Chapter 150 "Congratulations"; Being harassed in a bar; Helping out
Chapter 150 "Congratulations"; Being harassed in a bar; Helping out
There was thunderous applause from the design department.
Wen Yan smiled and applauded herself with mixed emotions.
Accepting congratulations and praise from colleagues and superiors.
The boss called Wen Yan's English name, a smile plastered across his face. "You're quite the hidden talent! You've managed to outdo several seniors in one fell swoop. I know my judgment is spot on. Even the chief designers at 'Jin Bolin' praised your design and gave you full responsibility for all subsequent manufacturing and promotion. Once the press conference is a resounding success, you can even change the brand on your chest."
The boss held the work badge on Wen Yan’s chest that had “Designer” written on it.
“There has never been a newcomer who could jump from designer to chief designer in just a few months. The young generation is really formidable. If you become rich and powerful, don’t forget us. Don’t forget us when you become successful in the future.” The seniors said with a wry smile.
Colleagues echoed, "This collaboration is even more perfect than we imagined. Our design department has really gained a lot of attention thanks to you."
Wen Yan looked at her colleagues, seniors, and superiors who usually excluded her openly or secretly, and now they were all friendly to her, and some even fawned over her.
What an irony.
At the beginning, as a newcomer, she was not even qualified to participate in this cooperation. It was only after she gave gifts to her boss that her boss reluctantly gave her this opportunity.
If her design draft had not reached a level that was so outstanding that her boss could not pretend to be blind and ignore it, then her design draft might not have been delivered to "Jin Bolin" at all.
But this is the rule of survival in the workplace.
If you can't stand out, you will always be surrounded by bad people.
However, in the face of such outstanding achievements and their widespread attention, Wen Yan could not feel happy in her heart.
Even after all the hardships, she still didn't feel proud.
It’s because she stole this design draft from someone else.
She is also a person who is proud of herself.
Even because of her embarrassing identity, she is actually stronger than Wen Xin.
But now...
What made it even more difficult for her to accept was that this person was Wen Li.
The real daughter who had taken everything from her, whom she disliked the most, and who could now destroy everything for her at any time.
In the evening, Wen Yan was dragged to the bar by her colleagues to celebrate.
After three rounds of drinks, Wen Yan used the excuse of going to the bathroom, and when she came back she sat alone at the bar.
Lu Zicheng was catching up with some friends he hadn't seen for a long time.
He spotted a group of people from the design department not far away early in the morning.
His eyes fell on Wen Yan several times.
But to avoid suspicion, he did not go forward to say hello.
He noticed that Wen Yan had separated from the group and was sitting alone at the bar drinking, so he started looking at Wen Yan more frequently.
His friends discovered his actions.
I teased him, "I didn't realize you were so self-disciplined and serious on weekdays, but you'd actually be looking for something strange in a bar. You're really good at hiding it, right? It must be hard to pretend normally, right?"
Lu Zicheng was so angry that he laughed and said speechlessly: "That's a friend of mine, I know him, what nonsense are you talking about."
"Friends? Not just ordinary friends?"
Lu Zicheng looked at his friends' obscene and gossiping faces and was even more speechless: "What are you guys looking at? Can you be more normal? We are just ordinary friends."
"Really? That's great. She's exactly the type I like. Introduce her to me, and I'll give you a red envelope if you succeed."
"I want one too, I want one too. I like this type too."
"I've been single for two years, shouldn't you take care of me first?"
Several friends deliberately fought over it.
Lu Zicheng said angrily: "Get lost."
Soon, he looked again.
It was discovered that Wen Yan was being harassed by a man with bad intentions. The man started to touch her and the two of them started to physically pull each other.
Wen Yan's colleagues didn't notice this.
"open!"
Wen Yan struggled against the man's hand on her wrist in disgust.
Faced with her warning, the man was not afraid, but became more unscrupulous, and his other hand was also ready to move.
At this moment, a big hand suddenly appeared and grabbed the disgusting hand on her wrist. As the clamp on her wrist disappeared, Wen Yan raised her head and looked at Lu Zicheng in front of her.
Lu Zicheng twisted the man's wrist with one hand. The man screamed in pain, his body twisting with the force, his face full of agony.
Amid the man's begging for mercy, Lu Zicheng pushed him away with force.
"You, you guys just wait!"
The man fell to the ground, got up, pointed at the two of them, swore harsh words, and then fled.
Lu Zicheng turned around and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"
Wen Yan gently turned her wrist, which was pinched red, and smiled and shook her head, saying, "I'm fine, thanks to you."
Lu Zicheng: "It's just a piece of cake."
Wen Yan said calmly and generously, "How about I buy you a drink? Just consider it a thank you. Don't refuse."
"Okay."
Wen Yan: "What a coincidence, meeting here."
“Just happened to be gathering here with some friends.”
Lu Zicheng picked up the glass of wine that the bartender pushed over and asked curiously, "Shouldn't you be celebrating with your colleagues at this time? Why are you drinking alone here?"
Wen Yan looked at him.
Lu Zicheng explained with a smile, "I'm fully responsible for this collaboration with 'Jin Bolin', so I've also reviewed your design draft. Your results are very good this time."
He was generous with his praise.
He didn't notice that the smile on Wen Yan's face seemed forced.
Wen Yan took a sip of wine as if to conceal her happiness. "Of course I'm happy, but I'm a little emotional, and I'm a little uncomfortable with the atmosphere here."
Every time they praised the design draft, Wen Yan felt more uncomfortable, because they were not praising her, but Wen Li.
Even though she had carefully revised the design draft, she could not convince herself to take pride in it and attribute the achievement to herself, because she knew in her heart that her carefully revised design was actually not as good as the original one.
Even though she corrected it, it still got such results and evaluation.
Wen Li’s talent… made it impossible for her not to care.
Not only that, she had to be reminded of her plagiarism time and time again.
Lu Zicheng nodded slightly, and gently touched the wine glass in his hand to Wen Yan's glass: "Congratulations, your goal may be realized soon."
Wen Yan smiled and said, "Thank you."
The two had just started chatting when a few gangsters who looked tough and not easy to mess with came towards them.
The man who harassed Wen Yan and was taught a lesson by Lu Zicheng was among them.
He is here to seek help and revenge.
Lu Zicheng stood in front of Wen Yan, without a trace of panic on his face.
"Boy, you dare to ruin my good deeds and fight with me. You want to be a hero saving the damsel in distress? I hate people like you who pretend to be gentlemen. I'll make you kneel down and lick my shoes."
The man who was taught a lesson pointed at Lu Zicheng arrogantly, and then called a few companions.
"Teach this kid a lesson for me."
It was obvious that the few of them were used to doing this and were not afraid of getting into trouble at all, so they just started taking action.
Lu Zicheng knocked down one person who rushed over with a punch, and then kicked down another person.
Lu Zicheng felt no pressure at all to deal with these good-for-nothings.
As a result, the next moment,
Wen Yan grabbed his arm and rushed out of the bar.
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