Chapter 513 - 513: Genuine and Counterfeit 1


    Trantor: Dragon Boat Trantion Editor: Dragon Boat Trantion


    “This gown was designed by Airelly,” said another Neo Fashion executive. “The finished product is at ourpany currently, though only senior executives have seen it. Naturally, all of us here haveid eyes on it.”


    “That’s right. From concept topletion, this dress consumed six months of work,” Airelly nodded. “Mere days have passed since its finalization. So I want to ask where exactly did you encounter my creation?”


    To a designer, each work was like a child. With her child now poised for theft, how could she not feel outraged?


    Hearing this, Ye Xiyuan’s pupils contracted as her eyes shot wide, filled with shock, her mind going nk.


    Impossible! She clearly remembered this gown debuting at next year’s Paris Fashion Week. How could it exist already? And designed by Airelly?


    Ye Xiyuan’s mouth opened and closed wordlessly, uncertain how to respond.


    Could she im no familiarity with the work, brushing it off as a coincidence? Would anyone present actually believe that? How else might she exin the virtually identical nature of her draft then? Such alignments defied belief in the design sphere.


    Ye Li also froze in ce, equally astonished. Rushing forward earlier at the scoring reveal, he hadn’t pondered the rationale at all. Now faced with these serious questions, he did not know how to react appropriately.


    Further, he never expected that Ye Xiyuan might giarize, especially Airelly’s work.


    Once it spread, irreparable damage would impact the Ye family’s reputation,


    leading to substantive losses.


    “Please address my question, Miss Ye Xiyuan,” Airelly persisted, refusing to let shock still Ye Xiyuan’s tongue. “This constitutes grave giarism. I hadn’t intended to probe the matter here, but since answers were demanded, we can only elucidate it inly!’


    “Ms. Airelly, I have never seen your work before,” said Ye Xiyuan, taking a deep breath to steady her spiking panic. “l conceived this independently.”


    No, admitting giarism was impermissible. Thebel would stick, making her a target of widespread derision. She could under no circumstances concede the infraction.


    Hearing this, the judges’ expressions darkened, having anticipated a factual exnation, not stubborn stonewalling.


    “Do you take us for fools?” asked Linda incredulously. “You im sheer coincidence led you and Airelly to identical designs? Would anyone buy that?”


    “l speak truly,” Ye Xiyuan persisted. “And I have no way of essing Ms. Airelly’s work for giarism.”


    Nobody expected that Ye Xiyuan would respond in such a way. In typical situations, people would feel ashamed, admit their mistakes, apologize, or simply find it difficult to stay and leave immediately. However, after the initial panic, Ye Xiyuan had now chosen to outright deny the fact of giarism.


    The judges’ faces soured markedly at this.


    Those below stared, scandalized by Ye Xiyuan’s audacity.


    On the side, Ye Li, on the other hand, with his eyes darting around, seemed lost in thought, but he didn’t intervene or stop Ye Xiyuan from persistently denying the allegations.


    “Your shamelessness truly knows no bounds, Ye Xiyuan!” Other judges might not want to say anything too harsh, but Ye Lengan didn’t hold back at all. “We’ve reached this point, and you can still deny the fact of giarism.. It seems like you’re really determined to stick to your story!’