The secretary appeared in front of Bai Yanfei without him noticing: "What are you still doing here?"
"ah?"
Where else could he go if he's not here?
“President Ling is unhappy. Why don’t you go and coax him? Men are easy to coax.” The secretary pushed Bai Yanfei to Ling Zeyu’s office. “He’s so worried about you, and you’re still out working. Cheng Xiao also said that she doesn’t need your help. You should stay by President Ling’s side and keep him company.”
Bai Yanfei stood at the office door. If he stayed by Ling Zeyu's side, Ling Zeyu would be even more unhappy.
He chuckled self-deprecatingly, but his secretary was still cheering him on from behind. Bai Yanfei mustered his courage, knocked on the door, and went in.
Ling Zeyu was looking at the documents and didn't notice who the person was. He thought it was someone who came to report on their work. After waiting for a long time without anyone speaking, he looked up and saw Bai Yanfei.
"What's up?"
"I... Sister Cheng said she doesn't need my help for the time being, there's nothing for me to do..."
Bai Yanfei stammered for a long time, unsure of what to say, but Ling Zeyu immediately understood what he meant.
"Stay here, don't make a sound, and don't appear in my sight."
After Ling Zeyu finished speaking, he lowered his head and continued looking at the documents. Fortunately, the office was big enough, and Bai Yanfei sat on the sofa, holding a tablet to improve his design draft.
Once he produces the finished design, Ling Zeyu will know whether he plagiarized or not. Jewelry styles are all similar; it's all about the details.
Bai Yanfei had long been eyeing the design competition within the Ling Group, and Cheng Xiao had also suggested that he participate. Although he was just a newcomer, Ling Zeyu was among the judges for this competition.
"Brother Ling, let's go back to the old house for dinner tonight."
Chapter 34 What are you doing in there?
Bai Yanfei looked up when he heard the sound. Su Yang's hand was wrapped in gauze. Su Yang saw that he was also in the office, and he blatantly showed off his injured hand.
That posture seemed to be showing off to Bai Yanfei.
"Tomorrow's Friday, go back on Friday." Ling Zeyu didn't even look up. "I'm looking at some documents, you can go out now."
"Then why is he allowed here?" Su Yang pointed at Bai Yanfei and said with dissatisfaction.
Bai Yanfei remained silent, still revising his draft. Su Yang saw Bai Yanfei scribbling and drawing, so he went over. When he saw the design, a look of panic flashed across his face.
"I'm going to the restroom." After saying that, he left. Bai Yanfei focused on revising the manuscript until it was time to leave work, and only then did he put down his pen.
On the way back, Bai Yanfei had gotten used to the silence. If Su Yang hadn't been in the car with him, he wouldn't have known that Ling Zeyu could be so talkative.
Ling Zeyu patiently answered all of Su Yang's questions, from company matters to the jewelry design competition. He told Su Yang everything, and Su Yang listened to their lively conversation as if he were an outsider.
After finally returning to the villa, Su Yang sat in his usual spot, the host's seat. Bai Yanfei stood next to Su Yang for a while, but the latter showed no sign of leaving.
Bai Yanfei looked at Ling Zeyu, but Ling Zeyu didn't respond at all.
"This is my seat." Bai Yanfei didn't want to lose even these superficial gestures. This was the only thing he could use to prove that he was Ling Zeyu's fiancé, so how could he just give it away?
"It doesn't have your name engraved on it, so how can you say it's yours? This is Brother Ling's house. If he doesn't speak up, where do you get the courage to talk to me like that?"
“I am Brother Yu’s fiancé. This is not a place for you to sit. The maids are watching.”
"You... I won't. Brother Ling doesn't care about these things, right, Brother Ling?"
Seeing Ling Zeyu nod slightly, Bai Yanfei knew he had lost again. He was completely helpless against Su Yang's arrogance and domineering attitude.
He resignedly sat down in another spot. He had been eating on time lately, and the time he spent feeling stomach discomfort had gradually decreased. He felt sleepy a little early tonight, and Bai Yanfei was afraid that Ling Zeyu would not let him into the room again, so he went into the room early to wash himself up and wait for Ling Zeyu.
Bai Yanfei waited until midnight, eventually falling asleep, but Ling Zeyu still hadn't returned. He was only wearing a bathrobe, with nothing underneath. He was willing to try anything to make things easier for Ling Zeyu, but Ling Zeyu wouldn't even touch him now.
Upon seeing Aunt Wang in the living room, Bai Yanfei casually inquired about her, only to learn that Ling Zeyu had spent the previous night in the study.
Just as he was secretly pleased that Ling Zeyu wasn't alone in a room with Su Yang, Aunt Wang dropped a bombshell on him.
"Xiao Yang is also in the study. He said he doesn't understand some things at work and needs to ask Zeyu for advice."
Bai Yanfei's mind exploded instantly; her mind was filled with images of Su Yang and Ling Zeyu alone in a room.
Su Yang likes Ling Zeyu so much, if the two of them are together, won't Ling Zeyu be unable to resist?
Ling Zeyu hasn't touched him in a long time either; is he feeling restless too?
A lone man and a woman were alone in a room, and one of them was in love with the other. Bai Yanfei dared not think about it too much. He turned around and went upstairs to the door of the study.
Just then, Su Yang opened the door, and the two met face to face.
What are you doing here?
What are you doing in there?
The two asked in unison, and Su Yang scoffed, "What do you think I'd be doing in there?"
Bai Yanfei peeked inside and saw that Ling Zeyu was neatly dressed, with only the fatigue from staying up all night on his face, and he was wearing pajamas.
"Brother Yu..." Bai Yanfei saw Ling Zeyu as if he had seen a savior. Perhaps his gaze was too direct, because Ling Zeyu looked at him with disgust.
"Xiaoyang is my younger brother, what are you fantasizing about?"
"I...I didn't." Bai Yanfei lowered his head in shame. He had just checked Su Yang's neck but hadn't left anything. Ling Zeyu loved leaving hickeys on his neck, and this time, he had truly misunderstood them.
Bai Yanfei dared not face Ling Zeyu because of his own suspicions, while Su Yang was as usual.
"I'll take all the design drawings to the company later. I'll take a look at them when I have time and see if there's anything that needs to be modified."
"I understand," Su Yang replied.
Bai Yanfei moved his lips, but remained silent with his head down.
Wasn't the question supposed to be directed at him?
After breakfast, the three of them got into the car and went to the company. Ling Zeyu and Su Yang had stayed up all night and slept for a while in the car.
After arriving at the company building, Bai Yanfei went over and woke Ling Zeyu up. Su Yang slowly woke up.
Why didn't you call me?
"Didn't you wake up?" Bai Yanfei gently patted Ling Zeyu's shoulder. "Brother Yu, we're at the company."
The company was filled with a low-pressure atmosphere all day. The secretary didn't dare to report on work because of Ling Zeyu's expression, so Bai Yanfei was pushed into the office by everyone.
“This is a bit too complicated. Simplify it a bit. This isn’t suitable for modern technology. Designs need to keep up with the times,” Ling Zeyu said, pointing to Su Yang’s design draft.
Upon hearing Ling Zeyu's words, Bai Yanfei, who was originally heading towards the sofa, inexplicably walked over there instead. Su Yang, seeing him, put away the manuscript.
"I'll go revise it now and show it to you this afternoon."
After saying that, he walked away in a panic. Bai Yanfei was puzzled, but Su Yang had been acting crazy for a long time, so he didn't take it seriously.
"Go play by yourself over there and don't bother me." Ling Zeyu lowered his head and started looking at the documents, not even glancing at Bai Yanfei.
Bai Yanfei obediently sat on the other side of the sofa. During this time, a secretary came in and, seeing the seemingly peaceful scene, breathed a sigh of relief.
As a result, the story spread throughout the company.
Everyone says that Bai Yanfei is Ling Zeyu's mental medicine; as long as Bai Yanfei is by his side, Ling Zeyu has no worries.
Bai Yanfei enjoyed this false news. Although he knew the truth was not like that, seeing everyone envying him, his heart, which had been hurt by Ling Zeyu, gradually healed.
Why are you still working on this sketch?
Chapter 35 How long do you want to sit here?
"I..." Bai Yanfei put the tablet away guiltily.
This was clearly his hard work, but it was being called stolen. Ling Zeyu's look at it like it was trash made him uneasy, and Bai Yanfei tried to explain something.
"I did not plagiarize."
Ling Zeyu didn't answer him. He saw Ling Zeyu dial the internal phone and call Su Yang over.
Seeing Su Yang's guilty expression, Bai Yanfei immediately understood. Su Yang had seen his tablet before; it contained his design drafts, but those drafts weren't complete yet, only a rough outline. So, Su Yang must have plagiarized him.
You copied my design drawings?
On matters of principle like this, Bai Yanfei would not want to rush things; the thing designers hate most is plagiarism.
"I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
"Then show me your drawings. I've recorded all my sketches. When did you draw them? Do you have a record of that?"
"I……"
Su Yang looked to Ling Zeyu for help, and Bai Yanfei looked at Ling Zeyu as well. He hoped that Ling Zeyu could uphold justice, since plagiarism was a serious matter that could be taken seriously or not, and if investigated, it would have a significant impact on the reputation of the Ling family.
After a long silence, Ling Zeyu finally spoke.
"Xiaoyang, you should go back now."
"Keep it a secret!" Bai Yanfei stood in front of Su Yang. "What are you feeling guilty about? Would the young master of the prestigious Su family plagiarize a mere designer's assistant like me?"
He decided to stand up for himself this time, otherwise Su Yang would just keep taking advantage of him.
"Bai Yanfei!"
Ling Zeyu's rebuke chilled Bai Yanfei to the bone. He looked at Ling Zeyu with grief in his eyes: "These designs are my hard work. I will not allow anyone to ruin them."
"No one is ruining your work; Xiao Yang is just being immature."
Whether Ling Zeyu noticed that something was wrong with Bai Yanfei, he stepped forward and patted Bai Yanfei on the back.
"Xiaoyang, apologize to him."
“I…” Su Yang turned his head away and said angrily, “I’m sorry.”
"Also, delete all the pictures you copied from me."
It was impossible for Su Yang to sincerely apologize to him, and Bai Yanfei was well aware of this. He just wanted Ling Zeyu to know that he would not use such underhanded methods, and that even without his own work, he would not plagiarize others.
"Delete it."
After Ling Zeyu spoke, Su Yang obediently deleted all the design drawings, and Bai Yanfei watched Su Yang do all this.
"I deleted them all. Is it really that big of a deal? It's just a few pictures... I... I'm leaving now." Su Yang said and ran out without looking back, leaving Bai Yanfei standing there in a daze.
Bai Yanfei looked up at the silent Ling Zeyu: "Didn't you hate plagiarism the most? You didn't accept any plagiarized dramas before, so why are you indifferent when this kind of thing happens in your company?"
This was the first time Bai Yanfei had questioned Ling Zeyu. Even when Ling Zeyu treated him badly, he had never questioned him like this before, but this time, he couldn't hold back.
Ling Zeyu has hurt Bai Yanfei's pride time and time again, and this time is no exception.