Chapter 91: The Design Contest Showdown

Ling Bo fell silent for a moment. After a brief pause, she thought about how the other party had only spent a weekend redesigning, and with so many masters from the Art Department competing, she could still rely on Gu Xue to pull strings. She then sneered and spoke:

“Is that so? Well… that’s really something to look forward to~ Miss Zhou Ruoyu, so confident here, must have designed something earth-shattering? You’re making me so scared~ Hehe, don’t end up winning nothing but the ‘Big Talk Award’! Let me tell you, my design is guaranteed to win. As for you… a rushed piece like yours, just don’t make the Art Department colleagues laugh! We’ll see—!”

Ling Bo stood there aggressively, ready to strike hard when Zhou Ruoyu won nothing in the competition. But faced with this provocation, the black-haired, straight-haired little loli just rolled her eyes.

As if she would be upset by that. Not only was this design definitely better than that mishmash of ancient styles from before, but even if that ancient-style outfit had won, it was still her design. Did Ling Bo really think it was hers? What did she have to be proud of?

With these questions in mind, Zhou Ruoyu silently ‘saw off’ Ling Bo with a disdainful look, adding before she left, ‘Bye-bye, little mouse~’ Ling Bo gritted her teeth, turned back, and glared at Zhou Ruoyu twice, clearly furious.

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Soon, the fashion design competition judging began. It started so quickly mainly due to Gu Xue’s maneuvering. The ex-girlfriend, Miss Gu, couldn’t wait to see the little green tea suffer and be humiliated by her people. So she specifically instructed Ling Bo about the third prize. In her haste, Gu Xue even forgot to add the little green tea’s name to the TI, only hastily passing a few pre-determined third-prize slots.

Winning the prize… But then the ex-girlfriend thought it over: if it was just based on the rough sketch found in the trash earlier, it probably wouldn’t win. So she felt relieved.

Of course, she didn’t know that even if she had specifically favored Zhou Ruoyu, the judges would hardly listen to her. Because… Long Yu, that mysterious boss, had just given them orders yesterday to specifically favor a work named Zhou Ruoyu.

So… there was nothing more to say.

The judging officially began. The judges started scoring the submitted designs. Although each had slightly different preferences, taking an average seemed fair—well, except for favoritism.

Looking at Ling Bo’s design, the judges hesitated for a long time before controlling the score, just barely squeezing it into third prize as the last place. Finally, after all scores were entered, the list was sorted in descending order. With the last score input, the results were about to be announced.

Employees participating in the competition also gathered at the Art Department, waiting for the final announcement. Zhou Ruoyu arrived at the scene, squeezed into the crowd, and awkwardly noticed Ling Bo standing not far away, as well as the girl in the baseball cap she had seen that morning.

Seeing that contemptuous look, yet the other deliberately stood close by, Zhou Ruoyu felt that this person was here to mock her after winning. Just as she wondered where the other’s confidence came from, the colleague in charge of the event stood up and began reading the winners’ names from low to high.

“I announce that the third-prize winners of this Dragon Wing Group online game fashion design competition are: Ling Bo, Zhang San, Li Lei…”

Hmm~

Upon hearing the announcement, Ling Bo and Gu Xue both curled their lips, eager to start crushing the girl. Gu Xue directly pushed Ling Bo’s shoulder, urging her subordinate to thoroughly humiliate the little green tea. Ling Bo promptly approached and sneered into the girl’s ear:

“Sorry~ Little Ruoyu, I really did win~ Ah, you worked so hard these days, forgetting to eat and sleep, but unfortunately… your efforts yielded nothing~ Don’t envy me too much; I’m just a bit luckier and a bit smarter than you, an idiot~ Pfft hehehe~”

“Ha, Ling Bo, that felt so good! You called me a mouse earlier? Tch… So what if I’m a mouse? Even if I stole it, being able to steal a prize is still a skill~ Better than some little thing who got nothing~!”

“And you want to mess with me? I suggest you get lost now. Otherwise, with your petty tricks, staying here will just get you bullied~ Pfft, it’s heartbreaking to think about. Hey, little Ruoyu, quit your job quickly. I’m saying this for your own good~”

Ling Bo kept attacking relentlessly, but Zhou Ruoyu just frowned and silently listened to all the winners until the first prize was about to be announced, and it clearly wasn’t her name. Suddenly, Zhou Ruoyu raised her hand and said to the judging teacher:

“Excuse me, judges, that spreadsheet might not have registered my name, but I have submitted my work. Was Zhou Ruoyu’s design scored?”

Faced with this sudden question, the judges also realized a problem.

Zhou Ruoyu’s?

That wouldn’t do. The boss had specifically instructed, though not explicitly, but not even giving a score would be too absurd. They should at least give a third prize.

Just as the judges were pondering, the young lady responsible for collecting submissions suddenly remembered something. She quickly ran to the archive room, brought back another submission, and handed it to the judges. Wiping her sweat, she panted: “This, this is Zhou Ruoyu’s design. I forgot to bring it just now. Whew~”

“Hmm…”

The judges began calculating which third-prize winner to kick out to fill Zhou Ruoyu’s spot, since the list had already been read, making things tricky.

Thinking this, they unfolded the design and glanced at it lightly. But that single glance made all the judges freeze on the spot. They widened their eyes in disbelief, staring at the design sketch before them… a masterpiece.

The drawing depicted a girl in a bunny girl uniform, sexy and charming, a strong visual impact. The innovative white color scheme added a hint of purity amidst the sensuality. Holding a carrot knife while wearing the uniform, the valiant fighting bunny girl style made hearts tremble, making one want to pull out their wallet and pay right away.

This… this is…

Genius!

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