Chapter 49: Reach Out for a Yard After Taking an Inch

Su Zhixi transformed her despair into motivation. She arrived at the meeting room early the next morning and began writing the proposal for the project.

Shen Yunshan drank her soy milk as she opened the door. Seeing the bitterness and hatred on Su Zhixi’s face, she was shocked.

“Why are you up so early? Have you eaten?” She sat down beside her friend.

“Yunshan, we have to get an award for the competition this time around,” Su Zhixi said with fierce determination.

Her friend was taken aback. “What’s wrong with you? Why do you seem agitated?”

She kept quiet and stared fiercely at the screen.

She really had been agitated too much recently.

On one side, it was Ning Yichen and Su Lianxi acting lovey-dovey, and on the other side, it was Young Master He having a fiancée.

Even Su Lianxi had landed herself the female lead role in a big production. She coincidentally saw the news this morning, announcing that the female lead was a newbie. Even though her name was not revealed, based on the information, it was Su Lianxi without a doubt.

Su Zhixi felt stifled and could only channel her feelings into the competition.

“Not really, I just feel that we should give it our all whenever we’re working on something.”

Seeing that her friend was filled with motivation, Shen Yunshan nodded her head dazedly. “Our goal is the prize award to begin with… Don’t worry, even the professor said that our topic is really good.”

“Mhm!” Su Zhixi nodded her head fiercely in agreement.

***

In the following week, as the team leader, Su Zhixi was pushing her teammates to their limits. Despite feeling burned out, they could only press on when they saw Su Zhixi working way harder than them.

Su Zhixi turned off her phone for one entire week and cut herself off from the outside world. She poured her blood, sweat, and tears into the competition, and the emotions that were stifling her were getting released slowly.

Unfortunately, the day before the competition, when she arrived at the meeting room in the morning, she saw Su Lianxi standing there. Instantly, her mood turned foul.

“Sister.” Su Lianxi was smiling brightly. Every time, she would greet her sweetly as though they were really a pair of close sisters.

Su Zhixi was in no mood to be bothered with her and coldly said, “Move aside!”

“Sister, I heard that you’ve been preparing for a competition recently.” Su Lianxi flipped her hair and said, “No wonder I couldn’t find you these days.”

Su Zhixi pushed her aside gently and fished out her keys as she prepared to open the meeting room’s door.

“You…” Su Lianxi looked angrily at her. “Let me tell you, don’t dream of getting the award with me around.”

Su Zhixi was shocked and turned to look at her younger sister. “What tricks are you trying to play now?”

“Sister, I don’t want your efforts to go down the drain either. However, there are teams from our school joining this same challenge cup as well. Coincidentally, the organizer of the challenge cup is the Lingyun Group and their heir is also on good terms with Yichen. He is also willing to show his face. What a coincidence!”

Su Zhixi’s lips twitched. “Su Lianxi, don’t go overboard!”

“He he…” When she saw her older sister’s expression, Su Lianxi’s smile became even sweeter. “Sister, I know that you gave it your all for this competition. After all, you’re left with nothing now and could only place your hopes in meaningless competitions like this. Aw, as your sister, I really can’t bear to see you like this.”

Su Zhixi balled up her fists and had the impulse to scratch this woman’s face!

How could there be someone as shameless as her! Although she relented every time, Su Lianxi would always reach out for a yard after taking an inch.