Meng Wange watched Su Wanli’s silhouette as the girl charged straight for the door.
It wasn’t until a crisp click echoed from the doorway, followed by ten seconds of silence, that Meng Wange finally rubbed her cheeks. She leaned back, letting her body sink into the pillow behind her as she stared up at the pristine white ceiling.
‘…Though Su Wanli’s expression still seemed a bit strange, it’s already much better than last time. My direction of adjustment shouldn’t be wrong.’
‘To think Su Wanli would be willing to go this far for just a small trial. I don’t know how long I can hold out…’
Meng Wange took a deep breath and rolled onto her side, looking toward the wide floor-to-ceiling window.
The early morning sunlight filtered through the transparent glass, casting a sharp line across the floor.
Just moments ago, that petite, black-haired girl had been standing right there. Dressed in an exquisite maid outfit, she had delicately stood on her tiptoes under the sunlight and elegantly turned toward her.
Her lace-trimmed skirt had billowed out like a wave, catching the soft, gorgeous play of light and shadow in the sun, leaving any observer in a daze.
“I think the breakfast tasted pretty good; keep up the hard work.”
Su Wanli had smiled, her fingertips gently brushing through her soft black hair.
“Just for now, this young lady can play a different role and serve tea and water for a guy like you, okay?”
Su Wanli had been sitting properly by her side, looking at the corners of her eyes.
She had leaned down slightly, her soft eyelashes fluttering as if she were tempting Meng Wange to reach out and touch her cheek.
…
Meng Wange sighed silently, shielding her eyes with her hands as she gently bit her lower lip.
If the trial Su Wanli wanted to put her through today was really about maintaining her composure and remaining natural, wasn’t the difficulty a bit too high?
Because the Eldest Miss… was just way too cute, wasn’t she?
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“…Damn it, Meng Wange is just way too stubborn!”
Su Wanli leaned over the third-floor railing in frustration, sighing deeply at her own reflection in the window.
Even if Meng Wange didn’t like maid outfits, she had still humbled herself and braved the threat to her Female Villain Value to treat her gently! The girl was so disrespectful — forget about admiring or praising her, she was practically turning a blind eye to the maid outfit!!
But it was fine; this was just her first attempt. Next, she would choose…
Tsk, she had forgotten to grab a change of clothes from her closet before rushing out. The dress she asked Nanny Zhang to buy hadn’t arrived yet. Were there any other options in the house?
Something that could make her look brand new — or even if it wasn’t brand new, at least something to change the impression she left on Meng Wange…
Besides a maid outfit, was there anything else she could try on?
She had already scoured the servant quarters and the warehouse on the second floor. From the first to the fourth floor…
Could it be that she had to steal a few of her cheap old man’s suits?
No, putting aside the fact that those were leftovers from a man in his forties or fifties, she wouldn’t even pass the size check!
In such a large Su family home, were there really no other places stocked with women’s clothing besides her own room? It wasn’t like she was the only girl living here! There was also Meng Wange…
…Ah.
Come to think of it, when they came back from the Bai family banquet yesterday, hadn’t Meng Wange been wearing a pretty decent-looking men’s suit that she got from the Bai family?
Whether it was because of the contrast or something else, Meng Wange had looked exceptionally sharp and dashing at the time. Su Wanli had been completely stunned the moment she saw her. If they hadn’t been in front of everyone from the Bai family, she might have even drooled a little.
…Hmm, the contrast of men’s clothing?
Could she try that in front of Meng Wange as well?
No sooner said than done. After only a moment’s hesitation, Su Wanli stepped forward and pushed open the door to Meng Wange’s room.
As expected of the Aura of Main Heroine, everything in her room was organized perfectly. Yesterday’s suit also seemed to have been washed and ironed, as it was now folded into a neat square on the bedside table.
‘Heh, since you left it in such an obvious place, you can’t blame me for taking it. Anyway, this is from the Bai family; it doesn’t even belong to Meng Wange herself.’
Su Wanli walked nimbly to the suit, pinching the collar to spread it out.
The reason for wearing a suit was much more logical than wearing a maid outfit. For instance, she could say she wanted to experience that feeling of being the center of attention that Meng Wange had last night.
…Though Meng Wange probably wouldn’t care about her reasons for constantly changing outfits anyway!
She stopped overthinking. Since her face was already one of the top one or two in all of South City, the only thing she could adjust was her clothing. She would just try every kind of outfit!
Whether it was a maid outfit, an evening gown, a suit, a custom qipao, the Light Knight Set, or the Dark Witch Outfit — as long as it was something refreshing, she was willing to give it a shot.
When the time came, she would just tell the System that she was using special costumes to shock Meng Wange, using that to keep the girl’s spirits up so she couldn’t sleep.
Having convinced herself and even thought of a reason to deal with the System, she just needed to put the clothes on!
Since Meng Wange wasn’t interested in the well-behaved little maid she had just played, this time, she would follow the style of these clothes and adjust her persona to… a cold female butler!
Although she didn’t have any experience being a butler, playing a villainess was acting, playing a maid was acting, and playing a butler was also acting. Since she was a genius at playing a villainess, she shouldn’t be too bad at playing a butler, right?
Anyway, she would try to remember what a butler usually did.
First, they definitely needed to provide meticulous care for the master. Every contact had to be very disciplined, every plan had to perfectly align with the master’s wishes, and they had to find ways to fulfill any sudden, whimsical requests the master made…
…Wait, wouldn’t a maid be responsible for those things too?
Then a butler was…
Maid… butler… maid… butler?
Su Wanli paused, then smacked her head to clear those useless thoughts from her mind.
Besides, if she really wanted to talk about it, wasn’t the most perfect butler she had ever seen in the real-world Meng Wange herself?
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