That evening, Qin Tianyi and Xiao Anjing discussed over the phone, agreeing that Xiao Anjing would go to the hospital to look after Xiaoxiao the next day, and would notify them of any news.
Su Su, fearing she would feel the same sadness upon seeing Xiaoxiao, also agreed to Qin Tianyi's arrangement.
The next morning, she went to the studio as usual. As soon as she entered the office, her eyes lit up. There was a bouquet of flowers on her desk, forget-me-nots in her favorite purple and pink.
Her office had also been redecorated. Confused, she was about to ask Zhang Ting at the front desk when she turned around and saw Sophie beaming.
"Su Su, you're here. Do you like the office I decorated for you?"
Su Su then remembered that Sophie should have started working at the studio yesterday. She nodded and said, "I like it. These flowers are beautiful."
"I remember in Paris, you loved these forget-me-nots the most," Sophie said, walking into her office. "I saw that many things in your office were arranged in a hurry and not carefully designed, so I helped you tidy things up a bit. It looks much better now."
Su Su felt that both the previous and current arrangements were fine, but she was used to the placement of many items. With Sophie's changes, she didn't know where to find some of the necessary office supplies.
But she couldn't dampen Sophie's spirits. She smiled, sat down in front of her desk, and asked, "How was your first day yesterday? Do you like your own office?"
Sophie happily replied, "I like it here very much. I actually want to design in the same office as you. You don't need to prepare a separate office for me."
"Oh, we all design independently here. Anyway, your office is right next to mine, so it's convenient for anything," Su Su said, already looking down at the design drafts on her desk.
Sophie blocked her design drafts with her hand and said, "When we worked at Emma's studio before, we always worked in the same office and cooperated so well."
Su Su had to look at her again and said, "We were all students back then, so it was impossible to have separate offices."
"But..."
Su Su interrupted her, "If there's nothing else, go and work. Many designs need to be rushed."
Sophie reluctantly withdrew her hand and asked, "Why didn't you come yesterday? Did something happen at home?"
"Yes, the child had something."
Sophie immediately asked with concern, "What's wrong with Little Star? Is he sick?"
Su Su vaguely replied, "It's nothing serious. He's fine."
"That's good," Sophie smiled at her and said, "Then I'll go and work on the designs. Let's have lunch together."
Su Su gave her an OK gesture and quickly buried her head in revising the designs.
Not long after Sophie left her office, Zhang Ting came in with several files and express deliveries, handing them to her. "Su Su, these are all your express mail."
"Okay, put them down first," Su Su said, suddenly looking up as if she had thought of something. "From now on, when I'm not here, you are responsible for locking my office and not letting anyone in."
"Including your good friend Sophie?" Zhang Ting asked resentfully.
Su Su heard that Zhang Ting seemed dissatisfied with Sophie and said, "Yes, including her. What's wrong? Did she come to report yesterday and argue with you?"
"No, that didn't happen," Zhang Ting couldn't hold back and said, "She came in yesterday and went straight into your office, acting like she was the boss of this studio. She was giving orders to do this and that, and made your office a mess. She also kept saying that she was your best friend and that if any of us didn't listen to her, you would fire us..."
"Alright, I understand. Don't argue with her. Just let her have her way with things," Su Su said again. "If she comes into my office and touches my things again without permission, you don't need to confront her directly. Just tell me, understand?"
"Understood," Zhang Ting thought to herself that Sophie was indeed Su Su's good friend. Who would dare to offend the boss's friend? It's better to avoid trouble.
Su Su also instructed, "Also, remember not to let men approach her, and don't assign her any men's fashion designs."
This boss's friend was really strange. Zhang Ting responded with an "okay" and went out.
Su Su continued to work, not having time to look at the emails. She thought she must make time to take Sophie to the psychologist's clinic in the next couple of days.
She was busy until noon. When she had a moment, she was about to contact Xiao Anjing to see if Xiaoxiao's test results were out, but her phone showed an unknown incoming call.
"Hello, is this Gu Su Su, Designer Gu?"
"Yes, who is this?" Su Su heard a woman's voice and couldn't recall who it was.
"It's me, Lily Zhou. We met at the Shu Corporation's banquet last time."
Su Su immediately remembered. Lily Zhou was the design director of RJ. She quickly said, "Hello, hello."
"It seems you're too busy to remember me?" Lily Zhou joked.
Su Su smiled and said, "How could I? I've just been a bit busy lately and haven't had time to contact you."
"If you don't have time to contact me, have you seen the emails our company sent you? Are you interested in cooperating with us on the next season's new designs?" Lily Zhou said, "I've already recommended your studio to headquarters. It all depends on your decision."
"Ah, really?" Su Su was overjoyed to hear such good news. "Can my studio cooperate with RJ? Am I dreaming?"
Lily Zhou also laughed on the phone, "Of course not. I've shown your design sketches to the people at headquarters, and they all love your design inspiration. So, are you willing to cooperate with us?"
"Yes, I am, of course! It's an extreme honor."
"Then it's settled. Please check the emails I sent. Come to our company tomorrow to sign the contract as soon as possible," Lily Zhou said decisively.
Su Su said, "Okay, no problem. See you tomorrow."
After hanging up, she immediately found the RJ document among the express mail Zhang Ting had delivered that morning. She opened the outer paper cover, and indeed, it was a letter of intent for cooperation.
At this moment, Sophie, who had been standing at her office door for a while, saw her talking on the phone so happily. She initially thought she was talking to Qin Tianyi, but later realized it wasn't, which made her feel a bit relieved. She knocked on her office door and walked in.
"Su Su, what's making you so happy?"
Su Su placed the RJ letter of intent for cooperation in front of her and said happily, "We're going to cooperate with RJ's branch here, the renowned RJ company!"
Sophie was also happy for her and took a few glances at the letter of intent. "That's great! It's the famous RJ in the Paris fashion industry, right?"
"Yes, we can go and sign the formal contract tomorrow," Su Su said, taking the letter of intent back from her hand and holding it to her chest like a treasure.