Chapter 49: Being not reconciled“I’ve heard that you just run your own studio.” Qi Fei asked Gu Yan, ignoring her surprised eyes.

“Yes, so I am very surprised for your coming. Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you.” Gu Yan calmed down and refrained from asking questions.

Qi Fei smiled, “Passing by here, I found the decoration here is very chic. I like the decoration style. I’m looking for a suitable designer for my house. Do you think you are able to design for me?”

These words made Gu Yan surprised and excited. In the last few days, she had only received a few small projects with low price because her studio had just opened for a few days. She had not made great progress and improvement on the operation of the studio even if she was very busy every day.

She had never thought that such a good fortune would befall her.

“I am very confident. Thank you very much for your appreciation. I will show you some of my previous design drawings for your reference.” Gu Yan straightened herself up and looked emboldened.

Gu Yan looked unkempt, but her eyes sparkled, which let Qi Fei remember who she had been. After talking with Gu Yan, Qi Fei nodded and praised for her thoughts and ideas about design.

“It seems that Mo Yichen’s taste is really good. Gu Yan could always bring me a lot of novel feelings.” Qi Fei thought.

Unconsciously, the night fell quietly.

Gu Yan stunned for a while after she had sent Qi Fei out of the door, “Did I just negotiate such a big project?”

She was excited and could not calm down for a long time. Then she immediately picked up her mobile phone and called her best friend Manla.

“Guess what happened? Qi Fei came to me today. It’s out of my expectation! Why such a good fortune befalls me suddenly? Is God in sympathy with me?” Gu Yan said delightedly, with a touch of irony.

At this time, Manla was wearing a face mask and looking at today’s stock market chart. She answered inarticulately, “You know what it is? Every cloud has a silver lining. Sweet heart, you lead a charmed life.”

Manla carelessly teased, which made Gu Yan felt better now. Gu Yan thought, “God is always fair.”

“How’s my grandma? I have not been back for two weeks.”

Gu Yan was far away from her home and she was solicitous for her grandma, her only relative. She felt guilty when she asked Manla.

“The day of surgery is coming. I have told your grandma about your situation. She could understand you because we are in the same mood. That you live a better life is the most important thing, but…” Manla suddenly paused.

After tearing off the mask, she walked to the French windows, “Now that you got a big project, you don’t need to be so busy. You can undertake projects selectively, and then make time to come back and accompany your grandma more often.”

Gu Yan knew the meaning of Manla’s euphemistic words. She took a deep breath and said, “OK.”

“After you finish this project, invite me to dinner.”

“OK. No problem.”

They ended the conversation.

Then, Gu Yan begun to work day and night because she didn’t want to let others down. She shuttled among the construction site, the studio and the neighboring city, and lived a fulfilling life with busy work.

Her dark circle was worse than ever before, but nothing could stop her. The pencil in her hand rustled on the paper, and the sound was more prominent in the empty room.

For a long time, when Gu Yan’s colleagues walked in the studio into the morning, they found Gu Yan rested on her desk with a piece of clothing. They tried to persuade Gu Yan but she didn’t change.

“Miss Gu Yan, take care of yourself. You can’t work like this. It’s bad for your health.”

Gu Yan looked up, and was stupefied for a moment. Then she suddenly smiled in relief, “I have no choice. This busyness made me feel at ease.”

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After two weeks, Gu Yan finished the design. Qi Fei, who was unsmiling, thumbed up to her and couldn’t help praising her for her design, “I know you are good.”

Gu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had just finished 800-meter run.

“I will provide you with more design projects in the future. You deserve it.” Qi Fei patted Gu Yan on her shoulder.

“Really? Thank you very much.” Gu Yan was flattered by Qi Fei’s assurance.

“Come on! I believe you are promising! Well, you have to learn to dress up. After all, you’re a famous designer.”

Thinking of the first meeting with Qi Fei, Gu Yan scratched her head embarrassedly.

Gu Yan’s life was gradually getting on track, and everything was going well. She had thought that it would be hard to start the business over in a new place. Fortunately, it seemed that all efforts were worthwhile.

Gu Yan looked at the scenery outside the window, and smiled slightly. She enjoyed this moment under the sunshine.

At this time, Wen Yunfeng held a family banquet on the top floor of a high-rise building.

The top floor was opened and furnished with exquisite chandeliers which were dazzled and bright, and all kinds of red wine were placed on the glass table. The surrounded French windows made the top floor more open and made people feel good.

Wen Yunfeng was talking in the middle of a crowd of women who were dressed gorgeously. He held champagne in one hand and put another hand in his pocket. The tailored suits made him slenderer.

Wen Yunfeng looked around and found that all of these women were invited by his relatives. Since the fact that he had divorced Gu Yan was well known, those who were eager to get close to him began to pursue him ardently.

When he was about to leave, he heard a familiar name, and he couldn’t help listening.

“Mr. Wang, your villa is really good. The last time I went to your home, I found that the design is really ingenious. I want to appreciate it again.”

“Hey, welcome to my house at any time. When it comes to the decoration and design, I really want to thank Gu Yan.”

“Gu Yan?”

“Yeah, a new designer who was not so well-known. Qi Fei recommended her to me. The designer is really amazing.”

“The name seems quite familiar. Gu Yan… Is she the woman who had just divorced Mr. Wen?” It seemed that they knew a great secret, so the people who were talking kept their voices down.

Wen Yunfeng couldn’t hear what they said then, but he clenched his wine glass slightly.

“Gu Yan, unexpectedly, you live such a good life after leaving me!”