She's Hard to Get

But the artist's work in recent years had been few and never sold, and he was conveying the idea that any despised species could actually give off its charm, depending on whether anyone discovered it.

Many people who lived at the bottom of the world relied on this concept to survive. His words became the motto of many people. However, it was not easy to get his works. Only people who had good relations with him could obtain this honor. The fact that Ning Caier was able to wear Peter Pan's possessions showed the extent to which she was acknowledged by the circle.

"I'll give it to you if you like."

Ning Caier didn't know who Peter Pan was, she only wished that someone could take away this cockroach. She really couldn't appreciate this kind of strange art, and Mike's way of doing things also greatly increased her workload.

However, the girl who got the pin was very happy. She told Ning Caier that her name was Mi Nuo and that she was in fourth place in the competition. If she ran into any problems during the competition, she could ask Ning Caier for help.

Ning Caier didn't think that she could become friends like this, but she immediately rejected Mi Nuo's suggestion to let her sleep with him. It wasn't easy for her to get rid of that cockroach, and she didn't want to get into intimate contact with it so quickly.

They were brought to the studio s participating in the competition. The space here was extremely bright, but Ning Caier was once again faced with the problem of being selected, because there were only nine sewing machines and workstations.

It didn't matter if there was no bed, but if there was no workbench, it was very serious. In this kind of place, Ning Caier was completely unable to cut it.

"Miss Ning, your workbench is over there."

The editor pointed to a floor mat for children to crawl around. On it was a small table and a home sewing machine. These things could be used to make ordinary clothes, but if it was to make a dress, the sewing machine would not be able to do it.

"You can use my sewing machine when I'm not using it."

When Mi Nuo saw Ning Caier's miserable state, she took the initiative to give up half of her seat. She chose to work at a table right beside Ning Caier, which could help her out a lot.

However, once the topic of the competition had been announced, Ning Caier knew that no one could help her. The program team had actually allowed everyone to dye the cloth, and after the cloth was dyed, it would need a large area of air to dry, and have to be ironed flat. Everyone's progress was about the same, Mi Nuo's workbench could not even split it into half, which meant that she could only spread the cloth on the ground and iron.

On the other hand, everyone only had thirty euros to buy other fabrics and sewing accessories, while Ning Caier only had fifteen euros to buy other items. This amount of money was probably enough to buy zipper and sewing line, which meant that the fabric had to be dyed on her own.

Mike had said that if one was unlucky enough to fall to the last position, the odds would be slightly lower. However, such a condition wasn't as difficult as Mike had said it would be. It was simply desperate to survive.

The whole competition only lasted for a day, which meant that the dyeing of fabric had to be successful on a single try. Ning Caier had never dyed fabric before, but she had learned how to color it using fine arts, so she mixed several primary colors together and brought out a kind of purple copper coloured cloth. This kind of color makes the soft cotton cloth look very qualitative, not worse than the materials that she bought from the fabric shop.

Ning Caier used this cloth to create a pair of pants, at the same time, she used the method of coloring to draw on the cloth. The paint had gold powder in it, causing the cloth to shine under the light, especially on the stage, the effect was extremely amazing.

This was the first time Ning Caier saw her design making clothes that could walk on stage. The feeling of accomplishment made her want to clap her hands.

"Very good." Mi Nuo praised Ning Caier quietly from the audience. When she saw this piece of cloth, she knew that Ning Caier would definitely enter the safe zone.

The designer who had been skeptical of Ning Caier before had now truly seen her strength. Although the cut of the jumpsuit was not complicated, it showed the model's figure well. The patterns had a kind of relief effect, making the whole pair of pants look even more three-dimensional.

"You dyed this cloth yourself?"

The evaluators were all shocked when they saw Ning Caier's finished product, they even suspected that she bought it from the fabric shop, and not from the participants themselves. With such a large area of painting, it would take at least a few hours, and with such a large amount of painting, Ning Caier did not have enough time.

"I tied the brushes together so that we could draw at the same time."

Ning Caier smiled as she took out her painting tools. Five brushes were tied together in a row, this way she could increase the speed at which she drew by five times. This was a secret technique for clearing the level, only the students in her own country knew of it.

"You are a very smart designer. You know how to use your advantages to design. I hope that I can see more breakthrough in the competition."

KC was not stingy with giving Ning Caier her affirmation. He even wanted to accept Ning Caier as part of her own design company, so not only did this talented designer like Mike, he also wanted to keep him for herself.

Ning Caier easily won the first round, she had finally recovered the same treatment as the others. Furthermore, because she was the champion of this round, she had obtained immunity to the next round. This meant that no matter what she planned for the next match, she wouldn't be eliminated.

This made Ning Caier's future matches much more daring, because she had learned a lot of new ways to design them based on her immunity. Especially when it came to the stitching of the patterns, she had already found a characteristic of her own, and this was because of her previous experience in designing jewelry, which also allowed her to understand that there existed a possibility for jewelry and clothing designs to fuse together.

Therefore, Ning Caier's journey there went without a hitch. When the competition reached the second half of the competition, she had already obtained three exemptions, allowing her to directly enter the finals at the back.

According to the program's rules, participants who enter the finals can return to their living areas to look for inspiration and spend two weeks to create a series for the finals. Therefore, Ning Caier and the other participants can temporarily leave the hotel.

This allowed Ning Caier to quickly pack her things. Although it had already been a month, she still hoped to see Han Yuqi at Milan's branch office. Maybe he had something to attend to and stayed here the entire time, otherwise she would at least have the chance to send him off.

However, the moment Ning Caier stepped out of the door, he discovered that it was difficult for her to leave today. Because there were two cars parked outside the door, Ouyang Jue and Mike had actually come to pick her up at the same time.

Ning Caier could only return to the hotel's lobby and make a call to Han Yuqi, hoping to find out where he was. She also wanted to know what happened between Mike and Ouyang Jue while she was gone.

But the phone only rang once before hanging up, followed by a message. Han Yuqi said that he had returned back to his home country, and was busy with other matters, so it was inconvenient for him to answer the phone.

Ning Caier's expression was a little disappointed, but she had expected this answer. After Han Yuqi left the main office, no one would manage it, so he and Ouyang Jue had to send someone back to take charge of the situation. It was impossible for them to stay in the Milan for so long.

But this gave Ning Caier the energy to take care of the current situation. After the competition, she and Ouyang Jue would be returning, and she would have plenty of opportunities to meet with Han Yuqi.

"What's wrong with you two? Did something happen to you two after I closed up for a month?"

Ning Caier couldn't help but tease Mike and Ouyang Jue when she saw their expressions. Although Mike didn't want to bother with others normally, because of the charity cooperation, he was able to talk a little with Ouyang Jue. But now, the two of them were leaning on their own cars, looking like they had a deep grudge against each other.

"Cai'er, get on the carriage!"

Ouyang Jue acted first, he did not bother to explain to Ning Caier, and immediately opened the car door, pushing Ning Caier in without explanation. Mike wanted to go over and block him, but Ouyang Jue's body was too far away from his, so he could not block him. In an instant, pushed his skinny body to the ground.

He could only start up his own car and follow closely behind Ouyang Jue. KC had already told him many times that he hoped that Ning Caier could stay in the Milan to gain the recognition of this master designer. Everyone in the Milan knew what this meant, this was equivalent to a pass that allowed Ning Caier to enter the international market.

This caused Mike to be so angry that he started arguing with Tian Ao in his office. He felt that Ouyang Jue was too selfish, to actually want to block Ning Caier's path of design for his own selfish desire.

She would not stay in his shop, but she might be willing to become KC's disciple. Furthermore, the conditions that KC put forward were very good, he was willing to pay all the penalty fees for Ning Caier and even provide an annual salary of 100,000 euros.

"What's the matter with you two?"

Ning Caier felt that Ouyang Jue's car was driving faster and faster, he and Mike were like having a race car race, but this was the center of Milan. This kind of rampaging method could cause a whole bunch of traffic accidents at any time, but Ouyang Jue did not care about that at all, he just wanted to shake off Mike and prevent him from having any contact with Ning Caier.

Ouyang Jue was a little regretful that he had allowed Ning Caier to participate in the competition. Right now, the people poaching from the contestants were each more influential than the others.

"Don't say anything, just come with me."

Ouyang Jue drove the car to the outskirts of the city. His car's arrangement was much better than Mike's, after arriving at this big road, it had ruthlessly left him far behind, and the further he drove, the more remote he became. Other than the paddy fields and farms, there were no other people here.

Ouyang Jue did not return to the fortress, but instead arrived in front of a villa on a farm. He used his key to open the door, and saw that the interior was already neatly packed.

"Cai'er, from today onwards, you will live here. I have already prepared cloth and sewing equipment for you. If you need anything, you can call the fabric shop yourself. The people there will send it over."