After a moment, Li Daina remembered why she had returned this time, and the anger on her face gradually faded.
She took a deep breath, suppressing her anger, and slowly curved her lips. "Shi Xinxin, those things are in the past. It's useless for you to say them now. Anyway, not many people will remember that you were first."
Shi Xinxin had no patience to waste any more time with her. She said coldly, "You'd better have something important to tell me, otherwise, you'll be escorted out by security later."
Seeing that Shi Xinxin was in an extremely bad mood, Li Daina not only didn't restrain herself but became even more flamboyant. "It seems you haven't seen yesterday's news. My return to China this time is inseparable from you."
Shi Xinxin looked at her coldly. "Besides the relationship between a thief and the person being stolen from, what other relationship can we have?"
Hearing the unpleasant word "thief," Li Daina's eyes showed a hint of anger. She forced a smile. "You're wrong about that."
Li Daina stepped closer to Shi Xinxin, her fiery red lips slightly brushing her ear, and whispered, "I've come to make you pay the price for what happened four years ago!"
After speaking, Li Daina straightened up, still with a flamboyant smile, but her eyes were filled with malice, shining brightly at Shi Xinxin.
Hearing her words, Shi Xinxin gave no reaction. She merely looked at Li Daina calmly, her face expressionless.
This unusual reaction surprised Li Daina. She felt a bit astonished, and then she heard a disdainful laugh from Shi Xinxin.
She curved her lips. "I really don't know whether to say you're bad or stupid. You openly declared war on the internet, aren't you afraid someone will dig up what happened four years ago?"
Upon hearing this, Li Daina's eyes widened slightly. Obviously, this was also something she hadn't expected. She quickly regained her composure, but her tone was clearly lacking in confidence. "Even if they dig up what happened four years ago, so what? I've already had someone handle all of that. What they'll find is just a statement of you plagiarizing my work!"
Shi Xinxin looked at Li Daina as if she were watching a joke and sighed. "It seems you haven't paid attention to what happened four years ago for a long time. Why don't you search online now and see if our esteemed CEO CL has any black material online?"
Li Daina's face instantly changed!
She saw the familiar smile on Shi Xinxin's face and her lowered hands clenched slightly. Shi Xinxin only showed this triumphant smile when she was in a winning position. Li Daina clenched her fists. She didn't need to search online anymore; she already knew the outcome in her heart.
"I won't waste any more time arguing with you. Anyone with a brain knows it's best not to mess with me," Shi Xinxin warned Li Daina expressionlessly, then turned and left her behind without looking back.
Li Daina suddenly turned around, her gaze fixed on Shi Xinxin's retreating figure, and said, "Shi Xinxin, your few successes were just by sheer luck! Just wait, I've come back this time to make you taste the feeling of falling to the bottom!"
Shi Xinxin simply took these words as a joke, not even turning her head. She strode into the company building, leaving only her back to Li Daina.
It wasn't that she underestimated Li Daina, but rather that Li Daina had no real talent and relied entirely on money and background. But there were so many designers with backgrounds, who lacked her money?
This was also why Li Daina's reputation in the design circle hadn't risen. Shi Xinxin couldn't help but find it amusing that she had the energy to run back to China to harass her, yet she didn't bother to improve her own skills.
Standing there, Li Daina stomped her foot fiercely. The sound of her high heels colliding with the marble floor was extremely jarring. She gnashed her teeth in anger, her eyes filled with resentment.
If Shi Xinxin hadn't interfered in the competition four years ago, she would have been the predetermined first place! Her reputation in the international design circle wouldn't be so low over the years!
Now, she could only enter the competition as a representative, not as a CEO. Li Daina was even more furious and driven mad!
She stood there for a long time, and finally, without a word, she put on her sunglasses and left haughtily.
Shi Xinxin arrived at the company. Because she had encountered Li Daina at the entrance, her mood was not very good, though not terrible either. As she walked to her office, she happened to run into Qiao Qiao, who was walking in the same direction.
Qiao Qiao saw Shi Xinxin and quickened her pace. "President Shi, how is that model situation?"
Shi Xinxin stopped. She had just remembered that she needed to contact the model. She rubbed her temples. There had been too much happening last night and this morning, and she hadn't had time to think about this matter.
She pushed open the door and said, "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. I'll contact her now. You come in and sit, and we'll see what the model thinks."
Qiao Qiao nodded and gently closed the door.
Shi Xinxin sat at her desk and tapped on the keyboard. She found Chen Yao's private account and then sent Chen Yao the sketch of the design and the collaboration proposal.
After everything was prepared, she waited for a response from Chen Yao. Shi Xinxin looked up at Qiao Qiao and saw that she seemed a bit uneasy. So, she went to the water dispenser and got her a cup of coffee.
"Here." Shi Xinxin gently placed the coffee on the coffee table and sat beside her. "You don't need to feel nervous. Just act as you normally would when you come to my office."
Qiao Qiao said thanks, pursed her lips, and said, "I'm just a little nervous. I don't know if that model will agree to the collaboration..."
Shi Xinxin raised an eyebrow. "Why do you think that? Give me a reason why Chen Yao wouldn't agree to collaborate."
Qiao Qiao twisted her hands together, looking a bit troubled. "I think, perhaps, the model might feel that my draft isn't suitable for her and thus refuse to collaborate."
"Don't worry. The company has detailed profiles for each model, clearly recording their preferences and fashion styles. Chen Yao's preference is also for a pure and clean style," Shi Xinxin said.
Qiao Qiao's furrowed brows finally relaxed slightly, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, a message notification sound chimed from the computer. Shi Xinxin got up and went over, seeing that the message on the screen was from Chen Yao.
Qiao Qiao also realized it might be a message from Chen Yao and straightened up, her tense gaze fixed on the computer.
Shi Xinxin finished reading the message and a faint smile appeared on her lips. She noticed Qiao Qiao's nervous gaze and smiled. "Alright, you don't need to be so anxious anymore. I was right. Chen Yao has agreed to this contract."
Qiao Qiao suddenly stood up, her hair flicking in an arc, clearly showing her surprise. "Really!"
Shi Xinxin smiled. "Of course, it's true. In a while, I'll have Yang Yue deliver the paper contract to her. You can also sign it, and this collaboration will be officially established."