Although Su Qiqi left the house early, due to the distance from Jin Muchen's residence to the company, she clocked in just in time.
Just as she sat down at her seat and hadn't yet switched on her computer, she heard the supervisor calling from inside the office.
"Su Qiqi, bring your plan to the office."
Su Qiqi let out a long sigh, and her colleagues sitting nearby sent sympathetic glances her way.
Left with no choice, she had to brace herself and enter.
Once inside, Han MeiYuan was seated in her office chair, with her legs crossed, revealing her long, snowy white legs.
Her hands were folded across her chest as she leaned back on her chair, projecting a tremendously self-satisfied attitude.
"Supervisor…"
Su Qiqi placed her plan on the office desk.
Han MeiYuan was a design mastermind who had been hired by the boss at a high salary. It was said that she had gained considerable fame abroad and had participated in many famous projects worldwide.
So, the boss valued her highly.
Han MeiYuan scanned through Su Qiqi's design plan, closed it after just a few pages, and sharply slammed Su Qiqi's plan onto the desk.
"Haven't you seen JT's requirements?"
Su Qiqi was slightly startled and responded, "I've studied it thoroughly, all the design drawings are done according to JT's style requirements."
Han MeiYuan raised an eyebrow and looked at Su Qiqi arrogantly.
"Then why was it outright rejected by Manager Wu?"
Su Qiqi bit her lip; somewhat resentfully, she asked, "Supervisor Han, my design plan was meticulously reviewed before it was sent out, and I really don't know where the problem is."
Having heard this, Han MeiYuan's face changed slightly.
Indeed, Su Qiqi's plan had to be approved by her and the boss before it could be sent to JT.
But when it came to her relationship with the boss...
Anyway, she could not take the blame for this.
With this thought, Han MeiYuan stood up and retorted angrily, "Su Qiqi, I don't appreciate my team members making excuses. If there's a mistake, it's a mistake."
Before Su Qiqi could utter a word, she pointed at the office door and said, "You can leave now. By Monday, I must see a new design plan."
Su Qiqi gritted her teeth, ultimately sighed, picked up the plan from the table, and turned to leave.
Back at her desk, she turned on her computer, opened her email, and started reading JT's requirements line by line.
An office mate in the next seat leaned over and asked her in a soft voice, "What happened? Did Supervisor Han give you trouble again?"
Su Qiqi put on a bitter smile and replied, "Not at all."
The female colleague sympathetically looked at her and said, "I don't know why Supervisor Han picks on you. You'd better be careful."
"Thank you," said Su Qiqi, returning her thanks.
She had already grown accustomed to being targeted at the workplace.
Especially by Han MeiYuan, who always assigned her to do the design plans. Every plan required many revisions, and after all the countless edits, they would ultimately decide on the first design.
But there was nothing she could do about it — Han MeiYuan was the boss's right-hand after all.
Su Qiqi broke down JT's requirements and recorded some key points.
Meanwhile, she comforted herself: JT's success must surely be for a reason, it's normal for them to be strict with their assessment.
Before she knew it, it was time to leave work. Her colleagues reminded her that it was time to go off-duty.
Su Qiqi asked them to leave first.
Just then, a call came through on WeChat. She checked and found it was Jin Muchen.
"Hello, Mr. Jin, do you need anything?"
Somewhat coldly, Jin Muchen's voice came through, "Today is Friday. Didn't we agree to visit your home?"
"Oh, how could I forget this!" Su Qiqi slapped her forehead, hurriedly saying, "Then wait for me please, I'll be home soon."
"No need, I am at the parking lot beneath your office building."
When Su Qiqi arrived at the parking lot, just in time to see Jin Muchen, dressed in a navy blue suit, standing beside a Nissan car.
Being a fashion designer herself, she recognized at first sight that the suit worn by Jin Muchen was not cheap, and it fitted him perfectly, as if it was tailor-made for him.
As she approached him, Su Qiqi asked somewhat embarrassingly, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Jin Muchen kindly opened the car door with a smile, "No."
As Su Qiqi got into the car, she noticed the back seat was loaded with various gift boxes, and she looked at Jin Muchen in surprise.
Jin Muchen noticed Su Qiqi's gaze. He explained, "I don't know what your parents-in-law like, so I bought a selection of tea, cigarettes, and alcohol."
"Actually, you didn't need to go through all the trouble," Su Qiqi said with a smile.
As he drove, Jin Muchen said, "As it's the first meeting, I should make a good impression."
"How did you know the address of my office?" Su Qiqi suddenly asked.
Jin Muchen's eyes flashed a moment.
"As a salesperson, how hard could it be to find out where you work?"
Su Qiqi nodded, then asked, "What about Jin Lin? Isn't he coming along?"
Jin Muchen shook his head, stating, "He doesn't like such occasions."
"Then what about his dinner?" Su Qiqi asked anxiously, "Don't tell me he's having a hamburger or something."
Jin Muchen was slightly taken aback, surprised to see Su Qiqi so concerned about Jin Lin only on the second day.
He calmly replied, "Don't worry, it's fine."
"That won't do! He can't always eat such food. And I've already told him that once I move in, he won't have to eat such food anymore. Let's go back first."
Su Qiqi was quite assertive in her voice.
Jin Muchen was slightly taken aback. He had not expected her to be so serious about a child she had just met.
Perhaps marrying her was the right choice after all.
Waiting for a red light, Jin Muchen looked at Su Qiqi and said, "You don't need to worry. He won't be eating hamburgers and the likes. I asked a friend to take him out for a good meal."
"Really?" Su Qiqi was dubious.
"What, you doubt my concern for my son?"
Su Qiqi was taken aback. She realized she might have been overly worried.
The car soon arrived in the Old Town Area.
Su Qiqi led Jin Muchen to her front door. She took a deep breath. With her understanding of her family, today's dinner would certainly not be very pleasant.
"Mr. Jin, my family..."
Jin Muchen, carrying the gift boxes, smiled and said, "Don't worry about me. Since I've married you, I'm prepared to face what comes."
Meeting Su Qiqi's family, he had nothing to worry about.
On the contrary, he was rather curious about what the family of a person like Su Qiqi, who has such a good character, would be like.
...
After taking out the key and opening the door.
At that time, dinner was already prepared inside.
Her sister-in-law, Lin Hui, had just picked up her phone when she saw Su Qiqi and a handsome young man entering.
"Hey, I was just about to make a call; how could I forget that Qiqi also has a key to this place?"
Upon hearing these sarcastic remarks, Su Qiqi ignored them.
Instead, she introduced Jin Muchen to her parents, "Mom, Dad, this is Jin Muchen."
"Mom, Dad, hello, I am Jin Muchen. I apologize for not getting your permission before bringing Qiqi back home. I purposely came today to apologize."
Jin Muchen apologized extremely politely, temporarily silencing Lin Hui, who had initially planned to pick faults with him.
Su Tiancheng took a good look at Jin Muchen; he was handsome, tall, and well-built. He nodded approvingly.