Even Chi Tingting, who always looked down on Chi Xiaoyu, was shocked at this moment.
She never knew that Chi Xiaoyu's Mist Cage Moon was so outstanding and superb.
Nor did she know that Chi Xiaoyu could be as beautiful as a fairy.
She opened her mouth wide in astonishment, her hands clenched nervously into fists.
Gong Beiming's handsome face revealed a satisfied smile as his slender fingers quietly snapped. This girl truly stood out from the rest.
After Chi Xiaoyu's finale walk, the competition moved into the scoring phase.
All the models stood to the left side of the stage, and at this time, all the designers stepped forward to the very front of the stage.
Standing on the stage, Chi Xiaoyu was somewhat nervous, with sweat forming in her palms.
As a competing designer, she had experience.
But walking down the runway was her first time ever.
She glanced at Gong Beiming again. Would this guy bear a grudge against her for not compensating for his car and take this opportunity for revenge?
"Now let's see the score for the first designer, the work from Paris Spring. It's a ten, another ten, and the third one is also ten..."
The hostess's voice was sweet as she started professionally announcing the scores.
A ten was the highest score. Receiving three tens in a row fully demonstrated the value of Chi Tingting's work.
Hearing the several perfect scores, Chi Tingting's eyes gleamed with pride, her head held high and her chest puffed out, her eyes brimming with excitement and agitation.
"The fourth judge gives... zero points!"
When the hostess announced Gong Beiming's score, it was somewhat awkward.
Chi Xiaoyu chuckled, unable to help taking another look at Gong Beiming.
This man really had very particular taste.
If he gave such a good work zero points, what score would he give her work?
Chi Tingting, seeing this result, was also flabbergasted, but she knew Gong Beiming's identity. A titan like him in the fashion industry had naturally a very discerning eye.
But it wasn't a big deal. She had already scored thirty points, success was just a step away.
After all, since he looked down on this work, the other works were even less likely to catch his eye.
And sure enough, Gong Beiming gave zero points to all the subsequent works.
His standards were truly not ordinary...
Soon it was Chi Xiaoyu's turn to be scored.
"Now for the score of work number forty-nine, Mist Cage Moon. This one is quite special because the model standing on the stage is also the designer, a very cute girl. So, the first one is ten, the second is ten, and the third is also ten." The hostess read the first three scores quickly, without any suspense.
It wasn't until the laid-back Gong Beiming lazily raised his scoring card.
After seeing it, the hostess immediately screamed, "Wow, President Gong also gives a ten! It seems as everyone expected, Mist Cage Moon is deservedly in first place! Tonight, we have our champion, the winner of this year's The Harem Cup Freshman Designer Grand Prix is Chi Xiaoyu, let's give her a round of applause."
"Wow!!"
The applause thundered throughout the venue.
Chi Xiaoyu's cheeks were slightly flush as she stepped out from the ranks, still dressed in her ethereal and fairy-like Mist Cage Moon.
She walked onto the stage, bowed deeply to the audience and the judges,
"Thank you, everyone, thank you to the school teachers for your cultivation! Thank you for the support of my classmates, thank you to the judges for your support."
Her voice could not hide the choke of emotion, the sentiment made evident, tears uncontrollably sliding down.
The affirmation from everyone meant she was not less than anyone else, she was outstanding, she was not the weakling who could be bullied and discarded at will, she was not one to just endure.
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A boy in the audience shouted through a bullhorn, "Chi Xiaoyu, I love you!"
The shouts were followed by a tidal wave of cheers and applause, "Chi Xiaoyu, we love you!!"
Eager flowers were thrown toward the stage.
Gong Beiming sat with impeccable posture, his tall figure lithe, his long eyes filled with admiration.
This girl, truly extraordinary...
In the venue, joyful and festive music began to play, then, suddenly, all the lights went out, creating a moment of calm before sparks and silver blossoms scattered across the screen.
The special effects lighting flashed across the room, all bearing Chi Xiaoyu's name...
At that moment, every viewer in front of the television also remembered the name Chi Xiaoyu.
She had succeeded!
Seeing Chi Xiaoyu so adored, Chi Tingting's eyes reddened with urgency.
Especially when she saw Bo Xuan's gaze, filled with joy, lingering on Chi Xiaoyu, the flames of jealousy seemed almost to burn Chi Xiaoyu to ashes.
Bitch, what a bitch, what gives you the right?
Recalling how hard she and her father, Chi Zhiyuan, had worked to bring Gong Beiming, the CEO of DI, here, only for him to help Chi Xiaoyu turn defeat into victory at the crucial moment, she felt her insides twist with regret.
This was clearly a case of lifting a rock only to drop it on her own foot...
"Now, let's interview the runner-up, Miss Chi Tingting. Initially, we wanted to ask for your thoughts on winning the award. Suddenly, I remembered, your name is similar to Chi Xiaoyu's, are you sisters?"
The host finally approached Chi Tingting.
Chi Tingting temporarily suppressed her venomous emotions and replaced them with a coquettish smile.
Taking the microphone, she replied with ease, "Thank you, host. You're right, we are sisters. She's my cousin, and we grew up together. My father is the owner of Yunshang Company, and my mother is a painter and a designer. So, growing up in such an environment, I developed my own views on fashion at a very young age. And my cousin, she would often come to me to communicate and learn. The inspiration for Mist Cage Moon actually came from a traditional ink painting I saw recently. I mentioned it to her casually, not expecting that she would produce it so quickly. Initially, that was my intention, but since she used it, I had to settle for second best and created Paris Spring. However, I am very satisfied with today's outcome. After all, she is my cousin, and the champion and runner-up titles have both been taken by us sisters, I'm very happy."
What sounded like a modest statement was a distortion of truth, indirectly accusing Chi Xiaoyu of stealing her design inspiration.
This was nothing short of blatant framing and slander.
Chi Xiaoyu immediately became livid with rage, that Chi Tingting was shameless to the extreme.
Looking up, she saw the undeniable smugness in Chi Tingting's eyes, and the naked challenge.
Yes, she was smiling, smiling very proudly.
Chi Xiaoyu, do you think you can easily turn things around just like that?
I, Chi Tingting, am not so easily fooled.
Chi Tingting looked at Chi Xiaoyu with a smile, just waiting to see her lose control, waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
The scene became somewhat awkward.
The host hurriedly intervened, "Miss Chi, was your inspiration really due to a kind reminder from your sister?"
Chi Xiaoyu chuckled softly, took the microphone, and looked at Chi Tingting, "I'm sorry, my memory isn't very good. May I ask, Chi Tingting, if your inspiration came from a landscape ink painting, what is the name of that painting? And who is the artist?"
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