Venus Mu held up her works, "I named my work 'Spirit Sea'. The inspiration comes from a pair of deep
purple eyes. We look our eyes as the window of soul. It can reflect the good and evil of people’s hearts.
It is like a magical mirror reflecting people's souls."
Kerry gazed at her, his blue eyes showing appreciation.
After her speech was finished, the audience then burst out in applause. The constant applause was so
loud that Venus couldn't believe it.
It was only after about ten minutes that the applause gradually disappeared. Offstage, Xinyou Qiao
looked at Venus with a jealous look. She was so angry that she pinched her arm fiercely with her nails.
This time Venus stole her thunder again. She was going to go crazy.
However, the applause of the audience did not mean the judges’ recognition of her work, so Xinyou
thought she still had a chance. As long as Venus's score was lower than hers, then she would be the
winner today.
Venus looked at the four judges calmly in front of her.
However, none of the judges raised their cards this time.
Venus was a bit confused, just at this moment, she heard Hao Nangong say, "Venus, before telling your
scores, I have a question for you."
"Yes, please." Venus looked stunned and said.
"The theme of this work is 'Fashion and Soul'. Your speech just now showed us the soul of your work.
May I ask where the fashion elements in your work are?" He said gently. A smile lifted a corner of his
lips.
His question made Venus ponder a little, and then she said with a steady voice, "In my mind, fashion is
more than some popular elements, such as clothes, shoes, and bags. I think fashion is people's
attitude toward life. It can be everywhere and it even hide in our eyes."
As soon as Venus finished speaking, audiences broke into applause again, and unlike earlier, even the
four judges also applaud, including Kerry.
The four judges raised their cards at the same time, and four identical numbers came into view, and
then Hao announced that she got a perfect score.
Venus was filled with joy and received the first place certificate from Kerry.
"Thank you." Venus smiled and said to Kerry.
As she bowed to show politeness, Kerry's deep voice suddenly sounded in her ear, "You are great
today."
It was the first time he praised her.
Venus was surprised and immediately looked up at him, but all she saw was his back.
"Was that an illusion?" Venus was still in shock.
When Kerry was back at the judges' table, he looked at Venus on stage surrounded by people. He
hadn't expected her to win first place.
He remembered that a few days ago, he treated her like dirt. He didn't expect her to prove herself with
her works in just a few days.
Hao looked at Venus tenderly. But he also noticed Kerry's distraction, and then asked, "Kerry, what do
you think of Venus's works?"
"She's talented. Her designs are thoughtful and unique." Kerry said lightly
Hao stroked his chin. A smile curled the corners of his mouth.
“Whose work do you think is better between them?" He asked.
Kerry furrowed as the two works came to his mind. He fought some similarities between their works.
Both of them used abstract forms to support the theme of their works.
In terms of differences, Xinyou Qiao's theme was novel, while Venus's was more focused on the theme
of the subject than on the work itself.
"Their works have their own characteristics. Venus's is more relevant to the theme." Kerry said coldly.
After listening to his words, Hao's expression froze, then returned to calm.
"I thought you were more interested in Xinyou's works." Hao said.
Hao asked Kerry to express his views on the work deliberately. He wanted to know whose works Kerry
agreed more with. What he didn't expect was that after Kerry knew that Xinyou Qiao was the woman
that night, he didn’t pay more attention to her.
Not only did he give Venus a higher score than Xinyou, but also he favored Venus in his heart.
Hao suddenly felt worried. He was afraid that Kerry would fall in love with Venus. To prevent things
from getting out of his control, he felt it necessary to meet the woman.
Kerry glanced at Hao and felt strange. He felt Hao’s tone was a little disappointed.
“I just expressed my opinions objectively" Kerry replied indifferently.
After the design competition was over, the audiences quickly left. Venus was pulled by Xinyou, and
they two came to sit down on the chairs next to the school playground.
Looking at the certificate awarded to her by Kerry in her hand, Xinyou was very jealous of Venus.
"Venus, congratulations. I know you must be the number one," Xinyou said deliberately.
Venus smiled and said softly, "Thank you."
Xinyou's expression was full of coldness, and said, "This is your own hard work."
Venus nodded and smiled, "Fortunately, I have your company. Otherwise, I don't know if I can hold on
to it."
Since the death of his parents and his brother's accident, Venus had become unsociable. Even for a
long time, she did not associate with others. It was Xinyou's company that made her regain confidence,
so Xinyou was her best friend in her mind.
Xinyou pretended to be very moved, and said, "Good friends should encourage each other. That’s what
a friend should do. Besides, you helped me a lot. Without your works, I don't have a chance to attend
the competition."
Xinyou's words were true. She was very clear about her ability. If she didn't use Venus's work, it would
be difficult for her to even be shortlisted.
But she took Venus's help for her for granted. Since Venus married Kerry, she was often blamed by her
classmates that she deliberately approached Venus for impure purposes.
Every time she heard her classmates talking about her, she was so angry that she hated Venus even
more. She was like a down-and-out princess whose prince was snatched by Cinderella, but she vowed
that she would take her prince back.
"Xinyou, I can help you once, but it's impossible to help you every time. You have to work harder. This
will be good for you in the future." Venu said earnestly.
Xinyou hated Venus preaching to her. She interrupted her impatiently, “I know."
Now Hao was behind a tree not far away from them, he was shocked when he heard their conversation
“Could it be that the woman that night was not Xinyou Qiao, but Venus?” Hao thought.
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