After one night of indulgence, the abstinent tycoon kissed her every night with his hand on her hip.

Jiang Zhi put down her bag and sat down. Looking at Xiao Jing, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, she noticed that Xiao Jing seemed to have lost some weight.

When Xiao Jing saw Jiang Zhi, she noticed that her former work partner was even more beautiful than before, and her overall demeanor was quite different.

Jiang Zhi is now more confident and relaxed, exuding a gentle yet rational strength, making her even more attractive than before.

Xiao Jing smiled slightly, happy for Jiang Zhi. The relationship between Jiang Zhi and Ling Jingyuan was no longer a secret.

Since Ling Jingyuan went to the company to support Jiang Zhi and publicly revealed their relationship, everyone now knows about their relationship.

Although she didn't know if these wealthy young men were serious about relationships or just playing around with Jiang Zhi, judging from Jiang Zhi's current appearance and state, at least President Ling was serious, and Jiang Zhi was very happy now.

Xiao Jing pulled herself out of her reverie, looked at Jiang Zhi, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"Mr. Jiang, do you need another designer?"

Jiang Zhi was slightly taken aback when she heard this. She had already guessed some things when Xiao Jing called her last night, but she didn't expect Xiao Jing to be so direct when they met today.

"Xiao Jing, are you sure you want to come to our studio?"

"We're just starting out here, so we certainly can't compare to the big design institutes and corporations in terms of reputation and recognition..."

Xiao Jing knew this, of course; she hadn't forgotten her original aspiration to study design.

However, after joining a large design institute or company, I was just a drudge working on a template every day, with endless overtime, meetings, KPIs that were never met, weekly and daily reports that were never written, and I was always blamed and never received my bonus.

She's had enough!

What's more, design institutes these days are even more insane. Just thinking about her current state at the company makes her not want to stay there for even a second longer.

"Yes, I'm sure."

"Mr. Jiang, please take me in!"

Xiao Jing looked at Jiang Zhi and said with a serious expression.

Jiang Zhi was delighted to hear this; Xiao Jing's visit was truly a great help to her.

"Xiao Jing, you're welcome to join us as long as you don't mind that our studio is small."

Xiao Jing smiled and shook her head, jokingly saying, "President Jiang, I hope you'll take good care of me in the future."

Hearing Xiao Jing call him "General Manager Jiang," Jiang Zhi smiled faintly. "Just call me by my name, Jiang Zhi or Engineer Jiang. Our company is small, so we don't need these vague terms."

Thinking about this, the most important thing that came to Jiang Zhi's mind was the issue of salary and benefits.

She thought for a moment, then looked at Xiao Jing and asked rationally, "Xiao Jing, what are your requirements regarding salary and benefits?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jing didn't hesitate and stated her request frankly and directly.

Work is for making money, and there's nothing shameful or disgraceful about it.

A company should either provide me with emotional value, teach me real skills, and make me happy, in which case a lower salary is acceptable; or it should offer me sufficient compensation so that even if I work myself to the bone, I'm willing to work my ass off for the money.

But nowadays almost all companies are thieves and scoundrels, wanting both ways.

You want the horse to run, but you don't feed it.

They pay you a salary of 3,000 but expect you to do the work of 10,000, and when something goes wrong, they expect you to take the blame.

Jiang Zhi nodded slightly as she listened to Xiao Jing's offer; the price was reasonable and at market value.

"Sure, no problem."

Jiang Zhi nodded without much doubt. She was just a little curious as to why Xiao Jing wanted to resign from the large design institute.

Xiao Jing took a sip of coffee and looked at Jiang Zhi, seemingly guessing what Jiang Zhi wanted to ask. She smiled faintly and began to explain.

"Jiang Zhi, are you curious about why I resigned from the design institute?"

Jiang Zhi nodded slightly.

Xiao Jing sighed slightly and explained to Jiang Zhi in detail why she resigned. Jiang Zhi was quite surprised after listening.

She had only one feeling: why do women have to make things difficult for each other?

The new design manager, being a woman herself, should have been more understanding of the difficulties faced by female designers. Instead, she deliberately suppressed and criticized Xiao Jing.

Jiang Zhi also didn't understand why there were always female leaders and bosses in society who relied on attacking men with the same surname to gain a sense of existence.

"Jiang Zhi, now you know why I resigned, right?"

Xiao Jing took a sip of coffee with a hint of helplessness and looked at Jiang Zhi.

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, although our studio is small, this kind of thing won't happen here."

Xiao Jing laughed heartily upon hearing this, "Jiang Zhi, I believe you."

She chose to come to Jiang Zhi's place because she understood Jiang Zhi.

There was another aspect Xiao Jing didn't mention: she had a feeling that Jiang Zhi's studio would definitely grow stronger in the future. One reason was that she valued Jiang Zhi's abilities, and the other was that she was betting on Ling Jingyuan's help to Jiang Zhi.

Their boss is Ling Jingyuan, and she believes their studio has a bright future.

After they finished talking, Xiao Jing left first because she had other things to do.

Jiang Zhi looked at her unfinished coffee, stirred it, and prepared to sit for a while longer.

In fact, what Xiao Jing said touched her.

People often talk about gender equality, but in reality, there is no inequality between men and women in many things, especially at work.

Women always have to bear more, not only from men but also from women.

Jiang Zhi sighed softly.

We're all women, why should women make things difficult for each other?

Just like when a wife catches her husband cheating, she always beats up the mistress. Why not find the root of the problem and beat up the husband?

Thinking of this, she thought of her nominal father. She hated the mistress, but she hated her hypocritical, cheating so-called father even more.

Just as Jiang Zhi was lost in thought, a somewhat familiar yet jarring voice rang out above her head.

"Oh, who do we have here? Isn't this Designer Jiang?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi looked up slightly and saw Qin Man and three exquisitely dressed women standing opposite her.

Jiang Zhi frowned slightly. Although she hadn't had much contact with this Miss Qin, she could tell what kind of person Miss Qin was from just a few interactions.

Moreover, she knew the source of the woman's hostility towards her.

She lowered her eyes slightly, her face calm, and looked at the woman sitting alone opposite her, speaking softly, "Mr. Qin, what a coincidence."

Qin Man raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this, ignoring Jiang Zhi. She turned to her female companions behind her, who were whispering and scrutinizing Jiang Zhi, and smiled, "Let me introduce you. This is Jiang Zhi, the 'girlfriend' of the Ling Group's president."

She drew out the word "girlfriend" for a long time, her tone somewhat sarcastic.

"Oh, it's her! I thought it was someone special. She must be really beautiful to have won over Ling Jingyuan. Turns out she's just ordinary."

"Exactly, I think she's just average-looking. I don't know what methods she used to get close to President Ling."

"I heard that she's just a lowly designer who's now unemployed. How could someone like that be worthy of Ling Jingyuan?"

"Exactly, she's not even a fraction as good as Manman. I really don't know what kind of spell this woman cast on President Ling to make him fall for her..."

"That's right, that's right."

The group made no attempt to conceal their voices, and it seemed they never intended to. They spoke directly, their gazes towards Jiang Zhi filled with disdain and provocation.

Qin Man made no attempt to stop them. She simply played with her newly done manicure, a slight smile playing on her lips, seemingly agreeing with what they said.

Jiang Zhi's gaze was indifferent, and there was no sign of anger on her face. She calmly glanced at the woman behind Qin Man before looking away.

Qin Man looked at Jiang Zhi's reaction and found that she was not angry or inferior at all, so she couldn't help but feel a little cold.

"You all go outside and wait for me."

Qin Man spoke coldly, and the women immediately shut their mouths and obediently retreated.

Jiang Zhi looked up at Qin Man but didn't say anything.

She knew Qin Man's feelings for Ling Jingyuan, but Ling Jingyuan was her boyfriend now, and she wouldn't let go unless Ling Jingyuan changed his mind about her.

Qin Man coldly swept her gaze over Jiang Zhi, who looked calm and composed. In terms of looks, family background, and wealth, how could this woman compare to her?

Why would Ling Jingyuan choose such a woman and look down on her?

"Jiang Zhi, you are not good enough for Ling Jingyuan!"

"He's just playing around with you. When he's done playing around, he'll still choose a family like ours to get married."