CHAPTER 271: CHAPTER 271

Ten minutes later.

Ye Yuning was in the middle of a meeting.

Chen Wei, who had marveled at Lai Shuo’s rare quietness only that morning, couldn’t remain calm when she saw the incoming call on her phone.

It was a call from Lai Shuo; she knew what it meant without even asking.

Still, she rose and walked out of the conference room to answer. "Assistant Lai, hello!" she said, the word ’hello’ barely concealing her gritted teeth.

This clearly showed just how much Chen Wei was repulsed by Lai Shuo at that moment.

Lai Shuo said, "President Ye didn’t come to the office today!"

Chen Wei retorted, "Is this ever going to end?"

"She didn’t come!" Lai Shuo sternly reminded her.

Chen Wei was speechless.

Fine, she’d truly seen what a handful he was!

Taking a deep breath, Chen Wei said, "President Ye is in a meeting right now. Do you want to come and pick her up in person?"

Lai Shuo replied, "Just come over after the meeting. And try not to be late in the future."

Chen Wei hung up the phone immediately.

She couldn’t even be bothered with that idiot Lai Shuo anymore. Their boss wasn’t an employee of the Xiao Corporation. Demanding she come to the office was outrageous enough, let alone telling her not to be late. This was truly preposterous!

An hour had passed by the time the meeting ended; it was nearly eleven o’clock.

When Ye Yuning returned to her office, the name ’Seventh Master’ flashed in her mind. Seventh Master...!

Speaking of this Seventh Master... although she still hadn’t met the man, all her recent troubles undoubtedly revolved around him. Xiao Shuo had sought her out to cause trouble, even warning her not to seduce his Seventh Uncle. And this morning, Ye Shilong also seemed to think she was involved with the Seventh Master. Could it be that Zheng Cai’s recent change in attitude towards her was all because of this Seventh Master? If so, then she’d feel quite bad, as she had never intended to benefit from this man’s influence.

Chen Wei entered to see Ye Yuning in deep thought. "Little boss, are we going to the Xiao Corporation this afternoon?"

Ye Yuning snapped back to reality and raised an eyebrow. "Going to the Xiao Corporation again?"

Chen Wei said, "Lai Shuo called. It must be that Seventh Master’s idea."

Ye Yuning fell silent.

Fine, so what if she benefited a little from his influence? Compared to all the trouble he’d caused her recently, reaping some small benefit from his ’light’ seemed entirely fair.

In that case, the Ye Family... At that moment, a plan to deal with them had already formed in Ye Yuning’s mind.

’The Seventh Master’s light~!’ Yes, that’s good! Ye Yuning schemed darkly.

Chen Wei could even feel the gloomy atmosphere.

She tentatively called out, "Little boss?"

Ye Yuning said, "Yes, we’ll go this afternoon. Get everything ready."

In any case, the Nanjia Peak Mountain draft was already halfway done; it wouldn’t be long before it was completely finished. Once it was completed without any further changes, she would be truly free from her obligations to the Xiao Corporation! This time, she resolved, she absolutely wouldn’t stoop for that bit of money again...

Chen Wei nodded. "Okay, I’ll get ready right now."

Every time Ye Yuning went to the Xiao Corporation, she carried loads of things, including many of her manuscripts.

「On the Xiao Corporation side.」

After making the call and before reporting to Xiao Linye, Lai Shuo made sure to check his email first.

It had to be said, because of Ye Yuning, he now had to work with extreme caution. He, who had once been impeccable, was now, ’thanks’ to Ye Yuning, constantly making careless mistakes. This infuriated Lai Shuo!

Ye Yuning had submitted another draft. After Lai Shuo and Manager Zheng reviewed it, they presented it to Xiao Linye.

Xiao Linye glanced up, and with just one look, was impressed by the perfect 3D image.

It had to be admitted, the woman had a difficult temperament, but her designs were truly excellent. Who wouldn’t love a tourist spot like this?

Especially since they had never thought of including the glacier behind the mountain range in the design. But Ye Yuning had incorporated it seamlessly.

Even Lai Shuo was amazed when he saw Ye Yuning’s design.

Lai Shuo remarked, "President Ye has integrated the glacier beautifully. Now, the main theme for that area is the glacier itself!"

Xiao Linye nodded, acknowledging with an "Mhm!"

Then he heard Lai Shuo continue, "But this will greatly exceed our estimated investment."

After all, it was beyond the Nanjia Peak Mountain Range. Including that glacier would significantly increase the cost.

Xiao Linye carefully reviewed the draft and asked, "She has another draft, doesn’t she?"

Lai Shuo nodded. "Yes. The previous one, the one that didn’t include the glacier, was already submitted to you."

Xiao Linye then opened the original draft Ye Yuning had submitted and carefully compared the two versions.

Needless to say, even a layperson would choose the version that included the glacier. Especially for the glacier area’s specific planning—she had even provided detailed suggestions. This woman... even if she weren’t in design, she would undoubtedly be an extraordinary talent in business as well.

Observing Xiao Linye’s relaxed expression, Lai Shuo added, "President Ye seems to have a good understanding of the terrain around Nanjia Peak."

He had finally said something positive about Ye Yuning. For some time now, whenever he mentioned Ye Yuning in front of Xiao Linye, it was mostly to express his dissatisfaction.

And when Lai Shuo mentioned President Ye’s knowledge of Nanjia Peak, Xiao Linye recalled the photos he himself had taken for Ye Yuning. To create such a design based on mere photographs... that woman truly is a master of her craft.