Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Cheng Yue shook her head.

Xu Xingguang laughed, ”I know he’s interested in me, so I deliberately stretched in front of him to show my little waist. I wore a spaghetti strap dress on purpose to show off my good skin. I purposely said some ambiguous words to stir his emotions.”

”Animals in nature court each other, and as people, it’s only natural for us to show our strengths in front of someone we like. There’s no need to feel embarrassed.”

Xu Xingguang put down her chopsticks and said, ”You just relax and eat, leave everything to me.”

Cheng Yue was skeptical.

Before the meal was finished, a delivery guy came into the restaurant carrying a package from a luxury brand. Xu Xingguang got up, took the package, and gave Cheng Yue a knowing look.

Cheng Yue was momentarily stunned and quickly stood up.

Ye Mingluo looked on, puzzled, staring at the clothing package in Xu Xingguang’s hand, and asked, ”Master, what are you doing?”

”It’s a secret between women.”

Xu Xingguang pulled Cheng Yue into the bathroom stall, ”Take off your clothes.”

Cheng Yue, being a bold person by nature, immediately took off her tank top and work pants as Xu Xingguang instructed her.

Xu Xingguang opened the package and took out a black spaghetti strap dress, cut diagonally at the hem, with a gathered waist design, paired with a golden chain belt.

She said, ”Your skin is tan, you have a large frame but smooth lines, full of strength, so when you wear women’s clothing, don’t deliberately pursue femininity. You suit a more androgynous, skin-exposing style.”

As she spoke, Xu Xingguang helped Cheng Yue change into the dress and handed her a pair of breast petals.

Cheng Yue took them, confused, ”How do you use this?”

Cheng Yue, who exercises regularly and has a muscular build, usually only wears a tank top and doesn’t wear a bra, so she didn’t know how to use them.

Xu Xingguang explained how to use them, and Cheng Yue blushed as she put them on, saying, ”It feels weird, like having a layer of glue stuck on.”

”It’s silicone, after all.”

Xu Xingguang had some makeup for touch-ups in her bag, but it was several shades different from Cheng Yue’s skin tone, so it wasn’t needed. She slicked back all of Cheng Yue’s short hair, then took a black headband adorned with small diamonds from the package and put it on Cheng Yue’s head.

Next, she put silver hoop earrings on Cheng Yue and applied a foundation suitable for her skin tone, along with a low-saturation lipstick.

”All done.”

Xu Xingguang opened the door, patted Cheng Yue on the thigh, ”Go look in the mirror, see if you’re satisfied.”

Cheng Yue obediently opened the stall door, walked out into the hallway, and turned to the sink to look in the mirror.

She was slightly stunned seeing her reflection in the mirror.

Without any makeup, just a simple change of hairstyle and clothes, she exuded a completely different vibe.

The Cheng Yue in the mirror looked like a Latin American supermodel, wild and unrestrained, full of sexual tension, like a just-awakened jaguar.

Cheng Yue looked at the person in the mirror, not speaking.

She tugged at the skirt that was a bit short on her left thigh, muttering, ”It seems a bit short.”

”Don’t be shy.” Xu Xingguang handed Cheng Yue a pair of low-heeled sandals with snake motifs, ”Ditch your combat boots and try these on.”

Cheng Yue obediently changed into the shoes.

The heels weren’t high, so Cheng Yue could walk in them without any problem.

But...

”Does it look odd?”

Cheng Yue thought the shoes were flashy, the skirt was too short, and the earrings a bit over the top.

She didn’t feel like herself.

Leaning against the sink, Xu Xingguang couldn’t resist taking out her phone to snap a picture of Cheng Yue, which she sent to Huo Wen’an: [.]

Huo Wen’an’s meeting was about to end, and he was taking a mental break.

Receiving the picture, Huo Wen’an enlarged it and was a bit stunned.

His reply was: [!]

Great!

Xu Xingguang turned her phone screen to show Cheng Yue, saying, ”Huo Wen’an thinks you look great like this.”

Cheng Yue took a deep breath and said, ”Alright, I’ll wear it like this.”

As she and Xu Xingguang left the bathroom to meet up with Ye Mingluo, she kept secretly tugging at her skirt. Xu Xingguang sharply hit Cheng Yue’s hand, which had reddened, and she finally stopped fidgeting.

”Remember,” Xu Xingguang reminded Cheng Yue as she turned, ”showing off your beauty confidently is more charming than hiding it.”

Cheng Yue was enlightened.

Ye Mingluo was genuinely surprised to see Cheng Yue’s transformation.

Under Ye Mingluo’s gaze, Cheng Yue felt extremely uncomfortable, but just as her emotional wall was about to crumble, she heard Ye Mingluo laugh. He shook his head and said, ”Cheng Yue, I hadn’t realized you’re such a beauty.”

Cheng Yue instantly felt relieved.

”Alright, you two have fun, I’m heading back first.” Xu Xingguang picked up her canvas bag, taking Cheng Yue’s changed clothes, and left.

Cheng Yue and Ye Mingluo exchanged glances and didn’t say a word.

After a while, Ye Mingluo said, ”Let’s go, I’ll take you around Capital City.”

Cheng Yue and Ye Mingluo walked out of the restaurant shoulder to shoulder, all the while, college students were stealing glances at Cheng Yue, some girls couldn’t resist taking out their phones to take pictures and exclaimed, ”What a cool sister.”

Ye Mingluo sneakily observed Cheng Yue from the corner of his eye.

He’d always known Cheng Yue was a wild woman, low-key in her dressing, and not many noticed her beauty. But today, this makeover made the Obsidian finally shine.

Only upon hearing the young girls’ compliments did Cheng Yue begin to feel confident.

Xu Xingguang wasn’t in a hurry to return to Huo Family Village but instead drove her pickup truck to the port to pick up a shipment.

The custom photography equipment she ordered for Huo Wen’an had arrived yesterday.

But she only had time to come collect it this afternoon.

The dock workers helped her move the items onto the truck, signed the receipt, and Xu Xingguang drove the truck back to Huo Family Village.

Huo Wen’an returned before her, standing at Huo Family Square watching a group of kids playing with spinning tops. Hearing the pickup’s approach, Huo Wen’an looked over and noticed Xu Xingguang sitting in the driver’s seat, wearing a baseball cap.

With a deft turn of the wheel, Xu Xingguang made the truck turn ninety degrees, stopping right in front of Huo Wen’an.

Raising an eyebrow, Huo Wen’an praised, ”Nice driving skill.”

Xu Xingguang responded, ”I used to race cars, the kind where you don’t care about life or death, always placing first, what do you think?”

Huo Wen’an laughed, ”Idol.”