Chapter 340

Chapter 340But when she saw the other design drawing on the screen, her brows scrunched up with confusion.
Jasmine's name was signed on that design. The dress in the drawing was short in the front and
extended into a long train. On the train were complex embroidery patterns which looked extravagant
and grand. From the looks of it, this gown was designed specifically for ancestral ceremonies.
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Natalie glanced at Jasmine with a doubtful expression.
As though sensing her gaze, Jasmine turned to look at her, then broke into a triumphant smile and
gave her a thumb-up.
Natalie was stunned slightly.
What the hell does that mean?
Is Jasmine giving me a thumb-up?
Just as she was trying to make sense of this, Jasmine made an insulting gesture by turning her hand
so that her thumb was facing down.
Natalie's face immediately frosted over and Shane, who was currently watching the live stream, had an
even more unsightly expression on his face.
By the side, Silas clucked his tongue in disdain. “Isn't Jasmine afraid she'd provoke a backlash by
doing this in front of the camera?”
“What does she have to fear? Can't you see her votes?” Shane squinted at the voting statistics below
the live stream feed.Jasmine was leading strong in first place with votes that exceeded Natalie's by several thousand,
forcing the latter to second place.
Moreover, her votes were still increasing at very fast rate, which showed how well-received her design
was.
“True. Humans tend to worship the strong and look down on the weak. Jasmine's design is better than
Ms. Natalie's, so even though she's showing bad behavior, netizens won't call her out on it. Instead,
they'll praise her for having such a feisty character. After all, geniuses always have more privileges
than most,” Silas postulated, pushing up his spectacles.
Shane rested his chin on his hand. “Do you really think that the design belongs to Jasmine?”
Silas was taken aback. “Mr. Shane, you mean...”
“Jasmine couldn't have produced such a top-quality design. If she was this talented, she would've been
internationally famous by now. But why doesn't she even have her own masterpiece until now?”
Shane's lips curved into a mocking smile. Then, he instructed coldly, “Find out all the designers whose
work she's been plagiarizing since participating in this competition.”
“Yes!” Silas nodded and immediately left to carry out his instructions.
Shane leaned back into his chair, folded his arms over his chest, and continued watching the live
stream with calculating eyes.
At the venue of the competition, the voting time was up and the four contestants selected by Alfred had
received their respective rankings. Jasmine ranked first, while Natalie ranked second.
Alfred smiled and said into the microphone, “The top four have been selected. Congratulations are in
order. Let's give these four designers a round of applause before inviting them to come up and explainthe concept behind their respective designs.”
With that, the conference room erupted into a round of applause as the judges, audience, members of
the Design Association and media reporters put their hands together for Natalie and the other three.
Shana rastad his chin on his hand. “Do you raally think that tha dasign balongs to Jasmina?”
Silas was takan aback. “Mr. Shana, you maan...”
“Jasmina couldn't hava producad such a top-quality dasign. If sha was this talantad, sha would'va baan
intarnationally famous by now. But why doasn't sha avan hava har own mastarpiaca until now?”
Shana's lips curvad into a mocking smila. Than, ha instructad coldly, “Find out all tha dasignars whosa
work sha's baan plagiarizing sinca participating in this compatition.”
“Yas!” Silas noddad and immadiataly laft to carry out his instructions.
Shana laanad back into his chair, foldad his arms ovar his chast, and continuad watching tha liva
straam with calculating ayas.
At tha vanua of tha compatition, tha voting tima was up and tha four contastants salactad by Alfrad had
racaivad thair raspactiva rankings. Jasmina rankad first, whila Natalia rankad sacond.
Alfrad smilad and said into tha microphona, “Tha top four hava baan salactad. Congratulations ara in
ordar. Lat's giva thasa four dasignars a round of applausa bafora inviting tham to coma up and axplain
tha concapt bahind thair raspactiva dasigns.”
With that, tha confaranca room aruptad into a round of applausa as tha judgas, audianca, mambars of
tha Dasign Association and madia raportars put thair hands togathar for Natalia and tha othar thraa.Natalie and the other two designers stood up and bowed to everyone with smiles on their faces. Only
Jasmine was unable to get up due to her leg injury, bowing as best as she could in her wheelchair.
But the split second when she lowered her head, a trace of panic flashed across her face and she
secretly cursed Alfred.
Damn old fool. Does he have nothing better to do? Why the hell did he ask us to explain our design
concept?
Why can't he just announce the results of this round and be done with it?
F**k! Jasmine gritted her teeth in anger, but showed none of it on her face, forcing herself to maintain a
calm appearance.
Despite how well she hid it, her strained smile didn't go unnoticed by Natalie who was paying close
attention to her.
The wheels in Natalie's mind were set in motion and she figured out what Jasmine was worried about.
It makes sense. How can she describe the concept behind a design that doesn't even belong to her?
She looked forward to seeing how Jasmine was going to worm her way out of this predicament.
As various possibilities emerged in her mind, she straightened her spine and withdrew her gaze,
listening attentively to the designer on stage who was narrating the concept behind her design.
To keep the suspense, Alfred made sure to start from the designer who ranked fourth place.