Sweetie, don't look at him, kiss me.

The elevator was extremely quiet.

The metal door reflected Lin Qingmian's blurry silhouette; her face was so pale that even she seemed like a stranger to herself.

"Mianmian."

Yao Yingyu gently touched her arm: "Are you... alright?"

Lin Qingmian snapped out of her daze and forced a smile: "It's nothing."

"Don't lie to me."

Yao Yingyu frowned at her, hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, "Actually... I already guessed it."

Lin Qingmian turned to look at her.

"You're the girl in the news, right? The one they call the third party who ruined Su Tingwan and Ji Linzhou's relationship."

There was a two-second silence in the elevator.

Lin Qingmian lowered her eyelashes and did not deny it.

"But I believe you're definitely not the kind of person they're describing!"

Yao Yingyu quickly added, her tone urgent and sincere: "You said yourself that you're not familiar with that Mr. Ji, so they must have made a mistake. How could someone as good as you become a third party?"

She spoke with conviction and force, as if the rumors would be shattered if she spoke loud enough.

Looking at her earnest expression, Lin Qingmian suddenly felt a lump in her throat: "Thank you for believing in me."

"There's no need to thank me."

Yao Yingyu waved her hand: "We're friends. Besides, I said so many nasty things to you before... I feel embarrassed."

The elevator was still going up, the numbers jumping one by one.

Lin Qingmian leaned against the elevator wall, staring blankly at the fluctuating numbers.

After a moment of silence, she suddenly spoke: "If I said... I'm Ji Linzhou's wife, would you be surprised?"

Yao Yingyu's eyes widened, her mouth forming an "O" shape: "N-no way?!"

Lin Qingmian stared at her shocked expression for two seconds, then tugged at the corner of her mouth: "Just kidding, I was joking."

"How could that be?"

Lin Qingmian smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes: "I just thought you were so nervous just now, so I wanted to tease you."

"You..."

The elevator "dinged" as it arrived at the designated floor.

The office door where they had arranged to meet HR was open, but no one was inside. The two women stood waiting at the door for nearly twenty minutes before a woman in a business suit finally arrived, carrying a stack of files. She paused for a moment when she saw them, then seemed to remember something: "Excuse me, are you Yao Yingyu?"

"Yes."

"that……"

The woman placed the documents on the table, apologetic smile on her face: "I'm so sorry, we just received a last-minute notice that all the internship positions for this year are filled. I'm sorry to have made you come all this way for nothing."

Yao Yingyu's smile froze instantly: "Full? But you were the ones who contacted me first, saying you saw my resume and wanted me to come for an interview..."

"There have been significant personnel changes, so the processes might be a bit chaotic."

The woman's smile remained polite yet distant: "Why don't you leave your resume, and we'll contact you again when we're hiring next time?"

Yao Yingyu opened her mouth, her fingers clenching the bag strap, but could only manage a dry "okay".

When the two of them walked out of the office, Yao Yingyu's lips were turned down and her eyes were a little red.

"I knew it."

She kicked the hallway carpet, head down, and said, "I knew there wouldn't be any good opportunities waiting for me. Who would even look at an ordinary student like me?"

"Don't say that."

Lin Qingmian reached out and patted her shoulder: "Your academic performance is excellent, and I've seen your design drafts; you have a lot of talent."

"What's the use of having spiritual energy?"

Yao Yingyu sniffed: "They don't even look at it."

"Look at that Miss Who Doesn't Sleep, she's a student just like us, but she's managed to sign a contract with a big brand like Dawn & Dusk."

"It's all over the internet, people are saying that her net worth will definitely skyrocket after this collaboration."

"I probably won't have this opportunity in my entire life..."

"You can do it too in the future."

Lin Qingmian looked at her earnestly: "Really, I think you have a lot of talent."

Seeing her sincere expression, Yao Yingyu sniffed and forced a smile: "Thank you for comforting me. Let's go, don't just stand here, it's embarrassing."

The two turned and walked towards the elevator. As they turned the corner of the corridor, they bumped into someone.

"Ms. Lin?"

Lin Qingmian raised her head and met Bai Cheng's slightly surprised face.

He was holding his phone, seemingly about to make a call, but instinctively put it away and bowed slightly when he saw her.

Yao Yingyu looked at Bai Cheng suspiciously, then at Lin Qingmian: "You two know each other?"

"Um."

Lin Qingmian nodded and quickly explained, "I've seen him a few times before when I was here on business. He's a staff member here."

Bai Cheng smiled and said, "Yes, I work here."

"Ms. Lin... are you here with a friend?"

"Yes, come with me to the job interview."

Yao Yingyu sighed: "But they said the spots are full, so it was a wasted trip."

Bai Cheng glanced at Yao Yingyu's red eyes, but didn't ask any more questions. He just smiled and said, "There will be another chance next time," before brushing past them.

After the two entered the elevator, Bai Cheng stopped, looked back at the closing elevator doors, took out his phone, and made a call.

Ji Linzhou was sitting in the car accompanying Su Tingwan to an event. He frowned, glanced at his phone, and answered the call: "Speak."

"gentlemen."

Bai Cheng lowered his voice: "I just ran into your wife."

"She accompanied her friend to an interview, it seems to be for an intern designer position, but HR said the position was full, and her friend was quite disappointed."

"I think your wife cares a lot about that girl; they seem to have a good relationship..."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a man's calm voice: "Have Fang Shiyang check what that girl's name is and what her skill level is. If she's alright, put her in the Morning and Evening Line as Miss Sleepless's assistant."

"Yes."

Downstairs at the Century Tower, Lin Qingmian and Yao Yingyu had just emerged from the revolving door, preparing to say goodbye.

Yao Yingyu's emotions had calmed down a bit, and she was trying to force a smile: "Thank you for coming with me today. I'll treat you to dinner this weekend."

Lin Qingmian smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you to treat me."

Just as she finished speaking, Yao Yingyu's phone rang. She took it out and glanced at it; it was an unfamiliar number. After hesitating for a moment, she answered, "Feed?"

She didn't know what was said on the other end of the phone, but her eyes widened suddenly, and her mouth gaped open wide enough to fit an egg: "Y-what did you say? The design director of the Dawn and Dusk Line? An assistant to Miss Never Sleeps? Me?"

She turned to look at Lin Qingmian, her expression shifting from shock to ecstatic joy: "Really? Okay, okay, when...when will I come? Tomorrow? Okay! Okay! I'll definitely be there on time! Thank you! Thank you!"

After hanging up the phone, Yao Yingyu grabbed Lin Qingmian's arm, almost jumping up: "Mianmian, did you hear that! Fang Shiyang, the design director of the Morning and Evening Line, called me personally! He said he wants me to be Miss Sleepless's assistant! My God, am I dreaming?!"

Lin Qingmian felt dizzy from being shaken, but she still laughed and said, "Congratulations."

"I'm so lucky!"

Yao Yingyu was so excited she was almost incoherent: "I was just envious of her, and now I have the chance to work under her! I'll definitely do my best!"

After exchanging a few more words, Yao Yingyu left happily, not forgetting to remind Lin Qingmian before she left, "I'll treat you to a big meal when I get paid!"

Lin Qingmian stood by the roadside, watching her skipping figure disappear from sight, before taking out her phone to ask Fang Shiyang a question.

How come she didn't even know that the company had found her an assistant?

But as soon as he turned on his phone, he received a new update from Su Tingwan.

It was a selfie she took in the car, deliberately showing off the sleeve of the man's suit jacket. The caption read: "[Thank you, Mr. Ji, for accompanying me to the show. I'm full of energy today!]"