novelraw Chapter 628 - 638: Turmoil (24)
Chapter 628 - 638: Turmoil (24)
Alina in the audience was about to leap up as if she had a pin stuck in her seat, driven mad with jealousy.These judges must be blind, why didn’t they disqualify her for plagiarism? Why didn’t they cancel her participation, but instead awarded her!
What on earth are they doing!
Qiao Mo held two trophies and certificates in her hand, feeling that things were not so simple.
After all, it’s hard to convince the public, and even harder to give Alina an explanation, as her submission was indeed after Alina’s. After winning two awards in a row, all awards excluding the top three have been announced.
The host set the atmosphere, then announced the winners of the first, second, and third prizes.
"The runner-up of this competition is--Qiao Mo!"
But before the crowd could react, the name of Qiao Mo was announced again, sending the audience into a frenzy!
After all, if Qiao Mo takes another runner-up, she will have won three awards in the entire competition!
This attention is enough to overshadow the champion.
Qiao Mo struggled to take another trophy from Master Simon who came to award her. At once, with both hands holding three trophies and three certificates, it was a bit of a challenge.
Simon smiled at her kindly and said warmly in a soft voice, "I have a personal fashion show in half a year. If you’re interested, feel free to contact me."
Qiao Mo nodded, somewhat dazed as each turn of events seemed to be beyond her expectations.
From having her design copied by Alina, to suddenly winning three awards, then to receiving an invitation from Master Simon...
At this moment, people in the audience were also discussing animatedly, with many media frantically taking pictures of Qiao Mo.
Although she didn’t win the championship, she swept three major awards singlehandedly, which arguably stole the spotlight from the champion.
In fact, many even speculated that she didn’t get the championship perhaps because of Alina’s influence, as many knew Alina’s mother was a prominent magazine editor in the fashion industry, with a remarkable status.
Now that this involves Alina, perhaps they have to give her some face.
Qiao Mo didn’t think much about it. In her opinion, the champion was well-deserved, especially as the intricate craftsmanship on that dress was something she couldn’t accomplish in such a short time.
Moreover, the theme was very abstract, being the "Jiao" in the Chinese musical pentatonic scale of Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zhi, and Yu.
She was only considering how the judges and the competition intended to address Alina after awarding her so many prizes without avoiding it.
After all, throughout the competition, she made a blinding success, whereas Alina didn’t win even a single award.
Before the championship was announced, Alina could no longer bear it and suddenly stood up from her seat, shouting angrily, "You awarded three prizes to a plagiarist, what do you mean by this? Is there no justice in this competition?"
Thinking that she and Qiao Mo clearly had the same design, but she didn’t win a single award, Alina felt humiliated.
Originally, she wanted Qiao Mo to fall from grace, but now she was soaring to new heights in popularity. How could she swallow this!
One of the judges took the microphone and explained, "Alina, don’t be hasty. We judges have discussed this matter and will give you an answer."
"An answer, with all the awards already handed out, you tell me now there will be an answer! Do you take me, Alina, for a three-year-old child?"