Chapter 1508 - 1497: Avenging My Sister

Chapter 1508: Chapter 1497: Avenging My Sister

Ever since Ye Qiu agreed to learn production in Li Zhihua’s studio, Li Zhihua has been very happy, pulling Ye Qiu aside to impart a wealth of knowledge, even neglecting his own cousin, which made Li Si Yue feel quite uncomfortable. After being rejected, Xia Meng and Yu You didn’t speak much either.

Ye Qiu’s expression remained unchanged, but she had her calculations in mind, realizing Li Zhihua was playing mind games, intentionally causing a rift between her and the people in her dormitory, so that she’d have no choice but to approach Li Zhihua for help in the future.

However, she didn’t care. She joined A University and entered this profession solely to uncover the truth behind her sister’s death years ago. She could do without friends, and as the gap widened, she would probably have little in common with people like Xia Meng and Li Si Yue.

Li Zhihua and Ye Qiu enjoyed their meal immensely, seemingly having endless topics to discuss, laughing and chatting until Li Zhihua’s phone rang.

After answering the call, Li Zhihua’s smile turned sweet, and her tone became even gentler: "Yes, I’m almost done eating, you can come over now."

"Is it your senior’s boyfriend?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile. "From the look on senior’s face, I can tell you have a great relationship."

"Yes." Li Zhihua said without reservation, "We grew up together since we were little, you could say we’re childhood sweethearts!"

"That’s wonderful!" Ye Qiu said with a sigh, "I heard from Si Yue that there were other women who tried to interfere but failed, is that true?"

"Our relationship isn’t something ordinary people can destroy. Let’s just say she was naive."

"Isn’t senior mad at her?"

"The person is gone; how could I be mad? It didn’t harm us anyway, so let bygones be bygones."

Li Si Yue interjected, "Who doesn’t know how much you endured back then, cousin? That woman even spread rumors that your fiancé liked her instead, which is impossible! Your family set the engagement since childhood. That woman deserved it, given her poor character, yet she dared to interfere. Fortunately, justice prevailed in the end."

Ye Qiu clenched her fist and watched Li Zhihua scold Li Si Yue: "How can you harbor so much resentment at such a young age? You’re not allowed to say things like that anymore. What’s past is past, and don’t blame me as your cousin if I have to teach you."

Li Si Yue pouted in grievance, "I know, it’s just that you’re kind-hearted, cousin."

"I’m sorry, it’s just a trivial matter in the past, my cousin is just making a fuss," Li Zhihua said, adjusting her mood, and at this time, no matter how curious Xia Meng and the others were, it wasn’t proper to ask further.

Soon, a handsome man, led by a waiter, came over to their table, impeccably dressed in a suit, just like when he came to pick up Li Si Yue that day, exuding elegance.

"Hello, everyone." He greeted Ye Qiu and the others warmly, and then looked at Li Zhihua with a doting smile, "I might need to apologize to all of you. I promised to take my girlfriend out to a movie, so now she has to say goodbye to you."

"It’s fine, it’s fine." Xia Meng waved her hand hastily, "Senior, you should go. We freshmen have a curfew and need to head back too."

"Then I’ll call a car to send you back." Wang Chengyang said while taking out his phone.

Xia Meng whispered, "Senior is really nice, and he pampers senior so much. I can’t understand why anyone would try to ruin them in the first place."

Ye Qiu gave her a look without speaking and took a deep breath again. She wouldn’t let her sister be maligned for long; she was determined to clear her sister’s name.

After Wang Chengyang finished his call, he didn’t leave immediately but waited with Li Zhihua for the car to pick up Ye Qiu and the others.

The car didn’t take long to arrive, and Li Zhihua waved to Ye Qiu: "If we have anything to discuss, let’s do it through the phone. I might not have time tomorrow since it’s Sunday, but starting Monday, you can come to my place anytime you don’t have classes or in the evenings. I’ll send you the address of my studio later."

"Okay, thank you, senior." Ye Qiu said very obediently and gratefully.

"Who is she? Why are you so interested in her? Even inviting her to your studio?" Wang Chengyang asked while driving.

Li Zhihua applied lipstick in the passenger seat, nonchalantly replying, "A rather talented junior, I think her talent might even surpass that of Zhan Yao’s back then."

Wang Chengyang suddenly braked, frowning deeply at her: "What do you intend to do? Do you want to deal with her like you did with Zhan Yao?"

Due to the sudden stop, Li Zhihua’s lipstick went awry, and she was very annoyed: "What’s wrong with you? Can you not overreact like this?"

"You should ask yourself what you intend to do. Was Zhan Yao’s lesson not enough for you? Do you know how much effort our two families put into smoothing out the Zhan Yao incident?" Wang Chengyang took a deep breath and said, "Aren’t you already well-known enough? Isn’t that enough?"

"What do you know?" Li Zhihua’s expression turned grave, "Without winning an international award, without Jian Lifan taking me as his apprentice, my little fame will soon fade. What foothold can I have in the fashion industry?"

"Are you going to steal others’ creativity again? Aren’t you afraid of being found out and facing even bigger troubles?"

"I won’t be. We handled the Zhan Yao matter so well. Moreover, this time I’m well-prepared, and I’ve inquired—Ye Qiu comes from a single-parent family with just a mom who is ill and requires a lot of money for medication each month." Li Zhihua spoke confidently, "This time, I intend to make Ye Qiu willingly sell her creativity to me."

"Aren’t you afraid she’ll regret it later when she has money and turn against you?"

"No, this time we’ll be co-creating. Right now, I’m more famous than her; everyone knows about my talent. If I say I guided her, no one will dispute it." Li Zhihua clearly had it all planned out.

Wang Chengyang still wanted to advise: "Can’t we take it step by step slowly? This is too risky; any slip could be disastrous."

"You dare to criticize me?" Li Zhihua looked at him with irony, "If it wasn’t for you who set this in motion, would I have plagiarized Zhan Yao’s creativity? You were the one who personally gave me her work and destroyed her drafts. You’re the ultimate culprit who pushed me to where I am today, and now you say I’m wrong?"

Wang Chengyang’s expression turned grim: "I’m just regretting it; it’s because I’m worried about you."

Li Zhihua softened her expression and said warmly, "I’m sorry I was too agitated just now. I know you’re thinking of me. Don’t worry; this will be the last time. Once I’ve used Ye Qiu’s creativity to win an award, or if I’m taken as an apprentice by Teacher Jian Lifan, I will definitely stop."

"Alright." Wang Chengyang eventually relented, holding her hand, "Make sure you tell me if anything comes up."