Free Web NovelChapter 406: Chapter 231: The Style is Suddenly All Wrong
When Chen Jincheng stepped into the private room, he was greeted by the sight of a table full of leaders from the Coastal Publicity Association, all dressed in ancient-style clothing. But something about their attire was off. The women, like Wei Weiwei, were all wearing men’s Hanfu.
That was the more normal part.
The men, however, including Vice President Fu, were all wearing women’s Hanfu, which was quite the eyesore.
Vice President Fu in particular, with his all-white robes, brought three words to mind.
Little Dragon Girl!
’What the hell kind of Pandora’s box have I just opened for the Coastal Publicity Association?’
"Mr. Chen, you’re here! Please, have a seat." Upon seeing Chen Jincheng, Vice President Fu immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile.
Chen Jincheng looked at Vice President Fu’s getup and found he really couldn’t bring himself to look directly at him.
It wasn’t just him. Xiaoju’s jaw dropped as she stared at Vice President Fu and the other grown men in their eye-watering women’s outfits. The whole scene was just too bizarre.
After Chen Jincheng sat down, Vice President Fu explained with a smile, "Mr. Chen, I was deeply inspired by your proposal this afternoon. So, I gathered everyone to do what we can for the association’s promotional efforts."
Hearing this, Wei Weiwei and Director Wu were fine with it; after all, women cross-dressing in men’s Hanfu didn’t look bad at all.
But the other managers from the publicity association looked utterly mortified.
They truly were the victims.
But with their leader, Vice President Fu, already in a dress, they didn’t dare utter a single complaint.
What could they do?
Just go along with it!
Vice President Fu, however, didn’t care in the slightest. ’If it means making progress, what’s a little loss of face?’
Once Chen Jincheng was seated, he added apologetically, "Mr. Chen, we rented these outfits and rehearsed all afternoon. We’re planning to go to the Old Street tonight to shoot a promotional video, so I’m afraid we won’t be able to join you for drinks."
"Vice President Fu, drinking isn’t that important. It’s more than enough to just sit down for a meal together." Chen Jincheng didn’t mind at all; not every dinner engagement needed alcohol.
Afterwards, over the meal, he and Vice President Fu had a detailed discussion about Jinglan City and the Hanfu Outing Day event. Vice President Fu, in particular, kept asking for specific details.
He got the feeling that Vice President Fu was even more eager about this plan than before.
’I wonder what could have happened to cause this.’
After the meal, Chen Jincheng said his goodbyes to Vice President Fu and left with Xiaoju.
As he and Xiaoju got into the Lamborghini, they saw Vice President Fu’s group surrounded by onlookers. Many people had their phones out, filming them.
It was only then that Xiaoju dared to comment, "Cheng, that Vice President Fu actually took you seriously. Isn’t he embarrassed at all?"
"It means he’s serious about getting things done and has put his pride aside." Chen Jincheng genuinely admired that about the man.
Besides, he was curious to see if Vice President Fu would make it onto the trending topics list tomorrow.
After all, in the other world, there was that president who went viral for cosplaying as Little Dragon Girl and doing a sword dance. He was extremely popular, and his reputation among netizens was excellent.
That man’s famous line, "I may be ugly, but our city is beautiful!" had earned him a thumbs-up from countless people.
"But can you really get famous like that? It’s such an eyesore," Xiaoju said, finding it hard to believe.
Chen Jincheng chuckled and teased, "Xiaoju, since you’ve entered this line of work, you need to learn to think like the internet. The online game is all about grabbing attention. It’s not just gorgeous girls with great bodies like you who can do that."
"Sometimes, being an eyesore—being so ugly it’s extreme, or even uniquely ugly—can also grab people’s attention."
Xiaoju completely ignored his last sentence, latching onto the previous point. She looked at him happily. "Cheng, are you saying I’m gorgeous and have a great body?"
"Are you focusing on the wrong thing?" Chen Jincheng asked with a laugh.
"Cheng, am I or not!" That was the only thing Xiaoju cared about right now. Nothing else mattered.
Chen Jincheng wasn’t about to deny her this bit of emotional validation, so he said definitively, "If you weren’t beautiful and didn’t have a great body, how could you possibly be a Miss Cheng?"
"Then out of all the ’Miss Chengs,’ who’s the prettiest? Is it me?"
"It’s definitely you!"
"Cheng, you’re the best!"
"If you know that, then why don’t you tell me where you live?"
"Cuiwei District!"
...
Cuiwei District was a residential complex near the Jinmao Building, and it was also relatively close to Second-Life Star.
Xiaoju had chosen this complex for that very reason.
The complex was fairly new and had plenty of public parking, so Chen Jincheng found a spot in no time. He then followed Xiaoju into one of the buildings.
She lived on the 6th floor, and the rented apartment she had was quite nice.
THUMP!
The door was shut.
The moment the door closed, Xiaoju threw her arms around his neck, her body pressing and rubbing against him intimately. "Cheng, which outfit should I wear for the video shoot?"
"Put on the outfit from our time at the Ganjiang River. I’m going to shoot it again for you," Chen Jincheng whispered, his lips close to her earlobe.
"Ah? Shoot it again?!" Xiaoju’s voice was suddenly tinged with grievance. "Cheng, you’re being so unfair! Didn’t I already surrender to you?"
"What’s there to be upset about? Don’t you trust me? I have my reasons for wanting to shoot it again. Come on, let me help you change..." As he spoke, Chen Jincheng’s hands were already beginning to dismantle Xiaoju’s defenses.
Once Xiaoju’s defenses were completely dismantled, she shot him a playful glare and took the purple dress set they had bought at the Ganjiang River from her closet, along with the ribbon used for the widow’s hairstyle.
After putting on the outfit, she handed the ribbon to Chen Jincheng. "Cheng, tie my hair for me."
Chen Jincheng took the ribbon, gathered Xiaoju’s long hair, and tied it up for her in the style of a grieving widow.
