Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 293 - 288: Living in Your City

Yan Yan, having been exhausted by Qi Yi, just lay in bed, not wanting to move.

Qi Yi watched as his girlfriend, who had already fallen into a deep sleep moments ago, slightly moved and then closed her eyes again, preparing to sleep.

Qi Yi leaned down, kissed Yan Yan’s forehead lightly, and used his hand to neaten her hair, which had gotten a bit messy.

After Yan Yan had regained some energy from dinner, Qi Yi had used it all up again.

Having tidied her hair, Qi Yi then carried Yan Yan into the bathroom.

Whenever there was something Qi Yi could help with, he wouldn’t let Yan Yan do it herself.

Of course, that included bathing.

By this time, Yan Yan wasn’t as "sleepy" anymore. When Qi Yi lifted her up, Yan Yan woke up.

Realizing their current situation, Yan Yan’s face turned red instantly.

Yan Yan wanted to continue pretending to be asleep, but Qi Yi obviously realized she was awake.

It was extremely rare to see Yan Yan’s blushing face.

Ever since Yan Yan had developed a countermeasure, no matter what anyone said about her, she just responded automatically, as if it were something completely unrelated to her.

Except for Qi Yi, no one else had seen her blush and pretend to be asleep like this.

Qi Yi noticed it but didn’t plan to expose Yan Yan.

His girlfriend looked so adorable that Qi Yi, of course, wanted to watch her as long as he could.

Qi Yi carefully placed Yan Yan in the bathtub, which he had already filled with hot water, and started to "seriously" help Yan Yan bathe.

Initially, Qi Yi really did only want to help with the bath.

However, after a while, Qi Yi’s hands started to move beyond his "pure thoughts."

Yan Yan’s face was already red, and with the temperature of the bath water, she felt like her entire face was about to catch fire.

"Qi Yi, don’t rush to come to Paris," said Yan Yan, realizing she couldn’t pretend to sleep anymore and needed to divert to a serious topic.

"Why? You really don’t want to keep me? Was my service just now not good enough? Did Waiwai have any complaints? Tell me where you are uncomfortable, and I can make my service more satisfactory," Qi Yi directly skewed Yan Yan’s words.

As long as Qi Yi wanted, he could twist any issue to the topic he wanted to talk about.

At this moment, Qi Yi’s thoughts were simplified to pure instinct.

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The next morning, after Yan Yan had woken up, Qi Yi brought breakfast to her in bed, then sourly asked, "Why don’t you want me in Paris now? Could it be because your Senior Brother Lei is being stationed in Paris?"

Yesterday, before Yan Yan fell into a "sound sleep," she had planned on discussing something serious with him.

"Yes, exactly, it’s because of Brother Pili," said Yan Yan, glaring at Qi Yi with a side-eye while pouting cutely.

"If that’s the case, then I definitely need to continue punishing you," Qi Yi stated seriously.

But his seriousness lasted only two seconds before his face turned mischievous.

Yan Yan was "scared" by Qi Yi’s expression that followed.

Talking about needing medication to sleep due to his supposed nerve issues during his freshman year, this guy didn’t need to sleep at all.

She was nearly falling apart, yet he was still bursting with energy, truly inhuman.

To escape the fate of being punished further, Yan Yan quickly put aside all her complaints and focused on discussing important matters with Qi Yi.

"I told you yesterday that I was planning to let go of Maison Yan II, right?

The creative director only needs to produce 35 designs per season, those two people you helped me recruit last year.

I plan to have each of them launch a small collection in July to test the market.

If I keep nitpicking every single piece, I definitely won’t be able to expand.

Haute Couture has been taking up too much of my time, now I’m thinking of shifting my focus a bit towards ready-to-wear and Y·Y.

Maison Yan II’s first ready-to-wear flagship store in Melbourne is receiving quite a positive market response.

Next, the flagship stores in New York and Paris will open one after the other.

The New York studio of Maison Yan II is already being renovated by my cousin.

After the Haute Couture show in July, the design director of Y·Y is going to step into the spotlight.

The original Y·Y studio will also move next to the new Maison Yan II studio.

That way, managing everything will be easier for me since they’ll be just upstairs or downstairs," Yan Yan also disliked her current situation of seeing Qi Yi infrequently.

The two of them, in perfect understanding, thought of moving to each other’s cities at the same time.

"You’re moving to settle in New York?" Qi Yi was surprised, but even more so, delighted.

"What if those two designers don’t get a good market response?

The people who go to Maison Yan II for Haute Couture are all coming for you," Qi Yi didn’t want Yan Yan to give up her bustling Haute Couture studio in Paris for him.

To outsiders, Yan Yan’s success today was all thanks to her "mysterious background" protecting her every step of the way.

Others might not know, but Qi Yi was clear about how hard his girlfriend had worked over the past three years.

Yan Yan’s studio in Paris had an excellent embroidery team, but beyond that, she hadn’t found an assistant who could perfectly execute her designs until recently.

During the initial years of Maison Yan II, there were many aspects Yan Yan needed to handle personally.

Being new, if Yan Yan wasn’t present in her studio, many orders would simply fall through.

After officially receiving the Haute Couture title, Maison Yan II secured a relatively stable clientele.

The Haute Couture salon also functioned much smoother after staffing up.

If Yan Yan wasn’t determined to have her studio designers make their debuts without reservations, she could have been enjoying a quieter life these past few months.

"It doesn’t matter how the market responds, the two designers you helped me find have no problems replicating my designs anymore.

This way, I don’t have to keep a constant eye on everything.

The creative director hasn’t changed, and it hasn’t altered the essence of Maison Yan II.

Most of the designs are still done by me, I only need to attend one of the five fitting sessions.

Several key customers are so used to going to Paris that it’s become routine for them.

They all have a good relationship with me and once the New York studio is all set, they could come here for fittings.

Melbourne will also have a studio by the end of this year.

I want to give myself and my ’regular customers’ more options.

I’m quite confident in their designs now.

These two handsome guys have come together, exuding tender feelings daily and their inspirations clashing—it’s enough to sparkle and blind the rest of the studio," Yan Yan had been hoping since last year that she could detach herself and come to New York to be with her occasionally insecure boyfriend.