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The next day, ST.

The second assessment was tomorrow, and the design department was back to its previous bustling.

When Yin Qinghuan arrived at the company, she saw that Yi Chen had also returned. She was at her desk, flipping through the blueprints.

Seeing her walk over, the corner of Yi Chen's lips curled up into a warm smile.

"I didn't expect you to be right."

Yi Chen had thought that there would be no more elections. She was ready to hand in her resignation letter and leave ST, but last night she got the news that the match had resumed.

Yin Qinghuan replied with a faint smile before shifting her gaze to the desk on the other side. She saw Joanna coldly staring at the two of them.

Everything will be decided by tomorrow.

The assistant and staff at the side were naturally aware of the smoke that permeated the air between the three of them. There would be someone who would leave tomorrow for the examination.

Now that the position of chief designer was empty, one of Joanne and Yi Chen would definitely become the new chief designer and re-start the era of the ST jewellery brand.

As for Yin Qinghuan … No one seemed to be optimistic about her.

In the director's office.

Gu Wenliu looked at the information. There was no difference between what had happened to that woman in the past and what had been said in the rumors.

He lived abroad before he was fifteen, and when he returned home, he was still in high school. He had started visiting those kinds of romantic places at night, tangling with many playboy.

Yin Qinghuan was a few years younger than Qiao Yinuo, and the only point of contact between the two of them was Joanne. Other than that, there was nothing else.

However —

He noticed a time when Yin Qinghuan had cut her wrist and committed suicide for the Chu Clan's CEO, Chu Huai. The time was … The night before the engagement ceremony.

Did Qi Yan Shang want him to investigate Yin Qinghuan? What was he suspecting?

"Dong, dong, dong." The sound of knocking on the door interrupted Gu Wenliu's train of thoughts. The woman who came in was Yin Qinghuan, who he had investigated on the information she had gathered.

Gu Wen Liu closed the documents in his hands, covering the look of deep understanding in his eyes.

"Director Gu, this is the design script for the Gesun Flower series that you prepared earlier."

The woman placed the folder on his desk, nodded, and turned to leave.

"Yin Qinghuan." He called out to the man, who turned to look at him, saying nothing, a gentle smile on his face.

The man lightly tapped the table with his slender fingers before chuckling, "I've been listening to you all the time. I wonder when your relationship is so good?"

In response to Gu Wenliu's question, Yin Qinghuan's expression didn't change. She smiled warmly and replied, "I was responsible for endorsing the film before. At that time, we were chatting quite well. Perhaps we were compatible in character."

A woman's intuition was telling her that Gu Wenliu was trying to spy on her.

"She will also come for tomorrow's assessment, but I won't deliberately favor you just because she's here. If you get eliminated …"

Before he could finish his words, she interrupted him and said, "I understand. This is a competition, and it emphasizes fairness."

Gu Wenliu raised an eyebrow. Yes, she was quite open-minded. She hoped that she would be able to be this indifferent when she was eliminated tomorrow.

The next day arrived as scheduled. This time around, Yin Qinghuan had long since prepared everything and arrived at the meeting room.

When Yi Chen came in, she was accompanied by an assistant, seemingly talking about some ideas on design.

It could be seen that Yi Chen wanted to train that assistant to become a designer, just like Qiao Yino had trained her in the past.

She looked at the assistant, and when she saw him looking up at her, she suddenly lowered her head. Her eyes were strange, as if she were … He seemed to have done something wrong.

"Is everything clear?"

"Yes, I got it."

When Yi Chen had finished his business with the assistant, the assistant took the documents and left. Other than the three designers, only the higher-ups could be present for the assessment later.

This was different from the previous public evaluation. All the ministers and team leaders of the related departments would come. They all had the right to vote.

Not long after, people began entering the meeting room one after another. After each of them took their seats, their gazes all fell onto the designers who were taking today's exam.

When Joanne arrived, the upper echelons were almost all gathered together. She was wearing a dazzling rose-red dress today, and her pretty yet mature makeup was so beautiful that it was hard to tell at all. She was someone who had just lost her sister, someone who should have been immersed in grief.

Joanne glanced at the two and chose the seat opposite her. She did not look at Yin Qinghuan and instead revealed a scornful and proud sneer towards Yi Chen.

The smile seemed to say that this time, she was definitely going to win.

It was only a few minutes before the official assessment would begin. Gu Wen Liu arrived, accompanied by his potbellied wife, Shi Qian, and …

"Hello, Director Qi!"

When the higher ups of the related departments saw that a great character had arrived, they immediately stood up and greeted him in unison.

The man's cold gaze fell on the three designers waiting to be tested. Joanne smiled sweetly, trying to attract his attention, while Yi Chen nodded her head in respect. Yin Qinghuan was the only one with an indifferent expression as she chose to ignore him.

At nine o'clock, Gu Wenliu looked at the special assistant, indicating that she was ready to begin.

"In this jewelry design exam, each designer will have five minutes to show off their chance at creating their own blueprints. The number of votes cast will be used to determine the victor. The one with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated in this selection."

After the rules had been explained, Joanne stood up first and said with a warm smile, "I'll go first."

Right now, seizing the initiative was the most important thing to her. Because... She glanced at Yi Chen out of the corner of her eye. She wanted everyone to be prejudiced. She wanted to make Yi Chen speechless.

Watching Joanne walk up to the stage, Yin Qinghuan slightly knitted her brows. She felt that something was off. Wasn't Joanne a taboo before? Was Yi Chen Qiao Qiao's disciple? Then where did this kind of confidence come from?

But very quickly, she knew the answer.

When Joanne displayed her CAD design script on the screen, everyone's eyes lit up. Yin Qinghuan clearly noticed that Yi Chen, who was sitting beside her, suddenly trembled.

"The design of earrings is the most complicated and complicated. Alexander stone is used as the selected material of earrings, so you should pay attention to the color of the earrings."

The Cat's Eye Jewel was the most precious piece of Alexandrite, but its color was emerald. In design, it was different from jade. Joanne chose the diamond as the ornament, the diamond at the bottom of her earlobes was high, but it didn't stand out. It was integrated with some curved stripes, and using Laz's technique, she added some fashion elements to her simple beauty, but it was not unlike Baroque's retro style. It could be said that her design was bold and innovative, fashionable without losing any charm.

As Yin Qinghuan stared at the design, she had to admit that she approved of this creation. Compared to the previous time when Joanne had emphasized the nobility and extravagance, this time was rather refreshing. At the very least … This was a design she had never encountered before. It seemed that she had underestimated Joanne.

Everyone present nodded and looked at him favorably, feeling something new and unique about him. Even Gu Wenliu nodded with a faint smile. He turned his head to the side and whispered into Shi Xiangrui's ear, "It seems that there is a genetic origin for design talent."

Fortunately, Yino's sister had lived up to everyone's expectations. When she became the chief designer, she could fulfill her sister's last wish.

Gu Wenliu's words were ear-piercing to Shi Xueman.

The main reason was that Yino was still alive, so of course she hoped that the person who would become the chief designer would be Yin Qinghuan.

However, this Joanne's design was indeed breathtaking … Why didn't I realize that she was so formidable in the past?

When Joanne had finished, she looked at the man sitting at the end of the long table. The corner of her mouth raised into a smile, as if she was trying to see if Qi Yanqi was praising her design work.

But, besides indifference, there was nothing else in his black eyes.

"Yi Chen, do you want to go first?"

Just as Joanne was about to step down from the stage, Yin Qing turned her head and asked the woman beside her. However, she was staring at her with those … She could not understand.

What happened to Yi Chen?

After Joanne took her seat, she revealed a smile towards Yin Qinghuan.

"Qing Huan, it's your turn."

The tone of her voice was very intimate, as if the two of them had once been best friends. Yin Qing was puzzled. Why did Joanne's attitude towards her suddenly change?

However, she did not have much time to think about it. Seeing that Yi Chen remained unmoved, she stood up and walked up to the stage.

Many people were wondering if Yin Qinghuan, who had always been looked down upon, would be able to make a comeback this time around.

The moment her blueprint appeared on the screen, a hint of surprise flashed across Gu Wenliu's face. Wasn't this …

"The Alexandrite stone will appear gray-green under the sun and purplish red under the incandescent light source. Everyone said it was the emerald of the day, the ruby of the night. Because of this phenomenon, it was extremely mysterious. But I think the mystery comes from nature, and my design is to embody the purest beauty of nature. "

Yin Qinghuan's design inspiration came from India's hand-painted color - Mehndi, winding smooth lines, discrete points of Tyson polygons, visual extension, combined with enamel craftsmanship, adding a touch of splendor. This kind of mysterious yet beautiful design, where the sword moves sideways, was indeed refreshing.

Looking at the design, Joanne couldn't believe that Yin Qinghuan had created it. How could this be possible, she … All this time, she had never placed Yin Qinghuan in her eyes. She had always thought that this woman had only advanced to the next level because of her relationship with Wen Liu.

But now … She sneered in her heart. 'Yin Qinghuan, oh, Yin Qinghuan, you're really good at hiding your skills. You've made me lower my guard. You think that you and Yi Chen will be eliminated this time.'

Qi Yan Shang narrowed his eyes, looking at the smiling woman on the stage with a deep look in his eyes.

A lot of people had underestimated Yin Qinghuan, but at this moment, all of them had changed their views.

"See, I told you that Yin Qinghuan's design would be even better."

As if she was intentionally going against her husband, Shishi also whispered into Gu Wenliu's ear. However, in Gu Wenliu's eyes, aside from the profoundness, there was only suspicion.

— Erlang Zi, this time I want to try to change the design style and choose the Mehndi line to contrast the mystery of the stone. Do you think this idea is feasible?

Qiao Yino's words seemed to ring in his ears. It was clear that … At this moment, her design idea had actually appeared on Yin Qinghuan's blueprint. How was this possible?