"Can I say that neither of the styles you two picked out is quite right? Wearing something so ethereal, but I’m not walking the red carpet. Sexy... Xu Yuan, what are you scheming!"
Xu Yuan rolled her eyes and pushed the black strapless dress with a plunging V-neckline towards her, "What am I scheming? Isn’t it obvious? If you don’t show off your curvy figure and blind everyone, isn’t it a waste? Why do you always dress so conservatively? If it weren’t for my strong insistence yesterday, you wouldn’t have bought that dress, right?"
Lu Wanwan had to admit that Xu Yuan had good taste, and the dresses she picked out really highlighted her... physical assets.
In recent years, Lu Wanwan had been casual about buying clothes, focusing solely on either her two children or her work.
"This is too..." She wanted to shake her head.
"Too what? Look at this model in the magazine." Xu Yuan quickly grabbed a magazine, "Although it’s strapless and reveals the collarbone, it’s not like you’re going completely backless, right? The front design may look a bit like a V-neck, but it’s just a little cleavage, without revealing too much, right? And look at the hemline, above the knee but not a micro-mini skirt... sexy and elegant, the best fit for you right now."
"..." After hearing her reasoning, Lu Wanwan also felt it was okay.
She wasn’t naturally so conservative; it was just that she wasn’t used to it. Plus, having been abroad in recent years, she had seen all kinds of clothing.
Was her discomfort just unaccustomed overreaction?
"Really? Is it okay?"
Xu Yuan nodded solemnly, "Hurry up and find a quality man. The social level at the party is quite high, and if you wait for me to arrange blind dates for you, the prospects might not be as good."
"Aunt Xu Yuan, what is a quality man?"
"Someone who is handsome, wealthy, and spoils your mommy to the skies!"
Little Youyou touched her little chin, "Can wearing this do the trick?"
"Absolutely. Pink is only suitable for little princesses like Little Youyou. If your mommy wears it, she might not be able to find a daddy, you know."
Holding the dress, Lu Wanwan had her face full of black lines: "..."
"Okay!" Little Youyou begrudgingly gave up the dress she found most beautiful, "Mommy, you should listen to Aunt Xu Yuan!"
She suddenly felt a little sour inside. The two little ones really did want a dad after all.
Even though they never showed it or made such demands of her, from time to time, little details would reveal this desire in their hearts.
Lu Wanwan didn’t want to disappoint her daughter and smiled sweetly, "Alright, mommy will listen to you!"
Lu Wanwan changed into her dress and took a cab to the party venue.
MG is primarily an entertainment company, and the event would host media people as well as some public figures.
Actors, singers, TV hosts, models, and so on; however, it wasn’t a purely entertainment party, so there weren’t many decorative "vases" around.
Stepping out of the cab, the cool evening breeze felt rather chilly, and she quickened her pace inside.
Before she entered, she heard Bai Lingyun’s voice from behind.
Lu Wanwan turned around, surprised, "You’re here too?"
Bai Lingyun’s gaze fell on her and swept over her casually, "You’re not quite in your usual style today, what’s the occasion?"
"..." Lu Wanwan felt embarrassed, "Xu Yuan insisted I dress this way, saying it suits the occasion."
He smiled, "Then fine, pretend to be my companion for a bit. I came at the last minute and didn’t find a suitable person. Otherwise, dressed like that without a male escort, you might not be able to fend off the harassment."
"Okay." She nodded, also having considered this issue; even the taxi driver kept glancing at her through the mirror the entire way, making her very uncomfortable.