As a result, Jie’er ran through all the brothels along the Qin River, but not a single girl was willing to be their model. They either refused to see her or directly threw her out.
Jie’er was utterly discouraged, sitting in the shop, looking at the fully decorated room and complete equipment, troubled about how to make the “Women’s World” name famous in the capital.
“Is anyone here?” A crisp voice sounded outside the shop.
Jie’er poked her head out from behind the counter and saw a maid-dressed woman looking around. She asked curiously, “Miss, are you looking for me?”
The maid stepped aside and pointed outside, “Not me, but my mistress!”
Following her gaze, Jie’er saw a beautiful woman with sparkling teeth and starry eyes nodding and smiling at her, her eyes flowing with charm. The beauty gently raised her lips, and a voice like flowing water emerged from her throat: “Pardon the interruption!”
…
Jie’er certainly wasn’t that kind-hearted, nor had she suddenly changed her nature to stop loving money. She was simply making a small investment for the broader future of the beauty salon!
A new industry’s emergence requires advertising, and now that she has a free spokesperson, how could she not make good use of it? As long as Li Xi could win the Flower Queen Competition in seven days, her “Women’s World” was bound to become famous…
Seven days later, when Li Xi stood on the stage with all eyes on her, everyone could clearly feel her transcendent and ethereal temperament.
The intensive professional yoga training allowed her natural movements and expressions to exude an indescribable charm. Daily skincare made her already fair and delicate skin become lustrous and elastic. With Jie’er’s personally applied makeup, she was seductive yet not vulgar, stunning yet not tacky, beautiful with a hint of allure, enchanting and graceful!
These qualities alone were enough to make her radiant and eye-catching. Add to that the dance costume specially tailored by Jie’er, which was like light clouds emerging or misty smoke…
After the music faded and the wine slightly cleared (7)
For the first dance performance, Jie’er specially designed a black sexy strapless top, with silk lace embroidered on the upper part and a cascade of small pearls hanging down to just above her navel, fully revealing her slender waist. She wore a black tight mini skirt with matching black leather boots, looking exactly like a modern hot dance performer.
Jie’er taught her a hot dance pole show routine from memory. Li Xi, true to her profession, if Jie’er as a teacher could perform at 30%, her disciple could achieve 100%. Jie’er’s performance was merely similar in form, while Li Xi captured both the form and spirit, leaving Jie’er thoroughly impressed!
The audience, both men and women, were transfixed. With just a raised eyebrow, half the men had nosebleeds, watching so intently they wanted to rush onto the stage and devour her.
The male judges were no better, each revealing their true lecherous nature. Jie’er, hiding behind the curtain, looked on with disdain, but her peripheral vision caught the last judge and she couldn’t help but pause!
Lou Shan Yan playfully observed Xu Jie’er hiding backstage, fascinated by her constantly changing expressions. Though she covered her face, her exposed eyes were fluid and sparkling!
As Shan Yan observed Jie’er, she was also studying him. Despite having seen many handsome men like Ye Lu Sheng, Lu Xu Ran, and Deputy General Gu Wu Xiao, her heart still raced looking at this man!
His jade-like gentle face, warm as a breeze, with crystal-clear eyes untouched by impurities. Most dangerously, he was actually looking and smiling gently at her, not at the seductive spirit on stage. Jie’er didn’t even know how long he’d been watching her, instinctively touching her face and relieved to find her veil still in place!
Li Xi thought for a moment and said: “That’s fine too. My carriage is outside. Why don’t I have them send Miss Yue back first?”
“No need, I still want to walk around alone. Miss Li Xi doesn’t need to worry about me!” After refusing her kind offer, Jie’er wandered aimlessly on the street, her mind full of thoughts about how to win tomorrow’s qin performance competition.
Speaking of qin skills, it should depend on personal cultivation. According to the little maid beside Li Xi, her young mistress’s qin skills were actually quite impressive, and winning the competition was basically not a problem. However, Jie’er was still uneasy, because she wanted not just “basically”, but certainty…
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Cai Xiu Attentively Holds the Jade Bell (1)
“Miss? Miss?”
Huh, was someone calling her? Jie’er subconsciously turned to find the source of the voice. Behind her was an empty space, no one there. Could she have misheard?
“Miss, I’m on your right!” A gentle voice with a smile reminded her, and Jie’er finally saw the person.
She secretly wondered why she had clearly heard the voice coming from behind, but now it was suddenly on her right? Was there something wrong with her ears, or did the other person have a supernatural ability to appear and disappear?
He looked familiar. Wasn’t this the handsome guy she had been admiring at the judges’ table? Searching for him thousands of times in the crowd, suddenly turning back, and there he was in the dim lamplight!
“Uh, handsome guy, are you talking to me?” Jie’er thought it was best to confirm, to avoid misunderstanding and becoming a laughingstock!
“Handsome guy? Does that mean I look quite good?” The handsome guy raised an eyebrow with interest, looking more and more handsome!
“Hehe!” Jie’er laughed awkwardly, not knowing why he had suddenly called out to her. She had removed her face veil after leaving the backstage, so he shouldn’t recognize her.
“Miss, don’t be nervous. I mean no harm, I just think you’re special and want to get to know you!” Jie’er wondered if this was the legendary flirting, but she found it quite pleasant!
Lou Shan Yan pointed to Jie’er’s clothes and continued: “Although you’ve removed your veil, your clothes haven’t changed. So, I recognized you at a glance!”
Jie’er followed his gaze to look at herself and immediately understood the issue. A bright red fur vest on top, paired with light purple low-waisted tight pants – this outfit was unique not just in the capital, but perhaps in the entire world! No wonder she was recognized instantly…
“Hehe—” Jie’er laughed awkwardly, extending her hand: “Meeting a handsome guy is the most wonderful thing in life. How could I be nervous? Hello, I’m Gu Yue Yue, nice to meet you!”
“Miss, you’re quite strange!” Lou Shan Yan looked at her outstretched hand, first stunned, then lightly shook it, mimicking her: “I’m Lou Shan Yan, nice to meet you!”
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Little girl with red eyes said: “Miss, you’ve finally woken up, you scared Butterfly to death!”
“Yes, sister-in-law, how could you be so foolish? If something happened to you, how would we explain it to our brother!” Moe also said, not wanting to be left behind.
“Stop—I’m fine now, what are you making such a fuss about!” Jie’er couldn’t stand their noise, involuntarily rubbing her forehead. After all, she had just awakened from a serious illness, couldn’t these two be quiet for a moment?
“That’s because Young Master Lu arrived in time. Do you know the dart that hit you was highly poisonous? If he was half a moment later, you might have died!” Moe pursed her lips, dismissive of her reaction.
Jie’er said pitifully: “That was a conditioned reflex, do you think I wanted that!” Everyone knew Xu Jie’er was most afraid of death, and also afraid of pain. If she had known the dart would hit her, she wouldn’t have stupidly pushed away the other person!
