In the bright office, Jiang Yuan was so busy at her computer that she couldn't take her eyes off it. After hearing Jiang Jianhuan's question, she paused in her typing and looked up at her meaningfully.
What do you think?
What do you think?
The three words, spoken lightly and casually, made Jiang Jianhuan's heart leap into her throat. She couldn't tell if it was good or bad, and her mind was filled with all sorts of wild guesses and fantasies. Just then, she saw Jiang Yuan withdraw her gaze and utter a sentence lightly.
"Of course I have high hopes for you."
...
Su Mo had already stopped in front of her, his hands hanging naturally at his sides. He glanced at her, his gaze fixed straight ahead, landing on the top of her head.
Jiang Jianhuan took the measuring tape and meekly measured his size.
A clean, white finger pressed against one corner, stretched it out, and measured from head to toe.
Jiang Jianhuan jotted down the numbers in a notebook.
"You... open your arms straight out," she whispered. Su Mo did as she was told, and the next second, she was suddenly pulled close.
Before Su Mo could even realize it, the slight feeling of restraint on his chest had disappeared. Jiang Jianhuan noted down his chest measurement and then went behind him to measure his shoulder width.
Arm length, waist circumference, hip circumference...
Su Mo felt like she had turned into a stiff stone, and watching her busy taking measurements gave her a strange sense of pleasure.
"Alright." Jiang Jianhuan finished recording all his measurements and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She looked up at him and said.
"That's all for today. If there's nothing else, I'll head back to the company."
"Hmm." Su Mo's whole body suddenly cooled down, her face darkened, and she hummed this out as if she were impatient.
Jiang Jianhuan, who didn't know what she had done to offend him again, silently lowered her eyes, packed her things, and quickly left with her bag on her back.
As soon as Jiang Jianhuan got out of the taxi and reached the bottom of the iro building, he received a call from Li Sa.
"Miss Jiang...you came today, how is Su Mo...?"
"Huh?" Jiang Jianhuan was completely confused.
"It's pretty good." It's just that at the end, it didn't look so good.
"Then what..." Li Sa sounded very anxious on the other end, her voice coming from her own mouth. Jiang Jianhuan paused for a moment, but still couldn't help asking.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Li Sa seemed to sigh, looking resigned.
"I'm sorry to bother you, Miss Jiang."
"Really nothing's wrong—" Jiang Jianhuan was about to ask further when the other end of the phone had already hung up, and the busy tone came through. She stared at the phone screen and pursed her lips in confusion.
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The collaboration notice was issued at the last minute, which caused a time crunch.
As soon as Jiang Jianhuan returned, he immediately threw himself into the design, and after several weeks of hard work, he finally completed the draft.
She didn't finish all the drawings until the early hours of the morning last night, and after checking them to make sure there were no mistakes, Jiang Jianhuan showed them to Jiang Yuan as soon as she got to work this morning.
There are five outfits in total: a suit series suitable for formal occasions, a casual jacket, and various matching accessories.
The main colors of the entire collection are mostly light colors, which look very unified and comfortable. The styles of the clothes are simple, but they are different from ordinary mass-market styles at first glance, which shows the designer's ingenuity.
Everything about Su Mo suited her temperament perfectly.
But within this whole ensemble, a light mint green, workwear-style jacket stands out as the only striking element.
This was Jiang Jianhuan's own secret, because she had thought this color suited Su Mo a long time ago.
Fresh, unique, and clean.
It smells like spring, symbolizing hope and beauty.
After reading it, Jiang Yuan nodded slightly without commenting. She simply asked Jiang Jianhuan to confirm with Su Mo. Jiang Jianhuan contacted Li Sa, and after a while, he said that he had sent it to Su Mo, but there had been no reply yet.
By the afternoon, nearing the end of the workday, Jiang Jianhuan still hadn't received any news. A day without any word from them meant that all the work progress was delayed.
Jiang Jianhuan thought for a moment, then casually opened Li Sa's chat window.
The phone rang shortly after the inquiry was sent. Li Sa sounded flustered and panicked on the other end.
“Miss Jiang, I’ve been so busy today. I just realized that Su Mo hasn’t replied to me all day, and I’ve tried calling him several times without getting an answer. I can’t reach him now—”
"Don't worry, he's an adult, he should be fine..."
"No, you don't know, Su Mo always forgets everything when she gets busy. She has fainted several times at home. If I hadn't found her in time..." Li Sa seemed to have thought of something, and her voice rose as if she had grasped a lifeline.
"Miss Jiang, could you please go check on Su Mo's house for me? I really can't leave. I'll send you the address and door code to your phone later. Thank you!"
Before Jiang Jianhuan could refuse, Li Sa hung up the phone. Immediately afterward, the phone vibrated slightly twice and displayed a row of addresses.
It's located in an upscale residential area not far from the company; it takes about twenty minutes by taxi to get there.
She stared at it for a long time, sighed, and resignedly packed her things to leave work early.
Chapter 6