Siu Sean reflexively stuttered. "I-I... I want to borrow a dress," she immediately clarified everything. "Ugh, I have a sudden important event. You know... my clothes are all standard as you see every day. And I'll be sure to wash them clean when I return them!!"
Sarah looked at Siu Sean's worried face. Then down down to her slender legs. Good grief. This girl tremors... For what! Sarah, who was originally normal, felt sorry for her.
"Hahaha! What are you doing here? Take it easy, Sean... Come on in!" said Sarah.
In that second, Sarah opened the door to her boarding house wider. While she didn't know, that Siu Sean actually fluttered the moment she stepped foot.
Ah...she's really going to be a prostitute from now on?
When she got inside, Siu Sean still looked reluctant.
"Just relax..." said Sarah Jessica. She patted Siu Sean's right shoulder gently. "Sit down here. I've got more than you need inside. Pick your own? I'm going to take a shower because I just got home from work."
Siu Sean let out a muffled scream. "Ah! Thank you..." she said. Then immediately followed Sarah's steps to the two large cupboards containing her various treasures.
Classy fashion items. Siu Sean was silent for a moment when she saw how colorful it was, how well each garment smelled inside, and how Siu Sean felt instantly stupid.
Stupid why?
Obviously because the shape of the clothes there is very difficult to accept the contents of her head and heart. Some have multiple ropes. Some are like nightgowns but have a lot of knick-knacks all over the body. There are also those that are in the form of bras and hotpants only but are half transparent in parts that seduce men's eyes.
Siu Sean couldn't bear to imagine her body wearing those clothes. So, instead of choosing, she was stuck standing in place and confused. Until Sarah came out of the bathroom and laughed at her very, very naughty face.
"Gosh... ! Soooo!!" cried Sarah excitedly.
Sarah Jessica. 24 years old. It is only in her age that she realizes that a beautiful girl like Siu Sean is very new to fashion issues and deserves to be bullied.
Siu Sean just smirked as she picked out some clothes from the closets. Sarah herself who fit all of that in her body. Guess. Which is the most appropriate and attractive size for an important meeting that requires a girl to look more sexy and attractive than usual.
"Want to dress me too?" offered Sarah. After seeing Siu Sean wearing a minimal knee-length dress, which was simple, pleated, but still beautiful, like the most popular sweet girl at Sean's school.
The dress is open at the shoulders. Made Siu Sean's cleavage peek a little and any man would gulp when stole a glance that way. "It just so happens that today I'm free. And yeah... It wouldn't be bad if I filled up my confusion by helping you."
Siu Sean was embarrassed. She rubbed the bridge of her nose and then her shoulders which were now swayed by the morning breeze from the window. "M-Maybe..." she said. Flustered. "But am I not a bother?"
Sarah instead sat Siu Sean on the edge of her bed. By pushing the open shoulders down. So that they faced each other and Siu Sean would no longer refuse her. "Yeah... I'm the one who made the offer myself? Besides, I'm curious how this beautiful face would look with full make-up? It would be amazing!"
"Eh? Am I pretty?"
Sarah nodded as she rummaged through her natural make-up kit which was specially stored in locker number two. "Yeah... I admit. It's been a while since I realized that, but we don't really interact much unless we meet before I leave for work."
"A-Ah... I'm feeling bad," said Siu Sean. She looked at Sarah's back with disdain. "You know what? I came here out of necessity—I mean I really need your help. If there was another way, I'd rather not be a bother."
Sarah laughed, "It's okay..." the girl then turned around, came closer, and approached Siu Sean with a box of beauty tools. "You've showered and washed your face, haven't you?" She asked.
Siu Sean nodded. "Yes."
Sarah smiled faintly. Then shows a small plastic package containing two pairs of contact lenses. "Then let's install this thing first!"
"Eh?"
Sarah Jessica's smile widened. "So, do you want red or blue?"
Siu Sean's fingers went cold instantly. "I-I..."
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Madam Rho Vin looked at Siu Sean's face once more as soon as they met. She defensively reached into her phone, opened the photo Celine had sent her, then turned back to Siu Sean's face.
Impossible.
This isn't a fairy tale, is it?
Where a feathered duck turns into a swan just by changing to a dress that was conjured by a stray fairy on a wasted island.
Celine nudged her shoulder to wake her up. "Hey, madam . . . No need to be so fussy," she said. "Siu Sean is really pretty. She's often complimented when a customer at the cafe she works for orders something. But, yeah... The difference is now she looks better than usual."
"Oh... Good..." sighed Madam Rho Vin. Pimp and owner of The Scuttes Bar. She then shook Siu Sean's hand happily. "Well then, nice to meet you. I'm Rho Viane Yang. Of Chinese-American descent like you. The difference is that I've lived here since I was little."
Siu Sean immediately commented on the best smile. "Ah! Yes... I'm Siu Sean. Nice to meet you, Madam Rho Vin."
They also talked about many things that morning. Not in a cafe. Unmitigated Madam Rho Vin dared to treat them in a three-star restaurant. Maybe because she was too excited about getting a new Queen of the Bars. Mei Mei might be gone, but Madam Rho Vin suddenly had eyes filled with sparkling stars because she felt she had found a very promising source of money.
"Very good, Siu Sean!" cried Celine as they walked out of the restaurant. "Although I'm a bit embarrassed you can't table manners in front of Madam Rho Vin earlier. Oh my..."
In the back seat of Celine's car, Siu Sean rubbed the back of her neck reluctantly. "Ah... Yes. I'm sorry."
"And one more thing! Madam Rho Vin was right. Your parents did teach you etiquette and shame!" she exclaimed. "But, my God! Don't you know? Your next profession will be Queen of the Bar! Queen of the Bar! So listen to her! Learn to let go of your shyness in front of your customers later. Okay?! At least only on stage!"
Siu Sean just nodded slightly with a low mumble at that time. Between nervousness, sadness, joy, and other undefined feelings… Siu Sean felt that whatever she did that morning wasn't too bad.
Father, Mother... Don't worry!
It was as if Siu Sean wanted to scream like that all over the world until her lungs felt dry. That she is doing well abroad! That she's fine even though she's in a bad situation! And that she was able to survive even though she was very far from the people who had been there for her
"Okay, thanks, Celine..." said Siu Sean. She gave Celine a small wave before her friend closed the front window of her car.