Chapter 240 She Is Intentionally Provoking Emily
"What?"
Bianca thought she had misheard and almost jumped up in excitement.
Fortunately, she dug her nails into her thigh, preventing herself from crying out.
What was going on?
She clearly hadn't seen Emily at the competition, so how could she have submitted her work?
Bianca instinctively searched for Emily's whereabouts.
Emily had known all along that this would be Bianca's reaction. She smiled with particular delight as she looked at Bianca, and when Bianca looked over, she met her gaze provocatively.
Bianca's mind felt like it was exploding.
Emily had really shown up.
Why was she able to get out of the police station so quickly, and how had she just avoided her sight?
Bianca's mind went blank, countless questions swirling in her head.
"First place, Bianca!"
When the host announced Bianca's name.
She didn't even seem to hear it.
Emily wasn't particularly surprised about first place.
She thought to herself, after all, it was her work!
Now, seeing that Bianca's scheme had failed and she was completely dazed, when Emily heard the host call Bianca's name, she deliberately walked right up to Bianca in front of everyone.
"Bianca, are you so happy you're stunned, or are you feeling guilty? You won first place, the host is calling you to the stage!"
Bianca said with a smile.
This scene was captured by reporters.
Bianca had already forgotten about the reporters' presence. She was furious that Emily had appeared and was now deliberately saying such ambiguous things in front of everyone.
However, Emily's appearance finally brought her back to her senses.
"I'm just curious, shouldn't you be at the law enforcement bureau? How could you show up here on time?"
Bianca shot back, then walked onto the stage with confidence.
The top three contestants got to display their work.
This was a rule the organizers hadn't told everyone about.
After Bianca got on stage, she had been ready to enjoy everyone's admiring gazes, especially since she ranked ahead of Emily.
But when the host announced the rule, she panicked for a moment.
However, when Bianca deliberately looked over, she quickly adjusted her mood.
Maybe Emily had long forgotten about the draft design in the notebook. Even if she remembered, the draft design was in her hands. The outside world believed she was the one with design talent. Without evidence, how could Emily prove the design was hers?
In fact, if Emily questioned it, she could even use the original design draft to slander Emily.
Thinking of this, Bianca straightened her chest and confidently accepted everyone's envious and praising looks.
Then when the work was displayed.
She deliberately looked at Emily.
Expecting to see shock and anger in Emily's eyes.
It would be even better if she made a scene on the spot.
When Emily saw Bianca's work, she should have been calm, but the moment she saw it, her pupils contracted.
She was indeed surprised.
This was the draft design from her notebook, but not entirely.
Bianca had cleverly changed some parts, but it was like adding feet to a snake - obviously not as good as the original.
What shocked her even more.
Was that compared to the modified work and the work Emily had submitted.
Bianca shouldn't have been able to take first place.
So there must be some problem with the judges.
At this time, most people were laymen, just watching for fun.
The professionals who came, those with strong abilities were in the judges' room, those with average abilities might not be able to tell, and even if they could, they probably wouldn't dare question the judgment of the big shots in the judges' room.
For a while, no one raised any objections.
"Next, there will be a one-hour break. After one hour, we'll enter the finals."
The host announced the intermission.
Everyone left for now.
A lounge had been prepared for the contestants.
Bianca took the opportunity to walk smugly up to Emily, as if deliberately saying, "Emily, congratulations on getting second place! Indeed, being with me, you've learned quite a bit. Although you still can't catch up to me, I believe that as long as you work hard, you'll eventually close the gap between us."
To others, this might sound like she was encouraging Emily.
But this work was clearly Emily's.
Bianca knew such words would infuriate Emily.
She was waiting for Emily to get angry. There were still media present, as well as the organizers.
The organizers who could host this kind of competition had considerable influence.
Not to mention the design world big shots and brand representatives they knew.
If Emily got angry and did something irrational, affecting this design competition, it would be equivalent to blocking Emily's design career.
Emily looked deeply at Bianca, "Is that so? Then I'll take your good wishes. Maybe I'll really surpass you soon, like in the next final round!"
She went along with Bianca's words.
Without any sign of anger.
Bianca felt that Emily nowadays was getting harder to fool.
To provoke Emily, she moved closer and deliberately whispered in Emily's ear, "Emily, I told you, you'll never be better than me. Whatever I want will only be mine. So what if you're unwilling? You'll forever just be my foil. All the love and trust from the family, the things you dream of, I just need to crook my finger and they'll only be mine."
Bianca just scoffed lightly, "That garbage, only you would care about it. Well, you better hold on tight to it."
After saying this, she didn't even give Bianca another glance, walked past her, and went straight to find Daniel.
Bianca hadn't expected that even after provoking Emily like this, she wouldn't get angry.
She couldn't understand Emily anymore.
No!
Someone with Emily's personality, how could she be willing to have no reaction at all?
Also, where was she rushing to go now?
Thinking of this, Bianca quickly followed.
Unexpectedly, the direction Emily was going wasn't toward the contestants' lounge at all.
Following along, Bianca noticed Emily had changed direction. A bold guess suddenly emerged in her mind, and she quickened her pace to chase after Emily.
Then, at a corner, Emily suddenly disappeared.
Bianca frowned, puzzled about where she had gone.
They were only a few steps apart, Emily couldn't have vanished into thin air.
Her gaze fell on a door nearby with words written on it: VIP Lounge.
Could Emily have gone in here?
Thinking about how she hadn't seen Emily before the competition started, yet somehow her work had been uploaded.
Could she have hooked up with some organizer official?
And that person gave Emily special treatment, allowing her to submit her work without being present.
Was there a possibility that Emily already knew the competition topic?
Rigged!
A malicious gleam appeared in Bianca's eyes. She had finally caught Emily's weakness.
After the finals, when she won the award, she would expose Emily and ruin her reputation.
Inside the lounge, just a door away.
"In this preliminary round, someone among the judges must have been bribed. The results are unfair. I think it's necessary to investigate..."
As Emily was speaking, she suddenly couldn't help but sneeze as her nose tickled.