Chi Gui’s eyes turned cold.
Gu Ling’s complexion suddenly turned a few shades paler, she attempted a difficult smile and was just about to speak.
Chi Gui had already taken the initiative, "Are you making decisions on behalf of those two examiners inside?"
Her voice was light and calm, but even a simple sentence made Yaoyu Han’s face change instantly.
Within the International Jewelry Association, the hierarchy was clear and indisputable, and overstepping one’s authority was strictly taboo.
Even though she was the daughter of Vice Chairman Yao, she had no right to evaluate any designer participating in the assessment on behalf of a Level 7 Examiner.
Back in Huaxia, Yaoyu Han had already suffered under Chi Gui’s hands. At this moment, being countered by Chi Gui with a single sentence, she dared not say more and left with an ugly expression to enter the assessment room in front.
It was only then that Gu Ling came to her senses from the shock of Chi Gui daring to confront Yaoyu Han.
She hurriedly tugged at Chi Gui’s sleeve, nervously saying, "Chi Gui, you don’t need to do this for me, let’s go and apologize to Miss Yao together later!"
Chi Gui puzzled, "Why?"
Gu Ling sighed, "You haven’t dealt with these things before, so you might not understand. But for this assessment, even if you offend the examiners, you absolutely must not offend her... her father is the vice-chairman of the Jewelry Association, upsetting her might mean you’ll never be able to enter the Jewelry Association again!"
Hearing this, Chi Gui casually responded with an "Oh," "Do you want to enter the Jewelry Association?"
"Of course, I do!" Gu Ling said, "Why else would I come here? But now is not the time to discuss this..."
Chi Gui gently pushed her, interrupting her, "That’s settled then, focus on the assessment, you’ll definitely be fine this time."
Gu Ling, "Thank you for the encouragement, but it’s Yao..."
Before she could finish, Gu Ling was pushed by Chi Gui into the assessment room, leaving her no choice but to keep quiet.
The assessment room was not one large office but a series of small compartments separated by glass. Each had a table equipped with the necessary tools for making jewelry.
Additional miscellaneous tools were placed in a large basket at the entrance for the designers to pick as needed.
Chi Gui and Gu Ling arrived late because of the earlier altercation, and many designers had witnessed the dispute. In an attempt to curry favor with Yaoyu Han, almost all the tools had been picked clean from the basket, leaving only the flawed ones behind.
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Crafting jewelry is a very meticulous process, and even a minor flaw in the tools can affect the quality. It’s even worse when several tools have significant defects, which obviously couldn’t be used.
This was part of the Jewelry Association’s tests—if someone could create a piece that satisfied the examiners with these flawed tools, they could skip three levels and become a Level 4 Designer.
It was a challenge meant for the truly talented.
But in recent years, those with talent were specially recruited, leaving the ordinary designers to partake in these assessments. No one dared to take the risk, and these tools were commonly regarded as junk.
Chi Gui glanced casually into the basket, "You pick first, I’m not in a hurry."
As soon as she spoke, Tang Qi and Luo Su who were sitting nearby couldn’t help but glance at her.
Gu Ling was naturally unwilling and wanted to insist, but Chi Gui grew impatient, "Stop dawdling, you’re embarrassing your master."
She could only pick out the tools that were still relatively intact.
Chi Gui didn’t pick at all, she just grabbed a few at random and walked with Gu Ling to the last two compartments at the end.
It wasn’t until the two of them left that Tang Qi scoffed, "Not even knowing the influence tools have on the final work, I think the president has really made a mistake this time."
Luo Su chuckled lightly, "Maybe her skills are so high she doesn’t care about the state of the tools?"
Tang Qi sneered, "If she was that capable, the president would have directly recruited her into the Association, why would he let her go through the assessment?"
Luo Su found herself with nothing to say in response.