Chapter 303

Yan Qingxue sneered and interrupted her, "Heh, are you saying I should thank you?"

"No need for thanks, let's just call it even this time, okay?" Chen Shiya said brazenly, trying to justify herself.

"Is there anything else?" Yan Qingxue no longer had the patience to humor her.

"Yes! Don't hang up!" Chen Shiya raised her voice, "I feel that talent like yours shouldn't be buried, so I've decided to let you come back to work. Don't worry, I'll give you a raise. How about ten thousand yuan?"

"You think you can dismiss me with ten thousand yuan?"

"Then I'll add two thousand more, twelve thousand!" Chen Shiya gritted her teeth.

Yan Qingxue was already planning to hang up when a sudden inspiration flashed through her mind.

"Fine, twelve thousand it is."

"You agreed?" Chen Shiya beamed with joy immediately.

That bitch Yan Qingxue was short on money now. As long as the price was right, she would sell her dignity and crawl back to her side like a dog to work for her.

If it weren't for the fact that this bitch still had some utility, she wouldn't be wasting her time.

"Mm, I agree." Yan Qingxue thought for a moment and continued, "But words are not proof..."

"Of course. Where are you now? I'll come find you, and we can talk when we meet."

"Fine, then just book a room at the Huacheng Hotel and wait for me." Yan Qingxue hung up without waiting for a reply.

Then she drove back to her apartment.

The things in the apartment were mostly packed; there were only three suitcases in total.

Xu Tian had assigned her a company dormitory, so she moved out of this apartment.

Saving a few thousand yuan in rent every month would reduce the pressure on Yan Qingxue.

On the other side, after hanging up, Chen Shiya drove straight to the Huacheng Hotel. After booking a room, she called Yan Qingxue again.

"Hello, I've arrived. Room 1902. Just come straight up when you get here."

"Fine, just wait." Yan Qingxue hung up, dragged her suitcases downstairs one by one, and put them in the car. It took half an hour to finish moving everything.

Just as she was about to drive to her new apartment, she received another call from Chen Shiya.

"Hello? How much longer until you arrive?"

"Almost there, I'm on the road." Yan Qingxue hung up without ceremony and drove toward Lanshan Haoting.

She successfully found her apartment and the corresponding parking space using the key card Xu Tian gave her, and the apartment security guard kindly helped her move her luggage up.

After arriving at the new apartment, Yan Qingxue let out a long sigh of relief and took a bottle of cola from the fridge, drinking it in big gulps.

Since company artists mostly lived here, every apartment was fully furnished and equipped with all daily necessities.

After finishing the cola, Yan Qingxue found her pajamas in the suitcase and went into the bathroom to shower. When she came out, she found two missed calls on her phone.

She sat leisurely on the sofa, applying body lotion while calling Chen Shiya back.

"Hello? Yan Qingxue, when exactly are you arriving?" Chen Shiya was already very impatient, "It's been over an hour. Even if you were in the suburbs, you should have arrived by now!"

"You know what the traffic is like in the city center," Yan Qingxue said indifferently, "I want to get there fast too, but what can I do if the cars in front aren't moving?"

"Fine then, how much longer do you estimate it will take?" Chen Shiya took a deep breath, suppressing her anger.

"At least twenty more minutes." Yan Qingxue curled her lips slightly, tossed the phone aside, and turned on the television.

Twenty minutes later, Yan Qingxue had finished watching half an episode of a drama.

Chen Shiya's call came again.

"What is wrong with you?" Chen Shiya suppressed her rage, barely stopping herself from cursing out loud.

A pathetic, unwanted bitch actually dared to put on airs with her?

She, Chen Shiya, had always been pampered by others; no one had ever dared to be late for an appointment with her!

She didn't have much talent, but she had joined Xu Rixin's company right after graduation and hooked up with the big boss.

It just so happened that Xu Rixin was wary of Yan Qingxue's strong work ability and refused to give her the credit, so he let Chen Shiya take advantage of the situation and steal all of Yan Qingxue's design achievements.

Every day, besides dating Xu Rixin, she just ate, drank, and played. She went to work if she felt like it, and if she didn't, she went shopping at the mall—it was a wonderful life.

But that bitch Yan Qingxue had caught her and Xu Rixin in the act and quit on the spot, forcing her to take on the heavy responsibility of Image Director and start designing styles for the company's artists herself.

But she lacked work experience and her aesthetic sense couldn't keep up with the trends, so recently, the artists' styles had frequently been disasters, drawing much questioning and mockery.

"Didn't I tell you? There's a traffic jam!" Yan Qingxue was also getting impatient, "If you want me to come back to work, and you can't even wait this long, I really doubt your sincerity!"

Chen Shiya was about to explode with anger, but she couldn't lash out until she had tricked Yan Qingxue into coming back.

"Fine, hurry up."

Thinking of the benefits Yan Qingxue could bring her, waiting a little longer really wasn't much.

Once she tricked Yan Qingxue into signing the contract, she would definitely make her work overtime every day to draw designs for her!

Yan Qingxue threw her phone on the sofa without a word and continued watching the drama.

Chen Shiya had been waiting in the room for over three hours, her mood becoming increasingly irritable.

After waiting another ten minutes, she finally couldn't help but call Yan Qingxue's phone again.

"When exactly are you going to arrive?"

"Right away." Yan Qingxue yawned and turned off the TV.

The dramas these days were getting more and more vapid; she had watched two episodes and still didn't know what the show was about.

"I'm about to fall asleep, just hurry up." Chen Shiya hung up the phone angrily.

Yan Qingxue glanced at the wall clock; it was almost nine o'clock. She changed her clothes, put on a baseball cap, and then grabbed her car keys to head out.

After walking to the parking lot, she paused, but ultimately decided not to drive out.

It took another ten minutes to walk to the main road and hail a taxi.

By the time she arrived downstairs at the Huacheng Hotel, it was almost ten-thirty.

As she walked, Yan Qingxue used a spare SIM card to send a text message: I have an explosive piece of news here. If you're interested, come to Room 1902 at the Huacheng Hotel in half an hour.

It was late at night, and there were no guests in the hotel lobby, only two front desk clerks on duty.

Before walking into the elevator, she casually picked up a small card from the newspaper rack.

No matter the grade of the hotel, these small cards with explicit pictures were always around, and since there were many male escort clubs around the Huacheng Hotel, they naturally expanded their business here.

The elevator arrived, she stepped in wearing her high heels, and dialed the number on the card.

"Hello? I'm in Room 1902 at the Huacheng Hotel. I'll give you twenty minutes. Send someone with a good physique over. Come at eleven o'clock sharp, no earlier, no later..."