Wen Jiexi watched blankly as the girl rushed towards her, causing Li Lingmeng to frown and stand protectively in front of Wen Jiexi,
"What do you want?"
"What do I want? I just want to see what kind of deity this competitor of mine is." The girl said arrogantly with a sarcastic smirk.
Wen Jiexi patted Li Lingmeng's shoulder, signaling that she can handle this herself and walked towards the girl,
"Hello, I am Wen Jiexi. Pleased to meet you. I look forward to working with you." Saying so, she extended a hand,
"Hmph, your appearance is so ordinary! I really don't understand what my father was thinking, he actually arranged for me to compete with you, how boring." The girl ignored Wen Jiexi's extended hand and instead haughtily placed her hands on her hips. A speck of envy appeared in her eyes as she looked over Wen Jiexi's figure.
"Pfft-" Li Lingmeng didn't bother being polite and laughed.
"What are you laughing at!" The girl looked like she was offended by some sort of humiliation and yelled at Li Lingmeng with widened eyes. Wen Jiexi was prepared to intervene and prevent Li Lingmeng from doing something impulsive, but unexpectedly, Li Lingmeng merely folded her arms and looked at the girl coldly,
"Ordinary, huh? This is my first time hearing someone describe Little Xi as ordinary after meeting her. Is it because there is something wrong with your beauty standards? Should I not believe in the public's beauty standards and follow your screwed up logic?" Lin Lingmeng shrugged and shook her head with a helpless expression.
This caused everyone's eyes to focus on the two protagonists. Since they were standing together and wearing the same clothes, they couldn't help but compare the two of them.
Wen Jiexi's figure was taller, at around 170 cm or so, and she had a well-proportioned body shape, fair and delicate skin, and a gentle aura exuding from her. With the outfit on her body, no need to talk about the size, it was like she was wearing a completely different style. In comparison, the girl was only about 160 cm. As for the figure, the most conspicuous part was the chest, which was twice as big as Wen Jiexi's, but because of this, her clothes seemed to be stretched and bursting at the seams. It was also somewhat long on her so it looked like someone had to especially trim it.
How can people tell with just one look that hers was modified? Because the clothes on the two girls were the same style and same size. Although Wen Jiexi, Li Lingmeng, and the girl didn't know, the two teams who prepared the clothes did. So everyone could immediately tell that the clothes had to be trimmed and modified~ Just from this point, one can tell who is the more suitable model.
Pfft- The suppressed laughter was heard clearly in the silent atmosphere and because of the laughter, the girl's face reddened and one could see the purple veins popping on her forehead. She glared at Wen Jiexi and Li Lingmeng, then glared at Zhao Ya and everyone else, as if she wanted to kill the people in front of her with only her eyes.
Not only was she furious, but the two men beside her also had ashen expressions and looked like they couldn't wait to drive Wen Jiexi out. At the same time, they looked at Zhao Ya with jealous and bitter eyes.
Ma Dawei, the almost bald middle-aged man with the blushing face, is the team leader of Team Two. He was constantly being overpowered by Zhao Ya, a woman in her thirties. He was different from the team leader of the newly formed Team Three. He used to be the leader of Team One, but when Zhao Ya came along, he was demoted to Team Two. When he walked around in the company, he felt that his colleagues whispered behind his back, saying that he wasn't even as good as a woman who was the same age as his daughter if he had one.
If you ask him what he thought of Zhao Ya, Ma Dawei would say that he hated her all the way down to her bones. So young and yet she was promoted to such a prominent position. Other than having a pair of breasts, he didn't think he was in any way lacking to Zhao Ya and didn't believe that Zhao Ya had such great ability. That was also why he dragged his son, Ma Hong, the thirty-year-old man standing beside him, into the business in hopes that he would surpass Zhao Ya. However, not only did Ma Hong not beat this woman, he was transferred into his own group. This damn woman, I will get her one day!
Putting his inner resentment to the side, Ma Dawei walked towards the girls with a fawning expression,
"Miss Qiu, it's time we go back to the photo shoot."
"Hmph, I'm telling you, uh…Wen Jiexi! No matter how good your pictures are, my dad is an investor so this opportunity is as good as mine!" After the girl said that, she huffed and stomped away, ignoring Ma Saqwi and Ma Hong as she rushed out of the studio.
Ma Dawei observed Wen Jeixi closely and then glance at his dear son who was drooling over this beauty and a calculating look flashed in his eyes. However, unfortunately for him, Wen Jiexi was able to catch a glimpse of that calculating look. She frowned slightly as she watched Ma Dawei and Ma Hong leave.
"Who do those people think they are? How dare they be so arrogant?" Li Lingemgn snored and patted Wen Jiexi's shoulder,
"Little Xi, don't worry about it. What's so great about being an investor's daughter! I don't believe the company's executive board would be so bling as to not see which one of you will bring them the most benefits."
"What Lingmeng said was right. Although she gets a few extra points because she is the investor's daughter, it still depends on who can let the company reap greater benefits. Losing an investor is fine, after all, there are plenty who will be willing to replace him, but making a profit is not something they can easily pass out on." Lin Youjia said as she appeared beside Wen Jiexi and Li Lingmeng.
"En, but won't they try some small schemes behind our backs?" Wen Jiexi nodded and did not tell Lin Youjia about the calculating look in Ma Dawei's eyes. The tensions between the two teams were already at a breaking point, and so she didn't say anything and only mentioned the possibility of Ma Dawei interfering behind the scenes.
"I understand, I will relay your concern to Sister Zhao. Hmph, they say that women are narrow-minded, but I think men are even more so. Every day he keeps targeting Sister Zhao and keeps coveting after her position." Lin Youjia returned to her position beside Sister Zhao after saying her piece.
Dango, go find out what those two are planning. If you need to record their conversation or anything, I will leave it up to you to decide. If I remember correctly, there are plenty of recording devices in the shop. If need be, you buy a few of the smallest and most practical ones.
"Ok, leave it to me!" Dango laughed and poked its arms in the air a few times, then a small box the size of a thumb appeared. The things in the shop were different from the outside world in that it can be touched by Dango, which is why Wen Jiexi gave Dango this job. It was more appropriate for Dango to do these stealthy jobs because if such a small thing was flying in the air, as long as Dango stayed low to the ground and avoided the camera, no one would find out.
"Little Xi, it's time to go." Li Lingmeng patted Wen Jiexi's shoulder and pointed at Sister Zhao waving at them.
"En, I know." Wen Jiexi nodded.
"Fighting!" Li Lingmeng cheered her on, throwing a fist into the air.
Wen Jiexi followed the photographer's order and moved right into the center of the room.
"Relax, you can do this, just smile naturally." The photographer smiled and gave Wen Jiexi some encouragement.
Half an hour later, Wen Jiexi got over her psychological barrier and was able to face the camera naturally. Then the photographer told her what poses to do and the camera flashed from all different angles, the flash constantly going on and off as the entire studio was under the photographer's command,
"Yes, that's it! A little bit to the right now and lift your head up, yes, great, that's great."
"Raise your hand a little, hmm….no tilt your head sideways."
And just like this, Wen Jiexi's photoshoot went by smoothly. After two hours of consecutive shooting, Zhao Ya finally nodded her head in satisfaction as she looked at the screen. With a wave of her hand, Wen Jiexi was finally allowed to take a break.
"Good job, you're doing great!" Li Lingmeng handed Wen Jiexi a water bottle as she smiled excitedly. Although she didn't understand the entire process, she knew that as for the shooting to continue without pausing, it meant that Little Xi wasn't half bad and was probably doing very well.
"Alright everyone, time to eat!" Lin Youjia came in, followed by a group of people with smiles on their faces. Each person carried several packs of drinks and boxes of food.
Everyone cheered and rushed towards Lin Youjia,
"Here you go, this one is for you. Ignore these stinky men who only know how to eat and enjoy yourselves." Ling Youjia gave Wen Jiexi and Li Lingmeng a box and a pack of juice while laughing.
"Hey, I heard that! Little Lin you actually dare to badmouth us in front of the little beauty!"
"That's right, how dare you! I thought we were bros?!"
"Who wants to be your bro? And talk to me after you swallow that food in your mouth. If you spit that food out, I will force it back into your mouth." Lin Youjia humphed with her hands on her waist.
The men to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves, chewing their food so fast that it looked like they were going to rush over. As a result, Lin Youjia grabbed the Zhao Ya passing by and placed her in front like a shield.
"Come at me, I dare you! I dare you to rebel now! Mwahaha!"
The men: "Puu-" Cough cough "I'm choking…"
Lin Youjia: "!!!" Wait, who did I just grab as my shield?!!
Wen Jiexi and Li Lingmeng: "hehe, so it turns out that working in this company is pretty interesting~"
Zhao Ya turned around and pinched Lin Youjia's cheeks with gritted teeth,
"I think you're the only rebel here."
"I wassss vrong, plussse foorgieve mehh (I was wrong, please forgive me)…"
Zhao Ya snorted and released Lin Youjia's cheeks before turning to Wen Jiexi,
"Don't pay any attention to these hoodlums. Come, it's the scheduled snack time for our team. You can eat anything you want, we have a lot." Zhao Ya helped open their cardboard box and inside were many neatly arranged cupcakes and other desserts. There were many different flavors to choose from. Then Zhao Ya opened one of the juice packs and poured it out into two disposable cups and handed it to the two.
"Thank you."
"Thank you, Sister Zhao!"
"No need to be polite, I want to thank you guys instead. Otherwise, if you didn't agree that day, I'm afraid this opportunity would've been directly given to Team Two which would've been a big blow to our team's status in the company." Zhao Ya picked up a cupcake and removed the wrapping around it.
"Hmph, nobody from Team Two has good intentions. Especially that creep, Ma Dawei. You guys saw him just now. Every time that vulgar man looks at Sister Zhao, no, at every woman, he looks so disgusting that it sends shivers down my spine. It really makes me want to beat him up. Lin Youjia spat in disgust.
"But it seems like your working environment is really nice, it's a lot different from what I imagined. I thought working in a company meant meaning busy all the time, so why is it so nice here? Everyone here is happy and there is even scheduled time for snacks." Li Lingmeng smiled at her third cupcake and her eyes closed in happiness as she ate it.
"No, that's not quite right. You're correct about your impression of working in a company, but it's different here because the people we've gathered are all capable, yet lively and energetic eccentrics." Zhao Ya sighed helplessly.
"Hehe, so that's how it is, but I gotta say, working in a place like this is not bad!" Li Lingmeng raised an eyebrow.
As they chatted, Wen Jiexi suddenly stood up,
"Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom."
"No problem, just step outside and turn left. You can't miss it." Zhao Ya pointed in a certain direction.
"I see."