After sending out the email, Su Jingxuan didn’t care whether Yan Junfeng would use his design sketches or not.
He didn’t expect these design sketches to directly help Yan Junfeng. He only needed to gain recognition from him. This was a crucial step for a future grand reversal, paying back how the female lead had defeated the original owner. He would use the same tactics.
On the other hand, Yan Junfeng’s reaction after receiving the email exceeded Su Jingxuan’s expectations. After looking at the eight design sketches, Yan Junfeng felt only one emotion – excitement! Absolutely excited!
Su Jingxuan’s speculation was correct; Yan Junfeng indeed had the ability to solve the current issues in the company’s jewelry business. However, although the concept was simple, the implementation process was not easy.
The jewelry industry emphasized design, fashion, and aesthetics. Regardless of how powerful a company was, without good designs, it was challenging to survive in this industry.
This was the major reason for the declining jewelry business of Yan Corporation in recent years. In the previous life, Yan Junfeng had spent considerable effort to hire a globally renowned designer to help the corporation with jewelry design and save it from its predicament.
This time, Yan Junfeng didn’t want to waste time and effort as he had other priorities – dealing with his second uncle. So, he planned to leverage the advantage of his rebirth and directly guide the company’s design team regarding the future trends in fashion over the next few years.
However, the design sketches sent by Su Jingxuan were like a godsend!
If the renowned designer he hired in the past helped salvage the Yan jewelry business, the design sketches from Su Jingxuan could directly reignite hope for Yan’s jewelry in the fashion world.
After reviewing the email, Yan Junfeng had no doubt that these eight design sketches, once revealed, would create a sensational wave in the fashion jewelry industry.
Who sent this to him? Who was the mysterious designer behind these eight sketches? Why were they helping him?
After the excitement, Yan Junfeng began to think rapidly. He sent a lengthy email to Su Jingxuan, inquiring about his identity, purpose, and ensuring the usage rights of the design sketches. He also expressed a desire to meet and discuss cooperation.
This outcome was within Su Jingxuan’s expectations but also unexpected.
The original owner himself had excellent design talents. He had worked in the jewelry industry in other worlds, and with his innate talent and experience, the works he created were unmatched. Although he wouldn’t claim that no one could surpass him, the pieces he produced were undoubtedly masterpieces that could lead the fashion trends.
However, Yan Junfeng refused to meet him face to face. Instead, he directly declined, using a new online ID to chat with Yan Junfeng. The bait was set, and now it was time to wait.
On Yan Junfeng’s end, not being able to meet him face to face left him somewhat disappointed. Still, adding him as a friend on the online platform ensured that the ‘mysterious designer’ wasn’t a threat, providing genuine assistance. Yan Junfeng felt more reassured.
At the same time, he became more interested in Su Jingxuan. The mysterious designer who could create such works was undoubtedly worth getting to know. If he could convince him to join Yan Corporation’s design team, it would undoubtedly be a significant boost in the future.
With this in mind, Yan Junfeng, originally focused on the cooperation, shifted his interest to the person behind the designs. Although he didn’t have information on the age and appearance of the person through online conversations, he keenly sensed that the person shouldn’t be too old.
No matter how hard Su Jingxuan tried to conceal it, the occasional childish tone in his speech, along with the habit of drawing a smiley face as his signature on the drafts of his design works, differed from the impression Yan Junfeng had of a serious and professional jewelry designer.
Yan Junfeng vaguely sketched an image of an adorable young boy in his mind. He really wanted to know what the person who could design such stunning pieces looked like. If his guess was correct, the designer must be an extraordinary and promising young talent in the future of the jewelry design industry.
However, unfortunately, the other party was unwilling to meet in person. Whenever it came to more personal questions, the mysterious designer would always respond with ‘secret’ and then quickly log off, disappearing.
Helpless, Yan Junfeng could only temporarily give up. He named the eight design sketches “Smile Series” and signed them as ‘Designer’.
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Su Jingxuan didn’t care about Yan Junfeng’s inner thoughts. He kept in touch every few days, and the rest of the time, he continued to stay in the hospital to recover. His only pastime was playing chess and chatting with Old Man Song in the neighboring ward.
Old Man Song also enjoyed his company. The elderly man loved playing chess, and he was delighted to have found a skilled opponent. Even though Su Jingxuan consistently defeated him, Old Man Song was never tired of it. Over the days, the old and the young formed a close friendship.
Originally scheduled for a week, the health check extended further as Old Man Song insisted on delaying it, treating the hospital stay as a vacation.
He even called a few old friends to the hospital, and the sight of a few old men battling against a teenager became a lively event in the hospital.
Song Mo Chen also became a frequent visitor to the hospital, coming every day.
At first, Old Man Song was secretly happy, thinking that his grandson was filial. But after a few days, he realized that his grandson was more concerned about the clever and cute young patient he had befriended.
Because every time Song Mo Chen saw the teenager, the cold aura surrounding him disappeared, even his usual aversion to strangers vanished. He became affectionate, hugging, pinching, kissing, and closely observing the person.
Not only the people accompanying Song Mo Chen were astonished by this change, but even Old Man Song found it surprising. With so many brothers and sisters at home, he had never seen his grandson being so close to anyone. It was truly amazing!
Although it was astonishing, Old Man Song wasn’t too surprised. The young patient was indeed likable, and this group of old folks enjoyed his company very much.
Since learning about the boy’s illness, everyone felt a deeper sense of pity. Despite the pain and weakness in his body, he never complained. He wore a hopeful smile on his face every day, remaining optimistic and cheerful, getting along with other patients in the hospital.
After learning about the boy’s condition, Song Mo Chen, without saying much, became a bit more cautious. Privately, he used his authority to sponsor John Joe’s artificial bone marrow research.
At the same time, he arranged to search for suitable bone marrow donors as a backup. He couldn’t bear the thought of losing his newly acquired treasure.
Su Jingxuan was unaware of the specific actions Song Mo Chen had taken, but he guessed that Song Mo Chen would take some action after learning about his condition. So, when he saw the news about ‘Huaguo’s sponsorship of John Joe’s artificial bone marrow research,’ he wasn’t surprised; he felt deeply moved instead.
To prevent his lover from worrying, Su Jingxuan secretly used his soul power to accelerate the healing of his body.
At least, he needed to ensure that he could walk, move around, and carry out daily activities like an ordinary person. Otherwise, not only would Song Mo Chen and Yang Cailian worry about him, but he himself would find it unbearable, being weak enough to cough and wheeze after taking a few steps.
These changes were not detectable by the doctors during the check-ups. Although they were surprised that his condition seemed to improve day by day, they didn’t suspect anything. They thought his positive outlook on life was the reason, a phenomenon not too uncommon.
A month quickly passed, and it was almost time for the Song family’s birthday celebration.
Old Man Song had already been discharged from the hospital and returned home early. Su Jingxuan, with the doctor’s approval, was also allowed to leave the hospital for recuperation.
When he was discharged, Yan Junfeng personally came to pick him up. Su Jingxuan wasn’t too surprised, and he cooperated with the original owner’s setting, revealing a pleasantly surprised expression.
Yan Junfeng, for now, still had significant value for Su Jingxuan. The other party wouldn’t completely ignore him, especially considering the good relationship he had with Song Mo Chen and others.
Upon returning to the Yan family, Su Jingxuan saw a young girl in a white dress in the villa’s hall. He was not too surprised. He wore the expression of surprise that the original owner had set, hiding his displeasure.
“Brother Yan, why is she in our house?”
He stared at Lu Jinwen in the large hall of the Yan family villa, and his expression, initially full of smiles, turned into one of dissatisfaction when he looked at Yan Junfeng for an explanation.
Yan Junfeng didn’t say anything, and his face darkened a bit.
Yang Cailian, standing beside him, patted his head, gently explaining and comforting, “It’s your Uncle Yan’s decision. Dr. John’s research will take some time, sweetheart. Don’t throw a tantrum… ”
The implication was that Yan Guoan was worried about John’s research not yielding results in time and that the teenager’s body might not hold up. Therefore, they decided to keep Lu Jinwen in the Yan family. If an emergency occurred, they would be prepared.
“But I don’t like her,” Su Jingxuan expressed his emotions with a low voice, unwilling but unable to argue.
On the other side, Lu Jinwen, upon hearing his words, immediately turned pale, nervously looking at Yan Junfeng and Yang Cailian. “Mr. Yan, Mrs. Yan, I…”
If Yan’s family rejected her bone marrow, she had already accepted the money from Yan’s family, and there was no way she could repay it.