A whirlwind marriage with a high-ranking official: Lights out, don't force me to take the initi

Ye Wenxi helped Ding Jiahe pick up her coat and put it on for her.

"Get dressed properly, don't catch a cold. Let's go, Weihua." Ye Wenxi turned to look at Lu Weihua.

Lu Weihua stood rooted to the spot, staring at Ding Jiahe as if struck by lightning. She had heard about Ding Jiahe's trip to the front lines in Yunnan, but she didn't know she had gone through all that, nor did she know she carried such injuries.

Ding Jiahe grinned from her handsome face: "Silly girl, let's go. We won't associate with scumbags like that anymore. I'll introduce you to someone better!"

"Let's go!" Ding Jiahe linked arms with Lu Weihua with one arm and with Ye Wenxi with the other, and the three of them walked back side by side.

We walked all the way to Lu Weihua's dormitory building.

"That kid's antics today made us run out of time. Tomorrow night, I'll treat you to dinner at a Western restaurant," Ding Jiahe patted Lu Weihua on the shoulder.

"Sister Jiahe..." Lu Weihua's nose tingled, and he was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

"You were really impressive today! That punch you threw was so powerful, I didn't even have time to react before you landed it." Ye Wenxi said with a smile.

"Hehe..." Ding Jiahe smiled, pursing her lips, "Who told him to insult you and the soldiers?"

Lu Weihua looked at Ding Jiahe's smiling face, looked up at the streetlight, the light making her squint, then lowered her eyes and sighed softly.

"Wei Hua..." Ye Wenxi called out to her. She was a little worried about Lu Wei Hua's condition.

"Second sister-in-law..." Lu Weihua began slowly, his voice somewhat hoarse.

Ye Wenxi: "Hmm?"

Lu Weihua: "When are you going back?"

"Maybe the day after tomorrow." Ye Wenxi felt that Lu Weihua might be reluctant to let her go, after all, she had just gone through these things and needed someone to accompany her.

"Oh... I can go back with you..." Lu Weihua said pitifully.

"No way!" Ye Wenxi interrupted directly.

"Why? I'm heartbroken. Shouldn't I absorb some positive energy to cleanse my soul, which has been ravaged by that scumbag?"

"It's not a holiday, are you going to ask for leave? Your parents will be furious if they find out, and your brother will too..." Ye Wenxi babbled on.

"No! I'm going!" Lu Weihua grabbed Ye Wenxi's arm and clung to her. "Second sister-in-law, you can't just stand by and watch me die! I can't stay in this school anymore. I see his shadow everywhere I look. I desperately need to see a soldier to cleanse my eyes!"

Ye Wenxi was pulled to the side, staggered a step: "Let go!"

"I won't let go. Unless you agree to take me with you."

Lu Weihua let out a wail, slamming his head against Ye Wenxi's shoulder: "Second Sister-in-law—!"

Ye Wenxi, exasperated by her nagging, patted the back of her head and said, "Call your second brother. He agrees to apply to the counselor again."

"real?"

"It's fake. Let go."

...............

The next day, Ding Jiahe and Ye Wenxi brought the patterns she designed to the Guangming Textile Factory.

The Light Industry Bureau had made a connection with the military region on Ye Wenxi's behalf last time, and today the Guangming Textile Factory was much more enthusiastic than last time. Director Fang was personally waiting at the factory gate, and even tea had been prepared in advance.

"Comrade Ye, the iridescent gradient design you ordered is ready. Would you like to take a look?"

"That's great, thank you for your hard work, Director Fang." Ye Wenxi replied with a smile, a hint of barely suppressed anticipation in her eyes.

The technician nimbly retrieved a neatly folded piece of fabric from the finished product workshop and handed it to the two men, even smoothing out the edges.

This is a starry sky iridescent dyed fabric printed on rayon. The starry sky iridescence gradient of pink, purple, blue and yellow, with soft pink, light purple, lake blue and pale yellow color blocks, is like the sunset that has been crushed by the spring breeze, creating a hazy and gentle layer on the fabric, without any harsh boundaries.

Tiny white stars are scattered throughout, some bright and clear, others as faint as a glimmer. They sway gently with the draping curve of the fabric, shimmering like silk in the light, as if the Milky Way of an entire summer night has been woven into the fabric.

Ding Jiahe reached out and rubbed the fabric, her fingertips able to feel the unique smoothness and softness of rayon:

"My goodness, this is so realistic! It's as smooth as silk, and the stars on it seem to twinkle when you shake it!"

"Comrade Ye, we spent several sleepless nights adjusting this pattern, afraid the colors would be smudged. Fortunately, this rayon fabric absorbs the color well; look how bright the color is." Director Fang held the fabric up to the window, where sunlight streamed in, and the pinkish-purple hue resembled the evening sky, with tiny white specks embedded within.

"But to be honest, this is the first time I've seen someone use this color scheme on clothes. The colors are so vibrant, but the finished product looks even better than the artwork."

"It's so beautiful!" Ding Jiahe took it, examining it from all angles, her fingers gently shaking a corner of the fabric. "If this fabric were used to make dresses, girls would definitely go crazy for it! Our clothing company's brand would be officially launched!"

Ye Wenxi gently shook the fabric, and the pinkish-purple hue spread out before her eyes.

She nodded in satisfaction: "Director Fang, this effect is even more vibrant than my sketch! I also brought a new draft today; could you please see if we can make it using this rayon material as well?"

"Okay, let me take a look. Let's evaluate it together." Factory Director Fang took out his reading glasses from the drawer, put them on his nose, and beckoned the technician to come over for the evaluation.

..................

When Ye Wenxi and Ding Jiahe came out of the textile factory, it was almost time to get off work.

Both sides had a very pleasant discussion this time. Director Fang didn't know if it was because the Light Industry Bureau was urging him to meet his sales targets, or because he had seen the effect of the batch of materials and his confidence had increased, but he evaluated three types of rayon fabrics in one go and accepted small-batch customization and exclusive agreements for all of them.

Seeing that Factory Director Fang was easy to talk to, Ye Wenxi was generous and offered the textile factory an additional five percent profit on top of the basic custom-made and market prices.

But she made a firm demand: all future orders from Wenxi Garment Company must be handled by dedicated personnel and lines, with no workers being reassigned or machines being moved, and must be delivered to a high standard and with high quality.

Ye Wenxi and Ding Jiahe were on a bus heading to a Western restaurant on Central Avenue. They had arranged to meet Lu Weihua there.

"How many more tricks do you want to pull off?" Ding Jiahe asked.

"Before the summer collection arrives, there should be about four or five more styles." Ye Wenxi looked out the window, watching the buildings on the street recede one by one. "Actually, if possible, I would like to hope that starting this summer, all the printed patterns will use exclusive fabrics, making it easier to establish the brand name and make it easily recognizable."

"How about I run the errand for you next time?" Ding Jiahe turned to look at her. "I feel like after following along today, I can give it a try next time."

"Okay! I'll leave it to you next time." Ye Wenxi smiled and nudged her with her elbow.

"But you're still a military doctor and haven't retired yet, are you sure you can handle it?" Ye Wenxi suddenly remembered this.

"The military region turns a blind eye to me now, it's fine." Ding Jiahe waved his hand dismissively. "As long as I don't miss the follow-up examination and don't go too far, no one will bother me."

The bus arrived at the station, and the two people jumped off.

The cobblestones of Central Avenue felt solid underfoot, and the streetlights on both sides cast a yellowish glow on the road surface.

As the two walked toward the Western restaurant, they saw Lu Weihua standing at the entrance waving at them from a distance.