Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin-Chapter 523 Who Said to Let Him Go_1

Although it was the life they had chosen at that time, now that they were back, there was no way they could swallow this anger.

The competition was still going on. For the sake of fairness, the judges had already made up their minds about Du Yan, but still decided to watch all the entries before making a decision.

Ji Yunhuan and Qi Cheng waited a little longer until the last designer finished presenting her work.

The judges were discussing, "I think Du Yan is pretty good. His creativity is really impressive, much better than his previous work."

"Do you really think Du Yan is that good?" Qi Cheng, who had been silent at the back, suddenly spoke up. Everyone turned to look at him. "So, Mr. Qi, you mean..."

"I think his work is rubbish," Qi Cheng said.

It was obviously his work, but in the end, Du Yan had demanded changes that made it a mess. The fact that Du Yan dared to enter it into the competition made Qi Cheng feel deeply embarrassed.

As senior members of Company B, everyone had learned to adapt to the prevailing circumstances. Upon hearing Qi Cheng’s opinion, they also chimed in, "Now that Mr. Qi mentions it, I also think there are many areas that could be improved."

"Yes, yes! Actually, the work by that young girl at the end was not bad. Despite her company’s small size, she shows quite a bit of promise for someone so young..."

Everyone changed their opinions.

Du Yan had been feeling smug outside for a while. When all the contestants were called in to hear the results, he was shocked to hear he had been eliminated and that a young girl had won. He nearly lost his footing.

Although he had seen Chen Zhi’s work, hers was clearly far inferior to his. Company B had always been known for its fairness and impartiality, so he felt deceived by them.

Ji Yunhuan sat beside Qi Cheng, watching the man’s smiling face gradually turn icy, eventually even somewhat ferocious. Ji Yunhuan couldn’t help but chuckle, "Serves you right!"

Walking the night road often enough, one is bound to encounter ghosts. He could only blame his bad luck.

The competition ended, and as Qi Cheng and Ji Yunhuan came out, they were stopped by Du Yan at the door. The bodyguard blocked Du Yan immediately, but Qi Cheng said, "Let him through."

Hearing this, Du Yan quickly approached. "Hello, Mr. Qi."

Qi Cheng looked at him coldly. "What do you want?"

Ji Yunhuan, standing next to Qi Cheng, was surprised that Du Yan had come up to them himself.

She glanced at Qi Cheng, noticing that he still seemed very calm.

Du Yan introduced himself, "I am Du Yan, the design director of CIE. I participated in the competition today on behalf of my company. This is my work."

He handed a file folder to Qi Cheng, who took it and glanced at it. He accepted it because the work had something to do with him.

Seeing Qi Cheng take his work, Du Yan felt a surge of joy. He was very dissatisfied with the outcome of today’s competition, but he wasn’t the type to endure such grievances. His excellent appearance gained him certain advantages in this looks-driven era, and he had always sailed smoothly through life.

So, in his first wave of dissatisfaction, he quickly thought of protesting to Qi Cheng.

After all, Qi Cheng was the most important person present today. Everyone knew that although Company B was powerful, Qi Cheng had always been the boss behind the scenes.

Qi Cheng opened the file folder and saw his own work inside. He had sold it to meet Du Yan’s perverse demands in order to get the money. In retrospect, he regretted it deeply. This should have been a much better idea, but it was ruined by someone who didn’t appreciate it.

"Do you need something?" Ji Yunhuan spoke up from the side. She felt a distasteful arrogance emanating from Du Yan. His eyes revealed that he was a man unaccustomed to setbacks. In a world where good looks, charm, intelligence, and savvy could go a long way, such people often had things their way.

Du Yan said, "Mr. Qi, you have an eye for things. Surely you know that this work is superior to Ms. Chen Zhi’s winning entry. Therefore, I believe the result of today’s competition was quite unfair."

"This work is indeed not bad," Qi Cheng affirmed.

Du Yan felt a surge of elation. He knew his luck wasn’t that bad.

As long as he could get Qi Cheng’s approval, the judges’ conclusion was irrelevant.

His heart brimmed with joy, but he showed no reaction on his face, patiently waiting. He thought Qi Cheng would provide a fair outcome. But to his surprise, Qi Cheng said nothing. He merely tossed the file to an attendant and said to Ji Yunhuan, "Let’s go."

"But..."

Ji Yunhuan was a little surprised. She had expected Qi Cheng to deal with Du Yan. Instead, he just retrieved his design and was about to leave?

Confronted with Qi Cheng’s resolute and serene gaze, Ji Yunhuan closed her mouth.

Du Yan grew anxious. "Mr. Qi! Aren’t you supposed to give me an explanation?"

Qi Cheng had already handed the design back to the attendant. Hearing Du Yan’s words, he paused, turned around, and looked at Du Yan curiously, "Explanation, what explanation do you want?"

His eyes held deep indifference, but his smile was very composed. If Ji Yunhuan hadn’t known about what happened in Jiangling or understood Qi Cheng well, she would think there was no grudge between Qi Cheng and Du Yan.

Du Yan said, "You’ve already acknowledged my work. You should revoke Ms. Chen Zhi’s ranking and clear my name, shouldn’t you?"

"You?" Qi Cheng raised the corner of his lip, too lazy to say more to such a person.

Qi Cheng led Ji Yunhuan into the elevator. Clearly, Du Yan’s presence had soured his mood. He tugged at his tie and stood aside. Ji Yunhuan looked at him, "Qi Cheng."

He glanced at her with his dark eyes. "What?"

"You really dislike Du Yan. Why did you let him off so easily?" Someone like Du Yan, a fraud, shouldn’t be let off.

Qi Cheng smiled coldly, "Let him off?"

Ji Yunhuan’s question apparently presented an utterly absurd joke. "How could I let him off? That kind of fraud! Especially one without any boundaries."

Even if Du Yan had bought Qi Cheng’s design to enter the competition, Qi Cheng wouldn’t have minded since he needed the money back then. It was a simple transaction. But Du Yan insisted on taking advantage of him.

Du Yan didn’t lack funds. His aim was to test if the other party had any connections. If he did, Du Yan wouldn’t use the design.

But who would have expected he would provoke Qi Cheng?

Ji Yunhuan looked at Qi Cheng, "So what are you going to do with him?"

"Just wait and see. You’ll find out." Qi Cheng laughed, seemingly plotting something.

Ji Yunhuan asked, but he didn’t answer. She didn’t press him further either.