Chapter 44

Fang Qiuwen had just been released from the army and when he returned to the tailor shop and ran into Shu Wan, his expression became unnatural for a moment.

Li Shengnan ran behind Fang Qiuwen and whispered, “Master, she’s here to see you.”

Fang Qiuwen saw Li Shengnan covering her face and asked, “What’s wrong with your face?”

Li Shengnan let go of her hand, and the half of her face that was exposed was swollen. She said aggrievedly: “I just told her that you were not in the store, and she hit me.”

Her eyes were red and her voice was choked as she spoke, completely different from the arrogant person she had just been.

Shu Wan had to admit defeat when she saw it.

Fang Qiuwen’s questioning gaze swept over, and Shu Wan said coldly, “Your skills are not good, but your skill of confusing right and wrong is perfect.”

Li Shengnan’s teeth were about to break, but she still looked aggrieved.

“Master, I was wrong. Don’t let me delay your work.”

On one hand, he was humbly trying to make peace, and on the other hand, he was aggressive. Fang Qiuwen probably made a judgment and turned to Shu Wan in disappointment, “I’m not in the store, just wait, why are you hitting people?”

“Why don’t you ask me why I hit someone?” Shu Wan asked back.

“Master, forget it, I’m fine.” Li Shengnan tugged at the corner of Fang Qiuwen’s clothes and said in a low voice.

Hearing his apprentice’s considerate and generous words, Fang Qiuwen’s heart instantly tilted towards Li Shengnan.

“You shouldn’t hit anyone anyway.”

“It seems that you are not interested in the reason.” To be honest, Shu Wan was a little disappointed with Fang Qiuwen. It’s not a good idea to make a hasty judgment based on only one side of the story. Let’s end the cooperation after this one. Fang Qiuwen will fall into trouble sooner or later with his personality.

Fang Qiuwen frowned, dissatisfied with Shu Wan’s attitude, “You owe Shengnan an apology.”

“Since you look down on me, insult me, put the blame on me and refuse to change despite repeated admonitions, I’m already being merciful by giving you a slap in the face.” Shu Wan shrugged.

“Master, don’t let me affect your cooperation.”

Li Shengnan’s words undoubtedly added fuel to the fire. Fang Qiuwen suddenly thought of the cooperation, and a trace of guilt flashed across his face.

Although she had made an agreement with Shu Wan first, a more suitable candidate came to her a few days ago. He was impeccable in terms of popularity, experience and skills, and was more suitable than Shu Wan.

The only bad thing is that the other party is unwilling to give up the position of designer.

Fang Qiuwen has been in contact with the other party these days and is preparing for the competition. As for Shu Wan, Fang Qiuwen plans to do both. After submitting the work, he will find a reason to get rid of Shu Wan.

But she didn’t expect Shu Wan to come to her on her own initiative.

Fang Qiuwen saw Li Shengnan’s swollen face from the corner of her eye, and her eyes were thoughtful. She might as well take the opportunity to refuse to cooperate and tell others that the responsibility was not hers.

Having made up his mind, Fang Qiuwen looked at Shu Wan disappointedly, “Sorry, we are not suitable for cooperation.”

Li Shengnan raised the corner of her mouth and looked at Shu Wan provocatively, her mouth saying “you deserve it.” ‘

Shu Wan actually dared to hit her, so she must bear the consequences.

Shu Wan ignored the clown on the other side and asked Fang Qiuwen directly, “Are you serious?”

Fang Qiuwen nodded, “Although strength is important, other qualities are equally important.”

Shu Wan sneered. For someone who secretly wanted to design a signature and was extremely eager to be famous, she immediately refused to cooperate when someone said a few dirty words at her. This must be a long-planned move.

The master from Bie Shi that Xiaoling mentioned before was probably a more suitable candidate than her, so she became an abandoned pawn.

No wonder Fang Qiuwen didn’t look for me yet. I was afraid that he was treating me as a backup.

Shu Wan was somewhat glad that she didn’t just wait there foolishly, and she was always ready to prepare sweaters and go out to the stall.

After figuring out the key to the matter, Shu Wan lost interest in staying.

Xu Xiaoling, who was standing by, was not clear about the situation. When she heard Fang Qiuwen refuse to cooperate because of what happened just now, Xu Xiaoling quickly explained: “Master, it was because Senior Sister said something a bit too much that Sister Shu Wan took action.”

Xu Xiaoling didn’t dare to look at Li Shengnan when she spoke.

She had to tell the truth and couldn’t let Sister Shu Wan miss the opportunity for cooperation because of a misunderstanding.

Li Shengnan looked unhappy. “Xiaoling, you can’t lie just because you have a good relationship with Shu Wan.”

Xu Xiaoling mustered up her courage and said, “I’m telling the truth.”

“You look down on Sister Shu Wan and say that she is not decent.”

Li Shengnan knew that Xu Xiaoling never told lies. She looked at Fang Qiuwen in panic, and as expected, she saw suspicion in his eyes.

Li Shengnan glared at Xu Xiaoling fiercely and warned in a low voice: “I am your senior sister, how can I side with outsiders? You saw me being beaten just now, tell Master that it was Shu Wan who bullied me without knowing right or wrong.”

“Sister, I won’t tell you.”

After saying that, Xu Xiaoling lowered her head, stared at her toes motionlessly, and turned a deaf ear to Li Shengnan’s words.

Li Shengnan stamped her feet fiercely, “Master, I did say a few bad words, but you know I don’t think what I say, and I didn’t mean that.”

“I know.”

Fang Qiuwen nodded, then turned around and blamed Shu Wan, “Why didn’t you say it earlier? If you want to make it clear…”

Shu Wan smiled, “Explain it clearly and then continue the cooperation?”

Fang Qiuwen choked, then his eyes lit up. It was not impossible. Although the master agreed to cooperate, there was no guarantee that he would not run away unexpectedly. It would be better to keep Shu Wan hanging for now.

“Of course the cooperation will continue.”

Fang Qiuwen readily agreed and became as warm and friendly as before. Shu Wan looked at her suspiciously, then realized that he was probably treating her as a backup.

She could be a backup, but she didn’t know if the other party could afford the price.

Shu Wan also smiled and said, “If we continue to cooperate, I will ask for a 10% deposit. If we do not cooperate in the future, the deposit will not be refunded.”

Fang Qiuwen’s smile froze on his face. “Deposit?”

A 10% deposit is 100 yuan, which is not a small amount.

Fang Qiuwen was not happy about giving Shu Wan a hundred yuan for nothing. She touched her nose and said awkwardly, “Forget it then.”

After getting the cooperation results, Shu Wan didn’t want to stay any longer and left directly.

Xu Xiaoling walked Shu Wan to the door. She lowered her head, her face full of self-blame, “If only I had stood up earlier.”

If she hadn’t been timid and afraid of her senior sister, and had come forward earlier to clarify the misunderstanding, maybe Sister Shu Wan would have been able to participate. I heard from Master that this project is very important.

Since Master said so, it must be very important to Sister Shu Wan. Xu Xiaoling felt even more guilty when she thought about how Sister Shu Wan missed the opportunity because of her.

Shu Wan patted Xu Xiaoling on the shoulder and said, “It’s none of your business. Even if what happened just now hadn’t happened, your master and I wouldn’t have been able to cooperate.”

“Why?” Xu Xiaoling wondered.

“Your master has a more suitable candidate. Today, she took advantage of the situation and refused to cooperate. To be honest, I want to thank you for standing up bravely, so that I can leave with my head held high.”

“By the way, I live in the city now. You can come and visit me when you have time.” Shu Wan blinked and smiled.

Xu Xiaoling’s eyes lit up and she nodded happily.

After seeing Shu Wan off, Xu Xiaoling skipped back to the tailor shop. As soon as she stepped in, she saw her master and senior sister with serious faces.

Fang Qiuwen walked up to Xu Xiaoling and said, “Copy the sect rules a hundred times. You are not allowed to go home if you don’t finish.”

After saying that, Fang Qiuwen turned and went into the house.

Xu Xiaoling asked with a pale face, “Senior Sister, why did I do something wrong and why are you punishing me?”

Li Shengnan rolled her eyes. “How dare you ask me that?”

“Is it because I just spoke up?”

“That’s good to know. Be obedient next time and don’t talk nonsense. You know that Master is the most protective of his shortcomings and will not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes.”

After saying that, Li Shengnan pulled out the corner of her clothes and turned into the inner room.

Listening to the laughter coming from the inner room, Xu Xiaoling was in a trance, as if she was meeting them for the first time.

Because she is my senior sister, should I stand by her without any thought, regardless of right or wrong? Even if you do something wrong, do you have to be unconditionally biased, or even lie?

The image of the master who used to be so high and unattainable, at this moment, somewhat collapsed in Xu Xiaoling’s heart.