While the two of them were talking badly about Jian Ruoxi in the room, someone pushed the door open and entered.
It was Ran Jie. "Have you two finished trying on your dresses? Do you need any alterations to the size?"
Hu Xuezhi said, "It's a little small, it needs to be enlarged."
Ran Jie took her dress away, but Hu Xuezhi asked him, "Brother Ran, I heard Sister Jian is coming back. Isn't she pregnant?"
"Can't she come back because she's pregnant? She's President Lu's wife." Ran Jie usually had a good relationship with Jian Ruoxi, and he felt uncomfortable hearing the two of them talking so sarcastically.
However, since they were colleagues in the same company, he couldn't say anything to their faces.
Han Mingyi pouted: "Those dresses aren't suitable for a pregnant woman to wear either."
This sentence reminded Ran Jie that he was only happy that Jian Ruoxi had finally returned to the entertainment industry, but he hadn't thought about the dress.
Jian Ruoxi has been pregnant for quite some time now, and her belly is starting to swell.
Upon arriving at the company, Jian Ruoxi looked at the dresses on the rack with some worry. Although these clothes were all prepared for female celebrities, they were clearly not suitable for pregnant women.
None of them are fitted, wide-legged, or sleeveless; none of them are suitable for pregnant women.
I finally found some plus-size dresses that I could squeeze my belly into, but the bulge made the dress look bulky.
You look three pounds heavier on camera; wearing clothes like this for a photoshoot definitely won't look good.
The stylist was also somewhat worried; he could alter the measurements, but he couldn't hide the size of the pregnant belly.
When she got home, Jian Ruoxi poked at the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks, looking sullen, and didn't eat a bite.
Seeing her like this, Lu Shen asked her, "What's wrong? Xixi, what happened at the company?"
Jian Ruoxi slammed her chopsticks onto the bowl and complained to Lu Shen in a resentful tone, "I can't wear any of these dresses anymore, my belly is getting big."
Lu Shen was taken aback. Looking at Jian Ruoxi's protruding belly, he then remembered that those clothes were all extremely form-fitting.
With things at a standstill, Lu Shen thought of his childhood friend Yu Qi. "How about I ask Yu Qi to come? He knows a lot about this kind of thing. He studied abroad before and should be able to alter some really outstanding dresses."
"But time is so tight, will it be okay?" Jian Ruoxi was a little worried that she wouldn't be able to wear it before the film festival started.
Lu Shen said, "Definitely. We'll work overtime to finish it."
He immediately called Yu Qi, "Brother, I need your help with something."
"Oh, what a rare guest! Who's come to ask me for help? I don't recognize them," Yu Qi joked.
Seeing his mischievous look, Lu Shen knew it was time to teach him a lesson: "What's up? Long time no see, wanna have a match in the ring?"
The ring was Yu Qi's nightmare. When he was young, he fought with Lu Shen but couldn't beat him, so he went to learn boxing. But when he got to the ring, he was still beaten by Lu Shen, so he had no choice but to recognize him as his older brother.
"Brother, I wouldn't dare," Yu Qi said, still shaken. "What do you want from me?"
"Xixi is pregnant and doesn't have a suitable dress. We'd like to ask you to help design one," Lu Shen said.
However, this was the first time Yu Qi had encountered something like this. "A maternity dress is a bit difficult for me, but I will try my best and come to see you tomorrow."
The next morning, Jian Ruoxi got up early to do her hair and makeup. Since she couldn't compare to those celebrities in terms of figure, she could only work on her makeup.
A beautiful makeup and hairstyle can greatly enhance one's appearance, and can also help Yu Qi design a satisfactory dress for her.
Upon meeting her, Yu Qi exclaimed, "Where did this celestial beauty come from? She's so beautiful!"
Lu Shen kicked him: "Stop joking, this is your sister-in-law, hurry up and make the most of it."
Yu Qi looked at Jian Ruoxi's face, her oval face was perfect, and her nose was delicate. "Since you want to cover up your belly, then you need to divert the audience's attention. Why not make a dress that exposes your shoulders?"
"Your neck and shoulder line is absolutely perfect."
Jian Ruoxi agreed: "That's what I was thinking too, but what should we do next? My belly is too obvious."
Yu Qi shifted his gaze to the roses by the window. "I've got an idea. This time, we'll use satin."
"It makes the clothes look very high-quality and makes you look much gentler."
As Yu Qi spoke, he brought the fabric close to Jian Ruoxi and compared it to his body. "As for your lower abdomen, I will use red silk to tie up a rose to cover your abdomen. The contrast between white and red will be absolutely beautiful."
Jian Ruoxi was amazed by his talent: "You solved it so quickly?"
Yu Qi wasn't confident about other things, but this was his talent. "Of course, I'll go alter the clothes first."
"Sister-in-law, why don't you go to my office and rest for a bit?" Yu Qi said to her. "Brother, you have to stay here and help me. You can't run away."
Lu Shen was pulling at fabric next to him when Yu Qi casually said, "I've always had a crush on Lu Jin."
Actually, Lu Shen had a feeling about this, but he hadn't asked. Now that Yu Qi had brought it up, he naturally supported the two of them being together.
After all, he was his good brother, someone he knew well, and from a good family with a high level of education, far superior to Li Tianlei.
"Then hurry up and chase after her! If you don't, she might run off with someone else," Lu Shen urged Yu Qi.
Jian Ruoxi had nothing better to do, so she came out to see the two of them.
Upon seeing her, Lu Shen immediately shut his mouth and pretended to be mute.
Looking at the dress Yu Qi designed, Jian Ruoxi pointed out, "Should this rose be placed on my side? Wouldn't it be too abrupt if it were placed in the middle? The lines wouldn't look good either."
Yu Qi tried tilting it to the side and found that it did look much better than when placed in the center: "Sister-in-law has the talent of a designer, has she studied it?"
"Don't tease me, I just wear it often." Jian Ruoxi looked at his mischievous face.
Near the end of the design process, Yu Qi told Jian Ruoxi, "I plan to establish my own haute couture brand in China, but I also need some celebrities to help me gain fame and open up the market."
“You already have a good reputation, and with the support of the Lu family, I want to recruit you.”
Jian Ruoxi was happy to do so. In the past, she would have to contact high-end luxury brands to discuss whether she could borrow their products. Now that she had her own clothing brand, why not?
"Of course, it would be my pleasure."
Before they knew it, the film festival arrived. Hu Xuezhi and Han Mingyi, dressed in stunning outfits, received a great deal of media attention.
"So beautiful, turn around."
"Look to the left."
Before long, it was Jian Ruoxi's turn to appear. Everyone was waiting to see her make a fool of herself. "Could it be that she's too scared to come out? She's been backstage for so long."
"If you ask me, that makes sense. Who would appear in front of the media with such an ugly figure?"
Unexpectedly, the lights came down, and as Jian Ruoxi slowly walked out, she seemed like a swan reborn from the thorns of a rose.
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