My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 989: Choice

Chapter 989: Choice

In the afternoon, Camille and Sienna drove to the university.

Since Ayan had already taken her to visit her aunt, who was aprofessor, they went directly to her aunt's office after arriving at theuniversity. Because her aunt had other matters to attend to, she hadone of her students, who was now also a teacher at the School ofDesign, take them to a meeting room.

The design teacher told Camille and Sienna, "The professor hasarranged for a few selected students to be waiting in the meeting room.You can take a look at their design work later. If you replace something youlike, you can finalize it right away."

Camille and Sienna exchanged glances, and then Camille spoke,"Alright, we'll take a look at the work first. But if the work catches oureye, I'd like to see the design style in person. As a designer, I believe inseeing things firsthand.”

The teacher nodded in understanding, "Of course."

“Thank you."

The three of them continued walking and soon reached the door of themeeting room, which was on the same floor as the office.

The teacher raised her hand to knock on the door, then pushed it open,leading Camille and Sienna inside.

Inside the meeting room, a dozen of students, including both boys andgirls, were sitting quietly. The teacher briefly introduced them and thenarranged for Camille and Sienna to sit at the head of the table. Shelooked at the students present and said, "You can line up and submityour designs in order, please remember to include your names."

A few minutes later, Camille and Sienna looked at the design sketcheshanded to them. There was no specific theme for them, and thestudents were free to interpret them as they liked.

Each person had a unique style, and it was clear that they had theirown individual design aesthetics.

In the end, Camille and Sienna selected five design sketches, and theteacher asked these five students to stay, while the others whosedesigns weren't chosen could leave the meeting room.

Looking at the five remaining individuals, there were four male studentsand one female student.

Camille was a bit surprised, and Sienna whispered to her, "It seems likewe have better chemistry with men, huh?"

Camille gave her a slight glance, signaling her not to talk nonsense.Looking at the four students in the room, Camille spoke, "It's a pleasureto meet all of you here. I really liked your designs, but we only have onespot available. So, I'll provide a topic, and you five can interpret it freely.How does that sound?"

The five students looked at each other and then nodded in agreement,"Sounds good."

Camille came up with a topic on the spot, as she hadn't planned it inadvance.

After a brief moment of silence, she looked at each of them beforesaying, "Be Unique!"

"Be Unique" aligned with their purpose and would also allow Camille tosee their design concepts and creativity.

They had half an hour for the drawing. During this time, Camille andSienna sat quietly, observing the progress of the students. There wasan empty seat between them so they couldn't see each other's work.Camille's eyes remained fixed on the students the whole time. Sienna'svoice reached her ears as she asked, "Honestly, do you have madeyou choice in mind?"

Camille pursed her lips, her gaze still fixed on the students, and repliedin a calm tone, "You make a guess?"

Sienna, with a slight pout, murmured, “Fine. You've grown emotionallydistant from me, haven't you? I get it. Once you've got something, youstop cherishing it."

Camille wore an expression of exasperation and said in a disinterestedtone, "You're really something else, you know that? Where do youcome up with all this drama every day?"

"Are you complaining about me now?" Sienna looked genuinely hurt.Camille decided not to respond. If there weren't other people around,she might have considered giving her friend a playful punch to shut herup and bring some peace and quiet to the world.

Camille's thoughts were not something Sienna could fathom. Rightnow, Sienna was just feeling a bit bored and wanted to tease Camille,maybe even make her angry.

That's probably what good friends do, after all.

Half an hour passed quickly, and when the time was up, Camille calledfor a stop, regardless of whether the students had finished or not.

The five students handed in their work, and Camille accepted it. Sheasked them to wait outside for a moment as she and Sienna wanted toreview the sketches first. After that, they would invite each student in todiscuss their work and ideas.

As for the final decision, it would be made after each student had theirdiscussion, and it wouldn't be announced immediately. After all,everyone was an adult, and they wanted to preserve each other'sdignity.

The first student Camille invited in was a girl named Crystal Bill. Shewas a graduating master's student with exceptional drawing skills andoutstanding academic performance. She was also one of the mostpopular and liked students among the teachers.

All this information was gathered from the materials provided by thedesign teacher. Crystal had used a sketching technique to present herunique theme, which was about being unique oneself, standing in thewind, facing storms without being knocked down, and eventually seeinga rainbow after the storm.

Her message was very positive.

But would reality be as kind?

Camille smiled faintly and began, "Your expression of the theme is welldone, but reality can be more cruel. Every industry is highlycompetitive, and you'll likely invest a lot of effort without receiving anyresponse. Do you think you can handle that?"

“I don't know if I can handle it, but I believe that if an opportunity comesmy way, whether good or bad, I should give it my all.”

Her response was confident and showed no signs of discouragement,which changed the way Camille looked at her.

Camille said, "I like your words and your mindset. I hope we have thechance to work together.”

Crystal nodded in agreement, her eyes meeting Camille's beforethanking her and leaving the meeting room.

After Crystal left, Sienna took the opportunity as the next studententered and said to Camille, "This Crystal seems interesting. Herdemeanor don't seem like she comes from an ordinary background.Some things require money and exposure to cultivate, and she givesoff a rich kid vibe."

Camille rolled her eyes and replied in a dispassionate tone, "Whethershe has money or not has nothing to do with why we're here today.We're here to replace employees, not wealthy people.”

Sienna explained, "What I mean is, if she's wealthy, I'm worried thatshe won't work diligently at the company. Spoiled brats can be hard tohandle, not everyone is as independent and strong-willed as Ayan'ssister.”

Camille was momentarily taken aback, her expression becomingslightly distant. What Sienna said did have some merit, as her companywas small, and the assistant they were hiring was meant to help withpreparations for the design competition. It was clear they couldn't affordto hire someone who would be idle.

But that didn't mean they should jump to conclusions about someonebased on their wealth, right?

After a moment of hesitation in her mind, Camille simply said, "Let'ssee how it goes. Based on her skill alone, she seems to have reacheda level that can't be achieved without hard work."

"If she's truly outstanding, why would she come to interview with us?We're a small fry in this industry,” Sienna mused casually.

Camille frowned slightly, her expression showing a hint of confusion.She didn't continue that train of thought, though, because the nextcandidate had entered the room.

After nearly an hour of individual discussions, the five selected studentshad all talked with Camille and Sienna.

The design teacher also entered the room at this point and, seeingCamille and Sienna's hesitant expressions, asked, "Have youconsidered it? Do you have any favorites?"

Camille smiled gently and replied, “They're all very talented, so it's hardto choose.”

The teacher also smiled and said, "Really? I think you probably have adecision already.”

Camille just smiled and didn't say anything, while Sienna asked, "Doyou know Crystal well?"

The teacher responded, "Crystal is quite impressive. She not only hastalent but also works hard. She won the championship in the universitydesign competition with her personal design. Many design companieswanted to sign her back then, but she turned them all down."

Camille and Sienna knew she was talented, but they hadn't realizedjust how outstanding she was.

Camille casually asked, "Teacher, did you announce our identities tothe students at the beginning of the recruitment process?"