At that time, both of them treated this design sketch as a gift of love between them, without any ulterior motive.
A year later, there happened to be a design competition for college students. Chen Xiang encouraged Xiaomeng to submit the design sketch. After she entered the competition, the organizers requested an electronic version of the design. The two of them collaborated on completing the electronic version and submitted it.
Unexpectedly, the design was selected, and Xiaomeng won first prize.
And the electronic version remained on the hard drive Xiaomeng frequently used.
After graduating, Chen Xiang rented a place outside, and Xiaomeng moved her stuff over too. While moving things back and forth, they forgot all about the original design sketch until later, when Xiaomeng asked Chen Xiang and received the reply that he hadn't seen it either—it must have been lost during the move.
Although a bit regretful, Xiaomeng didn't pursue the matter.
