Female Novel
Chapter 2198
A few moments later, Cindy heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Phew! I didn't know acting was so tiring. Ialways thought it was easy for Ian."
"Haha, that's because you two have different purposes to serve, but I must say that you're a prettygood actress. Have you thought of venturing into the entertainment industry with Ian?" Serenaresponded with a smile.
"No thanks! I don't belong there, and I will never fit in. I witnessed a lot of shady stuff when I worked ashis assistant previously. Furthermore, I'm pretty happy with my current nine-to-five job." Cindy toldSerena how she felt about that idea while waving her hand.
"Oh, come on. Do you know how many people have done all they could to get famous but failed?"Serena asked with a smile.
However, Cindy didn't seem to agree with Serena's point of view, thinking many people insisted onventuring into the industry despite knowing it wasn't a place for the kindest. The only reason sherefused to venture into the entertainment industry was that she wasn't ambitious about building hercareer in that domain. After all, she was content with her status quo as long as she and Ian had enoughmoney to get by. Besides, she was more concerned about their mental welfare and quality of life ratherthan luxury and materialism.
In the meantime, Serena had no idea where to go; she was only making up an excuse to leave whenshe told Lucy she wanted to go shopping, but since Cindy wanted to tag along, she decided to take herto a nearby shopping mall to kill time. On the other hand, Cindy was not a person who enjoyedshopping.
Thus, when neither of them bought anything upon strolling around the mall for a while, they figured itwas probably time for them to make a move and took a cab back to the office. They arrived at thecompany just as their break ended. Then, they exchanged gazes in front of Serena's office withoutsaying a word before parting ways. Despite the silent interaction, the two ladies seemed to mutuallyunderstand each other's minds.
Soon, Cindy returned to her desk and continued with her work while Serena went through all herdesign drafts before visiting the Altering and Tailoring Department with Cindy. In reality, many otheremployees visited that department to tailor their own dresses. Cindy was no exception as she hadlearned sewing in school and was required to tailor a dress before she could graduate. novelbin
Aware of Cindy's outstanding talent in sewing, Serena brought a sewing machine for her to practice. ToSerena's surprise, Cindy appeared calm and natural when using it, which clearly proved her talent.
Then, Serena gave Cindy a simple draft and told her to tailor an outfit while adding her own flair to it.While the draft was not complicated, it was a men's formal slack shirt with the labeled sizes writtenthere. Upon skimming through the draft, Cindy grabbed the sewing tape and some fabric before shestarted working on it. At the same time, Serena only stood aside and observed her in silence.
As Cindy worked on her assigned task, she was reminded of her old days in school. Despite the timelimit given in all her tailoring tests, she consistently managed to secure a spot in the first three placesalmost every time. Therefore, even though she might not have used a sewing machine in a while, shebarely struggled with any issue she came across, taking a deep breath when she completed hertailoring without a hitch.
At that moment, Cindy had a flashback about a joke she used to tell Naomi, saying they were destinedto work with sewing machines while their peers worked in big offices after graduation. Nonetheless, herlife took an unexpected turn when she chose another path instead.
Then, she thought about the words Naomi once told her. I wish I could be like you, but either way,you're free now. You won’t have to be tied down by a sewing machine anymore. Despite all hersentimental memories, Cindy didn't expect that she would one day get her hands on a sewing machineagain.
While placing her foot on the pedal comfortably, Cindy seemed to have good muscle memory aboutusing the machine like it was second nature, which enabled her creativity when piecing and sewing thefabric together. Thanks to her superb muscle memory, she had no problem applying the right amount ofpressure on the pedal at all.
In the meantime, Serena continued to stand aside, folding her arms with an emotionless look on herface. Although she had seen many talented people who were gifted and diligent, she saw somethingelse in Cindy even though she was not her most outstanding mentee.
She has patience, which is a commendable trait. When Cindy was done, she took a closer look at theoutfit and carefully examined every single detail before responding with a nod. "Good, you've passed."