"Mm." I nodded, not daring to meet his gaze again.
Little Cherry stood beside me, staring at me with curious yet ambiguous eyes, as if she had also noticed that something was amiss.
"Please raise your arm, Mr. Su, and level it." I switched to a longer measuring tape and turned around to politely remind him.
Su Shenglin stopped in front of me. I walked around behind him and raised my hand, only to find that he was almost 1.9 meters tall.
Luckily, I'm 1.7 meters tall. If I were shorter, I might have made a fool of myself. I had to stand on a stool to measure him.
He was very cooperative, and I was able to take his upper body measurements smoothly.
When it came time to measure the waist and hip circumference, I was a little stumped.
I was torn between hugging him from the front or from behind.
Strangely, the women who had been chatting and laughing suddenly fell silent, all their eyes fixed on me.
I suddenly tensed up, and my ears inexplicably felt hot and flushed, maybe even turning red.
"What's wrong, Miss Jiang?" Su Shenglin noticed my hesitation and asked in confusion.
“Oh, it’s nothing… you’re too tall,” I blurted out.
"So I have to squat?"
"No, no, no need." I quickly denied it, gritted my teeth, and hugged him from the front, wrapping the soft ruler around his waist and then fastening it in front.
In all my years, among men of the opposite sex my age, I've only had relatively close contact with Gu Yanqing.
I've made custom-made clothes for male customers before, but I always had other designers take the measurements; there was no need for me to do it myself.
The moment I hugged him, he lowered his head slightly, and his hot breath brushed against my cheek and ear, making my heart beat wildly.
The clean, fresh scent of forest grass emanating from him was the same as the handkerchief he handed me.
For some reason, my heart was beating more and more erratically, as if there was a ball of fire in front of me, scorching me and making my whole body feel hot.
But that's not all; after measuring his waist, we also have to measure his hips.
A face-to-face hug is too ambiguous.
At that moment, I didn't have the courage to stand in front of him again, so I went around behind him and hugged his waist and hips from behind.
Because I was a little distracted, I didn't hold onto the measuring tape and it fell. I instinctively reached out to grab it, but accidentally grabbed his lower abdomen.
Su Shenglin's body trembled, and my mind went blank as I suddenly realized that I had just grabbed his... there.
Oh my god!
In all my years in this industry, I have never made such a basic and absurd mistake!
What will people think?
Will you think I'm particularly vulgar and lewd, even promiscuous and wanton? How dare I do such a frivolous and wanton thing to him in public, under the guise of an accident?
"Yes, I'm sorry!" I apologized immediately. I hadn't even measured the dimensions properly, and I took several steps back, feeling incredibly embarrassed.
The women on the sofa were all puzzled and quickly looked over when they saw this.
"What's wrong?"
"Sheng Lin, did you scare Miss Jiang?"
"No, no, Mr. Su is very kind. I was just clumsy." I quickly explained, holding the measuring tape in one hand and not daring to look at Su Shenglin. I wished I could disappear into the ground.
Su Shenglin turned around and asked me, "What's wrong, Miss Jiang?"
I looked up at him and saw that he looked confused. Suddenly, I understood.
He pretended not to notice, trying to save me from embarrassment.
I breathed a sigh of relief, and my expression finally calmed down.
He asked, "Do I need to take another measurement?"
"Yes, I want it!"
I quickly composed myself, picked up the measuring tape, and stepped forward. This time, I carefully went around his waist and successfully measured his hip circumference.
His buttocks are very perky.
Even through the fabric, you could feel his well-developed and powerful lower body muscles.
I roughly estimated that this person's waist-to-hip ratio is about 0.8, with broad shoulders, narrow hips, and tall, long legs. His perfect physique is comparable to that of a professional male model.
"Little Cherry, have you written everything down?" I turned to my assistant and continued to defuse the awkward situation.
"Yes, everything has been recorded."
I nodded, packed up my tools, and then asked each customer about their clothing requirements.
Some people prefer fitted styles, while others prefer loose-fitting styles. When it comes to skirts, older people tend to prefer long skirts, while younger people prefer short skirts.
I carefully marked everything on my tablet so that the subsequent design would meet the requirements.
After finishing all this, it was almost noon.
Mrs. Su invited us to stay for lunch, but I felt too embarrassed and quickly declined, making an excuse that I had a lot of work to do.
Su Shenglin glanced at his watch, his handsome brows furrowing slightly. "I have a lunch appointment with Old Chen, so I have to go."
“Yes,” Madam Su stood up and nodded, “Then you can see Miss Jiang off for me.”
"No need, Madam, I—"
"Miss Jiang, please." Before I could refuse, Su Shenglin raised his hand slightly.
He was very well-mannered and gentle, yet his lofty and noble status still inspired awe.
I have no choice but to comply.
This also provides an opportunity to return the handkerchief to its rightful owner.
Stepping out of the main house, I handed my backpack to Xiaoyingtao and asked her to wait for me in the car.
"Mr. Su, there's something I need to return to you." I took out a neatly folded handkerchief and handed it over.
Su Shenglin raised an eyebrow and a smile spread across his lips. "You still kept it."
Thinking about my mistake just now, I looked up at him with a somewhat restrained smile. "This is your personal item, and I cannot dispose of it at will."
Su Shenglin said, "It's rare that you still know who handed it to you. In that situation, I thought you were completely flustered."
Speaking of the humiliation on my wedding day, I looked embarrassed and my smile was bitter: "I was really flustered at the time, and I have never shed tears in front of so many people before."
"It's Gu Yanqing who's blind. Try to think more positively."
"Yes, thank you for your comforting words." I smiled gratefully and held up the handkerchief again. "I've washed it clean, here you go."
"No need. I never take back what I give away. If you don't want it, just throw it away."
ah?
I was startled and frowned slightly as I looked at him.
Does he have OCD and feel disgusted that the handkerchief has been handled by someone else?
Su Shenglin looked at me, probably noticing something from my expression, and then explained, "Don't misunderstand, I'm not being disgusted."
Before he could finish speaking, a young man in a suit stepped forward and said, "Mr. Su, we need to get going."
"Um."
Su Shenglin nodded and gestured for me to continue walking out with him.
I could no longer cling to the handkerchief, so I had to put it back in my hand.
But something still feels off.
A grown man left me a handkerchief embroidered with his surname...
This feeling... it's kind of like a token of love.
My mind was a jumbled mess, and then something else suddenly came to mind.
"By the way, Mr. Su, I'm curious why you were at the wedding that day. Even if the Jiang family and the Gu family combined, we wouldn't be qualified to invite you."
Su Shenglin's gaze was deep, as if he were recalling something. "That day... was purely a coincidence."
"A coincidence?" I was puzzled. Before I could ask any more questions, we had already reached the parking area.
“Miss Jiang, we are of the same generation. There’s no need to use honorifics with me. It makes you sound old.”
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