Qi Jingchen was wearing a black shirt, without a tie or the top button undone, suggesting it wasn't an important business event. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealing his strong forearms. Seeing those arms reminded her of how he used to support her on either side of her body during those times…
Phew, what is she thinking? She's completely obsessed.
"What are you thinking about, baby? Your face is turning red."
"I wasn't thinking about anything, let's go."
Qi Jingchen laughed out loud, grabbed his suit jacket, and was pulled out by her.
"Brother, the way you drive is so alluring."
His long, slender, pale fingers casually twirled the steering wheel, while his other hand held hers.
"Which driver are you talking about again?"
Guess~
Qin Zifu blinked.
"Baby, if you keep doing that, you're going to die in the car!"
"Drive properly, stop fooling around."
Qin Zifu withdrew her left hand from his palm.
Today they went to a private restaurant hidden in a hutong. It was a courtyard house with three floors, a terrace, and a row of pomegranate flowers in the courtyard. The building was antique, mysterious, and noble.
Upon entering the courtyard, he was led to a private room on the third floor, where there was a rosewood table. Qi Jingchen opened the wooden window.
"That's so unique, you even noticed that!"
"It's run by a friend. If you like it, come often."
I like it~
"Oh, sorry, I think I came in at the wrong time."
Qin Zifu turned around and saw a blond man with casually curled hair and wearing glasses.
"Rudra, my fiancée, Qin Zifu."
"Oh, I'm going to design this beautiful Asian woman's wedding dress! It's so gorgeous!"
"Wedding dress?"
"Yes, we specially hired someone to make your wedding dress."
Hello, I'm Rudra.
Hello, I know you, nice to meet you.
"It would be my pleasure. Shall we measure ourselves first before we eat? Otherwise, it's not allowed."
"Great, your Chinese is really good."
"I am one-eighth Chinese."
After saying that, he took out a tape measure from his bag.
"These three-dimensional measurements are fantastic. We love making clothes for people like this—slim where they should be, and curvy where they should be."
After I finish making your wedding dress, I want to make you a few more outfits.
"Thank you, I've seen your show before."
She saw his show when she was abroad. At the time, a classmate of hers liked it. He specialized in high-end wedding dresses and banquet gowns. Many celebrities borrowed their gowns to attend events and walk the red carpet. They were also very popular among socialites.
"Hurry up and take the measurements, stop talking nonsense."
"She's really jealous."
Rudra measured and entered the data on the tablet at the same time.
"After you take your measurements, try not to let your weight fluctuate too much in the next few months, otherwise it will be a hassle to keep changing them."
"Okay, I'll try my best. I've lost a few pounds these past few days, and I'm worried I'll gain it all back."
"It's okay. They usually bring it back for two or three revisions after it's finished, so you still have a chance. Once it's finalized, you can't change it anymore. Then you'll have to set aside time for setting the diamonds; your husband's demands are too high."
Okay, thank you.
"I love the food from your country so much!"
"Let's see what we want to eat?"
Qi Jingchen handed the menu to Qin Zifu. Why was this guy asking her what she wanted to eat when he was treating her to a meal? Couldn't she come whenever she wanted to eat?
"What would Mr. Rudra like to eat? Spicy or sweet?"
"Ignore him, choose what you like."
"This can't be done."
"Pretty women are generally kinder. I like sweet things and I like meat. Thank you."
"Then let's order Kung Pao Chicken. Is their Kung Pao Chicken from Lizhikou?"
"Um"
"One roast duck, one order of Prince's roast pork, and crispy prawns, Mr. Rudra probably doesn't eat offal, right?"
"I eat everything that tastes good; I have no dietary restrictions."
"Then let's have another braised pork intestines with Laba garlic, drunken lobster with Shaoxing wine, Qianlong cabbage, a serving of Mending meat pie, a pot of pear soup, and anything else you'd like? You can order the vegetables, I don't like them."
Qin Zifu felt that she hadn't eaten properly in a long time and wanted to order everything.
Qi Jingchen took the menu
"One milk roll, one cream-filled fried cake, one fried sausage; I won't eat the vegetables if I don't like them."
While waiting for the food, Rudra took out her tablet and showed her some designs.
"Miss Zifu, which style do you prefer?"
"I haven't thought about it yet, and I don't have any ideas right now. Can you show me some of your recommendations?"
"Why don't you take a look at the design Jingchen gave you?"
"You even designed wedding dresses?"
"Hmm, take a look first, and we'll revise it if we don't like it."
Rudra found Qi Jingchen's design drawings.
The strapless design is adorned with rhinestones that extend to the waist, while the skirt flares out from top to bottom, ending in a long train. The skirt is decorated with rhinestone flowers that complement the bodice perfectly. The veil is also sparkly and hangs down to cover the exposed back.
"So beautiful!"
"Yes, he knows your figure best. This style requires a very good proportion between the bust and waist; it's not something that just looks good on someone who's thin. You definitely look good in it."
"This one is fine, I really like it."
"Okay, that's straightforward. I was worried you'd keep agonizing and wasting time, since many women are most prone to indecisiveness at this point, and we'd be in a rush in the end."
I'm quick at choosing things.
Qin Zifu is generally not indecisive; once she makes a choice, she's done with it and trusts what she likes at first sight.
"Oh, right, there are still a few dresses to choose from."
"good"
Finally, Qin Zifu selected six more dresses.
These three sets need to be delivered within a month.
"Brother, even if I step on the machine until it smokes, I still can't get it to work. At most, I can only get two sets."
"Wear it for the engagement"
"Please have mercy on me. After all, I'll be a guest at your engagement party. You can't exploit me like this."
"Okay, two sets will do. That's enough for the engagement."
In the end, it was Qin Zifu who managed to calm Rudra down, because Rudra was about to cry.
"Aren't you going to choose any clothes, just mine?"
He will adjust the outfit according to your choice.
"All right"
Is it really that convenient?
"That's settled then, we can eat now."
Rudra was practically drooling with envy; the food had already been served but she wouldn't let him eat any.
"How do you two know each other? Qi Jingchen doesn't seem like the type to order haute couture gowns."
"Oh, I met her in my country, through a friend."
He tried to bend him, but failed, but he didn't dare say it aloud.
Qin Zifu nodded and lowered her head to eat. Qi Jingchen watched her finish eating and then put new dishes on her plate.
"Your dishes are so delicious! You have such a great eye for food; I love every single one of them!"
Qin Zifu ate quite a lot today, and even ate a milk roll after she was full.
"Miss, with you eating like this every day, I feel like I can't keep up with how fast you're gaining weight while I'm altering your wedding dress."
"I've always eaten like this, and I don't gain weight."
"Okay, that's a very Versailles-esque line."
That's just how it is, there's nothing we can do about it.
"Are you full?"
"Hmm, I'm full. I can have some pear soup."
Qi Jingchen poured a glass of pear soup for Qin Zifu.
"Tsk tsk, I really didn't expect you to be such a gentleman."
Who would have thought that one day the aloof Qi Jingchen would be serving tea and water to others, and that he would be the one to serve them food.
"Hurry up and eat it all!"
"Pack these up for me, especially this and this."
"Here's something new, what else do you want to eat?"
"This, and this, the snacks are delicious too, please have more of everything."
Rudra didn't stand on ceremony and ordered more than he was asked to take home and eat slowly. He still needed to revise some details when he got back, otherwise he would be too busy to go out for meals these next few days.
The three of them waited a while longer, and only went downstairs after they had finished packing everything for Rudra to take away.
Only after choosing her wedding dress today did Qin Zifu begin to feel the reality of getting married. If Qi Jingchen hadn't brought her here, she doesn't know when she would have even thought of it.
"I also want a traditional Chinese Xiuhe dress."
"Can"
"I'll wear this before the ceremony, when you pick me up. It's to match a headdress passed down from the Qin family; I want to wear that on our wedding day."
"Okay, I'll take pictures of the headdress and jewelry then, and take you to a place that specializes in making cheongsams to choose from. We can also make a few cheongsams while we're at it."
"Yes, so when I wear a Xiuhe dress, you should wear something similar, you know?"
Qin Zifu blinked and looked at him.
Qi Jingchen imagined it for a moment. Should he wear something so bright? He had never worn anything like it before, but seeing Qin Zifu's expectant eyes, he couldn't refuse.
"Sure, I'll make one too."
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