"I’m sorry, Miss Xiao, this is a custom order for someone else." Mr. Gu spoke, interrupting the woman’s voice.
"I can offer double the price, and you can help her order another one." The woman spoke with an air of entitlement, as if everyone should comply with her wishes as soon as she voiced them.
"I’m sorry, the dress belongs to someone else, I have no right to make the decision." Mr. Gu’s face showed no expression. Although he did not agree to the woman’s request, if the owner of the dress was willing to give it up, he would not oppose it.
The woman then looked in Sheng Ning’an’s direction, assuming a superior posture, and said, "Hello, I am Xiao Qingya."
Sheng Ning’an had seen her before during the first fitting of the mockup.
"Hello." She greeted lightly.
"I’ve taken a liking to the dress you’re wearing, name your price!" Xiao Qingya went straight to the point and stated her purpose.
Her time was valuable, and she had already spent too much of it today, not wanting to waste any more.
Sheng Ning’an: "I’m sorry, this dress is not for transfer."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingya’s face darkened involuntarily.
The girl who looked like her little assistant hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over, "It’s , our sister Qingya has a very important event in a couple of days. But the dress she had custom-made was plagiarized by a rival and posted online earlier. Now it’s too late to remake it, we hope you can help us out. You know how vicious netizens’ words can be, our sister Qingya is out of options. Of course, we won’t let you suffer a loss, whatever the gown costs, our sister Qingya will compensate you."
"I’m sorry, this is my engagement dress and I can’t give it away." Although she didn’t know how important this event was to her, her own engagement ceremony was equally important.
Xiao Qingya thought she just wanted more money and spoke again, "I can offer double, or even triple or quadruple; I can give you the prior customized dress as well, which you can wear on your engagement. Our figures are quite similar, so you’ll definitely fit into it. And the money for buying your dress can be used to order a better one for your wedding."
"I’m sorry, it’s not about the money. No matter how much you offer, I won’t relent. You’d be better off thinking of other ways."
Sheng Ning’an never thought that one day she’d be showered with money in this way, but she didn’t lack money, nor could she let her engagement dress be given to someone else.
To prevent further complications, she promptly looked at Mr. Gu and said, "Mr. Gu, I think this dress fits quite well, and there’s nothing that needs altering. I would like to take it with me right away, is that possible?"
"Of course." Since it was her custom-tailored dress, Mr. Gu obviously had no objections.
"No, you can’t take the dress away." Xiao Qingya uttered coldly, as if it was her own dress being taken. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⟡𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕥⟡𝕟𝕖𝕥
In such a short time, she couldn’t possibly get another suitable dress.
Given her status, apparel from first or second-tier brands wouldn’t lend to her, and she didn’t fancy designs from too niche brands.
She had pulled numerous strings just to learn about this studio.
This studio had gained popularity, and her attendance at the event would naturally create buzz. Although the cost was slightly higher than the market price for third or fourth-tier brands, it was within her budget; who would’ve expected something to go awry midway.