"Of course I'll have to ask for her permission first." Lin Lihua said as she thought about the many occassions she brushed aside. That's it! She could use celebration as an excuse.

If Little Jia and Xia Rou became friends, Wan Jia would become closer to their mother and get to know her better. That way, she would not misunderstand her too much when the truth came out.

What a genius! Xia Rou praised herself.

"Mom, I'll be on my way now." Lin Lihua said after she packed the cute little cookies. "I'll spend most of the day with Little Jia and Little Wan. I have to teach Little Wan some things."

Today, Wan Jia had not gone to the office and was waiting for Lin Lihua.

After collecting the tutuion fee, which was in this case spending time with Little Jia, the two of them went to a big empty room on the top floor.

It turned out not be as hard as she thought. She caught up very fast and impressed Lin Lihua.

"Not only are you very beautiful, you also possess a lovely figure. Little Wan, why don't you become a model?"

It was not her first time hearing this. She smiled at the compliment. "I do plan to be a model, but that will only be for my studio. I can't afford to be a professional model as well as a designer."

"You have a point. You would have too much pressure to handle." Lin Lihua sighed. "Well, it's not too regretful. You were born for the fashion industry."

"Thanks for the compliment Sis Lihua."

"Right, do you already have enough models? I have friends who are models and they would really love to wear your brand."

A few days ago, after looking for a gown for her movie premiere in vain, Wan Jia had given her one of the two dresses from her second series. She had looked so dazzling in the white gown that practically everyone was around her asking which brand it was from and if they could get some of those too.

When they learnt that it was from her designer friend and that that friend was even participating in the upcoming Golden Hand Awards, they all wanted to be on her show and in exchange, the designer would let them buy her beautiful dresses.

Wan Jia was in a dillema. Lin Lihua's friends had to be known figures. However, "Sis Lihua, I would really love to, but I may get into an argument with the higher ups of Elite Fashion World." Besides, she was still considered too new to have known figures wear her brand. Wouldn't it spike negative rumours?

"That's such a pity. They wanted to order the dresses right after the show. To put it simply they are trying to suck it up to you."

Wan Jia laughed, not believeing that these were her designs Lin Lihua was talking about. "After the show, Elite Fashion World will be able to accept orders. They don't have to worry. Since they have you as their friend, I may also accept custom orders from them."

Lin Lihua instantly became jealous. "They get that much privilege? But I haven't had the honors yet." she complained.

"Ha ha, but I remember making you a special costume before."

"That was so long ago and it was for a movie. What about a very special one just from my beautiful Wan to her dearest Sis Lihua?"

Wan Jia laughed so hard that her ribs were cracking. This woman trying to suck up to her so much, was she really Sis Lihua? "Okay, I'll make you two."

"Oh Little Wan, I love you so much."

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The day of the Golden Hand Awards ceremony was approaching.

The uneasy Yun Xuan held a meeting with the four designers from her studio.

She presented seven drafts in front of them and cleared her throat. "This time, it does not matter who participates in the Golden Hand Awards ceremony, the winner should be us no matter what."

She looked at them seriously and continued. "The company will produce these seven pieces and they will be presented under Ran Ran."

"What?"

"Why"

Came the whispers of dissatisfaction. These were obviously not made by Ran Ran. Why was the boss doing this?

"Does anyone have opinions?" she asked in a cold tone.

Apart from the designer called Ran Ran, the other designers were displeased. They were silent except a youthful man called Lin Ye. "Boss, these were obviously designed by all of us." In actual fact, four out of them were painstakingly made by him. "Don't you think presenting them to the public as the work of one person is too unfair?"

Yun Xuan glanced at the young man. The man looked down when he noticed her gaze. Ever since entering this studio, he had carried a torch for their boss Yun Xuan. He liked and admired everything about her and literally worshipped the ground she walked on.

Normally, he would never retaliate against anything the boss did but wasn't this crossing the line?

Those drafts were a result of his sweat and blood. How could he let them be presented to the world as someone else's work?

Yun Xuan averted her gaze and sighed. "Mr. Lin, the world is unfair. Whatever is fair to you is unfair to other people. Whatever other people consider fair is also unfair to you.

Must we be fair to the world and lose? You do know how much this award means to the studio, don't you?"