“Pretty much. She doesn’t want to be disturbed by others as long as inspiration hits her, so she locks herself up to draw out the designs.”
Leng Yueyue always felt that she was missing something. After they received the money, she felt that Han Muzi had no interest in her anymore because she felt that Han Muzi was a woman who relied on men. But now, it seemed that this was not the case.
Thinking of this, Leng Yueyue asked, “What was her name when she was abroad?”
“What do you mean? It’s been such a long time since you joined the company, yet you don’t even know her name?”
“That’s why I’m asking you now. Tell me quickly”
“Her name is Shelly,” Yan replied quite impatiently.
Shelly? The name sounds a bit familiar. After that, Leng Yueyue didn’t continue pestering Yan. Instead, she took the elevator and went back to her office, then sat down in front of the computer.
When Wang An saw her, he turned around. “So? She still isn’t out yet?”
“Get lost. Don’t bother me now.” Leng Yueyue glared at Wang An. Then, she opened a tab and entered Han Muzi’s name in English.
“Shelly? Why are you googling this name?” Even though Leng Yueyue told Wang An to get lost, he wasn’t angry and came around to look at Leng Yueyue’s computer.
Before looking up her name on Google, she was ignorant. However, after she Googled her name, Leng Yueyue was immediately shocked as a list of brilliant achievements by Shelly were listed on her computer. How could this be? Leng Yueyue scrolled down the page quickly. With the achievements emerging one after another, even Wang An could not help but widen his eyes.
“Damn, who is this? She’s outstanding!”
“What’s going on?” Hearing Leng Yueyue’s exclamation, the others also hurriedly came around to take a look.
“The Lotus Award—this is the best international award! This Shelly woman actually won this?!”
“Wow, this work is designed so well. Who is this Shelly? Yueyue, why are you Googling her?”
Leng Yueyue’s hand that was holding the mouse suddenly trembled. Her face moved, but she couldn’t say a word.
From the beginning, they had underestimated that woman. Everyone subconsciously thought that Shelly was someone insignificant, so they never looked into her background and just treated her as an ordinary person. On top of that, they even thought that she wasn’t very good at designing things. Eventually, her accurate and sharp comments were irrefutable. Whatever one’s perspective, it was obvious that she was a professional in this industry. Leng Yueyue thought that she might have achieved something overseas, but she did not expect that Han Muzi was an overachiever.
Leng Yueyue swallowed unknowingly.
“Do you think this person is skilled?”
“She’s amazing! Getting the Lotus Award is my lifelong dream. Even if I didn’t win the award, just getting my work nominated would be such an honor,” Zhang Yu said excitedly.
Shu Guo’er, who was standing next to them, also smiled. “Nominated? I am afraid that none of us here is qualified to even be nominated.”
“If we’re qualified to be nominated, we wouldn’t be part of the team here.” Xiao Yiyi’s voice rang; she looked a little frustrated. But soon, she looked at the design on the computer again. “The winner of the Lotus Award—do you know how brilliant this person must be?”
Leng Yueyue thought for a while before Googling Shelly’s photo and opened it.
Initially, everyone didn’t care who the person was, but when they saw a picture of Shelly receiving the award onstage, the group was taken aback.
“Oh, why does this person look so familiar?”
“T-This is…”
Everyone’s faces darkened and their breathing sped up. Lin Zheng, who had remained silent until now, also shot a glance at the screen and saw the champion.
The picture showed a woman wearing a navy blue skirt. The aura that she exuded matched the surrounding blue lights. Usually, even actresses needed something to make them stand out, but when the woman stood on the stage holding the award, she looked like she had become one with the lights. The faint smile on her face was perfectly matched with the coldness in her eyes. She looked unique and independent.
For the first time, Lin Zheng looked stunned. That woman was their new boss.
That day, she even called him back in the meeting room and said to him, “Difficult times are only temporary. There will always be light at the end of the tunnel.” Heh.
Lin Zheng’s eyes were filled with derision. The person who was standing on the top of the mountain said something like that to him, who was still looming in the darkness. Wasn’t that ridiculous? Outrageous! Completely outrageous!
Lin Zheng got up suddenly and walked out of the room alone.
“Lin Zheng?” Xiao Yiyi didn’t know what happened and ran after him.
Silence fell upon the office.
“So, our new boss is neither a fool nor a woman who relies on men. Instead, she is… Shelly?” Zhang Yu’s eyes widened as she felt incredulous. How could this be happening? She had tried to find a way to drag the woman down and vowed to make her look ridiculous one day. However, she didn’t expect that Han Muzi was actually Shelly.
On the other hand, Shu Guo’er felt quite conflicted. At a previous meeting, Han Muzi had commented that Shu Guo’er’s work looked imitated, which made Zhang Yu laugh at her for a long time. Because of that, Shu Guo’er had always hated Han Muzi. Although she thought that Han Muzi was right, she felt quite angered that a woman who knew nothing dared to criticize her work.
Now that she knew Han Muzi was the winner of the Lotus Award, there was a change in Shu Guo’er’s perceptions. Was she going to remain angry after receiving guidance from the winner of the Lotus Award? For a while, Shu Guoer didn’t know whether to feel grateful or to continue being angry.
However, Li Junfeng was taken aback for a moment, and then the corners of his lips curled up. “Sure enough, she is not a simple woman. Think about it—how could ordinary women be favored by Han Qing? On top of that, the Ye Group also volunteered to work with us. This woman has a prominent background. I think everyone can relax now. Maybe what we thought was bad luck is actually just the start of our good luck.”
…
Han Muzi continued to draw until six in the evening, and then she was finally done. However, after maintaining that same posture for a long time, her shoulders felt sore. Exhausted, she simply put the pen down and fell back on the ground.
When she closed her eyes, her eyes felt dry and her brain felt like a stirring lump of glue. How she wished she could just take a rest like this.
Yan had waited outside for a long time. Seeing that it was about to get dark, she got off work and went to the school to pick up Little Bean before coming with him to the company.
When Little Bean came over, he happened to meet Leng Yueyue who was going downstairs. Now that Leng Yueyue saw Little Bean, her mood lightened. The Lotus Award had always been her dream, but she just found out that her current boss was the winner of that award.
That should be a great thing, but if she greeted her boss’s child now, would people think that she was trying to suck up to her boss? After all, she used to be so fierce to him.
Just when Leng Yueyue was considering this, Little Bean greeted her first, “Hello, beautiful missus that gave me the sweets last time.”
