No reconciliation, no forgiveness! Mr. Pei leaves with nothing.

With these connections, plus the clients she already knew who wanted her to design jewelry, it wouldn't be difficult to get the studio up and running.

When Jiang Hua returned to the classroom, Professor Guo suddenly said to her, "After I told the school's higher-ups about your suggestion last time, they agreed with you. We really can't neglect this jewelry restoration course."

"The school came to ask if you had any other ideas. Although we can't reopen the major to recruit students, Imperial University still has many outstanding students. Cultivating them in this area would be a good thing for the school. With the Jiang family's connections, it wouldn't be difficult to accomplish this together. Where there's demand, there's supply."

Jiang Hua was still thinking.

"The two sets you restored were approved by the two ladies. If there is another opportunity like this, they will consider you again. In the capital city, there are very few people who can restore jewelry to its original appearance exactly, without any flaws."

"By the way, has the video you filmed been processed?"

"With the materials you provided, those students in the jewelry restoration hobby class won't have to fail so many courses anymore."

"Besides you, only Song Qingran barely passed."

Jiang Hua raised an eyebrow. "It seems that Jiang's tasks are still too few. She even has the time to want to dabble in jewelry restoration. Doesn't she know that both design and restoration require a lot of time?"

Professor Guo: "Song Qingran is indeed a promising student. She has been studying jewelry restoration materials in the library lately, staying until the library closes every day. However, there are too few such materials. I recommended a few books to her, including materials on the origin of jewelry and other related topics."

Jiang Hua: "She...came to see you?"

Professor Guo did not deny it, saying, "You weren't here that day, and my students wanted to come in and take a look. I let them in, and they even asked me... if I could lend them a copy of the video. But I knew that it was your mother's keepsake, and it wasn't appropriate to give it to others so casually, so I refused."

For some reason, Jiang Hua's eyelid suddenly twitched, and she felt a strange discomfort in her chest.

I feel like something's not right, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

"Were you present the whole time?"

Guo Youcai: "Yes, my students wanted to see if... something was missing from the classroom."

Jiang Hua: "No, since you are the teacher's student, I can't say anything."

Guo Youcai added, "Not long ago, the school's wiring short-circuited, and the camera in the control room short-circuited. It took three days to reconnect the wiring, and now the camera is finally working again. If you're still worried, check everything again to see if anything is missing."

"Good professor."

Jiang Group.

Pei Zhan held his usual routine meeting, where all senior executives gave reports. Song Qingran, a core designer being groomed by the design department, stood on the stage, presenting her PowerPoint presentation with a pen in hand. "This year's core jewelry design theme revolves around the theme of 'flower season.' The products designed this time are aimed at low- to mid-range customers. 'Flower season' symbolizes beauty, youth, and excitement. Market research shows that many people associate flowers with first love..."

"It's so captivating that you can't help but fall in love at first sight..." As she said this, Song Qingran's gaze fell into those deep eyes. She quickly recovered, turned around, and continued explaining, "So the design department designed a couple's version, primarily in silver..."

The moment the design was uploaded, Pei Zhan, with his legs crossed, stared intently at the large screen with a stern expression. When the PPT slides appeared and he saw the design draft, the man's gaze turned to Song Qingran with an inscrutable expression, devoid of warmth. In matters of business, he was always a man who clearly separated public and private matters. "Is this the finished product designed by the design department?"

"After only one month, the design department has lost even the most basic aesthetic sense? If their minds aren't on their work, I wouldn't mind giving the entire design department a makeover."

Where is the head of the design department?

Xu Zhoulan, the design director, stood up and explained, "Young lady, you put the wrong drawing. It seems you've been too busy with your studies lately and haven't been careful enough. That's understandable."

“If you bring out a product design like this again, I suggest you go back to school to finish your studies before coming to the company to discuss company matters.”

"Get out!" Pei Zhan shouted sternly.

"Don't be too nervous, Qingran... you can go out now." Song Qingran was a little startled, her eyes slightly red. She put down the remote control pen in her hand, lowered her head and left the conference room.

Xu Zhoulan, dressed in a royal blue suit, stood up, took the remote control pen from Song Qingran, and reinserted it into another USB drive. Only after opening the design drawings did he begin to explain, "The new season's floral-themed products are complete. There are three designs in total, currently available for pre-order on the official website, all priced around five thousand. This one is a couple's set..."

Jiang's family values ​​efficiency in everything they do. It took only five minutes for the design department's report and explanation to earn Pei Zhan's praise: "Not bad."

"continue."

After the meeting ended and everyone left, Xu Zhoulan finally spoke, "You were so harsh with her, didn't you feel sorry for her? Aren't you afraid... it will be hard to coax her when we get home tonight?"

"Little girl, you can't say a harsh word to her."

The two walked out of the conference room, and across from them was the design department. Through the glass, they looked at Song Qingran sitting absentmindedly at her desk by the balcony next to the bed, holding a pencil in her hand, her head down, seemingly lost in thought. Her profile showed obvious signs of low spirits, clearly still because she had just been scolded by Pei Zhan.

Pei Zhan: "In the company, she is just an employee of the Jiang Group. The salary she is paid should be commensurate with the work she does."

Xu Zhoulan lowered her head and chuckled softly: "Come on, if you were facing Miss Jiang, would you dare say a single word against her? Pei Zhan, even if you're biased, you can't be too obvious about it. Or is it that after all these years, you still haven't won her heart, so you're starting to get angry and give her attitude?"

“I haven’t given the design department enough tasks. This quarter’s revenue hasn’t even reached 13 percent of last quarter’s. You… you can forget about being the design director.” Pei Zhan warned with a sharp look, then put one hand in his pocket and left.

Xu Zhoulan smiled wickedly: "You're quite vengeful."

Song Qingran was still in a daze when someone tapped on her desk, bringing her back to her senses. "The director wants to see you. Go to his office."

Song Qingran's heart skipped a beat. She got up and went to the office door, raising her hand to knock on the door.

"Come in."

Song Qingran approached and closed the door. "Director, you wanted to see me?"

Xu Zhoulan: "Don't be nervous, come and sit down. It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if you and Pei Zhan had a fight?"

Song Qingran's eyes widened instantly as she looked at Xu Zhoulan in disbelief. "I...I don't understand what the director means."

Xu Zhoulan's lips curled into a slight smile. "When one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. You've known Pei Zhan for so long, but he didn't tell you that I knew him back when we were both low-level employees at Jiang's Group in Hai City. However, he... was lucky, and he was also a bit better looking than me. He rose through the ranks because he caught the eye of the eldest daughter of Jiang's Group, who relentlessly pursued him, and that's how he became the president of Jiang's Group. When we were at the Hai City branch, he was the head of the design department, and I was his secretary."

"We also..."