Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The International Jewelry Design Competition held by the Milan World Expo concluded beautifully.
Wen Xinya held the trophy and shook the hands of the association and organizers and hugged the ten judges of the competition. The atmosphere was very touching.
The reporters were all over the participants in the top three placings, wanting to uncover more valuable news.
Jill looked at the beautiful and stunning young woman before him and couldn’t help but smile. “Wen, congratulations on winning the champion title of the competition. Your performance was really stunning. I look forward to your growth in the future.”
Jill really liked the Athena’s Protection that Wen Xinya designed for the competition this time. From this series of products, he got an even deeper affirmation that this girl before him was extremely talented in jewelry design and had boundless potential.
She was a jewelry designer who wasn’t afraid of challenges and sought to break through her own limits. The products that she designed always had a stunning charm, just like herself who was like a piece of jewelry—even by just standing there quietly, she could still radiate a glow and charm that was unique to herself.
Wen Xinya hugged Teacher Jill in excitement. “Teacher Jill, thank you!”
Wen Xinya was very grateful towards Teacher Jill, because his words made her clear about the path that she was going to take in the future—not to defeat any competitor, but to challenge herself incessantly so as to constantly break through her limits.
Jill patted on her shoulder and said, “Wen, your potential in jewelry design is none like any other that I’ve seen in my life. I hope that you’ll go even further in the future.”
Over the years, he had seen a number of extremely talented jewelry designers like Wen Xinya, or even more outstanding than her. However, it was his first time seeing a jewelry designer with as much potential as her.
Her potential was displayed in her great talent in jewelry design, her determined pursuit in jewelry design, and the hard work that she had put in her jewelry design journey.
Among the three factors, if she only had talent, she would be destined to not go far in jewelry design.
If she had talent and determination, she would be destined to be an outstanding jewelry designer.
However, if she had all three factors, it was destined that her potential would be boundless.
Wen Xinya said solemnly, “Teacher Jill, rest assured that I’ll be a hardworking jewelry designer and come up with even more good products.”
Jill looked at her, feeling consoled. “In that case, I look forward to your stunning performance in the French Vogue International Jewelry Design Competition five years later.”
Based on her rapid progress, in less than five years, she would become a jewelry designer who would stun the world.
“Miss Wen, congratulations on being the champion of the competition.” A voice that was spoken in an awkward and choppy Mandarin suddenly rang behind Wen Xinya.
Wen Xinya turned back and saw Jacqueline Madan standing behind her with the first runner-up trophy in her hand—a pair of hands carved out of white natural crystal holding a yellow crystal diamond.
Wen Xinya’s smile faded, but she still maintained her perfect manners. “Congratulations to you on winning the first runner-up, too.”
Jacqueline Madan had always treated her as her biggest competition for the grand finals of the competition and had provoked her time and again. She knew that Jacqueline Madan wasn’t happy and wasn’t convinced by the final placing of the grand finals. She was definitely up to no good.
“You’re but a wretched dog of China with unscrupulous methods.” Jacqueline Madan’s greenish-blue eyes stared at the champion trophy in her hands. They obviously had similar trophies, but that yellow trophy in her hands seemed especially beautiful and bright—it should have belonged to her.
Jacqueline Madan was convinced that Wen Xinya only won this competition through the flashy methods at the jewelry craft factory.
Wen Xinya’s expression darkened. “Miss Madan, you must be feeling resentful for losing to me, this wretched dog of China that you look down on. Regardless, it’s a fact that you’ve lost to me. Don’t lose your basic manners and character to me as well.”
She placed exceptional emphasis on the dog of China and her tone was filled with mockery. In the face of Jacqueline Madan’s humiliation, she used the Chinese style of indirect criticism to point out that Jacqueline Madan was ill-mannered, had a bad character, and couldn’t even compare to the dog of China in her heart.
Jacqueline Madan was enraged. “You…”
Wen Xinya didn’t give her a chance to speak. “Miss Madan, please don’t get mad. Do you know how many reporters are looking at you and how many cameras are pointing towards you right now? Once you show that ugly and jealous face, it’ll be snapped by the cameras, and tomorrow’s news will be very interesting.”
Wen Xinya didn’t spare Jacqueline Madan at all, because not only did she humiliate her, she had humiliated her country, her people, and her beliefs. Under this circumstance, she definitely wouldn’t just let it rest.
“Wretched dog of China.” Jacqueline Madan was so mad that her eyes reddened. Her greenish-blue eyes were filled with ferocious anger, wanting to explode at Wen Xinya. However, Wen Xinya’s reminder made her try her best to stay calm. Yet, this made her expression look even more twisted and hideous.
Wen Xinya seemed unaffected by her words of humiliation. As she stared at her twisted look, trying her best to stay calm, she only thought it looked interesting. “Miss Madan, you’ve gotta stay calm. After all, with age, it’s easy to look older if you get angry.”
Wen Xinya’s words were undoubtedly vicious.
She openly pointed out Jacqueline Madan’s ripe age of twenty-seven-years-old. With her age, it was indeed commendable that she could stand on the Milan World Expo stage with the glamor of being the first runner-up.
However, above her was a champion who was only twenty-one-years-old.
Compared to Wen Xinya, wasn’t she just old?
Jacqueline Madan’s ripe age of twenty-seven-years-old couldn’t hold a candle to Wen Xinya’s accomplishment at twenty-one-years-old. What rights did she have to look all arrogant and humiliate others?
Wen Xinya slapped the facts onto Jacqueline Madan’s face, stepping her arrogance beneath her feet, openly telling Jacqueline Madan the fact that she was inferior to her.
Jacqueline Madan suddenly couldn’t maintain her twisted and creepy expression. “Miss Wen, you’re on such good terms with the judge, Mr. de Castei. I bet the ruby design theme was a convenient help that he’d rendered you. Otherwise…”
At such an international jewelry design competition, it was illogical to accuse the judges. However, at this point, Jacqueline Madan was already overwhelmed by her raging anger and impulsively rattled on.
