Ji Qinglan

The young lady knocked and entered the office.

Xiao Bei followed her in, and the entire "Thatched Cottage" revealed a hidden world within.

Modern minimalist and Jiangnan water town decor were combined.

It made one feel refreshed and at peace upon entering.

"Ms. Ji, this is Mr. Xiao. He wants to commission a design!"

The young lady said to someone sitting behind two computer screens.

Xiao Bei looked over at the sound, but couldn't see her face yet because the computer blocked the view. However, Xiao Bei knew that the person behind the computer should be a woman.

As expected, as soon as the young lady finished speaking.

A clear voice came from behind the computer screen: "Okay, you can go out now!"

"Okay, Ms. Ji."

With that, the young lady left alone. At this moment, the person behind the computer stood up.

The first time Xiao Bei saw this girl, he was stunned.

In his past life, Xiao Bei had seen many beautiful women, but compared to this one, they were truly incomparable.

Most importantly, the woman before him was very young, appearing to be only in her early twenties.

Yet, she possessed a powerful aura.

She had long, light yellow hair styled in gentle waves. Her eyes were clear and bright, with curved willow eyebrows, and her long eyelashes fluttered slightly. Her fair, flawless skin had a faint rosy hue, and her thin lips were as delicate and inviting as rose petals.

Within her bright eyes, Xiao Bei saw tranquility, but also a captivating allure!

Especially her facial contours, they were simply divine.

She wore a low-cut black sheath dress, with a slightly sheer white summer shirt over it.

Around her neck, she wore a Van Cleef & Arpels vintage butterfly pendant clavicle necklace.

Xiao Bei felt she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. If Liu Qingyan was pure, and Qin Mengxue was a mature older sister, then this woman was sophisticated and intellectual!

"Hello, Mr. Xiao. I am Ji Qinglan, the chief designer and founder of Qinglan Design!"

Ji Qinglan politely approached Xiao Bei, extended a hand, and smiled confidently!

"Hello, Ms. Ji, I'm Xiao Bei!"

Xiao Bei extended his hand and shook Ji Qinglan's. Xiao Bei didn't grip her hand fully, but rather held about two-thirds of her palm, a gesture of perfect etiquette.

Just as Xiao Bei was appraising Ji Qinglan, she had also been appraising him.

Her first impression of Xiao Bei was that he was handsome, young, and confident. This aura was very similar to her own.

Now, after the handshake, Ji Qinglan smiled inwardly. He must be the son of a prominent family, but why hadn't she seen him around Hangcheng?

After their polite handshake, Ji Qinglan smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao, let's move to the small courtyard."

"The guest follows the host's lead!" Xiao Bei replied with a carefree smile.

Then, the two of them sat down by the tea table in the courtyard.

"Mr. Xiao, what are you planning to renovate?" Ji Qinglan asked while preparing tea.

"An office building," Xiao Bei said, sitting opposite Ji Qinglan, looking calmly into her eyes.

Hearing this, Ji Qinglan looked at Xiao Bei, pouring tea as she asked, "Mr. Xiao, you are young and accomplished. Did you bring the blueprints?"

"Here are the blueprints, you can take a look!"

Ji Qinglan handed Xiao Bei a cup of tea on a saucer. After she placed the saucer down, Xiao Bei handed her the floor plan.

After receiving the floor plan, Ji Qinglan said to Xiao Bei, "Mr. Xiao, please have a taste of this excellent Longjing tea."

"Okay."

With that, Ji Qinglan opened the document bag and took out the floor plan.

When she saw that it was a 2000-square-meter office space in the Europe and America Financial Plaza, she was slightly surprised.

It wasn't that she hadn't encountered such cases before; she had even designed larger and better office buildings.

What surprised her was that Xiao Bei, looking so young, possessed such capability.

However, she didn't dwell on it and carefully examined the floor plan.

A few minutes later, Ji Qinglan closed the floor plan and directly asked, "Mr. Xiao, do you have a preferred style?"

"Something young and fashionable, with more areas for employee activities. My idea is to work happily. For young people, don't make the decor too rigid! And then..."

Xiao Bei explained his thoughts.

In fact, he was referencing the office environment of Google in his previous life.

After all, companies like Google existed in this world, but Xiao Bei hadn't yet discovered anything about Google's corporate culture in this era.

Hearing this, Ji Qinglan smiled slightly, "Mr. Xiao, I understand your ideas. I will have the first draft of the design ready within a week. Now, I'd like to know your budget!"

"What are your prices?"

"Basic is 299 yuan per square meter, intermediate is 399 yuan per square meter, advanced is 599 yuan per square meter, and top-tier is 1999 yuan per square meter. All the above packages include soft furnishings, and my personal design fee is 500 yuan per square meter!"

Ji Qinglan said calmly, changing Xiao Bei's tea cup.

"The top-tier plan plus your design!"

Xiao Bei said calmly. He had just calculated it internally, and it would come out to around 5 million yuan.

Hearing this, Ji Qinglan looked at Xiao Bei, "President Xiao is truly young and promising! Then we can sign the contract now."

"Okay, but I need to state one condition!" Xiao Bei put down his tea and looked at Ji Qinglan.

"Go ahead," Ji Qinglan smiled slightly.

"During the renovation, I need you to send someone to supervise for me because I'm about to start military training and won't have time. I can pay extra for this."

As soon as Xiao Bei finished speaking, Ji Qinglan was stunned. Military training?

"President Xiao, may I ask about your personal situation?"

Ji Qinglan asked apologetically.

"Of course, what do you want to ask?"

"How old are you this year?"

"18, just started university."

Hearing this, Ji Qinglan immediately became interested in Xiao Bei.

"President Xiao, I didn't expect you to be studying too!"

"Too?"

Xiao Bei was confused. Why did she say "too"?

"Because I'm also attending university!"

"President Ji..."

"Alright, no need to call me President Ji. We're both university students. I'm probably older than you, so you can just call me Senior Sister!"

"Senior Sister, which school do you attend?"

Xiao Bei was also quite surprised. Although Xiao Bei thought Ji Qinglan looked very young when he first saw her, he didn't think much of it, assuming she took good care of herself. Now, it turned out she was also a student.

"Junior Brother, I'm a third-year student at Hangcheng Academy of Fine Arts. How about you?"

"Hangcheng University!"

Xiao Bei smiled faintly.

Ji Qinglan smiled slightly, "Then our universities are very close. How about this, once the blueprints are ready, I'll deliver them directly to your school."

"That would be too much trouble!"

Afterward, the two signed the contract. Xiao Bei paid a 5% deposit, which was 250,000 yuan.

"Junior Brother, do you have time now?"

After the contract was signed, Ji Qinglan looked at Xiao Bei and asked.

"Yes, are you planning to go see the site?"

Xiao Bei quickly guessed Ji Qinglan's thoughts.

"Yes."

"Alright then, let's go together."