Ambiguity makes people suffer a lot of grievances
Shen Zhizhou accompanied Shuyi to the mall. Shuyi picked up one of the dazzling women's clothes and tried them on herself. Shen Zhizhou just watched gently as Shuyi ran back and forth in front of the mirror with the clothes in her hands.
"Didn't you say you were coming to help me buy clothes? Why haven't you said a word yet? Come on, help me see which one looks good!" Shu Yi held up a pink tulle skirt, wanting Shen Zhizhou to give her some advice.
Shen Zhizhou smiled and tossed the pink tutu in Shuyi's hand far away, telling her, "None of them look good, they're terribly ugly."
Shuyi simply rolled her eyes and pouted, too lazy to pay attention, and turned to pick out suitable clothes again. Shen Zhizhou walked over and pulled her away: "You won't find suitable clothes in the mall. I'll take you somewhere."
Shen Zhizhou drove around with a group of people to arrange a VIP service, and had the latest show styles and designer custom-made items brought out. As Shu Yi watched the models walk past her in gorgeous clothes, she stared intently at them.
"They are all so beautiful. Can I be like them?"
"Of course, as long as you're willing." Shen Zhizhou shrugged, indicating that once the dress was chosen and altered to Shuyi's size, a complete makeup and styling service would be arranged on the day of the concert, guaranteeing that she would look even more beautiful than the female celebrity Zhizhi.
"No need, Zhizhi should have been the most dazzling one that day, I can't steal the spotlight... By the way, which outfit do you think looks better?" Shuyi sneakily leaned closer to Shen Zhizhou, her eyes darting around on the model, scrutinizing her.
Shen Zhizhou looked at Shu Yi who suddenly approached and felt a little embarrassed. His ears were as red as if they were on fire. But if you looked closely, you could see the soft down on Shu Yi's face. His dark eyes were like the best grapes in a crystal dish, glistening with moisture. His chubby, carefully raised baby fat seemed to be waiting to be picked.
Shen Zhizhou looked at Shuyi with eyes as gentle as melting cream, and said sincerely, with a hint of embarrassment, "Anything is fine. I think you look good in anything..."
Shu Yi pursed her lips, glanced at Shen Zhizhou somewhat embarrassedly, and punched him in the chest: "You finally said something sensible today, kid. That's rare. Keep it up!"
Shen Zhizhou was nearly internally injured from that punch, but he still had to maintain his composure and grit his teeth as he said, "Hehe, then I'll talk more in the future..."
"Don't say it too often, it still hurts your teeth."
"..."
Shen Zhizhou thought Shuyi was a blockhead. He was so angry that he wanted to stomp his feet and argue with her, but he was afraid that if they disagreed, they would actually become buddies. So he could only keep a livid face like he was constipated.
A sales associate approached and knelt beside Shu Yi, asking softly, "Hello, I'm Lily, here to assist you. Mr. Shen and Ms. Shu, do you have any dresses you like in this show? If so, you can write down your size here, and we'll arrange a fitting for you later. Once you've chosen a dress, we'll take your measurements and adjust it to your size before sending it to you. If not, we'll urgently arrange the next show, and then invite you to come and visit."
Lily handed over the paper and pen with both hands. Shuyi took them at Shen Zhizhou's prompting and began to recall the dress number she liked from the dress she had just seen. Seeing Shuyi scratching her head with the pen in thought, Shen Zhizhou asked Lily, "Excuse me, could you arrange for us to walk through this area again? Please walk slowly and show more details of the dress. The lady next to me..." Shen Zhizhou paused and looked at Shuyi, "She seems to enjoy looking at beautiful women."
Lily smiled knowingly and flattered Shen Zhizhou, "Mr. Shen is so good to his girlfriend. I'll make the arrangements right away. Please wait a moment."
Just as Shu Yi was about to retort about who his girlfriend was, Lily stood up, smiled, and stepped back, leaving Shu Yi without giving him a chance to argue, as if she was afraid of losing this big deal in the next second.
Shen Zhizhou leaned back leisurely, resting his hands on the back of his head: "Just wait, then you can make a good record of what you like." As if remembering something, he turned his head and smiled at Shuyi, saying, "Don't worry about the price, you can buy everything you like, consider it a gift from me."
"I'm so sorry..." Although Shu Yi said she was sorry, she sat up straighter than anyone else, waiting attentively for the models to leap in.
Shen Zhizhou turned his head to look at Shu Yi's appearance, a smile unconsciously appearing on his lips, his eyes filled with a tenderness he himself didn't even notice. Meanwhile, the waiter next to him whispered to his colleague, "Those two must be deeply in love, they look so affectionate..."
Shuyi, with her sharp ears, overheard this voice and rubbed her knees a little embarrassedly. Perhaps it was because Shen Zhizhou was in a good mood recently that people thought there was a misunderstanding, Shuyi told herself.
Shen Zhizhou heard Shuyi's thoughts, raised an eyebrow, glanced at her, and said nothing.
As the dresses flashed by, Shu Yi wrote down her preferred size on a piece of paper and handed it to Lily to arrange a fitting, while Shen Zhizhou waited in the lounge.
Looking at Shuyi's smooth, baby-like skin without any makeup, Lily couldn't help but feel envious and said, "Miss Shu, how do you take care of yourself? Your skin is so good... Is it because of love?"
Shuyi let out a slow "Ah," letting Lily zip up her dress from behind. Lily carefully examined the girl in front of her, feeling that something was missing. She told Shuyi to wait a few seconds, then ran over with a makeup bag and held it in front of Shuyi, excitedly suggesting, "Would you like me to do some simple makeup for you? It will better complement your dress and make you look even more elegant!"
Shuyi nodded shyly, closed her eyes to feel the powder puff on her skin, and when she opened her eyes again, she was somewhat incredulous at the reflection in the mirror that Lily was holding up. She realized how beautiful she looked when she dressed up…
“Your husband will be shocked to see you like this, I guarantee it!” Lily led Shuyi out of the changing room, and the staff member next to her also lifted the curtain.
Shen Zhizhou looked up and saw Shu Yi wearing a blue fishtail dress. His pupils involuntarily widened. The shimmering dress, combined with the pearl-embellished shoulder straps, and her hair pulled up high with several pearls as accessories, made her look like a little mermaid who had just come ashore to find her prince. Shen Zhizhou slowed his breathing, afraid that the little mermaid would be startled and hide in the sea.
"Doesn't it look good?" Shuyi asked timidly. She was stunned by her own beauty when she tried it on, but considering that human and monster aesthetics are different, Shuyi was still a little worried.
At this moment, does Shen Zhizhou think he is good-looking?
Shen Zhizhou stepped forward, palm up, and sincerely praised her as if a prince were inviting his beloved princess to dance: "It's beautiful, really."
Shuyi pouted, feeling smug after being praised, and said, "Don't you even know who I am? Humph~"
Shen Zhizhou loosely put his arm around Shu Yi's waist, raised his phone, and invited, "Then, beautiful lady, please take a selfie with me."
Shen Zhizhou smiled with his cheek close to Shu Yi's, and Shu Yi grinned and gave a peace sign at the camera. The photo was quickly set as Shen Zhizhou's desktop wallpaper as soon as it was taken, and he told Shu Yi to hurry up and try on the other dresses she liked for him.
As if a new world had opened up, Shen Zhizhou no longer waited for Shuyi in the lounge as he had at the beginning. Instead, he selected some jewelry for Lily to try on with his dress for him to see. Lily knew that she had received a big order today, and she smiled from ear to ear as she presented various pieces of jewelry for Shen Zhizhou to choose from.
While changing into a white dress, Shuyi's zipper got stuck. She hurriedly called to Lily, who was waiting outside the curtain, "Lily, could you help me with the zipper? Lily, are you there?"
After calling out several times, Shuyi gave up and decided to find a solution herself. Just as she was about to turn the dress around and pull it forward, a hand with distinct knuckles reached in: "How can I help you?"
Shuyi recognized Shen Zhizhou's voice and told him to come in and help her unzip her pants. Shen Zhizhou stood outside the curtain in silence for a few seconds before speaking: "But I'm a man, it's not appropriate for me to just go in... Tell me how, and I'll help you unzip from outside the curtain, it's the same thing."
"Why are you dawdling? Just come in." Shu Yi grabbed Shen Zhizhou's outstretched hand and pulled him inside the curtain.
Shen Zhizhou was pulled off balance by the sudden force and fell onto Shuyi. Because of the layers of gauze that restricted Shuyi's movement, Shen Zhizhou quickly pinned her down.
Their eyes met, and all they could hear was each other's rapid breathing and heartbeats, booming like thunder. Shen Zhizhou tried to get up, supporting himself on his hand near Shu Yi's ear. Shu Yi tried to pull Shen Zhizhou up so he could help her, but instead, she pulled him right up against her.
Shen Zhizhou leaned against Shuyi's neck but dared not look up, his hands hovering in the air as much as possible to avoid touching her. Shuyi felt the warmth emanating from Shen Zhizhou, her heart pounding wildly in her ears. Looking at the ceiling, she whispered, "Shen Zhizhou."
"I'm here." Shen Zhizhou slightly raised Shu Yi's neck and looked into Shu Yi's bright, star-like eyes.
The two were very close. If they had gotten just a little closer, Shen Zhizhou could have kissed Shu Yi's lips, but he didn't. He just quietly looked at Shu Yi.
Shuyi saw Shen Zhizhou's face turn bright red, but his eyes were clear and bright as he looked at her. Suddenly, a thought struck Shuyi, and she leaned in and rubbed her nose against Shen Zhizhou's.
"you……"
Just as Shen Zhizhou was about to ask Shu Yi to confirm his feelings, Lily's voice, returning from behind the curtain, rang out: "Miss Shu, I'm sorry, it took me a while to get the jewelry to match your dress. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting..."
Shuyi, embarrassed, pushed away Shen Zhizhou, who was pressing down on her. Shen Zhizhou also seemed to wake up from a dream and got up, and the two of them sprang apart.
Lily lifted the curtain and saw Shen Zhizhou inside. She covered her mouth and chuckled, teasingly saying, "You two have such a good relationship. You look like a perfect match."
"He's not my boyfriend, we have nothing to do with each other," Shu Yi said, her cheeks flushed, waving her hands haphazardly as she tried to explain.
Upon hearing this, both Lily and Shen Zhizhou fell silent. Lily's silence stemmed from realizing she had misspoke, while Shen Zhizhou's silence was a consequence of assuming Shuyi also had feelings for him; he hadn't expected... that they really were just friends.
Shen Zhizhou chuckled self-deprecatingly, got up and went out. He paused behind the curtain, his back to Lily, and said, "I bought everything she tried on and brought today, at the same old address."
Shuyi called out to Shen Zhizhou from behind, but Shen Zhizhou ignored her, only wanting to escape. Back in the car, Shen Zhizhou slammed his fist on the steering wheel in frustration.
However, the mirror in the dashboard showed that the magical artifact that had been placed in the car to imprison the monster in the long robe was gone. Shen Zhizhou immediately got out of the car and went to the back seat to check.
The talismans on the Yin-Yang Bagua array that sealed the long-robed monster were torn off, and the magical artifacts disappeared without a trace.
Someone is helping the long-robed monster! But who would help a monster...?
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