Summer Kiss

Chapter 113 Bad Thoughts

Lin Yuecheng nodded. "Okay."

"I'll send the specific requirements for the new product to your phone in a bit. As for the contract, I'll send someone to you tomorrow to sign it."

Jiang Yuning looked at the person in front of her. Was the person Fu Xicheng introduced to her really reliable?
She didn't ask for her previous design drafts, nor did she try to find out anything about her background. Did they really sign the contract so easily?

This is absolutely outrageous!
She would have to ask Fu Xicheng about it later.

Jiang Yuning agreed, saying, "Ms. Lin, it's a pleasure to work with you."

Lin Yuecheng stood up and walked to the door. "Ms. Jiang, could you tell me where the restroom is on this floor?"

Jiang Yuning told Lin Yuecheng how to get there and pointed out the location. Seeing Lin Yuecheng walking towards the restroom, she turned around and went back to her office.

Lin Yuecheng came out of the restroom and stood in front of the sink, touching up her lipstick in front of the mirror. Just then, she inadvertently saw Gu Xinghe through the mirror.

She turned her head and smiled brightly, "What a coincidence."

Gu Xinghe smiled broadly and took a few steps closer to Lin Yuecheng. "Have you finished discussing the collaboration with Yu Ning?"

Lin Yuecheng put away her lipstick. She looked at the person in front of her who seemed a little reserved. She smiled and said, "We've finished talking. Don't keep using 'you' and 'you' in front of me. We're all the same age."

Gu Xinghe was taken aback, a strange feeling welling up inside her. "My name is Gu Xinghe, what is your surname?"

"My surname is Lin."

Lin Yuecheng admires Gu Xinghe. She has been through the same age group as Gu Xinghe and usually takes good care of young women who are just starting their careers.

She thought Gu Xinghe seemed very innocent and not like a scheming woman.

She casually mentioned to her, "I'm signing a contract with Designer Jiang tomorrow. She's too busy to handle everything by herself and wants to find her colleagues to design new products together. I reckon she'll probably ask you for a collaboration."

Gu Xinghe's eyes lit up, but the next second her gaze dimmed slightly. In the office, the person who had the best relationship with Jiang Yuning was Meng Shuyu. She must be looking for Meng Shuyu to cooperate with, not her.

Although Meng Shuyu went to London, she will definitely be back tomorrow. How could such a good thing possibly happen to her?

She clenched her hands, which were hanging between her legs, and then smiled at Lin Yuecheng. "There are so many people in the office, Yu Ning might not choose me."

Lin Yuecheng lowered her head and took out a few tissues to wipe the water off her hands.

She didn't notice the expression on Gu Xinghe's face.

She nodded to her and left the restroom.

When Gu Xinghe returned to her office, she deliberately took a detour past Jiang Yuning, wanting to see if she had sent a message to Meng Shuyu.

As Gu Xinghe passed by Jiang Yuning, she kept walking forward without glancing at her.

She returned to her office chair. Jiang Yuning had indeed been chatting with someone on WeChat, but she didn't know if that person was Meng Shuyu.

A thought flashed through her mind, and soon she fell into deep thought.

Gu Xinghe spent the entire afternoon thinking about a plan; she couldn't just sit and wait for her fate.

Some things you have to fight for yourself; if she doesn't fight for them, she'll never get ahead.

After sending a message to Fu Xicheng, Jiang Yuning sent several WeChat messages to Meng Shuyu.

Jiang Yuning: [Shuyu, sister, I've landed a big order. We're signing the contract tomorrow. There are quite a few new products to design, and I'd like to split the design work between us.]

Meng Shuyu was playing on her phone when she replied to Jiang Yuning's message instantly.

Meng Shuyu: [Okay, I'll go to the company tomorrow to thank you properly.] After replying to Meng Shuyu's message, Jiang Yuning put her phone on the table and quickly focused her energy on the design drafts.

……

London night is in full bloom.

In a basement, Shi Jiu huddled in a corner with her eyes closed, afraid to fall asleep, worried that the men would kill her in the middle of the night.

She heard the sound of a bottle clattering to the ground, followed immediately by the sound of a man snoring.

In the darkness, Shi Jiu opened her eyes, took off her shoes, and quietly bypassed the two men. Then, she secretly opened the basement door and ran out.

She didn't look behind her or care about the wound on her foot; she ran desperately outside.

Ellis stood on the third floor, a slight smile playing on his lips, and made a phone call to someone.

Soon, the two men in the basement got up from the floor and began to erase all traces.

She ran frantically all the way to the local embassy and told them that she had been kidnapped by armed men.

The embassy immediately contacted the police and went to where she was.

The police entered the villa and carefully examined it, but found no clues whatsoever.

One of the officers asked Ms. Shi again, "Ms. Shi, are you sure this is the place? We just asked the landlord, and no one has lived here for three months. Look at this table, it's covered in a layer of dust."

She gazed at the layout of the place for a long time, finding it very familiar.

She was convinced she hadn't come to the wrong place. She said with certainty, "I'm sure it's here. They must have gotten wind of this beforehand and escaped."

The middle-aged policeman looked around. Despite deploying so many officers, he couldn't see a single person.

He made a retreat gesture, "Retreat."

She found it hard to believe they were so unreliable, and yelled at them, "Why don't you believe me?"

The middle-aged policeman pointed to the surveillance camera outside the gate and said solemnly, "I have checked the surveillance footage from yesterday to today, and no one has entered or left here. Ms. Shi, if you continue to cause trouble like this, don't blame us for taking you to the police station."

She collapsed to the ground, unable to believe that in just a few hours, the place had undergone a complete transformation.

She was resentful that those people had tormented her so much without receiving the punishment they deserved.

The embassy staff also suspected that Shi Jiu had developed mental problems, so they asked her to contact her family and send her back to China.

**
Meanwhile, Jiang Yuning finished her day's work and packed up her things to leave.

Gu Xinghe walked up and blocked Jiang Yuning's path, intending to test her.

"Yu Ning, it's after get off work now. I'd like to invite you to dinner, and we can sit down and have a good talk about some things."

Jiang Yuning glanced at her indifferently. That incident had left a deep impression on her, and she didn't want to talk to her or have any contact with her.

She refused decisively, saying, "I don't think there's anything to talk about between us. I have to go home after get off work to finish my design drafts."

Gu Xinghe nodded. This was exactly what she wanted. Jiang Yuning would be rushing to finish her design drafts after get off work, so she definitely wouldn't have time to go see Meng Shuyu.

She could take this opportunity to find Meng Shuyu and prevent her from signing the contract tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)