“Are you a wizard?!”
Xia Xi stared at Luo Xinyu’s face, trying to spot something unusual on it.
“How could that be?”
Luo Xinyu just waved a hand, offering no explanation.
But their current situation was far too bizarre…
They had simply walked hand-in-hand out of the school gate. How could they have blinked and ended up in the distant Sakura Province?
They hadn’t even gone to the airport to board a plane, nor taken a car or a boat. Xia Xi hadn’t even seen her bodyguards. In the blink of an eye, they were thousands of miles away.
If he wasn’t a wizard, then what was he?!
Xia Xi quietly watched him, wanting a reasonable explanation, but he kept dodging the question with no intention of answering her.
In the end, Xia Xi could only give up on investigating. After all, they were already here, and dwelling on it wouldn’t change anything.
At worst, she could just call home later and have someone pick her up. And… she remembered her father had some business assets in Sakura Province too, right?
“Hehe.”
Seeing Xia Xi stop pressing, Luo Xinyu chuckled and grabbed Xia Xi’s fair, delicate hand again.
“Let’s go. First, I’ll take you to a salon for a makeover~”
“Wait, I don’t need that…”
“Hmm~”
Naturally, Xia Xi was exasperated. She realized this guy simply didn’t listen to any of her opinions, just arbitrarily arranged everything his own way.
What kind of person was this? The era of male dominance was long over; men and women were equal. What gave him the right to ignore her opinions!
That’s what she thought in her mind, but in reality, she still let him hold her hand and lead her across the street to a beauty salon.
Honestly, the salon owner was overly enthusiastic. Xia Xi almost felt he was an actor hired by Luo Xinyu.
The moment they entered the shop, the owner grabbed their hands, saying things like welcoming the shop’s 100th customer, how she and Luo Xinyu were a perfect match of talent and beauty, how he would get her the most professional makeup artist, and so on.
Xia Xi didn’t take in a single word, only understanding that apparently all their expenses at this shop would be complimentary.
“What are you thinking about? The owner gave us everything for free, and you’re still not happy?”
Seeing Xia Xi remain silent, Luo Xinyu reached out and gently poked her cheek with his index finger.
Feeling the cool touch of his finger against her skin, Xia Xi slightly puffed out her cheeks, pretending to be a bit angry.
What followed was Xia Xi being pulled into a small room by a woman claiming to be a makeup artist, surrounded by several people. Some held small knives, some scissors, some makeup products—all sorts of strange tools.
Xia Xi could already imagine them applying makeup to her face and trimming her hair.
However, the reality was that the scene before her seemed to be on fast-forward. Xia Xi couldn’t hear them speak, only seeing them bustling around her, moving so fast they became blurs.
“Just now…”
Exiting the salon, Xia Xi’s once jet-black long hair was now dyed a rare dark red. Her exquisite makeup made her look less like a wealthy young lady and more like a noble princess.
“I just didn’t want to wait that long. Don’t overthink it.”
As before, Luo Xinyu didn’t want to delve into this topic. It seemed his goal really was just to have fun.
Xia Xi took out her phone and glanced at the time on the lock screen.
It only felt like a dozen minutes had passed to her, but the time displayed showed they had spent a full two or three hours in the salon.
How miraculous. And he still claimed he wasn’t a wizard? How could an ordinary person do something like speeding up time?
“Your current look doesn’t match what you’re wearing at all. Come on, come on, I’ll take you to buy some new outfits~”
Luo Xinyu naturally took Xia Xi’s hand again.
Feeling her hands being enveloped by another pair of warmer, larger hands, Xia Xi felt a strange sense of shyness.
Arriving at the shopping mall.
Just like the salon owner, the shop owners here were also overly enthusiastic towards them.
They even dragged Xia Xi off without a word to try on all sorts of clothes.
Casual wear, JK uniforms, maid outfits, even some rather provocative lingerie—she was made to try them all on.
And that despicable Luo Xinyu sat on a soft chair to the side, stroking his clean-shaven chin with great interest, watching her change into outfit after outfit.
“Stop! This one’s good.”
Finally, after Xia Xi had changed over ten times, as if participating in some strange dress-up play, Luo Xinyu called a halt.
She looked at herself in the mirror.
It was a red and white miko (shrine maiden) outfit, paired with clean white socks.
Good grief, she now looked like a local from Sakura Province, and a shrine maiden at that!
What kind of weird taste was this? Why dress her up like this?
“What are we doing next?”
Although Xia Xi didn’t understand, she was starting to gradually get used to the current strange situation.
Even if she didn’t say it out loud, she could easily imagine these were all tricks played by her mysterious senior.
“Next up… the shop owner gave us two Disney discount coupons, so let’s go to Disney!”
Disney?
Even as a young lady from a wealthy family, Xia Xi had never been to that legendary place closest to fairy tales.
There was no way around it; in her memory, she was locked up all day long since childhood, practicing painting and piano at home, and she didn’t even have many friends. That’s why she was curious about Luo Xinyu, who had a strange sense of familiarity with her.
But after experiencing a series of supernatural events, Xia Xi began to wonder if he had cast some sort of spell on her to make her feel fond of him.
“Alright.”
She nodded and, without waiting for him to grab her hand, proactively reached out hers.
Since she was going to be led anyway, she might as well take the initiative. That way, it would seem more like she was the noble young lady in charge, not a passive little girl being arranged for.
Luo Xinyu lifted his gaze, looking at the girl in the red and white miko outfit, his face full of smiles.
“I’ve always wanted to experience the ‘Dragon Clan Seven-Day Tour’ you wrote. Finally got a chance to script something like this… hehe~”
“What are you muttering about?”
“Nothing, nothing!”
“You’re weird…”
Luo Xinyu looked at that face, identical to his own in reality. Although it felt a bit like dating himself, as long as he knew that this little princess-like figure was actually Xia Xi, he found it incredibly entertaining.
But… when had he also turned into a mischief-maker like Xia Yue? He used to be such a peaceful, uncompetitive young lady in the past~
Oh well, never mind. The “date” was more important now~
