Yan Ling's trip to New York was packed with a lot to attend to. After discussing the detailed arrangements for Y·Y's shoe line over dinner with Yan Yan, it was off to the New York shoe upper factory for a spot of "supervision".
Yan Yan had originally planned to have lunch followed by Qi Yi returning to his classes while she would visit the factory with Yan Ling.
After mass production, it mattered greatly to Yan Yan—a designer who rarely meddled yet was incredibly "nitpicky"—whether the quality of the assembled shoes remained consistent with the samples, and whether the eyelets on the uppers were made with sufficient precision and fit.
During the meal, Qi Yi mentioned that he was now somewhat of a "jobless wanderer." He had already taken the afternoon off and wouldn't be returning to work after lunch.
Qi Yi volunteered to help Yan Yan with her suitcase, asserting that wherever she went, he would follow.
