After mulling over these things for more than half the night, Quan Meng finally fell asleep groggily.
The next day, she was woken up by the ringing of her phone.
"Mengmeng, although you said that you only wanted to be a rich woman who just lay around doing nothing, I have a rare opportunity now. Do you want to hear it?"
It was Shen Xin, and she was jabbering on and on.
"There's a design competition recently and the first prize is Hea Ran's personal design sketch!"
Hea Ran! When Quan Meng heard this name, she instantly become alert.
Hea Ran was her idol and the most outstanding jewelry designer in the jewelry design industry. It could be said that Quan Meng became a jewelry designer entirely because of Hea Ran's influence.
"What competition?" Quan Meng was now fully awake. After all, it was the design sketch of the Queen of Jewelry Design. Who wouldn't want it?
"I'll email it to you, but it seems like competitors can only participate as a company's employees. If you need to, you can use my family's company to enter!" Shen Xin said.
"Let me run through the competition's terms and conditions first. I'll look for you if I need anything later, okay?" Quan Meng suddenly remembered that Shen Xin's family mainly dealt with medicinal herbs, so it might be difficult for her to participate in the jewelry competition in their name.
She immediately got up from bed and rushed to the computer. Her internet connection wasn't very good, probably because her room's location was a little remote. Thus, Quan Meng took the computer to the living room.
An email quickly popped up.
"Magnifique Prix." Quan Meng was reading the words in the email and didn't notice that a figure was gradually approaching from behind.
"You want to participate?" Huo Ling's voice suddenly rang out from behind her. Quan Meng got such a big fright that the mouse in her hand got flung away. She grumbled in her heart, "This guy doesn't even make any sound when he walks?"
"That's right. Because the first prize for this competition is Hea Ran's design sketch!" At this point, Huo Ling felt as if Quan Meng's eyes were sparkling.
"You like her a lot?" There were suddenly some emotions in Huo Ling's eyes that Quan Meng could not understand.
"Of course. I would never have become a jewelry designer without Hea Ran."
"That's good." Huo Ling looked at Quan Meng's beaming face, and a smile that he did not notice appeared on his own face.
"You can look for me if you have any problems." If Huo Ling had not mentioned it, Quan Meng would have forgotten about it. He had once told her about his profession. He was a project manager. He should have seen many design drafts.
"Wait. Why didn't you go to work today?" Quan Meng suddenly recalled that it was 1 pm, but Huo Ling was still at home in his pajamas.
"I'm on leave."
"No wonder." Quan Meng nodded and did not question Huo Ling's statement. After all, there was a bigger problem waiting for her now, which was to find a company she could join in order to participate in the competition.
Suddenly, Quan Meng's eyes began to drift toward Huo Ling. Then, she shook her head. No, she could not trouble Huo Ling. She had to rely on herself.
There was still a month before the competition deadline, so she would have to look for a job during the day and design at night. After all, it was impossible for her to return to Quan Enterprise.
Quan Meng searched her mind for relatively reliable large companies in City B and sent her resumes to them, but it was basically like tossing a stone into the sea and watching it sink without a trace. She finally received a few replies, but they all rejected her when they found out that she intended to use their company's name to participate in the competition.
On one hand, it was because their own designers were also participating in the competition. On the other hand, Quan Enterprise had given orders not to accept Quan Meng.
A week passed just like that, but Quan Meng still hadn't found a suitable company. She even called the headhunter who had tried to headhunt her before, but the other party rejected her on the grounds that the industry was saturated.
Looking at the first draft in her hands, Quan Meng leaned back in her chair. "Gosh! Why is it so difficult to find a company?"
Her wails filled the entire room. Huo Ling had seen Quan Meng going through much suffering these few days. Huo Ling did not understand. Was it that difficult to get Hea Ran's design sketch?
"Oh, that's right." Quan Meng suddenly thought of something. "Since I can't use the big companies, then I'll try the small companies!"
This time, Quan Meng didn't wait at home like a fool. Instead, she chose to take the initiative and visit the companies in person.
It was almost summer, and the temperature was starting to rise. Quan Meng, who was dressed in a business suit, shuttled back and forth between various commercial buildings with a pile of resumes.
However, there seemed to be a jinx on all these companies. They either said that they had enough people or simply closed their doors in her face. She had visited almost all the companies in City B, but there was no company that needed a designer.
It was really unbelievable bad luck! Quan Meng sat on a stone bench in the park near the last company she visited and massaged her swollen legs. She was a graduate student from a well-known design college in the country. Why was it so difficult to find a job?
She didn't notice that not far away, in an expensive car, someone was watching her silently.