Chapter 22 Impending Conflict

Hu Wen was also one of the interviewers who interviewed Quan Meng. She really admired this very young girl. Her designs were bold but not jarring, and they were also innovative. She was the new blood that Shan Shi Jewelry desperately needed at the moment.

Quan Meng nodded. Whether Li Fen was easy to get along with or not had nothing to do with her. What she needed to do now was to focus on preparing for the Magnifique Prix with all her heart.

After sending Hu Wen off, Quan Meng began to familiarize herself with her own office. It was completely different from when she was at Quan Enterprise. The most important thing was that no one would pick on her work anymore.

After familiarizing herself with the place for a short while, Quan Meng started to put her heart and soul into the design for the competition.

Other than the few times she went to get water, she did not move from her desk. By the time she stopped working, it was already nighttime. Quan Meng stretched lazily and realized that it was already dark outside. She checked her phone which she had set to “Do Not Disturb” mode and realized that she had missed many calls and messages. Most of them were from Huo Ling. Other than Huo Ling’s messages, there were also some from Liang Ye.

[Mengmeng, I still can’t forget you. Let’s get back together again.]

[Other than marriage, I can give you everything you want!]

Quan Meng looked at Liang Ye’s messages and felt disgusted. Was he going to keep her as a mistress?

She didn’t know if Quan Yi knew, but if she sent these two messages to Quan Yi, she would probably be so angry that she would spew blood.

Unfortunately, she was no longer interested in watching the love drama between the two.

She immediately deleted the messages and blocked the number.

After adjusting her emotions, Quan Meng opened Huo Ling’s chat history.

[What time do you get off work?]

[I’ll pick you up.]

Although it was only two short sentences, the last message had been sent a few minutes ago.

Why did this iceberg suddenly change his characteristic? Quan Meng was a little surprised. After all, Huo Ling rarely showed concern for her other than showing her a stony face and casting aspersions on her.

At this moment, Huo Ling sent another message. [I’m here.]

[I’ll go down immediately.] She added a kiss emoticon at the end. This was what Quan Meng loved to send to Huo Ling the most.

Quan Meng picked up her computer and sketches, got up, and locked the door to leave.

When she passed by an office, she found that the light was still on. It was Li Fen’s office. Li Fen seemed to be resting. As he rubbed his almost reflective greasy nose, he opened his eyes and his gaze met Quan Meng’s eyes.

Out of courtesy, Quan Meng returned him a smile, nodded, and prepared to leave.

“I don’t know how you got in here, but in this place, it’s not enough to just have a strong backer without real ability. How many years do you think your youth can last? Without ability, you are nothing. If you want to win the Magnifique Prix by going through some backdoor, then I advise you to give up on that ridiculous idea of yours.”

Quan Meng was very perplexed and even wanted to laugh out loud. Li Fen probably thought that she was the kind of person who sold her body or other things to get to the top. She didn’t know where he had heard it from.

“Mr. Li, I respect you very much, but please don’t insult me.” Quan Meng’s voice was neither servile nor overbearing. The surrounding offices were already dark, and only Li Fen’s office was still lit. “Design is a matter of opinion. But if you talk about me in this way without having seen my work, it’s hard for me not to think that you’re a very one-sided person. Whether I’m a decorative accessory or not, we’ll know after the Magnifique Prix competition.”

Quan Meng gave Li Fen a slight nod of the head after she finished speaking. She turned around and left, ignoring what Li Fen was going to say next.

While waiting for the elevator, Quan Meng came across a piece of news. [Hotel owned by Liang family exposed for hygiene lapses.]

The general gist of the news was that the health department conducted a surprise inspection of the Liang family’s hotel and found that the towels, pillowcases, and other single-use items had never been replaced. They were ordered to close down permanently, causing the company’s stock price to drop by a few points.

Quan Meng took a closer look. It was the hotel she went to the night she quarreled with Huo Ling. Life was really unpredictable. Two days ago, they were still arrogantly chasing her out, but now they were forced to close down. They had brought this upon themselves.

Quan Meng turned off her phone and strode out of the building. She saw Huo Ling waiting outside.

“So why did you suddenly want to come and pick me up?” The car had already traveled for a long distance, but Quan Meng still couldn’t understand. Something must be amiss when things that happened were out of the ordinary.

“I want to eat the sweet and sour fish you make.” Huo Ling did not look guilty at all, but in fact, he himself did not know why he suddenly wanted to come here. When he saw that Quan Meng did not reply for a long time…

When he came back to his senses, he had already driven to her office building.