So Xu Yaxin simply made herself a cup of honey water, drank it, and then pretended nothing had happened, going straight to bed.
She never expected to face this situation today. She hadn't talked to anyone much this morning, which is why she hadn't noticed anything unusual in her throat.
Thinking of William, the one who had caused her to become like this, who was probably hiding somewhere laughing at her now, Xu Yaxin was so angry that she wanted to rush out and experience this kind of pain herself.
No one knew what Xu Yaxin was thinking. By the time Xu Haixing came out of the hospital, the competition was almost over. When she returned to the venue, it was the last contestant's turn to go on stage and explain his design concept.
Xu Yaxin returned to her seat, looking dejected. Her eyes kept glancing back, and she saw Xu Xinchen and Chen Ningsheng intently staring at the contestant's design work on stage, their faces showing no sign of impatience.
Feeling a mix of emotions, Xu Yaxin turned her head and leaned her entire upper body on the backpack she had brought, her shoulders twitching slightly.
After all the contestants had finished explaining their design concepts, Xu Xinchen and his team went back to the hotel to prepare for the results three days later.
During these three days of free time, Chen Ningsheng secretly found an opportunity to contact William's nemesis. The two of them had already discussed a plan to deal with William.
Looking at the well-dressed man in front of him, Chen Ningsheng slowly extended his hand: "Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation."
"It's been a pleasure working with you. If we can really get William out of office this time, Mr. Chen, would you be interested in a long-term partnership with our company?"
William's arch-nemesis was Blake. The two had been at odds since childhood because of their different values. Blake particularly despised William, a businessman who would stop at nothing to achieve his own selfish interests.
In addition, when Blake was young and naive, he was severely tricked by the ruthless William for a period of time, so Blake's current feeling towards William can be described as extreme disgust.
Therefore, after Chen Ningsheng explained to Blake why he was targeting William, Blake immediately decided to cooperate with Chen Ningsheng for a win-win situation.
If William's family were to fall from grace, Blake's family could reap the benefits. Therefore, from both a public and private perspective, Blake had no reason to refuse this collaboration.
"If Mr. Blake can maintain the same level of quality as the products we have seen this time, then we can certainly cooperate in the long term."
Chen Ningsheng chuckled softly, not agreeing directly, but not exactly refusing either. Upon hearing this, Blake naturally understood that saying anything was useless; the most important thing was whether the quality of his own products could meet the standards.
Therefore, Blake's appreciation for Chen Ningsheng became even more obvious. He had always liked people who were smart but not ostentatious, and who would not resort to any means to achieve their goals.
After they shook hands, Blake suddenly seemed to remember something, and then whispered to Chen Ningsheng...
He said, "Mr. Chen, I suddenly thought of something..."
Seeing Blake's expression, Chen Ningsheng sat back down in his chair and listened attentively to what Blake had to say.
After the two had discussed their actions, Blake began preparing for his part. As the one who would benefit more from this game, Blake was expected to put in more effort.
Chen Ningsheng was responsible for arranging a few people to take advantage of the chaos and push their plan forward. William was completely unaware that he had become the fish on the chopping block.
Three days passed quickly. Xu Xinchen was on tenterhooks during those three days, waiting anxiously for the competition results.
When she finally received the notification to go to the competition venue the next day, Xu Xinchen was so surprised that she almost jumped up. However, out of consideration for the feelings of most of the designers, she hesitated.
Therefore, in this competition, the designers who fail to qualify will receive a notification that allows them to choose to go or not.
Only those designers who made it into the rankings received a formal invitation to return to the venue. Xu Xinchen has now received this invitation, which means that her design work has been ranked.
In this competition, the champion will receive a certain amount of prize money, and the champion's work will be highly recommended by the competition organizers. After the champion, I also designed a third-place and a second-place design, and each of them will receive a support fund.
At the same time, the third-place and second-place entries will also receive some recommendation from the competition organizers.
The impact won't be as great as the champion's work, and it won't receive as much attention.
However, for designers who want to become famous, third place and second place are already considered a good shortcut, and becoming third place or second place can also help them gain some fame.
So even if she didn't win the championship, getting third or second place would have been enough to make Xu Xinchen happy for a long time.
Chen Ningsheng had just finished discussing with Blake how to trick William when he came back and saw Xu Xinchen excitedly circling around the room.
Chen Ningsheng stood quietly to the side, a faint smile appearing on his face. He stepped forward, put his arm around Xu Xinchen's waist, and asked in a low voice, "Baby? What's wrong with you? Why are you so excited all of a sudden?"
Although that's how the question was phrased, Chen Ningsheng had already pretty much guessed what could be making Xu Xinchen so excited—it was most likely still about that match.
However, even though he had guessed it, Chen Ningsheng still hoped to hear Xu Xinchen say it herself. Therefore, he did not directly ask Xu Xinchen if there was a result regarding the competition, but instead asked Xu Xinchen why she was happy.
When Xu Xinchen saw Chen Ningsheng return, she excitedly hugged him around the waist, her face beaming with a bright smile: "Ningsheng, do you know what? I received a notification from the competition organizers today, telling me that I absolutely must attend the ranking announcement tomorrow."
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