The next day was the day to submit the artwork for the exhibition.

All students who wish to participate in the exhibition must bring their artwork. After preliminary review and secondary review by the judging panel, the artwork will be submitted to the exhibition organizing committee for final selection.

Jiang Mianmian, who is usually very active in participating in activities, arrived at school right on time today. Moreover, she was stopped by a classmate at the classroom door.

"Mianmian..."

"What's wrong?"

The girl was usually honest and kind, and she had seen Jiang Mianmian's painting of "fireflies"—of course, Jiang Mianmian had deliberately shown it to her.

"Mianmian, you brought this painting?"

"Of course!" Jiang Mianmian pretended not to know anything. "This is my entry for the competition!"

“But…” the girl pointed to the classroom.

Jiang Mianmian peeked inside and saw everyone gathered around Gu Zihan, who was beaming with pride as she explained her "painting" to everyone:

"I spent several days figuring out this firefly idea! What do you think, isn't it unique?"

"The color scheme of this painting was also something I mixed bit by bit... Oh my, it was so hard work, I barely slept for two days and two nights!"

"This painting is a masterpiece I poured my heart and soul into. Even if it doesn't win an award at the art exhibition, I can still take it to an auction house and put it in a gallery! My dad said he'll give me a solo exhibition next year, and I'll definitely hang this painting in the most prominent place then!"

The girl glanced at Jiang Mianmian, feeling indignant on her behalf, but there was nothing she could do.

Jiang Mianmian found it amusing.

Gu Zihan, you must remember what you said today: you must hold an art exhibition and hang the paintings in the most prominent place!

“Mianmian!” the girl said awkwardly, “Look… how come her painting is exactly the same as yours? When I saw your painting in the art studio a couple of days ago, she hadn’t even started painting yet. It’s so obvious that it’s the same…”

"Hey, Jiang Mianmian?" Gu Zihan's voice came from outside. "You're already at the classroom door, why aren't you coming in?"

Jiang Mianmian walked in with the painting, and her classmates were all dumbfounded.

These two are... exactly the same?

However, it is quite obvious that in terms of brushstrokes and color tones, Jiang Mianmian's work is still superior.

"Gu Zihan," Jiang Mianmian said expressionlessly, "can you explain this to me?"

"An explanation?" Gu Zihan laughed. "What's there to explain?"

"Why is yours the same as mine?!"

"You mean I copied yours?" Gu Zihan crossed her arms, her gaze sharp. "Sigh, there's nothing I can do, you're too late! Just now, I invited the judges over to see this painting! They praised it highly!"

"you……"

“Jiang Mianmian, I told you long ago,” Gu Zihan walked up to her and said sternly, “You’d better behave yourself under my nose, or I have plenty of ways to get you!”

"Gu Zihan, you...you've gone a bit too far." The girl stood up for Jiang Mianmian, "You plagiarized someone else's work, yet you got ahead of the judges and got listed first. What are you expecting Mianmian to do? She...she can't participate!"

"Xu Xiaonuo, what's it to you? Is your Xu family's business just doing too well lately?!"

Xu Xiaonuo pursed her lips, not daring to speak again.

But she always stood by Jiang Mianmian's side, showing her support through her actions.

The other students in the class also began to whisper among themselves:

"So Gu Zihan plagiarized?"

"Damn, they blatantly copied other people's ideas... They're just relying on the fact that the Gu family has money!"

"To be fair, the painting of fireflies is really good and has a high chance of winning an award. It seems that Jiang Mianmian is destined to miss out on the award."

Xu Xiaonuo gently tugged at Jiang Mianmian's hand.

Jiang Mianmian smiled at her and shook her head to indicate that it was alright.

It had nothing to begin with, but she was actually hoping that Gu Zihan would make it known to everyone!

"What, speechless now?" Gu Zihan still swaggered in front of her. "Heh, Jiang Mianmian, I copied your work, so what? Do you dare hit me, or expose me?"

Jiang Mianmian just looked at her quietly without saying a word.

Gu Zihan glanced at her phone and smiled smugly.

"My painting has been submitted to the review panel... Jiang Mianmian, I really owe you a lot this time! How about I treat you to dinner when I get my prize money? Hey, how about some 'dog food'?"

"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need your meal." Jiang Mianmian's voice was flat. "Keep your dog food for yourself. After all, you have a big appetite. If you don't eat enough, you won't get enough nutrition, and how will you have the energy to copy other people's work next time?"

"you……"

The surrounding classmates didn't have time to watch the battle; after casting sympathetic glances at Jiang Mianmian, they dispersed.

Jiang Mianmian endured it for a few days.

These past few days she has been unusually calm, watching Gu Zihan's painting being sent step by step to the second review, the painting committee, the foreign expert selection meeting, and finally the final review.

At the same time, the Gu family also promoted Gu Zihan, buying a lot of traffic and trying to reshape her into an artistic young woman.

During those days, there were often photos of Gu Zihan with "Firefly Light" online. The multi-talented rich girl and the pure and lovely heiress, Gu Zihan had truly soared to the clouds.

However, a week later—

Early in the morning, Jiang Mianmian had just gotten up and gone out to the yard for a bit of exercise when she saw Huo Junyu, who had just returned from his morning run, waving his phone in front of her.

She looked closely and saw that the entire internet was flooded with negative information about Gu Zihan's plagiarism!

Jiang Mianmian laughed, "It's been exposed so quickly!"

Huo Junyu showed her the comment with the most likes below:

"This painting is clearly by the Southeast Asian painter Yin Wenxi, yet Miss Gu has insisted on claiming it as her own! Ha, even plagiarism isn't done like this! By the way, just so you know, this painting by Master Yin once sold for 200 million! If you don't believe me, please check the website..."

The following is a website address.

When Jiang Mianmian opened it, she found it was a niche and professional website that only members could access.

The membership price is not low.

Unless you're a professional with a genuine need for this service, you won't register on this website.

Huo Junyu skillfully entered his account and password, causing Jiang Mianmian to widen her eyes.

“Look, this is it.” He pointed to “Firefly Light” displayed on the webpage.

At this moment, Jiang Mianmian didn't have time to investigate how he became a member, and quickly went over to take a look.

Only then did I realize that Yin Wenxi was actually the mistress of the Yin family in Nanyang!

Jiang Mianmian broke out in a cold sweat and stared blankly at the computer screen...

“This…” She turned to look at Huo Junyu, forcing an extremely unnatural smile, “I was so ignorant that I actually forged a painting worth two hundred million.”

In Huo Junyu's eyes, her startled little face was simply adorable.

"It's okay, you did a great job imitating it. Even if the original artist saw it, they would praise you!"