Chapter 349: Chapter 273 I am not qualified (Please support with monthly votes!) Chapter 349: Chapter 273 I am not qualified (Please support with monthly votes!) In the yoga class, Shen Qingning performed each movement with utmost ease.

She had studied dance from a young age, which gave her excellent flexibility and balance.

She was the type who could do splits without needing to warm up first.

Lin Lu was different, though. Her body seemed soft, but it was actually quite stiff.

One could only say that a large chest could indeed be misleading.

Both women, dressed in yoga attire, each had their own unique charm.

Even the yoga teacher, who was supremely confident in her own physique, felt a bit inferior in front of these two students.

She knew very well that some natural gifts couldn’t be achieved through effort alone.

Like how some women have flat buttocks; you might be able to make it a little perkier with effort, but turning it into a peachy one was out of the question.

Effort could only make you better, but it definitely couldn’t make you the best.

Just moments ago, the yoga teacher had to hold back her laughter.

Want to hear what Shen Qingning just said to Lin Lu?

She said that after being bitten by a mosquito, her neck was very itchy so she scratched it until it turned red. After applying some medicine, the bite subsided, but the red scratch marks remained.

As a yoga teacher who has had nine boyfriends, could she not recognize a hickeys?

It was obvious at first glance, okay!

She knew it all too well!

It looked like they were just made not long ago.

“The man who’s fortunate enough to be involved with such a white, rich, and beautiful woman,” the yoga teacher thought to herself.

Actually, Lin Lu was old enough to know about such things as hickeys.

It’s already 2014; there aren’t many naive girls left.

It’s just because it was the cool and haughty Shen Qingning, so Lin Lu wouldn’t think in that direction.

If it were any other classmate, this lively and quirky girl would definitely have joined in the teasing.

Even if it really was about hickeys, given Ningning’s aura, it must have been her dominating others in leaving those marks.

Hickeys on Ningning? And two marks at once?

Who would dare!

After the yoga class ended, Shen Qingning quickly changed back into her black turtleneck sweater.

And what about the “vicious mosquito” mentioned by the haughty girl? What was it up to right now?

He was busy preparing for Persistent Visit’s Christmas new releases.

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Early in the morning at Ten Thirty, Cheng Zhu was packing up in his rental apartment.

Persistent Visit’s Christmas new releases were ultimately limited to three designs.

Since the key elements of Christmas are fixed, the designs Cheng Zhu came up with weren’t that different from the regular offerings, only better in detail with a bit more creativity.

These three new designs were actually categorized into three levels.

The first one was the kind that one could wear directly on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day for photos to share on social media.

The only slightly sexy aspect was that it was an off-shoulder dress.

In fact, with the Christmas elements added, it automatically amped up the appeal and charm, which was already plenty.

Creating this design was simply to satisfy those who wanted to take beautiful photos, and the influencers who would inevitably post pictures online during the holidays.

The second design was all about saving fabric for the factory.

The third design was even more minimal, which he referred to as minimalistic style.

From his personal aesthetic standpoint, Cheng Zhu actually preferred the first design the most.

He and Ye Zi and QQ model Xixi had their photo session scheduled for one p.m.

So after packing his things, he leisurely went downstairs for lunch.

Little did he know, on the other side, Ye Zi had already dragged her heavy suitcase into the hotel suite.

She wanted to take some photos of the empty scenes to check the effects before Cheng Zhu arrived to get the preparation work done.

Besides, she also bought some small decorations fitting the Christmas ambiance, planning to simply adorn the room a bit to enhance the atmosphere for the photo session later.

She took today’s shooting task very seriously.

Not just because Cheng Zhu would come personally to oversee, but also because he had promised to take a few photos of her later.

Thus, before even ten o’clock, Ye Zi had started bustling around the suite.

Arranging the room was something Cheng Zhu hadn’t instructed her to do; it was entirely her own initiative.

At this moment, she was standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, beginning to attach some ornaments on the glass.

Ye Zi was very diligent and meticulous in her work.

By eleven thirty in the morning, she took out a meat floss bun she bought on the way as her lunch and ate casually.

After eating, she continued decorating the room.

After giving a slight touch-up to the areas of the hotel suite suitable for photos, Ye Zi nodded in satisfaction.

Having finished these tasks still without makeup, she then took her makeup bag and went into the hotel’s bathroom to start applying makeup.

Before doing her makeup, she somehow decided to take a shower first.

In a good mood, she hummed a song while applying her makeup as exquisitely as she could.

When model Xixi arrived at the hotel, she was taken aback upon seeing Ye Zi.

The two were friends before Ye Zi introduced her as a model for Persistent Visit, having known each other for nearly three years, so they were fairly close.

“Wow, Ye Zi! What’s going on today, putting on makeup?” Xixi said in surprise.

Usually, when Ye Zi took her photos, she came barefaced.

After all, she wasn’t the one being photographed, and there were only the two of them in the room, so why bother with makeup?

Ye Zi met her at the elevator with her room card, and as they entered, Xixi couldn’t help but say, “Wow! You even sprayed some perfume!”

“Your hair is washed, and you curled it too!”

“Jeez, even your clothes are different, very flattering to your figure!”

Ye Zi didn’t respond, but thought to herself, “Not just that, even my underwear is matching.”

She turned to give Xixi a head-to-toe once-over, then retorted, “The same goes for you.”

Indeed, today’s model Xixi was dressed more carefully than usual.

Nothing else, just because Ye Zi mentioned that the mysterious boss would be there!

Yes, Xixi had been modeling for Persistent Visit for several months now, having shot several series of new products, but she had never met Cheng Zhu in person.

Even the first time she came for a trial, Cheng Zhu only asked Ye Zi to take a few photos and then sent them to him to have a look.

He just glanced once and deemed the model up to the mark work-wise, but useless in reality.

Xixi had that modern type of plastic surgery face.

It was quite popular these days.

In fact, many still liked this sort of “science-face,” and it was quite in demand.

However, trends were shifting towards subtler adjustments, with a focus on looking natural.

Actually… you could tell what looks were in vogue just by visiting nightclubs.

If there are many girls of a certain type there, it means there’s still a high demand for that type.

Of course, Cheng Zhu’s aesthetics definitely wasn’t in favor of the plastic-surgery-influenced internet celebrity faces like Xixi’s.

But as mentioned before, QQ model seller shows tend to over-edit the photos to unbelievable extents, making them almost unreal, which would less likely cause controversies, so it didn’t matter much.

All along, Xixi was curious about the mysterious owner of this Taobao store.

Running a store to rank first in its category was a badass feat in itself.

Moreover, it was an internet-famous store, whose official social media was just as popular as those with millions of fans, and the level of activity among male fans was extraordinarily high!

It’s necessary to say, in today’s major social platforms, it’s generally women driving the data, women who prefer to comment, like, and interact more. Same in the entertainment industry, stars usually ride on female fans’ data.

But when it comes to controversial topics… then you’ll see the power of our male fans!

Speaking of which, model Xixi didn’t know how old this mysterious boss was this year, didn’t know his appearance, didn’t even know his full name, just knew his surname was Cheng.

But just because the other party was the owner of a big store, an absolute rich guy, it didn’t stop her from dressing up fiercely today!

After entering the hotel room, Xixi couldn’t help but exclaim, “Wow!”

“It’s quite an atmosphere! I already feel like Christmas is here.”

It was now twelve forty, and the two women sat on the couch chatting.

“Ye Zi, did you mention to the boss what I asked you to talk about before?”

What she referred to was requesting a pay raise from the boss.

Seeing the store doing better and better, Xixi felt she also had her share of contributions and deserved a raise.

Moreover, in her view, the store had many “tyrannical clauses.”

For instance, barring her from posing for seller shows for other QQ stores, specifically, barring her from doing so for any clothing stores.

“I’ll ask next time,” Ye Zi answered.

“Speechless! Every time I ask, you always say next time, but you never do!” Xixi was done trying: “Then I’ll ask him myself later!”

“I suggest you don’t,” Ye Zi said.

“Why not?” Xixi immediately felt some displeasure.

We’re friends, eh. I’ve told you numerous times, yet you never talk to the boss about it.

She had urged so many times that she was actually quite annoyed inside.

“Did you know there are many stores out there trying to poach me? They’re offering much higher than what you guys are giving me! At least double!” Xixi declared.

“Is that so?” Ye Zi’s face showed no particular reaction.

Xixi even tugged at her, saying, “They also said they’d treat the photographer well if I brought you along.”

“If you want to go, go. I bet the boss won’t even keep you,” she looked at Xixi and added, “But I definitely won’t.”

“Not even going to ask about the price?”

“No interest, anyway I’m not going.”

Xixi was baffled, “Ye Zi, what are you thinking? Isn’t the point of working to make money?”

She gave a once-over to Ye Zi, who was all dolled up: “You’re not planning to stay here and rise to become the boss’s wife, are you?”

At that, Ye Zi burst into laughter, and it was uncontrollable laughter as if someone had touched her funny bone.

“Xixi, hahahaha, you’re going to kill me from laughter! Hahahaha!”

After laughing heartily for a while, Ye Zi almost cried from laughing, then with lowering eyelids, she said softly, “Boss’s wife? I wouldn’t even dare to dream of that.”

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