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Chapter 721: Chapter 306: Outshining the Entire Venue
Before Su Huai could become utterly exasperated while shopping with Wang Lüna, she cut to the chase and said, "There’s only one way to meet your demands—black and white!
Either black on the outside and white on the inside, or white on the outside and black on the inside, the difference between the two schemes is just a matter of emphasis...
If you’re still not satisfied, then don’t call me Wang Zhaodi anymore, call me Er Ya!"
Su Huai, of course, was not satisfied, because it sounded too ordinary.
He now rather regretted that he had only focused on making clothes for Gu, he would have been better off making a horse-face skirt for himself!
Following Wang Luna’s half-believing advice, he finished the whole styling and looked at himself in the mirror...
Damn!
Sister Luna, you’ve got some real skills~~~
To be honest, Su Huai had lived two lifetimes and had never seen such a cool and handsome man, especially since that man was himself.
Although he’d already cranked his beauty up to 99 points, he’d always dressed casually in order to keep a low profile, usually just wearing a simple hoodie or a genuine suit; today was the first time he’d unleashed his full potential.
"Alright, this will do."
I’ll see who can resist getting dazzled!
Su Huai arrived at the hotel, feeling elated and ready to wow everyone, but as he approached the entrance of the lobby, the female waitresses passing by didn’t even look up at him; they were excitedly chattering—
"Oh my God! Isn’t that girl gorgeous?"
"Exactly! She seems to be wearing traditional Hanfu, right? It’s so stunning!"
"I’ve seen so many diamante-studded Western gowns, seriously, none of them can compare to the beauty of today’s Hanfu..."
"She’s already beautiful to begin with! It’s not something just anyone can pull off."
Huh?
Su Huai thought to himself: Has Gu already started to steal the show?
He distinguished the three different function halls and stealthily moved toward the main banquet hall, peeking inside from the doorway.
It was 5:55 p.m., almost time for dinner to begin, but inside the main banquet hall the lights were dim, maintaining only the most basic level of lighting. He didn’t know what Mr. Gu was up to.
Although Su Huai considered himself "one of the main characters," Mr. Gu hadn’t even informed him about the proceedings.
After standing in the dark with his hands behind his back for a little while, Zuo Zongcai energetically approached the microphone and exclaimed, "Now, let us welcome our birthday girl today with warm applause, the Gu Clan’s little princess, the ever-graceful and radiant Goddess Yue...make a grand entrance!"
So damn pretentious...
Su Huai sneered in disdain, expecting something more impressive and sophisticated from Gu Tongshu, but was this all?
However, when the doors behind swung open with a bang, and various spotlights crafted a bright path on the red carpet, and Jiuyue walked slowly along it, Gou Huai was stunned.
He had bought the dress, but this was the first time he’d seen the effect it had on Gu.
In a word—wow!
And obviously, he wasn’t the only one who felt this way. Everyone emitted a low sigh of amazement, which buzzed and echoed throughout the banquet hall. n𝚘𝚟𝚙𝚞𝚋.𝚌o𝚖
At first, Yueyue held her hands together in front of her belly, advancing with dignity and poise.
The large red phoenix-patterned train made her head and face appear extremely small, and the gold pattern on a red base was like a sunset cloud, with her as the flower sprite emerging from the fiery clouds.
As she made her way to the stage, Gu Tongshu appeared out of nowhere, stepping forward to take off her unfolded cape.
Old Zuo immediately started with sentimental commentary, "Mr. Gu takes off the little princess’s cape, rather than helping her put it on, signifying that the father-daughter relationship has entered a new stage.
From the infant’s first steps to the poised elegance of the current moment, the little princess has traversed 19 years of life.
Before today, Mr. Gu always regarded Yueyue as a naive child, a young and helpless toddler, a precious treasure that must be guarded at all times...
But from this moment on, the old father must accept a new reality—that is—
Our princess has grown up!
She will step forward alone, with a newfound independence and beauty, to touch the unfamiliar and exciting world, to experience life’s sweetness and bitterness..."
The applause thundered below, while Mr. Gu quietly wiped his eyes.
Oh dear, how could it turn so emotional?
As someone who had never been a father, Su Huai couldn’t relate, but for Mr. Gu, the scene was like a wedding rehearsal, more intense than a drop of chili water in the eye, so tearjerking.
Fortunately, the ceremony had already taken Mr. Gu’s emotions into account, not pressing him too hard.
After shedding the cape, Wang Lezhi approached Jiuyue from another direction.
Gu turned slightly, looking down modestly.
Lezhi took her hands willingly, smiled tenderly, then guided her by her shoulders to stand behind her, coiling her semi-styled hair around his hand before gently threading the slender, elegant zitan wood hairpin through it.
Zuo Zongcai’s voice rang out again at just the right moment.
"Putting up the hair, in ancient times, meant a maiden’s marriage, and in our contemporary world, tying the hair up similarly signifies psychological maturity.
Our little princess, who on her 18th birthday was still as naive as a little girl, but after enduring half a semester of college, she has finally spread her still tender, but no less beautiful, wings..."
Amidst the mushy commentary, Lezhi finally adjusted the hairpin and hairstyle to his satisfaction, then gently patted Yueyue’s shoulder, indicating for her to continue forward.
And so she did.
The spotlights didn’t chase her figure, instead illuminating from different angles, casting a whole path of light.
