Beware the Appearing Cute Wife!
Chapter 413 - 454, Filled with the scent of death

Chapter 413: 454, Filled with the scent of death

Seeing An Xiaoyu step up on the stage like that, Gu Xiaobei and Yu Zimo were both stunned.

What is she thinking...?

Seeing An Xiaoyu calmly going up on the stage, a sneer appeared on Chu Mushan’s lips.

Now, she really wanted to see what tricks An Xiaoyu could still pull.

What can someone, who hasn’t even brought their design drafts, count on to turn the tables?

All in all, An Xiaoyu is bound to lose!

Unexpectedly, An Xiaoyu began her presentation very calmly.

"Hello everyone, I am An Xiaoyu, a designer from Guohe Group. I am honored to represent my company in the design of the fourth layer! This time, the piece I brought is called ’Backlight’."

After introducing herself, An Xiaoyu then gestured to Gu Xiaobei to plug the USB drive she had just left behind into the computer, starting the playback.

Gu Xiaobei was still somewhat bewildered, thinking the USB drive probably only contained a backup.

Their design had already been stolen, what effect could playing this backup have now?

However, under An Xiaoyu’s prompting look, Gu Xiaobei swiftly inserted the USB drive into the computer and clicked play.

Instantly, a 3D image appeared on the big screen.

The moment the image was displayed on the big screen, both Gu Xiaobei and Yu Zimo were taken aback.

And Wu Minli, who was originally sitting there ready to enjoy the show, was also dumbfounded.

At the same time, Chu Mushan, who thought she had a guaranteed victory, felt her smile freeze on her face.

This design was completely different from the one they had displayed before!

The image characterized by a cold palette of gray, black, and white suddenly caught everyone’s eyes, instantly making them feel gloom and oppression, restlessness, and even... the presence of death.

At that moment, An Xiaoyu’s gentle voice began to speak.

"The number ’four’ is very complex, unlikable to many because its sound is often associated with death. Therefore, today’s design revolves around the meaning of ’four’..."

Instantly, the room fell silent.

But then An Xiaoyu continued: "However, the association of four with death is a misconception. In Guangzhou and Hong Kong, people mistakingly pronounce the fourth tone as the level tone, turning ’four’ into ’death.’ A slight difference in pronunciation led to a great misunderstanding.

In ancient China, ’four’ was considered a particularly auspicious number, representing the concept of dual couples. Thus, four happiness decorations are posted on each side of the door during weddings. The Jade Emperor has the Four Heavenly Kings; the Tathagata has the Four Great Protectors, Four Great Bodhisattvas; Taoism has four cardinal protectors.

Besides, nature has four seasons, people have four limbs, people live in quadrangles, surrounded by neighbors in all four directions, considering the world their home. Paths stretch in all directions; there are four cardinal directions. In arithmetic, there are four operations, and rounding off is called ’rounding up and down.’ In ancient times there were Four Books and Five Classics, the Complete Library in the Four Branches of Literature, the Four Treasures of the Study, and the Four Arts, which are zither, Go, calligraphy, and painting. Also, we had the Four Great Inventions and Four Great Classical Novels. When traveling, one explores the Four Seas, and meeting people from all over the world feels like meeting brothers. All these expressions contain ’four,’ can they all be considered inauspicious? On the contrary, they are all very auspicious.

Apart from our country, other regions of the world also have different interpretations of ’four.’ Americans believe that four is the core principle of the universe. Mayans had four colors and four methods of counting a natural year. In the Aztec worldview, four World Trees support the heavens. The four corners are said to be the origin of winds, holding four vast water jars, pouring out water as rain. Additionally, there are the gods of the four directions who survived the ’great flood that destroyed the world’ and so forth."

As she spoke, An Xiaoyu signaled Gu Xiaobei to press the enter key once more.

The 3D design on the big screen underwent another transformation.