On Christmas day, Yaorui had gotten up later than usual, turns out she still hasn't recovered entirely from the jetlag.
On Christmas eve, she, Wenshi and the boys went on a shopping spree. They toured the city and stopped by the most expensive places in the whole of NYC.
While they travelled with nothing but their mini backpacks containing their necessities, Hu Angli and Li Long Ao were forced to carry all their souvenirs.
There were times when they had no choice but to return to the hotel to drop off their shopping bags. When they got hungry, they found that it was quite easy to find a food truck or stand that is selling food.
When they decided to end shopping for the day, they stopped by the Rockefeller Center to take a picture of the enormous Christmas Tree.
By the time they finally made it back, they were all exhausted and could not wait to get back in bed.
She took a quick rinse before hopping into bed to call Samuel. They spoke for two hours before Samuel hung up to allow her rest there was going to be a gala the next night after all. He wanted her to look and be in her best condition despite wanting to claw every single male's eyes that looked her way.
Today she had slept in an extra three hours, waking up at 8:30am.
"Mmmmm," She stretched out her body, then curled up with her pillow and fell back asleep.
. . . . .
4 hours later
. . . . .
At 12:30, Yaorui began to show signs of waking up from her slumber. She squeezed her pillow, earning a groan from it.
Wait.
She shot out of bed and screamed with all her throat would allow.
In her bed sat a shocked Hu Angli whose hand was still in midair from gently stroking Yaorui's hair just moments before.
He did not share the embarrassment that Yaorui held, but he did understand where she was coming from.
"Young miss! What seems to be the problem?!" All four of her guards burst through the door, breaking it in the process.
"Who let him into my room!?" She screamed and pointed at Hu Angli, who waved and smiled at them like everything was completely normal.
"He said he was your lover, we assumed that it was safe to let him in alone,"
"My father doesn't even allow my brothers in my room! What makes you think that he is!?"
And that was how her day began.
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Zhang Wenshi's and Li Long Ao's suite
"Yaorui~~~~~~~~!" Zhang Wenshi cried out as she opened the door.
"Wenshi~~~~~~~!" She copied Zhang Wenshi and moved in for a hug.
"Let's start with picking our dresses for tonight," Zhang Wenshi pulled Yaorui into the living space of the suite. There, all of the dresses that were bought by Wenshi were already laid out.
Hu Angli followed behind them carrying all of her bags, he dropped them by in the center of the living room before taking his leave to join Long Ao at the gym while the girls did girly things.
The first dress Yaorui tried on was a ball gown dress. The skirt was layered with hundreds of tulle fabric that gave it the poof. The outermost layers were made with red lace.
The bodice was a perfect fit for Yaorui, it had a longboat neckline, and the sleeves went off the shoulders.
The second dress she picked was a green-ish dress with a roundabout neckline that went down to the knees. The bodice of the dress was made with silk, lace was placed on top to make it look more elegant. The skirt was made of ten layers of silk and had a beautiful effect when she twirled.
Gold flakes were glued onto the skirt in the shape of the continents. They would sparkle shine when she walked and made it look as if she was glowing.
The next dress was a pale yellow dress. It had a sweetheart neckline and came with a cape that was supposed to be placed on her shoulders. It was another knee-length dress with a layered tulle skirt and a Satin bodice complete with a folded satin belt or ribbon.
On the cape was a beautiful and simple floral design.
The last dress is a retro navy blue ball gown. There was lace at the top of the swoop neck neckline that was transparent and revealed her collar bones. The entirety of the dress was made with tulle and was surprisingly comfortable for a tulle dress.
It was a floor-length dress, and the sleeves were long. The sleeves were transparent and loose, providing plenty of breather space.
Zhang Wenshi chose her top three dresses and tried them all on.
The first one was a burgundy pink mermaid dress with a tulle bottom. Embroidery was used to decorate the whole of the dress up to the point of the 'fins,'
The sleeves rested just at the edge of her shoulders, complete with a queen anne neckline.
The next dress was a midnight black and purple knee-length dress. It was an off the shoulder dress. The top was pitch black, and the skirt was a dark purple that faded into a lilac colour.
The last one was a backless white floor-length dress. It was a waterfall gown that very much represented a wedding dress if not for the blue-ish gray colouring near the bottom of the dress. It had a halter top neckline and was made of tulle and silk, the bodice is made of silk and the skirt, tulle.
It was already 2:00pm when they had finally chosen their dresses.
(A/n: you pick your favourite)
They went down to the hotel spa for some cleansing and returned at four.
By then, the boys had returned and were playing video games while they awaited the return of the 'girls,'
When Yaorui and Wenshi finally returned from their spa appointment, they came in looking like goddesses. At least that was what they looked like in Hu Angli and Li Long Ao's eyes. Somehow, they felt very underdressed in their presence.
While they wore sweats, the girls were wearing much more fashionable clothing that did not have crumbs loitering on their clothes.
They stood up, clearly embarrassed by their clothing.
If they hadn't lost track of the time they would have definitely looked much better than in their current state.
But fortunately, the girls did not spare a glance at their messy appearance, and made their way into Wenshi's bedroom to get ready they assumed.
Or was that unfortunate?
Whatever it was, they sighed out in relief and raced to Long Ao's room to get ready as well.
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Christmas Charity Gala
News Reporters were everywhere. They interviewed several bigshots and competed for the best spot to film the whole thing.
Bigshot after bigshot kept showing up in luxury cars and limos, dressed in their best attire.
There were so many Armani suits that it would be easy to say that they were just common suits anyone could get. Superstars wore they're flashiest dresses, and the boldest make up in an attempt to make tomorrow's headlines.
But they were not who the reporters wanted. They wanted to get a glimpse of the hidden royal princess of Duke Johnathan the third. As well as the infamous Oliver Hu (Hu Angli's English name) of Blood Rose. Many people wished to meet up with him to secure deals or gigs for themselves or their employer/ artist.
Several Asian reporters had flown over to interview Hu Angli, and most of all, the Li Family second young master and first miss. But what they were most curious about was if the relationship rumours going around were true.
"Look, it's the Li Family Insignia!"
"There's the Hu Family crest!"
"The flag of the Royal family!"