“She had no idea that this gown had existed since 100 years ago! Just because she designed a dress that was almost the same as the one before, you had to embarrass her in front of the entire world? Plus, even if Princess Sallie did wear the same dress 100 years ago, there are still slight observable differences in Ranle’s dress, which means that she isn’t a copycat!”
“So….it would be a counterfeit then if it isn’t plagiarised?” Jinqian asked with a smile on her face.
Lee Jiayin did not know what to say.
“Well, Princess Di….do you know the difference between plagiarism and counterfeit?”
Lee Jiayin was speechless once again.
“It is a counterfeit when you modify a design that belonged to someone else, and this is already something that every fashion designer hates. This may not be plagiarism because plagiarism only arises when there is more than 70% similarity. Princess Di might not know how to design, so let me ask Princess Ranle. Your mother is saying that yours is a counterfeit. Could you tell me where the differences are between yours and Princess Sallie’s dress so that you can prove that it isn’t plagiarism?”
Di Ranle was speechless.
Lee Jiayin did not know what to say as well.
Di Ranle really hated Jinqian at this very moment.
She knew that she had lost all her reputation. No matter if she admitted to it or not, no one would ever believe her, and no one would like her.
Since her life would be over soon, why not drag Jing Jie along with her?
Jing Jie should accompany her to hell, no matter what.
“You’re right. I copied the designs from this dress. I saw Princess Sallie’s gown coincidentally, and it left an impression on me. Therefore, when I designed the dress, I subconsciously drew the same one. I thought that no one would know about Princess Sallie’s dress. I didn’t think that Jing Jie would then copy mine and modify it, giving you the chance to slander me…Hahahaha…”
Di Ranle let out a bitter laugh.
“I always hated plagiarism, and I never thought that it would happen to me one day. Not only did you copy my designs, you even accused me of doing so. There’s nothing that I can say to defend myself, and I even embarrass myself in front of the whole world.
“Di Jinqian, you’re good at this. I am no match for you. Although I have no idea why you hate us so much, I still took you as my family since we’re related by blood.
“Fine. You can say that I copied Jing Jie’s designs. I was the one who reported my designs to the committee, and yet, you’re still stubbornly saying that I copied his. I have nothing to say since Jing Jie’s designs are indeed better than the original ones. Could I be blamed for having flaws in my designs? You can say whatever you want. Other than the reports I have given to the committee, I have no other evidence to prove that I did not copy Jing Jie’s ideas. So, you can just ask the committee to sue me.”
Some of the netizens who were smart felt extremely disgusted by Di Ranle. As for those who were still idiots, they shifted the blame to Jing Jie after seeing how Di Ranle was still trying to act righteous.
They even felt that since Jinqian was the boss of Chloe and the Di family she belonged to had ‘beef’ with the Di family from Country B, Jinqian was only using her authority to do so. She got Jing Jie to copy Di Ranle’s designs first, got him to modify them, and then, accused Di Ranle of plagiarism.
Seeing how her daughter was still being so strong while being questioned by Jinqian, Lee Jiayin felt relieved.
Before she could truly feel relaxed, another smile appeared on Jinqian’s face.
Di Ranle was no longer afraid of Di Jinqian now.
