Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

The manager was having a phone call before Jean went into his office. As soon as she came in, the manager stood up, lowered his head and greeted her politely. "Mrs. Qi, you are a rare guest here."

Jean was baffled and felt strange when she heard someone call her that way.

She clenched her lips and waved her hand at him. "This time, I am not the wife of your CEO. Don't treat me differently. Business is business. What's wrong with the photos? Why were those edited photos not approved? What were the problems in those photos?" That manager was a middle-aged man; he was about forty years old. He looked like other men who had a bald head and had a big, round belly. Besides that, he also had a matured, aged face.

His oily face twitched slightly. Then he awkwardly smiled and said, "We gave approval to those photos. But after we submitted them, the head department complained. They said that the photos were not so good, and another photos should be taken again." "What were the reasons for their complaint?"

"It was because the photos didn't conform to our theme so well. Thus, our head announced that those photos wouldn't be used in any of our advertisements. The manager responded in a low voice. He turned around and immediately poured a glass of water for Jean. Then he politely said, "Miss Wen, have a seat please."

Jean was confused. She was sure that those photos had been generally accepted. She thought that having another photo shoot would be unnecessary even if the photos she initially submitted were not desirable.

Moreover, those photos were taken by her boss, who was known to be a first-class photographer. His fame could be so much affected in case the reshoot would be known by others.

Thinking about that, Jean's expressions became serious. "Who is the supervisor of your head department?"

The manager kept silent for a moment and smiled again in embarrassment. He was tongue-tied for so long that made Jean a bit anxious. So she asked again, "Please tell me so that I can find him, and have a talk with him." "Uhhm, well, our CEO himself reviewed the photos personally."

"Your CEO?" Jean was completely stunned and thought, 'Did he have to do that personally if those photos were just for advertisement?' That photo shoot redoing was also Zed's decision after he knew that Jean was in charge of the last photo shoot. Another photo shoot was immediately requested. She wondered if Zed just wanted to embarrass her.

"Okay. I got it!" She left the manager's office with a direct face. Then, she went into the elevator and walked towards Zed's office.

She went to his office's door and stood by the desk of the secretary.

Zed's secretary was having a phone call. After the secretary saw Jean, she stood up and greeted politely, "Mrs. Qi!"

"I am not the wife of your CEO this time. Is he inside?" Zed was looking at the closed door. Her grumpy face was highly noticeable.

"Our CEO is inside, but he... " The secretary hesitated for a moment and whispered, "However, our CEO told us that he doesn't want to meet anyone today."

He seemed to know that Jean would come. So he had ordered his secretary not to let anyone step into his office. She was sure that she couldn't convince Zed if she would still be shy and timid. But, having another photo shoot could greatly affect her boss's fame. She didn't want to get her boss affected by something that he hadn't been involved. He could be affected because of her.

Before the secretary could stop her, Jean rushed inside Zed's office. The secretary yelled at her in a disguising way. She didn't intend to stop her. It seemed that the secretary allowed her to go inside Zed's office on purpose. Jean pushed the door and opened it immediately.

"Alright! Just get it all done, as what you've promised..." Zed was still having a phone call that time. After he found out that she rushed into his office, he looked unbelievably at Jean. Yet, he continued to speak with the person on the phone, "So that would be all for today. Get your plan implemented first."

"CEO..." The secretary stood there in embarrassment and kept her head down conscientiously.

"Get back to wrok." He seemed to know earlier that Jean would come to find him. He licked his lips and waved his hand to the secretary.

The secretary closed the door intuitively after she walked out.

"Miss Wen, do you think that everyone can come to my office every time they want to?" Zed talked to Jean like she was a stranger. His apathetic and unconcerned expressions made him look so arrogant and unapproachable. "Sorry, Mr. Qi. I just want to talk with you regarding the photos..." She pressed her lips tightly and looked at him straight in the eyes. "Why should I retake the photos?"

"Of course, you have to retake the photos because I am not contented with it. Do you still need another answer from me?" He shrugged his shoulders and answered Jean with a disdainful tone. He believed that what he had said was sensible. He thought that the reasons were already obvious and it was not necessary to say any more.

Jean frowned, "But these photos were taken by my boss Sonny. There is clearly no problem with his photography works. My boss is still abroad, and he can't come back even if you request for another photo shoot."

"There is absolutely no problem with his photography. However, the photos you edited looked much less attractive than the original photos. Just retake the photos so that you won't waste much time in editing the photos again." Zed sat on his chair with his legs crossed. He took the files on the desk randomly and flipped through them.

It was exactly what she had expected. Zed requested another photo shoot not because there were problems in the photos, but because Zed just wanted to embarrass her.

"Just come straight to me if you have a problem with me. But, these photos were taken by my boss Sonny. Having another photo shoot will have significant effects on and cause losses to our company." She thought that her company would suffer unnecessary damages just because of her. So she tried her best to persuade Zed not to have another photo shoot.

Leaning against his chair, Zed slightly raised his eyebrows and twitched his lips which showed his apathy. "I am just dissatisfied with the photos. Since I am your client, what you should do is up to me. Our affiliation with your company will end if you decline to retake the photos. You can terminate the cooperation agreement with Qi Group on behalf of your company."

Zed's office was big. Jean looked down while she was standing near his desk. She couldn't let their cooperation agreement with Qi Group be terminated. Besides, her boss was a well-known photographer. How could he survive in the industry if everyone would know that his works had been rejected?

Thinking about that, Jean immediately became meek and lowered her voice, "Mr. Qi, we really can't have the photos retaken. Do you have any other idea to solve this issue?"

She tightly clasped her fingers and heavily bit her lips.

Her palms were sweating. Being always submissive with Zed, she suddenly felt that she was heading to a pathetic life. She had always tried her best to please him before. And now, she begged him again to accept the photos. She hated who she was.

She just kept her head down. She turned a bit pale, and her face didn't radiate any glow. She looked very miserable perhaps because of her recent busy work. Zed didn't have the heart to hurt her. Zed nearly wanted to accept her request any moment soon. However, he had recalled her photos with Ethan in the Kim Village.

The office seemed to be a graveyard because of the silence inside.

Both of them didn't say any word. Even the air around stopped its movements.

Jean bit her lips tightly and gazed at Zed with her misty and hopeful eyes.

Then Zed raised his eyes after a while. He still looked bitter with his judgmental eyes. At last, he apathetically said, "No way!"

She stood there helplessly. She couldn't do anything. She wondered if he still remembered what happened that night, and why he had suddenly changed. 00