Chapter 1540 - The Furor Created by Wen Xinya (2/2)

At this point, the judge came before Wen Xinya and hugged her. “Thank you, my friend. You have helped me rediscover the purity my soul once held but subsequently lost. I wish you the best of luck, my friend.”

With that, he took off his badge and resolutely left the stage.

He didn’t give Wen Xinya any chance to speak a single word the entire time.

Wen Xinya stared after his departing profile, feeling a sudden rush of gratitude. She suddenly called out. “Master, I also wish you the best of luck. I hope to see you once again on the judging panel in future jewelry design competitions.”

The entire arena was in a furor because of the departure of one of the judges.

A judge taking off his badge and leaving right on the spot. This was a very rare occurrence in the world of jewelry design. It pointed to a clear issue, which was that the judge in question didn’t have the right to sit on the judging panel.

This was a huge blow to the reputation of that judge. Not many would have the courage to take off his badge and leave just like that.

It was impossible!

Jacqueline Madan simply could not believe the dramatic scene that had happened right before her eyes. Wen Xinya, this lowly competitor from Country Z, had caused such a remarkable uproar that would turn the tide against her.

She could more or less picture how her much-coveted champion’s crown would be snatched away by Wen Xinya.

How did this happen?

Jacqueline Madan surveyed the furor caused by Wen Xinya. Despite all that background noise, she kept hearing Wen Xinya’s name resounding clearly in her ears.

Recalling her earlier challenge to Wen Xinya, she felt that she was as laughable as a clown.

The commotion was finally tempered down by a representative of the Milan World Expo Association.

The loss of just one judge would not have much effect on the competition.

The final rankings of the Milan World Expo International Jewelry Design Competition were finally being announced.

Counting down starting from the 10th place.

The male host sounded exuberant on the microphone. “Next, we are going to reveal the top four rankings.”

The male host paused for effect, but the female host cut in. “In fourth place, we have…” The female host drew out her words dramatically. “Miss Shen Siwen from Country H, with a total score of 90 points. Everyone, please give Miss Shen Siwen a warm round of applause.”

Everyone applauded excitedly.

Shen Siwen was thunderstruck.

Fourth? How was that possible?

Shouldn’t she be third? Did the organizers get it wrong?

She failed to get both first and second place—how could she have also failed to get third place? How did she lose out to Wen Xinya by such a wide margin?