Chapter 39

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Chapter 39: Title

After shopping at the supermarket, Song Yutian and Gong Yu continued walking in the mall for a while. But the things they had just bought were too many and too heavy, and carrying them became difficult. Gong Yu struggled after a little while.

Song Yutian looked at Gong Yu pausing now and then to put things down on the ground, resting for a few seconds, and asked him, "How about we take a break?"

Gong Yu was trying to think of a polite way to suggest a break, so he quickly said, "Sure, let’s sit down at that store up ahead."

There happened to be a milk tea shop nearby, and the two of them found a seat. Gong Yu piled all the things on the ground and finally sighed in relief.

Song Yutian looked at the receipt for the things she had just bought; it had originally been over six thousand yuan. She had just spent over a thousand at the supermarket, so there was still plenty left.

She had already bought everything the other girls had mentioned wanting before, and Song Yutian wasn’t sure what to do with the rest of the money yet.

So she took out her phone again.

The program group had created a new social account for each contestant, and she had just used this account to contact Wei Yao, asking her what kind of slippers she wanted to buy.

The program group had also created a group for all ten contestants, named 《Unexpected Challenges》 Contestant Group.

Song Yutian originally wanted to ask everyone in this group if there was anything else they needed for the room so she could buy it all together.

After thinking for a moment, she deleted the words she had partially written and then created a new group.

Song Yutian invited An Xin, Su Moying, Shen Xi, and Wei Yao to join the group chat.

Song Yutian: I finished shopping at the supermarket, and I still have plenty of money left.

Song Yutian: Is there anything you need for your room?

Soon, there was a flurry of activity in the group.

Wei Yao: Wow! Yutian, you created a group!

Wei Yao renamed the group to "Fairy Group."

Wei Yao: Actually, I want to buy some clothes that are good for exercising!

Wei Yao: Wearing a skirt during the competition is very inconvenient, and the clothes provided by the program group are really ugly.

Wei Yao: But it seems my teammate doesn’t want to go shopping; I hinted at it a little, but he ignored me [blushing].

Song Yutian: Where are you two?

Wei Yao: Outside the mall, Qin Yuanzhuo said he wanted to take a walk in the sun and enjoy the wonderful morning.

Shen Xi: The sun is so strong right now; it’s too hot outside, isn’t it?

Wei Yao: Yes [tears].

Shen Xi: How about I go with you to buy clothes?

Shen Xi: Let’s meet at the east entrance on the first floor? @Wei Yao

Wei Yao: Sure, sure, Sister Xi, but don’t you need to be with Liu Tian?

Shen Xi: Liu Tian is ice skating now, and a group of kids are circling around him, having so much fun.

Shen Xi: Anyway, I can’t ice skate, so it’s a good chance for him to play by himself for a while.

Wei Yao: That sounds great! Yutian, Moying, Xinxin, do you want to join us?

An Xin: I really want to go, sob sob.

An Xin: But Brother Yueli has been recognized by fans, and now we are surrounded. I can’t leave for a while. [sour]

Su Moying: I want to go so much [tears].

Su Moying: The team prepared stage outfits for me, but they are uncomfortable to wear during the competition.

Su Moying: But Brother Gu Feng keeps winning me stuffed toys, so I feel shy about leaving.

Shen Xi: The charming CEO winning you toys is so romantic. [covering mouth and laughing]

Wei Yao: Hahaha, Xin Xin and Moying both have happy troubles. You should come next time!

Su Moying: Mmm mmm [tears]

An Xin: Okay, Yao Yao [heart]

Song Yutian: I’m coming over to find you @Wei Yao

Ten minutes later, the three girls met.

The three of them went to the women’s clothing area on the third floor of the mall and entered a nice-looking store.

The mall was quiet on a weekday. When the staff saw three beautiful customers walk in, they eagerly approached, "Wow, you three are so beautiful, just like stars on TV!"

The three girls exchanged glances and smiled.

The store clerk then asked what they wanted to buy.

Wei Yao said, "I want to see some comfortable clothes, like T-shirts and long pants."

"Okay, beautiful, please wait a moment," the clerk said, then walked around before quickly bringing Wei Yao two outfits. "What do you think of these two? They are the best sellers in our store, and we only have one size S left, which should fit you perfectly."

Wei Yao looked and chose one outfit, saying, "I’ll try this one first."

"Sure, sure," the clerk immediately replied, "The changing room is over there!"

Wei Yao said to Song Yutian and Shen Xi, "I’m going to change now; please help me take a look shortly!"

Then she turned and walked into the changing room.

Song Yutian asked Shen Xi, "Sister Xi, do you want to buy clothes?"

Shen Xi shook her head, "I have plenty of clothes, and the style of this store doesn’t really suit me."

Song Yutian nodded and casually looked at the clothes hanging in the store.

After a little while, Wei Yao came out of the fitting room.

She looked very pleased, twirled in front of the mirror, and then turned to ask, "What do you all think?"

Wei Yao had changed into a white puff-sleeve top and light blue wide-leg jeans, giving off a sweet girl-next-door vibe. Wei Yao looked naturally innocent, and this outfit suited her well.

The sales assistant immediately praised her, making Wei Yao sound like a fairy.

Shen Xi also nodded, saying, "It really suits you."

Song Yutian added, "It looks really nice, quite similar to your previous style."

After hearing this, Wei Yao thought for a moment and said, "That means I probably already have several similar pieces."

Song Yutian suddenly asked, "Do you want to try a different style?"

Wei Yao curiously asked, "What style?"

"I just found something that would look great on you," Song Yutian said, taking out a cropped t-shirt and a pair of cargo pants, both in black, from the hanger.

Wei Yao looked at the clothes in Song Yutian’s hands and hesitated, "I usually let my team choose my outfits. They have never picked black for me."

What Wei Yao did not say was that when she first started, she often told her team that she wanted to try different styles of clothing. But each time, they would advise her, "Yao Yao, you know fans love to see you in outfits like this. The last outfit similar to this one received the most likes and shares that month."

Slowly, she stopped sharing her own thoughts.

Not only was Wei Yao hesitant, but many viewers in the live stream also disagreed.

[Wei Yao is clearly the sweet and youthful type, this outfit does not suit her at all.]

[Is it really nice? This kind of clothing is better for cooler girls, right?]

[Song Yutian’s taste… I can’t say I admire it.]

[Song Yutian, you can’t be serious. It’s like the drama where the artists play tricks on each other.]

Of course, some fans of Wei Yao had different opinions.

[Wei Yao Yao can pull off any style, okay!]

[Yao Yao looks good in anything!]

However, most of the audience still didn’t have much hope.

Song Yutian smiled at Wei Yao and said, "Why don’t you give it a try?"

Shen Xi also said nearby, "Yao Yao, you can try it on. If it doesn’t fit, you can change back!"

Wei Yao finally nodded.

Two minutes later, Wei Yao walked out of the fitting room again.

Wei Yao usually wore light-colored dresses, but on the first day of the show, she had worn a purple dress, and for the next two days, she had worn dresses in shades of pink and purple. This new look was completely different from her usual style.

Wei Yao was not very tall, but the cropped top and high-waisted pants perfectly enhanced her figure and showed off her slim waist.

The previous pink and purple outfits made Wei Yao look sweet, but they could also make her skin tone appear dull, especially in poorly lit indoor settings. However, when she put on this black outfit, it instantly made her look brighter.

Wei Yao looked at herself in the mirror for a long time with a bit of uncertainty and asked, "Do I look a little strange like this?"

Shen Xi immediately replied, "Where’s the strangeness? I think you look amazing!"

Shen Xi’s sincere expression eased Wei Yao’s anxious feelings quite a bit. Still, she asked Song Yutian, "What do you think, Yutian?"

Song Yutian said earnestly, "I think this style really suits you. You should try out different styles more often; you pull off any look really well, and that’s quite rare."

Wei Yao felt a bit shy at the compliments and asked, "Really?"

Song Yutian nodded, "Of course! But—"

Wei Yao immediately asked, "But what?"

Song Yutian said, "I think your hairstyle should be changed a little bit to match your outfit better."

As she spoke, Song Yutian stood up and walked behind Wei Yao.

Song Yutian was ten centimeters taller than Wei Yao, so it was easy for her to style Wei Yao’s hair. She took the clip out of her own hair, gathered Wei Yao’s loose hair with both hands, moved it around a bit, and then used her hair clip to create a high ponytail.

Then, Song Yutian took off the red butterfly hairpin that Wei Yao had worn by her ear and clipped it on top of the ponytail.

After doing all this, Song Yutian smiled and said, "It’s done!"

Shen Xi said from the side, "Yao Yao, you look so beautiful! Quickly strike a pose for the camera!"

Wei Yao had been attending various events for many years, so she turned around and posed skillfully.

The voices of doubt in the livestream disappeared. After all, most people could not lie with their eyes open.

[Wow! This style looks so nice! It turns out Wei Yao can be both the girl next door and have a sweet-cool style!]

[Yao Fan is seeing Yao Yao’s look for the first time, and she looks so beautiful, so beautiful!]

[The work pants suit Wei Yao perfectly! So cool, oh no! Yao Jie, you’re amazing!]

[It’s so beautiful! Yao Yao should use this style for her next event!]

Wei Yao looked in the mirror again. After getting used to her new style, she became more and more satisfied with what she saw.

"How much are these two outfits together?" Wei Yao asked the store clerk. The outfit she just tried on looked nice too, and she didn’t know when she would buy clothes again, so why not just buy them both?

The clerk quickly answered, "Together they are a little over one thousand nine hundred yuan. The store has a sale right now, so you can get both for an 88% discount!"

Wei Yao calculated in her mind. She and Gong Yu had made over three thousand three hundred yuan that day with the rickshaw, and her half was over one thousand six hundred yuan. It seemed like… she was almost there?

While Wei Yao was counting, she suddenly heard Song Yutian say, "I picked this black outfit. Let me buy it as a gift for you. I’ll pay for it."

Seeing Wei Yao’s hesitant expression, Song Yutian said, "I don’t have much money left either. I can only help you buy this set; you’ll have to get the white one on your own. Yao Yao, you won’t blame me, will you?"

After Song Yutian said this, Wei Yao found it hard to refuse. She smiled gratefully at Song Yutian and said, "Okay, then thank you, Yutian!"

The three of them came out of the clothing store, and Wei Yao was carrying a big bag.

Shen Xi’s phone beeped. She looked down and said, "Liu Tian is almost done playing and just asked where I am."

Wei Yao replied, "Then I will go find Yuanzhuo too. When I came here, he said he wanted to go to the bookstore, so I should look for him there."

Song Yutian nodded, "Okay, then you both should hurry along."

After all, they had all teamed up today, and they had been "out of the team" for almost half an hour, so it was time to find their teammates.

Song Yutian sent a message to Gong Yu, asking where he was now.

After a while, Gong Yu appeared, but the pile of things he had been carrying before was gone.

Seeing that Song Yutian was looking at him, Gong Yu explained, "I asked the staff to take the things back to where we are staying."

After saying that, he probably feared Song Yutian would buy more things for him to carry, so he quickly added, "I just asked what fun things there are in this mall. I heard there’s an arcade upstairs. How about we go there?"

"Arcade?" Song Yutian repeated, suddenly remembering the conversation in the group chat.

Su Moying mentioned that Gu Feng was helping her win stuffed animals, so they were also at the arcade?

At first, Song Yutian had not wanted to get involved in the relationship between the main characters. Although she felt deep down that Gu Feng was not a good match, first, she and Su Moying were not even friends, and second, Gu Feng and Su Moying were the main characters in the story; the attraction between them was not something she, as a minor character, could easily shake.

However, in the past few nights, the girls had been staying on the same floor, and during the time when the show was not filming, they often chatted in the common area.

Although Song Yutian had not talked with Su Moying alone, when they chatted together, Su Moying rarely talked about anything other than the stage and performances.

This reminded Song Yutian of her past life, where she also had such a passion for the stage and dancing.

Dancing required early training. Song Yutian’s body hadn’t practiced since childhood, so no matter how hard she tried, it would be very difficult to become a professional dancer. But her heart still held a love for dance.

Every time Song Yutian thought of how Su Moying’s face lit up when she talked about the stage, it was hard to believe. This girl, in the original story’s ending, actually gave up her career, said goodbye to the stage, and focused on being Mrs. Gu Feng.

What made Su Moying take such a decision? Was it only because of Gu Feng?

With this thought, Song Yutian nodded at Gong Yu, "Okay, let’s go to the arcade."