"I messed up my best friend's face makeup.

In hindsight, I should have attacked her that day.

October 16th, the day that I've been striving for in the past twenty years, was also the day of the finals of the New Star Stylist competition.

With a makeup brush in hand, dusting the last bit of setting powder, my movements were soft and my gaze steady. As I finished setting the powder and was about to pack up, the model sitting across from me spoke up.

"Cheng Cheng, Qiao Ye is here."

The one who spoke was my best friend, Xu Xiaoxiao, who was also my model for this competition.

We've been hanging out together for six years. She also studied styling, but she wasn't as talented. She then moved to work in the general modelling circle.

"My dear, you're the best." My boyfriend, Qiao Ye, walked in holding a bouquet of roses, a warm smile on his face.

He handed the flowers to me, but turned to give Xiaoxiao a hug, which was natural and familiar. "Good luck, you're amazing too!"

Xiaoxiao looked at me with a smile in her eyes. I looked back at her, feeling happy. My boyfriend and my best friend, the closest people to me, were both supporting me.

Before I could say anything else, there was a commotion outside. The competition was about to begin.

"Alright, you should go now." I pushed Qiao Ye out of the dressing room, "It's about to start, I still need to give Xiaoxiao a final check."

Despite my full confidence, I couldn't take things lightly. I had to win this final round convincingly!

After sending Qiao Ye to the audience, I tidied up my things and made some adjustments to Xiaoxiao's clothes.

"Xiaoxiao, are you nervous?" I was excited and somewhat nervous."

Regarding this final competition, I am certain of victory.

Even when I did the first makeup design for the model in the initial competition, which amazed the judges, some had foreseen that I could easily win.

"Cheng Yu, if you win this competition, we won't be the same kind of person anymore. From then on, you'll spread your wings and become the new darling of the fashion world. By that time, will you still consider me a friend?"

Xu Xiaoxiao said with a faint smile, her voice nonchalant.

"Why wouldn't we be friends? Our relationship, it is absolutely unshakeable!"

I asked her to lift her head, preparing to check her overall look one more time, making sure everything is correct before the score presentation.

"Remember what you've just said."

Suddenly, Xu Xiaoxiao smiled and held up her cell phone to me.

Just a look, and my face froze.

As I looked at Xu Xiaoxiao, there was a hint of satisfaction in her eyes.

When I heard the host invite Cheng Yu and her model to the stage, Xu Xiaoxiao rose to her feet and walked forward with a winner's stance.

And the next second, I grabbed the nearby makeup box and threw it straight at Xu Xiaoxiao’s head.

I saw the colorful eyeshadows drawing a wonderful arc in the air, striking directly at Xu Xiaoxiao's face and turning it into a mess.

Like a gust, I rushed, ripping off her clothes.

The spectators were instantly thrown into chaos; everyone was clueless. At this moment, my boyfriend, Qiao Ye, jumped up. But instead of holding me, he ran directly to Xu Xiaoxiao, reaching out to comfort her.

Immediately after, my other good friend jumped onto the stage and stopped me.

Kicking my legs and gritting my teeth, I glared at Xu Xiaoxiao and cursed, "When the hell did you two hook up?"

A crowd of media flooded onto the scene, and Xu Xiaoxiao's tears instantly dropped.

She weakly hid into Qiao Ye's embrace and said to me, "Cheng Yu, I know you love Qiao Ye, but we are getting married. I even agreed to help you in the competition as your model, can you please stop pestering Qiao Ye?"

I was stunned, staring at Xu Xiaoxiao.

Peng Xiao, who was by my side trying to prevent a fight, was also stunned.

She released me and walked up to Xu Xiaoxiao, saying, "Xu Xiaoxiao, what are you talking about? You're saying that Qiao Ye is your boyfriend! Are you out of your mind?"

"Peng Xiao, I know you hoped for Xu Xiaoxiao and I to be together and worked hard to pair us up, but the one I truly love is Xu Xiaoxiao."

Peng Xiao looked at me quizzically. Just as she was about to speak, the media surged towards us.

They surrounded us, pushing Xu Xiaoxiao and I apart.

It was through the media interviews I found out that Xu Xiaoxiao and Qiao Ye were ready to register their marriage tomorrow. They had been in love for four years, and planned to marry after graduation.

I stood there dumbfounded, feeling the entire situation was incredibly surreal.

Just before I took the stage, Qiao Ye had bought me flowers to encourage me, and even said to me, my dear, you're the best. Yet now, in just a flash, he was about to register marriage with my best friend?

What do they take me for?