Chapter 1617


    Natalie doubled over withughter. “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 thepetition.” Lina took a few


    deep breaths to restrain the excitement within her.


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    At that, Natalie swiftly ceased speaking of Anders, lest it affect Lina for real. It would be bad if thetter


    were to make a mistake or face ack of inspiration during thepetitionter.


    Nheless, she was still ted inwardly. As a mother, she was naturally proud and delighted that


    someone liked her son so much.


    Soon, thepetition began.


    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 ofpetition would not be determining the top three cings 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 thepetition. 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 thepetition.


    Right then, Natalie had already finished her draft.


    She studied the stunningly beautiful design that could rob one''s breath at a nce 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 sheid eyes


    on the costume thetter 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 ording to our own ideas


    and only see whether the costume and essories 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 ofpatibility with her.


    Simrly, Natalie eximed, “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 nning to


    make any modificationster, 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 wless 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 shed 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 noting 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.”