Chapter 117: Bonus Chapter

Xueyan’s rhetorical question plunged Lu Xun into a subtle silence, finding it somewhat difficult to parry, and he subconsciously raised his head to scan everyone around him.

He only saw that everyone had stopped their movements and were staring at him with bright, piercing eyes. Even Simmons, whose mouth was covered, had his eyes widened into circles.

Was it that obvious that he was happy?

It truly was quite obvious. Lu Li seemed to see through what his eldest brother was thinking at this moment, and silently nodded.

Lu Xun was uncharacteristically speechless for a long time before he restrained the curve of the corners of his mouth and explained again:

“It is not a matter of whether you said it wrong or not… but rather, the target is inappropriate.”

He felt that as the little guy grew older, his perception was becoming increasingly keen, which didn’t seem to be such a good thing either.

Xueyan carefully thought about it again.

“Mm… Then can I say it to Charlie?”

Hugging Charlie, who had jumped onto the sofa, Xueyan, having thought about it for a long time, couldn’t help but continue to press with questions.

Towards this kind of newly learned knowledge, Xueyan always liked to use it more, just like when he first learned English!

“Charlie won’t do either. For his whole life, our Xueyan should never say ‘attracted beyond cure’, it doesn’t sound good.”

Seeing this, Lu Xun grabbed Charlie, who was just planning to stretch and conveniently roll into Xueyan’s arms to act coquettishly, and emphasized again in a deep voice.

Causing Charlie to freeze abruptly halfway through his stretch, not daring to move, turning into a petrified cat.

Terrified that if he moved another inch, he wouldn’t roll into Xueyan’s arms, but into Eldest Brother’s arms!

His brother having emphasized it twice in a row, only then did Xueyan nod in half-understanding, his beautiful eyes looking thoughtful.

Making Lu Xun, who was staring at the little guy’s appearance, unsure in his heart whether Xueyan actually understood or not.

And a few minutes later, Simmons, who had his mouth covered and was taken to a cubicle by that elderly deputy secretary for a private conversation before returning, seemed to have become much more honest and well-behaved, even buttoning the buttons on his chest all the way to the top.

His whole person looked like a proper Alpha.

“Cough, honorable guests, next, shall we let our staff take some measurements for this little guest? I understand your request is to make a set of little tiger performance costumes, correct? Oh. Right, and for this cute kitty guest…”

The elderly man with a small mustache beneath his nose bowed slightly and inquired.

He looked indeed much more reliable than Simmons.

After Lu Xun nodded to confirm everything was correct, only then did he lead Xueyan beside him over to have his measurements taken for the clothes.

In fact, when Xueyan tentatively stood on the tailoring platform and was illuminated by the lights, everyone present couldn’t help but reveal an immersive smile. [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] For no other reason than he was truly too cute.

Just like a little figurine.

The most crucial point was that the little guy was also exceptionally cooperative the entire time. When told to raise his head, he raised his head; when told to stretch out his hand, he stretched out his hand. While waiting to be measured, he would keep his pair of beautiful big eyes open, staring at them curiously and moistly like that.

This made the several staff members responsible for taking measurements more and more enthusiastic as they measured, wishing they could even measure how many strands of hair the little guy had.

“Even the feet need to be measured?”

Lu Xun, who had finally sat to the side and was watching, couldn’t help but slightly frown and question.

Could it also include the shoes?

“Cough, Director Simmons said that for the sake of the coordination effect of the entire set, taking a measurement will make the final fit look better.”

That elderly deputy secretary Steve formed a fist against his mouth and coughed once, before explaining with feigned seriousness.

Only then did Lu Xun tap the armrest without a word, reluctantly accepting this explanation.

Although only Steve himself was clear in his heart, which was that the reason they measured so comprehensively was purely because Simmons had already decided that regardless of whether this little guy wore them or not, he was going to make a few more finished ready-to-wear pieces for the new children’s clothing line series!

Even though he had never heard Simmons mention before that the brand was suddenly going to launch new products for a children’s clothing line.

Such an important strategic decision couldn’t possibly be something Simmons decided with a slap to the head just after seeing the person, right…

As the elderly man with the mustache thought about it, his expression also became a bit gloomy and apprehensive.

Nowadays, competition among several major brands was becoming increasingly fierce. A slight misstep could easily lead to a fall from grace. If Simmons made another blunder, even as the only son of this generation, there was a probability he would be kicked out of his position.

Not to mention that because of Simmons’s eccentric temper, he had offended quite a few potential clients over the years, which had already caused many shareholders to have quite a few complaints behind his back.

As for Simmons, who was forced to be isolated three meters away from the cub not far away, he was staring at the tailoring platform with bright, piercing eyes, his mind’s various ideas and creativity seemingly having already flown to outer space.

One moment his mouth grinned from ear to ear, the next moment he frowned deeply and rapidly swiped his pen across the paper, and the next moment he slapped his head in pleasant surprise…

This made Lu Xun’s gaze as he looked at this guy increasingly gloomy.

Lu Li, on the other hand, sat uneasily on the sofa, having already regretted that perhaps he shouldn’t have recommended Simmons in the first place.

Who could have imagined that Simmons would have such a deep obsession with Xueyan?

If in the end he failed to produce a suitably fitting set of clothes, Lu Li was already worried that his eldest brother would want to silence him permanently.

However, a few minutes later, when Xueyan, who had been playing very happily, was carried down from the tailoring platform like a doll, Charlie was carried up.

“Meow…?”

Charlie was initially a bit vigilant and uneasy, but after Xueyan tentatively fed him a cat treat stick, he stopped moving and focused entirely on eating from Xueyan’s hand, occasionally wanting to lick Xueyan’s fingertips, even though he would be coldly stared at by Eldest Brother the next second.

If he got bitten, he would have to be sent to get shots again.

Lu Xun was actually not very reassured about Xueyan holding the cat treat stick to feed him like this, but the little guy insisted.

Charlie, feeling a bit uneasy from being stared at by Eldest Brother, subconsciously and obediently allowed several staff members to take his measurements with a soft measuring tape, even the length of his fluffy big tail was measured.

“Oh God, this cat is truly remarkable, these measurements are almost catching up to some little friends.”

And the staff members were also very amazed, discovering that this cat Charlie’s measurements could be said to be without the slightest bit of exaggeration.

The key point was that he was raised to be so glossy and smooth, simply the perfect dream cat.

One look and you could tell he was raised very well by his owner.

“Meow!”

Seeing Xueyan nearby widen his eyes upon hearing this sentence, Charlie was instantly very dissatisfied, turning around and meowing at this group of humans who were trying to measure away his data.

“Charlie, you are so amazing!”

Unexpectedly, Xueyan merely happily began to praise Charlie.

This made Charlie and the crowd of employees nearby all stand stunned in place.

Is being fat also a kind of amazing?

“Because only very amazing little friends can grow up to be strong and tall. Charlie’s parent must also be very proud of Charlie, he is a little cat that makes Professor Teacher feel reassured!”

Xueyan even envied Charlie a little.

“Meow~”

Charlie, praised to the point of floating, even became a bit shy. He flicked his tail, licked his fur, and made hundreds of small movements, before turning a circle in front of the surrounding staff members, as if showing himself off, if one ignored his uncoordinated movements.

【Philenster: What is Charlie doing right now?】

Lu Xun’s phone vibrated, and upon opening it, he saw Philenster’s message coming to seriously check up on him.

The deeply worried Philenster was truly concerned that this group of bandits from the Lu family had tricked Charlie over to do some bad things, and for a time somewhat regretted why he hadn’t accompanied Charlie there.

Sure enough, children away from home are aging parents’ biggest concern!

To this, Lu Xun silently took a photo with his phone and sent it over.

In the photo, Charlie was surrounded by a circle of staff members holding various fabrics, props, and soft measuring tapes. He was squatting imposingly on the central platform, even his fluffy, pure white fur illuminated brightly by the warm-colored lights of the hall.

【Philenster: …What is it doing?】

Philenster looked at it for a long time, unable to understand what this was meant to do.

【Lu Xun: Customizing a few sets of clothes for Charlie. [Smile]】

Reading Lu Xun’s reply, Philenster was forcibly silenced for a long time.

What kind of clothing requires this many people to take measurements!?

“Sophia, you young people come take a look, does this mean they are taking measurements to make clothes?”

Philenster, who severely distrusted the Lu family group, called over a few young students to help take a look.

Perhaps Charlie in the photo was secretly asking for help, transmitting an SOS signal, and he, as the old father, just hadn’t noticed?

“Good heavens Professor, isn’t that Brand M’s LOGO? It turns out their brand also has pet accessories?”

He absolutely did not expect that this Sophia actually had some understanding of fashion brands in her spare time from studying, and recognized the brand LOGO in the photo at a glance.

This made the old-fashioned Philenster quite doubtful.

What kind of thing was this?

“It’s the suit brand that the star I really like, David Colenstein, borrowed from the brand for the red carpet last time! I absolutely would not recognize it wrong!”

Sophia analyzed for the professor, pledging in all sincerity.

Although thinking about it like this, Sophia, gradually realizing something was amiss, became a bit dazed.

Something’s not right. How could the professor’s Charlie be wearing the same caliber of brand clothing as her own idol!?

Moreover, Charlie’s clothes were definitely not borrowed, but bought.

They even looked like they were custom-made to measure!

When stars borrowed clothes from brands, situations where the size didn’t fit easily occurred.

“…Anyway, Professor, you only need to know that Charlie is also living a good life now.”

The more she thought about it, the more absent-minded Sophia became, her tone even lowering a bit. She subconsciously picked up her phone, rapidly typing who knows what.

Sophia’s before-and-after change filled Philenster with suspicion, only feeling that nowadays young people’s heads were filled with bizarre things.

Chasing stars? [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] Humph, they might as well go chase after world-famous medical experts!

Only those existences with true knowledge and profound background wouldn’t need these external, meaningless clothing adornments that have no bearing on the national livelihood!

And after Xueyan finished a series of preliminary preparation work for the custom clothing, he also joyfully and happily let his two brothers lead him, preparing to go home.

Who knows which cat-loving staff member tied a perky bow on Charlie’s tail using a piece of high-end taffeta fabric meant for color testing. When he walked, it would jiggle around with a bounce~ bounce~.

At this moment, Charlie was walking in front of Xueyan, deliberately acting extremely vain. He would stop from time to time, turn his head, and wiggle the bow on his tail at Xueyan, clearly wanting Xueyan to look at him more.

“…”

Lu Xun stared at this cat, always feeling that the other party was a bit too smart.

It couldn’t really be that because he was a Ph.D. cat who had attended a few years of Ph.D. classes, he was exceptionally intelligent, right?

“Brother, Charlie is so pretty! Can we make a few more little outfits for Charlie before he goes back?”

Xueyan said happily, experiencing for the first time the joy of playing house and dressing up dolls.

He wanted to buy more pretty little clothes for Charlie!

Hearing this, Lu Xun and Lu Li exchanged a glance, feeling it wasn’t impossible.

Just treat it as one of the thank-you gifts for Philenster lending Charlie to participate in the competition?

After all, to manipulate a parent, the best method is none other than starting with the little guy.

And that elderly, mustached secretary Steve looked at Simmons nearby, who was silently watching this family leave, and slowly let out a sigh of relief, thinking it was a good thing Simmons didn’t make any bizarre moves in the end.

But the fact that Simmons actually didn’t try his best to make them stay was quite surprising to Steve, feeling that this wasn’t Simmons’s personality.

Once Simmons had his eye on something, he would achieve it by hook or by crook.

“Hehe, I, this designer, simply don’t believe it. I will immediately stay up all night designing over a dozen sets and make them all. When the time comes to try them on together, Lu Li and his eldest brother will be able to resist signing the order—!”

Unexpectedly, Simmons curled the corners of his mouth into a smile. The sketchpad he tightly gripped in his hand already had a few sets of conceptual design rough sketches drawn on it.

This stunned Secretary Steve. He absolutely did not expect this could be done?

“Don’t tell me, according to the level of doting those two elder brothers have for that little guest, where they will absolutely hold him instead of letting him walk, they might really be unable to resist taking the whole package.”

No, not “might,” it’s practically a certainty!

Even the staff members behind them saw through the ruthlessness of Simmons’s scheme at a glance.

Completely using the Emperor to command the nobles?

The key was that the other party was a major client who didn’t lack money at a glance. [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] Taking an extra dozen sets of clothes in passing along with the custom-made performance costume was simply too easy.

“Very good, starting from now, everyone is working overtime all night—cultivating the loyalty of brand fans should start from kindergarten!”

Simmons was so excited and agitated that he raised his arms and shouted, instantly turning everyone’s face pale.

Once this guy Simmons had an explosion of inspiration, he was simply like a tireless, demonic perpetual motion machine.

A mature set of design drafts, from conception to design, often takes up to several years. Simmons actually wants to produce several finished ready-to-wear pieces within a few days?

“Is this really reasonable, Simmons?”

“How is it not reasonable? This time, we will design one for each category, from performance costumes, everyday clothes, raincoats, pajamas… all line categories must start being made!”

Simmons simply couldn’t dare to imagine how perfect the little guy would look wearing them!