The next morning, Chen Ningsheng followed Xu Xinchen around like a shadow, going wherever she went.

Xu Xinchen initially felt sweet, but then slowly turned to helplessness. However, considering that Chen Ningsheng had been frightened yesterday, it was quite normal for him to behave this way today.

She couldn't bear to say anything more to Chen Ningsheng, and silently let him follow her. After the two of them finally finished washing up and getting ready, the competition was about to begin.

When Xu Xinchen arrived at the competition venue with Chen Ningsheng, the competition was just about to begin, probably because the piece Xu Xinchen presented yesterday was too stunning.

Therefore, no one questioned her about the sudden appearance of another person beside her today. Instead, they all tacitly allowed Chen Ningsheng to stay by Xu Xinchen's side.

Xu Xinchen was initially flattered, but as the attention on her gradually decreased and everyone turned their focus to the competition, she slowly began to feel at ease.

Chen Ningsheng looked at the strange attitude of those people and couldn't help but feel puzzled. He didn't know what had happened to Xu Xinchen in this venue yesterday, so he was naturally curious about the attitude of these people today.

After glancing at Xu Xinchen, who was completely focused on the competition, Chen Ningsheng quietly slipped out of the crowd and casually approached a staff member who was smoking nearby to ask about what had happened yesterday.

"Oh, so you're Miss Lu's boyfriend! It's a pleasure to meet you. Miss Lu is truly an exceptional person."

The show's designer…

When the staff heard that Chen Ningsheng was actually Xu Xinchen's boyfriend, their smiles became much more genuine, and they showered him with compliments. These were people who had been working in this kind of competition for many years.

Naturally, the staff member had a certain level of appreciation for the work that Xu Xinchen presented yesterday. As soon as Xu Xinchen's work was shown, the staff member immediately knew that there would definitely be many opportunities to see Xu Xinchen in this competition in the future.

Those who can stand out in such a top-level competition will definitely achieve great things in the future, which is why the staff treated Chen Ningsheng so kindly.

Seeing the staff member's attitude, Chen Ningsheng understood perfectly. He lowered his head to hide the smile that couldn't be contained, and after a long while, he raised his head and asked the staff member.

"Here's the thing, I wanted to ask what happened to my girlfriend at this venue yesterday? Why is it that other people aren't allowed to bring companions, but my girlfriend brought me and you all had no objections?"

Chen Ningsheng was genuinely curious. He always felt honored that his girlfriend was being treated specially by others at a venue, so he wanted to find out what had happened.

Upon hearing Chen Ningsheng's question, the staff member couldn't help but burst out laughing: "So your girlfriend didn't mention it to you? Sigh, I have to say your girlfriend is a bit too low-key. If it were me, I would have made this a public knowledge long ago."

Chen Ningsheng watched as the other person talked for a long time without getting to the point, but he didn't show any impatience on his face.

Instead, he echoed her words a few times; he never missed such praise for Xu Xinchen.

"Yes, my girlfriend is such an outstanding person. She is clearly very capable, but she never likes to talk about it to others. She is just too low-key."

The staff member who heard this praised Xu Xinchen so much, but he didn't feel disgusted. After all, Xu Xinchen's ability was undeniable, and he knew that Chen Ningsheng was telling the truth. Even if he wanted to be disgusted, he couldn't.

"During yesterday's competition, your girlfriend presented a design that amazed all the judges on stage..."

The staff member described the events of yesterday to Chen Ningsheng in detail, with a deep longing on his face as he spoke: "If only I had such excellent design skills, I wouldn't have to suffer here as a handyman."

Chen Ningsheng finally understood the whole story, and he couldn't help but smile. Now he just wanted to get back to Xu Xinchen's side as soon as possible. When he heard the staff member saying these derogatory things about him, he was in a rare mood to comfort the staff member.

As someone who had been in this kind of place for a long time, the staff member was very good at reading people's expressions, so he quickly discovered the deep anxiety hidden beneath Chen Ningsheng's politeness.

With an understanding smile, the staff member waved to Chen Ningsheng: "You must be eager to go back to your girlfriend now, don't waste time here, hurry up and go."

Chen Ningsheng didn't stand on ceremony with the staff member. After nodding to the staff member, he walked back in the direction he had come from, his face full of smiles as he returned.

Xu Xinchen had already noticed early on that Chen Ningsheng had disappeared, but she didn't think much of it.

They assumed Chen Ningsheng had simply gone outside to use the restroom.

Seeing Chen Ningsheng return, he simply nodded to him before turning his attention to the stage. The designer now on stage was none other than Qian Duowen, the owner of the villa where yesterday's gathering took place.

When Qian Duowen saw Xu Xinchen smiling at him on stage, he quickly winked back at Xu Xinchen. When he saw Chen Ningsheng sitting next to Xu Xinchen, and recalled the job title written on the business card Chen Ningsheng had given him yesterday, Qian Duowen couldn't help but gasp.

However, knowing that he was on stage and at the most important moment of a competition, Qian Duowen didn't pay much attention to what was happening offstage and focused all his attention on his design.

As Xu Xinchen listened to Qian Duowen introduce his work from below the stage, she couldn't help but smile. Qian Duowen's design was indeed quite good, but in her heart, Xu Xinchen still thought her design was better.

After Qian Duowo finished introducing his design, the next person to go on stage was Li Ling. As soon as Li Ling stepped onto the stage, she was stunned.