My Breathtaking CEO Wife Novel - Chapter 28
Chapter 28: Chapter 28 – Chen Jia Jun’s Banquet
Although her question wasn’t easy, Li Tian still managed to give her an answer after he saw how determined Lin Yi was.
After hearing Li Tian’s reply, a subtle smile appeared on Lin Yi’s face.
She didn’t have any feelings for Li Tian, but he was still married to her. Lin Yi would never allow him to have another woman outside her house.
It was all about her dignity and pride. She was never going to let any other woman mess around with her own husband.
Lin Yi knew she had won this time, again. Since young, she was already used to winning.
“You should’ve told me that you were working at Qing Cheng International Group. Just based on the suggestions you made that day about our designs, I would easily have let you join our Technical Department. You’d be earning way more there compared to an assistant position in the PR department.”
Lin Yi began to talk about work. Li Tian’s suggestions were extremely useful, causing Lin Yi to be impressed by him.
The most vital aspect to a product was user experience, and Li Tian’s suggestions were completely spot on.
“There’s no need to. My current job isn’t bad at all, it’s stress-free, and I can still earn some money.”
Li Tian was beyond satisfied with his position. He even thought it was close to being a dream come true. His daily duties were simple, and most importantly, he was surrounded by so many beautiful women every day. He wouldn’t trade it for a higher salary.
“You… Forget it, it’s up to you if you really want to stay there. Since you had such unique suggestions for our designs the last time, I’d like to ask for your opinions on our new designs for this coming Autumn Fashion Week. Do you think we have a chance of being nominated?”
Lin Yi was referring to their chances of getting a nomination rather than winning. It seemed as though she didn’t have much confidence this time.
“Uh… How does one get nominated?”
“To receive a nomination, one of the judges must approve our design. On that day, there will be a total of eight main judges and 32 assistant judges.”
“There should be no issues with getting a nomination then. What is the criteria to win?”
After hearing Li Tian’s reassurance, Lin Yi let out a sigh of relief. She didn’t know why, but she trusted Li Tian’s judgments. Perhaps she just needed the reassurance.
“Winning is a completely different story. We would need one of the main judges to put in a recommendation for us, and we must also have the approval of at least three other main judges. Each year, there will only be 10-15 winners from a pool of thousands of designer companies all around the world.”
“Three main judges? That’s not a lot. Will the judges be the same ones from the Summer Fashion Week?”
“Except Hollywood star, Catherine, they’ll be the same judges.”
When he heard Lin Yi’s answer, Li Tian became more confident. Pshh, it’s not hard to make a few phone calls.
“Don’t worry, follow my plan. I promise that we’ll win.”
Although she didn’t know where Li Tian’s confidence came from, Lin Yi nodded at his words.
At this moment, Lin Yi’s secretary knocked on her door and entered. She was a little taken aback when she saw an unfamiliar man in the President’s office. After all, only a few people were allowed to come into Lin Yi’s office.
Despite being surprised, she calmly reported, “Ms. President, Chairman Chen Jia Jun from Chen Group would like to invite you to his banquet tonight. Here is the invitation card.”
The secretary placed the invitation card in front of Lin Yi, but Lin Yi froze upon hearing Chen Jia Jun’s name.
If Li Tian wasn’t present, she would have agreed without hesitation.
However, she was worried that Li Tian would mind if she had agreed to attend the banquet.
Lin Yi and Chen Jia Jun were classmates from university. They were the ultimate campus belle and beau. Lin Yi even dated Chen Jia Jun for a while but had broken up when Chen Jia Jun went to the army during their junior year.
After a few years, Chen Jia Jun returned to start up his own company in Jiangdu. When he found out that Lin Yi was there too, he immediately rushed to see her.
He didn’t expect to have an argument with Li Tian that day, so he hadn’t been contacting Lin Yi ever since. However, today, he chose to send an invitation card to Lin Yi.
“Ms. President, are you…”
The secretary was still waiting for Lin Yi’s answer. When one of Chen Jia Jun’s employees sent the invitation card, he mentioned that he needed to know whether Lin Yi was attending or not, otherwise…
“Leave it here for now. I’ll decide and tell you later.”
“Understood.”
The secretary took one final glance at Li Tian before leaving the office.
Even though the secretary tried to be stealthy, Li Tian could easily tell. He scrunched up his nose and said, “Looks like your secretary was shocked to see me alone with the legendary President in her office.”
Lin Yi pretended not to hear Li Tian teasing her. In the end, Li Tian only managed to embarrass himself.
“Since Chen Jia Jun sent an invitation card, you should go. Don’t worry about how I feel, I’m not that petty, you know.”
Li Tian said when he noticed Lin Yi hesitating.
“Okay, I’ll go then.”
“Huh? You’re agreeing so easily? Why don’t you think about this some more? You’re making me feel sad! How could you agree to another man’s invitation so quickly?”
Li Tian’s continuous teasing was melting Lin Yi’s heart, despite the cold look she displayed on her face.
“Listen to me. What I meant to say was, I’m going to the banquet tonight, but you’re also coming with me.”
“What? No thank you. I don’t like these types of occasions. Those people are going there to flatter Chen Jia Jun anyways. Him and I don’t have anything to talk about.”
Banquets were for rich people to brag about their riches and power. Some of the banquets were also organized as an opportunity for people to flaunt their talents and connections.
Li Tian didn’t have anything to brag about, so he wouldn’t want to attend events like that.
“What if I said so?”
Lin Yi looked directly into Li Tian’s eyes and said.
“Please don’t. You can’t force me. How about I drive you there, and pick you up later?”
“Do you even have a driving license?”
“Uh…”
He didn’t.
“Okay, the discussion is over. Take the rest of the day off work to go buy a nice outfit for yourself. After I finish work, I’ll meet you at home and we can go together from there. Remember, it has to be expensive.”
Lin Yi’s man must never be looked down upon by others.
“Okay, I got it.”
Li Tian pouted as he left the office.
Clearly, Li Tian didn’t like Chen Jia Jun in the slightest. After their meeting, he knew how pretentious that man acted.
