"Um..." Bai Xiaoruo mustered her courage and slowly approached Xuan Mingyu, "Could you... talk to me?"

What do you want to say?

As Xuan Mingyu typed on the keyboard, his eyes remained focused on the laptop screen.

"Um... the clothes I'm going to wear tonight have arrived, but I haven't tried them on yet. Can I wear them and show them to you?"

"Um."

Hearing his response, even though it was just a single word, made Bai Xiaoru extremely happy. She got up and skipped upstairs.

Now that she has switched to contact lenses, Bai Xiaoruo wears them more often, whether at home or out. Compared to the black-rimmed glasses she used to wear, which she always had to hold up and was afraid of falling off, they are much more convenient.

Ten minutes later, Bai Xiaoruo came downstairs carrying her floor-length dress in both hands.

When she walked up to Xuan Mingyu, she was a little nervous. "I'm all changed. Does it look good?"

Hearing the voice above him, Xuan Mingyu looked up at Bai Xiaoruo.

She deliberately turned around to show him.

Because she hadn't changed into high heels yet and was only wearing slippers, the dress looked a bit too long, like a child wearing an inappropriate long dress.

However, the floor-length halter dress she was wearing was truly beautiful.

She didn't tie her hair up; her flowing, soft black hair cascaded casually over her shoulders and back. The dress was predominantly black, with delicate white flowers embroidered on the shoulder straps. The flowers were very small and exquisite, handmade, and inlaid with sparkling diamonds.

A long, slightly curled white ribbon, the same length as the skirt, was tied in the middle with a bow. The skirt had a slit on the side at the thigh, making her fair and slender legs appear and disappear.

At Bai Xiaoruo's age, wearing a black dress is a very bold and difficult color to pull off. If not worn properly, it can make one look older or even fail to bring out the original beauty of the dress.

However, this dress really suited her, and it transformed her original youthful shyness into an alluring sexiness.

If it weren't for this dress, Xuan Mingyu would never have known that this little girl had such a figure.

The dress had a small V-neck design and was tight from the waist to the chest. Any extra fat would be very noticeable. He thought that someone as flat-chested as her would look very loose and baggy in such a dress, and that he wouldn't be able to see anything. But to his surprise, it was completely unexpected.

That wasn't flesh that was squeezed out; it was real cleavage, and she had a great figure with a prominent bust and buttocks.

A firm, perky buttock, snow-white skin, a small face the size of a palm, and striking features that are beautiful even without makeup—she is a natural beauty.

Xuan Mingyu initially glanced at Bai Xiaoruo without paying much attention, but in the end, he stared at her intently for a full two minutes.

He didn't really look at her appearance or figure on the wedding day, and now it seems that apart from not knowing her character and private life, he didn't lose anything.

After calling her a washboard for so long, is it still his fault?

"Um... does it look good or not? Could you give me your opinion? If you think it's ugly, I'll change it; I have other dresses in my closet..."

Although Xian Mingyu kept staring at her, he didn't say a word. Bai Xiaoruo became anxious and nervous, and picked up her dress to go upstairs to change.

Just as she was about to leave, Xian Mingyu grabbed her hand. "No need to change, just wear this. Grandpa's birthday is only a few hours away tonight, where else do you expect to find a dress?"

"Does that place...require formal attire to enter?" Bai Xiaoruo asked tentatively.

"Do you think that anyone, regardless of their background or clothing, can just walk into our Xuan family's gathering?"

Hsien Mingyu felt that he should practice with Bai Xiaoruo beforehand to rehearse their story, so as not to give himself away in front of his parents and grandparents.

He suddenly stood up, but before he could speak, Bai Xiaoruo was startled and quickly took two steps back.

Not daring to look at his face or meet his eyes, Bai Xiaoruo lowered her head and stared at the floor, her eyes darting around, wondering if she had said something wrong that upset him again.

The more she retreated, the closer he got to her.

Her slippers accidentally stepped on the hem of her skirt, and as she was backing away, her foot slipped, and Bai Xiaoruo almost fell backward in a sorry state. Xuan Mingyu instinctively reached out and caught her.

He tightened his grip on her waist, and the two of them instantly became very close.

Bai Xiaoruo turned her face away, her once fair cheeks now as red as a boiled shrimp. She placed her hands on his chest, resisting his further approach. "Um, you, you shouldn't do anything rash..."

Xuan Mingyu was also helpless. Wasn't she too timid? He hadn't even done anything to her yet, and she was already so scared. If he had actually done something to her, wouldn't she have been scared into a coward?

I really don't know what Sister Luo has been teaching her these past few days. If she were to be like this on Grandpa's birthday tonight, people around would probably think that he abuses her at home all the time and has scared her to death.

He pulled the person in his arms tighter, leaned down, and looked down at her. "What did you call me?"

"I, I... that, that..." Bai Xiaoruo panicked and became incoherent.

Yes, what should she call him? He already knows her identity, and she can't call him "Young Master" like before. Should she call him by his full name? Would that be too formal? Should she remove his surname? Without Xian Mingyu's permission, Bai Xiaoruo wouldn't dare, for fear that he would ignore her again.

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