FYN Chapter 11 Trying on Clothes
Chapter 11 Trying on Clothes
Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe led Ye Yixian into a restaurant on the street, and after they sat down, they skillfully ordered four dishes and a soup.
Ye Yixian remained standing by the table, showing no intention of sitting down. Her brows furrowed, she looked directly at Lu Yuan: "Didn't you say you wanted me to do something for you? Why are you here eating?"
Lu Yuan pointed to the empty chair beside him, a gentle smile in his eyes, and said, "Food is essential for life. How can you have the strength to work if you don't eat your fill? Sit down and eat with us."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yixian's eyes immediately brightened.
This means she can save money on a meal and still enjoy delicious food that she wouldn't normally buy or even look at.
But in an instant, she gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, her heart pounding.
She knew perfectly well that this meal, which was offered to her out of nowhere, was not hers to accept, and that it was inappropriate to accept someone else's invitation so casually.
Lu Yuan saw through her concerns at a glance and added with a smile, "You help me with something, so I'll treat you to a meal. It's only natural, don't overthink it."
"this……"
Ye Yixian opened her mouth, still feeling uneasy, but the waves of hunger rising in her stomach eventually overcame her inner turmoil.
She thought to herself that Lu Yuan's willingness to provide meals meant that the task ahead of time was not easy, so she might as well consider it payment for his work in advance.
Thinking this way, she finally felt a little more at ease.
After hesitating for a moment, she finally pulled out a chair gently, sat down properly, and waited quietly for the food to be served.
As the dishes were served one after another, their aroma filled the air. Ye Yixian's eyes couldn't help but linger on each dish, her heart filled with the desire to taste them, yet she remained reserved throughout.
As long as Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe didn't touch their chopsticks, she would sit upright, not daring to reach out. Each time, she would wait for the two of them to pick up a dish first before she would carefully pick up her chopsticks, take a small amount, and put it in her mouth.
Before long, the three of them had finished all the food on the table.
Ye Yixian rarely ate so much, and his tense expression relaxed a lot, with a hint of joy unconsciously appearing in his eyes.
She looked at Lu Yuan, who was leisurely picking his teeth, sat up straight, and asked seriously, "Now that you're full, tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Are you really full?" Lu Yuan asked, looking up.
Ye Yixian nodded vigorously, her tone filled with a sense of urgency and certainty: "I'm full! I'm very strong, I can do even the most tiring work."
In her opinion, Lu Yuan's special confirmation that she had eaten meant he was going to arrange heavy physical labor for her, and she was already mentally prepared to do hard work.
Lu Yuan never doubted Ye Yixian's ability to endure hardship. From her words and actions, he could tell that she was a girl who could endure hardship and was willing to work hard. In the future, she would definitely be able to change her difficult life step by step through her own efforts.
But one question always lingered in his mind:
Where did Ye Yixian's parents go?
Normal parents would never allow their children to live in such dire straits.
But it would be too abrupt to inquire about the other person's family situation at this moment, so Lu Yuan stopped thinking about it and stood up, saying, "Come with me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yuan took the lead and walked out of the restaurant.
Ye Yixian quickly got up and followed, feeling uneasy.
She was convinced that Lu Yuan wanted her to do heavy work, but she wasn't actually as strong as she thought. What if she couldn't lift something particularly heavy later?
More than feeling embarrassed in public, she was afraid that Lu Yuan would think she was exaggerating and just bragging, and that he would never let her help him with anything again.
Lu Yuan saw that his family was well-off, and since he could work for him and be provided with meals, he didn't feel like he was losing out.
But upon further reflection, she fell into self-criticism:
She's only eaten two meals with Lu Yuan, so why is she already so determined to cling to him?
This kind of thinking is so shameful and disgraceful.
Just as she was filled with inner turmoil, the three of them had already arrived at the entrance of the central shopping mall.
This is currently the largest department store in Jiangcheng, where you can find all the latest and trendiest items in the city.
Ye Yixian had almost never stepped into such a high-class place before, so he stopped and looked at Lu Yuan with a puzzled expression: "What are we doing here?"
She couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Lu Yuan wanted her to come to the mall to move goods?
"You'll find out if you follow me."
Lu Yuan still didn't explain the reason, and led her straight into the mall, heading towards the clothing section.
The shop windows on both sides of the mall's aisle are filled with trendy clothes with novel styles and exquisite workmanship, a dazzling array that makes people's eyes dazzled.
Ye Yixian's gaze fell on those beautiful clothes, her eyes filled with undisguised longing. But when she looked down at her own faded, worn-out clothes, she felt a surge of inferiority.
She instinctively clutched the only relatively new school uniform jacket she was wearing, pulling it forcefully in front of her, desperately trying to hide her embarrassment.
They hadn't walked far when they stopped in front of a women's clothing store with a wide variety of styles.
Lu Yuan turned his head and said to Ye Yixian, who was sitting next to him looking uneasy, "I want to pick out a few clothes for a girl. She has a similar figure to you, so I'd like to trouble you to help me try them on and give me some suggestions on styles."
"Want to try on clothes?"
Ye Yixian was stunned for a moment, his face full of surprise.
She had imagined countless arduous and tiring tasks in her mind, but she never expected that Lu Yuan would ask her to do something so simple and easy.
Seeing her surprised expression, Lu Yuan nodded seriously and stepped into the clothing store first.
The waitress in the store was a young woman who greeted customers with a warm smile as soon as they entered.
"Based on her figure and temperament, help her put together a few suitable spring/summer women's outfits."
Lu Yuan turned to the side, pointed at Ye Yixian, and said to the waiter.
Although Lu Yuan was still young, his demeanor was composed and generous, without the awkwardness of a young man. This calm temperament impressed the waiter.
As a top salesperson, she had long since developed a keen eye for people. She could tell at a glance that Lu Yuan was a well-off young man from a wealthy family who had seen the world and had considerable spending power. She knew that this was a big order.
His attitude immediately became more enthusiastic: "Okay! Little sister, come with me, I'll pick out some of the most popular styles right now, I guarantee they'll look great."
Looking at the exquisite and brand-new clothes in the store, Ye Yixian became increasingly nervous, afraid that she might be too rough and accidentally dirty or damage the clothes, which would be troublesome if she couldn't afford to pay for them.
For a moment, she stood there helplessly, and even though the waiter called out to her repeatedly, she dared not move her feet.
Seeing this, Lu Yuan stepped forward and said softly, "Didn't you always say you didn't want to owe me favors? After you help me try on these clothes, we'll call it even, and neither of us will owe the other anything."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yixian fell silent instantly, a faint sense of reluctance rising in her heart, as if she was unwilling to sever ties with him so soon.
But now that things had come to this, she had no other choice but to nod slightly and whisper, "...Alright."
She then followed the sales assistant into the fitting room.
Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe sat on the sofa outside the fitting room, facing the full-length mirror, waiting.
While Ye Yixian was still in the fitting room, Gao Zhe leaned closer to Lu Yuan and asked in a low voice, "Brother Yuan, these clothes, could they be for Xu Lingjing?"
Over the years, Gao Zhe watched as Lu Yuan poured his heart out to Xu Lingjing and tried his best to please her, but Xu Lingjing took Lu Yuan's efforts for granted and never showed any concern or response.
As a good brother, he tried countless times to persuade Lu Yuan to turn back from his wrong path, but Lu Yuan turned a deaf ear to his advice.
These past two days, Lu Yuan has finally stopped revolving around Xu Lingjing, which makes Gao Zhe genuinely happy. He only hopes that Lu Yuan has finally seen through Xu Lingjing's true nature, rather than just stopping briefly and then repeating the same mistakes.
How could Lu Yuan not understand his good brother's thoughts? He said calmly, "Xu Lingjing is nothing special. There are plenty of girls in this world who are more sincere and more worthy than her."
"So who did you buy this dress for?" Gao Zhe had just asked when a sudden thought flashed through his mind, and he instantly realized what was going on, drawing out an "oh" in his voice.
But then, looking puzzled, she pressed on, "If you were buying it for her, why didn't you just give it to her? Why go through all this trouble and say it's a gift for someone else?"
Lu Yuan glanced subconsciously in the direction of the fitting room, making sure Ye Yixian wouldn't come out anytime soon, before lowering his voice and saying, "She has a very strong sense of self-respect. If I give her clothes directly, she definitely won't accept them. She might even think I have ulterior motives towards her and distance herself from me instead."
Gao Zhe could understand this point.
After spending time with him, he could see that Ye Yixian was stubborn and proud, and would never accept gifts from others for no reason.
What's puzzling is: why Ye Yixian of all people?
What is it about her that makes Lu Yuan change his attitude from the past?
What if Ye Yixian and Xu Lingjing are the same kind of people? Wouldn't Lu Yuan be repeating the same mistakes?