—Mu Yinyin: [Then check her mother, He Xia. Also, see who He Xia has been in contact with the most recently. This person, investigate the higher-ups of Juxing.]
She had looked at the design drafts Nan Shiqing had shown. Although Nan Shiqing also studied design, her creations and concepts were mediocre.
If she hadn't provided Nan Shiqing with so many design drafts to ghostwrite for her back then, Nan Shiqing wouldn't have achieved what she had today!
She couldn't draw such excellent drafts, but being able to present them indicated that someone within Juxing was helping her. Otherwise, Nan Shiqing wouldn't have been able to pull off such a deception so easily.
—Xiao Lu: [ok.]
Fu Siye saw this conflict, but after a brief glance, he paid it no further attention.
He didn't care whether the designer named 'Yin' had plagiarized. What he saw was Nan Shiqing earnestly refuting those people and explaining to them.
She was truly terrified of being accused of plagiarism.
She cared too much about her reputation.
Now, he was more afraid of her breaking down.
If she couldn't cope…
With that thought, Fu Siye immediately called her.
As soon as the call connected, Nan Shiqing's emotions indeed spiraled out of control. "Why? I didn't plagiarize; I just changed my style. Why is someone so hostile towards me? After saying those few words, he disappeared, leaving me here to be cursed. What does that mean?"
She shouted hoarsely.
Fu Siye could sense her anger and sorrow at that moment. "If you didn't, then you didn't. Arguing with these people will only affect your emotions and your normal performance."
Most importantly, Nan Shiqing's physical condition was precarious. She had only recently woken up, and if she fainted again from anger…
"There will be no more competitions today. We don't even know the content of the subsequent mini-exams, and it's uncertain if we can even continue the competition. Siye, I've already explained the plagiarism issue live, so why are these people still fixated on it? Haven't I produced works before?"
Fu Siye calling her meant he still cared about her. She deliberately pitched her voice higher, making her words sound broken and uncontrolled.
It would be best if Fu Siye could step in to help.
He hadn't intervened with Fanxing; surely he would help this time.
"If you care, you lose. They're probably trying to mess with your head."
Fu Siye spoke indifferently. He couldn't directly help Nan Shiqing win this competition; he was a man of principle and wouldn't resort to backdoors.
At this point, Nan Shiqing couldn't help but understand.
Fu Siye had never considered helping her in any special way.
If he didn't consider it, then anything she said was useless.
"I understand. I will control my emotions."
Nan Shiqing took a deep breath and stopped talking to Fu Siye.
As Nan Shiqing stopped replying, the comments from those people also lessened.
However, she never expected that ss123456 would, five minutes later, directly throw out style comparisons of various design drafts, a so-called palette—
And even directly tag Nan Shiqing:
—xx123456: [You say you didn't plagiarize, then Designer Nan, why don't you come out and explain all of this.]
After finishing the call with Fu Siye, Nan Shiqing's attention had shifted away from this matter.
But this person's actions once again drew Nan Shiqing's thoughts back to it; it was hard not to pay attention.
Nan Shiqing felt her anger surge. She desperately wanted to rush to this person and slap them hard.
If it weren't for him, she wouldn't be questioned to this extent right now!
—Nan Shiqing: [Why do you say I plagiarized? In previous works, my style was consistent. Now I want to try a new style. I've explained everything I need to. If you don't believe me, do I have to draw live for you?
I'm not capable. If I dared to cheat and plagiarize in such a competition, I would be ruining my future. I'm not that foolish. Also, don't just target me and diss me like this!]
Didn't it mention that Mu Yinyin's work was also similar to the famous designer Y's?
Why weren't comparison graphics made for Mu Yinyin's plagiarism? Why target her?
If Mu Yinyin hadn't been mentioned this time, she would have suspected that 'ss123456' was an account deliberately created by Mu Yinyin.
But then again, could this be a play orchestrated by Mu Yinyin?
—ss123456: [Whether you plagiarized or not, you know yourself. Don't talk to me about these things. Everyone, quickly go and examine the similarities between the works of designer Yin and Y. The true purpose of Juxing hosting this design competition is to discover excellent works. With you acting like this, what about your integrity?]
Mu Yinyin didn't point out that Mu Yinyin competed with a mask on, but she absolutely could not allow any more situations to occur today!
—ss123456: [As I said, whether you plagiarized or not, everyone has eyes to see. If you didn't, no matter how much I slander you, it's useless. If you did, others don't need to expend effort to target you. We have no enmity between us, and I'm only doing this because I can't stand despicable plagiarists like you!]
Nan Shiqing felt a surge of blood rush to her head. She felt like she was about to be angered to death!
And Mu Yinyin was also pointed out.
Nan Shiqing had no choice but to seek help from Fu Siye.
She steeled herself, dialed Fu Siye's number, and said, "Siye, I don't know who that person is or why they are so hostile towards me, but can you help me find out who this person is?"
In front of Fu Siye, Nan Shiqing had always been pretending. She had never explicitly asked Fu Siye for help in certain matters, but the situation today was different. If she didn't act now and allowed those people to curse her and pick apart details, wouldn't she be finished?
And after the previous call, Fu Siye had not paid attention to this matter anymore.
So when Nan Shiqing so desperately brought it up, Fu Siye looked into it again.
The comparisons thrown out by ss123456 were indeed remarkable.
Where there's smoke, there's fire. Nan Shiqing had plagiarized first.
Thus, Fu Siye immediately made a decision.
After blandly agreeing to Nan Shiqing's request, he called Mu Teng and sternly instructed him, "Find all of Nan Shiqing's past designs and have them compared by professionals."
Nan Shiqing wanted his help, but he needed to know the specifics to see if Nan Shiqing had indeed plagiarized.
Otherwise, if he acted blindly like this, it would also lead to these people, and even some rabid netizens, cursing and criticizing him!