That day, Su Ruochen went to participate in a design competition.

Standing at the conference venue and looking into the crowd, there was no doubt that not a single member of the Su family was present.

He was very disappointed and depressed.

As I was walking, I was unexpectedly bumped into hard.

The coffee in the other person's hand was instantly spilled all over him.

“You…” Su Ruochen frowned, and when she looked up and saw the other person’s appearance, her face turned ugly.

This person was none other than his former apprentice, Du Lin.

He had initially intended to mentor and teach Du Lin, but he never expected that Du Lin would not focus on design and instead be interested in fame. He discovered that Du Lin had plagiarized other people's work and incorporated it into his own, and had even bribed the judges in a new talent design competition. As a result, he severed his master-disciple relationship with Du Lin and they went their separate ways.

Little did I expect to meet him today, several years later.

"So it's Master Su." Du Lin smiled smugly. "You expelled me from your sect back then, but I never expected to meet you here a few years later. It's amazing that I, your apprentice, am now on the same track as my master."

"I hope so," Su Ruochen said coldly, "If you put your mind to the right path, I believe you will have a place in the design industry."

"Is that so?" Dulin smiled dismissively. "I believe that my apprentice might surpass me in this competition and leave you, his master, in the dust."

Previously, Dulin had always treated him with great respect, but he never expected that Dulin would dare to offend him like this and make such provocative remarks.

It seems this is his true nature.

"I hope you have the ability to utterly defeat me," Su Ruochen said coldly, then stood up and left.

After cleaning up the coffee stains in the restroom, the competition began—

But when his opponent's design was displayed on the big screen first, his heart shattered.

The drawings for this design are exactly the same as mine!

Lu Lin proudly raised his head, taunting Su Ruochen, "Master, look at my work in this competition, isn't it amazing?"

This design is his!

Lu Lin actually plagiarized his own work!

No wonder he was so brazen in his actions!

But how did he manage to copy his own design?

Su Ruochen stared intently at the design draft, his eyes sharp.

"Lu Lin, plagiarism is shameful, don't you know that?"

Lu Lin suddenly burst into laughter, "Su Ruochen, what are you talking about? I drew this myself, what evidence do you have to prove that I plagiarized it?"

"Evidence, you think? The evidence is right here with me!"

Su Ruochen plugged in the USB drive, and an identical design drawing was displayed in front of everyone.

The judges were in an uproar. "Su Ruochen actually plagiarized? No way! Did he get all his previous fame and fortune by copying?"

"How can there be two identical design drafts? Who copied whom?"

“Su Ruochen is studying abroad and has a great reputation. I don’t think he would plagiarize.”

"That's not necessarily true. Lu Lin is a rising star with unlimited potential. How could he possibly plagiarize and dig his own grave?"

Everyone was chattering and arguing.

Su Ruochen's talent and the awards he had won were questioned, and he felt extremely embarrassed.

Su Ruochen's eyes suddenly turned cold. "Lu Lin, if you admit it now, I'll still give you a way out."

Lu Lin sneered, "What do I have to admit? You're the one who plagiarized!"

Both claimed to be the original creators, leaving the judges completely baffled, and finally they slammed their fists on the table.

"Find out the original creation date of the blueprints; that will prove who created the original!"

"Yes, no one can say for sure about originality. As long as we find out the original creation time of each, the truth will be revealed."

Design drafts stored on a computer all have an initial creation time.

Many designers use this method to prove their innocence after being embroiled in controversial plagiarism cases.

Lu Lin proudly took out his computer and displayed the page showing the time when the document was first created on the big screen.

"Distinguished judges, please take a look. This is my evidence to prove my innocence."

As he spoke, he looked at Su Ruochen with great pride.

Su Ruochen frowned slightly, vaguely sensing that something was wrong; he had a bad feeling.

I turned on the computer and flipped through the files, but apart from the time of the most recently saved design, there was no record of when the document was first created!

"How is that possible!"

His initial design was deleted by Su Miaomiao!

Su Ruochen suddenly looked up, her gaze fixed on Lu Lin, "Did Su Miaomiao sell the design drafts to you? Was it her?!"

A fleeting hint of sarcasm crossed Lu Lin's lips before he feigned surprise.

"Su Ruochen, you're supposed to be a top designer, but I never expected you to plagiarize my design. You used to be my mentor, you've really disappointed me!"

After saying this, Lu Lin addressed the judges, "Su Ruochen couldn't provide the time to create the document, while my version is the original!"

There was an uproar at the scene.

Most of the people who came to the design competition were fans of Su Ruochen. When they learned that their idol had plagiarized, they were outraged and cursed him.

"Su Ruochen, do you deserve my affection? You plagiarist!"

"Plagiarists don't deserve to stand on this stage, get out!"

"Su Ruochen is shameless! He actually plagiarized his apprentice's design!"

The fans' insults were like cold, sharp blades, piercing Su Ruochen's heart and causing him unbearable pain.

"Distinguished judges, some of you know me, and you should be familiar with my character. This board design is my original work."

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