I tell fortunes for NPCs in a horror game

I entered the national designer competition despite everyone's opposition and made it all the way to the semi-finals.

With the designed clothes, I stood on the stage that belonged to me again. This sense of accomplishment was something that could hardly be brought to me by anything else.

At the semi-finals, four teachers sat in front and asked questions to each designer.

I was fully prepared and answered all the questions confidently, until one of them looked at my information thoughtfully and muttered: "Your name sounds familiar to me."

I looked at him a little surprised. When I saw his name, I suddenly realized that he was the designer who had collided with me in the design!

My hands and feet were cold, and when he said the word "plagiarism," I felt like the whole world had collapsed.

The staff came on stage temporarily and invited me to another room.

"Sorry, Miss Shu, you do not meet the registration conditions for this designer competition."

"how do I……"

“This competition only accepts original designers.”

There was no warmth in the eyes of the organizer staff. When they looked at me coldly, I felt extremely uncomfortable.

I thought that "plagiarism" would have a huge impact on me, but I still underestimated the impact of this matter.

I didn't plagiarize! Not a plagiarist! No matter how much I tried to defend myself, I couldn't.

If I didn’t plagiarize, why would there be exactly the same design? If the problem isn't me, it can only be another person.

I have never met the designer named Fang Yu before. Now that I have met him this time, I don’t want to miss the opportunity to solve my doubts.

While the staff had no time to pay attention, I sneaked into Fang Yu's rest room and waited for him to come back behind the clothing rack in the rest room.

The wait was a bit long, and just when I was drifting off to sleep, I heard the door open. However, before I went out, I heard his voice. He seemed to be talking to someone on the phone.

"Well, I didn't find it. She probably went back... She has been embarrassed in front of so many people. What else can she do if she doesn't go back... Yes, I just flew back from Milan..."

I later realized that the "embarrassing" person in his words was most likely me, and I also realized that he should not be among the teachers who came today.

"Okay." Fang Yu paused and then said, "Xiaoxiao, how can you thank me for such a big favor?"

Fang Yu's laughter was hearty, but it made me feel like I was falling into an abyss.

I don't know when he left. Sitting in the empty room, my thoughts were confused.

I never imagined that the name "Han Xiaoxiao" would be associated with betrayal in my life.

I tried hard to recall the good things in the past, and it was hard to figure out which one of her was the real her.

……

Sitting in the cafe, I looked at the smiling faces walking in at the door, feeling filled with uneasiness.

She waved to me and said, "I'm a little busy today, so I'm late," and then sat down opposite me.

She has the same smile and enthusiasm on her face, just like when we started our business.

I observed every expression on her face, trying to find any trace of guilt, but I couldn't find anything.

She noticed my coldness, and her doubts didn't seem to be fake: "Of course, what happened to you? How can I help?"

I looked directly into her eyes and said word by word: "I met Fang Yu in the semi-finals. He said that I plagiarized and I was disqualified."

She sighed: "Of course, I told you a long time ago that these things cannot be hidden. Fortunately, it is only the rematch now. If we wait until we reach the finals..."

"Once I reach the finals, I will be able to prove that my ability does not require plagiarism." I interrupted her rambling and asked directly, "Why did you give him my design?"

"what?"

"Didn't you plan the 'plagiarism' incident?" I didn't give her any chance to refute. "Persuading me to take a good rest made me miss the best opportunity to explain, so I was nailed to the shameful place. On the pillar, whenever I see Fang Yu, I have to bow down to him. No one will believe that he would plagiarize a little-known designer. Also, you told me that you sublet our store to Your friend, then why did I see the person who caused the trouble in the store? This was your arrangement from the beginning."

The smile on her face faded, her fingertips rubbed the side of the cup, but she didn't answer my question.

Even though I already knew the answer, seeing her attitude like this made me feel so painful that I couldn't breathe.

What happened can't be undone, I just want to know why she did it.

After a long while, she said: "People go to higher places."

"If you want to go higher, you can tell me. Yangguan Road and single-plank bridge, we just have to go our own way!" I slapped the table and growled, "Why...why do you want to destroy me?"

"Shu Ran, if I can, of course I don't want to ruin you." She pursed her lips and took a sip of American wine: "Shu Ran, I really don't want to lose you as a friend."

"Hurt me but don't want to lose me?" I sneered.

"It feels good to be trusted by others." Han Xiaoxiao shrugged, "If I could, I really hope to lie to you for the rest of my life."

Later I learned that Han Xiaoxiao’s pass to higher places was my design.

She submitted her designs to Fang Yu's company several times, but was not hired. It was not until she took two of my design drawings that she knocked on the door that should not belong to her.

……

I can’t remember the first time I woke up in the middle of the night. I dreamed of Han Xiaoxiao standing on the podium again and again. Her betrayal has become an indelible shadow in my life.

Wrapped in a coat, I sat on the edge of the rooftop in the early morning, looking at the darkness on the horizon, trying to find a glimmer of light.

Han Xiaoxiao is a liar who is affectionate and loyal.

With the hat of plagiarism, I will never be able to realize my dream. I thought I would not regret it, but when I woke up from the dream, I felt pain all the time.

Today's luck is really bad. I didn't wait for the sun, but instead waited for light rain.

What an unpleasant day.

I stood up slowly, thinking about going back to collect the clothes on the balcony at home, but just as I stood up, my feet slipped and I fell backwards.

I subconsciously stretched out my hand, but couldn't catch anything.

In just a few seconds after falling from the stairs, my mind went blank.