Volume 1, Chapter 104: Buying Clothes

The next morning, Su Muyu arrived at Sandalwood Manor bright and early.

"Why are you here so early today?" Jiang Yu was in the middle of copying a manuscript.

Su Muyu walked into the room and answered, while openly arriving an hour ahead of the readers, "Your aunt made an appointment with a clothing store today. She wants me to help you try on a few outfits."

"Try on clothes? I don't need any more clothes."

"You forgot? In a little while, it's the China Golden Melody Awards. Both your songs, We Soldiers and The Road Where Phoenix Flowers Bloom, have been nominated. If you win, are you planning to go up onstage in a tracksuit to accept the award?"

Jiang Yu slapped his forehead. If Su Muyu hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten. Then he still grinned. "That's not impossible!"

"Quit being a smart aleck. I brought breakfast for you. Go eat. I'll look around for a bit first, and when you're done, we'll set off."

"Got it!" Jiang Yu got up and headed to the living room, where he began eating with great enthusiasm.

After breakfast, they left the house and drove to a very large shopping mall.

After parking, Su Muyu led Jiang Yu into the mall with practiced ease.

Both of them were wearing masks and sunglasses. Their faces could not be seen, but their figures alone drew plenty of attention. Still, the mall was full of young couples, so the looks they received were not especially noticeable.

Jiang Yu watched Su Muyu's light, lively steps and could tell at once that she was in an excellent mood today.

But as he looked around the mall and saw young couples holding hands or linking arms, then glanced at Su Muyu's fair little hand, he hesitated for a long time over whether he should take it himself.

Just as he was wavering, Su Muyu took the initiative and slipped her arm through his.

"Come on. This way it's less likely for people to notice us."

"Understood."

Under Su Muyu's lead, the two of them went up to the top floor of the mall.

This floor was noticeably less crowded, and the signs in sight were all luxury brands. Clearly, not many people could afford them.

"Actually, there's no need to spend this much. Any decent suit would do," Jiang Yu said with a frown. It was his first time seeing clothing with a six-figure price tag.

Su Muyu smiled. "Be good. Clothes make the man. This is your first time attending an event like this, so you have to make sure your appearance is impeccable."

Hearing that, Jiang Yu could only nod helplessly. Though he nodded on the surface, his heart was still bleeding. For that much money, to buy a single outfit? He'd rather spend it on something delicious.

The China Golden Melody Awards were jointly organized by major entertainment companies, with the judging carried out by the industry's top experts.

Of course, the event had sponsors. Even the biggest sponsor had no say in the judging, only the so-called naming rights, along with the right to have stars wear their clothes and advertise for them.

In the music industry, the judging was relatively fair, and it was considered the award with the highest prestige.

Jiang Yu nodded in understanding. "With so many stars, it's basically like everyone is advertising for this award. Then if someone wins, do they get prize money?"

At that, Su Muyu could not help rolling her eyes. "No. Just a trophy, and it's the kind that ships free if you pay thirty yuan."

"Pfft. Isn't there a sponsor? And they still dare to bring out something that cheap? Aren't they embarrassed?"

"What matters is the name. Whether the trophy is valuable isn't important. Besides, if they bought expensive ones, wouldn't they make less money?"

"What you said makes too much sense!"

As they walked and talked, they arrived at a very large boutique.

"Hello, we made an appointment earlier to come select some pieces."

Su Muyu stepped forward and spoke to a sales associate.

As a clerk in a luxury store, her eye was razor-sharp. One look at the brands Su Muyu was wearing told her that this customer was no ordinary person.

But then she looked at the man beside her. From his clothes to his shoes, everything on him probably added up to just over a thousand yuan.

You had to know that anyone who could book a private appointment with their brand was definitely loaded.

A rich woman keeping a younger man? No, they both looked too young.

Could it be the classic story of a wealthy heiress falling for a poor boy?

What a pity for that rich girl. What if he was a gold-digger?

In just a few seconds, the sales associate had already invented a whole drama in her head.

With those thoughts, her first impression of Jiang Yu was not very good, but her professional training still put a smile on her face.

"Miss, may I ask what name the appointment was made under?"

"Su Muyu." As she spoke, Su Muyu removed her disguise.

A luxury brand that could grow to this level naturally had no shortage of security, so she took off her disguise.

The sales associate lit up at once when she saw Su Muyu.

"So it's Miss Su. Our store has already received your appointment. Please come this way..."

While the sales associate was speaking excitedly, Jiang Yu also removed his disguise. "Oh, so you can take off the mask here? You should have said so sooner!"

Seeing the man reveal his face, the sales associate stopped mid-sentence, and her eyes shone even brighter. "Ah, you're Jiang Yu!"

She hadn't expected Jiang Yu to be so down-to-earth. These days, which celebrity wasn't covered head to toe in luxury labels?

The sales associate had seen hundreds, if not thousands, of celebrities, but this was the first one she had ever seen dressed like this.

Hearing the clerk's excited cry, Jiang Yu smiled and waved.

"Miss Su, Mr. Jiang, please come with me!"

Following the sales associate, the two of them entered the store.

"Miss Su, may I ask what the outfit you're ordering is for? Is it for a banquet, or for a wedding?"

At the word wedding, Jiang Yu nearly choked on his own saliva.

Su Muyu's ears turned red at once. "It's men's formal wear for an event."

"Understood." The sales associate smiled sweetly and turned to bring back several suits in different colors.

There were black ones, rose-red ones, blue ones...

"Go try them on." Su Muyu selected a rose-red suit from among the many options.

Jiang Yu took the clothes and went into the fitting room.

Not long after, he came out.

While smoothing the folded cuffs, he looked at Su Muyu and asked for her opinion.

Su Muyu froze.

He was too handsome.

The suit was brought to life by him in its entirety, and the sharply defined inverted-triangle build beneath it was displayed to perfection.

The rose-red suit, matched with that handsome face, made him look like an alluring young nobleman.

"He's way too handsome!" The sales associate's eyes were full of little hearts.

Su Muyu's lips curved slightly. She helped Jiang Yu straighten his tie and cuffs. "My eye for style isn't bad after all. You look great in this."

But at that moment, Jiang Yu's mind was no longer on the clothes.

When Su Muyu helped him adjust his tie, she was very close.

The faint, delicate fragrance on her body drifted into his nose.

Looking at that exquisite face up close, the gentle, delicate features of her cheeks, the high bridge of her nose, and her bright, lively eyes, Jiang Yu could not help but feel himself go adrift. His thoughts had already flown somewhere far away...