The press conference continued until the afternoon, when President Luo Meng invited Caroline to an evening banquet.
Caroline accepted, also mentioning she would bring Du Ruoxin.
The president readily agreed.
No one would refuse a beautiful and elegant woman.
Leaving the hotel, Caroline asked the president for an assistant and headed straight to the mall.
With the assistant's introduction, Caroline took Du Ruoxin to E City's most renowned styling company for makeup and hair.
"Angle the eyeliner slightly upwards, make it a bit alluring, but not too much."
Du Ruoxin listened to her friend's constant instructions, a question forming in her mind – what was this about, making her look like a vixen to seduce Rong Jingyang?
She cast a questioning glance at Caroline, who said, "I don't usually wear heavy makeup."
Because she was raising her daughter, she mostly appeared bare-faced.
Du Ruoxin was naturally beautiful, her skin as smooth as porcelain, her face full of collagen like a baby's. Besides applying a moisturizing mask daily, she didn't even use a primer.
Caroline chuckled lightly, "You're just too plain; you're not stunning enough for your man."
Du Ruoxin pouted, "Isn't it because I'm taking care of the child?"
Moreover, she wasn't working and didn't need to socialize, so makeup felt superfluous.
It also interfered with her time cuddling with her daughter.
Rong Jingyang also disliked her wearing makeup, saying it got powder all over his mouth when he kissed her.
"If there are problems in your marital relationship, how can you give Dou Dou a perfect family?" Caroline countered.
Du Ruoxin fell silent.
In recent years, she had indeed prioritized Dou Dou above all else, often neglecting Rong Jingyang.
Were they drifting apart, and was she partly responsible?
"Don't be too exaggerated," Du Ruoxin closed her eyes and said.
Caroline replied, "Don't worry, I won't make you look too frivolous. Just a feeling of 'more than friends, less than lovers'."
While Du Ruoxin was getting her makeup and hair done, Caroline went to a luxury boutique to select a few evening gowns.
Upon trying on the first dress, Du Ruoxin dared not step out of the fitting room.
It was too revealing!
It opened from the chest to the navel, exposing almost her entire bust except for the nipples!
She refused to wear it, absolutely refused.
Even if it was to provoke Rong Jingyang, she would only wear it for him in private.
Du Ruoxin quickly took it off.
"Knock knock—"
After a long silence, Caroline knocked on the door and asked, "Sister Xin, are you ready?"
"I'm not wearing it," Du Ruoxin directly refused. "Caroline, get me a more conservative dress."
"Pfft—"
Caroline burst into laughter, "You're a designer too, art knows no boundaries, okay?"
Du Ruoxin was very resistant. Did being a designer mean she had to be revealing? Was revealing necessarily beautiful? She wasn't like those actresses who sought attention and fame through scandalous photos.
Du Ruoxin's definition of beauty was intellectual, elegant, confident, and strong.
Not revealing.
Her mother had always taught her to be ladylike and elegant.
Not to entertain others with her body.
"Change it," Du Ruoxin insisted.
Knowing she couldn't persuade her, Caroline handed her the second dress.
The back was completely open, with a hint of her cleavage visible, and the front covered only slightly more than the first dress.
Du Ruoxin: "—"
She threw it out, "Change again!"
Were these two dresses meant to be sexually suggestive? Du Ruoxin couldn't grasp the aesthetic appeal.
Caroline handed her the third dress.
Half-open back, half-open chest, and fully exposed legs!
A pair of snow-white, long legs were completely visible, with her underwear faintly showing.
Du Ruoxin rolled her eyes speechlessly, "Caroline, don't you have anything normal?"
Caroline laughed heartily, "Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore."
Holding an evening gown in each hand, she entered the fitting room, "This purple gown is the one for you, but—"
Du Ruoxin reached out to take it.
Caroline hid the gown behind her back and handed her the first one, "Wear this one first, I need to take a photo."
Du Ruoxin: "???"
She felt so shy; she wouldn't wear it, never.
Caroline put on a stern face, "No refusing, no saying no."
Du Ruoxin pouted, about to speak, when Caroline added, "Wear this one, take a picture, and send it to your husband. Then change into the purple gown."
Du Ruoxin's eyes lit up.
Right!
To provoke Rong Jingyang!
That man was conservative and domineering. If he saw her wearing something so revealing...
Hahaha!
Du Ruoxin happily put on the gown with a slit reaching her navel, and under Caroline's guidance, struck a seductive pose.
She took a photo and sent it to Rong Jingyang.
[Mr. Rong, am I beautiful today?]