Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu-Chapter 1020: In the spotlight

What do you mean where you stand!?

Yuze couldn't believe Mui's message. He held an urge to throw the phone. Amidst his bubbling volcano of fury, people's whispers and gasps turned his attention towards the stage.

Contrary to his expectations, it wasn't like Wang Xia was being frowned upon because of the dress she wore. Instead, the deep crimson gown that flowed from her chest till her feet created a trance like state in the atmosphere.

It was certainly one bold gown with a deep side slit along her thighs. A metallic corset belt cinched the waist with a mirror-like sheen. From it, several black lace trains ran down till the edge of the gown, fluttering with the wind as Wang Xia walked along the runway. The in seam geometric patterns became visible as the spotlight shone on the gown.

"That's kinda cool," a woman whispered.

"The red and black combination is so bold."

"I love the black lace!"

Mui stood still at the edge of the backstage, watching Wang Xia walk along the aisle. The more people gazed at her creation, the more she felt her heart pounding in her throat instead of her chest.

She knew she had incurred Yuze's wrath by backing off from his plan at the last moment. It was a huge gamble she had taken to change the clothes of the model at the last moment. She had no idea if it would pay off or not but she wanted to take that chance.

'A sister who has no aesthetic sense and a man who is feeding her with raw materials.'

Alix's words that day had directly struck at her ego. She knew she was as good a designer as Alix. So being ridiculed again and again for her failures was chipping away her patience bit by bit.

Failures that were never mine to begin with, she clenched her fists.

But does this even mean anything? With sis's clothes ruined by that acid, there is no way she could compete with me now.

Will this be just a pitiful victory for me?

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From the balcony, Alix was watching the wave of praises and appreciation towards Wang Xia in full swing. She touched her chin, trying to remember if she had missed it.

What are these clothes Wang Xia is wearing?

"You look confused."

She looked at Jin. "I know the collection of clothes that Mui was going to use for today. But this is a last minute change. I have never seen these clothes before."

"I am pretty sure that they didn't face a similar mishap as ours," he raised his brow.

"They didn't. Somebody changed it last minute nevertheless. But."

"But?"

"I am pretty sure Kang Yuze won't take that chance at this stage. He had arranged for those clothes himself and there is no reason for him to change his plan."

"Which means Ren Mui did. The question is why."

Her eyes narrowed. She looked back at the stage, slightly tilting her head. At a distance, she noticed Mui's gaze at her. She slightly craned her body to get a clear view and saw a strange expression attached to her face.

Hm? What is that rebellion I am seeing? Alix arched her brow.

Interesting.

"Are you feeling nervous now?"

Alix turned her head and stiffened. Jin's face was leaning closer than she had expected.

"Why did you come so close?"

"You moved on your own. What are you trying to accuse me of?" He blinked.

Alix parted her lips but couldn't come up with anything to retort.

"I am not nervous."

"I think you are wildly glossing over the fact that you just accused me of being perverted."

"I didn't. I know that Liu Jin is an upright man," she smiled. "Very upright and righteous, right?"

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Jin wasn't too sure if he could believe that suspicious smile. He leaned against the railing and stared at her.

"What?"

"You still haven't told me how and when you will confront Kang Yuze."

"You still haven't given me the report of the vial's analysis."

"Because you still haven't told me how and when you will confront Kang Yuze."

Her brow slightly twitched. "Why do you want to know?"

"After coming this far, I would ask why I might NOT want to know?"

"Because this is my problem," she clearly stated.

"You didn't feel that way when you took that twenty million check from me," he smiled.

"Wait, was that check a gateway to your involvement?"

"I guess pretty much."

"How do I undo it?"

"How about you start with paying back the interest on the twenty million first?"

"How much is it?"

He smiled. "Not something you can afford right now. I charge exorbitantly."

"Isn't that abuse of power?"

"You should have thought about that long before you came to me."

"Awesome!!!"

Their attention fell back at the runway as Wang Xia and other models wearing Mui's dresses were done with their runway walk, followed by loud cheers and claps. Alix threw another glance at Mui, who seemed to be clasping her hands together with a light shining in her eyes. Suddenly, Mui looked up and finding Alix, she let out a sneer.

Alix leaned her chest against the railing with a smile and mouthed.

'Not bad at all.'

Mui stared at her for a long moment and her expression darkened the next second.

"What? I am praising her. Does she not understand a compliment?" Alix grimaced.

She then glanced at Ren Luoyang and Ren Cuifen in the audience, who were clearly emotional and proud of Mui's work. They were clapping the loudest of all.

On the other side, two rows behind them, Wang Yi whistled.

"Wow, my sister sparkled so much on that stage. Guess it was useful to switch with you indeed," he smirked. "Your designer is not half bad. Oh, oh! Care to give me her number?"

Yuze's expression held a strain but he chose not to respond.

"Now onto our last participant to showcase Ren Alix's work! Please give a big round of applause!"

Though people clapped, it didn't hold much energy. They could sense it from miles apart that it was going to be the biggest humiliation for her, which was getting proved as the stage remained empty with time ticking by. No model stepped in and whispers floated around the room.

Wang Yi chuckled in disdain.

"Ouch. I feel second-hand embarrassment."

But the chorus of gossip stopped when a pair of heels clicked on the floor. Everybody vaguely noticed a figure at the far back in the darkness. The woman continued walking and eventually revealed herself under the spotlight.

The first person to ever react was none other than Wang Yi, who almost suffered a choke attack

'Ni…Ningli…? Is that my wife Ningli!?'