The roommate waited listlessly in the living room until a delicate figure appeared before her eyes.
Qi had already changed her clothes.
It was the first time the girl had ever worn a skirt, and she felt very uncomfortable, not even daring to take steps that were too wide.
“Wow, wow, wow! So cute! This is just too cute!”
Seeing Qiqi like this for the first time, Su Xiaoqie was anything but calm.
She moved to her side almost instantly, circling her and scanning her up and down.
Her excitement was so high that even her words of praise seemed incredibly lacking.
Qi was wearing a Creamy White Sweet Lolita outfit.
Compared to traditional Lolita fashion, it simplified many of the cumbersome designs to make the overall look lighter and more suitable for daily wear.
The core of this Lolita set was a tiered cake suspender dress.
The high-waist design featured a corset bow, and the pleated skirt was stacked in layers like a cake.
It was paired with a matching long-sleeved cardigan in the same color.
The short, long-sleeved design didn’t hide the bow at the waist and made the outfit look more cohesive.
Adding in other various accessories with bow elements, the look truly carried a sweet and adorable vibe.
The clothes themselves were already very cute, but when paired with the equally adorable black-haired girl, the effect was perfect.
Her body fit every aspect of the Lolita design flawlessly.
The roommate, who was used to seeing her in T-shirts and trousers, was hit by an unusually massive visual impact.
“I’m begging you, Qiqi, please wear this from now on, okay? This is the request of a lifetime!”
Su Xiaoqie grabbed her arm and pleaded bitterly.
If she could see such a cute creature in the dormitory every day, she would be willing to trade a double-gold ten-pull for it!
Qi, who was being shaken by the other girl, didn’t speak.
The flush on her face still hadn’t faded, and she didn’t want to pay any attention to her noisy roommate.
The contrast between this shy appearance and the black-haired girl’s usual cool-moe vibe made Su Xiaoqie even more determined.
If Qi didn’t agree, she wouldn’t let go!
In the next second, Lin Yue arrived, pressed down on Su Xiaoqie’s head, and pushed her away.
“If you delay the work any longer, I’m kicking you out~”
Looking at Lin Yue’s gentle smile, Su Xiaoqie tactfully and silently retreated to a corner.
“Since you’ve changed, let’s get your hair and makeup done.”
Lin Yue led the black-haired girl toward the makeup room.
Qi walked very slowly on the way, her hands intentionally or unintentionally pressing down on the skirt.
Lin Yue saw this, but she didn’t rush her.
Instead, she asked in a soft tone, “Is this your first time wearing a skirt?”
The black-haired girl still didn’t speak.
She only shook her head after a moment of hesitation.
“Then you’ll have to get used to it quickly. Your body has to be relaxed during the shoot to get good results.”
“Mm…”
Upon reaching the makeup room, Qi was pressed into a chair by two young women to have her makeup and hair done at the same time.
However, when the hairstylist finished, the makeup artist still hadn’t started.
The young woman in charge of makeup felt a bit helpless.
She had been quite happy when she first learned she would be doing makeup for such a beautiful girl, but now that the girl was right in front of her, she didn’t know where to start.
This face was beautiful at first glance, but it seemed even more perfect upon closer inspection.
Not only was the skin smooth and delicate, but there wasn’t a single pimple or spot on her face, save for a small beauty mark at the corner of her right eye.
Applying makeup to this face wouldn’t be hard; the difficulty was how to make her look even better than she already did.
The makeup artist simulated countless looks in her mind, but they all felt like adding legs to a snake.
She even rubbed the girl’s forehead, refusing to believe her luck, but after confirming she was indeed bare-faced, the artist sighed in defeat.
In the end, she could only add some simple highlights and a bit of color to make Qi look better on camera during the shoot.
When Qi emerged from the makeup room, Lin Yue was stunned for a moment.
Because her hair was styled, she looked quite different from before, but…
“Did you put on makeup?”
Lin Yue considered herself experienced in clothing photography and was familiar with makeup and styling, but she really couldn’t see the difference this time.
Seeing the black-haired girl nod, she leaned in suspiciously and sniffed.
She did indeed catch a hint of the subtle, soft fragrance unique to cosmetics, which finally made her believe it.
With the preparations complete, Lin Yue gave the order, and the clothing shoot officially began.
The first few shots were full-body photos taken in front of a green screen.
After that, the photos were taken at various sets throughout the apartment.
The shooting process went smoothly.
Although Qi still appeared stiff, it didn’t hinder the process because her body was very flexible.
No matter the pose, she could present it well.
It wasn’t about making her do difficult movements, but rather perfectly capturing the charm of a pose.
Even a slight difference in the same photography pose could give off a completely different feeling.
Most models doing their first clothing shoot find it hard to maintain the details even if someone else adjusts them, but Qi had a natural talent for it.
Of course, there were occasional exceptions.
“Qiqi, stop pressing down on your skirt. You won’t be exposed,” Lin Yue advised again from beside the camera.
This shot was by the bay window, requiring Qi to sit on the windowsill in a duck sit pose with her hands propping her up behind her, leaning back slightly.
But in this position, the front of the skirt always tilted upward because of the petticoat.
This forced her to free one hand to hold it down.
“Can we just take it like this? Or… I can use my thighs to pin the skirt down…”
“That wouldn’t look good,” Lin Yue shook her head decisively.
“Be a good girl, Qiqi. You can only get paid once we’ve finished the shoot.”
After struggling internally for a long time, the black-haired girl finally compromised.
Fortunately, it didn’t reach the point of being exposed.
The skirt’s angle was just a bit higher, making it look more three-dimensional and puffy.
Qi let out a sigh.
The shoot proceeded in an orderly fashion, taking a total of four hours.
Outside, the sky was approaching dusk.
“Very good. Next, I just need to send the filtered photos to the boss for a look. If she thinks they’re fine, we can move on to the next set of photos tomorrow.”
Looking at the photos on the computer — every single one of which was excellent — Lin Yue nodded in satisfaction.
“Aren’t you the boss?”
The black-haired girl asked.
After four hours of shooting, she was now used to the feeling of wearing a skirt and wasn’t as shy as she had been at the start.
“They call me the boss here, but I’m an employee myself,” Lin Yue said helplessly.
“The boss I’m talking about is our company’s President. My primary position at the company is actually as a Fashion Designer.”
Do clothes designers have to take the photos too?
The black-haired girl didn’t quite understand, but it was none of her business.
“Alright, you can go home now. This skirt is a gift to you. You can wear it back right now if you want.”
“No way,” Qi refused immediately.
She changed back into her original clothes in the dressing room.
The Lolita outfit was packed back into the bag, and the black-haired girl carried it over to Su Xiaoqie, who was sitting in a corner playing on her phone.
“Eh? Is it over? Qiqi, why did you change back!”
The roommate had been watching the shoot at first, but when it wasn’t over after an hour, she had hidden away to play games.
“Shut up. Let’s go back.”
“Oh…”
Leaving the shooting site, Qi felt her empty stomach.
She was actually very hungry.
Because she was avoiding Jiang Wanli, she hadn’t gone to the Canteen for lunch.
Fortuitously, counting the 5,000 she had received earlier, she now had 10,000 in savings.
“I’ll treat you to dinner,” the black-haired girl said to her roommate.
“Mm? Are you being that nice to me?”
Su Xiaoqie chirped.
“You did stay with me all afternoon, after all.”
With money in hand, she didn’t need to live as strictly as before.
Su Xiaoqie knew Qi’s financial situation, so she didn’t choose any high-end place.
Instead, she picked a global fast-food chain.
After finishing dinner, they returned to the dormitory together.
***
The following five days of shooting went smoothly.
The President Lin Yue had mentioned wasn’t the type to make things difficult, and the shoot for each outfit was completed within a single day.
The efficiency was truly impressive.
It was said that on the day the Modeling Contract was signed, Lin Yue had rented seven shooting locations, which was why the schedule could be arranged with almost no gaps.
Furthermore, after her measurements were taken on the first day, Qi’s custom-made clothes began production.
The first three days of shooting featured loose items like onesies and dresses.
By the fourth day, the custom clothes had been delivered to her.
The black-haired girl, participating in formal work for the first time, was amazed by the other’s efficiency.
It was just that the custom clothes…
The outfit for the fourth day was a mini-skirt JK uniform, with a hem that barely covered the base of her thighs.
The fifth day was a sleeveless, high-collared, tight-fitting sweater designed to reveal the curves of her body as much as possible.
The sixth day was even more excessive: a midriff-baring top paired with denim shorts that barely had any legs and could only just cover her buttocks.
It was as if her bottom line was being repeatedly trampled.
‘Why are they getting more and more scandalous!’
Qi really didn’t want to wear such clothes, but at the thought of the Modeling Contract’s triple Liquidated Damages, she endured it.
Finally, after Lin Yue’s constant persuasion and the suggestion to replace all the staff in the photography team with women, the black-haired girl finally completed the subsequent shoots.
Only the last set remained.
Thinking of this made Qi feel much more relaxed.
However, the original plan for that day clashed with the School’s Monthly Exam.
When she mentioned it to Lin Yue, the woman very readily told her to focus on the exam and said the shoot could be discussed later.
Most of the time, Lin Yue was very easy to talk to.
That night, after taking a shower, the black-haired girl lay in bed with the next day’s Monthly Exam on her mind.
Taking only three subjects would actually only take one day, but Luo Qing had demanded that she pass every subject.
‘It should be fine, right?’ Qi couldn’t help but feel worried.
She had finally managed to save up 35,000, and after the last shoot, she would have 50,000.
What if that person used the excuse of her failing the exam to take all her money away?
‘Whatever, I’ll leave it to fate. Even if I want to pass every subject, the knowledge in my head won’t allow it.’
Since the day she first picked up a textbook, her grades had never reached a passing mark.
‘If that person really uses this reason to steal my money…’
Qi was serious — she would definitely pounce and bite her hard, never letting go.
‘Should I bite her left hand or her right?’ the black-haired girl wondered as she gradually drifted into dreamland.