Chapter 48 - There was always a way out
Manla was cleaning up Gu Yan’s office. It seemed that Gu Yan was extremely tired recently because various documents and design drawings were scattered all over the table, which was hard for Manla to clean up.
Manla shook her head helplessly and began to clean up the room for Gu Yan.
At this moment, Manla heard the sound of high-heeled shoes. She turned around and found that it was Gu Yan who was back in just half an hour. “Did she handle it so quickly?”
Manla walked up to Gu Yan in excitement and held her hand, “How’s it going? You repelled your enemy so quickly?”
Gu Yan looked terrible, and she couldn’t force a smile.
Manla became glum since Gu Yan’s long silence showed that there was no good news.
“What happened? Is it not easy to deal with?” Manla said in a cold tone and now she just wanted to beat Gu Yan’s enemy.
Gu Yan threw the documents to the table, and sat in the sofa, looking exhausted both mentally and physically.
“Yang Qingning, the person who competed with me for business, is Wen Yunfeng’s girlfriend.” As if talking something she was unwilling to mention, Gu Yan massaged her temples anxiously.
“What?”
This was really dramatic. It seemed that even if Wen Yunfeng signed the divorce agreement, he would not let her go.
Manla and Gu Yan became silent when it comes to this heavy topic. Manla even didn’t know how to help Gu Yan.
“Manla, do you know that I have no hope for my life after being tortured by Wen Yunfeng. But for my grandma, I would give up.”
Gu Yan finally showed her weakness after so many busy days.
Manla took Gu Yan’s hands sadly and made a decision after taking a deep breath.
“Since you have no shelter in this city, you can go to another city. There will always be a place for you!”
“What do you mean?” A little light appeared in Gu Yan’s eyes.
Manla patted Gu Yan on her shoulder and encouraged her, “Wen Yunfeng plays a dirty trick to you, but he can do that only in this city. If you go to a city far away from here, he will be powerless. It is no good staying here and standing up to him.”
Manla analyzed the situation logically.
“You mean that I should leave the city? But……”
“There’s no need to hesitate. After all, now you have nothing. Don’t be afraid.” Manla persuaded Gu Yan.
What Manla said raised Gu Yan’s hope. It seemed that this way was possible.
“If I do well in another city, I can stand up to Wen Yunfeng when I come back!” Gu Yan thought.
“But my grandma and you are all here. I can’t leave you……”
“Hey! Don’t worry. I can take care of your grandma. As for us, we have been apart once. It doesn’t matter, right?”
Manla’s easy-going and optimistic characters infected Gu Yan.
“Manla, I don’t know what to say. I really appreciate you for what you did.” Holding Manla’s hands, Gu Yan was a bit incoherent.
“Well, don’t be mushy. As long as you live a good life, it was all worth it.” Pretending to be impatient by waving her hand, Manla was very happy for Gu Yan.
The atmosphere in the office was warm and cozy.
After this conversation, Gu Yan immediately bought a ticket. In the afternoon, she packed up her belongings and went to the neighboring city. She did not say goodbye to her grandma in order not to make her worried.
With the help of Manla, Gu Yan found a well-located house to be the studio.
The money earned from previous decoration projects allowed her to run the studio for a period of time. However, if she didn’t make growth during this period, she had to leave despondently.
Perhaps just because of this pressure, Gu Yan clearly knew that there was no way out. She was busy and worked until three or four o’clock every night. She was so tired that she usually drunk a lot of coffee. She worked hard and was prepared to stand up to Wen Yunfeng firmly.
“Mr. Mo, Miss Gu is really tough. I heard that she went to the neighboring city and ran a studio with the help of her girlfriend.” Wu Gang stood by and nodded approvingly.
Mo Yichen lifted his eyebrows, “What? This woman is so bold. Why didn’t I see it before?”
“Contact the design department to see what big projects we got recently.” Mo Yichen said in a magnetic voice.
“For what?”
Wu Gang was a little confused.
“The new studio could not make a deal without a good partner. Talk to the project leader to help her.” Mo Yichen explained.
At this time, Wu Gang understood, “Boss wants to give projects of his own company to Miss Gu. He is too generous. Isn’t it like giving her money from his own profits?”
“What are you waiting for?” Seeing that Wu Gang had not moved yet, Mo Yichen reminded him once again.
“Yeah. OK. OK. I’ll go.” Wu Gang hastily left.
In the neighboring city……
“Hello, excuse me, is Gu Yan here?” A woman who had a short hair and wore sunglasses asked. Her 10 cm high heels showed that she was full of strength and power.
Hearing the sound, Gu Yan who was concentrating on her design quickly stood up.
Gu Yan assumed all responsibilities of her studio, so she was too busy to dress up. Now, with the messy hair and a pair of thick glasses, Gu Yan didn’t look like a designer.
“Hello, I am Gu Yan. And you are?”
The woman looked at Gu Yan from head to toe, took off her sunglasses, and gave Gu Yan her business card with her slender fingers. Then she introduced herself, “Hello, I am Qi Fei, the president of Xingchen Real Estate.”
Hearing this name, Gu Yan was stunned and thought, “Am I dreaming?”
Qi Fei was a well-known female entrepreneur. Few people had ever seen her, let alone had any contact with her.
“However, the woman stood in front of me at this time.” Gu Yan thought.
“Hey! Hello, I am Gu Yan. This is my business card.” Realizing that she had been stunned for a long time, Gu Yan quickly smoothed her hair and gave her business card to Qi Fei.
“Please come here and drink some water.” Gu Yan greeted Qi Fei to sit down and hurriedly received her.
“Don’t bother. I just say a few words, and you can sit down.”
Qi Fei looked around the studio. Although it was small, the layout was very chic that one couldn’t help appreciating it. It could be seen that the decoration here was well designed and Gu Yan devoted much time and energy on it.
Gu Yan put a glass of water in front of Qi Fei, and looked at her again, “It’s her. It’s not a dream.”
Chapter 49 - Being not reconciled“I’ve heard that you just run your own studio.” Qi Fei asked Gu Yan, ignoring her surprised eyes.
“Yes, so I am very surprised for your coming. Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you.” Gu Yan calmed down and refrained from asking questions.
Qi Fei smiled, “Passing by here, I found the decoration here is very chic. I like the decoration style. I’m looking for a suitable designer for my house. Do you think you are able to design for me?”
These words made Gu Yan surprised and excited. In the last few days, she had only received a few small projects with low price because her studio had just opened for a few days. She had not made great progress and improvement on the operation of the studio even if she was very busy every day.
She had never thought that such a good fortune would befall her.
“I am very confident. Thank you very much for your appreciation. I will show you some of my previous design drawings for your reference.” Gu Yan straightened herself up and looked emboldened.
Gu Yan looked unkempt, but her eyes sparkled, which let Qi Fei remember who she had been. After talking with Gu Yan, Qi Fei nodded and praised for her thoughts and ideas about design.
“It seems that Mo Yichen’s taste is really good. Gu Yan could always bring me a lot of novel feelings.” Qi Fei thought.
Unconsciously, the night fell quietly.
Gu Yan stunned for a while after she had sent Qi Fei out of the door, “Did I just negotiate such a big project?”
She was excited and could not calm down for a long time. Then she immediately picked up her mobile phone and called her best friend Manla.
“Guess what happened? Qi Fei came to me today. It’s out of my expectation! Why such a good fortune befalls me suddenly? Is God in sympathy with me?” Gu Yan said delightedly, with a touch of irony.
At this time, Manla was wearing a face mask and looking at today’s stock market chart. She answered inarticulately, “You know what it is? Every cloud has a silver lining. Sweet heart, you lead a charmed life.”
Manla carelessly teased, which made Gu Yan felt better now. Gu Yan thought, “God is always fair.”
“How’s my grandma? I have not been back for two weeks.”
Gu Yan was far away from her home and she was solicitous for her grandma, her only relative. She felt guilty when she asked Manla.
“The day of surgery is coming. I have told your grandma about your situation. She could understand you because we are in the same mood. That you live a better life is the most important thing, but……” Manla suddenly paused.
After tearing off the mask, she walked to the French windows, “Now that you got a big project, you don’t need to be so busy. You can undertake projects selectively, and then make time to come back and accompany your grandma more often.”
Gu Yan knew the meaning of Manla’s euphemistic words. She took a deep breath and said, “OK.”
“After you finish this project, invite me to dinner.”
“OK. No problem.”
They ended the conversation.
Then, Gu Yan begun to work day and night because she didn’t want to let others down. She shuttled among the construction site, the studio and the neighboring city, and lived a fulfilling life with busy work.
Her dark circle was worse than ever before, but nothing could stop her. The pencil in her hand rustled on the paper, and the sound was more prominent in the empty room.
For a long time, when Gu Yan’s colleagues walked in the studio into the morning, they found Gu Yan rested on her desk with a piece of clothing. They tried to persuade Gu Yan but she didn’t change.
“Miss Gu Yan, take care of yourself. You can’t work like this. It’s bad for your health.”
Gu Yan looked up, and was stupefied for a moment. Then she suddenly smiled in relief, “I have no choice. This busyness made me feel at ease.”
……
After two weeks, Gu Yan finished the design. Qi Fei, who was unsmiling, thumbed up to her and couldn’t help praising her for her design, “I know you are good.”
Gu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had just finished 800-meter run.
“I will provide you with more design projects in the future. You deserve it.” Qi Fei patted Gu Yan on her shoulder.
“Really? Thank you very much.” Gu Yan was flattered by Qi Fei’s assurance.
“Come on! I believe you are promising! Well, you have to learn to dress up. After all, you’re a famous designer.”
Thinking of the first meeting with Qi Fei, Gu Yan scratched her head embarrassedly.
Gu Yan’s life was gradually getting on track, and everything was going well. She had thought that it would be hard to start the business over in a new place. Fortunately, it seemed that all efforts were worthwhile.
Gu Yan looked at the scenery outside the window, and smiled slightly. She enjoyed this moment under the sunshine.
At this time, Wen Yunfeng held a family banquet on the top floor of a high-rise building.
The top floor was opened and furnished with exquisite chandeliers which were dazzled and bright, and all kinds of red wine were placed on the glass table. The surrounded French windows made the top floor more open and made people feel good.
Wen Yunfeng was talking in the middle of a crowd of women who were dressed gorgeously. He held champagne in one hand and put another hand in his pocket. The tailored suits made him slenderer.
Wen Yunfeng looked around and found that all of these women were invited by his relatives. Since the fact that he had divorced Gu Yan was well known, those who were eager to get close to him began to pursue him ardently.
When he was about to leave, he heard a familiar name, and he couldn’t help listening.
“Mr. Wang, your villa is really good. The last time I went to your home, I found that the design is really ingenious. I want to appreciate it again.”
“Hey, welcome to my house at any time. When it comes to the decoration and design, I really want to thank Gu Yan.”
“Gu Yan?”
“Yeah, a new designer who was not so well-known. Qi Fei recommended her to me. The designer is really amazing.”
“The name seems quite familiar. Gu Yan…… Is she the woman who had just divorced Mr. Wen?” It seemed that they knew a great secret, so the people who were talking kept their voices down.
Wen Yunfeng couldn’t hear what they said then, but he clenched his wine glass slightly.
“Gu Yan, unexpectedly, you live such a good life after leaving me!”
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