"Looking at the reactions of everyone present, the evaluation of this work is already clear. However, Miss Pei, I'm very curious what this blanket has to do with our theme?"
As soon as the host spoke, it jolted the audience awake.
"Indeed, the blanket is beautiful, but it has no connection to today's theme."
"Could it be that because she couldn't create a piece that fit the theme, she used such a gorgeous work to compensate?"
Wei Yumeng stood on stage and, upon seeing the blanket up close, quickly discovered its secret.
She had to admit that Pei YunYa had performed astonishingly in this competition.
"Everyone, please look."
At this moment, Pei YunYa personally took the blanket and displayed it from a different angle.
This again caused a gasp from everyone.
"There's a pattern on this blanket? I didn't notice it at all before."
"Yes, yes, it seems like you can only see the pattern from a fixed perspective."
At this time, a family photo appeared on the blanket, and even everyone's expressions were lifelike.
Then, Pei YunYa turned the blanket in another direction, and the pattern changed to a scene of a family traveling.
Turning it again, it became something else.
"For the theme of warmth and love, the thing that comes to my mind the most is family. That's why I chose to put my family on this blanket. Blankets are originally items that bring warmth, just like my family. No matter what I encounter, they are always my warmest harbor."
Enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.
"This blanket is truly amazing."
"What I never expected was the different patterns shown from different angles. I didn't expect there to be so much content. How did she do it?"
However, after seeing all of this, Wei Yumeng frowned. While the work was stunning, there were also some issues.
It would take longer to create such a blanket, and furthermore, all these gold threads were hand-woven, making it impossible to complete within an hour.
But even with her suspicions, she couldn't prove anything.
Just then, a contestant next to Wei Yumeng raised their own question.
"Miss Pei, I hope you can answer honestly: how did you manage to weave such a blanket in just one hour? Or... did you perhaps prepare your competition entry from the very beginning?"
Pei YunYa had not expected someone to question her so quickly.
However, she was not flustered at all. "As for how I did it, I'm afraid I cannot disclose that. However, this competition is supervised by the organizers, so you can completely trust the fairness of the competition."
"That does sound rather strange."
"Yes, yes, it's hard to imagine doing it in an hour."
Even though the audience was murmuring about her, Pei YunYa still looked proud.
Just then, the previous host was kicked onto the stage by a bodyguard.
The audience erupted in an uproar.
"What happened? Isn't that the previous host?"
"I remember that bodyguard; he's one of the organizers' bodyguards. Aren't they supposed to be on the same side?"
The host looked embarrassed. He glanced at the audience, and then the stage manager walked onto the stage.
The host, understanding the situation, left the stage, temporarily leaving the space to them.
"Since someone has raised this question, and in order to uphold the fairness of our competition, he will tell everyone what actually happened."
The manager said this while glaring at the host who was lying on the ground.
The host scrambled to his feet and looked helplessly at Pei YunYa.
"I'm sorry, Miss Pei, it's... no longer possible to hide it."
Only then did Pei YunYa realize that something serious had happened, but she didn't understand how it had been exposed.
And how should she get out of this predicament?
"Mom."
At this moment, Wei Yumeng heard Zhan Shiqing's voice.
She turned and saw Zhan Mohan and the two children behind the scenes.
She then realized that they had likely investigated the truth behind the competition.
However, since that was the case, she also wanted to see what had truly transpired.
"It's like this," the host said in a disheveled manner. "Before the competition started, Miss Pei YunYa privately approached me and gave me a sum of money to reveal the competition's theme to her."
"You're lying!" Pei YunYa immediately retorted. "I've never met you before. Why are you slandering me like this? Moreover, can you prove that what you're saying is true?"
"I can't really prove it,"
The host sighed, regretting not having prepared beforehand, which left him in such a difficult situation without evidence.
Pei YunYa smiled triumphantly. "Since that's the case, on what grounds are you accusing me?"
However, at this moment, Zhan Jinzhi walked onto the stage. "Although he cannot prove it, I can."
He glanced at the staff member beside him, who immediately understood and changed the display on the big screen to a recent interview video.
"I wonder if everyone noticed something. During the interview with Aunt Pei, a small part of her weaving was already done. But if you look closely, you'll find subtle differences from the finished product."
Wei Yumeng observed carefully and indeed noticed the difference.
The weaving technique shown in the interview was different from the finished product, and even the color of the threads had subtle variations.
The color might be explainable by the lighting at the time, but the difference in weaving technique could not be explained.
"That's indeed the case," Wei Yumeng said.
"The weaving technique in the video could not produce such a finished product, yet she presented it. There's only one possibility: the work was swapped, or she had prepared this blanket from the very beginning and was merely going through the motions during the competition."
"Wei Yumeng, based on just a video, you can reach such a conclusion? The interview lasted only a few minutes, and during that design time, I could have made any modifications."
Pei YunYa sneered. "Instead of addressing my issue, I'd rather ask you: if you lose this competition, how much impact will it have on Zhan Corporation? So, you deliberately framed me at this time to achieve your ultimate goal, right?"
"That is indeed a possibility."
"Everyone knows that we are mainly here today to see how Wei Yumeng performs. If she doesn't want to lose, she certainly has the means to frame her opponent."
"Don't try to twist the narrative. My mother did nothing of the sort." Zhan Jinzhi walked up to Wei Yumeng and shielded her.
Wei Yumeng, however, signaled Zhan Jinzhi to step aside. She smiled at Pei YunYa. "It's true that there's a possibility, but I'm very sorry, although your work is excellent, I can still win against you even without resorting to such tactics."
Saying this, she displayed her own work.