The previous president of the perfume competition was Madam Leng. After she passed away, her student, Jiang Ying, took over this position. At this moment, Jiang Ying shouted angrily, "Du Ming! What have you done?!"
Du Ming was so scared that his entire body trembled. He stammered, "I… I thought Bright Moon was just an orphan with no one to rely on. I didn't expect her to have so many backers!"
Jiang Ying flew into a rage. "An orphan with no one to rely on? Even if she's an orphan, you can't malign her! Tell me the truth now. What did you do in her lounge? Don't think that I'll believe you just because you took the initiative to resign from your position as a judge. Tell me the truth!"
At this moment, a middle-aged judge stood up to mediate the situation. "President Jiang, don't be angry. Mr. Du wouldn't sacrifice his future to wrongly accuse a contestant. Moreover, someone reported Bright Moon, so Mr. Du stood up to prove his innocence. Bright Moon is just a small fry. She relied on seducing the judges to get first place. There's no doubt about that."
Jiang Ying frowned, and her eyes were cold. "Judge Zhao, did you not investigate this matter at all and chose to believe Du Ming's nonsense directly?"
Du Ming's expression was extremely ugly. It was already very embarrassing to be scolded by a woman. They had worked together for so many years, so why didn't Jiang Ying believe him?
Judge Zhao was the most experienced judge in this competition. His power was second only to Twilight's. He snorted. "President Jiang, do you need to investigate this? I've seen many women like her who sell their bodies for the sake of getting to the top. There's no need to waste time investigating."
"Heh!" Jiang Ying sneered. "Judge Zhao, I'm afraid you don't know what's going on online!"
Judge Zhao looked impatient. "Of course, I know. That woman is a perfumer signed by Gu Corporation, so it's understandable for Gu Corporation to speak up for her, but…"
"So you do know?! The lawyer's letter has already been sent to my office. Don't you know that?" Jiang Ying interrupted the other party angrily and said hatefully, "Other than Gu Corporation, Li City University has also spoken out online. They've even collected the signatures of all the teachers and students in the university to vouch for Bright Moon. There are also the Xue, Yin, and Qin families who have spoken out online!
"Do you know that Gu Corporation's competitor, the Brook family, has also expressed online that they want to protect Bright Moon's rights and interests to the death? You said that Bright Moon is a contracted perfumer of Gu Corporation, so it's understandable for Gu Corporation to step forward to protect her. However, how do you explain other noble families also stepping forward to protect her? Could it be that other than signing a contract with Gu Corporation, she has also signed a contract with the Brook family?"
When Judge Zhao heard the names of these noble families, his breathing seemed to have stopped.
How was that possible? Why would these people appear together to vouch for Bright Moon? If Bright Moon really had so many powerful backers, there was no need for her to participate in the perfume competition. After all, the champion of this competition was already Kang Qingzhi.
Moreover, if Bright Moon really had such a powerful background, why would she seduce Du Ming?
At the thought of this, Judge Zhao looked at Du Ming coldly. His angry gaze seemed to burn a hole in Du Ming's body.
Jiang Ying, who was at the side, looked at Du Ming in disdain and said in a mocking tone, "Once Bright Moon got into trouble, so many noble families spoke up for her. If she wanted the championship, it'd just be a matter of a few words. Why would she sell her body to seduce you?"
Any one of these noble families could make the International Perfume Competition compromise and let Bright Moon be the champion. Bright Moon had no reason to seduce Du Ming!
She heard that Bright Moon was young, beautiful, and capable. How could she take a liking to the old and greasy Du Ming? Hence, the claim of her seducing the judges was nonsense!
Jiang Ying looked away in disgust, not wanting to look at Du Ming anymore. "Du Ming, think carefully about how to explain this matter. You keep saying that Bright Moon seduced you, but where's the evidence? You seem to only have a photo and your one-sided words. What else do you have? Behind Bright Moon is President Gu of Gu Corporation and the head of the Brook family. Those two are young, promising, handsome, and rich men. She could have seduced anyone, but she chose to seduce you. Why don't you look at yourself in the mirror? Are you worthy?"
After saying this, Jiang Ying glared fiercely at Du Ming and left angrily.
The office was silent for a few seconds. Judge Zhao's body stiffened as he slid from the sofa to the floor. It was as if all the strength in his body had been sucked away. Du Ming's forehead was covered in a cold sweat. He was so scared that he could not say a word.