Are You Trying to Mark Me? (GL, ABO) - Chapter 17
As an agent with over seven years of experience, Yi Qiao couldn’t help but ask in surprise, “What?”
At the country’s most prestigious Ziwei Awards red carpet, they wouldn’t let her come along, but instead sent a lowly personal assistant???
Had Min Wenyi lost her mind?
“Wenyi,” Yi Qiao frowned, “how could I possibly trust you alone with something this important?”
Min Wenyi glanced at her, her expression full of meaning. “It’s fine, it’s only a little over a hundred meters away. Don’t you have other things to take care of anyway?”
Yi Qiao was momentarily stunned.
She looked at Min Wenyi suspiciously, then glanced at Yu Ran, and sighed helplessly, “Alright, I do have to pick someone else up.”
Yu Ran stared blankly as the two talked without noticing her, then asked a bit slowly, “What do you want me to do?”
Silly girl.
Yi Qiao sighed and stepped forward, saying, “Go change your clothes quickly. Min Wenyi will be the first to walk the red carpet. You follow behind her and help hold her dress, got it?”
Yu Ran nodded, half understanding—so she was still just there to run errands.
Min Wenyi just smiled lightly and didn’t correct the assistant’s thoughts. She turned and went to the dressing room with Yi Qiao.
Two days ago, the sponsor had already delivered all the clothes, jewelry, shoes, and bags. So when they got to the fitting room, Min Wenyi changed right away.
She wore a black fishtail gown with a strapless design that showed off her graceful waist and delicate collarbones. A diamond necklace, about the size of a pigeon’s egg, made Min Wenyi shine like a goddess.
The makeup artist styled her hair into an elegant bun, with soft curls falling by her ears, looking very charming.
“All set!”
After fastening the last diamond brooch, Min Wenyi’s look for the night was complete.
Yu Ran looked at the familiar Min Wenyi and froze the moment she stood up — she looked like a dazzling bright moon, stunning enough to take Yu Ran’s breath away.
Min Wenyi glanced softly at Yu Ran, her eye shadow adding a bright touch. She smiled and said, “Stop staring and go change into your dress.”
Hurrying to hide her feelings, Yu Ran hugged her white evening dress and rushed into the dressing room.
Probably because it was her first time wearing a gown, Yu Ran took a long time before she finally lifted the curtain and stepped out.
Instantly, the makeup artists all let out admiring sounds.
“Wow, assistant, you look really beautiful like this!”
“You could almost pass for a big star!”
“Clothes make the person. I think it’s not just beauty—anyone could look like this in that dress.”
Yu Ran blushed slightly, wearing a white dress and smiling shyly, “Is it… really okay?”
The white dress reached just to her knees, with half sleeves that made her upper body look fuller. A blue velvet flower on the waist was designed to be half-open, matching perfectly with Yu Ran’s flushed cheeks.
It was as if this outfit was made just for her.
“Absolutely gorgeous!”
“Come here, I’ll do you a princess hairstyle!”
“Take it easy, don’t steal Wenyi’s spotlight.”
“Wenyi’s a different kind of beauty. You don’t have to worry about stealing her thunder!”
Everyone chatted excitedly while pushing Yu Ran into the makeup chair. It didn’t take much to style her hair.
Since Yu Ran came out of the dressing room, Min Wenyi’s gaze had been fixed on her. Whether the makeup artist did it on purpose or not, Yu Ran’s chestnut hair was pinned up at the back of her head. Although different from Min Wenyi’s style, they shared some similarities.
Yu Ran noticed Min Wenyi hadn’t said a word and felt a bit uneasy.
She had never been to such a fancy awards night before. What if she messed something up? Would Min Wenyi be angry?
Even though Min Wenyi didn’t care about her little flaws at home, outside, being ugly or awkward could embarrass Min Wenyi.
“Do I not look good like this?” Yu Ran hesitated. “If not, I can change into something else.”
Min Wenyi’s eyes met Yu Ran’s, but instead of saying yes or no, she was silent for a moment, then took off one hairpin from her own hair.
It was silver with diamonds.
Originally, Min Wenyi had three feather hairpins on the side of her head, looking like swan feathers. Now, she gently took one off and pinned it behind Yu Ran’s ear.
“Like this, it looks much better.”
Min Wenyi looked pleased, like she had just finished a work of art.
Yu Ran touched the hairpin by her temple and looked up. “Really?”
“Mm.”
Relieved by the answer, Yu Ran finally relaxed.
The orange-toned makeup brightened Yu Ran’s whole face. Min Wenyi watched her with a hint of envy but only smiled softly, holding herself back.
“Um…”
The makeup artist nearby was about to say something but was stopped by a senior stylist.
Seeing there was nothing else to add, Min Wenyi took Yu Ran’s hand and they left.
Holding the feather hairpin, Yu Ran followed closely behind.
The van was waiting outside. Min Wenyi got in first, and Yu Ran hurried over to help lift her dress.
“Don’t lose that hairpin,” Min Wenyi said casually from inside the car. “It’s custom made.”
She lifted her eyes and looked at the little assistant standing there blankly, a slight smile curling on her lips. “You’ll never be able to afford it, even if you’re an assistant your whole life.”
Yu Ran shrank her neck. “Boss, are you trying to scare me?”
Min Wenyi smirked and leaned back in her chair. “Just pretend I am.”
The distance from the back door to the front door wasn’t far, but along the way, there were already many fans gathered. Outside the security lines, they held up light signs and banners, anxiously looking around.
Yu Ran looked at the faces of the men and women passing by and felt like it wasn’t real.
Min Wenyi gave Yu Ran the feeling of coldness and picky attitude at first, then gentleness and childlike moments. But now…
She truly looked like a superstar famous all over the world.
The moment the camera flashed as Min Wenyi’s car door opened was overwhelming.
Everyone around screamed excitedly. Min Wenyi just turned her head slightly, showing a faint smile and waved to them.
Only after the car was steady did Min Wenyi step out.
Her black long dress shocked the eyes against the red carpet. Her already fair skin looked even brighter, like white jade under the contrast of the two colors.
“Min Wenyi! Min Wenyi! Min Wenyi!!!”
“Look here! Look here!!!”
“Ahhhhhhh—”
The fans closest to the car shouted wildly, scaring Yu Ran stiff.
The driver glanced at Yu Ran and hurriedly said, “What are you still sitting for? Get out quickly!”
Only then did Yu Ran realize she needed to get out to help Min Wenyi with her dress. She hurried to stand, but unexpectedly, her high heel slipped, and she lost her balance, falling straight out of the car!
“Ahhhhhhh—”
“Ahhhhhhhh—”
Amid the crowd’s screams, Yu Ran felt like she had fallen into a warm embrace.
It saved her from hitting the ground hard.
“Why are you so careless?”
Min Wenyi’s voice came from above Yu Ran’s head, with no blame at all, just soft and gentle.
“Be careful, follow right behind me, don’t look anywhere else.”
Just three simple instructions.
Yu Ran memorized them deep in her heart.
Be careful
Follow right behind me
Don’t look anywhere else…
The red carpet was only about 100 meters long. Except for fans at the start, the rest were all photographers and camera crews.
The flashing lights lit up the night like daylight. Yu Ran couldn’t see anything clearly.
All she saw was Min Wenyi, like a goddess, right in front of her.
Don’t look anywhere…
I really can’t look anywhere…
She didn’t know how much time had passed before the two of them finally walked one after the other into the awards ceremony.
Min Wenyi looked at Yu Ran, who seemed lost in thought, and asked, “Where’s my phone?”
Yu Ran blinked and quickly took Min Wenyi’s phone from her bag, handing it over.
What was going on?
Yu Ran looked at her puzzled.
Min Wenyi opened the camera and said to Yu Ran, “Come here.”
Before Yu Ran could react, she was pulled over.
Shoulder against shoulder, Yu Ran only caught a faint scent of rum on Min Wenyi…
Click—
With the sound of the camera shutter, Yu Ran saw Min Wenyi had just taken a photo.
“Huh? You took a picture of me?”
Yu Ran blushed. “Why didn’t you tell me? I wasn’t ready yet.”
Min Wenyi was especially happy seeing Yu Ran’s angry expression since all evening she had seemed distracted.
Leaning close to Yu Ran’s ear, Min Wenyi whispered, “The sponsor wants this for the dinner ad. I’m keeping it to post on Weibo.”
Hearing it was for work, Yu Ran deflated like a balloon, feeling a little wronged. “Okay then…”
Little did she know, just minutes later, Min Wenyi’s name appeared on the trending searches.
A photo of her and Yu Ran together became the topic.
All you could see were the two of them leaning their heads close, showing the three feather hair clips that originally belonged together.
They sparkled faintly, like stars…
Min Wenyi: This is—Exclusive Love.