klisemfg Chapter 22: Everyone's human, but Li Xi is a porcelain doll sculpted by the goddess Nuwa.
Chapter 22: Everyone's human, but Li Xi is a porcelain doll sculpted by the goddess Nuwa.
After turning off the tablet, Li Xi went to the bedroom.
Li Xi has a habit of spraying light perfume on her bed before going to sleep.
She first sprayed some perfume on the bed, took a shower, dried her hair, then took off her bathrobe and, wearing only her underwear, crawled into the fragrant bed.
She set her phone to Do Not Disturb mode, and when she exited the settings, she saw the calendar information at the top of the screen and belatedly realized that it was Grandpa Gu's birthday banquet the day after tomorrow.
But she hadn't prepared a dress yet.
Thinking of this, Li Xi quickly contacted her best friend from university, Xue Ni, via WeChat.
Xue Ni is from out of town. After graduating from university, she stayed in Dongzhou City to work and is currently a makeup artist at a high-end photography studio.
Their photography studio is very famous, and the store imports high-end gowns. Socialites and heiresses in Dongzhou City who frequently attend parties also rent gowns from their store.
Xue Ni had just finished work and luckily caught the last subway. She was on her way home.
Upon receiving Li Xi's text message, Xue Ni immediately contacted the store manager to explain the situation. After receiving the manager's reply, Xue Ni told Li Xi: "Just come to the store at 9:00 AM tomorrow."
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The next day, around 8:40 a.m., Li Xi, dressed casually, arrived at the photography studio.
Upon seeing Li Xi, the short-haired girl standing outside the shop quickly waved to her, "Xi Xi! Over here!"
Xue Ni is petite, only 158 cm tall, but she has a great figure and can pull off various styles of clothing.
Today she wore a white ruffled collar shirt with a leather vest over it. Her short, ear-length hair was permed into small curls, and she wore a black beret.
Standing at the entrance of the photography studio, Xue Ni could easily be mistaken for a model specially invited by the studio.
"Xue Ni!" Li Xi jogged forward and handed the shopping bag of snacks to Xue Ni. "I brought some snacks from Xigu's shop. Take them inside and share them with your colleagues."
Xigu's pastries are the most upscale pastry shop in the area. Xue Ni's entire day's work is only enough to buy one pastry from them.
Li Xi, however, brought enough for several people.
Xue Ni is from out of town, and it's not easy for her to find a job in Dongzhou City. She also has no relatives or friends to rely on here.
Li Xi was a customer, so it was perfectly fine for her to come empty-handed to rent a dress. The reason she brought expensive pastries to see her was actually to give Xue Ni face.
Xue Ni felt a warmth in her heart and hugged Li Xi tightly, almost crying. "You're still so thoughtful. Thank you, Xi Xi."
When they were in school, Li Xi took special care of Xue Ni.
Xue Ni grew up in a divorced family and lived with her mother.
During my freshman year of college, my mother was running over and killed by a drunk driver while delivering food at night.
Xue Ni took leave from school, went home to hold her mother's funeral, and then sued the driver to negotiate compensation.
If someone is killed while driving under the influence, the insurance company won't pay compensation. The driver was a penniless bachelor; he had no money to pay compensation and voluntarily requested to go to jail.
Xue Ni's mother died, and not only did she not receive any compensation, she also had to withdraw the family's meager savings to pay for her mother's funeral and burial plot...
Xue Ni had a very difficult time during that period.
In order to continue her studies and survive, Xue Ni found a job selling alcohol at a nightclub.
But her youthful appearance and petite figure quickly attracted the attention of a perverted boss.
After conducting a background check on Xue Ni and confirming that she had no special background, the other party, two weeks later, used the excuse of spending money to specifically request Xue Ni's services one night.
Xue Ni frequented nightclubs, always feeling that we lived in a society governed by law, and that even the most audacious customers wouldn't dare to actually touch her in the club.
But she underestimated human nature.
That perverted boss was not only audacious, but also a womanizer. He almost raped Xue Ni on the sofa in front of his friends.
Xue Ni was terrified. In despair, she grabbed a wine bottle and smashed it against the other person, then lifted her skirt and ran away.
But the other side had a large number of people and was a distinguished guest. Where could she escape to?
Xue Ni was quickly apprehended, pinned to the corridor, and forced to kneel before the powerful figure, licking his shoes and begging for mercy...
This scene was witnessed by Li Xi, who had come to the nightclub to pick up Xie Xingyun.
As soon as Li Xi left the nightclub, he dialed the hotline for reporting organized crime and prostitution, thus rescuing Xue Ni in time.
Upon learning that Xue Ni was skilled at makeup, Li Xi, in order to help Xue Ni escape her difficult life, spent her own money to buy a bunch of big-brand cosmetics from the mall and encouraged Xue Ni to take orders online and provide in-home makeup services.
Not only that, Li Xi also helped Xue Ni promote her on the campus website and brought her business.
With Li Xi's help, Xue Ni actually managed to support herself by doing makeup.
After graduation, she was introduced by a senior student based on her skills and successfully joined the photography studio, becoming a real makeup artist.
Xue Ni is now a well-known makeup artist, having done makeup for several celebrities.
returning a Favour many times more.
The person Xue Ni respected and cherished most in her life was Li Xi.
"Let's go, I'll take you to see our store manager, Sister Zhou. She's a very nice person."
Xue Ni first distributed the snacks to her colleagues, and finally took a cherry mini cake, then went to find the store manager, Sister Zhou, with her contact information.
"Manager, this is my sister, Li Xi." Xue Ni handed the cake to Sister Zhou and said, "This is a pastry that Li Xi bought for everyone. It's cherry flavored. I remember Sister Zhou loves cherries the most."
"Try it."
This was the first time Sister Zhou had ever encountered such a polite guest as Li Xi.
The cake wasn't expensive, but the sentiment behind it was small.
"Thank you, Miss Li." Sister Zhou hadn't had breakfast this morning because she was busy taking her child to school, and her stomach was really upset. This cake was a lifesaver for her.
Sister Zhou quickly ate the cake in the tea room, rinsed her mouth, and then personally greeted Li Xi.
Sister Zhou took Li Xi directly to the boutique dress section on the second floor.
As we went upstairs, Sister Zhou said, "Three days ago, the store received a batch of exquisite dresses from Paris. Miss Li has a great figure and a good temperament, and most of them fit her perfectly."
"Two sets have already been reserved."
Upon arriving at the boutique area on the second floor, Sister Zhou pointed to the dresses hanging on the U-shaped display wardrobe and told Li Xi, "You can try on any dress that doesn't have a pre-order tag."
Sensing Sister Zhou's kindness, Li Xi couldn't help but smile, "Thank you, Sister Zhou, then I won't be polite."
As a cartoonist, Li Xi has very high standards for aesthetics. She is aware of her body's strengths and weaknesses and knows which style of dress suits her best.
After looking around, Li Xi immediately took a liking to a red velvet slip dress.
The dress barely touched the ground, adorned with a delicate black butterfly on the chest, and a pear-shaped diamond in the center.
Two silver rhinestone tassels run beneath the pigeon egg shape, connecting to the shoulder blades on the back.
The back features a strap design, with a giant black silk bow at the lower back, adorned with two shimmering black veils.
This is a dark and luxurious dress, which Li Xi liked at first sight.
Sister Zhou clapped her hands and praised, "Miss Li has excellent taste."
"This dress is not something everyone can pull off, but Miss Li has fair skin and a tall stature. She can be both aloof and charming. You will definitely look good in this dress."
Sister Zhou wasn't flattering me when she said that.
Just by standing next to the dress, Sister Zhou could imagine how stunning Li Xi would look in it.
That's an effect that surpasses that of runway models.
"Go and try it on."
Xue Ni carefully took off the dress, pulled up the curtain, and personally helped Li Xi change into it.
Pulling back the curtain, Xue Ni stared at the breathtakingly beautiful woman in a red dress in the mirror and couldn't help but exclaim, "Li Xi, you are simply a work of art."
"We are all children of the Goddess Nuwa. We are just mud dolls thrown out of willow branches, while you are a porcelain doll sculpted by the Goddess Nuwa."
Li Xi laughed at Xue Ni's antics and looked up to ask the shop manager, "How much does this dress cost to rent?"
"If you return it within 24 hours, the rent is 18,000. If it's over 24 hours, the fee will be doubled. Since you're Xue Ni's friend, I'll give you an employee discount and charge you 15,000."
They provide high-end services, and the dresses in their store are all genuine products that the owner purchased from international luxury brands at great expense.
The dress Li Xi is wearing is a haute couture gown from this year's spring/summer fashion show, which costs six or seven hundred thousand yuan.
Even the rent isn't cheap.
The price is reasonable. Li Xi nodded and said, "I'll take it."
"Okay."
Sister Zhou carefully reminded Li Xi: "Be careful not to damage it. If it is damaged, our store will not accept any form of compensation. You can only buy it at the original price."
This is their store's rule: if customers accept it, they sign a contract and pay a deposit; if they don't accept it, they won't engage in forced sales.
"Xue Ni, help Miss Li change her clothes, I'll go prepare the contract." Just as Sister Zhou was about to go downstairs, the curtain of dressing room number 3 was suddenly pulled open.
Upon seeing the woman behind the curtain, Li Xi clicked his tongue in amusement.
The woman standing inside was Jiang Qingkong, who had just been released on bail yesterday.