Lu Aotian looked at her dotingly and let her play and kiss him.

After getting enough kisses, Wan Jia pulled Lu Aotian to sit with her on the bed and looked at her laptop screen seriously, trying to find what triggered all these people to start looking for her.

Then she noticed the comment by HL. This HL directly shifted the attention and promoted her. It turned out very many people had intended to contact her since the previous night. All they needed was a reminder and HL gave them that.

HL...this style was very similar to someone...it couldn't be Handsome Lu, could it? She thought with a smile.

She looked at her man adoringly and kissed him on the lips. "Thank you."

He understood what she was thanking him for pretty fast. As a businessman, of course he knew the right words to say to sweep everyone into his wife's direction.

After discussing a little, she took a shower and Lu Aotian dropped her near EFW building on his way to Lu Enterprise.

As soon as she entered the building, she was welcomed with shrieks of admiration.

"Our uprising star is here. Wan Jia, you are so humble that I didn't notice you before." a secretary said.

"Designer Wan, can we talk in private?" another asked.

Before she replied, someone did it for her. "Of course not! You want to steal her away so that you can butter up to her and have her sell you one of those gorgeous dresses. Darling Wan, don't let her bother you. Come here, I'll show you around."

"Eer...I already know my way around the building." she answered timidly as she resisted the girl who had just clung to her arm and was pulling her away.

"Then I'll show you our company's stores in the shopping centre."

"Uuh..."

A very timid girl squeezed in and used up all her lifetime supply of courage to face Wan Jia. "M-miss Wan Jia, do you need an assistant? I'm very efficient in my work."

"Miss Wan Jia..."

"Goddess.."

"Designer Wan..."

Wan Jia almost fainted from being pulled by everyone.

"Designer Wan, the CEO would like to have a word with you." said the CEO's assistant. Behind him was Dai Youran, who had just left the CEO's office.

She had just recieved a warning and was now on probation. If she made even the slightest mistake like being late to work, she would be fired. This was because, apparently the President had discovered that she had held Wan Jia captive the night before to make her miss the awards ceremony.

Lu Aotian did not immediately throw her out because he wanted Wan Jia to decide how to deal with her.

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Compared to Wan Jia who was being showered in praises left and right, Ran Ran's situation was different.

Although she had recieved the long awaited bonus from the boss for having won the award, her colleagues were all in a bad mood and no one had congratulated her.

For her other two colleagues, it was because they were unhappy that she took their credit. However, for the young man called Lin Ye, it was because he was just too attentive.

Everyone complained about their studio winning. Before that, a certain judge had so openely defamed their rivals. It was a hard fact to accept, but he knew from the bottom of his heart that Climax Studio, DY and Elite Fashion World had produced better outfits than them.

Without having to use up his brain too much, he concluded that the boss must have bribed the judges.

It was still fine if she lied about the owner of the outfits and won justifiably, but bribing judges? That was crossing the line.

Lin Ye walked into her office after making up his mind. "Boss, I would like to resign."

"Pardon me?" Yun Xuan was shocked. They had just won and although she had not recieved many phone calls from people who wanted to buy from their brand, it was a huge improvement. Why would someone want to resign now?

"Boss, I want to resign." he repeated.

"Is it because you are afraid we may go bankrupt? You can be assured that that will not happen. The stocks are already rising."

Lin Ye did not beat around the bush. "It's because I cannot work under a selfish boss who can stop at nothing to get what she wants."

Those words cut through her heart like a dagger but she could not retaliate. It was not a lie. She had indeed been selfish.

Since she needed to sign a recommendation for every employee who left the company. She had a thought. This man was leaving so boldly, why not give a negative comment and make him unable to find employment elsewhere?

Before that thought registered properly in her brain, she remembered Lu Aotian's words. "Even homicidal maniacs who view human life as child's play started out by setting these little ploys."

Those words ran through her mind in circles. Although she hated Lu Aotian just as much as she feared him, his words sounded very true.

Did that mean that if she continued doing selfish things, she would one day start commiting unforgivable crimes like murder?

No, she could not let herself be like that. She could not let that happen.

With that thought, she gritted her teeth and gave the man before her a very impressive recommendation.

Since he had always worked hard ever since his first day of work, he had earned it.