But now,
When they saw that the person arriving was Kruskov, their arrogance instantly vanished like quails. Everyone cowered, not daring to utter a single word.
“Teacher, why have you come?” Alice’s eyes lit up the moment Kruskov appeared, as if she had found her anchor. She tightly gripped his sleeve.
As long as Kruskov were to say in front of the media that Chen Lishu was the one who plagiarized, given Kruskov’s status and reputation in the industry, all public opinion would lean towards Chen Lishu!
Thinking of this, Alice pouted, acting like a little girl as she pouted at Kruskov, “Teacher, I haven’t seen you in so long! I heard you went to China, and I was also there. Why didn’t you come to see me? Teacher, I have so many things I want to tell you. Can we find a place where no one is around? There are some issues I need you to help me solve! Can we?”
Kruskov shot Alice a cold glance, then unceremoniously yanked his sleeve free from her grasp. He snorted coldly, “Teacher? I can’t bear the title of your teacher anymore. You’ve been under me for so many years. Besides teaching you design, I never taught you how to plagiarize other people’s works! When I took you as a disciple, it was only because I saw that your character was relatively simple and you had some talent in design. Compared to so many designers in Country M, your talent was insignificant, but you were diligent. Diligence can make up for clumsiness! I thought you could make some progress later. But I never imagined that your so-called progress would be to plagiarize other people’s works to win a competition! This level of design is not something you could have come up with. If you could, then present the evidence to everyone. Don’t think that because the Empress protects you, I will also protect you! Designed works are sacred and cannot be defiled by someone with your twisted thoughts! If I had known your character would become so distorted, I would never have taken you as a disciple. Now, I’ve also ruined my own reputation and damaged my brand!”
At these words, everyone present sighed. Alice, on the other hand, stared at Kruskov blankly. Their relationship was less like that of teacher and disciple, and more like that of father and daughter! For so many years, Kruskov had treated her with a certain degree of affection. How could he today so ruthlessly expose her secret and cause her to be the target of universal condemnation?
“Teacher…” Alice’s eyes welled up with tears. She looked up at Kruskov aggrievedly, trying to see a trace of softness on his face.
Kruskov, however, turned his head away, refusing to look at her. Instead, he looked at Chen Lishu with a guilty expression and said, “I’m truly sorry to have invited you to participate in this competition. I originally wanted you to teach these unpromising brats not to confine their thinking to the past! I didn’t expect such an embarrassing situation to arise. I am very grateful that you didn’t expose the truth of the matter in front of so many media outlets, giving her some room to continue in this circle and make a living! Coupled with the favor you did for me in China, I now owe you two favors!”
Chen Lishu raised an eyebrow. It wasn't that she didn't want to expose the truth publicly; it was just that today, her actions did not represent herself alone!