Chapter 92 Entrance Ceremony
“Plus, she’s good-looking as well. I guess there’s no hope for us in this event.”
“I’m so jealous of her.”
The participants gathered in groups as they whispered to one another with envious eyes on Melanie. However, some of the participants—whose families were well-off—felt slight discontent toward Melanie.
“It’s all thanks to her family being rich. Her beauty is nothing to look at.”
“Right? You can’t just win based on money alone in a competition by the Luke Corporation. I think her looks are just about average.”
“If she’s really good, she would have just debuted straight away. Why would she be here with the newcomers? To steal our thunder?”
Melanie was extremely pleased as she listened to the praises the others had for her and paid no mind to the malicious comments about her.
Like a model walking down a runaway, Melanie walked over to the wealthy girls, who were badmouthing her, in a prideful manner before telling them off in a patronizing tone. “You girls should pay mind to what you all are saying. Though we’re all here for the selection, you girls better sharpen your vigilance since not just anyone would allow you all to spout nonsense behind their backs.”
Melanie’s boldness startled the girls. Though they were reluctant to give in to her, the girls did not dare to retort as they could not afford to offend someone who had the capability to wear such an expensive dress.
Melanie was extremely pleased as she watched the girls stay silent with angry expressions on their faces. After taking a glance at the girls, she then went back to her spot loftily, like a peacock that came by just to show off her beauty.
By this time, the staff had already begun preparations for the entrance ceremony.
The participants would enter in turn according to their audition scores and be given a personalized introduction as they faced the cameras. Melanie was to be the 10th participant to enter.
Currently, the participants were putting on their finishing touches and waiting for the broadcast to go live with the best expression they could muster on their faces. It was at this time that Melanie felt a slight tinge of nervousness at the thought of seeing Hanson in a little while more.
With the lighting on the venue set up, the host, dressed in a tuxedo, walked professionally onto the stage and announced the commencement of the selection ceremony at the end of the countdown.
Following the host’s announcement, the broadcast went live while the participants entered the venue, with the number of comments by the netizens gradually increasing.
‘Was that a custom-made dress by CC? Looks like there’s a lot of hidden talent among the participants this year.’
‘Am I the only one who thinks she’s beautiful? I can’t keep my eyes off her ever since she came on stage. She looks just like a celebrity. I’m sure that the winner today would definitely be that woman.’
‘Every one of them has their own charm point. It’s just that her dress really stands out here.’
‘Why isn’t our most anticipated President Luke on stage yet?’
After the contestants had entered the stage, the host announced excitedly amid the loud drum sounds, “Next up, let’s welcome President Luke of the Luke Corporation and Master Mia with a big round of applause!”
‘Master Mia? Did I hear that correctly?’
‘I thought Master Mia doesn’t attend any events? Really looking forward to it.’
‘Master Mia was the one who designed the jewelry that Luke Corporation recently launched. It’s not surprising for the master to make an appearance for this event.’
‘What an amazing collaboration. I’m so curious about what Master Mia looks like.’
‘That’s President Luke’s shoes! Ah… I’m getting excited.’
After the host had announced for them to be onstage, Hanson requested for Vania to hold his arm before walking side-by-side toward the stage in a composed manner.
Hanson, who had once hated attending such events, suddenly thought that walking on a red carpet wasn’t so bad after all.
