Chapter 13: Encountering Sheng Yang at the Auction

Yun Zijin distributed all the orders in her hand, and after the delivery person dropped off their afternoon tea, she said goodbye to everyone and left the company.

After leaving the Dingsi Building, Yun Zijin went to Jinsheng Mall. She remembered seeing a styling studio when she came by a couple of days ago.

Sure enough, Yun Zijin found a styling studio on the 7th floor of Jinsheng Mall.

The decor was quite cozy and beautiful; Yun Zijin was stunned by the style as soon as she walked in.

"Hello, welcome to Wanmei Styling Studio! What kind of styling transformation are you looking for?"

Yun Zijin was dressed in a way that clearly fit the vibe of a wealthy young lady, so someone came up to greet her as soon as she entered.

"I'm attending a charity auction tonight. Do you have any stylists who have experience with this kind of look?"

The fact that Wanmei Styling Studio could open in Jinsheng Mall proved that their capabilities were decent.

"We do. Our stylist, Xie Weining, has done many similar looks.

However... Master Xie's prices are a little bit more expensive than the average stylist."

Yun Zijin glanced at the person: "That's fine, there's a reason for high prices.

However, I hope the final result makes me feel it's worth the price, otherwise, I will refuse to pay."

Yun Zijin laid out the ugly truth upfront.

"Of course, we rely on our reputation, not one-off quick cash. Please have a seat here and wait a moment; I'll go call Stylist Xie Weining for you."

Yun Zijin sat down on a chair in front of a mirror.

Must say, the chair was actually quite comfortable.

The person who went to call the stylist returned quickly, but their expression wasn't very good.

Yun Zijin could more or less guess what had happened, but since the other party didn't make a scene in front of her, Yun Zijin pretended not to notice.

"Miss, hello. Master Xie is currently working on someone else's styling and can't free up his hands to work on yours right now.

You might need to wait, or should I check which other stylists are free and call one for you?"

"That's fine. Just make sure they have good skills; if it doesn't look good, I won't pay."

"You're joking. Our stylists all have reputations to uphold; they wouldn't do anything to ruin their own brand."

After saying that, they went to contact a stylist for Yun Zijin.

Not long after, they brought someone over.

"Miss, this is our studio's stylist, Eric. He is also very experienced with evening banquet styling. This is Eric's portfolio; you can take a look."

Yun Zijin took Eric's portfolio and flipped through it. There were indeed quite a few looks that caught her eye.

"That works. Try to keep it simple; don't make it too complicated."

Yun Zijin didn't like overly complex styles; they looked cluttered, and if one wasn't careful, they could easily end up looking "exquisitely tacky."

"Understood. Let's go wash your hair over here first."

Eric led Yun Zijin to the studio's dedicated hair-washing area. To ensure client privacy, Eric even specifically pulled the curtains shut.

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Yun Zijin's entire styling process took a full four hours.

The gown she wore and all the jewelry were provided by the styling studio and were included in Yun Zijin's total bill.

Since this expense wasn't being used at the auction, Yun Zijin had to pay with her own card.

However, she had tens of millions in savings in her account, so it wasn't like she couldn't afford the cost of a single styling session.

But it wasn't until Yun Zijin walked out of Wanmei Styling Studio that she remembered she had driven her car out today. Now, wearing a gown and high heels, she couldn't drive at all.

In the end, Yun Zijin took out her phone and booked a designated driver online.

Yun Zijin, in her white gown, stood next to her ice-berry pink Porsche, instantly becoming a scenic spot outside Jinsheng Mall.

Quite a few people were holding their phones, filming videos of Yun Zijin.

Yun Zijin really didn't have a good impression of people who started filming without even asking.

But since there were so many of them, Yun Zijin could only silently lower her head to prevent them from capturing her face.

Fortunately, the designated driver arrived quickly.

To Yun Zijin's surprise, the driver was actually a girl.

"Hello, the last four digits of the designated driver order are 7786."

Yun Zijin checked her order information, and after confirming there were no issues, she handed over the keys and got into the back seat.

"Go to Jinsheng Hotel."

"Understood. Please fasten your seatbelt."

Traffic rules were quite strict nowadays; seatbelts were required in the back seat as well.

Yun Zijin fastened her seatbelt as instructed.

Jinsheng Hotel and Jinsheng Mall were not far apart. Perhaps because they were both under the Lu Group, even their names were the same.

The car soon arrived at Jinsheng Hotel. However, it was still early, and Yun Zijin didn't want to go out, so she simply opened a room to rest and would go when it was time.

At 7:50 PM, Yun Zijin took her clutch and arrived at the 9th floor of Jinsheng Hotel.

By this time, quite a few people could already be seen in the auction hall.

Using her clutch as a cover, Yun Zijin took the invitation provided by the system out of her system inventory and handed it to the staff checking invitations at the entrance.

Seeing the invitation Yun Zijin handed over, the staff member paused, then bowed their head with a beaming smile: "Good evening, Miss Yun. I will take you to your seat."

The Lu Group charity auction didn't have private boxes; everyone's seats were in the audience area on the first floor.

However, the front seats were clearly much more spacious than the ones in the back, and the various amenities were on a completely different level.

The staff led Yun Zijin all the way to the front row. Although it wasn't in the center, it definitely wasn't off to the side either.

Yun Zijin could only sigh in her heart: as expected, when the system makes a move, you know it's the real deal.

"Qingqing!"

Yun Zijin:!!!

She had come up with a fake name on a whim; she didn't expect to run into Sheng Yang again.

Yun Zijin turned her head to look at Sheng Yang: "Hehe... Mr. Sheng, good evening."

Sheng Yang was accompanied by... or rather, Sheng Yang had come over with several other people.

Hearing Sheng Yang call out to Yun Zijin, the eyes of the group all turned toward her.

"Xiao Yang, do you know her?"

The person speaking was a man standing next to Sheng Yang who looked like he wasn't exactly a "straight-laced" person.

His style was similar to Sheng Yang's, but compared to him, Sheng Yang lacked a certain level of sophistication.

"Yeah, the girl I told you guys about last time, the one who was really good at cursing people out. It's a pity she didn't agree to go racing with me back then."

A look of regret appeared on Sheng Yang's face.

Yun Zijin gave a stiff, insincere smile, nodded slightly at the group, and sat down in her seat.

As for the others, seeing where Yun Zijin was sitting, they all glanced at her discreetly.

This seat...

"Let's all sit down, the auction is about to start."

Feeling someone sit in the seat next to her, Yun Zijin looked up subconsciously.

It was the person who was clearly the core figure among the group that had walked in with Sheng Yang.

Yun Zijin smiled slightly at Lu Yunque as a greeting, then turned her head back, trying her best to ignore the person beside her.

To distract herself, Yun Zijin picked up the auction catalog on the table in front of her and began to flip through it.