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Natalie doubled over with laughter. “Stop exaggerating!”
In response, Lina sighed. “You don't understand. I totally love babies like him. Never mind
if I'd never seen Anders in the past, but I've had the chance to see him now. On top of
that, he's my godson. How can I stop myself from thinking about him?”
“All right. I'll stop talking about him, then,” Natalie replied in a resigned tone.
“That's right. Don't talk about Anders anymore. I'm afraid I'd picture his adorable self in
my mind if you were to continue further. Then, I might not be able to concentrate on the
competition.” Lina took a few deep breaths to restrain the excitement within her.
At that, Natalie swiftly ceased speaking of Anders, lest it affect Lina for real. It would be
bad if the latter were to make a mistake or face a lack of inspiration during the
competition later.
Nonetheless, she was still elated inwardly. As a mother, she was naturally proud and
delighted that someone liked her son so much.
Soon, the competition began.
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Perhaps Lina was eager to go back earlier to see Anders, for she was exceedingly serious
during the competition in the afternoon. It was as though she had been injected with a
dose of adrenaline.
She was so intensely focused that Natalie felt as though she had turned into a different
person altogether.
At the sight of her utter earnestness, Natalie likewise pulled herself together and became
serious. Otherwise, she would drag Lina down if she failed to keep up with her pace.
That round of competition would not be determining the top three placings on that very
day.
After all, it was impossible for designers to finish a final draft to their absolute satisfaction
within a day.
Therefore, the contestants would generally submit their drafts after they had made
satisfactory progress or had run out of inspiration that day. The following day, they would
retrieve their drafts and continue drawing.
Three days were given for the first round of the competition. Only after that period would
the final draft be fully finalized and the top three contestants be selected.
Thus, the designers could submit their drafts and leave after doing some rough sketches
that day.
Of course, if any of them felt that the design they drew that day could be considered the
final draft, they could inform the organizer about it during the submission and only return
after three days to await the results of the competition.
Right then, Natalie had already finished her draft.
She studied the stunningly beautiful design that could rob one's breath at a glance before
turning to Lina beside her, who had also drawn a gorgeous jewelry design. Smiling, she
asked, “What do you think?”
Lina did not answer her but cast her gaze on the design in Natalie's hands. The instant she
laid eyes on the costume the latter designed, she whistled. “We sure are the perfect team,
Nat. We don't discuss the design much before getting down to business. Instead, we
tacitly draw according to our own ideas and only see whether the costume and
accessories match after the fact. If they don't match, we will then alter them until they do.
But from the look of things now, no changes are necessary. Our designs match perfectly.”
Verily, she had never met a costume designer who had such a high degree of compatibility
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Similarly, Natalie exclaimed, “Exactly! I didn't expect our designs to match so perfectly.
That aside, we both have the same idea about the draft submission. This is your final
draft, yes? You're not planning to make any modifications later, are you?”
Lina nodded with a grin. “That's right. I think my design is already perfect. I don't know
what I can change. It's flawless to the point that no alterations are required. Altering it
would only ruin it. Hence, I decided to consider it as the final draft. The same goes for you,
right, Nat?”
At that, Natalie murmured in assent. “Yeah, that's what I think too. My inspiration is
overflowing today, so much so that I finished the design in one go. I didn't even have to
restart on another paper.”
“Me, too!” Lina flashed her a peace sign before pouting her lips to gesture at the other
designers. “Look at those designers. They're all frowning deeply. I guess their designs are
probably not coming all that smoothly.”
Following her gaze, Natalie concurred, “Looks like it.”
“I think some of them haven't even finished their initial draft,” Lina remarked.
Natalie dipped her head in agreement. “They probably won't be satisfied with their initial
drafts even if they finish them today and will continue revising them tomorrow. But
someone else seems to have also finished the final draft, like us.”
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