NFBE Chapter 214 Trouble Ensues (1)
Chapter 214 Trouble Ensues (1)
With one hour left before getting off work, Yan Zuozuo studied the Paris autumn collection outfit from this year again in order to draw a design sketch for Sophie. The style was quite close to Sophie's requirements.
She picked up a pen and sketched a simple outline of the ideas in her mind. So engrossed in her thoughts, she completely forgot about Meng Xinyu.
Meng Xinyu was naturally dissatisfied, and after a long while she said, "Cousin loves you very much, huh?"
"Hmm." Yan Zuozuo nodded absentmindedly and continued drawing her design.
Meng Xinyu hesitated for a moment, then asked, "You love your cousin very much too?"
Yan Zuozuo still wasn't paying attention to her; she just nodded and made corrections to the parts she wasn't satisfied with.
Seeing her perfunctory attitude, Meng Xinyu was very dissatisfied and couldn't help but raise her voice, "Are you really sincere towards my cousin?"
Yan Zuozuo finally started to look at her seriously, staring at Meng Xinyu with a puzzled expression, "Otherwise, why do you think we're together?"
Meng Xinyu pursed her lips and tentatively asked, "So you really don't have any feelings for Young Master Ou?"
Yan Zuozuo finally understood what Meng Xinyu wanted to say. She looked at her amusedly, "If I had anything to do with Young Master Ou, do you think I would bring you there so you could find something on me?"
Meng Xinyu stiffened, glared at Yan Zuozuo, and went back to her seat. For the remaining hour, she kept looking at her face in the makeup mirror, afraid of being even slightly imperfect.
Yan Zuozuo shook her head helplessly and continued with her work.
It was finally six o'clock. Meng Xinyu excitedly ran over and saw Yan Zuozuo still drawing. She couldn't help but scoff inwardly. What's with the pretense? She was probably secretly thrilled. She really had better not get involved with Young Master Ou, or she could just wait to get divorced from her cousin!
She curled her lip dismissively and said, "It's six o'clock. Young Master Ou is a client. It's not good to keep him waiting, is it?"
Yan Zuozuo glanced at the time; it really was six o'clock. She stretched, quickly packed her things, and went downstairs. Ou Luhan called at that moment, "Honey, I've run into a little trouble here. I've sent the driver to pick you up. See you later."
Yan Zuozuo paused for a moment, then said, "Okay, you go ahead and get busy."
Meng Xinyu glanced at her and quickly asked, "What happened?"
Yan Zuozuo met her bright eyes, shrugged and said, "I'm afraid Young Master Ou can't come to pick us up, but the driver is downstairs, let's go down."
Meng Xinyu was clearly unhappy, pouting, "How can you play such a trick on people? It's really too much." She stomped her high heels hard, but still quickly followed.
When they went downstairs, they saw a Bugatti Veyron parked on the side of the road. Just by looking at the license plate, they knew the driver was either rich or powerful.
Meng Xinyu walked over impatiently, looking arrogant, waiting for the driver to open the car door for her. However, the driver stood still until Yan Zuozuo approached, then bowed respectfully and said, "Hello, Miss Yan. Young Master Ou asked me to pick you up. May I get in now?"
Yan Zuozuo smiled faintly: "Thank you for your trouble. This is my assistant, Meng Xinyu."
The driver frowned slightly. Young Master Ou had only asked him to pick up Miss Yan, but now there was another one...
He looked at Yan Zuozuo, paused, and said, "Hello, Miss Meng, please get in the car."
Yan Zuozuo got into the car, while Meng Xinyu stood outside the car door, seething with anger. She disliked Yan Zuozuo and the driver. What was going on? Young Master Ou had invited her to dinner, and they were deliberately ignoring her?
Meng Xinyu gritted her teeth in anger, but she endured it for the sake of seeing Ou Luhan. Soon they arrived at the restaurant. The driver was very polite to Yan Zuozuo along the way, answering all her questions. But he clearly ignored her, which made Meng Xinyu even more unhappy.
After getting out of the car, the driver led them into the restaurant, saying that Young Master Ou had instructed them to order first, and that he would be there soon.
Before Yan Zuozuo could speak, Meng Xinyu picked up the menu, ordered, and asked the driver, "What exactly is the matter with Young Master Ou? When are you coming?"
She had an arrogant air about her, which left the driver speechless. He pursed his lips and said, "Young Master Ou didn't mention that."
"How could you be someone's driver if you didn't even ask about this? I'm going to have a serious talk with Young Master Ou about this later."
"..." The driver's lips twitched. Was this woman out of her mind? It was one thing to show up uninvited, but who was she trying to impress with that arrogant attitude? She was so annoying.
Just as Meng Xinyu was about to give a lecture, Ou Luhan finally appeared, but he was holding a woman in his arms, chatting and laughing intimately.
Meng Xinyu's expression changed, and she glared displeasedly at the woman in Ou Luhan's arms. Then she turned to Yan Zuozuo, grinding her teeth, "What's going on here?"
Yan Zuozuo said she didn't know. Her gaze fell on the woman in Ou Luhan's arms. She had shoulder-length black hair, a round face, big eyes, and looked very cute and adorable. She looked to be no more than eighteen or nineteen years old.
While Yan Zuozuo was sizing up the other person, the other person was also sizing her up. This was the woman that Young Master Ou had taken a liking to? She was very beautiful, gentle and virtuous, and looked like a woman who could grace a formal occasion and cook a delicious meal. No wonder Young Master Ou liked her.
The woman smiled brightly, walked up to Yan Zuozuo first, and waved to greet her, "Miss Yan, I haven't mistaken you for someone else, have I?"
Yan Zuozuo was taken aback. Did the girl know her?
Seeing Yan Zuozuo's stunned expression, the girl quickly said, "My name is Tong Shili, we're in the same industry."
Yan Zuo's jaw dropped to the ground. Tong Shili, the genius designer she admired so much? In her memory, or rather, in magazines and newspapers, she had only ever seen women with heavy smoky makeup, definitely not the innocent-looking girl in front of her. This was so different from what she had imagined.
Moreover, Tong Shili, who is 28 years old, looks no more than 18 or 19. She strongly suspects that they are just people with the same name and are definitely not the same person.
Seeing Yan Zuozuo's bewildered expression, Tong Shili said dejectedly, "You must be thinking that I'm not that Tong Shili, just someone with the same name, right?"
Yan Zuozuo was taken aback. How could he have guessed that?
Tong Shili looked at her with her big, watery eyes, scratching her head in distress. "This is how most people react when they see me. If it weren't for the fact that people might mistake my age, I would never want to be wearing smoky makeup every time I appear in a magazine. It's just too damaging to my image."
So, the Tong Shili in front of her is the Tong Shili she admires? Yan Zuozuo was a little unable to accept it. This was simply aging in reverse, making people completely envious and jealous.
"Miss Tong, hello, I'm Yan Zuozuo." It took her a while to squeeze out these words.
Tong Shili chuckled, shook hands with her, and said, "Yan Zuozuo, I know. Actually, we had a chance to meet before, but Miss Yan was very busy and we missed it."
Yan Zuozuo knew she was referring to her meeting with Fisher, and smiled apologetically, "It was my fault, something came up last time and I was delayed. Please don't mind, Miss Tong."
"How could that be? I wouldn't dare even with just the influence of Young Master Ou." She said ambiguously, stealing a glance at Ou Luhan.
Yan Zuozuo felt a little embarrassed, so Ou Luhan quickly coughed twice and said, "Don't stand there, sit down."
After they sat down, Ou Luhan seemed to only then notice Meng Xinyu, and couldn't help but ask in confusion, "And this is...?"
"This is……"
"Young Master Ou is joking again. You invited her over and you still make such jokes. It's really outrageous." Meng Xinyu said in a coquettish manner, sitting close to Ou Luhan, with a shy look as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Ou Luhan looked conflicted. Who invited you? Who invited you? Don't tarnish his pure and innocent image like this.
He looked at Yan Zuozuo: What's going on here?
Yan Zuozuo felt guilty, gave him a chuckle, and quickly turned her head away, pretending to be talking to Tong Shili.
Ou Luhan understood instantly, her expression darkening slightly, a hint of hurt in her eyes. Did her darling really not want to have dinner alone with him, or did she think he was some kind of person, even bringing along a scapegoat?
He lowered his eyes, a hint of bitterness flashing in them, but he quickly regained his composure and smiled at Meng Xinyu, "Yes, I invited you over. Eat more later, the food here is quite good."
"Young Master Ou is so considerate." As she spoke, Meng Xinyu deliberately moved closer to him, her eyes flashing seductively, and she puffed out her large breasts.
"You're welcome." Ou Luhan didn't expose Yan Zuozuo's lie, but just chuckled twice, completely unaware of Meng Xinyu's seductive expression, her eyes only glancing at Yan Zuozuo almost imperceptibly.
Yan Zuozuo chatted with Tong Shili and found her to be a very easy woman to get along with, which she liked very much. Whether intentionally or not, she kept talking to Tong Shili, leaving Meng Xinyu and Ou Luhan alone.
Ou Luhan didn't mind being bored alone at all; on the contrary, she found it quite enjoyable to watch Yan Zuozuo's every move and smile. But Meng Xinyu didn't think so; she immediately seized the opportunity to chat with Ou Luhan.
Ou Luhan had seen too many women like this who took the initiative. Although they would reply with a smile, it was always somewhat perfunctory. She even found this woman annoying and wished she could slap her away.
"Young Master Ou, what do you think about your latest clothing design? Wouldn't it be more suitable to hand it over to someone else? I graduated from the Paris Academy of Fine Arts, and I'm sure I have better taste in fashion. How about..."
Ou Luhan took a sip of red wine, barely managing to look away from Yan Zuozuo, and said with a smile, "I personally really like Miss Yan's designs, and I don't plan to change designers for the time being."
Meng Xinyu's face darkened slightly, but she quickly put on a bright smile again. "Young Master Ou hasn't even seen my design yet, how do you know I can't be more suitable? Besides, I heard you're not very satisfied with my cousin's design. Why not give me a chance? I believe I can do better."
Ou Luhan glanced at her casually and said lazily, "Isn't there a saying that goes, 'If there is one person in the world, everyone else will become a compromise'? For me, Miss Yan is that person, so no matter how outstanding Miss Meng is, she is just a compromise for me."
His words were ambiguous, causing Meng Xinyu's expression to change. She bit her lip, "But she's married, so I'm afraid her designs won't fit the fashion trend anymore." She was trying to remind Ou Luhan that Yan Zuozuo was already married.
Ou Luhan smiled and said, "Whether or not you get married has little to do with being fashionable, does it?"
When you love someone, you simply love them; what does marriage have to do with it? He simply enjoys the process of loving her, seeing her happy, and even if he has to silently offer his blessings, he feels that it is a kind of happiness for him.
Meng Xinyu clenched her fists. This was clearly Ou Luhan's confession of love to Yan Zuozuo, a subtle rejection of her. Her chest heaved with anger, and she suddenly stood up, saying, "I need to use the restroom, sister-in-law, come with me!"
She deliberately emphasized what her cousin-in-law said, and then pulled Yan Zuozuo away.
After they left, Tong Shili chuckled and looked at Ou Luhan, "Tsk tsk, I never thought that even the Third Young Master Ou would be defeated by charm."
Ou Luhan wasn't in a hurry to reply. She simply took a sip of red wine and smiled, raising an eyebrow. "I remember you once said in public that the man you admired most was Chi Moqing. Am I mistaken?"