Chapter 278: The Captain of the CP Shippers

Two knocks sounded. Zhu Niao walked to the door and opened it to see the Store Manager Lady standing there, already changed into her dress.

“How does it fit?”

She looked Zhu Niao up and down.

Unconsciously, she was a little stunned.

A girl who could be described as a doll—that meant Zhu Niao wouldn’t lose to anyone in appearance or figure.

She even felt that the question she just asked was a bit redundant.

Only Zhu Niao could bring out the full effect of this dress.

“Mm, it’s pretty comfortable to wear.” Zhu Niao lifted her arm to take a look.

Of course, compared to the cheap white dress from before, this one crushed it just in terms of cost.

And compared to that earlier white dress, it had changed from short sleeves to long sleeves.

They were puff sleeves too, making her look even more like some ethereal fairy.

She glanced at the Store Manager Lady in front of her and noticed that the other’s dress was even sleeveless.

Maybe the underage Store Manager Lady was younger and could handle wearing that in the dead of winter, but an old person like Zhu Niao definitely couldn’t expose her shoulders and legs in this situation.

She’d just feel that her joints couldn’t take such abuse.

Before college, you’re still young; after college, you’re old.

Then, after scrutinizing her up and down, the Store Manager Lady finally found a small flaw.

“Shoes—you can’t wear those on the day, okay? And they don’t match the dress at all.” She pointed at Zhu Niao’s sneakers.

“Then what shoes should I wear?”

Zhu Niao looked confused.

She didn’t know if she had any shoes that would work.

“Little Sister Zhu, do you have any heels?”

“No.”

That much Zhu Niao knew clearly—there was absolutely no such category in her shoe collection.

They were all flats.

“Actually, you wouldn’t suit heels anyway; that style doesn’t fit you.”

The Store Manager Lady pinched her chin. “I know. Pack up the dress. We’ll go to the next place and take care of everything at once.”

Then she casually took a photo.

“Don’t send that to him!” Zhu Niao quickly spoke up.

“Oh~ a surprise. I get it, I get it.”

The door closed again. Zhu Niao changed back into her hoodie, her plaid pleated skirt, and her fleece-lined bare-leg tights.

That hoodie was bought together with Gou Yu.

The front of her hoodie had a cartoon crocodile, and the front of Gou Yu’s had a cartoon dinosaur.

Today, the dinosaur and crocodile were supposed to appear together.

But Gou Yu was wearing a yellow delivery jacket outside, saying he was worried it might rain today.

She didn’t know why he was in such a rush to make money.

She hugged the dress and opened the door again.

Then the staff member at the door took the dress from her arms, folded it neatly, smoothed it out, carefully placed it in a box, and even put a sachet inside.

Maybe the service here really was worth the price.

Zhu Niao looked toward the end of the hallway.

The Store Manager Lady was already ready to leave, smiling and waving at her.

She hurried over.

“Relax a little. Relax.” The Store Manager Lady said to Zhu Niao.

“Little Sister Zhu, don’t you feel happy seeing all these pretty things turn you into an even prettier version of yourself?”

“I guess it is a little happy…” Zhu Niao couldn’t deny that.

When she saw her reflection in the full-length mirror, she really was delighted.

It was like meeting another version of herself.

One completely under her own control.

Besides that, another thought kept echoing in her mind.

‘What would happen if Gou Yu saw me like this?’

‘He’d probably pounce on me like a lecherous old man.’

She unconsciously curled her lips.

“That’s it. As long as you’re happy.”

The girl with reddish-brown hair pushed Zhu Niao’s back and walked out of the store again.

The two store clerks carrying bags followed behind quite naturally, placing the bag with the box in the empty passenger seat of the car.

“Actually, my brother doesn’t mean it sometimes, Little Sister Zhu. Don’t take it to heart.”

As soon as she got in the car and heard the Store Manager Lady say this, Zhu Niao was stunned for a moment.

Then she tilted her head.

She felt like the other was talking about something strange.

“And this is his first relationship. As a guy, there are bound to be some small details he doesn’t get. But he’s absolutely loyal to you. He doesn’t mean anything else.”

The Store Manager Lady said, “See? Even though he acts all rough and careless, he still asked me to come cheer you up.”

“He asked you to come?”

“Yeah.”

In the car, the Store Manager Lady pulled out her phone and showed Zhu Niao her chat history with Gou Yu.

About three days ago, Gou Yu had sent a message: 【Little Bird might be a little unhappy lately. Help me cheer her up.】

Below that was the back-and-forth bargaining between the siblings.

The Store Manager Lady took the stance of “you cheer up your own girlfriend.”

Gou Yu took the stance of “we’re family, no need to be so formal.”

In the end, Gou Yu’s shamelessness won out, and he successfully got the Store Manager Lady to agree.

“Don’t be mad, Little Sister Zhu. Next time, I’ll convene a Family Tribunal and put my brother on trial again.” The Store Manager Lady put on an indignant look.

“That’s not necessary.” Zhu Niao thought back to the last Family Tribunal, which had directly settled the two’s Engagement.

“I’m actually not mad. I just think he must have some worries, and I can’t help him here. It makes me feel kind of useless.”

Little Bird lowered her head slightly and pinched the hem of her pleated skirt.

“I’m not upset that he’s keeping things from me. It’s that I can’t help him. It’s not really anger—more like regret, I guess.”

Actually, Zhu Niao herself wasn’t sure what it was. People always struggled to describe their own emotions.

Suddenly, she noticed the whole car had gone quiet.

She looked up and saw the Store Manager Lady’s eyes brimming with tears.

“Hey, hey, hey? What’s wrong with you?” Zhu Niao flustered.

“No, it’s nothing.” The Store Manager Lady reached out and wiped the corner of her eyes.

“I just think it’s really great that my brother could meet someone like you, Little Sister Zhu.”

“Ah…” Zhu Niao didn’t know what to say, so she just stopped talking.

Their final destination seemed to be the Store Manager Lady’s storage room, located on the second floor of the part-time shop where Zhu Niao worked.

It was Zhu Niao’s first time here.

“This one is just your size, Little Sister Zhu. I have too many clothes and shoes—there are always a few unworn ones piled up here.”

A pair of French white Mary Jane mid-heel shoes was placed in front of Zhu Niao.

That was a lie.

Originally, everything here had been bought for Zhu Niao.

Saying it like that was just because she’d sensed that Zhu Niao would feel uncomfortable with the high price of custom items, so she switched to a method Zhu Niao could accept more easily.

Of course, there were also clothes bought for Gou Yu.

She was the CP Fan Leader.