He walked quickly to Shang Wu's side and took her cold hand in his.
After she and Aying finished recounting what had happened, his eyes instantly turned cold and icy.
"Luo Xue".
Lu Rang almost immediately concluded, "Her unusual apology yesterday was just to lull you into a false sense of security and divert your attention."
He exuded a gloomy aura and turned to leave.
"I'm going to find her."
Shang Wu suddenly grabbed his arm, "Lu Rang!"
She looked up at Lu Rang, her eyes filled with panic, yet she remained rational.
“We have no evidence. If you go to her like this, she will never admit it. It will only alert her, and she might even turn around and accuse us.”
Lu Rang stopped in his tracks, his chest heaving slightly with anger.
Looking at Shang Wu's pale face, he knew she was right.
"What do we do now? There are only three days left."
Shang Wu closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again, her eyes held a resolute determination, as if she had already committed to a do-or-die situation.
"I need to solve the problem first; I must redraw the design within these three days."
This is almost an impossible task.
But she was Freya, and she had no other choice.
Shang Wu locked herself in her studio and began racing against time.
At the same time, Luo Xue's operation began.
She gave a joint interview to several fashion media outlets.
In front of the camera, she had exquisite makeup, a proper smile, and her words were full of appreciation for Freya.
"Freya is a designer I greatly respect. Her courage to return to work after giving birth is amazing. I believe her new work will definitely shock the entire industry."
Luo Xue spoke to the camera with an almost exaggerated sincerity.
"To be honest, I made a special trip to her studio a few days ago to apologize and ask for her advice. She was very generous in forgiving me and even showed me the manuscript of her unpublished new work."
She stopped at just the right moment.
The reporters were indeed drawn in.
"Really? Miss Luo Xue, could you tell us what kind of work it is?"
Luo Xue covered her mouth and chuckled, but her eyes held a malicious glint in them.
"Of course I have to keep the specific details confidential, as a matter of respect for the designer, but I can guarantee with my professional reputation that it is absolutely..."
She spoke each word clearly and forcefully.
"A masterpiece unlike any other, it will redefine modern women's design!"
These words caused an uproar in the audience.
The report quickly gained traction.
"Luo Xue claims to have witnessed Freya's new work and praises it as a masterpiece!"
"High expectations! Will Freya's comeback be a historic achievement?"
"The highest praise from a competitor? Just how amazing is Freya's new work?"
On the internet.
Expectations and doubts rose in waves.
"Oh my god! Even Luo Xue says so! I can't wait!"
"Freya is awesome! No wonder she's our queen!"
"Praising them so highly...aren't they going to crash and burn?"
"Something feels off. When did Luo Xue become so kind?"
That evening, Shang Wu dragged her extremely tired body home.
Lu Rang showed Luo Xue's interview video to her.
On the screen, Luo Xue's hypocritical face was nauseating.
"To praise someone to death."
Shang Wu leaned back on the sofa, rubbed her throbbing temples, and gave a cold laugh.
"She first raised my expectations to the peak, and when I failed to deliver a work that matched them, or even if my work was only good but not a masterpiece, what awaited me was a plunge from the peak into an abyss."
And then there's everyone's irredeemable mockery.
Lu Rang put his arm around her shoulder with heartache.
"Ignore the noise and just focus on your design."
Shang Wu nodded, exhausted both physically and mentally, but her eyes remained resolute.
"I know, but I don't have time to pay attention to her."
All she has to do now is fill in that blank sheet of paper.
However, some people couldn't stand it.
Lu You saw the report and immediately exploded.
"That Luo Xue! When will she ever stop?!"
She slammed the tablet on the table, her chest heaving with anger.
"First she secretly deleted the design drafts, and now she's using underhanded flattery to kill him! She just wants to force A-Wu to her death!"
Looking at Shang Wu's noticeably thinner face, and thinking about how she had to face these despicable methods right after giving birth, a surge of anger rose within her.
"No! I can't take it anymore!"
She grabbed the car keys and was about to rush out.
I have to go and settle the score with her!
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