Shen Ziying averted her gaze guiltily and simply changed the subject dryly. "Huh? I remember this piece of fabric was properly placed on the table before. How could it end up like this?"
The designer had never encountered such a tricky situation before. For a moment, she was at a loss and stared at the footprint on it, muttering to herself.
"What should I do? This special material can't be wiped off. How could this happen? Who stepped on it?"
She finally voiced her suspicion, her gaze sweeping across all the designers present.
The others all shrugged, wearing the same look of confusion on their faces.
Who was so stupid to mess with this fabric?
Wen Yin's gaze landed faintly on Shen Ziying.
She finally understood what Shen Ziying hadn't finished saying in the toilet.
"What happened to the fabric?!"
Before the crowd could disperse, the team leader in charge of this project, having somehow heard the news, burst through the door.
The other designers tactfully made way for her.
The team leader almost fainted from anger when she saw the scene in front of her. Her finger pointing at the fabric was trembling slightly.
"Who... Who can explain this to me? Why was this fabric from Ai Factory fine just a few hours ago, but now there's suddenly a footprint on it?!"
This time, Shen Ziying was truly stunned. Only then did she belatedly realize the origin of this fabric.
All the fabrics produced by Ai Factory were top - grade. There were only a limited number each quarter, and their special materials made every company scramble for them.
A small company like LeR had to make reservations several quarters in advance to get this much!
The designer who had borrowed the fabric lowered her head and bit her lip. Her hesitant gaze shifted between Wen Yin and Shen Ziying. Finally, she spoke the truth.
"Team leader, I lent the fabric to Wen Yin and Shen Ziying. I don't know how... but in the end, it became like this."
The team leader glared at her but didn't hold her accountable. Instead, she directly fixed her gaze on Shen Ziying and Wen Yin.
"I think the two of you should explain this to me."
Shen Ziying spoke up first, preempting Wen Yin. "Team leader, the fabric of both of us was in Wen Yin's custody. And it was Wen Yin who had been working on the finished product all day."
She was smart enough not to mention the footprint on the fabric, successfully avoiding suspicion for herself.
Wen Yin saw through Shen Ziying's rhetorical trick. She scoffed inwardly.
This Shen Ziying was really stupid.
"Wen Yin?" The team leader's gaze landed on Wen Yin.
Over the past few days, she had a good impression of Wen Yin.
This young girl had better fashion sense than any other newcomer. There were very few mistakes on her design sketches. A little guidance would yield unexpected results.
She never thought Wen Yin could do such a thing.
The team leader's face gradually became solemn.
If it was really Wen Yin who did this... then she...
Seeing the team leader's suspicion, Wen Yin wasn't in a hurry to explain. Instead, she said calmly, "Team leader, all the other designers here can testify for me. I've been standing in front of the clothes rack all day. After borrowing the fabric, I stored it properly."
"But when I wanted to return it, the fabric was gone. We went to look for it and only then found that the fabric had been deliberately damaged."
Wen Yin's voice was cold, clear, and convincing.
Hearing her words, Shen Ziying buried her head even lower, wishing she could be an ostrich and burrow into the ground!
"There are surveillance cameras in the studio. We can watch them together to find out who actually damaged the fabric."
Wen Yin got straight to the point and voiced her idea.
Hearing this, Shen Ziying glared fiercely at her.
This little bitch, was she the only one who could talk?!
After her outburst of anger, Shen Ziying felt a bit unsure.
She had heard that the fabrics from Ai Factory were hard to get. If this mess was really caused by her willfulness...
Shen Ziying didn't dare to imagine the consequences.
After hearing Wen Yin's words, the other designers all nodded. "Yes, we have surveillance cameras!"
"Team leader, let's check the surveillance. This fabric matter is no small deal."
"The security department must have the footage."
The team leader nodded with a gloomy face.
The fabric had been deliberately damaged, and she couldn't account for it to her superiors. At this moment, the only way out was to find out the real culprit.
A few minutes later, the security department sent the surveillance footage to the team leader's phone. More than a dozen pairs of eyes stared intently at the screen, all eager to see which brainless person had dared to damage this fabric.
The surveillance showed Wen Yin borrowing the fabric and carefully placing it on the table. Then she went to the side to measure the mannequin.
Time passed by second by second, and Shen Ziying's figure never appeared in this part of the surveillance.
The team leader's face grew even gloomier. She glanced at Shen Ziying.
Shen Ziying touched her nose guiltily. She had been caught slacking off at work by her boss.
The surveillance video was played at double - speed. Finally, Wen Yin stood up and left.
The next second, another figure appeared on the surveillance.
Shen Ziying sauntered over. First, she took a look at the clothes Wen Yin had made and curled her lips. Then her gaze landed on the fabric on the table.
As if thinking of something, Shen Ziying slowly approached the fabric. She reached out and touched it, then pretended to accidentally sweep the fabric under the table.
Shen Ziying sat on the chair, and the surveillance just captured her legs moving, as if she was forcefully crushing something.
At this point, everything was clear.
The team leader looked at Shen Ziying with an ashen face.
This young lady from the Shen family had been placed here through connections. Although she had made a bit of a splash in the new - designer show, there were still deficiencies.
From the design sketches a few days ago, the team leader had already seen that Shen Ziying's design sense was not as good as Wen Yin's.
Moreover, there was a problem with her character.
Due to her status as the young lady of the Shen family, the team leader hadn't pointed it out. But she never thought that Shen Ziying would cause such a big mess!
The designers behind were completely stunned.
They never thought that the real culprit was Shen Ziying, who had come here crying and shifting the blame at the beginning!
Wen Yin showed no expression on her face. After all, she was the first one to know that this stupid thing was done by Shen Ziying.
The team leader took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her anger. She glared at Shen Ziying.
"Shen Ziying, come to my office!"
"As for the rest of you, continue with your work according to your progress. Suspend any parts that require this kind of fabric. I'll contact my superiors as soon as possible to resolve this issue!"
After saying that, the team leader walked out with a dark face. Shen Ziying glared at Wen Yin and then followed her.
"Team leader..." Shen Ziying followed behind her, her tone full of grievance.