Chapter 1515: The New Designer

“What do you mean?”

She couldn’t quite grasp the meaning of the words, “Whenever I stay overnight, it’s only at your place. I haven’t even stayed at my best friend’s house.”

So, she’s never spent the night at Song Jin’s place either?

Xu Shu’s expression softened a bit. He cleared his throat and turned his back, “When you’re at someone else’s house, don’t dress like that. You should have some awareness of self-protection.”

She muttered, “But you’re not just ‘someone else’…”

“I’m no exception.”

He let out a low breath, “I’m a man.”

Xu Tingting looked up at him, but Xu Shu never turned around. He reached back, pulled the door handle, and closed the door for her.

Xu Tingting couldn’t quite understand his actions and didn’t hear his footsteps. He must have walked away, just very quietly. She murmured to herself, “So confusing.”

The next day.

As soon as Nan Jiaojiao arrived at the company and took a sip of water, Director Qin, who had just returned from a business trip, came straight from the airport and called a meeting for the design department. Both Nan Jiaojiao and Yue Yu attended.

There was a new face in the meeting room—a man in his thirties with thick hair and eyebrows so dense they seemed drawn with an eyebrow pencil. His features were rugged, yet his eyes and facial expressions were gentle, especially with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth. No matter who he looked at, he was always brimming with affection, a typical attractive appearance, and he dressed well. He sat next to Yu Bing, the two of them leaning in to talk.

Yue Yu tugged at Nan Jiaojiao’s sleeve, “Who is that? He’s really handsome. There’s that word… um… ‘Uncle Circle’s Heartthrob!’ “

Nan Jiaojiao: “…”

She vaguely felt that this description, how to say it, had a bit of bromance to it.

“I deliberately walked behind him just now, and he doesn’t seem to be wearing makeup. If he hasn’t had any work done, then this face is really something else.”

Nan Jiaojiao patted her, “Stay calm.”

She didn’t really find that man handsome. To be honest, no man in the world was better looking than Bo Yanqing. She had experienced the best right from the start; everything else was chaff. Of course, she didn’t mean to belittle this guy’s looks, but her standards had been set sky-high by Bo Yanqing. For her, any man besides him was just a man.

Qin Qing entered, her assistant Jing Chuwen following behind her.

“I have two things to announce. From now on, the design department will add a new designer.”

She raised her hand slightly, gesturing towards the man, “This is Shen Bin. He’s well-known in the design industry and has won numerous domestic and international awards. However, as a newcomer to the company, relying solely on past achievements might not win everyone’s trust. For now, he’ll work as Yu Bing’s assistant, and once he makes contributions to the company, he’ll be promoted to designer.”

These were just formalities. Since Qin Qing put it this way, it implied that the new guy was already being given the status of a proper designer. Being Yu Bing’s assistant was just a transitional role, and his promotion was only a matter of time.

So, everyone was very courteous to him.

When Qin Qing began speaking, Shen Bin was already standing up, offering a friendly nod to everyone without fully bowing. Even when he stood, he didn’t show any sign of arrogance. His handsome face maintained a slight smile, “I look forward to working with all of you. I’ve prepared gifts for both design departments, just a small token of appreciation.”

He hadn’t brought the gifts in. On the surface, it sounded like everyone would receive the same thing, but clearly, more thought had gone into the gifts for the designers.

Qin Qing continued, “The second thing is, E.Y. has handled makeup and styling for several film crews. The latest was Chu Yao’s ‘The Empress’s Killing.’ Director Chen’s next film has entered into a preliminary agreement with our company. President Pei has already met with Director Chen, and unless something unexpected happens, we’ll secure this job. However—”