After sending her daughter to kindergarten, Du Ruoxin called Caroline.
Caroline was still sleeping in the hotel. As soon as she heard Du Ruoxin had arrived, she immediately got up and tidied herself.
"How is it?" she asked.
Du Ruoxin leaned against the wall, her mood low. "Dou Dou wants to shoot commercials and walk the runway, but Rong Jingyang doesn't want her to become famous."
Caroline said while applying makeup, "That's normal. Wealthy families don't want their descendants to be in the public eye."
Being too famous makes one a target for kidnappers.
Although criminals are not as rampant now as they used to be, for safety reasons, the descendants of wealthy families are all kept under tight protection.
"However, with the influence of the Rong family and the Rothschild family, no one would dare to target Dou Dou."
But Caroline had her own plans.
Du Ruoxin shrugged. "I have no intention of revealing Dou Dou's identity."
Dou Dou's popularity online was high, but it was solely due to her appearance, not her status as the eldest granddaughter of the Rong Group.
Although some bosses who attended the fashion show knew, it hadn't spread online.
Caroline and Charles, among others, had not disclosed this to the media.
"I know," Caroline turned to look at her. "Oh, right, I'm contacting Vogue, Elle, Bazaar, Rayli, and Marie Claire to feature Dou Dou on their covers."
Du Ruoxin's eyes widened. "...So many?"
Did Caroline truly intend to groom Dou Dou as a model and have her enter the fashion industry?
It was too much!
Dou Dou was only three years old!
Caroline said, "Sister Xin, you also know that the economy has been in recession for the past two years, and the fashion industry has been difficult to navigate. Many models are unemployed, and factories have closed down."
"Some brands have seen declining sales, are burdened with huge debts, and their businesses are on the verge of collapse."
"Dou Dou is precisely the key to revitalizing this stagnant fashion industry."
Du Ruoxin's bewildered mind was starting to freeze. "Dou Dou? How is that possible? She's just a three-year-old girl..."
Caroline's expression turned serious. "Of course, that includes you too."
Du Ruoxin was even more bewildered. "Me???"
Caroline continued, "You might not believe it, but the fashion industry has been turbulent and unstable. Models haven't had any work for the past year or two."
"Some have changed careers, and some have asked me for any work."
Caroline drooped her eyebrows. "What do you think I should do? I can't just stand by and do nothing, can I?"
Du Ruoxin: "..."
But—
Why did it feel so strange? Was Caroline implying that she would use her and Dou Dou's popularity to help the modeling and fashion industries?
She wasn't that noble!
"To be honest," Caroline continued to persuade her, "for this fashion week, we hired people to write articles and generate buzz, releasing over a dozen topics. Only Dou Dou's video went viral."
She also expressed her helplessness.
Netizens worldwide were captivated by a three-year-old child.
"This is probably what they call 'unintentional effort yielding unexpected results'?"
Initially, Dou Dou was just a guest appearance, and Caroline's idea was spontaneous. Even the clothes Dou Dou wore were designed on the spot.
But everything happened so coincidentally that Rong Dou Dou was now incredibly popular online.
Du Ruoxin: "..."
Seeing that her friend was still unmoved, Caroline hurried to the study, grabbed paper, a pen, and a drawing board, and handed them to her. "Sister Xin, have you forgotten what you said a year ago?"
"You said you wanted to reclaim your own pride with your own hands."
"Haven't you had enough of four years of being a wife and mother?"
"I want to see the radiant you from before."
In the past, Du Ruoxin was always the center of attention, no matter what she did or where she went.
But after marrying Rong Jingyang, she hid her brilliance and abilities, focusing solely on being the woman behind her husband.
"Besides, if Dou Dou enters the fashion industry, or wants to enter the entertainment industry when she grows up, wouldn't you, as her mother, personally protect her?"