Snow-Kissed Rose (GL) Chapter 21

Song Yingshi still wasn't aware that her actions had already been exposed. Her thought process was simple and considerate:

Although Song Yingshi had made numerous strange requests to Huai Xu thus far because of her missions, such as asking Huai Xu to come out late at night to read The Book of The Way And Virtue, she had always been extra cautious regarding missions involving physical interactions.

After all, Huai Xu was already under the misconception that Song Yingshi had feelings for her because of their "sugar mommy-sugar baby" relationship. It would be awkward and troublesome for Song Yingshi if this misunderstanding worsened.

Thus, instead of making Huai Xu wear shorts or a mini skirt and leering at her bare legs for 20 seconds like a creep, Song Yingshi would rather take the more troublesome route to complete her mission.

Of course, besides that, Song Yingshi had one more reason for doing so: She still had her dignity! She didn’t want to be thought of as a pervert all the time!

After sending the shop assistant away, Boss Song sneakily hid in a corner, out of sight of the fitting room. Then, holding up the jeans she bought, she made some brief eye measurements before going snip, snip, snip with the pair of scissors she borrowed.

Once done, Song Yingshi held up the jeans, marveling at it as she thought to herself, Not bad. It seems I haven't lost my touch.

Song Yingshi tugged at the frayed edges, trying her best to fake a naturally ripped look. While doing so, she poked her head out to check on the fitting room.

Good. Huai Xu hasn't come out yet, Song Yingshi thought in relief, completely unaware that a sales assistant had already gone in and out of the fitting room.

After a couple more minutes of fiddling with the frayed edges, Song Yingshi finally felt that the hole in the jeans looked convincingly natural, so she approached the fitting room and said, "Huai Xu, try this on for me."

A fair and beautiful hand extended from the fitting room and took the jeans from Song Yingshi's hand. Seeing this, Song Yingshi felt a little relieved.

Huai Xu stepped out of the fitting room wearing the ripped jeans a while later. Immediately, the eyes of the sales assistant standing nearby widened slightly.

After all, what was once just a small rip in the jeans had now turned into a gaping hole that exposed the right knee completely!

Even the most seasoned sales assistants couldn't look at this alteration with a straight face!

However, Song Yingshi, the designer behind this modification, was very satisfied. Having met one of her mission's conditions, she promptly proceeded with her mission and said solemnly, "Stand there and don’t move. I want to see if it fits."

Huai Xu pretended not to hear Song Yingshi, simply turning around to face the fitting mirror, saying, "My knee feels a little chilly."

Having her view of Huai Xu's legs obstructed just five seconds into her mission, Song Yingshi quickly walked up to the mirror and stood facing Huai Xu to restart the mission timer. Then, while staring at Huai Xu's exposed knee, Song Yingshi said with a straight face, "That’s just the design of the pants."

The nearby sales assistant maintained a polite smile while reciting "The customer is always right" in her mind.

Just as Song Yingshi had accumulated 13 seconds on her mission timer, Huai Xu spoke again, asking, "Don’t these jeans make my hips look wider?"

As Huai Xu said so, she turned to face the mirror.

Song Yingshi eagerly followed the right knee, but due to her proximity to Huai Xu, she ended up bumping into Huai Xu.

"…"

Song Yingshi instinctively sniffed, getting a whiff of the pleasant fragrance radiating from Huai Xu. The fragrance didn't smell like perfume but rather a faint natural scent.

—But what use was this pleasant scent?

Her mission! It was interrupted once more!

Frustrated, Song Yingshi stamped her foot and complained, "Why do you keep moving? Stay still!"

Song Yingshi's tone was half commanding and half sulking. But because of her sweet voice, it came off like she was acting spoiled.

"I wanted to get a better look," Huai Xu answered.

"You don’t need to look," Song Yingshi said resentfully. However, realizing her blunder, she quickly followed up with some sweet talk to confuse Huai Xu, "What do you mean they make your hips look wider? With your proportions? Nonsense! You're so beautiful that anything would look good on you! Even burlap would look great on you!"

Huai Xu smiled at Song Yingshi's words. Then, she turned around to look at the other party and suddenly asked, "Then what exactly are you looking at?"

"…"

Song Yingshi suddenly remembered her earlier excuse of “I want to see if it fits” and gritted her teeth quietly. Had she known things would turn out so troublesome, she would never have chosen this roundabout method to complete her mission. Now that her story wasn't matching up, she had basically just shot herself in the foot.

While Song Yingshi remained silent, Huai Xu continued, "Since you seem insistent on these jeans, I'll get them. I'll go get changed."

"Wait, no!" Song Yingshi cried.

"Right, there's one more thing," Huai Xu said suddenly. Then, after a slight pause, she continued in a doubtful tone, "The hole at the knee looks a bit odd. It seems different from the other rips. I'll go ask the sales assistant."

"...Wait, wait a second," Song Yingshi called out. Seeing that she had no better alternatives, Song Yingshi bit the bullet and said softly, "Actually, I don’t have many hobbies in life; I just really like…"

"Taking care of the sick?" Huai Xu said, completing Song Yingshi's sentence.

Song Yingshi: "?"

It took a moment, but Song Yingshi quickly realized what Huai Xu was referring to, and she couldn't help but curse Huai Xu's good memory. At the same time, she realized that Huai Xu wasn't an easy person to fool.

Feeling even more aggrieved, Song Yingshi gritted her teeth and began to fabricate another story, saying, "That's only one of my hobbies. Another one is DIY. I personally altered these jeans for you. After seeing how perfect they look on you, I can't help but have the urge to admire them. So, could you fulfill this designer's wish?"

After spouting this stream of nonsense, Song Yingshi was so embarrassed her face started to heat up.

Meanwhile, Huai Xu's cool voice lingered on one particular word: "Designer..."

"What? Do you have an issue with me as a fashion designer?" Song Yingshi asked in irritation.

Huai Xu glanced at Song Yingshi's reddened earlobes. A faint blush also appeared on Song Yingshi's face, and the soft, reddish makeup around her eyes made her gaze even more watery and alluring when upset.

Altogether, it gave Huai Xu the impression that Song Yingshi was on the verge of tears.

Of course, it might not just be an impression.

Huai Xu rubbed her temples, finding this situation both amusing and exasperating. She was clearly the victim in this situation, with Song Yingshi deliberately spilling orange juice on her and bringing her here. Yet somehow, Song Yingshi was the first to get mad and feel aggrieved.

With a sigh, Huai Xu leaned against the wall and casually spread her legs. Then, with one hand in her pocket, she raised her chin at the sulking Song Yingshi and asked, "Do you still want to look?"

Song Yingshi paused for a moment.

Three seconds later, Song Yingshi silently walked over to Huai Xu. Then, refusing to make eye contact with Huai Xu, she crouched down before Huai Xu like a little puppy and faced the large hole she had cut herself.