Xia Xiaodie looked serious, and it was unclear what she indeed planned to bet with herself.

Xu Fan, now curious, asked a question, only to hear her say, "Within one year, I will make the jewelry business you entrusted to me the biggest in Shanghai."

"If I achieve this goal, then you will agree to do something for me, okay?"

"This..."

Even with the help of Gelangqiao's blueprints, Xia Xiaodie would be starting from scratch, and to become the biggest in Shanghai in just one year was no small target.

Xu Fan looked at Xia Xiaodie seriously and asked, "You tell me first, what is it you want me to agree to do?"

"I can't tell you that, it's a secret for now."

He was somewhat curious about Xia Xiaodie's purpose for the bet, but this mischievous girl had just left him hanging.

Xu Fan pursed his lips and didn't ask further, agreeing directly to the bet.

"Fine, but you're not allowed to use this bet to take advantage of me later."

"Pfft."

Only this guy could say such a shameless thing, Xia Xiaodie gave Xu Fan a white look and said, "Big dummy..."

"Alright, let's stop fooling around and get going."

If they continued to banter with Xia Xiaodie, they might delay their meeting with Gelangqiao. Saying this, Xu Fan started driving towards Gelangqiao's hotel.

For some reason, he suddenly felt like the one-year deadline Xia Xiaodie had set with him seemed to have some significance?

Soon, the two arrived at the hotel where Gelangqiao was staying.

After parking the car and entering the hotel, they took the elevator and quickly arrived at the door of Gelangqiao's presidential suite.

As a well-known jewelry design genius, a presidential suite was really nothing special; the two of them rang the doorbell at the entrance, and soon saw Gelangqiao in pajamas opening the door.

Compared to Xia Xiaodie's previous weariness, Gelangqiao looked even more exhausted.

With panda eyes and messy hair, yawning continuously, he had likely spent the entire previous night without sleep.

"You two have a seat for a moment; I've just got one last drawing left."

Gelangqiao must have been working on the designs before they arrived, and after leading them into the room, he went back to the desk to rush the final drawing.

On the desk, there were piles of books about Eastern culture, and on the wooden floor beside it, countless pieces of discarded draft paper were scattered.

Waiting on the side, Xu Fan glanced over and couldn't help but click his tongue.

Even the discarded drafts that Gelangqiao considered failures were incredibly delicate, and if they were designed and sold, they'd likely be a hit on the market.

"Xiaodie."

Aside from the few products he designed for Xiaodie, he could have easily designed the rest at the level he provided for Zhou Zidong.

However, Gelangqiao chose not to do so; he chose to be responsible for the contract with Xu Fan.

This dedication moved Xu Fan, who quietly called Xiaodie's attention and gestured towards the coffee machine nearby, asking her to prepare a coffee for Gelangqiao.

"Hmm, I got it."

The two of them were very in sync, and following Xu Fan's look, Xia Xiaodie quickly understood his intention, nodded, and walked towards the coffee machine.

"Phew! Job done!"

After a short while, Gelangqiao at the desk put down his pen and stretched lazily with satisfaction.

These days, he had barely left the room, staying inside every day, focusing on designing jewelry patterns.

Neglecting sleep and food and reversing day and night, his dedication was to the point of madness.

But his passion for jewelry made him feel that all this was nothing.

Gelangqiao looked over at the waiting Xu Fan and Xia Xiaodie with satisfaction after inspecting the blueprint in his hand.

"I'm really sorry, my friends," he said. "When I get serious, I tend to overlook my surroundings, so I made you wait just now."

"The designs for you both are complete. Come and take a look, and see if there's anything you're not happy with."

This time, Gelangqiao was quite eager to invite them over.

Xu Fan shook his head with a smile and said, "No rush to look, Qiao. You should drink a cup of coffee to perk up first. You've been working hard these past few days."

With that, Xia Xiaodie, who was standing by his side, placed the freshly brewed coffee on the desk.

"This?"

Gelangqiao was somewhat surprised; past partners had usually focused solely on their own blueprints and hardly ever cared about his wellbeing.

The careful concern from Xu Fan this time indeed moved him.

"Thank you."

After offering thanks to Xia Xiaodie, Gelangqiao picked up the coffee, took a gentle sip, and said, "Xu Fan, I envy you for having such a beautiful and kind girl by your side."

"If I were to put it in Huaxia language, wouldn't this be called a 'talented gentleman and a beautiful lady'?"

In preparation for designing a collection of Eastern-style jewelry, Gelangqiao had immersed himself in studying Eastern culture, and now he set down his coffee and earnestly pronounced the words "talented gentleman and beautiful lady" in Huaxia language.

Though his Mandarin was somewhat crude, Xia Xiaodie still understood him.

Appearing a bit bashful, her cheeks slightly reddened as she shook her head and said, "Qiao, you flatter me too much."

"Talented gentleman and beautiful lady, that's only half true at best."

"This kind of thing can be half true?"

Gelangqiao, who had only a basic grasp of the meaning, looked at Xia Xiaodie, completely confused.

"The 'beautiful lady' part is true, but the 'talented gentleman' is so-so."

At this moment, Xia Xiaodie made a face at Xu Fan, sticking out her tongue and muttering.

This little rascal...

Not wishing to have Gelangqiao dwell on this issue, and seeing that he seemed much more spirited now, Xu Fan said, "Qiao, why don't we take a look at the fruits of your efforts these past few days?"

"Of course! No problem at all!"

Upon hearing Xu Fan's request, Gelangqiao nodded vigorously, straightened the blueprints on the desk, and handed them to Xu Fan.

Xu Fan and Xia Xiaodie sat together, and he began to attentively examine the jewelry designs.

Indeed, as Gelangqiao had said during the previous wine event, the quality of the batch of blueprints he had drawn was far superior to those provided to the Zhou Family.

The difference was incomparable.

With careful material selection and a unique personal design style, even Xu Fan, a complete novice, could tell how extraordinary the jewelry crafted from these blueprints would be.

Each was a labor of love, and the details were far beyond what other designers could achieve.

The jewelry depicted in these blueprints would require craftsmen with deep skill to carve.

The craftsmen under Sister Lan should be up to the task.

Having finished looking, Xu Fan exhaled deeply, feeling very satisfied, but he was uncertain of Xia Xiaodie's opinion.

"What do you think?"

He turned to Xia Xiaodie and asked.

"You big dummy, it looks like I definitely won the bet we made earlier."

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