Chapter 122 Overt and Covert Attack (1/2)

Long Xi’s on-the-spot reaction was also excellent. She immediately bent down with a smile, unbuttoned her shoelaces, took off her shoes, and hooked up the shoes with two fingers of her left hand.

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 fashion 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.

Nobody 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 championship during this phase.

The next competition 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.