Chapter 4: Cinderella's Transformation Ball 02
In the following days, I was thinking about one thing, that is, how to make Duanmu Jichu completely hate me and take the initiative to expel me from the full-time secretary training class.
But after thinking about it for several days, there was still no result. Duanmu Jichu seemed to have become very busy and had not shown up in class for three consecutive days.
"I heard that the royal family of the Magaso Kingdom came to the Taro Flower Market secretly. The Duanmu family has had a good relationship with the royal family for generations. Master Jichu is probably busy receiving them."
When school was over in the afternoon, the rest of the students went home. Only Bai Yuanyuan and I, who had just finished cleaning, sat on the top floor, each biting a piece of bread, enjoying the breeze and chatting.
"The Kingdom of Magaso?" I couldn't help but ask after hearing what Bai Yuanyuan said, "Is there such a country in the world?"
"Of course there are. The Kingdom of Magaso is a very wealthy country. Although it is small, it is rich in all kinds of gems. It is said that everyone in that country has one or even many gems in their hands... I really want to go and see this shining country!" Bai Yuanyuan couldn't help showing a longing expression when talking about gems. Her two big round eyes sparkled, just like two brown cat's eyes.
The shining country...
Haha, I guess only a naive guy like Bai Yuanyuan would describe it like this!
But when it comes to sparkling, a brilliant smiling face immediately pops up in my head, and the owner of the smiling face has blue eyes that are more beautiful than the sky.
Speaking of sparkling, Leou should be considered as a beautiful, bright and sparkling person.
Bai Yuanyuan and I chatted and laughed until it was almost dark, then we got up and went downstairs, said goodbye to each other, and walked in different directions.
Boom—boom—
Not far from the school, a luxurious convoy like a parade suddenly appeared in front of us. The cars were all uniform black extended Lincolns, and there was a neat guard of honor leading the way in front. The most exaggerated thing was that there was a team of cavalry guards in uniform at the back of the team.
Wow!
Is this procession of honor due to the visit of the president of some country?
I was lucky to run into such a big group of people! I was naturally fond of joining in the fun, so I was immediately excited and quickly squeezed towards the team.
Just as I pushed through the crowd and squeezed to the front, the extended Lincoln suddenly stopped in front of me. Then a foreigner in a suit and tie got out of the car, holding up a portrait and asked me, "Excuse me, are you Miss Ye Ye?"
Well……
Ask me?
If I remember my name correctly, it should be...
"Probably……"
I nodded blankly, and just as I was about to ask what was going on, I saw the foreigner in a suit and tie suddenly gesture to the people next to him. Several soldiers who had been walking in front to clear the way immediately rushed to me and lifted me up from the left and right.
"Ah! What are you doing? Let me go! You're kidnapping me!" I was so scared that I struggled desperately, but my feet were already off the ground and it was useless, so I was quickly stuffed into the car.
The team then continued to move forward, with a series of clean and smooth movements that clearly showed the team had received professional training.
"Who are you? Let me go. My family has no money. It's useless to kidnap me! Do you hear me? Open the door!" I banged on the car door desperately, but it was all in vain. The two people sitting in the front seat of the car were like ice sculptures, motionless. No matter how I banged and screamed, they didn't even raise their eyes.
About 15 minutes later, the car finally stopped. The foreigner in a suit opened the door for me and bowed to me respectfully: "Ms. Ye Ye, please get out of the car."
"Where is this?" I stuck my head out and looked outside in confusion. The first thing I saw was a pure white European-style building and a garden-like courtyard with exquisite sculptures in the middle of the courtyard. The most terrifying thing was that there was a pair of guards with spears standing guard at the door.
Seeing this, I immediately shrank my head back: "What...what are you doing? Where is this place? What are you going to do to me?"
Wow, who are they? Why are there so many guards here? They don't look like gangsters.
"Ms. Ye Ye, you are putting us in a difficult position." The foreigner in a suit and tie bowed to me again, and then said, "If you insist on not getting off the car, then we will only offend you."
Then he waved his hand, and two men in black appeared on both sides, pulled me down from the car, lifted me up, one on the left and one on the right, and carried me into the pure white building as easily as carrying a chicken.
What happened next was something even more incomprehensible to me: I was surrounded by a group of women in uniform, took a bath, had beauty treatments, did my hair, put on makeup, and finally changed into a light gold dress. Then I was invited downstairs by the foreigner in a suit and tie.
A banquet was being held downstairs. Men and women in gorgeous and elegant gowns were smiling and whispering under a luxurious crystal chandelier. Soft Western music was playing in their ears. The scene was as beautiful as a prince's castle in a fairy tale.
But I still don’t understand why I was “kidnapped” here?
"Hey, Mochi-san, why are you here?"
A boy's voice came from the side, and then a handsome face with a smile appeared in front of me. The man put his arm around my shoulders and said with a smile: "Nian Gao, you look really good in this outfit. How about being my woman? I won't treat you badly."
“I’m so sorry, I’m not interested.” Looking at the face that looked exactly like Duanmu Jichu, although I was confused for a moment, I quickly recognized that this person was Duanmu Jimo, Duanmu Jichu’s twin brother, so I rolled my eyes in annoyance and said, “Master Jimo, please don’t hug me like that, okay?”
The point is, we're not that familiar with each other. At best, we've only met a few times.
Moreover, if this guy is here, does it prove that Duanmu Jichu is also here? Then, was it him who "kidnapped" me here?
"Don't be so ruthless, classmate Nian Gao. I have high hopes for you. You can make my brother mad to the point of vomiting blood time and time again, and you are still alive today. Haha, my brother seems to be very tolerant of you. Just keep working hard to make him like you, and then..." Duanmu Jimu said here, lowered his voice, leaned close to my ear and whispered, "Then dump my brother and be my woman. That's our agreement."
The devil made a promise with you!
And you have a problem, right? He is your brother, is it necessary to be so mean? Besides, how could Duanmu Jichu like me? Unless you can make the sun revolve around the earth upside down.
"Master Ji Mo, I think we should keep a distance, so that others won't see and misunderstand." I pushed and quickly moved to the safety line one meter away from him. However, since I don't often wear high heels, I didn't stand firmly, stumbled, and fell straight backwards.
"Ah——" I screamed in a very ungraceful manner, waving my hands in the air, like a crab about to be put into a steamer.
But my body did not fall to the ground because someone caught me easily.
"Moon Cake Girl, do you have to look so ugly every time you appear ?"
Someone was staring at me coldly above my head. From his cold black eyes, perfect handsome face, and vicious tone, I knew it was Duanmu Jichu without asking.
"that……"
I was just about to ask if he had "kidnapped" me here, but he actually took the initiative to ask me: "Why are you here? And..." His eyes moved to my hair, and he instantly became very unhappy. He tightened his arms around me, stared at me and asked, "Why did you touch your hair? Didn't I tell you not to dye or perm it without my permission?"
Well?
Then I remembered that my hair seemed... to have been really touched, and it was the result of the collective work of several professional-looking hairstylists. My hair was blown smooth and curled at the ends, making my face look cuter and softer. Although not as beautiful as those of celebrities, I think it's not bad. Why is he angry?
Oh, and it turns out that he wasn’t the one who “kidnapped” me, so who was it?
I was hesitating when a boy in medieval court costume walked down the gorgeous spiral staircase in front of me. When he saw me, he smiled happily, and his pair of deep blue eyes looked like the most precious Turkish gems under the gorgeous lights.
It turned out to be Leo!
"Ye Ye, you are finally here. I'm sorry for inviting you here without my permission. My housekeeper is not talkative and didn't explain much to you. I hope I didn't scare you?" Le Ou explained to me anxiously as he walked down the stairs.
When Duanmu Jichu saw Le Ou coming down, he let go of my shoulders somewhat awkwardly, then turned and walked away.
I didn't have time to pay attention to Duanmu Jichu's strange temper, because what I was most curious about at this moment was the clothes on Leou. That kind of exquisite palace dress really suited him. It was so beautiful. If I had a camera now, I would definitely take a lot of photos of him and then take them to the magazine to sell for money.
"Leou, you look so handsome today!" Actually, I wanted to say that he was pretty, but he is a boy after all, and he probably wouldn't like people praising him like that. And last time I tricked him into helping me find clothes, but I ran away first. Now I still feel a little embarrassed when I think about it: "I'm sorry, I left first last time and didn't wait for you to come back, you're not angry, are you?"
"How could I be angry with Ye Ye?" He walked up to me, held my hand, and smiled brightly. That bright smile reminded me of Bai Yuanyuan's words again - sparkling... His smile was really sparkling.
He held my hand and vowed, "I will never be angry with Ye Ye, and I have thought about it carefully. It is indeed very abrupt to suddenly say that I want to date and marry Ye Ye, so I will pursue you from now on until you agree to date and marry me."
Uh... why is this topic still on?
My smile froze unconsciously, and I answered him vaguely: "This... let's talk about it later."
"Okay, I'll talk to you about this seriously later." He didn't realize I was just trying to brush him off. Instead, he nodded seriously. "I also think that we can't be too hasty about this kind of thing. We have to talk about it seriously."
"Ah...haha...yeah..." I laughed dryly, not knowing what to say next.
Then Leo took me around to greet people. Those people who looked noble and elegant at the banquet all showed respect to Leo, which made me more and more confused. Who is Leo? Even if he is the chief designer of AURORA, he would not be treated respectfully by so many people, right?
Halfway through, Le Ou was called away by his butler, the foreigner in a suit. Duanmu Jichu appeared out of nowhere, holding a goblet, and gave me a cold and ambiguous smile: "Do you already know Le Ou's true identity? Do you regret hiding in my car that day?"
"What is Leo's true identity?" I don't know why, but when I saw him smile, I felt uncomfortable all over, because that smile was full of sarcasm, but deep in his black eyes there was a trace of loneliness that I could not ignore.
"I only know that Leou is currently the most promising designer and the ace of your company."
"So you didn't know?" Duanmu Jichu looked at me thoughtfully, and after a while he slowly said, "Working in our company is just his interest. In fact, he is the grandson of King Lexiyu of the Gem Kingdom - Magaso Kingdom, and a real prince."
He is a prince? The prince of Magaso Kingdom? The royal family member of Magaso Kingdom mentioned by Bai Yuanyuan, is it Leo?
I was so shocked by this heavyweight news that I couldn't close my mouth for a long time. At this time, Le Ou, who had left, came back and said to me apologetically: "I'm sorry, Ye Ye, I left you here alone. Ji Chu, do you know Ye Ye too? Are you chatting? Did I disturb you?"
"No." Before I could say anything, Duanmu Jichu elegantly raised his glass to Le'ou, and said with a somewhat lonely smile, "She is your guest, and I should be the one disturbing you. Well, I'm going to go say hello to the others, you guys chat."
"Ji Chu, I'm sorry. I'm too busy this time. Grandpa always likes to give me some inexplicable tasks. But soon I will be free to go back to school, and then the four of us can be reunited again." Le Ou smiled at Duanmu Ji Chu, then held my hand, "Also, I want to announce to all the students in the school that I want to pursue Ye Ye, and she will be my future bride."
The smile on Duanmu Jichu's face suddenly froze. He glanced at me, nodded at Le Ou with an unusual expression, and left quickly.
My eyes followed his back for a long time. I don't know why, but his eyes showed the lonely look like a wounded animal when he fell asleep in my arms when we first met ...
In fact, I should be proud and should show off to him loudly: See, I am not the worthless rice cake girl you say, I also have someone pursuing me and someone who likes me, and the other party is the prince of the Gem Kingdom. Humph, I will become a princess in the future.
But, I don’t know why, I couldn’t say these words, and I just felt depressed.
Next, I followed Le Ou around the banquet venue and had a lot of fun, but I would still glance at Duanmu Jichu inadvertently. His expression had returned to calm, and his perfect face was filled with pride, elegance, and a cold smile that was unique to him, completely devoid of the loneliness he had before.
I must have seen it wrong before.
That's right, I must have seen it wrong. How could Duanmu Jichu, who only cared about money and was only interested in valuable goods, show me such a lonely expression?
Well! I don't want to think about Duanmu Jichu anymore. I should get along well with His Royal Highness the Prince. Maybe I can really become a princess in the future. Oh hehe ...
