Chapter 121: The experiment (1/2)

Chapter 121: The experiment

I was semi excited and semi curious as I opened my eyes and gazed into the mirror.

Was that really me?

I stared at my skin. My eyes were like peach blossoms; red lips and white teeth. My appearance had an unspeakable charm to it. People often say that makeup artists had superior craftsmanship. Today, I finally believed it. This was comparable to plastic surgery!

“Customer, someone is looking for you outside.” The worker came in to notify me.

Just as I was about to get up to show Suyang my look, the makeup artist stopped me. He smiled and asked, “Do you want to surprise your boyfriend?”

“What do you mean?”

“Follow me.” The makeup artist secretly led me to an area behind a curtain. He said, “You only have to sit here and be pretty. In a bit, I’ll play music for you and the curtain will fall down to surprise your boyfriend.”

I liked his idea… so I obediently listened to him and remained behind the curtain. I shifted my body around and tried to figure out the pose that would accentuate my beauty the most.

Suddenly, there was an odd yet touching melody playing in the background. My emotional state instantly adapted to the context and I subconsciously played my character.

The curtain fell and Suyang was standing right in front of me. He froze.

“You….” Suyang was only able to utter one word; everything else was replaced by astonishment.

I had no idea where the photo studio got the cherry petals from, but they were fluttering in the air like snow. It wasn’t until later that I found out the lyrics to the Japanese song that was playing in the background.

The general translations were <With Lord>:

After farewell, everything passed by like water.

When will we meet again?

The result of years led to collapse of beauty.

The only thing that dragged me down was my longing.

Today, the moon was round again.

The cherry blossoms fell and piled up upon the resentment.

When will my dream reach the Heavens?

I reflected as if my husband was in front of me…

The melody started off soft, but then it became very sad. Afterwards, it took a different turn. It seemed to give the listener a glimmer of hope, before pulling them back to reality.

Oh yes, my man was right in front of me.

I had never separated from Suyang, but why was I able to relate to the song? It felt like a story about me. Perhaps, as a woman, I was too sentimental.

Suyang slowly walked towards me. He lightly bent his waist and offered his right hand. At that moment, I reenacted my role again.

I took Suyang’s hand, but since the head ornament and my outfit were too heavy, I tripped and fell right into Suyang’s arms.

“You’re so beautiful.”

This was Suyang’s first complete sentence. The long makeup was definitely worth it.

“You didn’t know until today?” I retorted.

Suyang smiled and shook his head, “No, I knew early on. I already knew the first time we met.”

“Perfect! We’re done!” The worker had terrible timing and broke off our sappy moment. When I heard her voice, we returned back to reality and awkwardly separated. Then, our eyes wandered around the studio.

“We’re done?” I had no idea when the pictures were taken.

“Our photographer thought the moments you two shared was truly beautiful, so he snapped all the shots already.” The worker brought the laptop over to show us.

She was correct. The truest emotions were always unplanned. After a long time, I still couldn’t choose a picture out of the ten. Seeing how difficult it was for me, Suyang simply told the worker to print them all.

Having a rich boyfriend was great…

“How did you know I wanted them all?” I was curious to know how Suyang always seemed to have the ability to read my mind.

“How can I share that with you? That’s my Dao of survival.” Suyang grinned as he looked down at his watch, “By the way, Shaoqian and Shaonu are waiting for us in the coffee shop. Hurry and remove your makeup so we can go find them!”

“Remove my makeup?” I was reluctant. It was rare that I could look so pretty…

“You want to walk out like this?” Since Suyang was urging, I followed the worker back into the makeup room. When I entered, the makeup artist was busy tidying up.

“Today was great experience. Thank you so much!”