She bouncily ran toward the backstage on her cute little bare feet, waving her right hand at the judges with a bright smile.

“Bang, bang!” Linda started applauding first. She applauded Long Xi for her witty response and courage despite her frustration.

The other judges also looked at Long Xi with appreciation.

In fact, Long Xi's left foot was a little sprained, but she seemed to feel no pain.

When she ran backstage, Jack rushed over and asked, “Are you okay?”

She gasped and said, “It's alright. It's over. Get ready, you'll be here soon. ”

Since Jack and Long Xi appreciated each other, Jack was relieved to know that she was alright.

He stared fiercely at a female Fu Sang contestant named Qiu Zi and said, “I saw someone approach your shoes earlier, but I didn't suspect anything at the time. My view was blocked by that person's body, so I didn't see clearly.”

Qiu Zi's expression changed slightly and she looked at Jack with a warning. However, Jack was not afraid at all.

Long Xi, who had already known what had happened, didn't need Jack's explanation.

When it was her turn to elaborate on her design concepts on the stage, she changed into a pair of convenient, comfortable flat shoes. However, she also took the shoes that had just broken with her.

Linda's intuition told her that Long Xi's action implied a lot!

After she elaborated on her fas.h.i.+on design concepts, Long Xi said seriously, “Judges, I still have a few words to say about this pair of shoes!”

Linda said, “We have free speech. Just say it. ”

Long Xi said, “The heel of this shoe did not break naturally. It was manipulated. I checked. The heel was clearly cut by a knife or some other sharp object. About one-third of it was cut, and it was hidden so that one couldn't see it without looking at it carefully.”

Linda's expression changed as she asked, “Do you have any evidence?”

Long Xi said calmly, “Just watch the video replay and you'll know who did this.”

Linda glanced at the director of the show.

Although this was a heated point, what an odious nature it had! The director needed to make a decision.

The director signaled for the staff to view the video.

After a while, the staff came back with a video tape.

To be fair, just and transparent, the director signaled for Linda to play the tape in public.

Qiu Zi was very calm, as if the person in the video was not her.

The tape clearly showed that Long Xi had gone to the bathroom before coming to the T-stage.

Because the shoes were inconveniently high, Long Xi had put them in the corner of the backstage area and changed into a pair of flat shoes before going to the bathroom.

n.o.body had noticed that Qiu Zi had quietly walked toward the shoes, squatted down, taken out a small blade from her bag, and sawed the heels of the shoes.

When Qiu Zi saw that the truth had been brought into daylight, she knew that everything was over.

To save the last bit of her dignity, she snorted coldly and said, “So what if I did it? I am officially withdrawing from France Stormy Dress. I'm leaving! Bye-bye.”

She walked towards the door of the hotel.

Linda and the director looked at each other speechlessly.

Although Qiu Zi's behavior was despicable, Long Xi had only sprained her foot. Would they go so far as to call the police to arrest her?

Linda asked Long Xi for her advice, and Long Xi said that it was over. She wouldn't look into this any further.

Thus, the director motioned at a staff member to let him take Qiu Zi to the studio so she could pack up her things and get sent away.

This way, there would be no need to announce who had been eliminated. The answer was obvious.

However, after some discussion, the directing group decided to cut this out and say that Qiu Zi had not been able to stand the pressure and had offered to leave.

After all, Qiu Zi had cut someone's shoes heel, which went really against the purpose of France Stormy Dress. Although the program wanted high viewing rates, they also had their own principles and moral baselines.

As for the winner of this challenge, after a heated debate, the judges decided it was Long Xi.

Long Xi won the champions.h.i.+p during this phase.

The next compet.i.tion was about designing performance costumes for rock singers on rock night.

Long Xi designed an outfit composed of leather clothes and pants. The leather was printed with oracle bone inscriptions with a metallic texture, which looked very special.

She won third place.

This was followed by an Olympic Games design.

She designed a body-wrapped skirt with a water cube pattern and a bird's-nest-shaped cloak. The skirt was beautiful, and the cloak was magnificent. However, the judges believed that this work was only related to the Beijing Olympic Games and deviated from the theme a little.

Long Xi suffered a Waterloo for the first time. She finished second to last and was almost eliminated.

The next challenge was to design fas.h.i.+on clothes for a French supermodel. The winner of this challenge would get an extra advantage. The model would wear the clothes designed by the champion on the cover of a very famous fas.h.i.+on magazine.

The contestants went into the interview room one by one and talked with the supermodel to learn about her preferences.

Long Xi learned that the supermodel liked the culture of Z Country very much, and she had also been to the Forbidden City. She loved the Forbidden City.

Therefore, Long Xi designed a white V-neck jacket for the supermodel and added embossed effects in the material to simulate the white-jade board and bal.u.s.ter column in front of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.

A peac.o.c.k-blue skirt was made using the elements of the peac.o.c.k blue vase in the Palace Museum.

As the guest judge of this challenge, the supermodel appreciated this dress very much. Meanwhile, Linda said, “Moon, it was unexpected that you chose peac.o.c.k-blue for the skirt. It's a difficult color to handle. If you aren't careful enough, it will look heavy and old-fas.h.i.+oned. But,” she gasped, “You designed a brilliant knee-length skirt. It's just like cooking delicious food with well-controlled fire. The pleats of the skirt, which are layered like rose petals, show your superb tailoring skills.”

In the end, Long Xi won the champions.h.i.+p this time.

Long Xi felt very excited. These ups and downs in her scores felt really like riding a roller coaster.

She liked to challenge herself!

The next challenge was to design winter clothes.

Long Xi bought a brocade silk fabric decorated with hundreds of b.u.t.terflies flying among flowers from Z Country in the fabric market. Then, she designed a chest-covering cheongsam combining Chinese and western styles. She also made a white fox fur shawl that looked very luxurious. For the sake of environmental protection, she used fake fox fur.

This work won third place.

Next, Long Xi pa.s.sed a test for designing performance clothes for opera dancers and made dresses for plus-size girls. Finally, she made it to the final.

The contestants who entered the final and could attend Paris Fas.h.i.+on Week were magnificent. The final four were Long Xi, Jack, Lincoln and f.a.n.n.y.

All four contestants had a month to design and produce their own collections for Paris Fas.h.i.+on Week.

Long Xi returned to X Country and reunited with her grandma and Lord Mo Kun.

She stayed in the Clear Lake Dream Gallery neighborhood every day, remaining at home at all times, except for when she took a walk in the neighborhood.

One day, Mo Kun went to work and grandma went to play mahjong at her neighbor's house.

She immersed herself in the design kingdom and enjoyed the unique joy of creation.

“Ding-Dong!” The doorbell rang.

She saw a courier carrying flowers through the peephole and opened the door.

Again, it was flowers sent by Lord Mo Kun.

Ever since she had returned to X Country, Lord Mo Kun had sent her flowers every day, including blue enchantresses, Louis XIV roses, black roses, lilies, tulips, orchids, and so on. Sometimes, there was something new, like canola flowers, broccoli or cauliflower.

This time, he had sent an extremely rare rainbow rose, also known as the happy rose. Each petal contained a variety of colors that delighted one's eyes.

She inserted the flowers one by one in a transparent Alex vase with a relief pattern and smiled, her mouth becoming a beautiful curve.

It seemed that Brother Kun really cared about her! Moreover, his flowers inspired Long Xi's next design.

Afraid that she would lose her inspiration, she rushed to draw her own design.

Another ringing sound was heard from the door. Had grandma come back?

Long Xi looked out of the peephole and discovered that it was Xiaolu.

Xiaolu knew how to dress up. He was wearing a pair of eagle-eyed sungla.s.ses and very fas.h.i.+onable and fresh casual clothes. His slightly curly hair had been dyed grandmgray. He had delicate skin that was smooth as milk, without any visible pores, and charming lips. He was also wearing a s.h.i.+ny ear stud in the shape of a crescent moon.

Long Xi welcomed him into the house and served him tea.

He opened the insulated food container, which contained smooth jellied beancurd.

Then, he took off his sungla.s.ses with a charming expression and said with a smile, “I heard that Big Brother Kun has been sending you flowers every day. This is the flower I'm giving you- jellied beancurd. Eat it while it's still hot. I've already added honey water. The jellied beancurd of this store is very delicious. I was in line for an hour to get it! ”

An attractive smile formed at the corner of his lips.

Susu took the container full of steaming jellied beancurd. Although she was very happy, she was firm as she said, “I like eating salty jellied beancurd.”

Xiaolu smiled in a flattering manner and said, “I'll buy you salty jellied beancurd next time. Tomorrow, I will go to Korea with some friends, including Li Li, for ten days. I will bring it to you when I come back.”

Long Xi said, “I'm kidding. Don't take everything seriously. Brother Lu, you really don't need to be so good to me. I don't want to hinder your pursuit of happiness.”

Xiaolu looked sad as he said, “Actually, I have something I need your help with. Sisyphus is ill and has a poor appet.i.te. I wanted to ask you to take care of him for a few days. You know, it doesn't like people touching it, except for me and you.”

Long Xi said frankly, “Of course! Just send it over!”

In the afternoon, Xiaolu sent Sisyphus over.

Sisyphus, as expected, was sick. Its eyes were dull, and it didn't want to eat.

Long Xi cared for it while designing her clothes.

Ten days later, Xiaolu returned to take Sisyphus, who was well.

Sisyphus bit the sofa and refused to leave.

Xiaolu said, “You are really like your master!”