The Zhao family's actions this time are more premeditated than Xu Qiao imagined.
Xu Qiao has been dealing with Zhao Baoxing for so many years, and she knows that this rich lady is not smart. And unlike her original intention to hide her clumsiness, Zhao Baoxing really didn't have a few drops of ink in his stomach. After graduation, he only got a name in the jewelry company at home. It sounds better than her unemployed, lazy vase.
So when this incident came out today, Xu Qiao's first reaction was—Zhao Baoxing probably couldn't keep her idiot real body, so she bribed the designer team to be the shooter, trying to opportunistically, create a wave of momentum for herself, and let herself be in the circle of celebrities. Gain a good name. As for the future, if you have money, you can turn ghosts. If you have money, you will always find gunmen.
But in the evening of that day, the news from the studio made her realize that this incident seemed to be more than a simple case of a young lady who was greedy for fame.
Lin Bai told Xu Qiao that several men in suits and leather shoes came to Berg Jewelry Studio, claiming that they wanted to discuss a business with Ms. Yuli, but when they heard that she was not there, they asked to see the owner of the studio.
But when asked to show his business card, the other party refused to cooperate.
Because the opponent was in a big fight, with "wealthy and powerful bullying" written all over his face, the girls in the studio couldn't stand it. In the end, Fei Zheng, the oldest, came forward to stabilize the opponent and made them go back to the house temporarily.
But Lin Bai said that when she got off work, she found a black car without a license plate number parked downstairs in the studio, and wondered if someone from the other party was squatting nearby.
This kind of posture is obviously not the small fight that Xu Qiao thought at first.
She reasonably guessed that Zhao Baoxing saw that his "debut work" was commented to be similar to Yuli's style. After searching for the recent achievements of Yuli's fame, Zhao Baoxing wanted to impersonate this "no background" novice jewelry designer, so as to reach the sky in one step.
And the Zhao family's so-called business negotiation is to spend money to buy her off.
Sure enough, Gao Rui made a little investigation and found out that Fantui is currently striving for a very critical overseas cooperation project.
Although the Zhao family gained a lot of profits because of the downfall of the Xu family, the negative impact of being cleared of the counter by Lanchen Group still persists to this day. Right now, there is an urgent need for a wave of momentum to attract partners to win this cooperation.
The design of the set of high-end jewelry pointed out by Xu Qiao is really amazing, and combined with the gimmick of "Fantui's daughter personally made the knife", it is indeed a good way.
If it can superimpose Yuli's reputation, of course it will be icing on the cake.
In other words, this matter involved commercial interests, and it was not just a child's play dispute between Xu Qiao and Zhao Baoxing.
Xu Qiao felt that if she was a weak grassroots designer with no background, she might not be able to deal with the "underworld" behavior of the Zhao family. In the end, she might be threatened by someone's lifeblood and had to succumb. , Handed over the stage name Hatachi and the opportunity to appear on the London High Jewelery Show.
But this lack of brains, plagiarism, seems to be just a child's play in the eyes of her "backstage".
Cheng Lang didn't fluctuate about this and even wanted to laugh a little, but after laughing, he still seriously emphasized one thing: the studio and the staff apartment are not likely to be safe in the near future. He can guarantee Xu Qiao's safety, but he can't guarantee the safety of Xu Qiao. The other party's continuous harassment and squatting down will not expose her face, so if Xu Qiao doesn't want to return to the celebrity circle in Beicheng for the time being, it's best to avoid it for a while.
Where can I avoid it
Cheng Lang smiled and invited her to live together.
—
Xu Qiao hesitated about jumping from one wolf den to another.
After all, in her opinion, to clarify the fact that Zhao Baoxing has nothing to do with Yuli, it can be done in a matter of minutes.
But Cheng Lang reasoned with her, saying that although Zhao Baoxing took it as his own, although it was not her work, strictly speaking, it also contained her hard work, and this matter must be settled, and she immediately came forward to clarify , not only is it very likely to be retaliated by the Zhao family when he turns around, but he will also scare the snake away.
He also said that "Heaven wants to make it die, it must first make it crazy", you have to wait for people to slap people when they are dancing up and down, the sound is beautiful, and now it is a muffled sound, is it enough to relieve your anger
He also said that he understands that she is unwilling to delay serious work for Zhao Baoxing, so he promises that the family can provide her with better conditions than the studio. As for the matters in the craft room, the part that can be connected via video will be done remotely. If necessary, confirm in person For the link, whether it is people or things, he is fully responsible for carrying them.
Xu Qiao had to admit that a person like Cheng Lang, who can use one brain as eight people, is too good at finding people's pain points. With his negotiation skills, it's no wonder that Yu Jin was bought by him back then.
She made a phone call with the studio, and heard from Rosa that the black car downstairs hadn't left yet, and finally moved into the Lishan mansion in Xinglin Bay that night with a feeling of being forced to go to Liangshan.
But she said she was moving, but she actually went there empty-handed.
The rest of the clothes and daily necessities that should be left in the staff apartment, including the design draft she drew halfway in the studio, Cheng Lang flicked his fingers and asked someone to pack it, perfectly dodging Zhao's eyeliner, without letting her worry about a single hair.
Suddenly there was a hostess in the house, and the hostess seemed to be in a happy mood.
This can be seen from the fact that when the servant came to pack Xu Qiao's luggage after dinner, Cheng Lang put forward many constructive suggestions on the layout of various items like arranging a wedding room.
Seeing him flipping through financial newspapers on the sofa in the living room, Xu Qiao seemed to be casually pointing out the country to several servants. She crossed her hips and said, "I'm only staying for a few days. Don't make it so grandiose as if I'm going to hang here in the future, okay? What's my last name when I come in, and what's my last name when I go out!"
- It is impossible to enter his household registration book!
"Perfection is my personal habit of doing things, and it has nothing to do with the length of time you live here." Cheng Lang raised his head and smiled, seeing what she had to say, picked up a small tomato from the fruit plate and stuffed it into her half-open mouth .
Unexpectedly, Xu Qiao bit the tomato with his teeth, and the abundant juice instantly splashed into a parabola, dripping from Cheng Lang's face to his shirt.
"..."
Look at how proud this man is after taking advantage of the danger tonight, he can't even look down on a tomato.
Xu Qiao chewed the tomato in her mouth and hugged her stomach while laughing.
Cheng Lang wiped his face with a tissue, looked down at the red juice on his white shirt, took a deep breath, got up and said, "I'll take a shower first."
Xu Qiao waved to him to show that he would go slowly, fetched the nail polish, and lay down on the sofa to paint her nails in good spirits.
Just finished painting one hand, and was stretching five fingers to admire himself under the lamp, when the doorbell suddenly rang.
She wondered who would come to Cheng Lang at night, got up and walked to the door, and saw a face she hadn't seen for a long time appearing in the visual system, and took two steps back in fear.
Cheng Ye
Facing this ex-boyfriend who could recognize her by a silhouette, Xu Qiao swallowed nervously. At the moment when the face in the video was magnified several times because of looking in, she buzzed upstairs like a bee , knocked on the door of Cheng Lang's bathroom: "Help, help, come out!"
The sound of water inside suddenly stopped, and a voice came: "What's wrong?"
"Your dog brother is here!"
"..."
Thirty seconds later, Cheng Lang hurriedly wrapped in a bathrobe and opened the door.
Because it was inconvenient to operate with one hand, he didn't have time to fasten the belt of the bathrobe, and he pinched the middle seam with his hands to barely keep fit, and his whole body was dripping with water from head to toe.
Xu Qiao's twittering stopped when she saw his dripping wet appearance.
She stared at him dumbfounded, and a thought flashed through her mind: No wonder Cheng Lang has gradually become more human since he saw her in the bathroom that night—this wet body temptation is really not a little bit fatal.
Cheng Lang stood there in embarrassment, with a helpless tone: "Should I call him ancestor, or should I call you ancestor?"
Xu Qiao came back to her senses, remembering that Song Mian said that Cheng Lang had to be careful not to catch cold in the near future, so she quickly raised her hand to close his clothes for him: "Oh, it's not my fault, you put on your bathrobe quickly."
Cheng Lang was in a stalemate with the belt with one hand, Xu Qiao looked down, quickly took over the job, and pulled his belt.
Unexpectedly, her hand was too sudden, and the two of them didn't make a good handover. She pulled open the middle seam, and the lower half of the bathrobe was torn apart in an instant, and a thrilling scene suddenly came into view.
The two froze together.
Xu Qiao stared at the gate of the new world for two seconds as if she had received some kind of spiritual shock, then suddenly raised her head to look at him, with a cosmic shocked expression on her face.
Cheng Lang quickly pinched the middle seam tightly, his facial expression wandering back and forth on the edge of the crack, and he stared at her in silence for ten seconds.
Xu Qiao, who has always been heartless, rarely blushed: "Ah, I..."
She was still immersed in the exclamation of "Asians can be so stalwart, she just caught the tip of the iceberg last time", and she really couldn't say "I didn't see anything" against her will.
Cheng Lang couldn't say a word, looked at her with words, and answered the question just now: "It seems that I should call you ancestor."
Xu Qiao curled her lips, feeling that what she did was a bit of a failure, she comforted him with trembling eyelashes: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, I didn't mean it, that..."
They are all grown-ups, so if you read it and give it a good review, maybe he will be happier
She went on to say: "I think this should be regarded as...a powerful kind?"
"..." Cheng Lang felt his body temperature rising rapidly.
Xu Qiao stared at him with anxious eyes flickering.
Give her a step down, isn't this man the most eloquent
Cheng Lang's Adam's apple rolled twice, and he didn't seem particularly comfortable and asked her back: "It's just supposed to be?"
"..." Xu Qiao's head turned quickly, and the perfect score answer came out neatly, "I haven't seen anyone else's, how can I draw a conclusion?"
Cheng Lang rolled his eyes and smiled, and finally fastened his belt: "Okay, I'll help you out, hide on the second floor and don't come down."
Xu Qiao said "Oh" in a cute manner, and secretly listened to the corner on the second floor.
The downstairs door opened with a click, and Cheng Ye's voice sounded: "Second Brother, why did it take you so long to open the door?"
Cheng Lang avoided answering directly: "Is there something wrong?"
"Can't I come to visit you if I have nothing to do? I heard that your hand is injured."
A sound of footsteps gradually approaching, probably Cheng Ye was welcomed into the living room.
Xu Qiao thought of something and covered her mouth.
Oops, her nail polish was confiscated.
Sure enough, the next second, Cheng Ye's doubtful voice sounded again: "Wow, second brother, do you still use this thing?"
After a short silence, Cheng Ye didn't know if he found any clues from somewhere, and asked, "Oh, no, there is a woman in your room?"
Xu Qiao blinked nervously, and heard Cheng Lang unhurriedly admit it: "Why didn't it take me so long to open the door?"
"Oh, you were just…"
"Get down to business with your sister-in-law."