Chapter 253 The Wrong Person

Soon the assistant brought over the earrings that Pei Qinyue wanted.

Pei Qinyue checked the earrings in the box and suddenly his eyes lit up: "How about I deliver it myself? That would show my sincerity and thoughtfulness."

Pei Qinyue looked at her eagerly: "Director Xia, can you let me take the credit? I really need this opportunity to show off~"

"You think I need this credit?" Xia Lili hit him on the head without any hesitation. "What are you doing? I'm in the ladies' room, and you're going there?"

"Are you prepared to risk wearing women's clothing and risk being called a pervert?"

"I forgot..." Pei Qinyue was suddenly speechless and scratched his head embarrassedly: "Sorry, I'm too eager for quick success."

Xia Lili took the earring box and said, "I'm wearing the dress you designed, and giving me earrings you designed is enough exposure for your product."

"Don't worry, I'll tell Ms. Lu that it was you who discovered her ear allergies."

Pei Qinyue really wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Xia Lili at this moment: "Thank you, Dad! Ancestors!"

"I cannot repay your kindness. I will work like a slave in my next life to repay your kindness!"

Xia Lili ignored Pei Qinyue's flattery and walked straight to the ladies' room.

In the ladies' restroom, Lu Ziqiu was carefully putting on makeup in front of a gilded mirror.

Xia Lili keenly noticed that when she was tidying up the loose hair on her temples, her fingers unconsciously rubbed her earlobes and her brows were slightly furrowed.

"Really..." Ms. Lu muttered to herself in the mirror, her fingertips lingering on the earrings for a moment before retracting them. "Forget it, I can't go on stage with my ears bare when I give my speech later."

Xia Lili stepped forward at the right moment, maintaining a comfortable distance and bowing slightly. "Hello, Ms. Lu. I'm President Pei's special assistant."

Her voice was clear and pleasant. "Mr. Pei just noticed that you have some ear discomfort. I remember that the BMNC201 earrings you are wearing contain 15% nickel."

She held out a dark green velvet jewelry box and slowly opened it under the light. "These are the 'Phoenix Perched in the Wutong' platinum earrings from the 'Unparalleled Series'. They are made with 100% anti-allergenic technology."

In the box, the pair of emerald earrings glowed with a warm radiance under the restroom light. The emerald green gems were surrounded by platinum vines, which was both elegant and fashionable.

Ms. Lu's reflection in the mirror was visibly stunned, unable to say no.

"Ms. Lu," Xia Lili said in a gentle but firm tone, "the nickel contained in these earrings will accelerate oxidation under the strong stage lights, which may cause more severe allergic symptoms and even difficulty breathing."

She observed Ms. Lu's expression calmly, remembering Pei Qinyue's earlier conversation with her. She had already grasped the fashion godmother's arrogant nature. So she changed the subject and cleverly offered a way out:

"Of course, these impromptu earrings are definitely not as good as the ones you personally selected, and they may not be to your liking."

She bowed slightly, "But for your health, I still recommend that you change for the time being."

Ms. Lu's sharp gaze lingered on Xia Lili's face for a moment, and she finally reached out to take off her earrings.

Just as she was about to put on the new earrings, Xia Lili took out a small bottle of anti-allergic medicine and a disinfectant cotton swab from her pocket.

"This is a medical-grade soothing potion that can relieve allergy symptoms." She asked softly, "Do you need me to apply it for you?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Ms. Lu's eyes, and then turned into some admiration.

She nodded slightly.

Xia Lili gently disinfected and applied medicine to her clothes before carefully putting on the pair of "Phoenix Resting on the Wutong Tree" platinum earrings for her.

Throughout the process, her fingertips maintained the perfect distance, which was both professional and appropriate.

Xia Lili thought the matter was resolved here.

Unexpectedly, after Ms. Lu packed up her cosmetics, she glanced at Xia Lili and suddenly stopped and asked, "Little girl, what's your name?"

Xia Lili was stunned and gave her nickname: "Lily."

Ms. Lu suddenly extended an olive branch: "Are you interested in working with me?"

Xia Lili was just about to politely refuse, but unexpectedly met Ms. Lu's eyes, and her vision began to blur uncontrollably.

Xia Lili:

Come back to life?

Xia Lili, who was already numb, was now able to face it calmly.

It even injured a waiter.

A terrifying hallucination suddenly flashed before Xia Lili's eyes:

At midnight, on the top terrace of the cruise ship, Ms. Lu was leaning elegantly on the carved railing.

Her face was covered with an elaborate peacock feather mask, revealing only her thin lips painted with dark red lipstick.

Xia Lili, who was familiar with the arrangements of fashion dinners, immediately guessed that the time point in the illusion was the Midnight Mask Party to be held at 11 o'clock tonight.

Suddenly, a sharp buzzing sound pierced the night sky.

Ms. Lu turned around in surprise and saw an out-of-control commercial drone swooping down at her at a nearly vertical angle.

The drone's four sets of propellers rotated at high speed, shining with a cold metallic luster in the moonlight.

"This is..." Before Ms. Lu could even finish her exclamation, her body instinctively stepped back.

However, her back was pressed against the balcony railing, and on both sides were blocked by tables with champagne towers. In this lightning-fast moment——

"Bang!"

The drone's propeller slashed across Ms. Lu's mask, and the sharp blades cut off the feather mask along with the flesh on her right face.

In severe pain, Ms. Lu lost her balance and fell backwards over the railing.

Her falling figure drew an arc in the air and finally crashed heavily on the marble steps of the hotel's main entrance.

What's even more terrifying is that when she fell, she knocked down a waiter who was carrying drinks, and both of them fell in a pool of blood.

The sudden fall from the building caused panic among the guests who were drinking in front of the five-star hotel.

The bodyguards quickly rushed forward and hurriedly dragged the injured waiter out of the pool of blood.

The unfortunate waiter was carrying a tray of crystal goblets to the banquet hall when the fall occurred.

At this moment, the broken glass fragments were like sharp blades, piercing deeply into Ms. Lu's chest and abdomen under the huge impact force.

The most fatal piece of glass went straight through her liver, and another sharp fragment pierced her pulmonary artery.

Blood gushed out from multiple wounds like fountains, quickly spreading across the smooth marble floor.

Ms. Lu's body twitched a few times and her pupils quickly dilated.

The guests at the scene shouted in panic, and Xia Lili could hear what every guest said.

"Oh my God, Ms. Lu is dead!"

"This fashion feast of the Pei family is about to end!"

"That waiter is so pitiful, I don't know if he can survive..."

…

Amidst the noisy and bustling sounds.

Xia Lili suddenly heard a small, irritated voice: "Damn it, this idiot got the wrong person!"

Xia Lili was shocked when she heard this!

What's the meaning?

She quickly wrote down the facial features of the person who said this.

However, this was a mask party, and Xia Lili only remembered this person's mask and costume.

It was a woman, about 1.68 meters tall, with long golden hair hanging down to her waist.

She wore a fox mask on her face and a blue princess dress, like the one Cinderella wore at the ball in the fairy tale.

The hallucination faded, and after Xia Lili's vision returned to normal, she met Ms. Lu's puzzled face.

My dears, I'm going to take a chapter off today. My eyes have been uncomfortable recently, so I went to the ophthalmologist today. After the instrument was used on my eyes, I couldn't focus on the text. I need to take a break QAQ