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When they arrived at the competition venue, the venue for the competition had changed from the academy's lecture hall to the academy's main hall. The row of benches below the stage were for judges and teachers.

Due to the special characteristic of this year's provincial design competition and the fairness of this competition, four famous people from overseas design department were added to the competition as judges.

On the big screen above the auditorium, the introductions of the two contestants were constantly scrolling down. The audience stands below the stage were divided into several areas according to the academy, and one needed an admission ticket to be able to enter the arena to watch the match.

As the family of a participant, naturally, Xiang Qicheng did not need a ticket to participate in the competition. He went to the academy half an hour early to accompany Chu Yu in the resting room on the backstage.

”What are you looking at?” Seeing that Chu Yu was looking towards the direction of the main entrance of the auditorium, Xiang Qicheng could not help but ask.

”Strange, why isn't Chen Yan here yet …” Chu Yu looked at the time, there were only fifteen minutes left before the competition started.

Usually, this sort of important competition players would arrive at the competition venue half an hour earlier, to prevent all sorts of situations, such as traffic jams, forgetting to bring a competitor's ID card, and to also be able to adjust their state of mind better early to the end of the competition.

Based on Chen Yan's personality, he didn't seem like someone who was careless no matter what. On the contrary, he was more meticulous and thoughtful; there was no way he would be late for anything.

As the time of the competition drew closer and closer, the staff member knocked on the door of the lounge to let the contestants get ready.

Chu Yu looked at the entrance of the auditorium, but there was still no sign of Chen Yan, could it be that he had really overslept? Chu Yu took out his phone and dialed his number, but there was no answer. Chu Yu became anxious, afraid that Chen Yan would be banned because of his lateness.

From the competition's point of view, Chen Yan was her competitor, and it was very likely that she would lose directly to him. But when he thought about what Rui Ni had told him, in order to gain a foothold in the design department, he gave up the opportunity to study foreign clinical medicine. He was even unwilling to compromise even when facing the strong opposition of Chen University, in order to persevere in his dreams.

Many people might not understand, putting on a bright future abroad and instead willingly becoming a designer again, no matter how you listened to it, it was unthinkable.

However, Chu Yu was the person who understood Chen Yan the most. She even felt that she and Chen Yan were in some ways the same, that they were persistent in their dreams. It was because of this that she was so worried that he would miss this match because of being late.

”It's time to go onstage. The other contestant's phone is out of contact. You can go up first.” The staff member knocked on the door of the lounge to remind them that the match was about to start. They were also trying to find a way to contact Chen Yan, but no matter what, they couldn't get a hold of him.

Originally, Chen Yan was the one who went up on stage first, but if he could not find someone, Chu Yu would be the first to participate.

”There's no need to be nervous, just treat it as a small competition.” Before going up the stage, Xiang Qicheng patted her head and comforted her with a gentle tone.

Even so, Chu Yu was still extremely nervous, in the end, he took a quick glance at the direction of the hall's door and she slowly walked onto the stage.

Chen Yan, you have to come, she thought to herself.