1510 Boycotting Bright Moon
“There’s no concrete evidence of the rumors about Miss Bright Moon. Various major companies and wealthy families vouched for her. Even a famous university like Li City University didn’t hesitate to bet on the university’s reputation to protect her. Why do you have to believe Du Ming’s one-sided story?”
Hearing Jiang Ying mention his name, Du Ming’s face turned livid. “President Jiang…”
“By the way, Mr. Du Ming, didn’t you say that you wanted to resign from your position as a judge in this perfume competition? Why are you here today?” Jiang Ying’s eyes were filled with mockery as she snorted. “Mr. Du, you can’t even fulfill this promise, so how can you make me believe you?”
Du Ming’s expression turned sour. Before he could explain, Jiang Ying looked coldly at the person beside him and shouted angrily, “Judge Zhao!”
Judge Zhao’s body trembled, and his eyes were filled with uneasiness. “President Jiang, I’ve already informed them, but…”
Jiang Ying stared at him coldly, waiting for him to continue.
“But…” Judge Zhao’s mind raced as he finally thought of an excuse. “But Bright Moon is involved in such a scandal. The contestants and judges don’t want her to participate in the competition. Moreover, even if nothing was going on between her and Du Ming, it’s a fact that she secretly invited a judge to her lounge! Our perfume competition has been held for so many years. We strictly prohibit such underhanded actions. We can’t ruin the fairness of the competition because of a contestant with bad morals.”
Judge Zhao’s words hit the nail on the head. Everyone echoed his sentiments.
Jiang Ying’s expression was terrifyingly gloomy as she roared, “Zhao Xiang!”
The corners of Qiao Xi’s mouth curled up. She roughly understood that these judges had all accepted Kang Qingzhi’s money. Kang Qingzhi was already the internal champion, but Madam Jiang Ying did not seem to know about this.
Madam Leng’s only student was different from the rest. It was already not easy for her to maintain her true nature in the perfume competition.
Zhao Xiang looked at Kang Qingzhi uneasily, then said helplessly, “President Jiang, we know that you don’t want to malign innocent people. Without evidence, we can’t disqualify the contestants, but we’ve worked with Du Ming for so many years. Everyone knows what kind of person he is. We believe that Du Ming won’t lie. We don’t want to see a woman who seduced the judges taint the perfume competition.
“Miss Bright Moon, please leave immediately. Don’t delay the competition. If you wait for the security officers to chase you out, I’m afraid you’ll lose your dignity.”
Du Ming stood up and bowed to everyone. “Everyone, this matter is related to me, after all. I apologize to everyone. I made a mistake in a moment of confusion. I’m willing to accept everyone’s criticism. Miss Bright Moon used such a method to get first place. This is unfair to the other participants. I hope she can realize her mistake and return peace to the perfume competition!”
“Security officer, invite Miss Bright Moon out!”
Jiang Ying’s expression darkened.
Before the security officers arrived, Qiao Xi took a step forward and said slowly, “Mr. Du, Judge Zhao, why are you in such a rush to chase me away?”
Their expressions changed.
“Bright Moon! Are you done?!” Xu Ling looked at Qiao Xi’s beautiful face and went crazy with jealousy. She pointed at Qiao Xi’s nose and shouted, “This is the International Perfume Competition. You seduced the judges to obtain first place. Everyone worked so hard to participate in the competition, but you came here to mess with us! You trampled on others’ hard work and used inappropriate methods to participate in the competition. Yet you still have the cheek to appear at the event location. Do you have any shame?!”
Xu Ling’s eyes were filled with disdain as she cursed, “You’re seducing men everywhere just because you’re good-looking. Someone like you isn’t worthy to be a perfumer at all. Who dares to use the perfumes you make?!”
As soon as she finished speaking, the event location became noisy. The impatient participants and specially invited audience were also discussing in low voices. Their disdainful gazes landed on Qiao Xi.
Seeing that everyone was on his side, Du Ming raised his head proudly and said in a disdainful tone, “Bright Moon, you’ve seen it all. No one wants you to participate in the competition. You’ve already been boycotted by the contestants and judges. I’m not in a rush to chase you away, but as a judge of the perfume competition, I have to abide by the rules. Seeing that you won first place through inappropriate means, I can’t ignore it. After all, everyone has to put in time and effort to participate in the competition. If you continue to participate, what will the other contestants think?
“Bright Moon, I advise you not to be stubborn. It won’t do you any good if you continue fooling around.”
