Watching Ye Yuning’s indifferent face, seemingly unaffected, Ye Tong clenched her teeth. "Ye Yuning, you will get your comeuppance."
"Whether I’ll get my comeuppance or not, I don’t know, but you’re experiencing yours right now! Plagiarism, capsized! Isn’t this comeuppance? What else could it be?"
Ye Tong’s already pale face turned ghastly, her complexion shifting with rage at Ye Yuning’s words. Her chest heaved violently, and finally, unable to bear it any longer, she let out a hysterical scream, "AAAH!" She was truly on the verge of madness.
Chen Wei, who had been waiting outside, immediately entered with Luo Xin upon hearing Ye Tong’s hysterical shouting.
Seeing people enter, Ye Tong became even more unrestrained in her speech toward Ye Yuning. "What’s there for you to be proud of, Ye Yuning? Everything you have now was supposed to be mine. What right do you have to be so arrogant?"
Ye Yuning couldn’t be bothered with such a madwoman and simply gave Chen Wei a look.
Immediately, Chen Wei and Luo Xin dragged Ye Tong out.
Ye Tong hurled abuse all the way.
She knew that she and Xiao Shuo were truly finished this time; Xiao Shuo would not want her anymore.
Chen Wei and Luo Xin took her straight back upstairs.
The staff at Ye Tong’s studio couldn’t help but sigh despairingly upon seeing their boss in such a state. What future could there be following such a person?They all began to entertain thoughts of resigning.
Ye Tong was truly driven to madness. "That bitch Ye Yuning."
Zheng Cai called, advising her it was best not to go to the Bugelang Exhibition today. Ye Tong hadn’t understood the significance of the call she received that morning. Zheng Cai’s current call was clearly a warning: she shouldn’t go to the exhibition and make a public spectacle of herself.
Last night, she and Zheng Cai hadn’t parted on good terms either. Receiving such a call now was like a fatal blow to Ye Tong.
She gritted her teeth and spat into the phone, "I know!"
Zheng Cai said, "Tongtong, you need to keep your cool right now and not provoke Ye Yuning."
Ye Tong offered no response.
Not provoke Ye Yuning? Is Ye Yuning a demon? Am I supposed to be scared of her?! That woman has usurped my life for so many years; don’t I even deserve to fight to get it back?
When Zheng Cai received no reply, she huffed, "Did you hear me?"
Hearing her stern tone, Ye Tong ultimately didn’t mention her recent argument with Ye Yuning. She just gritted her teeth and responded, "I know."
Whatever Zheng Cai said on the other end was law at this moment. Ye Tong wasn’t able to retort with even a single word.
Even over the phone, Zheng Cai could sense the grievance in her voice. Her tone softened a bit. "I know you feel wronged, but you must keep your cool for now."
At least until the matter with the Xiao family was resolved, it wasn’t wise for Ye Tong to cause more trouble.
Ye Tong, growing impatient, abruptly hung up the phone.
In stark contrast to Ye Tong’s pitiful state, the contingent from Ye Yuning’s studio heading to the exhibition was nothing short of impressive. For one studio to have four people invited was a testament to Manlang’s future influence in Upper City.
In the car, Lei An and Ma Di were chatting with Ye Yuning when Zheng Cai’s call came through. Knowing Zheng Cai’s typically nagging persistence, Ye Yuning knew that if she didn’t answer this call, she wouldn’t be able to attend the exhibition in peace.
She pressed the answer key. "Hello."
"Have you prepared your outfit for the exhibition today? If not, I can have someone bring it to you."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yuning arched an eyebrow and glanced at Lei An beside her. She had a good idea why Zheng Cai was suddenly being so solicitous. This woman was incredibly flexible; when she needed Ye Yuning, she could instantly play the role of a loving adoptive mother. But when Ye Yuning was of no use, Zheng Cai could just as ruthlessly trample her into the dirt. Ye Yuning had long seen through her facade.
"Thank you, Mrs. Ye, but I don’t need it," Ye Yuning replied, her tone laced with a smile.
Offering to send clothes to her at the exhibition? Anyone who didn’t know better and heard this call would surely praise her as a good mother. But only Ye Yuning knew that Zheng Cai hadn’t prepared anything for her. Even if she said she’d send something now, it would probably be the clothes Ye Tong couldn’t wear today. Were she and Ye Tong even the same size?
Hearing the sarcasm veiled in Ye Yuning’s light tone, Zheng Cai didn’t show the slightest embarrassment and continued, "Then come home for dinner tonight; I’ll have the kitchen prepare something delicious for you."
Hearing this, Lei An, Ma Di, and the new designer Lan Ying couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. What incredible nerve!
Ye Yuning cut her off, "Just get to the point!" They were almost at the exhibition venue, and she didn’t have time to get further entangled with Zheng Cai.
After everything that had happened, Zheng Cai was, in fact, feeling deeply humiliated. But wasn’t this because Ye Tong had also plagiarized a design from one of Manlang’s designers? That’s why, at this moment, she steeled herself to make this call to Ye Yuning. Hearing Ye Yuning’s utterly impolite tone, Zheng Cai felt an even deeper wave of humiliation. That Ye Tong, always stirring up trouble for me!
"Could you ask your studio’s designer, Lei An, not to sue Tongtong? Please?"
"That’s not my decision to make," Ye Yuning replied.
"But you’re her boss!" Zheng Cai’s tone hardened.
Ye Yuning sneered, "The Ancient Dynasty fell long ago. These days, a boss’s word isn’t an imperial edict."