Chapter 87: Heart Lock (2/2)

Yan Jin reached out a finger and gently pressed it against Xiao Yu’s three parted lips, which instantly caused Xiao Yu to shut his mouth.

Xiao Yu could still feel the warmth on his lips. Now that Yan Jin placed his finger there, instead of the warmth fading with time, the temperature actually started to increase.

Dizzy and dazzled by the heat, Xiao Yu only saw Yan Jin’s mouth open and close, as if he was talking. However, Xiao Yu could not hear he said clearly. His eyes were completely captured by those sexy thin lips…… those lips that he just had a close encounter with.

Yan Jin’s deep and magnetic voice wound around his ears and in front of him was the handsome face that looked perfect from every angle. His heart started to beat faster, pounding like it was going to fly out of his chest.

“Fishy, do you agree?” Yan Jin asked.

Xiao Yu, who had not heard a single word, stupidly nodded his head.

Yan Jin hadn’t expected Xiao Yu to agree so smoothly without even bringing up any conditions. He even asked again to make sure: “You really agree to go?”

“Squeak.”

Ten minutes later. The timing was just right.

Seated in Yan Jin’s car and holding a manuscript in his hand, Xiao Yu silently wondered. What in the world had he just agreed to do?

……

The release of Heart Lock caused a big sensation.

“The stunning sequel to the Autumn Release Conference”; “A Mysterious Designer original”; “A work from the same series as Moonlit Manacle”. These three points alone were able to attract many people’s attention. Not to mention, Heart Lock really was worth all the praise. While Moonlit Manacles gave people a taboo feeling like the longing felt by separated lovers, Heart lock told the romantic love story of a sweet and wholesome love of a lifetime.

Although both were a pair of couple rings, Heart Lock was more in line with the aesthetics of the masses than Moonlit Manacles.

It was a common heart shaped ring, but under the hands of an elite designer— every line of etching, every bend, and every color selected came together to become a uniquely ingenious creation.

Finally, a thin chain linked the two rings together.

The Heart Lock couple rings could not be pulled apart. Only when the lovers held hands with their ten fingers intertwined could the rings be worn.

The moment this unusual ring was released, it attracted a lot of attention from the younger generation. Even without the effect of the Autumn Release Conference, the conceptual design of Heart Lock could probably attract a huge audience all by itself.

From the perspective of many industry insiders, if they were to say that there were some design elements of Moonlit Manacles that were immature, then Heart Lock was indisputably a masterpiece.

This astonishing release sounded the battle horn for YL’s counterattack.

After the Autumn Release Conference, YL had clearly engaged SI in battle.

In the past, SI and YL both maintained an amiable appearance as they developed their respective enterprises. Only people with sharp eyes could tell that these two giants were enemies that privately fought one another.

However, once the Autumn Release Conference was over, the competition between the two did not require sharp eyes to discern. As long as a person had eyes, they would be able to see how SI and YL fought as if one could not live unless the other died.

In the past, YL had an attitude of avoidance. This time, they unexpectedly came out with an abnormally strong offense. YL faced the opposition without any concessions and fought to the bitter end. But one could not rely solely on an imposing manner to gain victory on the open market, and SI’s response gave YL a hard time— SI continuously released several new items, all of which were of high quality, which immediately pulled many customers back into their stores.

Of course, YL could also copy what SI did and endlessly release new items. The problem was, YL did not have an elite-class designer holding down the fort. If they wanted to complete a large amount of designs in a short period, it would be hard to guarantee the same high product quality as SI. That was why YL had no choice but to retreat from the competition with SI on the quantity of their merchandize.

Currently, the effects of the Autumn Release Conference had almost faded away and everyone could see that YL was slowly losing ground. Just as the people within the industry were wondering what YL’s next move would be, Heart Lock was released.

At first, the label on Heart Lock led many to mistakenly believe that YL was trying to milk the Autumn Release Conference. Like relighting the remnants of charcoal in a fireplace. That was why, in the beginning, the people within the industry looked at Heart Lock with the attitude of a passive audience. None of them thought that this tiny amount of heat could help YL turn the tide in this harsh winter.

Only when Heart Lock was unveiled before their eyes did they realize their mistake.

This was not some so-called leftover charcoal; this was new firewood. It was the fuel that allowed the fire to blaze!

The media, which had originally lost interest, immediately popped their heads out. Topics relating to the mysterious designer and the news of his new design instantly engulfed various internet platforms. Even the newspaper companies had to work overtime to add this story into tomorrow’s paper. Undoubtedly, this mysterious designer, who had never even shown their face, would dominate the headlines during this period.

However, as an interview subject, the mysterious designer gave the reporters a headache. Just how were they supposed to go about looking for someone whose appearance, means of communication, and even gender was unknown? With no other way, they stood outside of YL’s doors for a long time but were unable to catch a glimpse of who they were looking for. Instead, they randomly stopped an YL employee to question, but the employee had an even tougher time.

“In your eyes, how would you describe the mysterious designer as a person?”

“I-I’ve never even seen him before……”

Soon, some of the reporters thought to corner the chairman of YL to ask, but the experienced old-timers told the younger reporters to forget about it.

Yan Jin was S City’s most outstanding young businessman, rich and powerful. With his top notch appearance and his identity as a CEO at the age of twenty eight, he was a hot topic all on his own. Compared to others, he was well versed in how to speak to reporters and was very skilled at avoiding interviews. If it wasn’t Yan Jin himself who wanted a press conference, it would be completely impossible for them to reach him.

……

In contrast to the jubilant YL, at this time, SI had fallen into the dire straits the media had previously predicted for YL——

It was as if they were in the middle of a severe winter snowstorm. Every step was hard to take and the road ahead was thoroughly obscured.

And adding more snow on top of the frost, their chief designer fell apart.

Heart Lock was clearly his work. How was it possible for YL to release it first?

However, nobody was willing to listen to his excuses. The furious Zhou Jinrong ruthlessly scolded the chief designer at an employee conference and even decreased Xiao Yu’s year-end bonus by a third.