The door of the dressing room was pushed open, and Mrs. Li, who was dignified and elegant, walked in. Ye Ying, who was talking, turned her head and looked at the movement. She hurriedly adjusted her expression on her face and then got up, standing slim and gentle towards Mrs. Li, “Mistress.”
Mrs. Li glanced at her expressions carefully. She thought her daughter had made Ye Ying uncomfortable again. Seeing Ye Ying could quickly adjust her expression to calm, she smiled with satisfaction.
She didn’t misjudge this girl. She was indeed a sensible girl who knew not to embarrass anyone.
“You’re hurt, don’t need to be shy, have a seat quickly.” Mrs. Li, who walked gracefully, took the initiative to hug Ye Ying’s shoulders, and said after a while, “Fortunately, you didn’t hurt your face. Don’t have to dress nicely later; just wear your military uniform. Don’t wear too thick makeup on your face, be a little more elegant.”
Du Jiayi, who finished her eye makeup, said with a smile, “Mom, actually I also don’t need to wear too heavy makeup, just a little elegant, and just wear my military uniform.”
“You, you just want to go against my words again, right?” Mrs. Li pointed to her daughter’s forehead with her index finger and joked with the makeup artist in a good mood, “Make her a little ugly so that she will have no face to see people later.”
The makeup artist hurriedly said respectfully, “Miss Du is born beautiful; she is beautiful without makeup.”
“You hear it, Mom? You have to listen more to other people’s opinions; the people’s voices are right.” Du Jiayi, who smiled like a flower, raised her eyebrows squeamishly and pulled Ye Ying into the topic, “Say, who do you think is prettier, Ye Ying or me?”
Mrs. Li liked Du Jiayi’s squeamishness very much. It was not the squeamish kind of squeamishness, but the squeamishness that would make her laugh.
Upon hearing this, she looked at her daughter and then at Ye Ying, “Both of you have your own merits, but Ying Ying is still more well-behaved.”
“You only see that she’s well-behaved.” Du Jiayi smiled at Ye Ying, who had lowered her head and whose cheeks were red. Her laughter became clearer, “Haha, alright, let’s not talk about it anymore, she’s already blushing.”
She didn’t know if her face was red because of anger or shyness.
Du Jiayi coldly withdrew her gaze and discussed with Mrs. Li which necklace looked better.
There were more than a dozen necklaces. The boxes were opened and placed neatly on the dressing table. Each necklace was expensive. One of them was a pink diamond necklace. The moment the box was opened, Ye Ying’s eyes opened wide.
It was beautiful, bright, and envious.
“The pink one, the pink one looks good, and it matches your little white lace dress.” Mrs. Li put on the pink necklace to her daughter herself, and as she lowered her head, she smiled lightly and said, “Your favorite person will also be here tonight. Dress up well and let him be amazed by you.”
Du Jiayi’s eyes were as bright as diamonds for an instant, and her voice was so soft that Ye Ying couldn’t even hear her. She said with joy, “Qin Xiu? You said Qin Xiu will be here?”
“Yes, Qin Xiu, the diplomat you like, will be here. Look at you, you’re already smiling stupidly before his arrival.” Mrs. Li took care of her daughter’s hair and told the makeup artist with grace, “She doesn’t need too thick makeup; plain and light is enough. She doesn’t need to look too mature, she’s still young.”
“Yes, Mistress.” The makeup artist responded anxiously, for fear that something unsatisfactory might annoy Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li nodded in satisfaction and turned to Ye Ying and said, “Ying Ying, you go and put on your military uniform; I will take you out for a walk. Some guests have arrived. Li Yuan is entertaining the male guests. You can help me to entertain the female guests. They’re all young girls in their twenties; I can’t keep up with their topics.”
