Chapter 42: Formal Attire (Part 1)

  The problem is that Gu Huanli thinks she may not be able to go to school tomorrow. No, it's not because of a cold, but because she's about to suffocate from anger right now, literally being angered to death.

  By this second, she has changed into seven or eight sets of cheongsam. However, the person sitting leisurely on the sofa only needed one black tailcoat to settle it, why did she need to go back and forth to the dressing room repeatedly?

  Wearing a pair of slightly high-heeled leather shoes, Gu Huanli cursed, "Cassidy, this time, if you dare to shake your head again, I will definitely twist your head off."

  Less than a minute later, Gu Huanli was storming back and forth, muttering curses under her breath. It wasn't until after a while that she remembered the sales associate who had been following her around for the entire afternoon, and smiled awkwardly at her. "Sister, I'm really sorry to trouble you again. Can you please help me find another dress?"

  The shop assistant smiled and said, "Don't be angry, Mr. Collins is also for your own good. Trying a few more won't hurt."

  "Is it really that funny?" Gu Huanli stopped in her tracks and stood in front of the dressing mirror, carefully examining herself from head to toe.

  The shop assistant, holding a small white evening dress beside her, thought for a moment before speaking candidly, "The color suits you very well, only... perhaps Mr. Collins thinks it's still a bit early for you."

  "Early?" Gu Huanli lowered her head and took a glance, ah, she understood. To put it bluntly, Cassidy liked Ha Mimi, sorry, she was still a lovely underage girl. Thinking of this, Gu Huanli smiled sweetly at the shop assistant, "Sister, can you help me with something? Mr. Collins has afternoon tea every day because his stomach isn't very good..."

  "Ah, we have some tea and snacks available in our store, I'll go get someone to bring some over to Mr. Collins."

  "Ah! Sister! You're so good!" Gu Huanli grabbed the store clerk's hand and coquettishly said, "Don't look at Mr. Collins' tall and majestic appearance, he actually loves drinking milk."

  "Milk?" The shop assistant repeated hesitantly, thinking it didn't quite match the image of the person outside.

  "Right, right! And it must be today's 1L premium milk!"

  “1L？”

  "No choice, different strokes for different folks!"

  "That's right." The shop assistant nodded, "Then you go in and change into your gift dress, I'll take it over to him."

  "What?!" Gu Huanli strongly opposed, "Sister is not here, I'm afraid I won't dress well. Good sister, can you ask that big-eyed sister of yours to send it over? I think her eyes are quite tired..."

  With a snort, the shop assistant laughed and said, "You little girl, your eyes are sharp. Aren't you afraid that Mr. Collins will be at a disadvantage? That sister is a very 'formidable' person!"

  "Don't be afraid!" Gu Huanli proudly raised her chin, "Mr. Collins isn't a coward either!"

  "Mischievous kid!" The shop assistant chuckled and ruffled Gu Huan's messy hair, "Alright alright, since Mr. Collins teased you, I'll help you tease him back."

  "Hehe......" Gu Huanli smiled sheepishly, "Caught by you, sis!"

  "But you must definitely order your evening dress from our store!" The shop assistant smiled obsequiously, his eyes gleaming with tiny evil stars.

  "That's for sure." Gu Huan Lian said, "Besides, I also like the style of 'Dunkelmond'! Rumor has it that 'Dunkelmond' can amplify happiness a thousand times in an instant!"

  "Oh? If the store owner hears you say that, he'll be so pleased his tail will wag all the way up to heaven."

  She gently stroked the dress on her body, "Because of pride, that's why there is persistence! Sister, I think 'Dunkelmond' must have heard the dreams hidden deep in the guests' hearts and lit up the most brilliant moment like a magician."

  "Try this one." A hand suddenly stretched out beside me, holding a lovely and elegant silk small dress. The folds on the hem were as delicate as the petals of a white peony, unfolding gently.

  "Store manager?"

  "Huh?" Gu Huanli raised her watery eyes, what a strange person! A small black hat half-covered his eyes, faintly revealing an evil aura. And, wouldn't the metal rings on his lips interfere with eating and sleeping? "Will it leak when drinking soup?" By the time she came back to herself, she had already blurted out what was on her mind.

  Hand over the dress to the shop assistant next to him, and he touched his silver lip ring, "I haven't found this before, just occasionally stuff a leek leaf or something."

  "Huh?" Gu Huanli thought of that scene and couldn't help but shiver all over, and also, dinner and whatnot, let's just forget about it for tonight.

  The person known as the store manager couldn't help but burst into loud laughter at the sight of Gu Huan Lian's completely stiffened and rigid appearance.

  But Gu Huanli herself had already flown to sesame seeds, nori... When her line of sight accidentally swept to the nose ring and the silver chain connecting the nose ring and lip ring, her fantasy world had entered a full-speed stage.

  The store manager smiled for a while before feeling that Gu Huan's gaze was somewhat piercing, not admiring or appreciative, nor disgusted or disdainful. It should be said that it was the kind of straightforward gaze without much self-emotion, more like... more like the inquiring expression when seeing a dinosaur fossil at a natural history museum.

  "Hey, little girl?"

  "Huh?" Gu Huanli heard a familiar voice, and was bewildered as she raised her head. It wasn't until after a while that she reacted, her eyes widening in shock as she exclaimed, "Luo Yichen?!"

  "Ah-ha! I just found out! Little girl, you should get your eyes checked." Luo Yi Chen smiled coldly, his hands clasped behind his back, and nodded towards the direction of the locker room.

  "Is this store yours?" Gu Huan Lian stared blankly at the completely unfamiliar Luo Yi Chen, her mind a complete mess. Moreover, when it came to trying on clothes, her shoulders had completely slumped down. Although she felt a bit sorry for the designer, but she herself really didn't have any courage left! Ah, only at times like these did she feel that wearing school uniforms in school was such a simple and convenient thing!

  About a minute later, Gu Huan stood in front of the dressing mirror and hesitated, "How's this one?"

  "Ah, it suits you." Kong Yichen nodded, but with a hint of regret.

  "Don't try to comfort me, I know." Gu Huanli sighed dejectedly with her head hung low. After all, she was a sea demon, after all, she was a guardian beast, it's normal that she didn't look good. "It's not much better than wearing straw man clothes, right!"

  "Just a little bit." Lu Yi Chen said, using his thumb and index finger to gesture.

  Gu Huanli raised her head and glanced at him in the mirror, expressionless, saying, "A difference of a single hair can lead to a mistake of a thousand miles, I still understand this kind of thing."

  "Hehe." Ruo Yu Chen chuckled and gently pressed Gu Huan Li onto the seat beside him.

  "Huh?"

  "Close your eyes."

  "Huh?"

  "Leaving everything to the experts is the most correct choice." Lu Yichen's slightly sarcastic voice floated above Gu Huanli's head, giving her a very bad premonition.

  "Uh..."

  "Please look forward to it."

  "Not holding onto any hope at all." Gu Huan Lian muttered softly.

  Just as she was about to fall asleep, someone gently tapped her forehead, "Little girl, the train from Dreamland has arrived."

  "Hmm... huh... ha... ah?" Gu Huanli hastily stood up, "Reporting to the teacher, I absolutely didn't sleep..."

  "Hahaha." Everyone in the house burst out laughing, holding their bellies.

  Recalling where she was, Gu Huanli was so ashamed that she really wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it, never to come out again.

  "Alright, alright. Don't bully this thin-skinned little girl anymore." Ruo Yu Chen stretched out his hand and helped her tidy up her hair again, "You can go out now."

  "Alright." Gu Huanli nodded and walked away, without even noticing the reflection of herself walking past the mirror.

  "Sir, have some."

  Cassidy, who was looking down at his book, refused bluntly, "Thanks, I don't need it."

  "This is Miss Gu's kindness, and mine..." My big-eyed sister deliberately held out a 1L carton of milk with both hands, stretching it straight in front of Mu Bai, "Please have some."

  "Thanks, I'm not thirsty now." Cassidy rubbed his temples, ignoring the tightly clenched fists in front of him.

  "What should I prepare for you, sir? Champagne? Red wine? Or..."

  "Longjing, thank you." Cassidy sighed, this little girl was really too mischievous, able to get him into a heap of trouble in just a short while. And, would she take the opportunity to slip out the back door, otherwise why hadn't she come out yet?

  Big-eyed sister walked back with a tray, bent down and put the teacup on the table, and gently blew into Cassidy's ear, "Your Longjing tea."

  "Thank you." Cassidy's clear voice had a hint of coldness, and he said slowly, "I can read by myself, I won't disturb Miss in her work."

  "Not at all." Her big-eyed sister, with her bright red lips, burst into a brilliant smile.

  Cassidy fell silent, lifting his teacup and slowly blowing away the foam on the surface of the water. Just as he lowered his head to take a sip, the clear sound of the wind chime above the automatic door came from the entrance, and he immediately looked up to see Gu Tianxi and Ye Qinglan walking into the store in hushed conversation.

  Cassidy slowly stood up. "Young master."

  "Cassidy Misha Collins, the private tutor of the Xiao family." Gu Tianxi's lips were always curled up with a faint, almost imperceptible smile as he said to Ye Qinglan, "A trustworthy person."

  "Hello, I'm Ye Qinglan, Tianxi's high school classmate."

  At the same time, Cassidy was also sizing up Ye Qinglan, sizing up his ink jade-like pupils shining with a warm and elegant spirit. A smile rose to his lips as he said in a low voice, "Mr. Ye, nice to meet you, and thank you very much for taking care of Miss every day."

  Then, Cassidy said to Gu Tianxi, "Since young master has come to pick up miss, I'll be off first."

  Gu Tianxi nodded and sat down with Ye Qinglan on the sofa, discussing art and literature in a soft voice. Before long, the rustling sound of clothes rubbing against each other could be heard from beside her ear. When she looked up, there was an extra person in front of her.