Chapter 71: A New Round of Elimination

He Yu said: "Even if your husband is ugly, there is no need for you to Photoshop the picture."

"I Photoshopped it?" Bai Shuruo looked completely bewildered.

He Yu said: "I know women have many husbands, like Brother Chaowei, Brother Yilong, Brother Dehua, and Brother Yuyan, but we want to see your real husband."

Bai Shuruo pointed at the photo frame and said: "My real husband is him."

He Yu said: "Perhaps you could search for Ding Wenqiang."

"Ding Wenqiang?"

"While you were in Xijiang, a drama became a hit. He was the second male lead in the show, 188cm tall, and has captivated thousands of young girls."

Bai Shuruo opened her phone to search for Ding Wenqiang. Sure enough, there were many photos of him. At a glance, Ding Wenqiang's profile really did look somewhat like Han Yangting.

But looking closer, it actually didn't look that much alike.

The main thing was that at the time in the hospital, it was a front-facing camera, she was groggy, and the hospital room lighting was too soft, so the photo wasn't clear overall.

Plus, the hospital's background wall was very white, so it really did seem a bit like it was Photoshopped.

Bai Shuruo couldn't help it; it was rare for her to want to clarify something, yet she was still misunderstood.

Xiang Feifei was still leaning over the partition, looking at Bai Shuruo with confusion. Based on her understanding, Bai Shuruo wasn't the type of person to be so vain.

"Ruoruo, is this photo of yours really a composite?" Xiang Feifei asked.

Bai Shuruo gave a bitter smile and then said: "If everyone thinks so, then so be it."

She didn't have any other photos.

Xiang Feifei's gaze turned sympathetic. She comforted her: "Shuruo, actually... it's understandable, but next time it's better to just be your true self."

Bai Shuruo said: "Let's not talk about it, let's both get to work."

Bai Shuruo was just about to hide the photo frame when He Piaoxue arrived fashionably late. She said to Bai Shuruo: "Bai Shuruo, can you let me take a look?"

Bai Shuruo said: "Sure."

He Piaoxue then took it over to look.

After just one glance, she put it back and smiled, "Bai Shuruo, we all saw the photos from your trip to Xijiang. I think you're quite photogenic; once you're on camera, you're like an elf. Have you actually considered transferring to the Design Department? They should need someone with your image over there."

Bai Shuruo immediately said: "That certainly won't do. I studied industrial design; if I go to the Design Department, I'd have to start from scratch."

After hearing this, He Piaoxue smiled and walked away.

Bai Shuruo felt a bit puzzled.

After a while, Xiang Feifei leaned over the partition again and whispered: "Shuruo, you need to be careful of He Piaoxue."

"Why be careful of her?"

"Uh... although it's not good to speak ill of people behind their backs, I still want to share my thoughts. He Piaoxue isn't as simple as she appears on the surface; she is someone who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals.

The day before yesterday, He Jian said during a meeting that only two of the interns in our department can stay. She approached me at the time, wanting to collaborate with me, but I ignored her. Now that she's urging you to go to the Design Department, she definitely hopes to have one less rival."

Bai Shuruo looked at Xiang Feifei's cute round face and asked: "Why are you telling me all this? You're an intern yourself, and I'm your competitor too."

Xiang Feifei said dismissively: "I'm a communications technology major, a different major from you. Besides, I'm a top student. If this place doesn't keep me, there are plenty of other places that will. I've even received calls from competing companies recently; they want me to jump ship and are offering high salaries, so I don't really care. It's best if I can stay, but if I can't, it's not like I won't have a job."

Bai Shuruo smiled gratefully and wanted to pinch Xiang Feifei's little round face.

In the blink of an eye, it was time to work on the project proposal again.

Although it was agreed upon that the internship period was one year when she joined, CG would continuously eliminate people who didn't meet the standards throughout that year, and the monthly design proposal was one of the assessment metrics.

This design proposal was to be designed according to the parameters provided by the Marketing Department.

Only after the Marketing Department initiated a project and provided parameters would the people in the Design Department start designing.

Bai Shuruo knew she had to do the proposal, so she mentioned it when she ran into He Jian, asking him when the project would be initiated, as she wanted to prepare early.

He Jian said it hadn't started yet and told her to wait a bit longer.

The other interns were the same, one or two of them were extremely nervous.

Bai Shuruo noticed that He Piaoxue was now getting close to the people in the Marketing Department. One noon, she even saw her eating with a project manager from the Marketing Department, and the two were chatting happily about something.

Interpersonal relationships were also an important skill in the workplace. Bai Shuruo was too socially anxious and not good at socializing, so she could only honestly wait for the data.

Two days later, the parameters finally came down, printed by the department clerk and then distributed to everyone.

After Bai Shuruo received the parameter data, she immediately began designing.

Bai Shuruo didn't expect this design to be so simple; these parameters were all things she had worked with before, so she just needed to modify the exterior.

So she immediately started working without stopping. Not only was she serious during work hours, but she also worked overtime every day, and even after returning home, she would work for a while before sleeping.

Although she had been in Xijiang for nearly a month, she hadn't been idle while there; she had been constantly pondering her work. If there were any tasks in the group chat, she would try to do them herself, so she hadn't lost her professional edge at all; instead, she had improved.

Moreover, among those who went together, there were people from various departments. Everyone chatted about work and the company when they were free, which made her increasingly familiar with CG.

In the evening after work, Han Yangting started juicing fruit for her again.

"Ruoruo, drink some juice." Han Yangting knocked on the door, and when she didn't come out, he just walked in.

During this time, he had been doing this almost every day, knocking on the door and walking in, and sometimes he would walk in without knocking.

Bai Shuruo was busy and said: "Thank you, Brother Han. You can leave it aside; I'll drink it after I finish my work."

Han Yangting was ignored and couldn't help but sit to the side and say: "Is work more important than your husband?"

"Uh..." Bai Shuruo paused, then actually started to carefully consider this question. After thinking for a while, she nodded: "I think work is indeed more important than a husband. A woman must have a job at all times and cannot rely entirely on her husband, otherwise..."

Han Yangting leaned close to her: "Otherwise what?"

His scent washed over her, and goosebumps rose all over her body again, "Otherwise... in this home, our status won't be equal."

Han Yangting smiled helplessly, but he really couldn't do anything about her.

She even complained that he was in the way: "Brother Han, I still have work to do, you..."

"I'll head out," Han Yangting said tactfully.

But before leaving, he kissed her on the forehead again and added, "Ruoruo, make sure to rest."

"I, I will," Bai Shuruo said.

She really wasn't used to such intimate gestures.

After Han Yangting went out, she busied herself for a while longer, but later, feeling pain in her eyes, she lay on the bed for a bit and ended up falling asleep without realizing it.

When Han Yangting came back in, the light in her room was still on, the juice hadn't been drunk, and she was lying sprawled out, not even covered by a quilt.