Ivy received a call from Kristino, learning she was on the list for the airport construction project. She immediately began making arrangements.
She had overseen and participated in the entire design process, naturally knowing the most challenging aspects and what needed to be resolved – the copyrights for those exquisite images of the design concept.
It would be best to acquire the copyrights, but if that wasn't possible, they had backup plans.
Ivy called Kristino, asking for his help in contacting the copyright holder.
With the powerful backing of a Rothschild family principal, what couldn't she achieve?
Her ability to leverage connections was precisely why Ivy had risen from an obscure nobody to a high-ranking executive in a state-owned enterprise.
Unfortunately, within months, due to various reasons, she found herself in this stifling United States.
Ivy had no interest in this mediocre official position. Compared to her status as the Rong family's daughter-in-law, the future matriarch, the minor official post in the US was beneath her notice.
Imagine having control over the global economy, with all heads of state treating her with courtesy and respect.
How wonderful would that feel? How unrestrained?
Absolutely perfect!
Therefore, from the moment she began collaborating with Kristino, Ivy knew she was merely passing through the US. She was inattentive and uninvested in any matters within the bureau.
She was just going through the motions.
She would eventually return to Country A, back to Rong Jingyang's side.
As long as Feng Linwan stopped pressuring Rong Jingyang to pester Du Ruoxin, her wish to become the Rong family's eldest young madam would be within reach.
Kristino, upon receiving the call: "—"
She was quite adept at using him!
Half an hour later, Kristino provided Ivy with all the information about the copyright holder.
Upon receiving the information, Ivy was hit with a ten-thousand-point shock.
Amazing!
A super-family was indeed a super-family!
She had exhausted all her connections, trying for two to three months to contact someone she couldn't reach, and Kristino had sorted it out in just over ten minutes!
This was family.
This was power.
This was a financial consortium.
Therefore, she absolutely had to marry Rong Jingyang, using every trick and method to do so.
Because only then would everything in the world that she desired, craved, and envied be within her easy grasp.
At that time, everyone would be trying to curry favor with her, instead of her being like a grandchild, begging people everywhere and being constrained at every turn.
Ivy packed her bags and immediately flew to New York.
She met the copyright holder, Jack.
She stated her purpose, but Jack, with a dark expression, refused, "I'm not selling."
It was not for sale.
He wouldn't sell to anyone.
Ivy pleaded and cajoled, discussing everything from human history to technological development, from astronomy to geography, from natural sciences to environmental protection...
It was unclear which sentence struck a nerve with Jack, but he condescendingly nodded, "I can only help ask."
Ivy: ...Huh?
Ask?
Did the copyright holder have someone else? Was it not Jack?
Jack made a call behind Ivy's back. After receiving a reply, he said, "Miss Ai, I'll take you to see Shirley. If she agrees, then you can use it."
Ivy: "Okay, thank you."
Could Shirley be the real copyright holder? Was Jack merely a third party authorized by Shirley to publish and use it?
Ivy followed Jack to a film set.
"Please wait, Shirley is still busy."
Jack said.
Ivy waited for over an hour, drinking a few glasses of water, but Shirley still hadn't arrived.
She needed to use the restroom.
After coming out of the restroom and reapplying her makeup, Ivy bumped into Du Ruoxin while washing her hands.
She: "—"
Why was Du Ruoxin here?
Wasn't she in Europe, getting married to Kristino?
After a moment of stunned silence, Ivy composed herself, her face breaking into a smile that appeared generous and elegant, "Hi, Ruoxin, what a coincidence."
Du Ruoxin: "????"
What coincidence!
Seeing Ivy was like watching a horror film.
Du Ruoxin's expression was not good, her coldness tinged with severity, "Do I know you?"
"Miss, please have some self-respect. Not everyone's connection can be leveraged."
With that, she turned and left.
Ivy stared at the arrogant, dismissive retreating figure, grinding her teeth in hatred.
She had always disliked Du Ruoxin.
It was like that before, it was like that now, and it would be like that in the future.
What was there to be so proud of? She was merely lucky, adopted by the Rothschild family, liked by Kristino, and fancied by Feng Linwan.
How was she inferior to Du Ruoxin in any way?
Ivy felt that she was superior to Du Ruoxin in every aspect and more suitable for Rong Jingyang, more suitable to be the Rong family's eldest young madam.
Du Ruoxin was incapable of anything, couldn't help Rong Jingyang in his career, and only knew how to make unreasonable demands and drag him down.
A pampered, fake rich young lady, what could she do besides shopping, buying clothes, and taking care of children?
Just wait!
Ivy vowed that she would make the Rong family, make everyone, see that she was the one most suited for Rong Jingyang.
As long as she secured the copyright and returned to City E.
With a voice and leading role in the airport construction, she could shine and impress the Rong family and Feng Linwan.
Then, there would be flowers, applause, and endless praise.
Ivy would then leverage this to change Feng Linwan's negative perception of her entirely.
Marrying into the Rong family would no longer be a dream.
Du Ruoxin!
Just you wait!
One day, I will live a thousand times better than you!