Chapter 177: Ye Chuxiao, Don’t Even Think About Winning!
“Ziyi is so good to us!” Zhao Congrui and Lin Houchun beamed, their eyes shining. “What delicious food did Ziyi order for us?”
Lu Ziyi said calmly, “A KFC family bucket, please accept it!”
Zhao Congrui and Lin Houchun’s smiles froze instantly. It would be strange if they could still smile.
You two were enjoying hand-torn beef and candied taro, in your own little world, full of love and affection.
Lu Ziyi, are you feeding a single dog with just a few chicken wings and drumsticks?
Fine, you guys show off your love and affection! We—will—have—a—bucket!
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On Monday morning, Ye Chuxiao asked her homeroom teacher for leave and took her design drawings for the semi-finals to the Tang Group.
Teacher He, her homeroom teacher, sent his blessings to Ye Chuxiao over the telephone, hoping she would achieve good grades and, ideally, make it into the top three.
Ye Chuxiao thanked Teacher He, but her mindset was peaceful. The other finalists were all experienced designers, and she was the only student. Even if she didn’t win, she wouldn’t be too disappointed. Cherishing this opportunity to learn was more important.
Ye Chuxiao arrived at the meeting room where they had previously attended training at nine o’clock. According to company regulations, she placed her design drawings in a large envelope and submitted her contest entry in an anonymous manner.
All twenty contestants were in the meeting room. After submitting their entries, they did not leave.
While they were competitors during the competition, they were all in the same industry and had built friendships during training. Having an extra friend was not a bad thing. Perhaps in the future, they could open a salon for communication or exchange information. They all stayed to chat and added each other as friends on their mobile phones.
The staff from the Tang Group’s competition organizing committee took the twenty large envelopes to the adjacent meeting room and organized the contest entries.
Then, they sealed the designer information written on the back of each design drawing, as the drawings would be judged blindly by five judges.
To ensure fairness and impartiality in the competition, the judges did not know who the designer of each design drawing was during their evaluation.
The entire process was supervised by the general manager, Tang Jie’er.
“Miss Tang,” reported the staff member Xiao Yi, “all twenty design drawings have been organized. Shall I hand them over to Group Leader Liu of the judging panel now?”
“Wait a moment,” Tang Jie’er said, taking the twenty design drawings with a serious expression. “Let me count them again.”
Tang Jie’er placed a stack of design drawings on a desk. She flipped through the first one and, as if thinking of something, said to the four staff members in the meeting room, “Go to the adjacent meeting room and see if the designers need anything. Bring them beverages and snacks. If everyone is still here, let’s take a group photo later.”
“Yes, Miss Tang.” The four staff members left.
Tang Jie’er quickly flipped to Ye Chuxiao’s design drawing, took it out, and then took out an imitation version from the large drawer of the desk, clipping it inside.
Tang Jie’er hastily folded Ye Chuxiao’s original submission twice and slipped it into her shoulder bag.
Tang Jie’er’s actions were swift and her expression calm throughout the entire replacement process; she had planned it long ago.
As the liaison between the Tang Group and Lu Ziyi, Tang Jie’er had visited Lu Ziyi’s design studio several times to have him audit information and drawings.
When no one was paying attention, Tang Jie’er secretly took a photo of Ye Chuxiao’s design draft. She then redrew it, making it roughly the same, but she erased the intricate details of Ye Chuxiao’s design.
Because of Lu Ziyi’s doting on Ye Chuxiao, Tang Jie’er harbored resentment towards Ye Chuxiao. She absolutely could not let Ye Chuxiao enter the final top three.
She wanted to show Lu Ziyi that Ye Chuxiao was nothing but a useless, foolish woman!
