Even Xu Yaxin, who had always given Xu Xinchen a somewhat aloof and arrogant impression, couldn't resist the trend. After the judges appeared, she quickly picked up her design draft and started to move closer to them.

Xu Xinchen couldn't help but find the designers' actions somewhat amusing. As she watched, she even shook her head and laughed out loud.

Lem reappeared beside Xu Xinchen at some point, and seeing Xu Xinchen watching the designers' movements, he suddenly popped out again.

"Hey, what are you laughing at?" Lem stood next to Xu Xinchen, mimicking Xu Xinchen's posture, and peeked in the direction of the designers and judges, asking Xu Xinchen as he did so.

Xu Xinchen was lost in her own thoughts and didn't notice a foreigner suddenly appearing beside her. She was startled when Lem spoke.

Xu Xinchen patted her chest and glared at Lem, annoyed. "Are you trying to scare me to death? How did you suddenly appear out of nowhere?"

Lem spread his hands innocently at Xu Xinchen: "I was already standing behind you, but you were focused on those people, so you didn't notice me."

Xu Xinchen was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Lem: "Then why are you suddenly appearing next to me now?"

Lyme's expression was completely innocent: "I saw you standing here all alone, so I wanted to come over and say hello, but I didn't expect you to be grinning at that group of people like that, so I wanted to ask what you were thinking."

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Xu Xinchen's face darkened slightly. A silly grin? What do you mean by a silly grin? She wasn't grinning like an idiot; she just found the group's actions a bit amusing.

Lem had no idea what Xu Xinchen was thinking. He looked up at the designers, a hint of mockery on his face: "You seemed to be observing them just now. Did you want to go over and say hello to the judges too?"

Lem had already made up his mind. If Xu Xingchen really wanted to go and greet the judges, he could help introduce her to them.

Although he didn't inherit the family business, he still had some influence among the judges, even though they couldn't offer him much help in the competition.

But things are different after the competition ends. These judges will still want to interact with him after the competition, but he has never really liked it.

Xu Xinchen never expected that just glancing at those people a few more times would make Lem think of this, and for a moment she patted Lem on the shoulder in a serious manner.

"What nonsense are you thinking? When did I ever show any desire to talk to those people? I just thought they looked kind of funny."

Lem had already been thinking about how to bring up the introduction with Xu Xinchen without offending him, but he didn't expect Xu Xinchen to give such an answer.

For a moment, Lyme was stunned: "Fun?"

“Yeah.” Xu Xinchen nodded very naturally. “Don’t you think they look kind of funny right now?”

Lem asked, puzzled, "What does that mean?"

Xu Xinchen shrugged: "I should have drawn the design properly when I was drawing the draft. What's the point of standing next to the judges during the competition? Although it's true that it's good to get along with the judges, if your work really can't pass the test, it's useless to flatter the judges at this point."

Xu Xinchen's key point is that simple. Don't talk about any behind-the-scenes manipulation. If it were another competition, non-professionals wouldn't be able to tell whether it was good or bad, and then there might be a chance for manipulation.

However, for things like jewelry design or clothing design that are directly exposed to the public, everyone can tell at a glance whether they are good or not, so there's no way to rig it.

That's why Xu Xinchen finds it quite funny that these designers are crowding around the judges. At this point, they might as well calm down and think carefully about what they should say when they go on stage so that the judges can immediately understand their design concept.

After listening to Xu Xinchen's words, Lem fell completely silent. He really didn't expect Xu Xinchen to think this way. It was beyond his expectations, but he also vaguely felt that he shouldn't be surprised by it.

Xu Xinchen seems to be this kind of person by nature. She won't compromise herself to please others for a little bit of benefit, nor will she give up her self-respect and pride for so-called fame and fortune.

The more you get to know this person, the more you realize she's different from the people around her. As Lem thought about it, he became increasingly silent.

Xu Xinchen had no idea what Lyme was thinking. She had just seen a foreign designer she had lunch with that day and instantly remembered something.

Turning to look at Lyme, Xu Xinchen unusually took the initiative to ask, "You don't seem to have a very good relationship with these designers?"

Upon reflection, Xu Xinchen realized that Lem wasn't among the group of designers today, which she found rather strange. She remembered that Lem had mentioned before that he had participated in this design competition several times, so why hadn't he gone out to dinner with the designers today?

Moreover, when Lem was talking about these designers, his expression didn't seem to be one of appreciation or calmness, but rather a hint of disdain.

Lem's attitude is quite interesting. They've appeared together on this field so many times, so why is their relationship in such a stalemate now?

Lem didn't feel there was anything to hide and said it very directly: "I don't think these people are very good people, so I don't like to get close to them. They also don't like me very much, so we just leave each other alone."

Upon hearing Lyme's answer, Xu Xinchen fell silent instantly. It's true that children from wealthy families are more willful than ordinary people. Lyme really seems very happy.