"What? Xia Weilan is back again today?" Xia Ruolin angrily opened the door and rushed out. Sure enough, she saw Xia Weilan, Mo Beichen, and the old master enjoying dinner happily in the restaurant downstairs.
"Miss Ruolin, you can't leave your room. The master will be angry if he sees you." The maid didn't dare to make a sound and quickly whispered.
Due to the presence of the old master, Xia Ruolin wanted to settle the score with Xia Weilan, but it wasn't the right time. She could only bite her lip hard, stamp her feet, and return to her room irritably, slamming the door shut.
That night, the official announcement of Mo Ying Group refreshed the list of new contestants. Among them were Xia Weilan and Lin Xuefei, and it was announced that the final winning results would be announced two days later in the afternoon.
At the Lin family's.
"Dad, I don't want to go to school. I want to go straight to work in the company. I don't want to be laughed at by those people at school." Lin Xuefei stubbornly tugged at Lin Jiancheng's sleeve.
"Dad, please."
"Jiancheng, Xuefei is right. We don't need Xuefei's diploma..." Wei Hongmei always agreed with whatever Lin Xuefei said.
"Humph, no. You'll go to school tomorrow. From now on, get along well with Xia Weilan. She's not someone we can mess with now." Lin Jiancheng had witnessed Mo Beichen's affection for Xia Weilan, and he wanted to win Xia Weilan over at this time.
"What? I still have to curry favor with her. I won't." Lin Xuefei simply let go and pouted, crying.
"You used to say that we could bully Xia Weilan at will. Now you want me to curry favor with her. Why? She's just a burden. What's so great about her?"
Lin Jiancheng was so angry that he rubbed his forehead, with veins bulging. "That was before. It's different now."
Just then, Lin Xuefei's phone rang.
Lin Xuefei answered it angrily, but the more she listened, the more radiant her face became. "Okay, okay. I'll definitely be there."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Xuefei seemed to be a different person. She said arrogantly, "I can go to school, but I'll go two days later."
"What's going on?" Lin Jiancheng was stunned for a few seconds.
"Dad, just now Mo Ying Company called me and asked me to go to the announcement site of the design competition in person two days later. Doesn't this mean that my submission was selected? By then, I'll be famous. Who would dare to laugh at me at school?" Lin Xuefei was beaming, already speaking like a champion.
"Yes, yes. Xuefei has always been very talented." Wei Hongmei quickly flattered.
Sure enough, Lin Jiancheng wasn't angry anymore. He looked at Lin Xuefei with approval. "Good. If you really win the prize, build a good relationship with Mo Ying Group. Dad will find a way to get you a job in Mo Ying. You help me win Mo Beichen over, and you don't have to curry favor with Xia Weilan."
"Dad, I'll do my best." Lin Xuefei giggled and suddenly glared at Wei Hongmei.
"Wei, why don't you go and pour tea quickly! Useless thing."
Wei Hongmei, who had been smiling, stiffened, but didn't say anything and quickly lowered her head.
Lin Jiancheng was a bit unhappy about Lin Xuefei's arrogance, but he didn't say anything. After all, Lin Xuefei was promising. It was okay for her to be a bit arrogant.
Unlike Wei Hongmei, who had raised a disloyal daughter and couldn't even control her own child.
Two days later.
Lin Xuefei went on a crazy shopping spree for some jewelry and asked Lin Jiancheng for a lot of pocket money. She started to dress up in the afternoon.
She was wearing a gorgeous off - the - shoulder long dress with gold thread tassels and many glittering sequins. Lin Xuefei looked like a flashy female star.
The announcement time of the competition was 4 p.m., but Lin Xuefei was already dressed up at 2 p.m.
On the other side.
Xia Weilan directly followed Mo Beichen to the company and took the special elevator to the president's office.
"Do you plan to be the winning champion like this?" Mo Beichen suddenly sized up Xia Weilan. His tone showed no sign of emotion.
Xia Weilan was wearing a simple and elegant long dress. She looked extremely refined. The dress had a tailored fit and a V - neck design. Coupled with her long hair loosely falling around her ears, she looked quite pleasing to the eye.
"Only... why aren't you wearing any jewelry?" Mo Beichen pondered and pointed out the problem.
Xia Weilan subconsciously reached out and touched her fair and delicate neck, which was bare.
Suddenly, Mo Beichen took out a necklace from his pocket and put it on her neck directly.
Xia Weilan only smelled a pleasant men's fragrance, and then felt a clear coolness on her neck. Her heart skipped a beat, and Mo Beichen had already taken a step back.
With his long eyelashes lowered, he said lightly, "It suits you very well."
Xia Weilan lowered her head. Even though she was mentally prepared, she was still shaken by what she saw. She excitedly stroked the pendant of the necklace, and her breathing became uneven.
"This is... my design. How..."
Hanging on her neck was the work she had submitted, "The Ocean Pendant".
Under the silver gold thread, there was a blue gemstone like the ocean, with white wave - like inlays around it.
The whole pendant was very delicate, and it was hard to take one's eyes off it at first sight.
"This is what you deserve. This product will be mass - produced in the future." Mo Beichen had his hands behind his back, but the corners of his lips were slightly raised. It was not hard to see his appreciation.
"President?" Xu Wei knocked on the door of the office.
"Come in." Mo Beichen replied.
Xu Wei quickly pushed the door open and said in a hurry:
"Just now, Lin Xuefei applied to withdraw from the competition, saying that she had sent the wrong manuscript. Moreover, it seems that she won't come today."
"What's going on?" Even Mo Beichen was a bit surprised.
Did Lin Xuefei discover something wrong?
Although Xia Weilan didn't show much on her face, her hand under the skirt unconsciously tightened a bit.
She even had the video of Lin Xuefei stealing the manuscript ready, but Lin Xuefei withdrew from the competition on her own initiative?
After Xu Wei finished speaking, he quickly left.
"Not happy? Anyway, you're the champion today, aren't you?" Mo Beichen noticed Xia Weilan's unwillingness.
Xia Weilan took a deep breath and stood up. "You're right. I'm the champion."
Not long after, in the lobby of Mo Ying Group, under the flashlights of the reporters, Xia Weilan made her debut wearing the champion jewelry.
Under countless cameras, Xia Weilan and this jewelry became well - known.
"May I ask Miss Xia, what's your design concept?" A reporter held up the microphone and asked.
Xia Weilan gave a charming smile and said without any stage fright:
"I have a dream of facing the sea with spring blossoms. I hope to spur myself on and never forget my original intention. No matter how many storms I encounter, I hope that everything will finally calm down and I can return to my original heart."
On TV, Xia Weilan's glory was being broadcast in real - time. In the room, Lin Xuefei was tightly holding her phone, and the unwillingness and anger in her heart were almost boiling.
On the phone, came Xia Ruolin's cold voice:
"What? Do you believe it now? I told you that they had planned it and were just waiting for you to fall into the trap. You still doubted me. Now the fact proves that you're the one being fooled."