Fang Ruonan's face instantly turned pale.
The assistant beside her gritted her teeth, knowing that if she didn't step up, she wouldn't get any benefits either.
"It was me. This Qin He always bullies our young lady, and I was angry, so I went to her room!"
The chief director frowned, "That doesn't make sense. Even if Miss Qin and Miss Fang have a conflict, why would you go to Miss Qin's room?"
The assistant hesitated for a few seconds, then quickly recalled Fang Ruonan's earlier insults to Qin He in the room.
"Miss Qin was first place in the promotion competition. She just entered this industry, and I absolutely don't believe she has such strength! Coupled with her relationship with Gu Qichen and Qian Zimo, I suspect there's something fishy about her performance, so I wanted to go to her room to find some evidence!"
The management personnel from the organizing committee was directly enraged.
"What do you take us for in this competition?"
What Fang Ruonan's assistant said was no different from directly accusing the organizing committee and the sponsors' contestants of colluding.
This was already the most authoritative competition in the industry, and such rumors were the most damaging to its reputation.
The organizing committee's manager said with a cold face, "Since you doubt our impartiality, why bother participating?"
Beside them, Fang Ruonan quickly spoke up, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wang! I had no idea about this matter. My assistant didn't consult me before doing it. If I had known, I would have stopped her!"
The manager's surname was Wang. Qin He crossed her arms, looking at Fang Ruonan's hypocritical demeanor.
Recently, she had also noticed that Fang Ruonan's little assistant didn't know anything about perfumery.
Rather than an assistant, she was more like a personal maid Fang Ruonan brought along.
How could she have said those words herself? She must have heard them from Fang Ruonan.
But Fang Ruonan had already pushed her out, and the organizing committee seemed to have no choice.
"Miss Fang, please have your assistant leave this beach immediately."
"Okay, I'll send her away today," Fang Ruonan said hastily.
The matter seemed to be resolved.
On the sofa, the chief director's phone rang. He answered a call.
After hearing what was said on the other end, the director raised his hand, "Please wait a moment."
After hanging up, the director tapped on his phone a few times and quickly found a video. He looked up at Fang Ruonan.
"Miss Fang, at the time of the incident, your assistant covered the camera in Miss Qin's room to hide her intentions. Therefore, we checked the surveillance footage from your room earlier. Thirty minutes before your assistant sneaked into Miss Qin's bedroom, you covered all the cameras in the program and even blocked the audio equipment with something. Can you tell us what your purpose was?"
Upon hearing this, the organizing committee's manager, Mr. Wang, had a very bad expression.
The other contestants in the living room exchanged glances. Someone whispered, "Isn't it obvious that something was being plotted?"
"Exactly. Fang Ruonan's little assistant is just a paper tiger. How could she think of so many things?"
"The Fang family is powerful and influential. If she didn't step up to take the blame, it would be considered incompetence. Perhaps the Fang family would punish her. Now, stepping up is just losing face, but who knows, she might even get a reward later, after all, she's a loyal servant."
Fang Ruonan was too arrogant and had offended many people recently. The contestants' discussions were not discreet. Fang Ruonan's expression darkened, "What nonsense are you all talking about? I was just changing clothes."
Qin He sat on the sofa and said sarcastically, "Changing clothes requires blocking the audio equipment too?"
Fang Ruonan clenched her fists, "It's none of your business whether I blocked the audio equipment or not. If you think I conspired with my assistant and told her to do it, then present evidence. Otherwise, you are slandering me!"
Qin He nodded, "That is indeed the case."
The little assistant was willingly taking the blame for Fang Ruonan.
Fang Ruonan refused to admit anything. Although the matter was out in the open, it was impossible to produce evidence.
However, it was clear to anyone with eyes that Fang Ruonan intended to be shameless and stubborn to the end.
The organizing committee staff asked a few more times, but Fang Ruonan insisted that she had no idea.
Finally, the staff left with dark faces. The director also gave Fang Ruonan a displeased look as he left.
"Miss Fang, whether there is evidence or not is not always important. Everyone's eyes are sharp. If you want to continue participating in the competition properly and not bring shame to the Fang family, it's better to stay quiet."
Fang Ruonan pursed her lips, somewhat guilty, and didn't speak.
The little assistant left quickly. The contestants in the living room did not disperse, but gathered around Qin He, speaking up for her.
Fang Ruonan gritted her teeth and glared at the group, "It's just because she gave you a little bit of gold coins, isn't it? You all defected to Qin He for such a small favor! You've really never seen the world!"
Fang Ruonan was, after all, the eldest daughter of the Fang family. Although people dared to ridicule her, no one dared to step forward and openly confront her.
Li Ai, the least courageous among the crowd, suddenly spoke, "We are not doing this for those one hundred gold coins, but because those one hundred gold coins showed Miss Qin's character and demeanor. Miss Qin is a good person."
Fang Ruonan's eyebrows immediately shot up, "What do you mean? So you mean I'm a bad person?"
Before speaking, she stood up and walked towards Li Ai.
Li Ai flinched slightly and whispered, "I didn't mean that, but Miss Qin is a good person."
As Fang Ruonan was about to reach Li Ai, Qin He raised her hand, picked up a glass cup from the table, and smashed it on the ground.
Her movement was fast, and her throw was powerful. The sound of shattering glass under Fang Ruonan's feet was immense.
Shards of glass flew everywhere!
Fang Ruonan was startled and let out a scream, "Qin He, how dare you attack me."
Qin He sneered, her eyes chilling, "Fang Ruonan, you have truly disgraced the Fang family. I warn you, if you dare to touch Li Ai even with a finger today, I will make sure you leave this villa horizontally."
"Fighting is forbidden for contestants during the competition! How dare you!"
Qin He didn't care, "You must have seen the skills of my lovely assistant, right? My skills are not bad either. While fighting is forbidden during the competition, it doesn't say that one-sided beating is not allowed."
"You're being unreasonable!" Fang Ruonan shrieked.
But she no longer dared to move towards Li Ai.
"Li Ai, come here," Qin He beckoned.
Li Ai immediately ran to Qin He's side like a chick seeing its mother hen.
Fang Ruonan gnashed her teeth in hatred.
The people around them also whispered upon seeing this.
"Miss Fang, I think you should just drop it. You should worry about how to explain this matter to the public now that it's being broadcasted."
"What does it have to do with you!" Fang Ruonan glared at Qin He angrily and turned to leave in a rage.