Jiaochen

Ji Qingying’s lips curved upwards in a smile, before replying softly, “It’s because we did our best.”

She really did.

As expected, Ji Qingying was able to pass the third round of the competition.

And the next one was the finals.

Eight designers were eliminated in the third round, leaving only eight others for the finals.

Unlike the third round of the competition, the finals were broadcasted live.

There were both live and remote viewing audiences.

The designers had to make and finish their works under the watchful eyes of the audience and the judges.

The time limit was four hours.

In these four hours, they had to design, cut, and do everything else needed to finish their work. It could be described as the greatest challenge.

The organizers had given all eight finalists a day off, before the live broadcast on Saturday.

When Ji Qingying woke up that morning, she was already in good spirits.#pleasereadthischapteratfoxaholic.com

When she looked at her mobile phone, messages from Fu Yanzhi and the others were on display.

Fu Yanzhi was off duty today, so he would come to watch her compete.

He had only revealed it to Ji Qingying at that moment. Indeed, Fu Yanzhi was very busy every day, but it would seem that he had not missed any of her open competitions even until now.

She smiled silently before sending a reply to Fu Yanzhi.

The national competition was even grander this time compared to the previous years.

The location of the live competition was in a very large space, surrounded by spacious seating for the live audience. The upper side of the venue had the judges seating.

One of the judges was the National Designer, Zhou Zhilan.

After hearing a prompt, Ji Qingying had realized she had not taken her place yet.

She raised her eyes to take a quick peek, before quickly withdrawing it again.

The host introduced them one by one, as Ji Qingying listened calmly. She’d also occasionally scan the audience below the stage.

She couldn’t find where Fu Yanzhi was because of the distance.

“Brother, is Senior Ji looking for you?”

Having noticed Ji Qingying behavior, Ye Zhenzhen muttered this question to Fu Yanzhi.

Fu Yanzhi kept his eyes raised at the person on the stage before replying, “Keep quiet.”

Ye Zhenzhen: “……”

She turned to look at Chen Xinyu, “Sister Xinyu, I’m so nervous.”

Chen Xinyu chuckled before saying, “What are you nervous about?”

She looked at Ji Qingying before stating, “Believe in your Sister Ji’s ability.”

Ye Zhenzhen nodded, "Okay."

But after a brief pause, she sighed deeply, “But I’m still very nervous.”

Chen Xinyu looked at her in amusement before patting her on the shoulder.

After hearing Zhou Zhilan’s name, Chen Xinyu’s expression changed.

“This is bad.”

​​She mumbled, "Now I'm nervous too."

As soon as the host finished introducing her, Ye Zhenzhen became very excited. “Ahhhh~ When did Zhou Zhilan come back? Why didn’t anyone tell me?!”

“Oh my gosh! She actually came back to be a judge for the national competition? This time, the organizers must have paid a lot of money just to invite her!”

Chen Xinyu: "……"

She paused, before lowering her gaze to look at Ye Zhenzhen, “Do you like teacher Zhou Zhilan?”

Ye Zhenzhen nodded, “Yes! 99% of those who are learning fashion idolize her.”

After saying so, Ye Zhenzhen realized that something was strange.

She turned to look at Chen Xinyu in surprise, “Sister Xinyu, don’t tell me you don’t like her?”

“……Yes.”

“I’m convinced of her designing ability, but I personally don’t like her,” she stated.

Ye Zhenzhen kept on blinking her eyes as she just couldn’t understand, “…Why?”

Chen Xinyu just smiled and softly replied, “No reason. I just don’t like her.”

Ye Zhenzehn nodded as if she understood something, but before she was able to just shut up, she had suddenly remembered something.#pleasereadthischapteratfoxaholic.com

"Sister Xinyu! I remembered."

She pointed while saying, “When we went shopping with you and Sister Ji, didn’t she talk to you two?”

When Ye Zhenzhen visited that day, she had only seen Zhou Zhilan show a side of her face, and coupled with her near-sightedness, she didn’t even see her clearly.

But after seeing Zhou Zhilan’s styling right now, she managed to connect the dots.

On that day, Zhou Zhilan seemed to have been wearing a similar outfit and was also similarly styled.

After thinking about it carefully, she stared at Chen Xinyu in disbelief, “Sister Xinyu… you and Sister Ji know teacher Zhou Zhilan?”

Chen Xinyu: "……"

Fu Yanzhi also glanced at her from the side.

Chen Xinyu looked at the two of them before answering vaguely, “…You could say that.”

Ye Zhenzhen’s eyes lit up. “That… can you-”

Before she could even finish speaking, she was interrupted by Fu Yanzhi.

“Ye Zhenzhen.”

"Huh?" Ye Zhenzhen looked at him.

Fu Yanzhi looked at her indifferently, before coldly saying, “Be quiet.”

Ye Zhenzhen: “……”

She stared at Fu Yanzhi’s face for a while before silently closing her mouth.

He’s someone that should be provoked, so it’s better she doesn’t.

Fu Yanzhi simply ignored her staring, fixing his gaze on a person not too far away. What Ji Qingying had said to him was still on his mind.

‘…My mom’s also a designer, and she’s super talented. But for her career, she tossed me aside.’

She didn’t say it directly, so Fu Yanzhi didn’t really think about who her mother was.

But now, the answer was clear.#pleasereadthischapteratfoxaholic.com

It was Zhou Zhilan. His girlfriend’s mother was a designer that everyone admired, that Zhou Zhilan.

Coincidentally, Fu Yanzhi also knew a lot about her.

Ye Qing and Ye Zhenzehn would often discuss her at home, from time to time, especially during dinner time.

Ye Zhenzhen was very fond of gossiping and would share everything with Ye Qing. Fu Yanzhi used to go there for dinner a lot, so he had plenty of occasions to listen in.