Xu Xinchen had lost patience with Xu Yaxin and waved her hand in front of Xu Yaxin, asking her a question.

"Ms. Xu, let's not talk about that now. Let me ask you a question first: do you not want to compensate me or take responsibility?"

How could Xu Yaxin allow Xu Xinchen to attach this irresponsible title to her? She gritted her teeth and forced herself to smile at Xu Xinchen.

"I'm certainly willing to pay compensation, but Miss Lu, isn't the amount you're asking a bit excessive? You..."

Xu Xinchen casually spread her hands and smiled at Xu Yaxin, "Miss Xu, how about this? You can go and buy this dress for me. If you find me an identical one, I won't pursue this matter any further, how about that?"

As she spoke, Xu Xinchen, as if afraid that Xu Yaxin would find a loophole in her words, emphasized, "Please remember, Ms. Xu, I need one that is exactly the same. That is, the style, color, and pattern must all be the same. If any one of them is not the same, then it is not exactly the same."

Actually, if it wasn't Xu Yaxin who got all over her skirt, but someone else, Xu Xinchen wouldn't be so fixated on it. It's just a skirt, not a big deal; she could just wash it again.

If it really couldn't be washed off, she could just get a new one, but the person who got it all over her body just happened to be Xu Yaxin.

Moreover, Xu Yaxin didn't get it by accident; she deliberately wanted to embarrass her, which Xu Xinchen couldn't tolerate.

If he let this go, who knew what Xu Yaxin would do next? He had already decided to teach Xu Yaxin a lesson, which is why Xu Xinchen was so persistent.

Xu Yaxin's smile instantly became even more stiff. Xu Xinchen's dress had its own unique pattern. It's easy to find a dress of the same color, but it's not so easy to find the same pattern in different places.

Xu Yaxin had already thought it through before she took action. It was just a matter of paying for a tattered dress, which didn't seem to be anything valuable, so she didn't hesitate to do it.

Who would have thought that Xu Xinchen would be such a petty person, and that she could come up with so many reasons, such as fatigue from the journey, etc.? I had never even heard of such reasons before.

However, Xu Xinchen's words sounded extremely reasonable, which really put Xu Yaxin in a difficult position.

She was unwilling to accept the loss, but if she didn't pay, and Xu Xinchen brought it up, she would really lose face in front of these foreign designers.

After hesitating for a long time, Xu Yaxin finally reached into her purse, unbuttoned it, and took out a wad of banknotes.

He slowly counted out a few large bills and handed them to Xu Xinchen: "Ms. Lu... in that case, can we just let this matter drop?"

Xu Xinchen, with a satisfied smile, reached out and took the stack of banknotes. Hearing Xu Yaxin's question, she...

Xu Yaxin nodded: "That solves the problem."

After settling down the amount of money in her hands, the waiter pushed a food cart over, and the table was full of food. Xu Xinchen quickly seized the opportunity and called out to the waiter.

"Hello, miss, could you please add a few desserts to our menu?"

As Xu Xinchen spoke, she greeted the foreign designers, telling them to order whatever desserts they wanted, and that it would be on her treat.

The foreign designers were a little confused by Xu Xinchen's forthright manner and looked to Xu Yaxin for help.

Seeing Xu Xinchen acting like she was doing a good deed after taking her money, Xu Yaxin was even more furious. However, she didn't have the face to tell these foreign designers that she had been tricked by Xu Xinchen.

Therefore, she could only smile awkwardly at the foreign designers and say, "Since Miss Lu wants to treat us, then I will not stand on ceremony and order first. Please feel free to order whatever you like."

Although the foreign designers couldn't understand why Xu Yaxin gave Xu Xinchen a sum of money and then said that Xu Xinchen was treating them to dinner, they accepted it anyway.

So naturally, they didn't ask any more questions. Since someone was treating them to dinner, they just ate. One by one, they took the menus handed to them by the waiter and started excitedly ordering more food.

After placing her order, Xu Xinchen stood up and slipped out from the crowd. Having made a profit by tricking Xu Yaxin, Xu Xinchen was in a great mood.

Just across the street was the same large shopping mall where she had bought clothes a couple of days ago, so Xu Xinchen simply went back to that store and bought another dress.

When Xu Xinchen returned wearing a brand-new dress, most of the people in the restaurant had finished eating. Xu Xinchen sat down at her seat, picked up her steak, and began to eat.

Xu Yaxin had been paying close attention to Xu Xinchen's movements, and now that she saw that Xu Xinchen was indeed very skilled at using the knives and forks, her heart sank.

It seems I underestimated Lu Minshi before. I didn't expect her to be not only knowledgeable but also willing to go all out. I'll have to be more careful if I want to make a move against her in the future.

Xu Xinchen didn't care what Xu Yaxin was thinking. After quickly finishing what was on her plate, she stood up, patted her new dress, and said to the foreign designers.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. I've finished eating now. Shall we go back to the competition venue together?"

The foreign designers spent so much time here because they wanted everyone to go back together, so when they heard Xu Xinchen's words, they nodded hurriedly.

The group came in a grand procession and left in a grand procession. By the time they returned to the competition venue, there were only about 30 minutes left before the competition was scheduled to begin.

The judges began to appear backstage one after another, and many of the more perceptive designers started to try and get on their good side.