Chapter 326 - 143: The Socialites’ Open and Secret Struggle, Someone’s About to Be Disgraced

Chapter 326: Chapter 143: The Socialites’ Open and Secret Struggle, Someone’s About to Be Disgraced

This...

Seeing the message, Zhang Jiayi’s vision went dark, and she nearly fainted.

The words seemed normal, but only a woman truly understands another woman.

Sweet was clearly not happy.

Duoduo was a second-generation rich girl in the jewelry world; she didn’t need to suck up to Sweet. But Zhang Jiayi was different. She was trying to break into the livestreaming industry.

If Sweet really did a joint stream with her and made a few passive-aggressive remarks, her account would be ruined. And it wouldn’t just be the account.

Trying to make it in the livestreaming world in the future would probably be impossible...

And the gap between her and Sweet...

To put it another way, when Zhang Jiayi went to luxury stores like Hermès or LV, the staff would treat her with the utmost service, which seemed pretty impressive.

But when Sweet went to those stores...

...they would basically close down for the day to serve her and her alone.

Zhang Jiayi had been fortunate enough to experience this kind of service once. The store had hired dozens of famous models to showcase the new collections for Sweet right in front of her. Meanwhile, Zhang Jiayi and the others just had to sit there, chat, drink tea, and sample desserts.

Only when a few pieces occasionally caught her eye would Sweet bother to try them on herself.

This was a level of treatment far beyond what someone of her status could ever touch.

’Damn it! What am I going to do now! Maybe I should just not do the livestream!’

But if she didn’t, a few casual words from Sweet’s friends would be enough to ruin her reputation in their circle forever.

Zhang Jiayi began to spiral, caught in a cycle of indecision and anxiety.

This turmoil lasted the entire night, ruining her sleep. Fortunately, the next day was a day off, so she didn’t have to go train with Shen Ning.

Even so, Zhang Jiayi dragged herself out of bed with dark circles under her eyes and started her makeup at a little after nine in the morning.

Of course, she had someone else do it for her.

While her makeup was being done, Zhang Jiayi browsed the details for the Douyin Food Festival event that would be livestreamed this afternoon.

"Huh? The food vlogger Teacher Tang? Even Teacher Sui is going to this event!"

"Is this... It even has the influencer Teacher Bai! Jingzhou’s Teacher Jin is going too?"

These were all popular food experts on Douyin. People like Teacher Tang and Teacher Sui were actual chefs who also did vlogs about visiting restaurants and teaching cooking.

As for Teacher Jin, his content was purely instructional cooking videos. His catchphrase, "Eat well," had captured the hearts of countless young women.

And don’t even get me started on Teacher Bai. He took his nearly ten million followers all over the country to eat at all sorts of places most people couldn’t afford!

"The show also invited Master Cui, the National Chef of Lu Cuisine? Hiss... isn’t he the head chef of the Capital City International Hotel? And Teacher Lu? My god! The special guest National Chef from the National Guest House is coming too?"

Looking at the list of attendees, Zhang Jiayi felt worse and worse.

She really shouldn’t have let Duoduo say that in the group chat. Even though she didn’t know what Sweet’s role at the event was, just being there would have been a great opportunity to network with a few other streamers!

’Sigh. In the end, it’s my own fault.’

Zhang Jiayi sighed. If she had known things would turn out this way, she wouldn’t have insisted on trying to eat at that Meiweilai Company...

But it was too late for regrets now!

She could only bite the bullet and face it.

’I just hope Sweet doesn’t actually plan on embarrassing me this afternoon...’

Meanwhile, at Meiweilai Company, everyone was as busy as bees in a hive!

"Must be nice being a hands-off boss..." Zhang Li panted as she and Liu Shengnan lifted a heavy screen into place. "Sister Shengnan, can’t we just get approval to pay the workers on the 32nd floor to help us move this?"

Liu Shengnan put her hands on her hips and wiped the sweat from her forehead. "They’re even busier on the 32nd floor than we are. How could we take up their resources? It’s just a small room, less than twenty square meters. Just bear with it a little longer."

To achieve the effect Su Chen wanted, Ling Shuyu had rousted all the employees early this morning.

Led by Aunt Fang, the group had descended upon the second-hand wholesale market near the Botanical Garden, returning in less than two hours with a truck full of treasures.

Fang Chang had even helped bring it all back in his shop’s van.

On the 19th floor, aside from the office area, cafeteria, and kitchen,

there were also several reception rooms. One was a conference room that Ling Shuyu had previously decorated to welcome Shang Mingke, and another was a lounge prepared at the same time.

Now, to complete this new order,

Ling Shuyu had the others clear out another reception room to create an elegant, classical-style private room.

The tables and chairs were all modeled after Tang Dynasty furniture, featuring wooden dining tables and high-backed chairs.

Fabric screens painted with murals enclosed the space on four sides, leaving only a single entrance at the front.

On the long dining tables sat complete sets of ceramic tableware. The pastries were served on flawless white plum-blossom plates, which, unlike ordinary plates, rested on a two-inch-high base, making them look exceptionally exquisite.

"’Cormorant ladles and parrot-beak cups. In a hundred years of thirty-six thousand days, one must drain three hundred cups a day.’ The design for this tableware was inspired by Li Bai’s ’Xiangyang Song’ and the ’Palace Music Painting.’"

This was what Ling Shuyu had stayed up all night designing, and seeing the finished product truly made Su Chen’s eyes light up.

"You know about this stuff?"

"It’s just design." Ling Shuyu lifted her chin slightly, looking quite proud. "You just have to learn it, don’t you?"

’Fair enough,’ Su Chen thought to himself. ’Guess you get to show off this time.’

The tableware design was genuinely excellent. From its form to its colors, it possessed a classical, refined elegance without losing a sense of modern, luxurious craftsmanship.