Secretly Married to the Ice-Cold CEO
Chapter 136: Do you want to be a model?

Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Do you want to be a model?

On the way home, Mrs. Gong kept praising Yue Xiaoyang as "a man as rare as a star in the sky". She advised Gong Xiaoyu, "You’re just as attractive as that Miss Zhang. These are prime years for a woman, no matter how busy you are with your career, you need to think about lifelong matters. Your father and I never had the luck to find a good daughter-in-law, but if we saw you with a good son-in-law to take care of you, it would be some consolation."

Gong Xiaoyu was originally very against blind dates, but after meeting Yue Xiaoyang, she couldn’t stop feeling uneasy. Saying they could forget about that night and still be good friends? What a load of crap!

He was carefree, if he wasn’t shopping with this woman, he was attending parties with another, while she had to sit around pitying herself, living a dull and tasteless life?

If she really wanted to let him go completely, the best way would be to start a new relationship.

She asked, "Who did you say you wanted to introduce to me?"

Seeing her daughter finally interested in the matter of matchmaking, Mrs. Gong said enthusiastically, "It’s the son of an old colleague of your father and me. He returned from studying abroad. I met him a few days ago, that young man is polite and handsome. The most important thing is he’s respectful to elders and quite capable at work. Your father and I are both very satisfied. We’ll set a time for you to meet him, if you don’t like him, we can look for someone else."

Gong Xiaoyu agreed, "Alright, you go ahead and arrange it then."

Mrs. Gong was delighted, "Once we arrange it, you better not miss the appointment."

"Okay, I got it."

Gong Xiaoyu went back home. After thinking for a while, she called An Junxi.

Gu Yikun was in the study having a video conference with the executives of the United States division. An Junxi was originally quietly reading a book on the side. Seeing her senior sister calling, she quickly slipped out to the corridor to answer.

"Senior sister, what’s up?"

"Can’t I call you if nothing’s up?"

"Of course not, if the boss has any instructions, just go ahead and say them."

Gong Xiaoyu sat on the bed, hugging a pillow, she said, "My mom talked about arranging a blind date for me today."

"That’s great, Uncle and Auntie are surrounded by professors and scholars, the person they introduce must be reliable."

Gong Xiaoyu said, "I saw Yue Xiaoyang today, he was accompanying Zhang Miaoyan shopping for clothes, are they really not a couple?"

An Junxi didn’t truly know Zhang Miaoyan well enough to badmouth her. "I admit that Zhang Miaoyan is very beautiful, her looks can make people uneasy, but she and Yue Xiaoyang are definitely not a couple."

She knew that it would be very difficult for her senior just to forget Yue Xiaoyang like that, so she advised, "Why don’t you try the blind date? I can also drop some hints to Yue Xiaoyang, telling him you met someone nice on a blind date, and see how he reacts?"

Gong Xiaoyu was a bit tempted, "But, it’s not fair to the guy I’m going on dates with, right?"

"What’s unfair about it? A blind date is just an opportunity to meet more people, it’s not like you have to like each other immediately."

Gong Xiaoyu made up her mind, "Alright then, I’ll meet him first and let you know how it goes."

"Okay."

They chatted for a while longer before hanging up. An Junxi was about to return to the study to accompany Gu Yikun when she suddenly heard someone on the stairs say, "Come up to my room."

An Junxi was startled; she patted her chest. It was her aunt, Gu Kuangyuan.

Gu Kuangyuan didn’t seem to care that she had scared her, and went straight upstairs.

An Junxi lifted her foot to follow; her aunt usually didn’t talk to her much, what could she want today?

She followed Gu Kuangyuan into the room. It was her first time in Gu Kuangyuan’s room, and it was as plainly furnished as she had imagined.

Gu Kuangyuan pushed open a door inside the room, An Junxi followed her in and was immediately taken aback.

Inside was a luxurious upgraded version of a walk-in closet, the clothes there equal to multiple boutiques!

Gu Kuangyuan picked out a white dress for her, "You wear this to the birthday party."

An Junxi quickly took it. Seeing the label from her aunt’s studio, she knew this was a creation of her aunt’s brand.

Not something money could easily buy.

"Thank you, Auntie."

Gu Kuangyuan said, "Try it on, let me see."

Should I really need to? An Junxi found it a bit troublesome.

Gu Kuangyuan raised an eyebrow and said loudly, "Put it on."

Frightened, An Junxi jumped into the restroom to change. Oh gosh, Auntie is really scary when she gets stern!

Gu Kuangyuan waited outside the door and asked, "Is it true that you asked my brother to serve tea to Liang Huiyun the other day?"

Hearing her aunt not using "Sister-in-law" and directly calling her full name, An Junxi knew her aunt always disliked her sister-in-law, so how should she answer now?

She answered truthfully, "Yes, I asked Father to bring a cup of calming tea to Mother."

Gu Kuangyuan said, "They’ve reconciled."

"Huh?" An Junxi put on the dress, adjusted it, and said, "I didn’t notice. They both still seem quite awkward."

Gu Kuangyuan said, "No need to spell it out explicitly. I can tell they’ve reconciled because of your calming tea."

An Junxi doubted the truth of this statement, but Gu Kuangyuan continued, "In the future, do more of this kind of thing. They’ve been arguing for most of their lives; they need someone to mediate between them."

An Junxi thought, Auntie sees things so clearly, why never get involved in these family matters, and now push these responsibilities onto her?

Normally, seeing her aunt dislike her mother-in-law, she didn’t expect her aunt actually cared a lot about them.

An Junxi agreed, "I will do my best."

She adjusted the dress and walked out of the restroom.

The dress fit perfectly, as if it was custom-made for her. It outlined her curves beautifully; the asymmetrical shoulder design exposed one shoulder, and the gathered waistline accentuated her waist, making her look tall and slim, elegant and curvaceous. An Junxi herself could hardly believe it when she saw her reflection in the mirror.

Indeed, people are judged by their clothes.

Gu Kuangyuan nodded approvingly. She reached out and untied the rubber band from An Junxi’s hair, letting her long, smooth black hair cascade down, giving her a pure yet slightly seductive look.

She found a pair of new high heels for An Junxi to wear. The complete outfit made her even more satisfied, "With some makeup, it would be perfect."

Seeing it was getting late, knowing Gu Yike should have finished his work and returned to the room, An Junxi was afraid her aunt would make her put on makeup as well. She said, "Auntie, I’ll head downstairs now."

Gu Kuangyuan said, "Walk a few steps, let me see, shoulders back, chest out."

An Junxi walked a few steps casually and spun around in front of the mirror.

Gu Kuangyuan suddenly asked, "Jun Xi, do you want to be a model?"

Her clothes weren’t for just anyone to wear, and An Junxi was quite suitable.

Their studio had been struggling to find a model with the right temperament. Training new talent from scratch was too difficult and rarely met her standards.

Gu Kuangyuan caught her off guard; she had never thought about it before but instinctively shook her head, saying, "Yi Ke wouldn’t like that." He was very possessive, how could he bear to see his wife wearing all kinds of dresses and being critiqued on stage?

Gu Kuangyuan felt it was a pity, but that much was true. If Yi Ke knew she wanted to groom An Junxi to be a model, he might stop her severely.