She hurriedly got out of bed to get dressed and rushed to the magazine agency.
The receptionist saw her and said, "Xingyu, you're finally here. Lin Weilong asked you to go to Conference Room 3."
She thanked the receptionist and knocked on the door of Conference Room 3. Everyone was present. On both sides of the spacious long desk sat Dream magazine agency's President Sun, Vice President Liu, Editor-in-Chief Zhao, and Lin Weilong. Qin Family Enterprise's Qin Mu and Su Xingqi were also present, and two more people Su Xingyu didn't recognize. They were probably representatives from Hua Die Apparel.
Her gaze stopped on Qin Mu and Su Xingqi for a moment.
Su Xingqi was dressed beautifully. She had put on smokey makeup, which was charming, and wore an exquisite dress. Her meticulously manicured nails shone brightly on the dark meeting table, and her body was very close to Qin Mu, almost surpassing the boundaries that should be seen in public. Her pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes looked at Su Xingyu with a hint of hidden provocation as a malicious smile appeared on her lips.
Meanwhile, Qin Mu was frowning at Su Xingyu. No one knew what he was thinking.
Su Xingyu quickly shifted her gaze away. The entanglement between her and Qin Mu had long vanished with the slap from her younger sister's coming-of-age ceremony. From then on, they were strangers to her. Right now, the most important thing for her was to do her job well.
She looked around the meeting room and bowed her head in apology. "Sorry, I'm late."
Then, she naturally sat down beside Lin Weilong.
Lin Weilong glared at her lightly as if reprimanding her for being so late. However, he did not really say anything in front of so many people. On the other hand, Su Xingqi, who was sitting diagonally opposite her, could not hold herself back and scoffed. "You're really arrogant. Brother Qin Mu and President Sun had arrived long ago, but you were late. Those who know you know that you're just a junior assistant. Those who don't know would think that you're some big shot."
Initially, Su Xingyu did not want to be bothered by her… However, in front of so many important people, out of courtesy to the others, she still explained, "I got off work a little late last night. I overslept this morning. Sorry, everyone."
Su Xingqi lowered her head and played with her shiny nails. Her voice was soft and pleasing to the ears, but there was a hidden edge to it. "Don't sound so wronged, as if you're the only one working hard. Which one of us here isn't working harder than you?"
Su Xingyu only smiled and ignored her.
Since she had already explained, it would only make Su Xingqi seem childish if she continued to argue with her.
Perhaps Su Xingqi had Qin Mu to protect her from behind. If she was a little childish, people would just think that she was an innocent and cute girl who had been spoiled rotten. However, she, on the other hand, did not have any right to be childish. In this world, no one would clean up her mess. Lu Shifeng did not count. Their relationship was too strange, and she did not want to owe him anything.
She had to restrain herself.
When Su Xingqi saw that she was silent, she smiled proudly.
Lin Weilong couldn't stand it anymore. He put down the teacup in his hand and said, "President Qin, if you're here for a meeting, then just come alone. Don't bring in random people, okay? Why would you bring along a little model when it's a meeting between a magazine and a brand? Is she your young lover?"
His words were loud and unpleasant. Su Xingqi's expression changed on the spot. "What did you say?!"
"Are you his young lover? What's wrong?" Lin Weilong had never been afraid of anyone. "Which model would take part in something like this? If it weren't for your relationship with President Qin, would he have brought you here?"
"You!" Su Xingqi was both embarrassed and angry. She turned to look at Qin Mu pitifully. "Brother Qin Mu!"
Qin Mu, who was standing at the side, frowned. He looked at Lin Weilong standing up for Su Xingyu in the manner of a protector, and an indescribable frustration rose in his heart. He said in a low voice, "Su Xingyu, don't target Qiqi like this. She's innocent. Don't involve your prejudice towards her in your work."
Su Xingyu was puzzled. Lin Weilong was the one who scolded her. What did it have to do with her?
"How did I target her?"
Qin Mu frowned and said, "If you hadn't said anything bad about Qiqi to this Mr. Lin, he wouldn't have thought that Qiqi was my young lover" During Su Xingqi's coming-of-age ceremony some time ago, Su Xingyu's hurt and angry gaze was still echoing in his heart. He had thought that Su Xingyu must still be obsessed with him, so she took out her anger on Su Xingqi and went around bad-mouthing her.
Su Xingyu was so angry that she almost burst out laughing. Indeed, he who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick!
She said coldly, "Qin Mu, aren't you thinking too highly of yourself? Not everyone treats you and Su Xingqi as treasures. Also, this is a conference room, not your backyard. Please stop talking nonsense and focus on the meeting."
Qin Mu's face alternated between green and white.
He realized that he could not recognize Su Xingyu anymore. In the past, she was so gentle to him and listened to everything he said. She didn't even know how to speak loudly. But now? She would rebut him every time he said something. She did not even give him good looks.
Somewhere in his heart, he felt a faint sense of loss.
Lin Weilong gloated. "Did you hear that, President Qin? My assistant made it very clear. Please don't think too highly of yourself! Also, thank you for coming down. This meeting is a serious matter and it involves the Autumn and Winter Fashion Week cover of Dream's magazine. Outsiders shouldn't be here to peek at the cover photo, right? Who will be responsible if it gets leaked?"
"Who are you calling an outsider?!" Su Xingqi's blood boiled as she heard him mention this phrase over and over again. She glared at Lin Weilong with a heated expression, but she quickly understood that he was not the kind of person you would want to mess with. Hence, she picked on the weakest one. "If someone should go out, it should be Su Xingyu! I'm a famous model, and she's just a mere assistant who exactly is not qualified to attend this meeting!"
Lin Weilong sneered and retorted, "How can my assistant be considered an outsider? She contributed a lot to Hua Die's advertisement, and we still need her to explain the concept of the shoot later. As for you… famous model? Haha. Miss Su Xingqi, have you become a supermodel or a household name? Taking ten thousand steps back, even if you're a supermodel, you still might not even be able to participate in the magazine's decision-making!"
Su Xingqi was so angry that her chest was heaving up and down. A mouthful of blood almost came out of her throat.
This Lin Weilong was really a pain in the ass!
Although she wasn't a big or small model, she wasn't ranked among the top in the country, let alone an international supermodel. There was even controversy in the industry about whether she was a real model or not. Lin Weilong's words were simply trying to embarrass her!
"Mr. Lin, don't go overboard!" Qin Mu couldn't hold back anymore.
Lin Weilong looked at him fearlessly. "Take care of your woman. She got in through connections. Don't provoke my assistant for no reason! My assistant works with money and is conscientious. She can't be compared to your woman who has a background. Even if she has a big chest, she has no brains, and yet she could still sneak into a proper meeting like this and cause trouble!"