Chapter 122: What Right Does She Have?!

Gu Wenyan merely said one sentence softly by her ear, then said no more.

The staff member doubted his own ears: "What did you say? You're not joking, are you?"

"Of course I'm not joking. That's exactly what I want to say. If you think it's acceptable… I'll participate. If you think it's not, then I won't."

"…Wait! Tell me again — what flowers did you grow, and what is the work you've come to enter in the Exhibition today?"

Gu Wenyan repeated it once more.

"…Alright then, I'll go over and have a word with our supervisor. You come with me."

The other party clearly still didn't quite believe it, but felt that Gu Wenyan's composure was so calm that they feared — what if she really meant it…

Then they would miss out on an excellent opportunity, and this Exhibition of theirs would become an absolute sensation! Drawing countless people's attention to them… with an unprecedented promotional effect!

After Gu Wenyan left with the organizer's staff member, Gu Mianmian couldn't help asking: "What did sister go off to do? Why won't she let us take part in the competition together?"

"Sister wouldn't be…" Gu Mianmian bit her lip and asked in a very odd tone, "trying to pull strings through the back door, would she?"

After saying that, Gu Mianmian shook her head and denied it herself: "She probably wouldn't. Sister probably wouldn't do something like that. But what work does she have to enter now? I really don't understand."

Gu Yechen shook his head: "Alright, you don't need to worry about that. Let her handle it herself. We'll trust that she can sort it out."

"Oh, alright then… that would be best. Actually, I do trust sister. After all, she's amazing at growing flowers. It's just a shame about those flowers…"

Gu Mianmian changed the subject: "Alright, brother, come with me to check out the judges later. We still have to go through round after round of the competition!"

On-site, the judges would pick out flowers with poor appearance or those already wilting, and those would be eliminated on the spot, losing their qualification to compete.

Only flowers with genuinely good appearance could proceed to the final judging. After all, at this stage there were so many entries — it was impossible to put every single one up for everyone to vote on.

The professional judges would carry out a selection here.

Gu Mianmian's entry this time was a pot of orchids. She thought — since her brother liked them, she should grow them too, so that they would care about her more.

However, the time was too short. The orchids Gu Mianmian had grown could only be considered passable. With more time, she should have been able to achieve a better result.

Since the appearance was decent enough, getting through the preliminary review was relatively easy for her.

After confirming she had passed the preliminary review, Gu Mianmian was overjoyed: "I passed! Brother, I didn't expect I'd actually make it through the preliminary review!"

"Mianmian, you're amazing."

"Mianmian, you're really great."

"Not bad."

Gu Yechen and the others were all praising Gu Mianmian, but now they were also very curious… where had Gu Wenyan gone off to?

Ever since she left with the on-site staff member, she hadn't come back, and no one knew what she was actually doing.

After nearly an hour of judging, the first round of flowers on-site had been selected. All the unqualified ones had already been eliminated.

And the entries advancing to the second round had been reduced by 80%. When the remaining 20% list was announced…

Gu Mianmian actually heard Gu Wenyan's name?!

Gu Mianmian frowned and asked in disbelief: "Was that sister just now? But she didn't even take part in the first round of judging. How could she go straight into the second round??"

She deliberately raised her voice so the people around her could hear. Of course, after saying that, she put on an innocent look again: "There must be some reason. As long as sister can get into the second round, I'm already very happy…"

Although Gu Mianmian let it go, some of the people nearby who had been eliminated earlier were very unhappy hearing this and started shouting loudly: "Is there really an entry that didn't go through the first round but went straight into the second? What are the organizers playing at?"

"You said this competition would be strict, didn't you? No back doors allowed? Entries that didn't go through the first round absolutely cannot get into the second??"

"Exactly! How can you do this? Don't think we're easy to bully!"

Most people actually didn't know exactly what had happened, but hearing this discussion, they too began to voice their doubts.

Gu Mianmian looked at Gu Yechen worriedly: "Big brother, what do we do? Are they talking about sister?"

"What if they find out it's sister… what should we do…"

Gu Yechen's expression was unreadable. He didn't answer right away, but first called Gu Wenyan.

Gu Wenyan picked up quickly: "What is it? Is something the matter, big brother?"

"Wen Yan, where are you?"

"I'm backstage. Why?"

"Come over for a moment. There's been some trouble with the first round of screening. Tell us what's going on and we'll help you sort it out."

"No need, big brother. It's a small matter. Don't worry about it. The organizers will explain soon."

Not long after Gu Wenyan finished speaking, someone from the organizers came out to soothe everyone's emotions: "Everyone, listen to our explanation, alright? It's not what you think!"

"What do you mean it's not what we think? Just tell us — is there someone who skipped the first round of screening and went straight into the second? We're not that easy to bully or fool!"

"If you don't want to run this competition properly, then don't run it at all!"

These people grew angrier and angrier, especially those who had been eliminated.

The eventual winners would receive very generous prize money, as well as some preferential resources, so none of them were willing to accept this outcome.

The organizer's staff member could only patiently explain: "We didn't skip the screening. Every entry has been screened."

"But what about that person — this Gu Wenyan, whoever she is… she never even showed up. How could you have screened her?"

"Tell us the specifics. I'd really like to know exactly how you screened them!"

Gu Yeting frowned and cut in: "How do you know there was no screening? With Wen Yan's ability, getting into the second round is easy — it's no trouble at all."

"I don't think that's possible. Anyway, it's not that simple. Don't think we don't understand! You must be rigging things behind the scenes!"

"…You're the young master of the Gu Family, aren't you? Just because you have money, you think you're something!"

"Hmph, you're definitely rigging things behind the scenes. Don't try to fool us! No, this competition has to be held again, and Gu Wenyan has to get out. She can't be allowed into the second round!"

"Gu Wenyan absolutely doesn't have the qualifications to beat us!"

It was at that moment that Gu Wenyan walked out, smiling faintly: "You say I don't have the qualifications, so I don't have them?"