An hour later, Lin Zhiyi had just entered the studio when a colleague said Xue Man was looking for her.
She immediately turned and knocked on the door of Xue Man’s office.
At that moment, Xue Man was chatting with a client.
Seeing her come in, he smiled, "Zhiyi, the client has seen your competition works and hopes that you will design his jewelry."
Lin Zhiyi was hit by this unexpected pie and was a little bewildered.
Coming back to her senses, she quickly looked at the man with his back to her.
This was the first time she was tasked to design jewelry for a man, which was a challenge.
The man turned around, and Lin Zhiyi couldn’t manage a smile.
"Zhiyi, we meet again."
Since it was a client, Lin Zhiyi could only smile, "Hello, Mr. Chen."
Perhaps sensing Lin Zhiyi’s unease, Xue Man smiled and changed the subject, "Mr. Chen, I wonder what kind of jewelry you are looking to design."
In recent years, men’s jewelry had been selling better and better.
Hence, men’s jewelry was not something uncommon.
What surprised Lin Zhiyi was that Chen Hongwei would come to her.
With this thought, Lin Zhiyi’s eyelids twitched, and she felt a vague sense of unease.
Chen Hongwei took a sip of tea and slowly said, "Chen Group plans to have a celebration banquet this week, and I just got something good. I thought about designing something to wear at the banquet."
After saying that, he looked towards the bodyguard at the door.
The bodyguard, carrying a handcuffed briefcase, walked in.
After unlocking the handcuffs and inputting the code, the briefcase clicked open.
The briefcase turned towards Xue Man and Lin Zhiyi, revealing a high-quality Kashmir Sapphire of about twenty-five carats.
Based on the current auction price, it was worth around 5 million dollars.
Indeed, it was a good item.
But such a good item made Lin Zhiyi even more nervous.
She was only an intern, and if anything went wrong, she couldn’t bear the consequences.
Even Xue Man paused for a moment, maintaining her composure with a smile, "Mr. Chen, this sapphire has not been processed yet. Designing it won’t be easy."
She hinted at Chen Hongwei to reconsider.
Chen Hongwei laughed, "I trust Zhiyi. Let’s settle on this. Zhiyi, design boldly."
"No problem, you all check it, and then we can sign the handover document."
Seeing Chen Hongwei’s straightforwardness, Xue Man could only agree.
Lin Zhiyi and Chen Hongwei’s people performed the appraisal, then signed their names and stored the sapphire.
Afterward, Chen Hongwei stood up and had his assistant hand over the invitation.
"You all are welcome to the celebration banquet this weekend. President Xue should grant me this courtesy, right?"
Xue Man lightly swept over the invitation before her and still took it.
"Thank you for the invitation, Mr. Chen. We will surely attend."
"Good, then I will take my leave."
As he was leaving, Chen Hongwei’s gaze swept over Lin Zhiyi.
That predatory stare made Lin Zhiyi’s spine chill and her skin crawl with goosebumps.
Once Chen Hongwei left, Lin Zhiyi quickly approached Xue Man and immediately stated, "President Xue, my design experience is limited. I’m afraid I might not satisfy Mr. Chen, and I don’t want to affect the studio."
Xue Man rubbed her temples, visibly distressed.
"You think I don’t understand these things? But with the Chen Group’s momentum, no one dares to provoke them. What can I do?"
With the conversation having reached this point, Lin Zhiyi also understood that as an employee, she had no choice but to accept the work.
"President Xue, I understand. I will do my best."
"Don’t worry, you are my employee, and I won’t let anything happen to you," Xue Man asserted firmly.
With that calming pill, Lin Zhiyi also breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as she returned to her office, Lin Zhiyi heard exclamations of admiration coming from Song Wanqiu’s seat.
"Miss Song, that’s so beautiful."
Song Wanqiu was in that state, and she could still come to work?
The next second, Song Wanqiu’s proud voice carried over.
"Of course, it’s a watch from Third Young Master, one of a kind."
Lin Zhiyi subconsciously tightened her grip on her bag strap.