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Chapter 54: Ruining Li Shengxia!

“I just happened to pass by,” Jian Dan said nonchalantly. “Oh right, that reminds me. The outfit my friend tried to sell at your store…”

“Ah, that one!” the saleswoman replied apologetically. “Designer Jian, I really was relentless in my efforts in selling the outfit.

“But the customers thought that although the outfit looked nice, it wasn’t unique since it’s not designed by someone famous. For something that’s not from a popular brand with that price… They won’t buy it.

“It’ll be great if it’s designed by you. I promise it’ll sell out right away once it’s on display!”

The designer’s face was overcast upon hearing that! Little did she expect that Li Shengxia was right!

The saleswoman took no notice and continued on, “Well, what if we lower the price further? One thousand seems fair enough.”

“What did you say? One thousand?” She was genuinely insulted. “Forget it, I’ll take it back!” She seized that outfit, shoved it into her purse, and stormed off angrily!

The innocent saleswoman was surprised. The outfit was designed by a newbie after all; she would not even have offered one thousand if not for the quality material used! On second thought, Jian Dan was an internationally-famed top-grade designer thus it was normal that she was not familiar with the market price.

*

Jian Dan was sitting in the car, trying to recover from the fact that her design failed to sell.

Could it be possible that consumers only purchased her designs because of her fame, just like Li Shengxia had said?

No, that was impossible!

Even masters within the fashion industry complimented her designs before. There was no way she was the problem!

The saleswoman said her design was only worth one thousand!

Could it be possible that all her previous designs were sold at a costly price simply because of her fame within the industry?

Were they worthless otherwise?!

She could not be more devastated than she was at that moment.

*

Soon, it was already the middle of October. The fashion showcase was approaching. Jian Dan had designed several pieces after that day but all those sketches ended up in the bin because she was not satisfied.

One day, as she walked past Li Shengxia, the distracted woman accidentally spilled hot coffee on her, which caused Li Shengxia to drop the documents she was holding to the floor.

Li Shengxia thought Jian Dan did that deliberately but she was too pressed for time to entertain the prank. She picked up the papers from the ground immediately.

Jian Dan had a quick glance at the sketch by chance. She stood there motionless for some time, unable to recover from the surprise.

Her mind was flooded with images of Li Shengxia’s sketch even after she returned to her desk.

The bright red dress had an intricate design of wrapping the model’s arm with a red ribbon. The charm of it was the ribbon that spiraled from the heart all the way down to the ring finger on the left hand, representing captivating love.

Was this the young woman’s design for the upcoming showcase?

At the thought of this, Jian Dan furiously crumbled the sketch which she was rather pleased with earlier into a ball before throwing it into the trash can nearby!

No!

How could the newbie come up with such a marvelous design!?

Jian Dan could almost imagine the humiliation in the upcoming showcase!

How could she, the internationally-famed top designer, be defeated by a nameless nobody?

She was suddenly reminded of Li Shengxia’s remarks.

That her designs were worthless without her fame.

That the newbie’s creation would be popular even if no one knew her name.

‘The young woman was right!’ Jian Dan realized. Even she was touched upon seeing the creation…

She clenched her fists subconsciously as a voice kept ringing in her ears.

Li Shengxia must not win!

Or she would have to leave the fashion design industry which she adored so much, not to mention in such an embarrassing condition!

Her pride would not allow that!

Li Shengxia was only a nameless nobody, whereas she was a well-known designer across the globe.

She must not be defeated!

At the thought of this, her hand subconsciously grabbed the nearest pen and began drawing lines across the paper speedily.

A design was formed sometime later. What was revealed on the paper was the same sketch she witnessed not too long ago; the dress looked almost identical to the one Li Shengxia designed.

Then, she utilized her knowledge and experience of the fashion industry to make several changes to minor details…

She was touched and satisfied by the end results!

There was no doubt she would reach the peak of her career at the upcoming fashion showcase! No one would say she was creatively depleted; she would only go further in the industry!

As for Li Shengxia, the nobody who plagiarized the idea of a famous designer… She would no doubt be removed from the fashion design industry forever!

Her fingers clasped around the pen as her eyes shone with determination.

She looked up the showcase order of the upcoming fashion show and realized her turn was ten places ahead of Li Shengxia.

There was no chance the latter could design another piece in such a short amount of time. Even if she could by sheer luck, the end result would undoubtedly be shoddy.

Jian Dan was set on ruining Li Shengxia this time!

Delighted at the thought of this, she felt the burden being lifted off her chest.

She was the first person to leave the office today.

Li Shengxia found it strange that the workaholic was the first to leave today but she did not give much thought to it.

She had arranged to meet Gina today to discuss their partnership. Therefore, she told Mo Nianchen not to wait for her. Instead, she would go home by taxi later.

Due to her perfectionism, she did not show the unfinished sketch to Gina the last time. She believed the latter would be extremely pleased with the end result of Ten Miles of Red!

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On the other hand, Jian Dan was contemplating who would be best suited to be her model for this dress.

Right at that moment, she noticed Gina walking toward her direction…

The celebrity was here to meet Li Shengxia. Not long ago, she put the latter through innumerable obstacles, causing her to almost die drowning. Overtaken by shock, she agreed to be her model.

What caught Jian Dan’s eyes first was that pair of heels the woman was wearing.

Suddenly, she remembered the crown prince mobilizing all the staff in the entire company to hunt for a pair of heels not too long ago. It was the exact same pair that Gina was currently wearing!

She heard the rumor about those two that they had been together for seven days. It appeared the relationship ended inconclusively. Could it be possible that the crown prince put in all that effort for the heels because of her?

Perhaps he wished to get back together with Gina?

She took another glance at the woman and was unexpectedly astonished by her body figure. Gina seemed capable of bringing out the quintessence of that design flawlessly!

Besides, Gina had the support of the crown prince. Would poor Willis still be able to protect Li Shengxia against them? To shoo the newbie out of the company would only be a matter of time!