Seeing that Lu Xue was not convinced, Ding Muyun added, "I've also put in a lot of effort to find this bag for you. I asked a friend to bring two for me. One for you and one for me. If we both show up at the banquet with them, it'll prove our deep sisterly bond, right?"
As she spoke, Ding Muyun took out her own bag, which was exactly the same as Lu Xue's. The two identical bags were placed on the table, shining brightly under the lights.
These two bags were really eye - catching. If they did appear at the banquet at the same time, they would surely be a rather spectacular sight.
Ding Muyun continued to persuade, "This was arranged by Mu Ziyue. Even if you don't want to accept it, consider Mu Ziyue's thoughtfulness in making these arrangements for you." Lu Xue thought for a while. Finally, for Mu Ziyue's sake, she reluctantly accepted the handbag.
Seeing this, Ding Muyun enthusiastically helped Lu Xue with other accessories.
She fixed Lu Xue's hair, put on her earrings, and clipped a hairpin on her head. After all this, she spoke gently and attentively.
"You're already perfect like this. When you show up in front of everyone later, remember to keep an elegant and proper smile. The elders like girls like that the most."
After saying this, Ding Muyun had other things to attend to and turned to go downstairs.
Just before leaving, she casually closed Lu Xue's door. Through the tiny crack in the door, she could see Lu Xue standing in front of the mirror, sizing up the handbag. A subtle smile curled up on Ding Muyun's lips.
The banquet soon began. Many people below were chattering, discussing the main character who was about to appear.
This main character was, of course, not Mu Yuze, but Lu Xue, who was said to be publicly acknowledged.
"Do you think who Lu Xue really is? Why was she forcefully adopted by the old master? Does she have any extraordinary qualities?"
"I'm not quite sure about this. She'll show up soon. We'll know when we see her."
"I heard that she didn't receive much education when she was young. She should be a wild girl from outside. Don't set your expectations too high. You might be disappointed later."
At this moment, Ding Muyun appeared among them unobtrusively. While clinking glasses and chatting with everyone, she casually dropped a remark.
"Although she was just recently brought back to live in the Mu family, I heard that she has good fashion taste and a good eye for picking things."
A group of girls all turned around in unison, looking at her with incredulous expressions.
"Are you sure? It doesn't seem right. Since she didn't live this kind of life before, how could she have good taste?"
Ding Muyun just smiled without saying a word. Holding her champagne, she walked past them and headed elsewhere.
Leaving just that ambiguous remark, it immediately stirred up a strong reaction among the crowd. Everyone started chattering about this topic.
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Ding Muyun felt even more delighted.
Ding Muyun walked to a deserted corner. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her, she secretly sent a text message in the corner.
"You didn't mess up the task I assigned you, did you?"
Not long after, her phone received a text message. The other person replied, "Don't worry. It took me a lot of effort to get a super - high - quality imitation. Not only a little girl like her, even Mu Ziyue might not be able to tell the difference!"
Only then did Ding Muyun curl up a smile, feeling satisfied.
In order to gain Lu Xue's trust, she even asked her friend to prepare two bags, one authentic and one fake. She also claimed that she would use the same handbag as Lu Xue, which could dispel Lu Xue's concerns.
Ding Muyun looked up and put away her phone, a hint of pride showing in her eyes.
She had really gone to great lengths for this little girl. Later, she would watch how Lu Xue would make a fool of herself in public.
Amid the soft discussions of the crowd, the lights on the banquet floor went out all at once, and the surrounding scene was plunged into darkness.
After a while, a beam of light lit up at the staircase on the second floor. The aqua - blue light slowly rotated, and a girl in a long dress slowly walked in from the source of the light.
Below, Mu Ziyue held her breath and timed with a stopwatch, calculating that the music was about to start.
She waited for a few seconds and then gave a signal to the sound engineer. Sure enough, when Lu Xue appeared under the aqua - blue light, everyone's attention in the venue was focused on her.
There were many delicate and beautiful girls at the banquet, but none of them could match the stunning feeling of Lu Xue's entrance at this moment.
Everyone gasped and stared silently at Lu Xue as she walked down the aqua - blue staircase on the second floor.
The bright lights made her look like a princess walking out of an illusory world.
When Ding Muyun saw that everyone was staring at Lu Xue in unison, she felt a subtle jealousy in her heart. But then, thinking that Lu Xue would soon make a fool of herself, she finally felt a bit more balanced.