Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love

Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Design Contest Face-Slap (2)

Ming Yao was the last to take the stage.

After receiving the notification, Ming Yao walked towards the stage with neither haste nor delay.

Jiang Meng nodded at Ming Wan, and Ming Wan caught on to Jiang Meng’s implication, a subtle smile hooking at the corners of her lips.

Ming Yao was bound to lose this time; just wait until she’s the laughingstock of everyone!

When Ming Yao made her appearance, there was an uproar from the audience.

Many students, seeing her attractiveness, exclaimed in surprise.

How had they never noticed that their school had such a high-value beauty before?

Once Ming Yao finished introducing herself, everyone was dumbfounded.

Ming Yao?

The woman who used to wear thick makeup and look quite vulgar?

How had she transformed into someone so pure and seductive now?

Her looks were really something!

However, it was said her major was awful; how had she even made it to the finals?

After introducing herself, Ming Yao nodded to the backstage crew, signaling them to play her work on the big screen.

But after several seconds, nothing appeared on the big screen.

The audience immediately burst into commotion.

“What’s going on, there’s no work displayed?”

“My God, how embarrassing!”

“It was already rumored that her major was weak; how did she advance to the finals?”

“Could it be that she got here through under-the-table deals because of her face?”

Lu Zhou, one of the judges, hearing the discussions around him, slightly frowned.

He took out his phone and messaged Gu Siting, who was watching the competition from the VIP room upstairs.

“Fourth Master, the wife doesn’t have a design draft!”

Gu Siting naturally saw the scene on the stage and the people’s discussions about Ming Yao. His dark narrow eyes narrowed slightly.

Although he had been leaving early in the mornings during this period, sometimes when he came back, he would see her working on design drafts.

One time, while she was asleep, he sneakily took a glimpse.

She had a talent for design and was not the poor student with a low level of professionalism as others had said.

It was impossible for her not to bring her design draft to the competition, unless—

Gu Siting said to Secretary Xu, who stood behind him, “Check the person who collected the design drafts; the wife’s design must have been destroyed!”

It was the first time Secretary Xu heard the word “wife” from Fourth Master’s mouth. She couldn’t help but take a glance at the woman on the stage.

Could it be the woman whom Fourth Master once didn’t even wish to mention, now mattered so much to him?

“Aren’t you going yet?”

Secretary Xu wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, “Yes.”

“If it’s not handled well, you don’t need to come back to work for Gu’s ever again!”

Seeing that Ming Yao’s work still hadn’t appeared on the big screen, one of the impatient judges said, “Miss, don’t you have a piece for the competition?”

Ming Yao curled her lips slightly; she had already realized what had happened.

“I handed it over to the teaching assistant, but why it hasn’t been displayed, I am not clear as to why.”

Seeing Ming Yao bring herself into the conversation, Jiang Meng hurriedly went on stage, speaking indignantly, “Ming Yao, I received the works from the other contestants, but I did not receive yours!”

Jiang Meng had become a teaching assistant because of her consistently outstanding academic performance, earning scholarships year after year.

Compared to Ming Yao’s character, it was clear whom everyone would be inclined to believe—Jiang Meng.

“Ming Yao, you came on stage without submitting your work; are you trying to completely disgrace Li University?”

“Isn’t it good to just be a quiet vase? Why must you embarrass yourself like this!”

“With the same surname Ming, how can the gap be so wide?”

Ming Yao was cursed by some of the envious girls in the audience, showered in vicious criticism.

Ming Guoan and Jiang Biyun’s faces were an iron blue.

Ming Guoan wished he could get on stage and drag Ming Yao down, “She has completely lost the Ming family’s face!”

Jiang Biyun was also beside herself with anger, “I’ve said it, she’s not as good as Wanwan in any aspect. In this design competition, Wanwan is without a doubt the champion! Autumn Water Studio, from now on, will be managed by Wanwan!”

Ming Guoan nodded, he said to the several shareholders beside him, “Gentlemen, if my mother opposes again, you must support Ming Wan.”

“President Ming is right, the eldest Miss only has her looks, while the Second Miss is different. Not only does she have beauty, but she also has talent and capability. We will all support her in taking over Autumn Water Studio. With a few more years of polish, there won’t be any problem handing over the Ming Corporation to her in the future!”

Upon hearing the shareholders’ praises for Ming Wan, Ming Guoan and Jiang Biyun finally felt a bit of relief.

Jiang Biyun pulled out her phone and sent a message to Ming Wan.

[Wanwan, you’re definitely the champion. Have you prepared your acceptance speech?]

[Remember to touch up your makeup!]

Ming Wan received the message from Jiang Biyun and a smile hooked at the corner of her lips. Just as she was about to reply to Jiang Biyun, Ming Yao, who seemed a bit absent-minded amidst the agitations on stage, spoke up.

“Who says I don’t have any work?”

Ming Yao’s phone in her pocket vibrated once, she knew her work had arrived.

So what if she didn’t have any design drafts? She had a finished product!

As the audience was puzzled, a delicate and charming figure walked onto the stage.

The woman was wearing a peacock blue one-shoulder gown with a large skirt. Her delicate collarbones were subtly exposed, hinting at a cleavage line, not too revealed yet slightly sexy. Around her waist was an embroidered golden phoenix, which looked lifelike. What was most special was the hem of the dress, with layers of interlocked feathers under a large expanse of tulle, giving it an ethereal, fairy-like appearance.

The woman had all her long hair combed back, with a golden hair accessory adorning her forehead. The one-shoulder design perfectly displayed her shoulder and neck lines, and the complicated skirt was still majestic. As she appeared, everyone held their breath.

The person who came on stage was Ming Yao’s assistant, Zhong Ling.

After finishing the design drafts, Ming Yao still had some spare time, so she made the finished dress.

After Zhong Ling came on stage, she handed the USB flash drive with the electronic version of the design drafts to Ming Yao.

Ming Yao personally handed the USB to the backstage staff.

Suddenly, Ming Yao’s design drafts appeared on the big screen.

“Sister Yao, there was a bit of a traffic jam on the way, I’m sorry for being late,” said Zhong Ling, slightly out of breath.

Ming Yao looked at Zhong Ling’s flushed cute face, thought she was quite adorable, and couldn’t help but pinch her cheek, “It’s alright.”

When Zhong Ling had just arrived, she had heard everyone cursing Sister Yao.

The cursing, it was so awful.

But Sister Yao, she seemed to be completely indifferent.

Inside the VIP room, Gu Siting saw Ming Yao pinch Zhong Ling’s cheek, then Zhong Ling foolishly looking at Ming Yao with a shy expression on her face, and his large hand that was in his pocket tightened slightly.

What is this woman doing?

Flirting with another woman in public?

Does she have no self-awareness as someone’s wife?

Not only is she provoking other men outside, but now she’s not even sparing women?

Ming Yao faintly sensed a compelling gaze falling on her, and she looked up around her.

She didn’t notice anything unusual.

Ming Wan, down in the audience, was completely stunned when she saw Zhong Ling appear.

Ming Yao had actually completed a product as well?

And on her assistant, it looked stunning!

Not only was Ming Wan shocked, but the judges in the audience were also stunned!