Nan Shiqing’s steps faltered, her face turning pale.
But in the next moment, she took a deep breath and quickly walked away.
Mu Yinyin.
All of this was her doing.
That bitch!
She would not let Mu Yinyin have an easy time of it sooner or later.
But…
Her greatest fear right now was one thing: what about Fu Siye, what about Fu Siye!
He must have been watching the live broadcast, so he must have seen her desperate escape. She had been feeling ‘unwell’ during this period, and Fu Siye should have called her, especially now that she was heartbroken and despairing. But, but why, why wasn’t Fu Siye responding to her?
No, no, she couldn’t let Fu Siye misunderstand her. Nan Shiqing immediately took out her phone and dialed Fu Siye’s number.
But…
After one ring, a mechanical voice came through.
“I’m sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable…”
Nan Shiqing’s expression changed. He didn’t pick up…
Nan Shiqing was unwilling, so she immediately dialed again, but it was the same.
Nan Shiqing panicked. She quickly sent Fu Siye a text message:
“Shiye, can you let me explain?”
But after waiting for a while, she received no response from Fu Siye.
He definitely knew about everything that happened at the design competition, and with such a huge commotion, how could he possibly avoid it?
Otherwise, given his personality, he would have answered her calls even if he was in a meeting, just in case she had any health issues.
But now…
He deliberately hung up and didn’t reply to messages, which meant he was disappointed in her.
It’s over, it’s over, what should she do, what should she do!
What she wanted to hide the most was what was exposed to him most easily.
And all of this was thanks to that damned Mu Yinyin!
No, no, she had to find her mother…
He Xia quickly answered her call, “The competition is over? How was it? Does winning the championship feel good?”
Nan Shiqing’s face turned even uglier. “Champion? I’m ruined!”
He Xia was bewildered, “What are you talking about?”
She had been in the meeting room all morning and hadn’t come out. She had only just picked up her phone and was completely confused by Nan Shiqing’s words.
Nan Shiqing couldn’t control herself any longer. She gritted her teeth tightly, her voice grinding out from between them:
“I’m saying, who did you find? They’re completely useless. They didn’t destroy the swapped design drafts, and now I’ve been directly exposed at the competition. I’m finished, completely disgraced, do you know that?”
Nan Shiqing propped her forehead with her hand, a headache and breakdown washing over her.
Unfortunately, with so many people present, she couldn’t expose her image to harm Mu Yinyin in any way.
He Xia couldn’t believe that her plan and the person she hired couldn’t help Nan Shiqing get through this competition. “Impossible. The design competition was all arranged by me. That designer is from Qingniao Studio. Although they’re not as good as Y, they were supposed to help you in the design competition…”
“Do you know? Mu Yinyin is Y!”
“What?!”
He Xia was greatly surprised.
How could Mu Yinyin be the renowned designer Y?
If she was, why would she have been willing to be a ghostwriter for Shiqing before?
“Yes, Mu Yinyin is Y. Not only can I not compare to her, but I’ve now been exposed for colluding with staff. If the person you found could have gotten the design drafts out earlier, I wouldn’t be in this situation!”
However, in the next second, a text message notification popped up on He Xia’s phone.
A number had called her phone. Seeing the number, He Xia’s expression immediately turned serious, but she didn’t forget to reprimand Nan Shiqing, “Calm down first, I’m taking a call.”
After hanging up on Nan Shiqing, He Xia immediately called back the number on the text message.
“Ms. He, we haven’t even submitted the design drafts for this competition, and the competition has already ended. According to our prior agreement, you must pay us the remaining remuneration without missing a single cent!”
“We agreed beforehand that regardless of the outcome of the competition, if you haven’t submitted these design drafts, you still want the money?”
Wait, if the design drafts weren’t submitted, then who replaced Shiqing’s design drafts at the competition venue?
Was it Mu Yinyin?
Even though Mu Yinyin was a partner of Juxing, she didn’t have that much power.
No!
She couldn’t let Shiqing be alone in the dangerous country E!
“We signed a contract. If you don’t pay the remaining balance according to the contract, the remaining balance will be multiplied by three.”
“Do you think such a contract is legally recognized?”
He Xia directly turned hostile and refused to admit it.
The remaining balance was five million yuan. Multiplied by three, it would be fifteen million yuan.
Not only did she not have this money in her account, but the Mu Group’s accessible accounts also didn’t have fifteen million yuan.
They actually dared to demand so much!
“Whether it’s recognized or not, we signed a contract. Ms. He, I advise you to act according to the contract. Five million is better than having to pay fifteen million.”
The other party sneered, 'kindly' reminding He Xia.
He Xia didn’t speak and hung up the phone immediately.
Then, she asked her assistant to book the fastest flight to country E.
After the ticket was booked, she called Nan Shiqing again. She said sternly and coldly, “Now that things have blown up like this, you’d better call Fu Siye. I’ll be flying to country E in two and a half hours. Wait for me there.”
“What’s the use of you coming? You should hurry and think of a way for me!”
“The most important thing for you right now is to stabilize Fu Siye and find a way to make him listen to your explanation.”
“If he had just answered my call, I wouldn’t have had to find you like this!” Nan Shiqing was truly panicked, her voice urgent.
“You think of a way first, I’m heading to the airport,” He Xia said with a grave expression and hung up. Talking to Nan Shiqing like this would only waste time; it was better to think carefully about how to solve the problem. https:/
…
Meanwhile, Xiao Lu had already sent Mu Yinyin to the hospital entrance.
“Sister Yin, do you need me to go in with you?”
“No, you go about your business. I’ll contact you if I need anything.” Mu Yinyin rejected Xiao Lu’s offer.
After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Lu asked Mu Yinyin, “Sister Yin, what are you planning to do with the three design drafts you submitted in this design competition?”
At first, he thought Mu Yinyin was participating in the competition for fame and fortune. But after Nan Shiqing’s incident, he finally understood.
Fame and fortune were secondary.
The main thing was for Nan Shiqing to step down and be disgraced.
Although Mu Yinyin did not accept the championship award from Juxing, those three artworks were priceless.
“Of course, they’ll be worth their value. How you handled them before is how you’ll handle them now.”
She had stopped drawing for a long time. Now that she had produced three design drafts in one go, she naturally had to arrange them properly.
Xiao Lu immediately understood, “Okay Sister Yin, I understand.”
“Mm.”
Mu Yinyin nodded and entered the hospital.