Thinking of her father and the opinions of the uncles and elders who used to come and go from the house about Chen Ningsheng, Xu Yaxin couldn't convince herself to calm down. She had been worried for the past few days, fearing that Chen Ningsheng was still hiding his revenge.

Chen Ningsheng and Xu Xinchen had no idea what Xu Yaxin was thinking. They walked past her without even glancing at her.

After taking their seats, Xu Xinchen and Chen Ningsheng focused all their attention on the competition and had no extra attention to do anything else.

The first contestant to take the stage today comes from a country with a very tough and rugged culture. His design works are similar to the culture of his country, both being bold and unrestrained.

After the contestant finished introducing his design, the next person to go on stage was Xu Yaxin. Whether Xu Yaxin had something to hide or not, when she walked onto the stage, her gaze subconsciously swept towards the positions of Xu Xinchen and Chen Ningsheng.

When she saw that the two of them were staring at her design with indifferent eyes, Xu Yaxin suddenly felt her heart skip a beat for no reason, and her voice became a little unsteady.

"H-Hello everyone... I..."

Xu Yaxin suddenly stopped halfway through her sentence. Her mouth was still open, but she couldn't make a sound. The judges below looked at Xu Yaxin with strange eyes.

Xu Yaxin seemed oblivious to the fact that her voice had disappeared, and continued talking as before, while beside her...

The staff member noticed that something was wrong and immediately came over and nudged Xu Yaxin's arm.

"Miss Xu, Miss Xu? Are you alright? Why can't I hear your voice?"

When Xu Yaxin heard what the staff member said, she was stunned at first, and then she wanted to refute it by saying, "No, her voice is still there." But after Xu Yaxin uttered the first word, she widened her eyes in horror, grabbed her own neck, and made a few "eek" sounds.

Xu Xinchen and Chen Ningsheng both frowned, looking at Xu Yaxin on stage. What was wrong with Xu Yaxin? Her throat suddenly couldn't make a sound. Was it because of too much pressure?

Xu Yaxin stood on the stage, looking at everyone sitting below with a blank expression. When she saw the strange expressions on the faces of the judges, Xu Yaxin was stunned.

Standing on the stage for a long time, Xu Yaxin tried desperately to make a sound, but no matter how hard she struggled, it was no use; her throat just couldn't produce even a single word.

Seeing that Xu Yaxin's condition was not right, Xu Xinchen quickly reached out and nudged Chen Ningsheng, who was sitting next to her, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with Xu Yaxin? She seems a bit off. Has someone harmed her?"

Chen Ningsheng could naturally see that Xu Yaxin's current situation seemed to be due to someone's scheme. He could easily guess who would take action against Xu Yaxin in this situation.

Chen Ningsheng narrowed his eyes, reached out and patted Xu Xinchen's head, gently reassuring her, "It's alright. Xu Yaxin should be able to see her own situation. She won't let herself continue like this. Don't worry too much about her."

Xu Xinchen felt much more at ease after Chen Ningsheng said that, and Xu Yaxin's sudden appearance like this...

Given the situation, they were naturally unable to continue explaining their design concepts, and with no other choice, they could only let Xu Yaxin go first.

The next designer will come up, while Xu Yaxin will find a place backstage to write down her design concept so that someone can go on stage in her place to present it.

Sitting backstage, looking at the papers laid out in front of her, Xu Yaxin gripped them tightly, so tightly it was almost as if she wanted to break the pen in two.

“William!”

Xu Yaxin wasn't stupid; she could tell what her situation was. If Chen Ningsheng and Xu Xinchen wanted to deal with her, they would have plenty of opportunities after returning to China, so there was no need to rush.

So now the only person who might take action against him is William. The thought that she had personally helped such an ambitious guy made Xu Yaxin wish she could go back a few days and strangle the version of herself who had suggested cooperating with William.

No matter how unwilling she was, the matter was already settled. Xu Yaxin could only write down her design concept on a piece of paper with deep resentment, hand it to her assistant, and then find someone to accompany her to the hospital.

Unaware of the competition, not long after Xu Yaxin left, William suddenly appeared backstage. Watching Xu Yaxin get into the car and drive away, William smiled gently.

"That's really interesting, Xu Yaxin, Xu Yaxin, what will you do next?"

In William's eyes now, Chen Ningsheng has become an egg in his power, so no one dares to openly declare war on him here. Therefore, his only dissatisfaction now is with Xu Yaxin.

The thought that Xu Yaxin, that bastard, had tricked him and almost let Chen Ningsheng catch him red-handed made William feel like his heart was about to explode with anger.

He raised his hand and grabbed the ornament next to him hard, looking at the place where Xu Yaxin had left, his eyes revealing a strong murderous intent.

Meanwhile, when Xu Yaxin arrived at the hospital, the doctor regretfully told her that her throat had been drugged. Surgery could cure it, but her voice would not be as clear as before and might become hoarse.

The doctor also said that it was already too late to come now; the patient should have been brought in shortly after the medication was administered. Judging from the extent of the damage to the throat, it had been more than ten hours since the medication was given.

When the doctor said that, Xu Yaxin immediately remembered that after having dinner with her friends at a restaurant the night before, she did feel a strange pain in her throat.

However, at the time, Xu Yaxin only thought that she had caught a cold by accident and did not think that someone had put medicine in her throat.