Ruan Yunhan's makeup and styling today were arranged by her friend in the United States.
It was originally intended to curry favor and show good intentions, but unexpectedly it backfired.
The friend's face darkened. In an effort to salvage her image in front of Ruan Yunhan—her family was far inferior to the Ruan family, so she had always been very careful in serving Ruan Yunhan—she began to mock Ruan Chen, "Do you know who designed Yunhan's dress and jewelry today? This is Yan's new design this year. Oh, I'm sorry, I think you probably haven't heard of this designer, after all, your outfit..."
She gave a mocking laugh, "People who wear clothes that cost 9.9 yuan with free shipping probably don't understand the fashion industry or the luxury goods industry."
Ruan Yunhan said "kindly," "Xiao Qiu, don't be like that. My sister is still young and her aesthetic sense is not mature yet."
Ruan Chen frowned.
This dress, including Ruan Yunhan's jewelry, was definitely not her work.
However, upon closer inspection, the design of the skirt's patterns, the lace details at the hem, and the overall silhouette do indeed resemble a Baroque-style outfit she released this summer.
Even these pearl jewelry pieces are identical in design, except for the material.
When Ruan Chen designed the matching jewelry, the whole set used baroque pearls, except for the main pearl of the necklace which used Mabe pearls wrapped around the thread. The main theme was the free and unrestrained, unconventional and unconventional Baroque style.
When designing the dress, she considered the gorgeousness and intricacy of the Baroque style, but also wanted to avoid making the dress too extravagant. Therefore, she replaced the parts that should have been decorated with pearls and shells with traditional Chinese embroidery. Instead of using Alpine lace for the lace and ribbons, she used double-sided embroidery, which is unique to China, unexpectedly creating a fusion of two completely different styles.
But what kind of outfit is Ruan Yunhan wearing today?
But she didn't call it out, she just asked casually, "Is it the new outfit from this summer? I think there's only one set in the whole world?"
There is indeed only one set, because each baroque pearl is unique and cannot be replicated.
The girl named Xiao Qiu was even more smug than Ruan Chen, who hadn't expected Ruan Chen to have such good taste. "Yan launched the Balot series this summer, which has three sets, each of which is unique. Only in this way can it be worthy of our unique Yun Han."
Ruan Yunhan said gratefully, "Xiao Qiu, you've really gone to a lot of trouble."
“I remember there was also a matching handbag, shoes, headwear, and even a perfume to match this outfit,” Ruan Chen said calmly. “I saw it in a fashion magazine. What, you didn’t buy it with this?”
Xiao Qiu's eyes showed a hint of panic.
She got this dress through a friend. Her friend said that if she didn't want any other accessories, she could get it for 30% off, and she immediately agreed.
“There was only a short time, so I only had time to try on the dress and jewelry,” Ruan Yunhan said calmly, trying to help Xiao Qiu out. “There’s a Yan shop on the street behind us. We were just discussing trying on the matching handbag and shoes after dinner. Xiao Qiu was worried that I wouldn’t be comfortable with the change of bags and shoes at the last minute, and she was also worried that I might get dizzy from the fragrance.”
Ruan Yunhan was very satisfied with her high emotional intelligence in her speech.
“We’re going too, we can go together,” Ruan Chen suggested, seemingly without any animosity towards Ruan Yunhan.
Ruan Yunhan hesitated for a moment.
She wanted to trip up Ruan Chen and Ruan Yu'er, but she didn't want to be the first to do it.
She has no shortage of people around her who can help her.
But someone had already blurted out that it was her turn to agree, "It's perfect timing to let Yunhan give you some advice on your outfit. Don't go up there and embarrass China."
Ruan Chen was exceptionally magnanimous at this moment, not taking offense, and nodded, "Then it's settled."
She and Ruan Luo walked some distance before Ruan Luo lowered her voice and asked, "Fake goods?"
"It's so fake it couldn't be more fake."
"Are you sure? I don't understand these things about you girls."
"That designer never created an outfit like that."
Ruan Luo genuinely believed that Ruan Chen had been reading fashion magazines, so she didn't ask any further questions and said, "Then she's going to a designer's shop this afternoon to try on accessories, won't she be incredibly embarrassed?"
“Yeah,” Ruan Chen said coolly, “she deserved it.”
While Ruan Chen and Ye Huanhuan enjoyed their meal and drinks, Ruan Yunhan met the judges her brother had specially invited for her.
There was a man and a woman, who looked to be under forty years old.
They all exude an academic air.
“Yunhan, this is Professor Flynn, and this is Professor Du,” Ruan Qin introduced. “Professor Du’s alma mater is also the First Military Academy, and he is now working at the National University of M country. Professor Flynn also spent two years as a visiting scholar at the First Military Academy and has a good understanding of our Chinese culture.”
Ruan Yunhan was surprised to find out about this connection, which made her feel even more confident about winning the prize.
She smiled and handed the bouquet to Professor Du, saying, "Sister Du, this bouquet is for you."
This bouquet of lilies of the valley was flown in by Nguyen Chin; it's Professor Du's favorite flower.
Not only are lilies of the valley rare, but they are also very expensive. The full bunch that Ruan Yunhan is holding costs more than 200,000 yuan.
When Ruan Yunhan addressed him as "sister" and presented him with such a precious bouquet of flowers, Professor Du smiled and said, "Yunhan, you are my junior, so there's no need to be so polite."
“Professor Flynn, this is a gift I prepared for you. I hope you won’t find it offensive.” Ruan Yunhan’s fingers were soft and her voice was sweet. There was a beautifully wrapped gift box on the ground.
Professor Flynn initially wanted to decline—after all, he was a judge.
However, Ruan Yunhan had already opened the gift box without saying a word.
It is an exquisite snuff bottle, clearly an old artifact with a long history.
Professor Flynn was a big fan of Chinese culture and couldn't take his eyes off it.
In the banquet hall, a group of people were having a good time. Professor Du took the initiative to say, "Yunhan, actually, this meeting in advance was not only suggested by your brother, but Professor Flynn and I also wanted to meet you."
Ruan Yunhan adopted a listening posture.
“We really like your design. It’s a cutting-edge topic we’ve been working on recently, but due to the competition’s confidentiality rules, we only saw your design a few days ago,” Professor Du said in a low voice. “Yunhan, you have a background in education from a national university, and your brother has now settled down in the US. We’d like to know if you would be interested in bringing your design and your team to join our project?”
She raised her voice for her last sentence, and the banquet hall fell silent.
"Sister Du, you should know the rules of the scientific research community in China. We are students of the First Academy. According to the regulations, we cannot make such decisions on our own except when representing the academy for exchange activities."
Ruan Yunhan smiled apologetically.
Professor Du was not surprised.
These top students from the First Affiliated Hospital have no interest in joining a research group at a national university in the United States.
She was focusing on what came next.
“That’s alright,” Professor Du smiled. “According to the competition rules, you will verify the feasibility of your design in the final round and replicate the core driver component. If you can prove the feasibility of your design in the final round, Professor Flynn’s research group and I are willing to buy out your design patent for fifty million. How about that?”
Ruan Yunhan's team members immediately became restless.
Fifty million!
That works out to over six million per person!
For many people, this is an astronomical figure!
Ruan Yunhan's breathing also became rapid.
But she was feeling guilty and scared.
She knew that Ruan Chen would definitely see through her scheme during the finals.
Moreover, she had tried it in private and found that the design had a fatal flaw—the last step of operation could never last more than five seconds!
But she didn't explain to her team members that the equipment could be started. She just said that she only wanted to get a ranking, and even if it was only five seconds, it would be enough.
Ruan Yunhan knew that with only five days left until the finals, if the final issue couldn't be resolved, the 50 million would be nothing but a pipe dream.
Before she could sort out her thoughts, Professor Du spoke up again, "Yunhan, do you know someone named Lin Fengzi? She's in the National Medical College's competition team. Could you help me get in touch with her? Her initial ideas are almost exactly the same as yours."
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