The next day, Xia Xi found a styling studio online and spent a lot of money to buy a new dress.

To match her skirt, she tied up her long hair, revealing her full forehead. Her facial features were fully displayed without any cover, making her face look even more beautiful and impactful.

Xia Xi put on makeup in front of the mirror. It had been a long time since she had done a full makeup so carefully. It took her a very long time, almost an hour and a half.

Finally, it was accessories. Since the upper part of the skirt was inlaid with rhinestones, she didn't want it to steal the show, so she chose a plain silver chain to wear around her neck, and simple small diamond earrings on her ears.

After Xia Xi finished her work, Wu Qinglu was still fast asleep in bed. Xia Xi got up, put on her cashmere coat, walked to Wu Qinglu's bed, and pushed her arm: "Wake up, get up and pack up, we have to leave early."

"Are you going so early?" Wu Qinglu opened her eyes and groped for the phone beside her pillow to check the time. It was not yet two o'clock in the afternoon, which was the best time for a lunch break.

I heard the dinner is in the evening. Isn't it too early to go now?

Xia Xi rested her chin on the edge of her bed. Her eyelids were painted with eyeshadow with fine glitter flakes. She blinked twice, and her eyelids sparkled like little butterflies. "Come over and play early. I see some people in the group have already arrived."

"Okay, wait for me."

Wu Qinglu quickly got up from the bed, went to the bathroom to wash her face, then changed her clothes and put on makeup.

Her makeup was not as delicate as Xia Xi's, and it was done in half an hour. Because she was afraid of the cold, she wore a gray long-sleeved knitted skirt with a thin down jacket on the outside.

Wu Qinglu suddenly remembered how Xia Xi picked out a skirt last night and was curious about what she was wearing. She turned around and saw a black coat that wrapped her tightly from neck to ankles.

She was a little surprised: "Aren't you going to wear a dress?"

Xia Xi curled her lips, smiled mysteriously, and immediately opened her clothes to both sides, revealing the scenery inside to her.

Wu Qinglu's eyes widened and she gasped, "This...this is too beautiful!"

Xia Xi raised an eyebrow, very satisfied with her reaction: "What we want is the effect of shocking everyone."

She picked up her bag and patted Zhao Lei, who was lying on the bed, before leaving: "We are leaving now. Are you okay on your own? What do you want to eat tonight? We can bring it to you after we are done."

Zhao Lei had a hand warmer on her stomach. Upon hearing this, she lazily raised her eyelids and said, "I'm fine. I just took an ibuprofen and am waiting for it to take effect. I want some clay pot soup from the place across from the school. When you come back, please pack me some for me. I want lotus root and pork ribs soup."

"I remember."

Xia Xi took Wu Qinglu's arm and went out, closing the door.

After going down a few flights of stairs and reaching the first floor, a gust of cold wind rushed in through the open doorway. Xia Xi immediately tightened his coat, shrunk his neck, and hid half of his body behind Wu Qinglu, using her to block the wind.

Wu Qinglu knew that Xia Xi was bare-legged at the moment and didn't feel cold in the dormitory, but once she went outside she would feel the severity of the late spring cold.

"I don't know how to wear a leg-baring artifact." Wu Qinglu said, "A woman who prefers grace over warmth."

Xia Xi narrowed her eyes and quickened her pace: "It only looks good with bare legs."

There happened to be a taxi with an empty license plate parked at the school gate. It must have just dropped someone off and hadn't had time to leave yet. Xia Xi got into the car at the speed of a 100-meter sprint and shivered for a while.

Wu Qinglu slowed down a few steps and then got into the car.

Xia Xi told the driver the address of the villa.

About half an hour later, a white five-story building came into sight. It had a solemn and imposing appearance, and the black fence gate had a cold luster. In order to facilitate everyone's entry and exit, the two doors were wide open without any blocking devices.

The driver looked at the towering villa in front of him and asked, "Can we drive in?"

"Yes, thank you." Xia Xi said.

The driver slowed down, drove in, drove half a circle around the fountain in the yard, and stopped under the porch. He couldn't help but stretch his head to admire the fountain, which was larger than an ordinary person's house.

The shape of the pool is round and symmetrical like auspicious clouds, with a circle of water outlets around it, spraying water onto the white sculpture in the middle, and the water columns form a hollow ring in the middle.

Xia Xi paid the fare, pushed open the car door, waited for Wu Qinglu for a while, and then the two of them went in together.

Wu Qinglu whispered, "As expected of the richest man in South City, this villa... Tsk tsk, I've only seen similar descriptions in novels, never anything this luxurious in TV dramas. No wonder the heroine in the novel was locked up in there by the overbearing boss and couldn't escape. If it were me, I'd get lost too."

Xia Xi: “…”

In the several-hundred-square-meter hall, the crystal chandeliers shone brightly, like a shower of stars. A dozen or so people, all dressed casually, were chatting and laughing inside. Most of the men were women, as most hadn't arrived yet.

Xia Xi's gaze quickly locked onto Zhou Xiaoyu among the group.

Zhou Xiaoyu was even more dressed up than she was, in a striking royal blue velvet halter dress with exaggerated tassel earrings dangling down to her collarbone. Next to her was her younger sister, Zhao Yinshu, in a burgundy fishtail slip dress.

Xia Xi had previously competed with Zhao Yinshu for the position of cheerleading captain, and the dispute was not pleasant.

Wu Qinglu glanced around calmly, then tilted her head and whispered to Xia Xi, "Compared to them, I think you've restrained yourself."

Xia Xi chuckled.

The indoor constant temperature system kept the temperature at a comfortable 25 degrees. Xia Xi untied the belt and buttons at the waist of her coat, took it off and hung it on the floor-standing hanger against the wall. In an instant, she became the focus of the entire audience.

The shoulder straps of the skirt are very thin, like two lines, which tighten her graceful shoulders. The upper body is made up of flowers, each of which is covered with dazzling diamonds. The hem of the skirt is irregular wavy chiffon, with different lengths, like the tail of a luminous jellyfish in an aquarium, dotted with a few white feathers. When she moves her body slightly, the feathers on the skirt flutter up and down, which is very smart.

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