Lu Shifeng, as usual, went to the company early in the morning.
Su Xingyu stayed at ho alone, sorting through her belongings, carefully preparing a strapless gown for the finals, pairing it with jewelry and high heels. She packed them into a large bag, then changed into a long-sleeve shirt and pants suitable for movent, along with flat shoes, waiting quietly for Xia Ling to co and assist.
Three o’clock in the afternoon.
The girl’s text ssage arrived as promised: [Xingyu, hurry out, I’m just outside your yard.]
Su Xingyu looked out from her bedroom on the second floor and indeed saw a stunningly beautiful girl climbing on the yard wall, cautiously peeking out from the dense white rose blossoms, energetically waving at her direction. Su Xingyu smiled, grabbed the big bag, and went downstairs. Her light figure was agile as a cat, avoiding Mrs. Gui, and quietly arrived at the backyard.
"Xingyu, Xingyu!" Xia Ling called her from atop the wall in a lowered voice.
Su Xingyu looked up, seeing the girl wearing an impressively beautiful light cherry-colored dress, struggling a bit to lower a makeshift rope ladder she had in hand: "Just climb using this rope ladder, rest assured, it’s very sturdy, I specially asked the family bodyguard to make it!"
Su Xingyu mimicked her and whispered: "Alright!"
This was a plan they had discussed for a long ti, the yard was too deep, and Su Xingyu couldn’t climb up alone; she needed so tools. The rope ladder was convenient for Xia Ling to carry while climbing the wall, hence the best choice.
Su Xingyu arrived at the base of the wall under the white rose bushes, with the sumr breeze blowing the petals into the air.
She carefully tested the sturdiness of the rope ladder, and with Xia Ling’s help, quickly climbed up and over the yard wall.
The two girls landed lightly like two playful cats.
"Run quickly." Xia Ling looked around and grabbed Su Xingyu’s hand to run. They ran a long distance, reaching the villa with red walls and low hedges of the Pei Family, and finally stopped. "That scared to death, huff, huff..." Xia Ling supported her knees with her hands, panting, "I was worried all the way, fearing that your jerk husband would discover and chase us... Thankfully, thankfully."
Su Xingyu also felt fortunate: "It’s good that our plan went smoothly."
"It’s almost four o’clock, quickly go change your clothes," Xia Ling, barely catching her breath, urged energetically, pushing Su Xingyu towards her villa, "Evening gown, high heels, hairstyle, and makeup! You can use my makeup room; I’ve also called the makeup artist for you. Hurry and get ready; I have a driver to take you to the finals!"
Su Xingyu rushed into her makeup room as if she was attending an event. As expected of a pop diva’s makeup room, it’s over a hundred square ters, fully equipped, with a dedicated makeup team waiting in readiness, including stylists, hairdressers, makeup artists...
Half an hour, and everything was done.
"Mission accomplished!" Xia Ling smiled at her, happily clapping her hands, "Xingyu, you look so beautiful this way."
Su Xingyu turned around and looked at herself in the makeup mirror covering an entire wall. Her exquisite makeup was like a flower blooming radiantly, her already fair and delicate skin perfectly contoured, looking beautiful as if from a dream against her elegant gown.
She had never dressed so ticulously.
Previously in the Su Family, she would only wear borrowed clothes for important occasions, acting as an unremarkable accessory. After marrying Lu Shifeng, she had countless new clothes, but her mind wasn’t on them, usually just sporting a mild, elegant daily makeup. Unlike now, where Xia Ling had a dedicated styling team.
The exclusive team of the current hottest diva, a group of masters with unparalleled aesthetics, serving her alone.
"It’s a pity ti is short," Xia Ling regretfully adjusted her dress, "If you had given two more hours, I could have made you even more beautiful, could even show you my jewelry collection!"
"This is already wonderful." Su Xingyu laughed lightly; she was only attending a photography contest, not a red carpet event; was it necessary to be so grand? Xia Ling was giving her a makeover worthy of a superstar.
In the makeup room, the girl in the light cherry-colored dress sighed, as if losing her beloved doll: "What’s good about it, alas, but with limited ti, this is all we can do. Xingyu, let’s go, you must win the championship tonight."
"Certainly." Su Xingyu smiled again, "I’d be ungrateful for your help if I didn’t win the championship."
"Definitely." Then Xia Ling beca happy again, leading the makeup team to see her off at the door.
She got into the car and headed to the finals venue - Blade Group Headquarters.
It was her first visit to Blade Group Headquarters, unfamiliar with the area. She looked up at the array of skyscrapers with sharp, simple lines towering into the clouds, which visually projected a fierce aura with an indescribable sense of oppression.
She took a deep breath, pulled out her phone, and opened the electronic invitation sent by the competition organizers to find the address.
F-3103 Auditorium.
Holding the address, she was about to enter the complex but was politely stopped by the entrance security: "Miss, please show your badge."
"I’m not an employee here," Su Xingyu showed the security the electronic invitation she was holding, "I’m here for the competition."
The security glanced: "Ah, you’re a participant of the street photography contest, welco, F-3103 is right at the third left turn, then right and go down, you’ll arrive quickly."
She thanked the security and navigated forward.
Perhaps it was the darkening sky, or maybe Blade Group was simply too vast. Though the security said it wouldn’t take long, she wandered for quite so ti without finding the correct auditorium. She grew anxious, seeing it was nearing the start ti, decided to cut through the building ahead to find soone to ask. The building was visibly wider than others, bustling with people coming and going.
Many people wearing business suits and employee badges glanced her way.
Su Xingyu suddenly realized her gown was too eye-catching, seemingly out of place here.
She felt even more uneasy, eager to find her way out, spotting a man looking like security up ahead, and hurriedly approached to ask. However, accidentally, she bumped into a young woman.
"Watch where you’re going!" The accompanying male employee almost knocked Su Xingyu down, reaching out to stop her.
Su Xingyu quickly stepped back, a bit embarrassed: "I’m sorry."
She looked up, seeing opposite her was a woman with graceful, serene features, ticulously yet not overly adorned, wearing a white suit dress that was obviously very elegant, exuding charm with her every move.
"Miss Zhuang, are you alright?" The accompanying male employee asked the woman with concern.
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