Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
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Huo Chun was brimming with confidence as she glanced at Ming Yao, her eyes filled with scorn.

Just wait to be slapped in the face, Ming Yao!

Originally, she had planned to acquire Glan Watches after returning to China, but it seemed she wouldn’t need to bother with an acquisition; this watchmaking competition would directly ruin Glan’s reputation!

The judge asked the first question, “Both of your companies’ submissions are identical. What evidence do each of you have that proves the work is your own?”

Huo Chun spoke first, “Firstly, our company, Bailio, is one of the top ten watch brands in Country C and has never faced accusations of plagiarism. Our company has the best watch designers in the industry. Secondly, Glan is on the verge of bankruptcy. If they could design such a remarkable watch, how could they possibly have fallen into financial difficulty?”

“I am very certain that this design is our company’s!”

“Glan has the audacity to present a plagiarized work as their own. Our company has the right to sue them!”

Ming Yao slightly hooked the corner of her lips, “After all this talk, your evidence is just defamation?”

Huo Chun’s face changed colors, “Ming Yao, how dare you be so brazen as a plagiarist? Could it be that you have some evidence?”

Ming Yao suppressed the cold sneer at the corner of her lips as she looked at the big screen.

“Firstly, the design of the black titanium metal case comes from jet fighters. Also, the symbols on the dial are actually Sherlock Holmes code, corresponding to the English letters–GL, the acronym for Glan!”

Upon hearing Ming Yao’s words, the judges immediately examined the Sherlock Holmes code and indeed, the symbols on the dial represented G and L.

Ming Yao approached the Bailio Model and glanced at the watch he was wearing.

“Also, are you using the chip that I designed?”

Huo Chun’s face turned ashen, “Ming Yao, what nonsense are you spouting? This is clearly designed by our company’s designer, Wu Xiaolan!”

Ming Yao raised an eyebrow, “That discarded chip design had a flaw; if it comes into contact with the skin for more than an hour, it might explode–”

Before Ming Yao’s words were finished, a bang sounded from the watch on the model’s wrist and it exploded right there.

A piece of the model’s skin was blasted off, and he screamed in pain.

The dial was ejected and nearly hit his eye.

Everyone was shocked by the scene that had unfolded on stage.

Especially Huo Chun, her face pale, her ears buzzing as if a myriad of bees had flown into them.

How could this happen?

Could it be that Wu Xiaolan had actually plagiarized?

Wu Xiaolan, who was standing beside Huo Chun, felt dizzy as she saw the watch explode. Her heart raced to her throat, and her legs trembled.

Was that design really by Ming Yao?

At the time, she thought that the design was incomplete in detail.

She never expected there to be a flaw in the chip design.

When she handed the design over to the research department, they had failed to notice any problems.

Wu Xiaolan looked towards Ming Yao, who remained calm and composed, and sweat beaded on her forehead.

No wonder Ming Yao didn’t shred and carelessly discarded the draft; the design was flawed from the start!

Even if someone else used it, it would backfire on them.

Wu Xiaolan was frozen in place, her back breaking out in cold sweat.

This was being broadcast live around the world.

From now on, her name would be nailed to the pillar of shame in the watchmaking world!

Wu Xiaolan had never felt such panic before.

Seeing the look on Wu Xiaolan’s face, Huo Chun immediately realized something.

Wu Xiaolan did indeed plagiarize Ming Yao’s work!

Huo Chun was filled with regret. Right now, she felt like tearing Wu Xiaolan apart.

But in front of the live camera, she couldn’t lose control.

Huo Chun looked at Ming Yao, “The explosion of the watch only indicates a problem with our company’s research and development department. Ming Yao, you plagiarized Wu Xiaolan’s design and then modified it. Do you think you can turn the tables like this?”

“At Bailio, we are committed to quality. I, Huo Chun, have no history of plagiarism in the watchmaking industry. On the other hand, you, a newcomer who has never designed a watch, could not possibly create such an excellent work!”

Watching Huo Chun stubbornly attempting to continue her deceit, Ming Yao lightly hooked her lip, “Actually, this watch still has a minor flaw in the details. It’s not that I hadn’t noticed it, rather…”

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“It was never complete to begin with.”

The judge looked at Ming Yao, “Since you knew it wasn’t complete, why didn’t you design it to be complete?”

“Because when I designed it, it wasn’t just for men; there was also a women’s model.”

Ming Yao clapped her hands, and Meng Qi walked out wearing the other women’s wristwatch.

She stood beside Xie Tianyu, lifting up the wristwatches they were wearing.

Under the illumination of the lights, the couple’s wristwatches echoed each other in detail from every angle.

All the judges stood up, applauding Ming Yao’s design in unison.

“It’s perfect!”

“Ten points!”

“Ten points!”

All the judges gave Glan Company full marks.

As for Bailio, the judges directly gave them zero points.

Nothing further needed to be proven, the original design of the wristwatch belonged to Glan Company.

Huo Chun’s face turned ashen, her lips quivering uncontrollably.

The organizers announced that Glan Company had won the championship of this wristwatch competition.

Glan Company could now collaborate with Italy’s largest wristwatch brand; they also announced the banning of Bailio, declaring that international wristwatch brands would no longer cooperate with them!

Upon hearing this, Huo Chun almost fainted.

…

Inside the Bailio conference room.

Everyone was prepared to celebrate, but after Glan’s appearance, the room fell deathly silent.

Old Master Huo’s face slowly turned uglier and uglier.

When the wristwatch on the Bailio Model exploded, he couldn’t bear to watch any longer.

He stood up from the leather chair, his face livid with anger as he glared at Madam Huo, “What a wonderful daughter you’ve raised!”

Old Master Huo left in a fury.

Madam Huo was stiff, her eyes wide with disbelief.

Only one thought ran through her mind.

It’s all over, completely over!

Huo Chun really caused a huge disaster this time!

…

Winning the competition, no one was happier than Zhong Ling and Manager Zhu.

“I’ll treat you to dinner tonight, Chairman Ming has been working hard lately!” After hearing Vice President Li’s praises of Chairman Ming, about how incredibly capable she was, Manager Zhu had been skeptical; now, he was entirely convinced.

“Is it okay if I invite Lu Zhude and Fourth Master too?” Zhong Ling said excitedly.

Ming Yao didn’t make a sound.

Since she left the coffee shop yesterday, she didn’t know what had happened between Gu Siting and Senior Brother; she had been busy with the wristwatch competition and hadn’t taken the initiative to contact them.

Seeing Ming Yao’s lack of response, Zhong Ling made a phone call to Lu Zhou.

Soon, the call connected.

“… What, you and Fourth Master are returning to the capital city? About to board the plane? Why do I hear a woman’s voice, who’s talking with Fourth Master?”

Hearing Zhong Ling’s words, Ming Yao’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Gu Siting suddenly went back to their country?

And there was a woman by his side?

…

The end~

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