Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
All of Song Fengwanâs drawings were in the Qiao family style. Naturally, there were many creative elements that had never been publicized. But she didnât expect that someone would shamelessly register patents and even play the accusing game.
If this matter only involved Song Fengwan, no one would dig deeper.
She hadnât taken out her design drawing to participate in the competition, nor had she profited from it. It was not a big deal to say that it was an imitation. But once it involved the Jade Hall of Spring, people would get to the bottom of the entire Qiao family.
Most importantly, many people dragged Old Master Qiao out to step on him.
âThe Qiao family is really f*cking declining. Blatantly plagiarizing really loses the face of Old Master Qiao.â
âDidnât the Jade Hall of Spring get accused of selling fake products last year? All the main products have always been touted as originals. Unexpectedly, this was fake. They probably didnât expect this designer to become famous.â
âThe thing about fake products has already been clarified, okay? The quality of the Jade Hall of Springâs products has always been top-notch.â
âEver since Old Master Qiao passed away, has there been anyone talented in the Qiao family? Has anyone won the Yuming Cup? Theyâve been gnawing on old books, and when they canât chew through them, they start plagiarizing?â
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All kinds of comments were spreading online.
The scariest thing was that someone openly stepped on Old Master Qiao.
âI think Gao Xueâs designs are even more advanced than Old Master Qiaoâs.â
âOld Master Qiaoâs designs are already outdated. Theyâre all in the style of the last century and long outdated.â
âThatâs why the Jade Hall of Spring hasnât improved after so many years.â
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These people directly placed Gao Xue in front of Old Master Qiao and publicly used Old Master Qiaoâs reputation to hype up Gao Xue.
When Song Fengwan saw this, she was so angry that her heart hurt. After all, the whole thing had started because of her. She never expected that she would implicate her grandfatherâ¦
There were some malicious comments online that made her eyes turn red.
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Actually, on the other side, Gao Xue didnât expect that the entire matter would involve the Qiao family.
She was dumbfounded.
She had been busy with her design exhibition recently and had not gone to class. She rushed straight to the organizerâs office. âPresident Qi, whatâs with this lawyerâs letter online?â
âWe found out about this before, so we specially registered patents for your designs in advance. Your designs are original, so what are you afraid of?â
âThis is the Qiao familyâ¦â Gao Xue originally wanted to use the incident at school to pressure Song Fengwan and scare her, making this little girl quiet like a chicken.
Why was even the Qiao family involved now?
This would really cause an uproar in the entire industry.
This time, she was completely famous in the industry.
She was a plagiarist to begin with, and this thing couldnât be dug into too deeply.
âI know that this is the Qiao family, so I chose to expose the entire matter on the eve of your exhibition. You have to know how much effort weâve put into your exhibition. This is the best way to hype it.
âI guarantee that your exhibition this time will absolutely be explosive. There will definitely be many people buying your artworks, and we will also make a killing.â
âThe Jade Hall of Spring really plagiarized myâ¦â Gao Xue was dumbfounded.
âIf thereâs no concrete evidence, how could we talk nonsense? Weâve already investigated it. Actually, we noticed this in July and were waiting for this moment.â The man smiled smugly.
In any industry, everyone wanted to ride on the popularity of the big shots. In this industry, the Qiao family was the cream of the crop, and Old Master Qiao was even more unreachable. To be able to take advantage of thisâ¦
It would be difficult for Gao Xue not to become famous.
âSpeaking of which, the Qiao family is really in decline. They actually plagiarized. Did they think that others wouldnât find out? How laughable. They can be your stepping stone.â
Gao Xue smiled bitterly. She returned home in a daze, her mind full of Song Fengwan and the Qiao familyâ¦
She won this award in May, and she heard that the award-winning works were mailed to the Qiao family.?Is it possibleâ¦
I plagiarized Song Fengwanâs drawings, and then the Qiao family plagiarized mine?
Her mind was confused. After returning home, she entered Beijing Universityâs administrative system and found Song Fengwanâs personal information, planning to take a closer look.
Family: [Mother: Qiao Aiyun]
Qiao Aiyun? Qiaoâ¦
Her fingers trembled as she searched this name online.
Other than the Nanjiang Yan family, the only other related term was the Jade Hall of Springâ¦
Her face instantly paled, and her legs became so weak that she couldnât stand.
Song Fengwan isâ¦
Old Master Qiaoâs granddaughter.
At this moment, she recalled the deanâs reminders to her, as well as Song Fengwanâs experienced and exquisite drawing style that resembled Old Master Qiaoâs. Her mind was blank, and her consciousness was chaotic. She had only plagiarized a few works, so how could she have expectedâ¦
The organizer had actually pulled the Qiao family, who had been high in the industry, into the water.
At this moment, her entire body froze. She felt as if she was in a quagmire, and a pair of invisible hands were pulling her down. As she breathed, there was a cold chill.
Song Fengwanâs stepfather is Yan Wangchuan. He isâ¦
Old Master Qiaoâs disciple? He married his junior sister, and then⦠n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
At this moment, Gao Xue finally figured out the relationship between all the characters. She remembered that when Song Fengwan had an accident in the tutoring center, the man who had appeared had called her cousinâ¦
Old Master Qiao only had one grandson, and he was the current young master of the Qiao familyâ
Qiao Xiyan.
After thinking about it carefully, she almost broke down.
What should she do? But the arrow that was her solo design exhibition was already on the bowstring, and it was already impossible to stop. She couldnât say that she had plagiarized in front of everyone either, so she could only brace herself.
She could only hope that they couldnât prove that all their designs were before hers. Moreover, she had the patents in hand, so they couldnât do anything about her.
⦠Unless there was solid evidence.
After thinking of this, she calmed down.
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Because this matter involved the Jade Hall of Spring, even Old Master Qiao was dragged out to be stepped on. Soon, the news spread to the Fu and Jing families.
Old Master Fu and Old Master Qiao were confidants and old friends. When he saw that people were stepping on him, he was furious and hurriedly got someone to get a few invitation cards for the design exhibition. He wanted to go and see who this person who boasted that her talent was better than Old Master Qiaoâs was.
In an instant, the invitation cards to Gao Xueâs design exhibition became exceptionally popular.
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Meanwhile, in the Chuanbei Jing residenceâ¦
Jing Hanchuan was sitting in the backyard, basking in the sun and fishing. There was a pot of tea beside him, and white steam was rising from it. He turned his head to look at the person beside him. âSuch a thing happened to the Qiao family, and Miss Song was even slandered for plagiarizing. How can you still sit still?â
Fu Chen had his bracelet in hand and was reading a Buddhist scripture with a relaxed expression.
âThis matter isnât easy to deal with. They registered the patents first, and they released everything involved a long time ago. The Qiao family has already lost in public opinion.
âDo you think the Qiao family and Wanwan would plagiarize her?â Fu Chen flipped through the Buddhist scripture.
âNo, the Qiao family doesnât care about fame or fortune. They only care about their craftsmanship. Imitating products is all about making money. The Qiao family doesnât care about these things, so thereâs no reason for them to plagiarize,â Jing Hanchuan analyzed.
âThe most likely possibility is that Miss Song imitated the Qiao family and was plagiarized by her. As a result, when the Qiao family released their new summer and autumn designs, she scored a direct hit on them. Because she released them beforehand, there are already preconceived notions, so people naturally think that the Qiao family copied her designs.
âFurthermoreâ¦
âNowadays, many people feel that those seniors in the past have been held too high and canât wait to see them fall from their pedestals.â
Fu Chenâs lips curled up.
At this moment, a Jing family member ran over with an envelope in his hand. âSixth Master, I got an invitation.â
Fu Chen raised his eyebrows. âYouâre going too?â
The two of them looked at each other. âThis tone⦠Youâre going too?â
âMy parents are going. Shouldnât I accompany them?â Fu Chen directly used his parents as a cover. Even if the two elders of the Fu family didnât go, he would still go and check it out.
He also wanted to see how shameless this person could be.
âIâm going to join in the fun. Our family has an old friendship with the Qiao family. If someone becomes desperate, I can help.â
âHelp how? Directly erase her?â Fu Chen chuckled.
Jing Hanchuan smiled meaningfully. In his territory, there were thousands of ways to make her beg for deathâ¦
âBy the way, are you bringing Linbai to join in the fun?â Jing Hanchuan opened the invitation card.
âHeâs doing demolition in the new district, so he probably wonât be free.â
At this moment, Duan Linbai was wearing a suit and a yellow hard hat while inspecting the demolition site.
âAchooââ?F*ck, thereâs too much f*cking dust.?Duan Linbai sniffed.?Does my dad take me for a husky? Does he think Iâm a professional at dismantling things?!
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Northwestern Chinaâ¦
At this moment, the Qiao father and son were still purchasing chicken blood stones at a farmhouse in the mountains. They only received the news after leaving the mountains.
Qiao Wangbei didnât like to use cell phones, and he thought that they were useless. At this moment, he was holding a knife in his hand and carving a few lines on a piece of chicken blood stone. âThis material is average.â
Qiao Xiyan was reading the message Yan Wangchuan had sent with a cigarette in his hand.
âQiao Xiyan?â Qiao Wangbei frowned.?Am I talking to air?
Qiao Xiyan passed the phone overâ¦
Qiao Wangbei looked at the message and passed the phone back to him. He lowered his head and continued carving the chicken blood stone.. His fingers suddenly exerted force, and the carving knife pierced through the stone.