Chapter 177 She plagiarized you
Queen Elizabeth's eyes widened in surprise, as if she had discovered a new continent.
"You are B..."
"Shh!"
Before Queen Elizabeth could finish saying her name, Jiang Ning promptly raised an index finger to her lips.
Queen Elizabeth understood and said no more.
Beside him, Lu Junyan silently raised an eyebrow.
This is likely the first time Jiang Ning and Queen Elizabeth have met.
However, despite it being their first meeting, there seemed to be some secret between the two—
A secret he didn't know.
Lu Junyan frowned, feeling as if his chest was being repeatedly rubbed by small pebbles.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Fu..."
At this point, Queen Elizabeth said to Crescent Moon, "I would like to have dinner alone with this lady tonight to thank her for helping me repair and upgrade the crown."
The "Miss" that Queen Elizabeth was referring to was naturally Jiang Ning.
Chu Qingxue's face was as pale as a raw king crab shell.
What does "upgrade" mean?
It's as if Jiangning's craftsmanship is far superior to hers.
Queen Elizabeth believed she had made her point very clearly.
However, none of the three—Fu Xinyue, Chu Qingxue, and Lu Junyan—moved.
"Excuse me, gentlemen, could you please excuse us?"
Although Queen Elizabeth smiled, her voice already conveyed the oppressive aura of a queen.
Fu Xinyue originally wanted to try to stand up for herself, but seeing the situation, she wisely left the private room.
Lu Junyan and Chu Qingxue also left.
Lu Junyan was carrying a first-aid kit. When he reached the door, he turned his head and glanced at Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning was looking at Queen Elizabeth.
"Junyan?"
Chu Qingxue took Lu Junyan's hand and noticed that Lu Junyan's attention seemed to still be on the private room.
However, only Queen Elizabeth and Jiang Ning were in the box.
The person Lu Junyan is looking at is definitely not Queen Elizabeth.
"let's go!"
Chu Qingxue urged.
Lu Junyan withdrew his gaze, looked at Chu Qingxue, and coldly said, "Fine."
This time, there were no outsiders in the private room, and Queen Elizabeth immediately changed her address to call Jiang Ning Master BYC.
"Your Majesty, please call me Jiang Ning!"
Queen Elizabeth realized that Jiang Ning must have his own reasons for refusing to acknowledge BYC's identity. Instead of prying into Jiang Ning's privacy, she first chatted and laughed with Jiang Ning while eating the top-quality king crab on the table.
The two chatted about the crown while eating. They were almost finished with the king crab, and the crown project was about to be launched.
Outside the private room, Fu Xinyue felt restless and anxious.
She made extensive preparations and spared no expense in the lead-up to hosting the Queen.
And what was the result?
But it benefited Jiangning!
Fu Xinyue gritted her teeth.
Chu Qingxue felt uneasy standing beside her.
She's still hungry!
She barely ate any of the previous dishes, eagerly anticipating savoring this rare and exquisite king crab delicacy.
Now, not only did she not get a single bite, but she could only watch helplessly as the king crab went into Jiang Ning's stomach.
Jiang Ning was indeed very full after eating.
This king crab is so big, two people can't possibly finish it.
"You have no idea, I actually wanted to choose your piano series as the official jewelry of the royal family at first, but the royal family of Country X beat me to it. Ever since then, I've been hoping that one day Master BYC would design a new crown for me..."
Jiang Ning could tell that Queen Elizabeth was very sincere, so she spoke the truth in return.
"Actually, the crown you're wearing now was also designed by me, but the blueprints are still in the semi-finished stage."
Queen Elizabeth was taken aback when she heard this.
"But this is Miss Chu..."
At this point, Queen Elizabeth suddenly realized: "So that's it, she plagiarized you!"
"It's not really that..."
Jiang Ning shook his head, a wry smile on his face.
She told Queen Elizabeth everything about her studio being shut down.
"The design drawings were also part of the assets being liquidated at the time, but the collection manager gave them to Chu Qingxue, so Chu Qingxue used them directly without any legal issues."
The crown of Queen Elizabeth of Country Y is an extraordinary project, and Jiang Ning does not want Queen Elizabeth to be blinded by the halo of her BYC master.
"This is my current situation. My studio has closed down, and I can only rely on myself. Your Majesty, if you are still willing to entrust me with the crown-making project, I promise to use all my skills."
After Jiang Ning finished speaking in a humble yet assertive manner, he noticed that Queen Elizabeth was actually in tears.
"My God, I've never met anyone as sincere as you...sincere, and capable too..."
Most people are clearly incompetent in every aspect, yet they boast about themselves to the skies, even fabricating lies to deceive her, all in order to win over her for this project.
But Jiangning is different.
When the two came out of the private room, Fu Xinyue immediately came to greet them.
Queen Elizabeth had a smile on her face just a moment ago, but the smile vanished the instant she saw Fu Xinyue.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Fu, I don't want to stay at your hotel tonight."
"What?"
Fu Xinyue didn't react for a moment.
"Also, I need to reconsider the cooperation on the undersea tunnel; there's no rush to sign a contract."
Queen Elizabeth's words left Fu Xinyue stunned.
The project was going well, and the hospitality was going well, but after having a meal with Jiang Ning, everything changed!
"And, Miss Chu..."
When her name was called, Chu Qingxue nervously grabbed Lu Junyan's arm tightly.
Lu Junyan had no choice but to accompany Chu Qingxue to Queen Elizabeth.
“I will pay the balance, but I am very dissatisfied with the crown you made. Moreover, even this crown was not made by your own skill. I am greatly disappointed in you, so I have decided to let Jiang Ning take over.”
When criticized in front of Lu Junyan, Chu Qingxue's eyes instantly welled up with tears.
"Your Majesty, you cannot..."
"I can."
Queen Elizabeth forcefully interrupted Chu Qingxue, then turned and smiled at Jiang Ning.
Immediately afterwards, she went to Jiang Ning's side and asked, "Do you have any recommendations for where to stay?"
If it were just Queen Elizabeth alone, staying at her house wouldn't be a problem, as long as the Queen wouldn't mind.
However, the reality is that Queen Elizabeth had a large number of bodyguards, far too many to fit in her house.
“I do have a place.”
Jiang Ning suddenly had a flash of inspiration and contacted someone.
While waiting, Lu Junyan quietly approached Jiang Ning from behind.
"Did you cast a spell on the Queen?"
Jiang Ning was startled and turned to meet Lu Junyan's gaze.
Queen Elizabeth's change in attitude was indeed abrupt, but Lu Junyan would only think that she had cast a spell on the Queen, rather than that she had moved the Queen with her own strength and sincerity.
Jiang Ning chuckled self-deprecatingly.
"If I had that ability, would I have just stood by and watched my studio go bankrupt?"
A ripple appeared in Lu Junyan's eyes.
"You're blaming me..."
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