Chapter 178: Did Lu Ziyi See Through the Flaw?
“Miss Tang, where should the designers take their group photo?” Assistant Xiao Yi walked into the meeting room and asked Tang Jie’er for her opinion.
Tang Jie’er had already swapped Ye Chuxiao’s design drawings. She stood calmly beside the desk and said, “How about on the stairs in front of the office building lobby?”
“Okay,” Xiao Yi said politely, “I’ll go inform the designers.”
“First, send the design drawings to Group Leader Liu of the judging panel,” Tang Jie’er instructed. Her gaze swept over the stack of drawings, and she eagerly awaited the scoring results, hoping Ye Chuxiao’s submission would be at the bottom!
“Yes, Miss Tang.” Xiao Yi walked over, preparing to pick up the drawings.
Just then, a hearty voice rang out from the meeting room doorway, cheerfully saying, “Jie’er, have all the design drawings been submitted? Father can’t wait to take a look!”
Tang Jie’er took a deep breath as her father, Tang Hong, strode into the meeting room.
Following Chairman Tang were Secretary Gu Hui, two assistants, and two directors.
Tang Jie’er’s heart suddenly jolted. And then there was Lu Ziyi! He was actually at the Tang Group, and here!
Tang Jie’er felt a guilty conscience from her meddling. She tried her best to calm her inner turmoil and, with her usual elegant smile, said, “Father, the design drawings are all here. The staff have already organized them and are about to take them to Group Leader Liu.”
“No rush,” Tang Hong said. “I’ll take a look first. I’ve also specially invited Ziyi to come over, as I want to get his perspective on the submitted design drawings! Father promises not to affect the judges’ decisions; I’ll just look, not speak, haha!”
The two directors who came with him also laughed heartily.
“Come, come, Ziyi, let’s take a look together first.” Tang Hong cordially invited.
Lu Ziyi stood behind the desk. He was also very interested in these twenty design drawings, as one of them belonged to Xiaoxiao, and he wanted to assess Xiaoxiao’s relative level beforehand.
Lu Ziyi quickly flipped through the design drawings one by one. Tang Jie’er’s heart was in her throat. Lu Ziyi had also seen Ye Chuxiao’s design drawings; could he tell that the original had been swapped?
As he gradually approached Ye Chuxiao’s design drawings, Tang Jie’er’s heart was pounding. Her hands were clenched tightly with nervousness, yet she managed to maintain a faint smile on her face.
Lu Ziyi finally reached Ye Chuxiao’s drawing. He… didn’t even pause for a second and flipped past it, just like the previous drawings!
Tang Jie’er could hardly describe the immense joy she felt. She was so lucky; Lu Ziyi hadn’t noticed anything amiss!
Tang Jie’er’s heart finally settled. Heaven truly favored her. Ye Chuxiao definitely wouldn’t be able to get good grades with this imitation!
Lu Ziyi reached the last submission. Seeing Tang Jie’er’s modest demeanor, he asked, “Ziyi, what’s your overall assessment of the design drawings?”
Everyone present looked at Lu Ziyi, eagerly awaiting his opinion.
Lu Ziyi didn’t answer. He simply flipped back once, pulled out one of the design drawings, placed it on top, and said, “This design drawing is likely not the original draft!”
Tang Jie’er was shocked. Lu Ziyi had pulled out Ye Chuxiao’s design drawing!
He had noticed! Tang Jie’er had strong composure. She calmly asked, “Has Ziyi seen the original draft?”
Lu Ziyi didn’t hide anything and frankly replied, “This is Ye Chuxiao’s design drawing. I saw it beforehand, but this is not the final draft.”
