The judge who spoke up earlier was also stunned. He originally thought that this designer was just a small figure who could be manipulated by others. Unexpectedly, she was actually Shen Yu’s younger sister! However, he remembered that this designer’s surname was Qiao. She was probably a distant relative of the Shen family!
Xia Tong, on the other hand, had a calm expression as if she did not care about the other party’s identity. “Shen Yu, it’s naturally right for you to protect your sister, but you can’t insist that I plagiarized her just because she’s your sister!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Tong looked at the producer at the side. The two of them looked at each other.
The producer understood what Xia Tong meant. All the evidence pointed to Qiao Xi. Even if Shen Yu was dissatisfied, he could not cause trouble for the production team. After all, he still had to maintain his image.
Moreover, this show was filmed for Xia Tong. Her sugar daddy had invested 50 million just to make her famous. Since their production team had accepted the money, they naturally had to work for others.
At the thought of this, the producer hurriedly went forward and said, “Before the show started, everyone had to submit their designs on time. Logically speaking, Miss Xia Tong and the masked designer have submitted their designs. Since neither of them are admitting that they plagiarized, why don’t they show their designs? It’ll be obvious then.”
At this moment, the director was in the middle and did not dare to offend anyone. He could only send someone to get the design. In order to ensure fairness, the director even sent a videographer to accompany them. Everyone at the recording venue would observe the scene in real time through the big screen. Everyone could clearly see the staff member quickly getting a folder with the design. Under the gazes of so many people, he did not have time to change it at all.
After the designs were brought over, Xia Tong even tried to persuade her. “Miss Qiao, you came from a good family and are young and beautiful. Why ruin your future on impulse? I’ll give you a chance. As long as you apologize now, I won’t pursue this matter anymore. I won’t let anyone at the scene spread the news either.”
“It’s good to know one’s mistake. You’re still young, so you can’t keep thinking about plagiarism. You’re wilful now, but you’ll definitely regret what you did today in the future.”
Qiao Xi did not want to pay attention to her at all. She turned to the staff member and said, “Open it!”
Seeing that Qiao Xi was so arrogant, Xia Tong was angered to the point of having a ferocious expression. If she was arrogant now, what would she say when the design was exposed?!
The folder was opened. There were a total of six people participating in the competition, but there were only five designs inside. The others had all taken their own designs, so there was only one left. Xia Tong and Qiao Xi were not in a rush to take it.
“Why is there only one design left?”
“One of them must not have handed in the design! Let’s see whose design it is!”
The director got the staff member to open the design. Xia Tong smiled proudly. Her name was definitely on it.
Qiao Xi chuckled. The Xia family’s IQ was not too high. They thought that they were invincible just because they were a little smart, but they forgot that if they did too many bad things, they would expose themselves sooner or later.
At this moment, the staff member opened the design and announced loudly, “The name signed off is Miss Xia Tong!”
With that, he showed the design to the camera to ensure that everyone could see it clearly.
Xia Tong was overjoyed, but she did not show it. Instead, she sighed helplessly. “Miss Qiao, I already said that I could forgive you, but you still wanted to make things worse. Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you’re Shen Yu’s younger sister?
“The facts have proven that I’m the owner of this work. Now, you have to apologize to everyone present. It was your willfulness that caused the show to be suspended and everyone’s precious time to be wasted. You have to be responsible for this!”
Qiao Xi slowly raised her eyes, and the corners of her mouth carried a trace of an imperceptible smile. “Miss Xia, you and I know very well who stole whose design. I’ll also give you a chance. I hope you can take the initiative to admit your mistake.”
Xia Tong’s expression turned cold as she retorted in exasperation, “What nonsense are you talking about?! You were the one who copied my work and stole my design, yet you’re still biting back. Since you’re so stubborn, I’ll see you in court!”
Xia Tong looked aggrieved and sounded like she was about to cry. “The work I painstakingly designed was plagiarized, and I’m being wronged. The truth is right in front of us, but you’re still unwilling to admit your mistake. Don’t you think you’ve gone too far?”
Qiao Xi’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and a trace of coldness flashed past her eyes. “It is quite excessive.”
