novelraw Chapter 298 - 300 Suspicious Woman 4_1
Chapter 298 - 300 Suspicious Woman 4_1
By the way, was the banquet lively?
In her life, she had only attended one banquet. It happened last time in Japan. She attended as Gu Shaocheng’s female companion. She was dressed up all pretty and beautiful at the time!
Ah, now she’s such a freakish sight that she could only hide in her room, feeling sorry for herself.
No way!
Suddenly, she jumped up, ran to the dressing room, frantically changing clothes. Trying on one outfit after another. After finishing, she stood in front of the mirror, looking left and right. In the end, she chose a sweetly styled sporty outfit, put on sunglasses, and a hat, pressing the brim down low. She looked exactly like a female celebrity trying to avoid recognition on the street.
This way, people won’t see my face, right?
She stood in front of the mirror, pondering, a confident smile tugged at the corners of her mouth, then she sneaked out of her bedroom.
Upon leaving the courtyard, as expected, there was no one around.
Pheew...
Chenxing finally relaxed and began to play leisurely in the courtyard. Immersed in such a Jiangnan style garden, she even daydreamed about being an ancient Chinese woman, walking on a centuries-old stone path, holding a paper umbrella, tip toeing around the pavilions, all while singing Suzhou ballads. What a beautiful picture it painted.
Please forgive her for being a dreamy girl. Although she grew up in Canada, she was in a Chinese neighborhood where the traditional culture was quite strong. So she also had such a dream: wearing a cheongsam, reciting Tang and Song dynasties’ poems with refined resentment, holding an umbrella and walking between the bridges and flowing water, just like the image of "Rainy Alley" depicted by Elder Dai Wangshu: holding a paper umbrella, alone, lingering in the long, long, and forlorn rainy alley...
Chenxing’s eyes glinted, and she went back into her room and rummaged through the changing room.
"Strange, I remember there’s a pink cheongsam in my changing room, where did it go?"
That cheongsam was personally tailored for her by Hua Hua last year. Although Hua Hua is vain and loves to look good and make money, his tailoring skills are absolutely top-notch. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have become a world-renowned designer.
Could it be that Gu Shaocheng had thrown away the cheongsam?
After turning the room upside down, her eyes lit up all of a sudden. Finally, in the wardrobe she found that pink cheongsam hanging on a hanger, and, surprisingly, right next to it was a paper umbrella.
Hehe, perfect!
Chenxing treated the noble and beautiful cheongsam as a treasure. She took it off the hanger and wore it, in a moment.
The cheongsam featured a Chinese-style stand-up collar and delicate buttons circling her chest. The vivid, colorful sequined flowers around the edges and the slimming design perfectly highlighted her graceful figure.
Chenxing stood in front of the mirror, looking delighted for a long time. She didn’t need a hat anymore. Anyway, there was no one in the courtyard. Holding a paper umbrella, she would be okay to block her face in case she ran into anyone.
Tell me, do you have moments like this? When you’re alone at home, bored out of your mind, you pull out clothes from the wardrobe one by one to try on, striking various poses and taking selfies?
At this moment, that’s exactly how Chenxing was feeling. Holding an umbrella, half-concealing her face coyly, she walked around the courtyard alone, picking out scenic spots, happily taking photos, and then enhancing them with an editing app. Her recent gloomy mood was swept away.
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The vast Gu Family’s golf course was located behind their house on a hillside, offering a picturesque scene. The calm lake mirrors the blue sky and white clouds, just like a fairyland.