Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 574: Arrange Her Into the Planning Company?

"Isn't this a bit too large?" Pan Min stretched the underwear in her hands, inevitably frowning once she clearly saw the size.Seeing it from the side, Xu Qing also felt it was somewhat exaggerated. She thought about it and said, "Maybe Qingqing has developed?"

"For girls, late development is perfectly normal. Besides, Sister Min, it's been a long time since you last saw Qingqing, hasn't it?"

Xu Qing offered a reasonable explanation, but upon closer thought, it wasn't all that plausible. Pan Min gazed thoughtfully at the oversized underwear, but ultimately chose not to say anything.

In truth, even if they hadn't immediately suspected the underwear belonged to someone else on the spot, they would eventually harbor doubts upon looking back. But what did it matter? Once Xu Qing thought it through, she would accept it as a matter of course. For an incredibly capable man like Zhou Yuwen, currently at an age full of vigor and vitality, having a few extra girlfriends was perfectly normal.

As for Pan Min, she couldn't help but wonder, 'Could Yuwen possibly have other women besides my daughter?'

However, after only a moment of contemplation, Pan Min cut off her own train of thought. It wasn't that she believed Zhou Yuwen was incapable of such a thing, but rather that she wasn't the type to look for trouble. As a prospective son-in-law, Zhou Yuwen was basically considerate in every aspect toward both Su Qing and herself. Suspecting him so heavily without actually seeing him with another woman—wasn't that just looking for trouble?

Therefore, regarding this matter, she decided it was best to stop before going too far.

After finishing hanging the clothes out to dry, Xu Qing kept Pan Min company to watch a bit of television, and then they took a stroll around the neighborhood.

Pan Min quickly began to feel bored, but Xu Qing pointed out that her current lifestyle was something countless people would envy to no end.

"Is that so? Perhaps."

She didn't know why, but logically, coming to Jinling should have marked the beginning of a good life. Yet, since arriving in Jinling, she felt an ever-growing lack of a sense of security.

In the blink of an eye, a week had passed. Aside from going out for daily strolls with Xu Qing, she spent her time at home with expectation, hoping Zhou Yuwen would return.

Yes, pure expectation.

Because the villa was simply too massive, completely devoid of any human warmth.

As a result, Zhou Yuwen had become the sole focus of Pan Min's daily expectation.

Whenever Zhou Yuwen came back, she would personally cook a meal for him. That way, at the very least, she would know her day hadn't been completely wasted.

However, Zhou Yuwen rarely returned home. He usually only came back once every two days, and even then, it was because Pan Min would take the initiative to make a phone call and ask.

She knew Zhou Yuwen was busy.

But in Pan Min's eyes, no matter how busy he was, he still needed to eat.

Lately, Zhou Yuwen had been extremely busy discussing building construction issues with Jiang Xinyi. During his free time, he helped Li Shiqi and Shen Yu resolve issues at the planning company.

Zhou Yuwen originally believed that Li Shiqi and Shen Yu could handle things perfectly, but to his surprise, a real problem had arisen on the planning side.

A five-hundred-thousand yuan wedding planning project meant that both the men and women involved were certainly not short on money. The bride was an incredibly picky client who wasn't satisfied with either Li Shiqi or Shen Yu, and she even threatened that she absolutely had to have Chen Wan do it.

When the news reached Chen Wan, she couldn't help but feel a slight sense of superiority, believing herself to be irreplaceable.

However, her sense of superiority didn't last long, because Zhou Yuwen had already resolved the issue on his end.

The solution was incredibly simple.

Zhou Yuwen stepped in personally.

The moment she laid eyes on Zhou Yuwen, the bride was completely stunned.

Because among the prominent figures in Jinling, there wasn't a single person who didn't recognize Zhou Yuwen.

Zhou Yuwen only chatted with the bride for ten minutes. He told her, "Hello, madam. The Chen Wan you mentioned has already resigned from our company. Regarding your wedding, we have come up with a new proposal. Moving forward, I will personally be in charge of your wedding. If you are unwilling to proceed, our company will refund your entire deposit and provide you with a certain amount of compensation."

Five hundred thousand yuan was a massive sum for an ordinary person, but to Zhou Yuwen, it was nothing at all. There was no way he would go out of his way to bring Chen Wan back just for this money.

As soon as the bride heard that Zhou Yuwen would personally be in charge of her wedding, she completely stopped nitpicking.

Are you kidding? Zhou Yuwen was a highly renowned figure within the Jinling business community. Having him personally oversee her wedding was a privilege countless people would fight tooth and nail for, yet never obtain.

In fact, prior to this, many people had no idea that this planning company belonged to Zhou Yuwen. They merely thought it was a startup with a solid foundation of great ideas, even if its background wasn't particularly prestigious.

They never expected the man behind the scenes to be Zhou Yuwen.

While Zhou Yuwen was in communication with them regarding the wedding procedures, quite a few people secretly took photos of his tall, straight back as he wore his suit, frantically forwarding the images in various group chats.

"Oh my god, sisters, guess who I just saw!"

The bride had originally been making a fuss about wanting to cancel the order. But because of Zhou Yuwen, not only did they refrain from canceling, they even added an extra three hundred thousand yuan to the budget.

Zhou Yuwen guaranteed them that he would personally handle the execution of this wedding.

After leaving their home, Shen Yu and Li Shiqi felt incredibly discouraged, feeling as though they had completely botched the job.

But Zhou Yuwen simply stated that this was perfectly normal.

"I don't blame you two. They saw your unfamiliar faces and worried you might ruin things. After all, it's a wedding. They'll probably only have one in their entire lives, so they definitely don't want anything to go wrong."

Sitting in the back seat, Zhou Yuwen wrapped an arm around each of the girls, one on his left and one on his right. He gently patted their shoulders as he spoke comforting words.

Though he said that, Shen Yu and Li Shiqi still found it hard to lift their spirits.

They had always worked closely by Zhou Yuwen's side in the past and had fully believed that this wedding planning would be a piece of cake. Who would have thought it could be so complex?

Zhou Yuwen explained that wedding planning was essentially a service industry, and anything that involved dealing with people was bound to be complicated.

"I was only able to pull this off because of my reputation. Alright, don't be too down on yourselves. I'll drop you back at the company first."

This was the only way for now. The only unfortunate part was that Zhou Yuwen had originally wanted to pick one of them to manage the planning company, but from the looks of it, neither was quite suitable yet.

Upon returning to the company, Zhou Yuwen initiated a video call with Su Qing to explain what had happened.

Su Qing revealed that she had already written out the planning details for this particular wedding beforehand.

"You just need to follow my outline and add a few supplements. Also, there's no rush regarding the planning company. If it really doesn't work out, we can just suspend operations for a while."

Zhou Yuwen asked, "Wouldn't you feel bad if we stopped it?"

A clear trace of unhappiness appeared on Su Qing's face. "Even if I feel bad, what can I do?" she replied.

"I'm not home right now, so I can't keep bothering you with it, can I?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yuwen merely smiled.

Because he needed to finalize the planning proposal for the client, Zhou Yuwen had no choice but to do some overtime work that night, staying on the video call with Su Qing as they continuously discussed the details.

Usually, Su Qing would hand-draw the concept sketches for the set designs.

But with Su Qing not physically present, it was highly inconvenient for her to draw them.

Zhou Yuwen had no choice but to rely on Su Qing's descriptions and try to sketch out the designs himself.

Before he knew it, the time had reached nine o'clock in the evening.

Zhou Yuwen had promised Pan Min he would go home for dinner today. Who could have anticipated that he would be delayed for so long by this task? Back at home, Pan Min had finished cooking the meal and waited and waited, yet Zhou Yuwen was nowhere to be seen.

When she made a phone call to Zhou Yuwen, he told her he was doing overtime work at the company.

And so, unable to wait any longer, Pan Min stood up.

She decided to head over to the company to see exactly what Zhou Yuwen was so busy with.

She packed all the freshly cooked food into meal boxes. All by herself, she hailed a taxi and followed the location Zhou Yuwen had previously given her, arriving at the company.

Because Zhou Yuwen was working overtime.

Neither Shen Yu nor Li Shiqi had left either.

In the evening, all the main lights in the company had been turned off, leaving only two small lamps on.

Shen Yu and Li Shiqi exchanged a glance.

There had always been tension between the two of them. It wasn't just about their previous rivalry over who came first as Zhou Yuwen's girlfriend; they had also been competing for control over the planning company. That was until they completely messed up, and Zhou Yuwen told them, "Actually, another reason for your failure is that you weren't a united front."

"You're from the same company, yet you showed up at two different times, each claiming to be the planner in charge of the event. If that were me, I'd be incredibly annoyed too. The two of you need to take a good, hard look at yourselves and reflect."

Hearing Zhou Yuwen say this, the two girls felt even more depressed.

They genuinely sat in the company reflecting on their mistakes until nine o'clock.

At that moment, Li Shiqi stood up, walked over to Shen Yu's side, and said, "This whole thing is my fault."

"?" Shen Yu was taken aback. Li Shiqi took the initiative to explain that because she had always resented Shen Yu for stealing the position of Zhou Yuwen's girlfriend, she had stubbornly refused to admit defeat.

Thinking about it now, she realized that everyone was just doing their best for Zhou Yuwen's sake.

They shouldn't be creating more trouble for him.

"I bear some of the responsibility too." The moment Li Shiqi finished speaking, Shen Yu proactively took on her share of the blame as well.

She admitted that she shouldn't have been the one to actively crawl into Zhou Yuwen's bed that night.

"Honestly, later on, I also refused to admit defeat..."

Before she could finish her sentence.

Li Shiqi took the initiative and extended her hand.

"?" Shen Yu looked at Li Shiqi in confusion.

Li Shiqi declared, "Let's not talk about this anymore. We should both be working for Zhou Yuwen's benefit, not creating more trouble for him!"

Before this, Li Shiqi had been intent on competing with Shen Yu and the rest of Zhou Yuwen's many women for dominance. However, during the New Year, Zhou Yuwen had directly rescued her from her deeply broken home.

Li Shiqi realized she shouldn't spend every day dwelling on these pointless things.

As long as it was for Zhou Yuwen's ultimate good, she should be able to accept anything.

"Mm!"

Shen Yu had always wanted to be friends with Li Shiqi to begin with. Seeing Li Shiqi actively reach out to her now, she was naturally delighted.

The two clasped hands, and at the same time, both were completely unable to control themselves and burst into smiles.

And right at that very moment.

Carrying a small lunchbox, Pan Min arrived at the company entrance and couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me..."

The two of them turned their heads and saw Pan Min. Thanks to years of living an exquisite life, Pan Min currently looked to be in her early thirties at most. Not only was her figure incredibly slender, but she also possessed an indescribable charm.

Carrying the meal boxes with total elegance, she asked blankly, "Does your boss have the surname Zhou?"

Li Shiqi took one look at Pan Min and immediately asked, "You're Su Qing's mother, aren't you?"

Pan Min couldn't hide her surprise. "You know me?"

Li Shiqi nodded her head. "I went to City No. 1 High School. Su Qing, Zhou Yuwen, and I were all classmates. I've seen you before."

Hearing Li Shiqi say this, Pan Min's heart swelled with joy. It meant that Li Shiqi was also from their hometown, and more importantly, it proved she hadn't come to the wrong place.

"Is Yuwen here?" Pan Min inquired.

Li Shiqi nodded her head. "President Zhou is in his office. I'll take you there."

"Thank you so much!" A radiant smile spread across Pan Min's face.

Li Shiqi merely gave a slight nod.

And so, Li Shiqi led Pan Min straight to the office.

"Knock, knock."

After two knocks on the door, Zhou Yuwen, who was currently in the office twirling a pen, looked as though he found the situation extremely troublesome.

Seeing Li Shiqi walk in, he asked her what the matter was.

Before Li Shiqi could even answer, Pan Min followed her into the office.

Zhou Yuwen was completely astonished to see Pan Min. He hastily stood up and asked, "Aunt Pan, why are you here?"

"I came to see what on earth has you so busy. You skipped dinner again, didn't you?" Pan Min gently chided as she looked at Zhou Yuwen.

"Uh!"

Zhou Yuwen felt a bit embarrassed and signaled for Li Shiqi to step out first.

Pan Min realized that Zhou Yuwen truly was incredibly busy. Not only was he working hard at drawing these incomprehensible blueprints, but he was actually on a video call with Su Qing as well.

Seeing this, Pan Min couldn't help but feel a wave of relief wash over her.

She had originally assumed that with her daughter studying abroad, their relationship would gradually fade. Who could have expected it to remain this strong?

She told Zhou Yuwen that she had come to deliver some food for him.

Zhou Yuwen was just about to start eating.

But Su Qing suddenly interjected, "Mom, don't be disturbing us right now. When it comes to creative work, the worst thing you can do is interrupt."

"No matter how much you can't be interrupted, he still has to eat!"

At that moment, Pan Min put on the authoritative air of a mother. With immense curiosity, she pulled out the sketches to examine them, asking what exactly the two of them were working so hard on.

Zhou Yuwen truly was starving, and Pan Min's cooking was undeniably delicious.

He quickly picked up a meal box and immediately began devouring the food with great relish.

As he ate, he recounted the entire situation to Pan Min. He explained that Su Qing had come up with the proposal, but she insisted on using calla lilies for the set design, and Zhou Yuwen just couldn't seem to grasp the concept she was going for.

He had drawn over a dozen sketches, but Su Qing had remained completely dissatisfied with all of them.

After looking through the few concept sketches Zhou Yuwen had drawn, Pan Min couldn't resist pointing out, "Haven't you drawn all of these quite nicely?"

Zhou Yuwen agreed, "Right? I'm an amateur, so drawing them to this level is already pretty impressive."

"Give me a break! You could obviously draw them much better, you're clearly just being lazy!" Su Qing retorted, humming softly in discontent.

Zhou Yuwen argued that there was no need to take a single concept sketch so seriously.

After listening to Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing describe the vision back and forth, Pan Min picked up a paintbrush and quietly began to hand-draw the design herself.

Before Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing had even finished bickering, Pan Min spoke up, "Take a look. Is this the kind of effect you're going for?"

The moment Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing laid eyes on it, they were instantly amazed.

Zhou Yuwen exclaimed, "This is incredible, Aunt Pan! I never would have thought your hand-drawing skills were this advanced!"

Pan Min modestly denied it.

"I was just sketching blindly. I'm not sure if it's the exact effect you two wanted."

"Yes, this is exactly the effect I was looking for!"

Su Qing's eyes lit up brightly, and at the same time, she couldn't resist scolding Zhou Yuwen, "Zhou Yuwen, look at my mom, and then look at yourself!"

Zhou Yuwen shot back, "Well, isn't that a given?"

"Without Aunt Pan, you wouldn't even exist! I honestly think she draws better than you do."

Hearing this, Su Qing grew visibly a little displeased.

Meanwhile, upon hearing her daughter and prospective son-in-law express such deep satisfaction with her drawing, Pan Min burst into a light chuckle. She explained that she had just made a casual drawing, but if it could help them, then that was wonderful.

Zhou Yuwen assured her, "This is a massive help."

At this point, Su Qing suddenly suggested, "Hey, Zhou Yuwen, since my mom doesn't have a job right now anyway, why don't you see if you can arrange for her to join the planning company?"