In the end, Han Muzi decided to take pictures for her. She then sent some photos of the finished product over.
Lin Xinghuo texted back, saying, ‘Woah, it’s so pretty! Thank you so much, my goddess! This is exactly what I wanted.’
After Lin Xinghuo sent out that text, Han Muzi sent over another picture.
Lin Xinghuo was stumped when she saw the picture; she sounded like she was in shock. ‘What is this nonsense? Isn’t it kinda ugly?’
Han Muzi was rendered speechless by her reply. ‘That’s the accident I was referring to.’
Lin Xinghuo was at a loss for words.
Han Muzi explained, stating, ‘I am so sorry. In any case, I thought it was best to be honest with you.’
Lin Xinghuo didn’t reply to her text. Han Muzi couldn’t help but recall her smiling face the other day. In the beginning… Han Muzi was rather fond of Lin Xinghuo because she was straightforward and friendly. However, since something like this happened, a fall-out was almost inevitable.
Han Muzi started typing slowly on her phone. ‘With your permission, I will start salvaging this evening gown. However, I need your cooperation, I—’
Before she could finish typing, she received a video call from Lin Xinghuo via WeChat. Han Muzi was surprised, but she accepted the video call anyway.
Lin Xinghuo’s stunning features filled her phone screen. She was wearing a traditional costume, and when she saw Han Muzi on her screen, she broke into a grin. “Hey, my goddess!”
Han Muzi hesitated before greeting her, “Miss Lin?”
“Hey, why are you addressing me as Miss Lin again? Call me Xinghuo! I am a fan of yours, you know! I am still filming on set now. However, I’m done with my part of the filming, and I’ll be able to remove my makeup and get some rest soon. I’ll drop by later.”
Han Muzi observed Lin Xinghuo and noticed that she didn’t look angry at all. It was as if she was not affected by the image of the evening gown at all.
Han Muzi was dumbfounded for a while before asking in a calm voice, “That evening gown, you…”
“Isn’t that just an evening gown? You weren’t the one who designed it after all. If it’s destroyed, then so be it.”
Han Muzi paused before repeating after her, “If it’s destroyed, then so be it?” She was baffled because she did not expect such a response. It took her quite a while before she collected herself. “In that case, what will you be wearing to the press conference?”
“Press conference? Oh right, I have a conference to attend. My goddess, can’t you just dress me in one of your previous designs?”
One of my previous designs? Han Muzi thought for a while before answering her, “But those designs are…”
Han Muzi halted mid sentence as if something struck her. “I think I have a private piece.”
Lin Xinghuo’s eyes shone brightly through the phone screen at the mention of ‘private piece’. “Really? Quick, give it to me! I’ll wear it no matter how it looks!”
In the end, the two of them agreed and Lin Xinghuo would drop by in the afternoon.
After hanging up on the call, Han Muzi stared at the evening gown while letting out a sigh of relief. Right at this time, Yan opened the door and entered the office.
“What is it?”
Yan shook her head. “You guessed right—it wasn’t a robbery. Someone did it deliberately.”
Han Muzi lowered her eyes when she asked, “Can you tell who it is from the surveillance footage?”
“No, I can’t,” answered Yan with a shake of her head. “There are more blind spots on the sixth floor, and that is why…” Yan lowered her head remorsefully and confessed, “This is entirely my fault. The piece was so important; I should have practiced due diligence.”
“No worries. It’s taken care of.” Han Muzi approached Yan. “Let’s go.”
“Where are we going?”
“To find the culprit.”
Upon hearing that, Yan immediately ran after her from behind. The two of them entered the elevator together.
“Do you know where to catch the culprit?”
“The perpetrator made use of blind spots and avoided certain areas. However, as long as they entered the building, they would have shown up on the surveillance footage. We need to check the footage of the entire compound of the company.”
Yan smacked her head when she heard that. “That’s right! Why didn’t I think of that?! I think I was in a rush.”
“No worries, we are just trying our luck anyway.” She said that because they might not even locate the culprit even after going through the surveillance footage of the entire company. True enough, the two of them went through all the footage available, but still couldn’t locate the suspect.
“What should we do? We don’t see anyone here. The person couldn’t possibly scale walls, could they?”
Han Muzi pondered for a while before taking her phone out to call Han Qing.
Initially, she didn’t want to trouble Han Qing. However, this matter might escalate into something worse, so she thought it was best to handle it thoroughly. Otherwise, if such things were to happen again, she might as well close down her company. Networking was truly an important thing.
Han Muzi did not inform Han Qing what happened; she merely told him that she’d like to have access to the surveillance footage of the surrounding areas. She asked him to help her figure out a way to get that footage.
After a short pause over the phone call, Han Qing answered her, “Leave it to me.”
After the phone call, Yan squinted at Han Muzi while asking her, “Did you phone your brother? What did he say?”
“Go ahead with your work. I’ll keep you updated.”
“Oh, alright.”
After lunch, Han Qing called. He told her that he had things sorted out and that Mr. Nan would pick her up to bring her over to view the surveillance tapes.
Han Muzi packed her things and prepared to leave. However, she bumped into Xiao Su when she went downstairs. Xiao Su? Why is he here at such an odd time?
“Miss Shelly.” Xiao Su had been especially polite to her after the conversation they had before.
“Can I help you?” Han Muzi paused for a while to look at him.
Xiao Su explained, “Young Master Ye instructed me to pick you up, Miss Shelly. It is about the discussion of terminating the contract. We already received the breach of contract notice from your company.”
Han Muzi mulled over what he said before smiling at him. “Since your company has received the notice from us, it means we are willing to compensate you accordingly. As long as we’ve provided due compensation, everything else isn’t my concern, is it? Please refer to our lawyer if there are any issues. Do you need me to give you his business card?”
Xiao Su was at a loss for words. He wasn’t sure if he was imagining things, but somehow, he sensed that Han Muzi’s attitude toward him was colder than before. Could it be because of what I said when I returned her phone previously? He cleared his throat upon realizing that possibility, and he explained, “Miss Shelly, what I said last time wasn’t intended to provoke you. You—”
“Xiao Su, I agree with everything you said, and I share the same thoughts as you. If I did anything previously that might have caused your Young Master Ye to misunderstand my intentions, please clarify things on my behalf. I have other matters to attend to, so I’m taking my leave now.” She already saw Mr. Nan’s car reaching the entrance, hence she waved at the car and briskly walked forward. She then opened the car door and got in right away.
Xiao Su stared after her and felt conflicted. After that, he narrowed his eyes in suspicion when he saw the car’s number plate. Isn’t that the Han Family’s car? Why is she involved with the Han Family? Xiao Su’s expression soured further when the thought crossed his mind.
“Why are you here?” a voice asked from behind him.
Xiao Su turned around and saw Yan glaring at him in annoyance with her arms folded in front of her.
Ever since that previous conversation, Yan was not overly fond of him.
