Rebirth: The Ascent of a Socialite-Chapter 592 - 242: The Thunderous Counterattack (Part 2)
"Melin, as a model for ZARA, you must be more careful with your behavior and attire," Wen Maixue couldn’t help but step forward. After an unpleasant conversation with Melin, she had gone to Pello. But Pello refused Wen Maixue’s request to replace Melin, on the pretext that Melin was young and needed grooming and training.
"Miss Wen, if you think I’m not qualified, then go ahead and remove me. Why don’t you endorse it yourself? I wonder if the consumers will still have the urge to buy our products when they see your stiff face," Melin said sarcastically and entered the dressing room with the outfit. The more Wen Maixue didn’t want her to wear it, the more eager she was to put it on.
She’s just a fiancée and yet she really thinks she’s the Countess. Melin hesitated for a while when she first learned about Wen Maixue and Pello’s relationship. But when she found out that Pello still bore a noble title and that he was the owner of Mussen Diamond Industry, the world’s largest diamond producer, her initial hesitation quickly vanished.
If she were a little more proactive, maybe she could have replaced Wen Maixue to become the real Countess. In fact, there are no shortage of young women who hold the same idea as Melin, with many female staff around Pello entertaining similar thoughts.
Wen Maixue, in this half year, has already cleaned out quite a few women who had such intentions. Yet that oblivious Shang Yin kept supplying women to Pello. Pello has changed his previous indifferent attitude towards women and was enjoying himself immensely.
And among these women, the biggest threat was Melin. She, taking advantage of her work, hung around Pello every day. To guard against her, Wen Maixue had put aside a lot of her work to closely monitor Melin.
"Look, how do I look in this?" Melin came out wearing the body-hugging undergarment. The fabric barely covered her vital areas, and she wasn’t shy about it, posing provocatively in front of Pello as if he were the best camera shooting her.
"That’s enough," Wen Maixue couldn’t take it anymore. The whispering of the surrounding staff and the strange looks from the head of public relations were all too much for Wen Maixue, who cared greatly about face.
"Pello, I want you to replace the model immediately," Wen Maixue said, trembling with anger, having lost her usual cool demeanor.
The staff on set fell silent, watching the three of them. Pello narrowed his eyes, his gaze still lingering on Melin.
"I. Told. You. To. Replace. Her. Did you hear me clearly?" Wen Maixue, who had been holding back her anger for a long time, exploded and dumped the clothes chosen by the head of public relations on Melin.
"Sen isn’t going to replace me?" Melin, not knowing when to reel it in, sat even more intimately on Pello’s lap, wrapping her arms around his neck and giggling in his ear.
"Just because she is Su Ziceng’s cousin?" Wen Maixue’s anger turned into even more heartbreaking jealousy.
If it weren’t for Chang Chi kindly telling her that Melin was Su Ziceng’s cousin, she might have continued to believe that Pello hired her out of sympathy because Melin, like himself, came from a single-parent family.
Melin turned her head. What does her affair with Pello have to do with Su Ziceng? What’s the relationship between Sen and his cousin?
"Trouble," the head of public relations interrupted the people who were on the verge of anger, "The photographers we invited today, along with the models scheduled to collaborate on the shoot, all aren’t coming."
"Not coming?" Wen Maixue and Pello’s attention were immediately diverted. They both understood that despite the arguments, priorities still had to be maintained for the greater good.
"Sen, you haven’t told me yet, what is your relationship with that woman Su Ziceng and me," Melin continued to linger on this topic.
"You should call her ’cousin’," Pello commanded her to stand up, displeased.
"Yesterday, the Photographer Association and the Model Union both received an open letter, a handwritten letter by the international supermodel Lin Ying. She publicly condemned the breach of contract by ZARA and Melin. Once the issue was made public, it was quickly exposed by the media. The first to react was the Model Union, claiming that Melin betrayed the professional ethics of models and shamed the whole modeling circle; all models have refused to share the stage with her. Photographers are also refusing to shoot for her," The head of public relations said, anxious and unable to speak clearly.
"How could this be? Why would they do this?" Melin, though uninformed, realized the seriousness of the situation.
"Raise the price, see if anyone is willing to go against the grain," Pello knew the issue was serious and could not let the shooting schedule be delayed. He had to quell this incident quickly.
"Hmph," Wen Maixue snatched the fax that had just been handed over by the assistant and threw it in front of Pello, "I’m afraid that’s not the end of it, look at this."
The new fax contained an open letter from New, displaying her designs from a few months ago, which resembled the latest items from ZARA. "ZARA accused of plagiarism, New calls for all design professionals to boycott ZARA."
"She’s finally starting to fight back," Pello reacted neither as agitated like Wen Maixue nor as panicky as Melin. Melin was just a pawn he had boosted up; now that she was of no use, he was ready to discard her.
"Sen!" Melin was in a panic, watching Pello instruct the head of public relations to call an emergency meeting to deal with this public relations crisis.
"There’s no use calling anymore," Wen Maixue mocked, "The only reason you are standing here is because you’re Su Ziceng’s cousin. The woman Su Ziceng is the one Pello hates most in this world."
The previously lively photo studio instantly emptied out. Melin, in her scanty clothes, helplessly looked at the colorful garments, feeling as if she had fallen from the clouds. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
