Chapter 1617Natalie 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.
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 eyeson 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 with her.
noveldramaSimilarly, 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.”