Chapter 1526 - 1515: Revenge for My Sister

Chapter 1526: Chapter 1515: Revenge for My Sister

Listening to the faint ridiculing murmurs from the crowd, Li Zhihua’s face could barely hold it any longer. She was so flustered that she had no idea how to react. How could this series have been modified by Jian Lifan? Why did Ye Qiu never mention this to her?

Li Si Yue, sitting in the audience, felt the same way, as if she had been severely struck. Her face was extremely troubled; this wasn’t what she expected. How did the situation suddenly change? Why would Teacher Jiang say her cousin was the one who plagiarized? There must be some mistake, there must be.

She stared at Li Zhihua anxiously, waiting for her to explain.

However, Jian Lifan continued, "I also investigated before; Zhan Yao once was accused of plagiarizing you, but she refused to admit it, stating that Fenghua was plagiarized by you. She became depressed because of this, which later led her to create this series. Unfortunately, she couldn’t withstand the pressure of public opinion and committed suicide. Miss Li Zhihua, could you truthfully tell me if Fenghua was plagiarized from Zhan Yao by you?"

These words caused the audience to gasp in shock. If Li Zhihua indeed plagiarized Zhan Yao and then falsely accused her, that’s a matter of life and death!

"No, Fenghua was not plagiarized by me." Li Zhihua passionately retorted. Despite earlier being in a daze, she was determined not to admit to this.

"Miss Li Zhihua, are you sure? Can you be responsible for every word you say?" Jian Lifan asked again.

"I am sure." Li Zhihua swallowed a gulp of saliva, regaining her composure bit by bit, then she questioned Jian Lifan, "Teacher Jiang, I have always respected you, but I am certain that the series for today’s competition was independently made by me. I don’t understand why you’re asking this? I know you value Ye Qiu, but you shouldn’t casually slander me like this!"

Li Zhihua felt confident saying this because she was sure she did not leave evidence for Ye Qiu, so isn’t it up to her to speak freely now? Even if others may not believe her, she absolutely cannot admit to it.

"Is that so?" Jian Lifan looked at her, shaking his head while smiling mockingly. "What if I say there’s evidence?"

"Gasp!" The audience, seeing Li Zhihua’s expression, looked at her with even more disdain, knowing there was wrongdoing yet refusing to acknowledge it, and even slandering Master Jiang instead; she certainly had nerve!

Li Zhihua started to panic. Evidence? How could there be evidence? Hadn’t all the evidence been destroyed by her?

"I became friends with Ye Qiu on January 18th. That day, she thanked me for helping her revise her design draft, and attached an image of the draft. Do you want to deny this now?" Jian Lifan handed his phone to the program team, which they immediately projected onto the big screen, showing content that matched his words exactly.

The audience seeing the solid evidence, and looking at Li Zhihua’s faltering steps, what remained unclear now? The truth was out, she just couldn’t accept it herself.

Students and teachers from A University watched as Jian Lifan presented evidence to counter Li Zhihua, feeling deeply ashamed. Was this the beacon of A University? How embarrassing.

Meanwhile, they felt injustice for Ye Qiu, feeling sincere remorse for previously bashing her. Imagine how upset Ye Qiu must have been then! Clearly, her work was plagiarized, yet she was falsely accused of plagiarism, with no one to believe her, and receiving such insults; Ye Qiu must have been so disappointed!

The forum exploded with this truth, and while most people condemned Li Zhihua, some expressed confusion; if Ye Qiu had evidence all along, why didn’t she present it when being wronged initially?

Other netizens responded, saying Ye Qiu only had evidence for this series. If she had exposed it then, but Li Zhihua didn’t submit this series for the competition, wouldn’t Ye Qiu be falsely accused again?

Netizens felt fortunate for Ye Qiu that she encountered Teacher Jiang Lifan. Otherwise, who else could have done justice for her?

On TV, Jian Lifan continued interrogating Li Zhihua, "Do you still have anything to say?"

Li Zhihua kept her head down and didn’t speak. She wanted to escape, but with the TV still live, wouldn’t leaving now mean admitting to all the plagiarism? Besides, with so many people present, could she leave smoothly?

But with the evidence in plain sight, how could she rebut? Li Zhihua was in a panic, looking towards her boyfriend Wang Chengyang’s seat, only to find it empty. She then looked at her cousin Li Si Yue, who had a face full of disappointment and shock, seemingly yet to comprehend.

Li Zhihua couldn’t help but resent these two for being useless; even if they couldn’t stop the live broadcast or whisk her away immediately, they should’ve contacted family to come pick her up quickly!

Seeing Li Zhihua remaining silent for so long, Jian Lifan spoke again, "Miss Li, can you now tell us if your work called Fenghua, which won the gold award two years ago, was plagiarized from Zhan Yao?" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"No, it really wasn’t." Despite the real evidence of her plagiarizing Ye Qiu, she absolutely couldn’t admit to plagiarizing Zhan Yao, because in everyone’s eyes, Zhan Yao committed suicide under the pressure of public opinion; if she admitted plagiarism, wouldn’t it mean confessing indirectly to being the culprit who drove Zhan Yao to death?

If admitted, she would truly be finished.

"At this point, you still refuse to repent and forcefully argue otherwise? Do you demand I present evidence of your plagiarism that time?" Jian Lifan roared furiously, "Do you realize you’ve destroyed a talented designer!"

Seeing Jian Lifan so angry, the scene fell eerily quiet, making Li Zhihua’s behavior seem even more detestable, as if, like the teacher said, she wouldn’t admit her mistakes unless forced by evidence.

Curious netizens searched for what Fenghua was, and were amazed; such magnificent clothing coming from the same designer as the dark-themed one seen earlier? If so, it’s truly regrettable, as Teacher Jiang said, Li Zhihua destroyed a talented designer.

"It’s unfortunate for the design industry to have someone like you in our Hua Country. If we have two people like you every year, how can our country’s fashion be internationally recognized?" Jian Lifan said with heartfelt anguish.

Judges, brand representatives, and fashion frontrunners present listened with increased disdain for Li Zhihua; the circles they painstakingly maintained were so wantonly tarnished by someone, how could others perceive them? Did it mean Hua Country couldn’t produce original works? Today plagiarizing locals, tomorrow lacking inspiration and plagiarizing foreigners, would it lead to being mocked again?

Jian Lifan had completely lost hope in Li Zhihua by now, signaling staff to pull up evidence, and the big screen displayed the lost original draft by Zhan Yao detailing Fenghua and her feelings during creation.