"Are you afraid?" Adrian Zhekova asked her.
Cindy Clarke shook her head without any hesitation: "Not afraid."
"Ever since I participated in the competition, there has never been a lack of negative comments." Cindy said, "As long as I know that I have achieved my ranking on my own merits, that's enough."
"Whether it's getting first place or just making the top ten." Cindy continued.
She knew that once it went public, no matter what ranking she achieved, people would have something to say.
If she got first place, she would undoubtedly be accused of relying on Adrian Zhekova.
But if she didn't get first place, some people might say she was too afraid to get it in order to avoid suspicion.
Deliberately choosing a neither high nor low position, to appear fair.
Anyway, no matter what, some people would always find something negative to say.
