Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 152 - 150: She Cannot Lose

Jiayi’s bedroom design combined Mediterranean style with North African desert elements, featuring light blue and beige as the main color scheme.

Light blue represented the Mediterranean Sea, while beige embodied the North African desert.

Both colors were warm tones, yet designers rarely put them together.

But because of excellent layout and planning, with desert hues on the floor and sea blue on the walls, the two colors collided, radiating comfort and a sense of refreshing openness amidst their warmth, complemented by a European-style bed with bars that made one feel a simple, rustic charm infused with an approachable elegance.

Su Yan said Jiayi’s design this time was definitely going to win an award, and she wasn’t just saying this because they were close friends. In academic matters, Su Yan was very serious and didn’t compliment others lightly.

Yet, Jiayi still lacked confidence, "You’ve always been the top of our class, and every time you submit your drawings, the professors can’t stop praising them. If anyone is going to win an award, it’ll be you."

Su Yan laughed, "I’m serious, my entry for the competition is a bit too conventional this time, nothing really stands out. This design competition values novelty and creativity, and I think in this regard, you surpass me by a lot! Ha, you think I’d be jealous? ...Well, if you take first place, at most you can treat me to a month of feasts, haha, then I won’t be jealous or angry."

Jiayi was somewhat moved, no matter who won first place, it was just a competition after all and would never affect the friendship between her and Su Yan.

However, that being said, the work she entered this time was something she had put a lot of effort into creating; she was more satisfied with it than any before and, deep down, she was also hoping to win an award.

It was said that the first-place work would even be displayed in design exhibitions around the world, to be appreciated and judged by many elites in the design industry.

Just thinking about it made her a little excited.

Right at that moment, the classroom door made a sound as someone came in.

It was Ye Shiman, with her close friend Ding Fei by her side.

The two of them had come to class together.

"Yo, haven’t even competed yet, and you’re already so confident about taking first place?"

The pair had already heard Su Yan and Jiayi’s conversation by the door and were making snide comments.

Because of her background, Su Yan felt somewhat inferior and was always low-key in class, avoiding arguments, especially against princess-like girls like Ye Shiman. Yet, at this moment, she unexpectedly frowned and spoke up for Jiayi, "Xiaoyi’s work is truly excellent this time, is it wrong for her to be confident?"

Ding Fei sneered and, while Jiayi wasn’t paying attention, snatched the drawing from her hand, unrolling it while grumbling, "Pfft, let’s see just how impressive it can be..."

Before she finished speaking, Ding Fei stopped abruptly, her eyes widening.

Ye Shiman furrowed her brow and took the drawing from her best friend’s hand, "What’s the matter, turned into a fool, have you..."

As the drawing came into view, Ye Shiman was taken aback!

They were all design students and, of course, recognized the ingenuity of this bedroom design!

At least among the freshmen in their field, there was nothing like Jiayi’s concept!

Once this set of drawings was submitted, it was definitely going to be in the top three!

Su Yan carefully took the drawing back from Ye Shiman’s hand and returned it to Jiayi, her patience wearing thin, "That’s enough. These drawings are all in draft form, with only one copy. If you just grab it like that and tear it by accident, what then!"

Ding Fei scoffed, "Puh, what’s the big deal, we can’t even take a look? Stingy much."

Just then, as time was getting on, more and more classmates began entering the classroom for the lesson.

Jiayi didn’t want to escalate things with Ye Shiman and gave Su Yan a slight tug.

Su Yan didn’t say anything else.

Everyone dispersed to find their seats.

——

Noon.

After lunch, Jiayi didn’t nap in her dormitory; she took out the drawing to make a few more adjustments, then rolled it up and put it back into the tube.

They were just waiting for a few days to pass before handing it over to the school, and then it would be sent to the judges for evaluation.

In the afternoon, with the class time fast approaching, Jiayi and Su Yan left the dormitory together, carrying their books.

The empty dormitory was eerily quiet; one could hear a pin drop.

Suddenly, the latch moved, and a figure slipped inside.

Ding Fei made sure that Su Yan and Jiayi were off to class before she sneaked in clandestinely.

She went straight to Jiayi’s desk, rifling through things until she spotted a roll in the corner. Unfurling it, she found the entry design she had seen that morning.

Thrilled, she rolled up the design and tucked it into her bosom, then took a few more items from Su Yan’s and the other two desks.

With more than one person’s belongings missing, even if they discovered the theft and reported it to the school, no one would suspect it was for the sake of that particular design.

After completing her mission, Ding Fei hurried out of the dormitory.

Her feet carried her quickly to another girls’ dormitory, where a beautiful silhouette stood inside.

"Shiman, I’ve got it," Ding Fei said, handing the design over to her close friend, Ye Shiman.

Ye Shiman took the design and opened it, her gaze growing colder as she examined it.

Although a big part of attending Jin University was to get closer to Shangguan Yao, becoming a top designer capable of mingling with the elite was also her cherished dream!

Ye Shiman had also signed up for this year’s design contest.

If she could snatch first place, it would be the stepping stone to becoming a top designer.

More importantly, it could possibly attract the attention of Shangguan Yao, maybe even his favor!

Therefore, from the day she registered, she was determined to win first place no matter what.

Before the semester started, Ye Shiman had even secretly learned about this year’s judges and collected some of their information, hoping to get close to them in advance.

Having been raised like a princess by her parents, Ye Shiman had always excelled in everything and had never lost!

Of course, this time would be no exception!

However, upon seeing Jiayi’s bedroom design concept that morning, she had to admit, just as Su Yan had said, that it might actually win the championship once submitted.

No, that was unacceptable—

She could not lose.

Ye Shiman twisted the design in her hands!

With just a ’rip’, the design could be torn in half at any moment.

But just as she was about to destroy it, she stopped, her eyes flashing inexplicably. She carefully rolled up the design, placed it in the tube, and then tucked it away in the cabinet.

"What’s wrong, Shiman?" Ding Fei asked in confusion. Wasn’t Shiman’s request to steal Qin Yi’s design just to destroy it? Why did she hesitate?

Ye Shiman didn’t reply but bit her lip. Her own entry paled in comparison with this one; it was like night and day.

Even if she bribed the judges, even if she destroyed this entry design, based on her own work, it would be challenging to stand out among the many entries, let alone win first place.

But...

What if this design was her own entry?

A confident and slow smile spread across Ye Shiman’s fair face.