Free Web NovelChapter 265: Chapter 265: Preparing the Gowns
Ning Xuan watched as Yu Mingche fell into a deep sleep. She carried him to the bed, covered him with a blanket, and let him be. He would likely sleep for three days and three nights. When he awoke, the hidden injuries in his body would be healed.
While applying the ointment earlier, Ning Xuan had checked Yu Mingche’s pulse and discovered that many of his meridians were blocked. She assumed he must have suffered some old injuries. In reality, the blockages were entirely a side effect of a womb pouch implantation. Even though the surgery had taken place six months ago, having a growing object implanted inside him meant his body couldn’t recover so quickly.
Although Ning Xuan understood how reproduction worked in this world, she had never witnessed it firsthand. Therefore, even though she noticed that most of Yu Mingche’s blocked meridians were concentrated in his abdomen, the true cause never crossed her mind. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
After settling Yu Mingche in, Ning Xuan notified Yan Fuzhen, telling him to prepare a courtyard for Yu Mingche near her own and to assign a few capable people to him.
Ning Xuan went to the living room to meet Tang Xue. "Xuanyuan, you’re finally out! The graduation ceremony is the day after tomorrow. After the ceremony, there’s a graduation ball. Have you picked out a dress yet? I’m going to pick one out. Can you come with me? Please? Pretty please?"
When Tang Xue saw Ning Xuan, she immediately rushed over and started shaking her. The motion made Ning Xuan dizzy. "Alright, alright, stop shaking me! I’ll go. I’ll go with you."
"That’s great, Xuanyuan! Let’s go today. We have to look gorgeous and outshine everyone."
"Xuanyuan, you have no idea how awful Shen Wenwen and her cronies are! She laughed at me for only ever having Little Five around, saying I must be dirt poor because I only have one Contractor. WAHHH, I’m actually loaded, but I can’t say anything! It’s so frustrating!"
Tang Xue had gone on a trip to the New Star Body with Ning Xuan. If the spoils she received were converted into the Federation’s Star Coins and Star Gold, it would be an absolutely enormous fortune. Some minor families might not amass as much money even after saving for generations.
However, those spoils were priceless treasures that had no market. Moreover, they were all smuggled back using a Space Bracelet and Space Ring. To prevent word from getting out, she couldn’t sell any of it for the time being.
"Seeing you look so guilty and angry, you really are broke, aren’t you?" Ning Xuan said, cutting right through Tang Xue’s act.
"Xuanyuan, don’t be so brutal, okay? I can’t betray my Little Five. We promised we’d only have each other. And I don’t want Little Five to have to go out and earn money. I want to be with him every second, so if we have to be a little poor, then so be it," Tang Xue said with a sigh.
"Look at you, so pathetic. If you wanted money, you could’ve just asked instead of playing these little games. I’ve transferred it. I’ll deduct it from your share of the stones," Ning Xuan said to Tang Xue, amused.
"Whoa, this much money? Xuanyuan, how do you have so much? This feels like enough to last me a lifetime!" Tang Xue grabbed Ning Xuan’s arm excitedly as she stared at the countless Star Gold that had appeared in her account.
Ning Xuan quickly pulled her arm away. "Stop bouncing around. Can you please try to maintain some composure? Didn’t you want to go buy a dress? Let’s go, let’s go. I’ll come with you."
Yan Fuzhen had already prepared a dress for Ning Xuan. However, when Ning Xuan thought about Yan Fuzhen’s fashion sense, the style of the young Attendants in the villa, and then compared them to Feng Linran and Yu Mingche, she realized she no longer had much faith in Yan Fuzhen’s taste.
Tang Xue had Min Wu following behind her, and Ning Xuan brought Nine-tailed. The four of them went to the mall together to buy dresses for the graduation ceremony.
Upon arriving at the mall, Tang Xue led Ning Xuan straight for the fourth floor. Watching Tang Xue’s smug, triumphant march, Ning Xuan realized she had clearly cased the place beforehand. She had come prepared.
"Shen Wenwen, you’re still here, just as I expected. Excellent. Shopkeeper, bring out the most expensive dress you have in the store!" Tang Xue shouted.
"Tang Xue, there’s no shame in being poor. Why are you trying to keep up appearances? If you blow all your savings just for show, it’s really not worth it," Shen Wenwen said, her tone a mix of feigned earnestness and passive-aggression.
Shen Wenwen was trying on a purple mermaid-style dress. Its skirt was layered, resembling ripples in the water when she turned. Shen Wenwen wasn’t very tall, but this dress perfectly accentuated her slender waist and long legs, creating the illusion of height.
Looking at the dress, Ning Xuan suddenly thought, ’I’ve always been so busy with Cultivation, with Alchemy, with improving my strength... Have I ever once cared about what I wear?’
It seemed Yan Fuzhen prepared all her clothes: either black combat uniforms, loose loungewear, or training outfits. The outfit she was wearing now was casual, combat-style attire.
"Huh? Aren’t you Ning Xuan, the one who competed in the unrestricted division of the Alchemy competition? You even won the championship!" Shen Wenwen recognized Ning Xuan at a glance and rushed over excitedly.
"You’re so amazing! Did you participate in the graduation joint examination this time too? What team were you on? Did you make it into the top 100?" Seeing Ning Xuan, Shen Wenwen completely forgot about Tang Xue.
"Top 100? Xuanyuan ranked seventh individually, and I ranked 37th. By the way, what’s your individual rank?" Hearing Shen Wenwen’s question, Tang Xue finally remembered that although she might be a bit poor, her results in the graduation joint exam were actually quite impressive.
"You ranked 37th? You must be dreaming. So many scions from major families didn’t even make the top 100. What makes you think you could rank 37th?" Shen Wenwen rolled her eyes at Tang Xue.
"Because Sister Xuan carried me, hahaha! If you don’t believe me, go check the rankings." Tang Xue had already taken the glittering gold dress from the sales associate and was heading toward the fitting room.
Min Wu followed behind her. As Tang Xue changed, Min Wu helped her adjust the dress from behind.
"Miss Tang, you have excellent taste. This dress is our store’s crown jewel. It features three distinct layers, creating a triple-layered visual effect. The outer layer is a gilt-edged satin with a wonderful drape, shimmering with golden light as you move. The middle layer is woven with gold thread into three-dimensional floral embroidery, which gathers into a cutout pattern at the waist and hips. The innermost layer is a light, translucent champagne-colored soft gauze. This gauze is soft and skin-friendly, perfect for wearing close to the body. Furthermore, this color and fabric create a warm and natural transition for the overall color palette. Take a look, aren’t you pleased?"
The sales associate explained this as Tang Xue emerged from the fitting room.
Tang Xue felt the entire dress fit her like a second skin.
Looking at herself in the mirror, the high-waisted, mermaid-style cut made her already long legs seem even taller. The small diamonds dotting the dress around her collarbones and neck cast a soft glow on her skin, which was already as fair and clear as jade.
