Chapter 391 - 392: Once Could But Not Twice-II

[The book is almost completed]

Zhu Yi Nian was in shock, his body petrified as if lightning had struck on his ground. He shook his head still unable to accept how he had fallen into the traps Xiao Yun had made. He could make once statement to defend himself but the proof Xiao Yun had was too firm for Zhu Yi Nan to defend himself.

"No! This is wrong, I didn't steal this!" Zhu Yi Nan shouted.

Lin Chang Lu wished she could shut the man's mouth because of him everything fell! It was stupid of her to believe the spinster! Instead of bringing Xiao Yun the downfall she wanted to see, she was the one who is now dragged to her ruin!

Lin Chang Lu clenched her hand on Fan Gang, her eyes flaming with ire. "Fan Gang, take him away!" She can't have this stupid man to spill anymore secrets! But she was a step too late.

"That video must be forged!" He accused.

Xiao Yun frowned, her reply was quick without loosing a momentum, "Forged? A video will be hard to be forged unlike a voice recording Mr. Zhu. How could you say that it is forged?!"

"Because that day I have turned off all the CCTVs!" Zhu Yi Nan shouted aloud. There was a mic placed near him but even without the microphone, everyone could hear the statement he had bellowed. Surprise came to everyone's ears that hadn't stopped since the beginning when the event had started. How could they not? First Golden Tree and Azure had the same exact clothing, Zhu Yi Nan claimed Azure had been supporting unfairness, then it was known that in reality Zhu Yi Nan was the one who had stolen the designs! The shamelessness Zhu Yi Nan had could only render one to be at lost of words.

Lin Chang Lu had fallen off everything. She could not stand, her heart fell to her stomach to know how everything she had worked hard for had turn into ashes because of this! She glared at Xiao Yun with the only power she had now. Fan Gang could feel how her nails dug to the arm where she had touched. Also the trembling of shock it brought as plight came to rain her down.

"Your statement had been heard clearly Mr. Zhu. Please come with us." The judges said, this wasn't a matter they could let go. The fashion show was a big one and there were rules not to plagiarize other's company designs and to have a design stolen could be brought to court. It was only the matter whether Azure will bring Golden Tree to the court or not.

Zhu Yi Nan passed by the stage and when he met Chuan Huan Jing's eyes he grinned grimly. "Happy now?" he scoffed, anger brought to his eyes.

Chuan Huan Jing made no expression of disdain or pity, he only have a lank expression and reply, "It was beautiful." Zhu Yi Nan was still glaring at him, it took him a while to understand that it was the dress he made that had gotten the praise. The glare he had slowly disappeared into bewilderment as the man disappear to the backstage. Followed next by Lin Chang Lu who couldn't stay here any longer with the shame it had been brought to her.

Xiao Yun also followed, with everything wrapped she felt her shoulders light now so she could focus on the next pressing matter she had to solve, Zhi Ling Ling and Nie An's disappearance. As she went down the stage, the mic which was attached to her dress was taken off and she walked toward Chuan Huan Jing. "How you're feeling so far?" she asked him.

"Lighter." Chuan Huan Jing replied that brought both of them a smile.

In the backstage were left only Lin Chang Lu, Fan Gang, Zi Gong, and Xiao Yun who had just walked down with Chuan Huan Jing. The place where they were standing was a narrow path where black curtains covered most of the scenery.

Meeting Lin Chang Lu, Xiao Yun said nothing and passed by the woman to Zi Gong, Chuan Huan Jing still was at his place near the stairs, taking off the microphone with the help of the crew members. Other crew members who saw the two walked on their prospective place while her bodyguards who had seen her walked down came to group beside Xiao Yun.

"This is all your plan." Lin Chang Lu murmured when Xiao Yun passed by her, anger seething out of her teeth as she spoke.

"My plan?" Xiao Yun repeated and she turned her face at Lin Chang Lu, "Which one is my plan? To have you steal the designs, coaxing my designer with wealth to bring him to your side and have him steal what doesn't belong to him? Or to have a plan to counter all your sly plan?" Her voice was calm and so did her eyes as she faced the glare Lin Chang Lu had. All her expression has morphed from envy she felt.

Lin Chang Lu greeted her teeth, the ire she closed tightly with the lid, narrowly seeped out, "Everything! You are taking everything from me! Li Lei, my position, and my company now!" Lin Chang Lu sped up toward her and her hand clenched Xiao Yun's wrist tightly. Hi Gu Yan was fast to take the hand before it could arrive to touch Xiao Yun's hand but Xiao Yun sent him a message through her look not to interfere which hi Gu Yan replied with a harsh disagreement.

On the other hand, Tian Shi who also stretched his hand to stop Lin Chang Lu was guarded by Fan Gang. Tian Shi pulled the hand, kicking the back of his legs and in speed apprehended him to the ground. Yet despite having her secretary down on the ground, Lin Chang Lu didn't care.

With a cold look Xiao Yun only stared back at her eyes with a void look, "There had never been once when Li Lei is yours Chang Lu. You haven't realized it yet- no, you don't want to see the truth that you have never met Li Lei in his childhood. He never loved you and you also never loved him." Because if Lin Chang Lu did, she would see Wang Li Lei with a wide smile of love, but all she could see was her smile of winning as it she had won a trophy.

Lin Chang Lu's eyes widened with the blunt words Xiao Yun stated.

"I love him! I love him more than you could ever feel since my childhood throughout my teens all I have been thinking is him!" she yelled, her grasp turned firmer to Xiao Yun's hand.

"No, that's not it." Xiao Yun responded back, her straightforward black eyes firmly spoke for her words. "You only want to possess Li Lei for his wealth and his position. You only think of him everyday because you wish to be in the position like him because you think that he is the same as you. Cold and calculating. But he isn't. He is different from you. You have tricked yourself enough Chang Lu. In this world, you prioritize nothing but yourself that you don't know what's dear for you." At this words, Fan Gang looked at Xiao Yun. He knows this words were directed at him.