Sheng Tang, with no other options, dialed Gu Shiyan’s number.
"Sister Feifei, are you in the city?"
"No, I’m in Hong Kong right now." Gu Shiyan’s voice was a bit noisy on the other end.
Sheng Tang felt disappointed and considered calling Song Chen instead. "Never mind then."
"Just tell me, just tell me," Gu Shiyan responded enthusiastically. "You wouldn’t call if it weren’t important. Speak up. Even though I’m not there, someone from the company can handle it... Anything that doesn’t need my direct involvement can be managed."
Sheng Tang smiled.
She said she needed an appropriate dress.
She didn’t have one herself. The dress she wore for the English speaking contest was beautiful, but now it was too small for her.
With winter around, she hadn’t bought a new dress, and none from home fit.
There were no big malls near the school either.
"This is a small matter!" Gu Shiyan laughed. "Hold on, I’ll have my assistant arrange it. When do you need it?"
"Within an hour. I’m at school."
Gu Shiyan estimated the time. "There’s plenty of time. It takes at most forty minutes from the company to your school, and we can even do your makeup once we arrive."
With that, she hung up the phone.
Less than two minutes later, an unknown number called Sheng Tang’s phone.
A gentle female voice spoke from the other side.
"...Is this Miss Sheng? Sister Feifei asked me to bring you a dress. May I ask for your size and shoe size?" the girl asked her.
Sheng Tang provided the details.
The girl noted them down and said, "It will take us about thirty minutes to reach you. Could you wait at the school gate in twenty-five minutes? This will save more time. Is that okay with you?"
Sheng Tang agreed.
She didn’t wait in the auditorium. If Qin Lin saw her loitering, he would definitely blow up.
He was like a cat with its fur standing on end, always ready to claw at people over the slightest thing.
Near the school gate, there was a small supermarket, and next to it a milk tea shop that also sold small cakes. It was her deskmate’s favorite place.
The shop owner was a woman in her forties, always very nice and smiling to everyone. The store was warm in the winter.
Sheng Tang headed straight there.
She didn’t dare eat sweets too much, and felt bad not buying anything, so she ordered milk tea and some snacks.
Sitting alone, not wanting to look at her phone, she took out a book.
At that moment, someone sat down across from her.
Looking up, Sheng Tang saw Gu Shiting.
She was slightly surprised.
"... Waiting for clothes?" Gu Shiting asked, as if he already knew everything.
Song Chen always had the scoop.
Sheng Tang smiled and pushed the milk tea towards him. "It’s still hot. Do you want some?"
Gu Shiting didn’t really like sweet things, but he didn’t want to disappoint Sheng Tang, so he took a small sip.
It was overly sweet.
"... What’s the story with the dress?" Gu Shiting asked her again.
Sheng Tang sighed lightly. "I don’t know, it’s just gone. I’m too much in the spotlight at school, but not really deserving of it. There’s always someone feeling jealous of me."
Gu Shiting’s expression darkened slightly.
He looked intently at Sheng Tang. "Who says you don’t deserve it? You truly live up to your name."
Sheng Tang laughed.
When she laughed, her eyes curved like small crescent moons, her tiny white teeth showing, deep dimples appearing, exuding a captivating beauty.
She was getting prettier by the day.
As Gu Shiting looked at her, a warm feeling welled up inside him. Suddenly, he understood why foolish kings would do something as ridiculous as lighting beacons to amuse a beauty.
If it were him, he would do the same.
For Sheng Tang’s smile, he would do anything.
"Feeling better?" Gu Shiting’s face also softened a little.
He really wanted to reach out and pat her head.