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Chapter 514 - 514: Genuine and Counterfeit 2
Chapter 514 - 514: Genuine and Counterfeit 2
Chapter 514 - 514: Genuine and Counterfeit 2
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Ye Lengan, while I don’t know why you sit in judgment, your fashion ignorance disqualifies you from appraising my work.”
Given the current situation, Ye Xiyuan was not willing to back down in the face of Ye Lengan’s mockery. “Moreover, if you insist that I plagiarized, then you must have evidence, right? Can’t there be any overlap between my ideas and Ms. Airelly’s without it being considered plagiarism?”
Below, the audience watched the drama unfold. The judges had claimed copying, yet none had viewed Airelly’s gown. None knew the actual extent of similarity.
Ye Xiyuan seemed so assured. Could she speak the truth, her independent spark of inspiration simply resonating with Airellys own?
“You have no standing to question my presence,” Ye Lengan replied coolly. “l represent the organizers. As I’ve said, you may withdraw if dissatisfied. Neo Fashion will make no appeals to retain you. As for creative overlap with Ms. Airelly, why not simply compare work and settle things definitively?”
She then glanced meaningfully at a nearby executive.
He instantly grasped her intent and dispatched someone to retrieve Airelly’s gown.
Completed days before, the dress was now at Neo Fashion headquarters, soon to be delivered.
Normally, the executives would never dare handle a piece personally commissioned by the CEO. But with the summons coming from Ye Lengan, hesitation vanished.
Unclear on Lengan’s exact standing, they understood her as an emissary from corporate. Critically, communications from above had granted her full authority to represent CEO Huangfu Ruiling himself.
Thus they showed only diligent courtesy and deference toward Ye Leng’an.
Fortunately, she would leave Neo Fashion after the competition ended.
The competition stalled as Ye Xiyuan stood stubbornly rooted in place. None dismissed her and she refused to relinquish possible vindication through perseverance.
However, at this moment, she was also feeling regret in her heart. If she had known that the formal dress was designed so early, wouldn’t it have been better for her to recall some of the more attractive dress designs from the following years?
Now, what she regretted was not the act of plagiarism itself, but rather
regretting plagiarizing designs that were too close in time.
Ye Li stood beside Ye Xiyuan, wearing an inexplicable expression on his face at the moment. He wanted to leave, but he also understood how disadvantageous it would be for the Ye family if he left at this time. So, he decided to stay and see if there was any chance for Ye Xiyuan to turn the situation around.
Now he abandoned all hopes for her victory, simply praying to dispel this specter of theft.
In under thirty minutes, several individuals entered, rolling in a form concealed by a dark shroud.
All eyes locked onto the approaching shape. Airelly’s fabled work had arrived. Until unveiling they only had claims of similarities to rely upon. The actual extent remained unknown.
Ye Lengan looked at Airelly with a smile. “Ms. Airelly, as the creator I invite you to do the honors.”
“Gladly,” said Airelly. She cast a grateful look towards Ye Leng’an. Without Ye Lengan, her work wouldn’t be showcased here. Although she designed the gown, the intellectual property rights already belonged to the Huangye Group. That was why, moments ago, she didn’t raise any objections about presenting her own work..