Chapter 115
Xu Shuangrong carefully performed a “black lotus” act in front of Yu Jinzhe, showing off her contrasting charm, but Yu Jinzhe didn’t care at all.
Then Xie Mi cheekily called to provoke him, and Yu Jinzhe grinned so wide his face nearly split.
Xu Shuangrong fell silent.
“……”
Yu Jinzhe was a masochist.
Such a niche comment.
[Xu Shuangrong: So you’re saying I just acted all that for nothing? ]
[System: Correct. He’s currently enjoying Xie Mi’s torment too much to care about you. ]
[System: But there is one way to win his attention back. ]
[System: Go up and slap him. ]
[Xu Shuangrong: … ]
[Xu Shuangrong: I’m afraid he’ll lick my hand. ]
After successfully checking in at the Hong Kong-style tea restaurant, Xie Mi and Shen Yanqing arrived at the second shop in the first row of the 16-grid square.
A summer clothing store.
Unfortunately, they ran straight into another team.
Inside the clothing shop, the four people stared at each other.
“Teacher Xie, what a coincidence.” Liu Woxing greeted first with a pleasant smile.
Xiao Jingxi looked gloomy, apparently still hung up on what happened in the morning.
[Fun fact: Since teaming up with Xiao Jingxi, Sister Liu hasn’t smiled once. This is her first smile today.]
[Haven’t seen Miss Liu smile this happily in ages.]
[Don’t know what history she and Xiao Jingxi have, but she really does adore Xie Mi.]
[Still don’t get it? Fans follow their idol—Xie Mi hates Xiao Jingxi, so Sister Liu also hates him by association.]
[Holy crap, makes so much sense.]
“Quite a coincidence indeed.”
Xie Mi grinned. After glancing at Xiao Jingxi and Liu Woxing, she dropped a high-EQ line: “Beauty and the Beast.”
“Pfft—”
Liu Woxing couldn’t help laughing, though she quickly tried to restrain herself.
Xiao Jingxi’s face darkened instantly. “Xie Mi, what do you mean by that?!”
“Oops, sorry, I can be a bit too blunt sometimes.”
Xie Mi admitted her “mistake” cheerfully, then added, “I should have said—flowers and cow dung.”
Xiao Jingxi: “?”
“Pfft—” Liu Woxing couldn’t hold back again.
Just as it looked like the two teams would start fighting before even beginning the task, the store’s PD intervened in time.
“Welcome to the Summer Clothing Store.”
“Since each store can only be checked into once, today’s task will be in PK format. Whichever team finishes first wins the check-in.”
“The mission here is—scenario outfit styling.”
“I will give you a situation. You must style your teammate according to it, and our staff will score the results.”
“Higher score wins.”
[Isn’t this just the dress-up mini-game I used to play on 4399 as a kid?]
[This might also reveal their ideal types indirectly. They’ll probably style according to what they personally like.]
[Sis upstairs is so sharp—I’m super curious how Mr. Shen will dress Old Xie.]
[Shouldn’t we be more worried about what’s about to happen to Mr. Shen though?]
[Fair point.]
The first round began—girls styling the boys.
“The scenario is: first date with your first love.”
“What outfit would score the most points for a boy on a first date? The challenge starts now!”
At the PD’s signal, Xie Mi immediately dragged Shen Yanqing into the clothing racks, with Liu Woxing and Xiao Jingxi following behind.
The two groups’ approaches were worlds apart.
On Xie-Shen’s side:
Xie Mi always managed to pick out the ugliest item on the rack with uncanny precision, then proudly held it up against Shen Yanqing, eyes full of admiration as if it were a masterpiece.
Shen Yanqing couldn’t stop chuckling the whole time, but he fully cooperated—no matter how hideous the clothes, he tried them on without complaint.
On the Xiao-Liu side:
Whenever Liu Woxing picked up an outfit for Xiao Jingxi to try, he always had some critique.
“This one makes the proportions weird, not good.”
“Wearing black on a first date? Isn’t that too gloomy?”
“Red? Too flashy.”
“Leather jacket? Too much of a gangster vibe.”
“This plaid shirt is too stiff, like a nerd.”
Finally, Liu Woxing smiled and handed him a pair of sexy leopard-print speedo trunks.
“Film Emperor Xiao, looks like this is the only one that fits your standards. Neither gloomy nor flashy, not thuggish nor stiff. What do you think?”
Xiao Jingxi instantly went silent.
Liu Woxing then put the trunks back with a smile. “Just kidding.”
But just as she rehung them, Shen Yanqing rushed over, snatched the leopard trunks, and quickly hid them away in the storage room like he was facing a mortal enemy.
He walked back out calmly, as if nothing had happened.
Liu Woxing didn’t get his reaction—until she saw Xie Mi approaching curiously.
“Strange, I could’ve sworn I saw leopard-print trunks just now. Where did they go? Such a pity, Old Shen, I really thought those would’ve suited you.”
Shen Yanqing only smiled lightly. “Is that so? What a pity indeed.”
Liu Woxing: “……”
Ah, so that’s why.
[Holy crap, Old Shen’s foresight is insane. Xie Mi just glanced this way, and he instantly guessed her intention.]
[This clutch move saved his dignity.]
[Why hide the swimwear? Because if Sister Xie asked him to wear it, he probably would have.]
[Mr. Shen: utterly incapable of refusing Sister Xie~]
Ten minutes later, time was up.
Xie Mi and Liu Woxing both stood in front of the dressing rooms like artists about to unveil their masterpieces.
“Let’s have this team show first,” the PD said to Liu Woxing.
She nodded, stepped aside, and called into the room: “You can come out now.”
Xiao Jingxi emerged, dressed in an ink-wash gradient shirt with black fitted dress pants.
Accessories: silver-rimmed glasses, diamond stud earrings, sapphire cufflinks.
Admittedly, the outfit looked very good on him.
Combined with his natural camera sense, he perfectly displayed his figure and melancholy “45-degree gaze at the sky,” easily charming viewers.
[Xiao Jingxi is still handsome, I’ll give him that.]
[Sister Liu really knows her stuff. Xiao usually wears showy branded runway styles all the time—honestly I was sick of the “model vibe.” Didn’t expect him to look this good in something casual.]
[My review: not as good as the leopard-print trunks.]
“Judges, please score.”
The four judges held up their boards:
“8.5, 9, 9.5, 10! That’s 37 points total—a very high score. Congratulations to Team Xiao-Liu!”
Liu Woxing exhaled in relief, smiling gracefully. “Thank you.”
“Now, let’s see Team Xie-Shen—”
Before the PD could finish, Shen Yanqing had already pushed open the dressing room door and stepped out.
The PD’s words stuck in his throat, and after a long pause, he finally managed:
“W-wha… what in the world…?”
