Hearing the discussions of the crowd, Cheng Yi'an became even more certain that this was the person she had been longing for day and night.

Despite wearing sunglasses, he recognized him at a glance, but feeling a bit apprehensive about returning home, his first instinct was to hide.

Seeing the elevator stop on the third floor, he turned and ran to the escalator, taking a few quick steps to get on.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

"Excuse me, thank you."

Constantly weaving through the surging crowds, Cheng Yi'an ran forward at the fastest speed he had ever seen in his life.

A minute later, we finally arrived at the elevator on the third floor.

Unfortunately, he looked around for a long time but couldn't find Yun Qing.

In fact, Yun Qing was in the restroom next to him at that moment.

After getting on the elevator, she couldn't shake the feeling of unease, worried that someone might see her face. So she quickly slipped into the restroom and checked in the mirror to make sure her mask and sunglasses were on properly.

After carefully checking to ensure everything was in order, Yun Qing sneaked out of the bathroom.

Then, she went into the nearest women's clothing store.

Seeing that she was wrapped up tightly, all the sales assistants in the store gathered around.

"Hello, miss, are you here to buy clothes?"

Watched by several people, Yun Qing's face slowly turned red under her mask. Could she be mistaken for a thief?

"Yes, I want to buy an outfit for an interview."

"Then come with me."

A young sales assistant led her outside and pointed to the clothes on the mannequins.

"How do you like this outfit? It suits your figure perfectly."

Yun Qing looked up and saw a green shirt and a white long skirt. The colors and styles were both quite conventional, and it should be fine for an interview.

"This one will do. Please take it down so I can try it on."

As Yunqing entered the fitting room with the clothes in hand, she overheard the shop assistants outside talking about some cosplay events happening at the mall.

No wonder there are so many people today. Yun Qing sighed. She had originally planned to do some shopping after buying clothes, but it seems that's not going to happen now.

After Yun Qing changed her dress and came out, the sales assistants in the store were all impressed and surrounded her, praising her.

"Miss, I didn't realize you had such a great figure. You should wear more fitted dresses like this; loose styles don't show off your figure at all."

"Yes, we women should treat ourselves better. Dressing up makes us feel much better."

Yun Qing felt a little embarrassed by the compliment. This was the first time someone had praised her figure. She used to wear cake dresses and sportswear and rarely came to physical stores to try on dresses.

It looks pretty good now, but I wonder what the price will be?

"I also think this set is pretty good. How much is it in total?"

When Yun Qing took off her sunglasses while changing clothes, she revealed a pair of watery eyes that stared intently at them, which almost killed the shop assistants.

"This set is 1098 after the discount. How about this, little sister? I think you like it, so I'll let you use my employee discount. It'll be another 40% off, so it's 439. What do you think?"

Upon hearing that it was over a thousand, Yun Qing was already thinking about how to slip away.

She usually buys clothes online for around 300 to 400 yuan. The outfit she's wearing isn't particularly good quality, except for the style. How could it cost her almost half a month's living expenses?

Who knew things would take such a turn for the better, and that four hundred was a great deal for her.

"Okay, thank you, sister, you're so kind."

Several other shop assistants who hadn't spoken up looked at their colleague with envy and jealousy.

Just by using an employee discount, I can get a "sister" from a beautiful woman and her gratitude. They're willing to do that. Sigh, it's all my fault for being too slow to react.

Yunqing was in a good mood after leaving the clothing store. Not only had she bought the clothes she needed at a discounted price, but she had also received compliments from strangers. It was truly a happy day.

That's why she wanted to have a hot pot meal to celebrate the series of good news she'd received in the past few days.

As someone with social anxiety, she decisively chose Japanese hot pot. The tables were separated, and the food was served by robots, which was very nice to her.

Meanwhile, Cheng Yi'an searched the entire mall but couldn't find any trace of Yun Qing, and sat down to rest in a chair, feeling dejected.

His roommate, Lao Wang, walked by with water and was quite surprised to see him like this.

"Third brother, didn't you say you had something urgent to attend to and weren't coming to the exhibition?"

Cheng Yi'an forced a stiff smile: "It was indeed an urgent matter, but it's all taken care of now."

"That's perfect, the event isn't over yet, why don't you come with us and take a look?"

Cheng Yi'an did not refuse again and followed him to the cosplay venue.

The event was very grand, and many college students were dressed in cosplay costumes. There were also standees of various well-known game characters, which dazzled the audience.

At any other time, Cheng Yi'an would definitely be excitedly wandering around, looking at this and touching that.

But the thought of missing out on Yun Qing by just a few seconds made him lose all his enthusiasm.

"Hey bro, what's wrong with you? You look so down after just one hour, like you've been completely drained. Did you do something shady behind my back? Hehe..."

His roommates looked at him with teasing eyes and indescribable expressions on their faces.

Cheng Yi'an's face darkened: "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm just a little tired."

"Tired?" The eldest member of the dorm stepped forward and winked at the others, signaling them to tone it down and stop joking around. "It's already noon, and I'm hungry too. Let's find a place to eat."

"Okay, I remember there's a Japanese hot pot place around here that seems to have good reviews. Let's go together."

The four left the venue and headed to the fifth floor.

Once inside the hot pot restaurant, Cheng Yi'an was still absent-minded: "You guys go find a place to sit down first, I'm going to the restroom."

The person I had been searching for for a long time had disheveled hair and looked rather disheveled.

After tidying up his hair and clothes in the bathroom, Cheng Yi'an regained his sunny and handsome appearance.

Although Yun Qing was not found, knowing that she was still in Haiming was good news.

He could subtly inquire while playing games at night, and perhaps Yun Qing had overcome her psychological barrier and was willing to meet him.

With this thought in mind, Cheng Yi'an turned back.

Unexpectedly, a figure suddenly appeared at the corner ahead and crashed straight into them.