After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me-Chapter 435 - 303: Save Group Photo_2

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But the rewards were still tempting enough.

However, Tang Xi noticed that the reward for the first place no longer included becoming Shen Qinglin’s closed-door disciple.

For Shen Qinglin, it was Tang Xi’s first time seeing her, but her impression was a subtle mix of unfamiliar yet familiar.

It was as if they had met in a previous life.

The live broadcast’s camera was quite scattered.

It took about fifteen minutes before Tang Xi saw a shot of Si Ruoli, perhaps intended to add some heat and popularity to the competition. They even initiated an SMS voting system to boost engagement.

Each mobile account could text XXX to a certain number to support their favorite contestant.

Gu Zhiyi sent a message straight to the work group, and Tang Xi, who had not yet left the general chat of the community hospital, saw it too.

Tang Xi edited her message and casually voted for Si Ruoli.

The jewelry design competition ended at 12 noon.

The results were out almost immediately.

Sisi Ruoli was second place.

While the first place went to Chu Sisi, a resource vane whose parents were influential, brought here to gain some shine in the competition. It was likely that Shangguan Group had some cooperation with the other family’s businesses, so they turned a blind eye and let it slide.

Regarding the results of the competition.

All major media outlets reported on it.

Netizens were especially abuzz, instantly hitting 99+ comments.

"This is way too fake, isn’t it? With that design, isn’t this a public execution? I think that second place really got shortchanged, she truly deserves first place."

"Exactly, a little rich girl just waves her hand, and she gets first place, they’re telling us outright that it’s a fraud!"

"They aren’t even pretending anymore, didn’t Shangguan Nanxian give her the questions beforehand? Or did she still design it this poorly even after getting the questions?"

"It’s not that bad, the design is okay, but getting first place, it’s just too hollow."

"It’s a rich people’s game after all, I should have guessed, didn’t expect Shangguan Group to be so blatant with their fraud..."

"Scatter, scatter, it’s just boring."

"Do you believe that even if Chu Sisi designs a piece of crap, she would still get first place?"

All the participants’ designs were publicly exhibited in the lobby of Shangguan Group’s exhibition hall.

Chu Sisi’s work was not bad, but not outstanding; under normal competition circumstances, making it into the top ten wouldn’t have been a problem. Her directly parachuting into first place couldn’t shut the mouths of the viewers.

The work of Si Ruoli was the second.

Design, innovation, fashion sense were almost perfect.

Lost because of lack of family background.

"You guys say, does Shangguan Group have some minor grudge with Chu Sisi? Shangguan Group giving first place to Chu Sisi is clearly to give face to the Chu Family, considering Chu Family’s mining business, they must have future collaborations. But openly exhibiting all the competitors’ designs like this, isn’t this a public execution? Even someone like me, who knows nothing, could tell from just one glance at this wall of designs that Si Ruoli’s work is the most perfect."

"Yes, if I were a customer going to buy jewelry, my first choice would be Si Ruoli’s design."

"Shush, I have a little inside scoop, some old gossip."

"What is it, do tell?"

"This second-ranked designer Si Ruoli isn’t just anyone, she’s the former well-known heiress of the Si family."

"Which Si family?"

"Our North Island is only so big, how many Si families could there be... definitely the only one."

"My goodness, that bankrupt one..."

"Ah, didn’t you recognize her? I recognized her as soon as Si Ruoli appeared on the screen, she was once the most prominent socialite. If you ask me, with that face, becoming a web celebrity host and doing merchandise promotions, she’d definitely earn more than now."

"Really, with such a beautiful face, don’t waste it."

"Don’t you all know? The Si family heiress is mute."

Tang Xi tapped her fingers and flipped through the comment section.

Looking at these comments, she silently closed the window.

-

Fu Tingzhou gave Tang Xi a week off, which after its end, she would return to the country with him.

Before returning to her country, Tang Xi had made plans with Gu Zhiyi and Si Ruoli.

The three of them had hotpot together at Si Ruoli’s home.

Tang Xi couldn’t handle spicy foods very well, she stuck to the tomato broth on the side. Given her recent recovery from a fever, she dipped some meat and spinach, and Si Ruoli brought out three bottles of chilled pineapple beer. Tang Xi took it, took a sip, and the cooling sensation felt much more comfortable as it went down her throat.

The three of them chatted and laughed.

Time slowly trickled by.

Downstairs, a black low-key business sedan was parked by the roadside, having been there for quite some time.

Its window slowly rolled down.

A pale hand reached out, the man’s fingers clearly boned and slender, casually flicking ash off a cigarette.

The smoke faintly covered Fu Tingzhou’s face.

The other half of the man’s face was hidden in the light and shadow, with a starkly defined profile and a nose that could only be crafted by the creator himself. He adjusted the angle of his seat back, but still seemed uncomfortable.

Fu Tingzhou opened WeChat Moments.

He just saw a new post from Tang Xi.

Three photos - one of the trio together, one of the beer, and one of the hot pot.

Fu Tingzhou saved the group photo.

Then he opened the album, edited it to remove the other two people from the edges.

Only keeping the part that belonged to Tang Xi.

The zoomed-in image, slightly blurry.

But faintly visible, her smile was very happy.

Under the bright lights, her eyes shone with a slight brightness.

The fingertips holding a cigarette, slowly burned in the air, eventually reaching his fingers.

Only then did Fu Tingzhou’s fingers slightly tremble, tapping off the ash, snuffing it out.