Lin Jiaojiao was startled and looked up at the judge who spoke. Everyone also looked over there, confused.

Only Chu Mu's face remained calm.

The judges said in French English, "There are some disagreements with the selection of the champion this time. We have decided to give Ms. Lin Jiaojiao a zero for her work."

Everyone was stunned, and the host was even more dumbfounded. Re-scoring was unprecedented in the competition.

Lin Jiaojiao's heart suddenly stopped beating, and then began beating randomly again.

Why re-score?

She suddenly looked at Chu Mu, who was standing there quietly, his emotions unclear.

The host asked: "Is there a score calculation error?"

The judge shook his head. "We just received a report that Ms. Lin Jiaojiao's work is suspected of plagiarism, so we need to re-evaluate it."

Any jewelry design competition is to eliminate plagiarism, and international jewelry competitions are particularly strict in cracking down on it. Once plagiarism is discovered, the contestant will be banned for life.

All eyes were focused on Lin Jiaojiao, including Chu Mu's.

Chu Mu's gaze was calm, but it made Lin Jiaojiao feel flustered. Her eyes trembled and her legs trembled slightly.

How could it be discovered?

Impossible, the painting book in her hand had never been seen by anyone. Chu Mu had never discovered it either.

Lin Jiaojiao held on to the last glimmer of hope, "Evidence, do you have any evidence?"

The organizing committee did not give her any room to think of countermeasures.

As soon as she finished speaking, two works of art were projected on the large screen behind her. The one on the left was Lin Jiaojiao's design, and the one on the right was someone else's hand-drawn design.

There are only subtle differences between the two, and to the untrained eye they appear almost identical.

Done!

Could it be that someone else has seen the sketchbook in her hand?

Lin Jiaojiao's lips turned pale, but she still refused to admit it. "Two identical design drafts don't mean anything. Maybe someone copied me."

Still stubborn even when facing death.

Chu Mu opened her red lips slightly and said in fluent English, "Everyone can check the time on the cloud. This is my mother's work from a year ago. To avoid losing it, my mother has the habit of uploading it to the cloud."

Yes!

Lin Jiaojiao plagiarized Chu Lanxiu's works during her lifetime.

That day, Chu Mu remembered that this was his mother's work. Chu Mu only glanced at it briefly and didn't remember it clearly, so he logged back into his mother's circle of friends to confirm that it was a later work.

This circle of friends was set to private, so Lin Jiaojiao naturally didn't know about it.

Because of the betrayal of Lin Chusheng and Tian Aili, Chu Lanxiu's design style changed drastically, and it did not fit in with Noble's market and was never made public.

Lin Jiaojiao seized this opportunity and boldly copied Chu Lanxiu's design to participate in the jewelry competition.

But she never dreamed that Chu Lanxiu had the habit of uploading her works to the cloud.

Lin Jiaojiao actually wanted to examine her mother's work, thus breaking up the dream she and her mother shared.

Chu Mu suddenly looked at her, feeling an oppressive feeling that made it impossible to escape. Lin Jiaojiao still refused to admit it, and said with a specious argument: "The picture can be photoshopped. Chu Mu, you can't afford to lose. You are framing me."

"The evidence is solid, and you still dare to say it's a frame-up!" This voice was almost next to Lin Jiaojiao's words, and everyone looked over.

Qi Man smiled freely, holding a sketchbook in her hand.

Lin Jiaojiao was startled and stumbled, almost losing her balance. Where did they get this sketchbook? "Why is it in your hands?"

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