CHAPTER 631: CHAPTER 621: FASHION HALL, YUN CHAN’S PHONE CALL

"What’s up?"

Jiang Lingxi patted Lu Zhengzheng’s little head, "Your brain isn’t big, but you think a lot."

Then she waved to Wei Minmin, who was walking in front: "It’s nothing."

Lu Zhengzheng hung her head in shame, "I, I’m just a bit worried, they have so many bodyguards."

If they really wanted to make trouble, there are plenty of ways to do it.

Even if things accidentally get blown out of proportion, the Aibosi family would definitely protect their own people and their friends.

They’re just one of the many invited guests here, nothing special.

"In broad daylight, with so many live cameras, she’ll want to maintain her image."

Lu Zhengzheng thought about it and felt relieved, she straightened her slightly bent back and followed behind Xixi confidently.

This is her first time at the Fashion Hall, too. If it weren’t for Xixi, she probably wouldn’t have come here in her lifetime.

Since she has the chance to take a look, she naturally wants to explore thoroughly.

Fashion Hall is called a ’hall’ indeed; from the outside, it’s already as luxurious and magnificent as it can get.

But every first-timer, upon seeing the gold and jade splendor and dazzling interior, can’t help but exclaim in amazement.

Wei Minmin looked at Lu Zhengzheng and the others, jaws dropped, and laughed, "When I first came in, I was just like you guys, haha, it’s like we haven’t seen the world, you’ll get used to it after a few more visits."

"But Xixi seems calmer than us. Xixi, have you been here before?"

Jiang Lingxi looked at the decor steeped in the scent of money and shook her head, "No, it’s my first time."

The reason she wasn’t as surprised as Lu Zhengzheng and the others is that she’s seen buildings more luxurious and tasteful than this.

Being on the throne does require bearing the greatest responsibility in the world.

But the benefits are clear too; besides holding power, it also means the wealth of the world supports one person.

All the best things within the governed lands, whether produced in the fields or crafted by artisans, are selected as tributes to the Imperial Palace.

She once casually mentioned wanting to inspect Jiangnan Road, and people immediately understood her will. Before she even traveled, they had already scouted the most prosperous city in Jiangnan, rallied collective forces, and built a magnificent palace just for her temporary stay.

She only stayed there once. Later, thinking it was a pity to leave it empty, she had them replace the ostentatious and overly extravagant decorations and turned it into the largest academy on Jiangnan Road.

A thousand years have passed, and the old academy site still stands, though it’s unknown how many times it has been renovated.

Since waking up, she hasn’t been there, only seen pictures on her phone.

The changes are significant, but traces of the palace-turned-academy splendor from a thousand years ago can still be seen.

Having seen better, the sight before her doesn’t really impress.

Her interest is more piqued by the Fashion Hall’s interior design.

Narrower at the top and wider at the bottom, the higher you go, the more exquisite it becomes.

Wei Minmin, as the only one somewhat familiar with the place, responsibly guided and explained, "The Fashion Hall has eight floors in total, with several brands on each floor. But, as you can see, the higher you go, the smaller the area and the fewer the brands. This shows that even among brands, there’s a hierarchy. Except for the eighth floor, which is a fashion development museum, the seventh floor only has six brands, all with centuries of history and enduring status. I think the sixth floor has ten or twelve brands, and so on, increasing as you go down."

"Even though Yun from Hua State is internationally known, it’s only on the third floor, with dozens of brands of similar status internationally." Wei Minmin sighed, "Every industry is competitive, and the fashion world is fiercely competitive. It seems several high-end luxury brands went bankrupt this year because they couldn’t survive. But this also shows that human aesthetic standards are getting higher and higher."

"Feels like you could shop here for a whole day and night!"

"We definitely can’t finish it in one afternoon, so we could selectively browse, only looking at the brands and stores we like. Oh, and Xixi wants to buy UA lipstick, and I remember UA’s store is on the third floor."

"Let’s go to the third floor first," Jiang Lingxi made the decision, "then we’ll stop by Yun."

The others naturally had no objections.

The transparent observation elevator went straight to the third floor.

Lu Zhengzheng stood by the entrance, stepping out first, just as she was about to exit, she paused.

Fang Yao almost stepped on her heel from behind, "Why did you stop?"

Lu Zhengzheng quickly stepped aside and lifted her chin to indicate the opposite side, "Look."

Fang Yao looked in the direction she indicated and saw two figures walking protected by rows of bodyguards. The store managers of major brand stores stood at their doors, awaiting to greet the esteemed guests.

They couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

When they were in the Imperial City, they curiously visited some high-end brand stores, purely just to look around — buying was definitely out of the question.

And with the aloof, almost superior attitudes of those brand store staff, they didn’t even have the courage to step in, often just circling outside.

This kind of friendly, even flattering service attitude was something completely new to them.

Jiang Lingxi stepped out of the elevator, glanced over at Gu Qiantong’s direction, and withdrew her gaze, "What shade of lipstick does Xiaoxiao want?"

Only then did Lu Zhengzheng recover and answer, "333."

Wei Minmin: "UA is over there."

The manager of UA was also at the entrance waiting for Lady Aibosi to arrive. Jiang Lingxi and the others were greeted by a staff member from Hua State.

Working in such a place, they saw a lot of celebrities every day and were already used to it.

Even though they recognized Jiang Lingxi and Wei Minmin at a glance, they didn’t display much excitement, although they were a bit more enthusiastic in attitude seeing as they were fellow countrymen.

After stating the desired lipstick shade and having it elegantly packaged into a gift bag, Jiang Lingxi was about to pay at the counter when her phone rang first.

The staff member politely took a step back, waiting for her to finish the call.

Jiang Lingxi patted Wei Minmin’s arm while answering the call, "Yun姐."

"Are you at the Fashion Hall? I just glimpsed a figure that looked a lot like you."

Jiang Lingxi subconsciously glanced outside the store, "You’re here too?"

"I arrived this morning, rested at the hotel in the morning, planned to have lunch with that brat, but he said he just got off the plane and couldn’t make it, so I came to check on the store here in the afternoon."

"I’m out shopping with friends, currently buying something at UA."

"Then come over once you’re done shopping, let’s meet. Speaking of which, since you became the brand ambassador for Yun, you haven’t come to Yun yet, have you?"

"To be honest, I was just planning to head over."

"Haha, great, I’ll wait for you."

"Okay, talk to you later."

Wei Minmin went to pay for the lipstick for Jiang Lingxi, proudly saying after Jiang Lingxi hung up, "I got a discount with my premium membership, saved you almost a hundred."

"I’ll treat you to a hundred-dollar ice cream later!"

"That’s more like it. By the way, who called just now? Who are you going to meet?"

Jiang Lingxi glanced at the receipt and casually replied, "You might know her too, Yun Chan. She’s currently at her store, just called saying she saw me."

Wei Minmin: "..."

The waiting store clerk: "..."