Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 335 - 330 Not So Easy (4)

The final popularity rankings saw the group from Miami taking first place, Los Angeles second, and New York’s "Evil Spirit" successfully turning the tables on the last day with the creative director’s "divine assist," securing third place.

This "Evil Spirit" really pulled it off, saving Yan Yan the cost of a private jet.

After a simple award ceremony, the celebration at the sunken plaza of Rockefeller Center continued.

Yan Yan was asking for a scolding, initially planning to be scolded by one person, but the group from Miami had two.

Along with those from Los Angeles and New York, a total of four people berated Yan Yan to her face about Y·Y and the creative director himself.

This wasteful creative director, while being scolded, still had to smile as she handed out hefty prizes.

The key was, while handing them out, she was shaking with laughter as if she wasn’t at an award ceremony but had won a prize herself.

Yan Yan was indeed in an unusually good mood at this time.

Back when she purchased the patent for the new material, Yan Yan was somewhat stubborn. Even Yan Ling had advised her not to make such a big move right from the start.

Fortunately, after market testing of the Insensitive Shoes, Yan Yan’s decision to buy the materials had proven to be very satisfying.

Moreover, opening up the patent license early might have caused Yan Yan to lose the uniqueness and exclusivity of the material, but more importantly, it allowed Yan Yan to immediately recoup her investment in the patent.

Whether this material could go further or not, for Yan Yan, her first major business decision had already been a success.

"Hoard rarities" has been an age-old business "good practice," but in today’s rapidly changing technology, it’s better to let the market decide the fate of a materials patent, rather than hoarding it.

If someone genuinely wants the patent license and you refuse, the inevitable outcome is the prevalence of poorly made imitation materials.

Eventually, this would lead to confusion between real and fake, affecting the real value of the patented material.

Yan Yan initially thought of hoarding it because she had not anticipated such a positive and rapid market reaction.

If only one or two came seeking a patent license, the price of such a license would be astronomical and hard to agree on quickly.

In such circumstances, the best approach was to go with the market.

After sorting out the patent licensing, the issue with Y·Y shoes also came to a close.

Yan Yan had gone back to her studio after dining with Qi Yi yesterday.

Qi Yi uncharacteristically gave Yan Yan a break, not waiting for her to fall asleep before taking her back from the studio.

Now that her parents and in-laws were settled, she could soon bring her Waiwai home. No matter how busy it gets, Yan Yan was now meant to stay in New York permanently.

Yan Yan said after the award ceremony ended, she wanted to first visit the new house her parents had bought in New York, and Qi Yi did not stop her.

Now, their situation simply wasn’t the same daily closeness.

Surprisingly, Yan Yan had not yet visited her "New House."

She had rushed back with her assistant hurriedly after seeing her parents there the day before yesterday.

Since Qi Yi had already handled things with his parents, there was no chance of confronting anything about Senior Brother Lei this time around.

After all, some matters, once clarified, only serve to make everyone uncomfortable.

Yan Yan preferred to hope it was all a misunderstanding, and that Senior Brother Lei was assigned to New York just because a better opportunity had arisen.

A diplomat’s credibility about going wherever they wish isn’t very high.

Yan Yan felt that Aunt Lei’s words might not be factual, or at the very least, not the whole truth.

The news Qi Yi shared with her yesterday was timely indeed.

Everything was just so perfectly timed.

...

When Yan Yan returned to the "New York New House," it was almost midnight.

Her parents and both aunts and uncles were likely already asleep.

Luckily, the new house used a fingerprint password lock, although Yan Yan’s fingerprint had not been recorded yet.

But she had received the door code from her father just yesterday.

Yan Yan didn’t ring the bell but used the code to unlock the door and entered directly.

Entering her home, the living room lights were left on for her.

If they knew Yan Yan was coming back, Yan Yan Dabang and his wife would leave a light on for her.

Yan Yan was not surprised by this.

But as soon as Yan Yan changed out of her shoes, she saw someone walking towards her from the sofa area.

It wasn’t her and Yan Ling’s parents; unexpectedly, it was Lei Pili, who shouldn’t be there at this time.

Despite this being Yan Yan’s house, she felt very unfamiliar with it.

Being able to unlock the door with the code should mean she hadn’t gone to the wrong place.

How could it be Lei Pili waiting for her in the living room?

Could she have mixed up the order of the two houses in her haste the day before yesterday?

But the password was correct; surely the two families couldn’t be so close as to share the same one as well?

As strange as it was, it was not entirely impossible upon closer consideration.

Yan Yan hesitated at the door, not planning to enter.

"Brother Pili, it seems I’ve unlocked the wrong door, sorry about that. I’ll head back to my place now, good night," Yan Yan said, quickly changing her shoes back.

This late-night intrusion was somewhat ...

Now Yan Yan started to regret it.

When she learned of having a new house in New York the day before, she should have properly visited it first. After all, she wasn’t missing a minute or two, which would be better than causing such a huge mix-up now.

Especially since Lei Pili was one of the last people Yan Yan wanted to encounter right now.

Yan Yan mainly didn’t know what to say now to Senior Brother Lei.

She couldn’t just start by asking, "Did you come to New York because of me?" or start with, "My boyfriend says his parents want to visit my family for a marriage proposal."

It all sounded so strange.

The best way to handle this situation was not to meet Lei Pili’s face.