Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Sister, What Does ‘Handsome’ Mean?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Who is this man, and why does he have such a strong presence?
Han Yao was filled with fear.
“Sister Han, I told you before, the reason I wanted to become a star was to find the missing Xue An. Now that he has returned, I might as well not continue being a star,” Fan Mengxue said.
Han Yao shuddered, then looked at Fan Mengxue in disbelief.
“Do you know what you’re talking about? Your acting career has just started to take off; an endless array of flowers and applause await you ahead, yet you choose to retreat?”
Fan Mengxue lowered her head and said nothing.
Seeing Fan Mengxue like this, Han Yao couldn’t help but clench her teeth, then mustered the courage to say to Xue An, “Mr. Xue, I am sorry, I take back what I said earlier. But please understand, Mengxue is like a daughter to me, and her sudden withdrawal is truly disappointing.”
Xue An remained noncommittal.
Han Yao continued, “I believe you are no ordinary man, but I think a successful and even world-famous Mengxue will be much better than a woman who only knows to be around you.”
“Why are you telling me this?” Xue An said indifferently.
Han Yao replied, “I hope you can persuade her.”
“I said before, Mengxue is a living person. Whatever she wants to do, I will support it.”
Han Yao then turned to Fan Mengxue, “Mengxue, I hope you can think it over carefully. Moreover, Stephen will also be coming to Beijiang in the next couple of days. If you make up your mind, I can take you to meet him.” Fan Mengxue did not utter a word.
Han Yao looked at Xue An, then, hesitating to speak further, she left.
After Xue An went upstairs and settled the two young girls, Fan Mengxue asked in a trembling voice, “Xue An, do you think I should go?”
Xue An smiled slightly, “I’ve already said, to live is simply to follow one’s heart. If you like it, do it; if you don’t, don’t. It’s that simple!”
“But…” Fan Mengxue was also conflicted.
She didn’t want to leave Xue An.
But she was also aware that Xue An’s current attitude towards her was far from liking her.
Especially with An Yan, whom she had never met, standing between them.
This made her feel even less confident.
If she could become a world-famous star, perhaps… that might increase her chances of being accepted by Xue An. Fan Mengxue spent the night in turmoil.
Finally.
The day of the auction arrived.
Qin Yu arrived early to drive Xue An.
When she saw that Xue An was still wearing his usual clothes, she frowned slightly.
“Mr. Xue, don’t you have any other clothes?”
Xue An shook his head and said indifferently, “What, do I need to change clothes just to attend an auction?”
“Not necessarily, but as this is a gathering of many merchants in Beijiang, it would be better if you and your two daughters dressed more formally!” Xue An remained noncommittal.
However, the two young girls were thrilled at the prospect of new clothes.
A woman, no matter how young, is still a woman.
As long as she’s a woman, she is naturally defenseless against new clothes.
Xue An didn’t actually care about these things, but for his daughters’ sake, he was indifferent.
Fan Mengxue didn’t need to worry, as she had brought enough clothes with her despite her hasty return to Beijiang.
At that moment, Fan Mengxue, dressed in a finely crafted cheongsam, exuded a gentle yet dignified grace.
Qin Yu drove Xue An and the others to Beijiang City’s most upscale commercial clubhouse, Silver Dragon Plaza.
This was also an asset of Longtai Group.
Qin Yu first led Xue An to the men’s wear department, picking out clothes while saying, “We’re pressed for time now, so we can only choose some ready-made clothes. We’ll have a tailor make them to measure when there’s more time.” Soon, Fan Mengxue and Qin Yu each picked out clothes for Xue An.
At this time, many of the salesladies in the men’s clothing department were quietly paying attention to this scene.
After all, this spectacle was exceedingly rare.
Two extremely beautiful women, both in terms of looks and temperament scoring over nine out of ten, were actually competing to choose clothes for a man dressed in an old-fashioned manner. What relationship did they share?
Siblings? Unlikely!
Lovers?
Is there such a thing as lovers in a trio, one man with two women?
Or was one his lover, and the other, the mistress?
Many salesladies couldn’t help but gossipy speculate in their hearts about the nature of the relationship among the trio.
“Let’s try these on first,” Fan Mengxue whispered.
Xue An went into the fitting room and quickly changed into a new set of clothes.
As he stepped out, everyone’s eyes lit up.
Xue An was naturally handsome, and the trials of over three thousand years had given him an indescribable aura.
With every move, he had the air of an emperor, commanding respect. However, his outdated attire usually concealed that fact.
Now that he had changed into fitting clothes, Xue An’s perfect proportions were revealed, causing many salesladies’ hearts to flutter, and they couldn’t help but lower their heads in amazement.
This man’s figure was simply otherworldly!
Qin Yu too found her heartbeat accelerating and couldn’t help but avert her gaze, not daring to look anymore.
Fan Mengxue, on the other hand, openly showed an infatuated expression.
“Wow, daddy is so handsome!” Xue Xiang exclaimed with a giggly laugh.
“Sister, what does handsome mean?” Xue Nian asked.
Xue Xiang scrunch up her cute little nose and knocked on Xue Nian’s head, “I told you to eat less, but you never listen. Handsome means good-looking!” “Oh! Daddy, you are really good-looking!” Xue Nian also said with a giggly laugh.
But the two little girls’ address shocked many of the salesladies.
Did this man already have children?
What a pity!
“I’m going with Mengxue to choose clothes for the two little girls, do you want to come?” Qin Yu asked.
Xue An shook his head; he had no desire to go shopping with women.
Even as the Immortal Venerable, he couldn’t withstand the pressure of shopping with women.
“Then wait here for a while.
Qin Yu took Xue Xiang and Xue Nian and left.
Xue An sat on the sofa, just wanting to rest for a moment.
A sickeningly sweet voice came through, “Honey, that outfit looks great on you, it really suits your figure, why don’t you try it too, darling!”
Xue An looked up to see a man with a beer belly approaching, with a young and beautiful girl snuggled up beside him.
The person speaking was the girl, and hearing her suggest this, the beer-bellied man was very pleased and said, “Sure, that settles it then. Hey, bring that outfit here for me.”
The saleslady quickly stepped forward, “I’m sorry sir, we’ve run out of that design, would you like to check out some of the other options?”
The beer-bellied man’s face darkened, and the girl pointed at Xue An in dissatisfaction, “What do you mean it’s sold out? Isn’t he wearing it right there?”
“Sir, he’s already tried it on.”
“So what if he’s tried it on? If I like it, I have to buy it, tell him to take it off!” she demanded belligerently..