. Sister An can have a detailed chat with him."
Qi An nodded: "Alright."
As she spoke, she stood face to face with Ji Zhiyi. Just as she was reaching out to fix Ji Zhiyi’s collar, there was a knock on the door. She turned her head: "Come in."
Su Lingyue walked in, carrying two cups of coffee.
Ji Zhiyi took the coffee: "At four o'clock, Miss Yang and Miss Lin will be shooting at the studio. Go take a look.”
Su Lingyue lowered her eyes, and said: "Okay."
After she left, she let out a sigh of relief.
Back at her desk, Zhang Ting looked at her, and asked: "Assistant Su, are you going out?"
Su Lingyue packed her things, and said: "This afternoon, the celebrities are shooting. I'm going to go to the studio to take a look."
Secretary Li said: "Is it Yang Zhizhi and Lin Fei?"
Su Lingyue nodded.
Zhang Ting thought of something: "Are they shooting the dual theme?"
Su Lingyue remembered that the exhibition pieces had already been introduced to everyone through the exhibition preview. She said: "Mm."
"I really want to go..." Secretary Zhang said: "For nothing else, but just to see those two pairs of high heels with my own eyes! Assistant Su, have you seen them up close?"
Su Lingyue: ...
Not only had she seen them up close, she had even worn them.
She nodded.
Zhang Ting said: "I'm so jealous! You have no idea, the trending search was up for half a day yesterday!"
From the dual theme to the exhibition to all the past high heels that had been on display, and they even mentioned the Haoyue collection. In short, Ji Zhiyi's work had been trending for half a day. Although it was definitely thanks to the public relations department's efforts, the response was very good. Especially, with Lin Fei and Yang Zhizhi's fans going all out to promote it, the two sides were also secretly analyzing which pair of shoes was more outstanding, trying to get their own idol to wear them, while still maintaining a fake sense of peace on the surface. The marketing accounts also didn’t want to be left out, and had started a voting event. It was very lively.
Su Lingyue had already noticed the online trends yesterday. She wasn’t surprised by such a response. She had been completely enraptured just by looking at the pictures, and she had been desperate to have them. She believed that there were definitely many other people who felt the same way.
Moreover, with the support of two celebrities, the dual theme would probably become Yilin’s representative work.
It wasn’t probably.
It was definitely.
Su Lingyue firmly believed in it. Before she left, she glanced at the office. The blinds were closed, and she couldn't see Ji Zhiyi’s figure. She had no choice but to turn around, and leave the company. Xiao Li, who had sent the luggage, still hadn't returned, so she drove herself.
The studio was a rented photo studio nearby. It wasn't far from the company, about a twenty minute drive. When Su Lingyue arrived, she saw that the staff was busy outside the door. She got out of the car and went inside, and saw that the director was standing next to Yang Zhizhi and Lin Fei, talking to them.
Yang Zhizhi hadn't seen Su Lingyue in a long time. When she appeared, she forgot to turn her head back.
The director called: "Zhizhi?"
He called her twice, before Yang Zhizhi came back to her senses.
Su Lingyue walked in. The director heard the noise, and turned his head. The person in charge from the company walked over: "Assistant Su."
The director said hello: "Miss Su is here to supervise as well."
Su Lingyue smiled: "I'm here to help everyone beat the heat. President Ji has arranged afternoon tea for everyone."
As she spoke, the coffee and snacks were delivered. The staff took them. The director said: "President Ji is too kind."
Su Lingyue said: "We're relying on the director for the promotion."
Yang Zhizhi looked at Su Lingyue.
She felt that there was a difference between her now and the person from before.
She was now able to say flowery words, and it gave her a feeling of unfamiliarity. The way she looked at people was also different. She was no longer listless. Now, she was full of energy, and the sparkle in her eyes made her seem much more vibrant.
For a moment.
She unconsciously called out: "Su Lingyue."
Su Lingyue turned her head to look at her, and smiled: "Is there anything you need, Miss Yang?"
Yang Zhizhi was dazed. The person in front of her was both familiar and strange. Her change was so obvious. And her former personality, it wasn't the first time she had seen it. She had known Su Lingyue for many years, but now that she was Ji Zhiyi's assistant, and had only been her assistant for two months, her personality had changed.
Was it because being an assistant had caused the change?
Or was it because she was Ji Zhiyi's assistant, that she had changed?
Yang Zhizhi felt that this answer was very important. The latter made her feel a bit of jealousy.
Jealous? Why should she be jealous?
Could it be that she had a good impression of Su Lingyue?
She was crazy!
Yang Zhizhi thought about that possibility and furrowed her brows. Su Lingyue waited for a long time but didn't hear anything. She asked: "Miss Yang?"
Yang Zhizhi rubbed her arms because of the heat.
She had goosebumps all over.
How was that possible? It must be because Su Lingyue had saved her, and she regarded Su Lingyue as a friend. Now she saw her friend had changed...
Alright.
That was bullshit.
The word 'friend' had never existed in her head.
Yang Zhizhi had a headache. She said to Su Lingyue: "It's nothing."
She said that, and then walked away, holding her coffee. Her assistant, worried, stuck close to her: "Zhizhi, what's wrong?"
Yang Zhizhi looked at her, and suddenly reached out to pinch her assistant's cheek. The assistant looked at her, bewildered. Yang Zhizhi then pinched her own cheek. Other than pain, she didn't feel anything.
Should she pinch Su Lingyue again to confirm it?
Yang Zhizhi was just lost in thought.
Lin Fei, who was next to her, was on a call. She had passed the audition for a supporting role, and the director had told her the time she was going to be joining the group. She kept it in mind. She turned her head and saw that Yang Zhizhi was pinching her face, and pulled her mouth. Yang Zhizhi, noticing her gaze, straightened her expression, but then drooped her shoulders.
Seeing this, Lin Fei couldn’t help but say: "Is something wrong, Miss Yang?"
Yang Zhizhi: "It’s nothing, Miss Lin. I have some snacks that I just got. Would you like to eat some?"
She said that as she handed them to Lin Fei.
Lin Fei didn't suspect anything. Since joining the group, everyone's attitudes towards her had been the same as Yang Zhizhi’s. This had made her feel relieved. It had been a while since she had faced the camera, and she had thought that she would be unaccustomed to it. But when she had stood in front of the camera, she had already built up a muscle memory. Whatever movements she made, whatever words she said, even her posture, she didn’t need the director’s instructions. She was already doing it perfectly.
The director had said that he couldn't believe she was someone who hadn't been in front of the camera for a long time. There wasn't a single trace of awkwardness. She finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Yang Zhizhi's attitude towards her wasn't passionate, but it wasn't cold either. After all, there had been that matter of the endorsement fee. It was normal that there would be a knot in her heart. If she had encountered such a thing herself, she probably wouldn't feel comfortable in her heart, but on the surface, she was being polite.
Now, she was taking the initiative to ask her to eat snacks.
Lin Fei didn't have any reason to refuse.
She accepted them: "Thank you."
When she accepted the snacks, her finger inevitably touched Yang Zhizhi's. Yang Zhizhi lowered her head, looking at her hand, and said: "It's nothing."
The filming soon started.
Yang Zhizhi was wearing the white high heels, and Lin Fei was wearing the black ones.
It was said that it was decided by President Ji.
When Su Lingyue saw Lin Fei in her pair, she seemed to understand Ji Zhiyi's intention. After being refined and reborn, it was like being ignited by the fire, and breaking out in full bloom, while Yang Zhizhi was like a bright pearl that had never been tarnished by the world.
The contrasting colors were very striking.
No wonder this theme required two celebrities.
They were both very similar to the celebrities' current situations.
Su Lingyue felt that if Ji Zhiyi didn’t become a boss in the future, she could become a consultant for a film crew. Her choice of actors was always spot on.
After sighing, the director stood up and clapped: "Let's start!"
Su Lingyue and the person in charge from the company sat together. She heard the person in charge ask quietly: "Assistant Su, have you met President Qi?"
Su Lingyue said: "I have."
Her tone was calm.
The person in charge said: "Is she more strict than President Ji?"
Su Lingyue thought for a moment.
Was Ji Zhiyi strict?
In her heart, Ji Zhiyi was as soft as cotton candy. Of course, she couldn't say that to the person in charge, so she put on a deep look: "Mm." She nodded surely: "She's very fierce."
The person in charge gasped.
Thinking of the rumors she had heard, and coupling them with Su Lingyue's words, the person in charge felt like the good times were coming to an end. She sighed: "President Ji is better."
Su Lingyue said: "That's not what you said when President Ji first came to the company."
The person in charge: ...
She was speechless for a moment.
Su Lingyue found it funny. How was it that when this was about Ji Zhiyi, she was so protective. She was now even the type to fight for her girlfriend, she was amazing!
After she finished praising herself, she didn't forget to take credit with Ji Zhiyi.
Ji Zhiyi had just finished talking to Qi An. Qi An had gone back to the apartment, and she had stayed behind at the company to deal with the subsequent matters. As she had just sat down, she received a message from Su Lingyue. Her face was full of smiles as she gave Su Lingyue a call.
Su Lingyue tiptoed out of the studio, and said: "What’s wrong?"
Ji Zhiyi asked: "Are they done filming?"
Su Lingyue said: "More than half of it is done."
Ji Zhiyi gave a “mm” sound. Su Lingyue asked: "Are you in the office?"
Knowing what she wanted to ask, Ji Zhiyi said: "Mm, Sister An has gone back."
Su Lingyue inexplicably let out a sigh of relief, and said: "Good."
Her voice was now a little softer, and when it entered Ji Zhiyi's ears, it was sweet.
Ji Zhiyi said: "This evening..."
Su Lingyue was called: "Assistant Su."
She turned her head, and saw that it was Yang Zhizhi.
Su Lingyue thought that she needed something, so she said to the person on the other end of the phone: "I'll call you later."
Ji Zhiyi paused.
She was about to hang up, when she heard Yang Zhizhi's voice. Her actions paused. Su Lingyue must have been holding her phone in her hand, so the conversation was still rather clear.
Su Lingyue: "What is it, Miss Yang?"
Even Yang Zhizhi didn't know what was wrong. She had thought that Su Lingyue was about to leave, so she had followed her out while taking a break. She had even subconsciously called out to her. Now that she was being looked at by Su Lingyue, she was a little weak on her feet, under the hot sun.
After pausing for a few seconds, she said: "The snacks were delicious. Please thank President Ji for me."
Su Lingyue said: "Okay."
Her tone was flat, and her attitude was no different from before. It caused Yang Zhizhi to feel annoyed. Just as she was hesitating on how to speak, the staff carried the tables from the two of them, deliberately avoiding Su Lingyue, but Yang Zhizhi still reached out to grab Su Lingyue's arm, and pulled her toward herself.
The staff behind them thought that they had startled them, and quickly apologized.
Yang Zhizhi said: "It's nothing."
She asked Su Lingyue: "Did I bump into you?"
Her tone was stiff, hiding a sense of awkwardness. The hand that had grabbed Su Lingyue was now hanging at her side, slowly curling into a fist.
It was different.
The feeling of grabbing her was different from pinching her assistant.
The feeling of touching Lin Fei was also different.
Just now when she had grabbed Su Lingyue, her heart had been beating so fast, and even her palms were still hot.
Su Lingyue's expression was natural: "It’s okay, you didn't bump into me, but thank you."
Yang Zhizhi said: "You're welcome."
Su Lingyue said: "Then if there's nothing else, I'm going back in?"
As she spoke, she turned to walk back.
Yang Zhizhi said: "Su Lingyue."
Su Lingyue turned her head.
Yang Zhizhi wanted to grit her teeth.
Su Lingyue asked: "Miss Yang?"
Yang Zhizhi said: "The proposal from before, have you thought about it?"
Su Lingyue had long forgotten about the proposal. She was stunned: "What?"
Yang Zhizhi said: "To be my..." She took a breath, trying to make her tone sound natural: "Manager."
Su Lingyue thought that she had already forgotten about this. She hadn't expected Yang Zhizhi to still remember it. She blinked, and said: "I've thought about it, and thank you for your kindness, Miss Yang."
Yang Zhizhi asked: "So will you?"
Su Lingyue's attitude was still as direct as before: "No."
Yang Zhizhi: ...
She was completely humiliated.
She couldn’t maintain her composure, and turned around to go back to the studio. Su Lingyue shrugged, and also prepared to go back, and was about to message Ji Zhiyi when she picked up her phone and saw that she was still on the call.
Su Lingyue: ...
She put her phone to her ear.
She tried: "Ji Zhiyi?"
She heard the sound of pages turning on the other end, and Su Lingyue was about to wonder if Ji Zhiyi had forgotten to hang up, when she heard a soft "Mm."
Su Lingyue asked: "Why didn't you hang up?"
Ji Zhiyi's tone was calm: "I'm sorry, I forgot. Do you want me to hang up now?"
That "sorry" sounded nothing like an apology! It even sounded a bit sarcastic.
Su Lingyue felt guilty. She had been hit on in front of Ji Zhiyi?
How she thought about it, it was just weird.
She tried to rationalize: "Actually, she just wanted to repay me for what happened with Zhou Yan, so she wanted..."
Ji Zhiyi chuckled lightly.
Her chuckle made Su Lingyue's scalp tingle.
Just as she was racking her brains for an explanation, she heard Ji Zhiyi say: "Finish the filming, and come directly back to the company."
Su Lingyue responded subconsciously: "Is something wrong?"
Ji Zhiyi: "It’s nothing." Her tone was unfathomable: "It's just that Assistant Su has been working hard recently, and I also want to repay you properly."
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