"Anyway, we ought to go. The ceremony will start soon," Yu Tian urged everyone to stop throwing daggers at each other. Half their teammates who had late matches were already in the gym, but the other half had slowly gathered here while Wei Qiqi was trying to sell Yu Rong her greedy character.

    Yu Rong was not as clueless and she decided to tail the party, maintaining her distance. Mei Qingyang was mingling with other boys quite well, which filled Yu Rong with envy. How did this girl pull off charming all the people around her?

    "How are the preparations for tonight coming along?" Yu Rong asked Wang Hao in hushed tone.

    "Everything has been set, the success is guaranteed," Wang Hao replied back. There was no emotion in his voice which irked Yu Rong. Why was this guy suddenly acting so distant?

    "Who did you hire?" Yu Rong was curious, who was going to complete today''s scheme?

    "Don''t worry about it mistress. I have hired experts, Mei Qingyang won''t be able to get out of it," Wang Hao finally made a smug face. Yu Rong was quite satisfied with her assistant''s confidence.

    "I can''t wait to see Tian''s expression when he sees her ripped up body, we do not want her alive, okay?" Yu Rong giggled to herself just imagining the look of horror and despair on her nephew''s face. This was what he would get if he deviated from her plan for him.

    Mei Qingyang and Yu Tian both felt chills from behind. They both turned around to find Yu Rong trying to stifle her laugh in the back. They signaled each other with their eyes. She was definitely planning something, either for now or tonight. There were not many things she could really spoil in the medal ceremony, then she was going to target one of them tonight. They needed to be cautious.

    The medal distribution ceremony went without a hitch. Mei Qingyang and Wang Qiqi felt proud to be standing side by side on the podium. The crowd especially cheered when Mei Qingyang''s name was called. Ms. Hu, who was standing smug the whole time because she came first, had her happiness fade away instantly when she realized Mei Qingyang came out to be the real winner.

    Mei Qingyang also had felt happy after a long time. If only, right now, Yu Rong did not exist, how easy her life would be? She also realized that in this whole mood of cheerfulness, her eyes were only looking for one person all the time, Yu Tian. How had they gone from strangers to being attracted to each other so much? She herself did not know.

    Everyone went to their own room exhausted after the lunch. The party was at 7 in the evening, so everyone decided to rest up a bit.

    Yu Bufan knocked on Mei Qingyang''s door two hours before the party.

    "Assistant Yu! What happened?" For once, Mei Qingyang panicked because Yu Bufan would not meet her until and unless absolutely required or on Yu Tian''s orders. But why would he send him here? She looked behind, there was another girl standing with him.

    "I am here to deliver the dresses. This will be your make-up artist for today," Yu Bufan explained the reason for his visit.

    "Oh! Is… is senior Yu alright?" She still wanted to confirm.

    "Master is sleeping for now but he instructed me to send you all these so you can choose. Ms. Cai here will help you with fitting too, although I don''t think there should be any mistake," Yu Bufan scanned Mei Qingyang from top to bottom and nodded. There should not be any mistake in Master Yu''s judgement.

    Mei Qingyang covered her upper body with her arms. This Yu Bufan…

    "Do not worry Ms. Mei, I am not interested in you," a laugh passed through Yu Bufan''s eyes. No wonder this girl had charmed his master. She was too innocent. But then again, he still could not tolerate how she sometimes behaved with his master. That was for another time though.

    He shoved multiple bags to Mei Qingyang and signaled Ms. Cai to enter her room.

    Mei Qingyang trusted Yu Bufan, so she let Ms. Cai inside and took the heavy looking bags from Yu Bufan. Ms. Cai already had a lot of boxes with her, perhaps her tools etc.?

    "Hello Ms. Mei. I will help you out today," Ms. Cai started unpacking her bags as well as the bags Mei Qingyang had just transported from outside. As the boxes opened, exquisite dresses started popping out of them. This was not some gala, it was supposed to be an afterparty after a big sports festival. Mei Qingyang looked confusedly at Ms. Cai.

    Ms. Cai lightly laughed. "Ms. Mei, I understand that this is your first afterparty. Basically people wear their best clothes for this party because they need to show-off. It is a place where a lot of couples form, you see? So at the end, this party is more to give them an everlasting memory. It was started by Young Master Yu''s dad, Master Yu. He had met his wife in such a party only. From then on, it became a tradition."

    "Oh!" This was the first time Mei Qingyang was hearing anything about Mr. Yu. Yu Tian never mentioned about him although he was his last blood family alive. Nor did Su Lang or Fan Ruyi mention him at all. Were they distant like Su Lang''s or Feng Yue''s or Fan Ruyi''s parents?

    "But Ms. Mei, we have such beautiful bright colors here. This lime color dress will absolutely look good on you!" Ms. Cai cried incredulously. Did this girl not know that her golden wheatish skin would look great with other bright colors? Why would she wear the plain dress close to black color with hues of purple and pink here and there?

    "Ms. Cai, I don''t really like these colors. And I do not want to stand out much, so I would like to blend in with the night, let''s say it like that," Mei Qingyang replied coldly. She did not plan to stay the whole time. She would just show her face, and then disappear for some freedom for she had no idea when she would get any, once she reached the school.

    "O… okay. I will do as you say," Ms. Cai got spooked by the chilly aura same as Young Master Yu. This girl was much more than what she had heard from Mrs. Zhao. She was a distant relative of Mrs. Zhao and was someone whom young master trusted. She had run petty errands for him and his assistant before, especially gaining information from her customers at her salon. But this was the first time he called her, and even provided a chauffer for her to arrive here.

    Her aunt had already filled her in with the details, stating that young master seemed to have his heart stolen by this girl. But she also warned her that he was momentarily blinded by her fakeness and that he would wake up from his dream one day or other.

    But the way he had been spending fortune on this girl, it did not seem like fleeting love to her. Who was she to judge the lives of wealthy anyway? She would just shut up and work her best.

    "Could you please change in your dress, I could start your make-up then?" Ms. Cai looked at her watch. It was 5 p.m. already, she was to be ready by 7 p.m. She would need to do her hair, her make-up and decide on suitable jewelry too. It seemed like as if the girl liked plain things than flashy stuff.

    The dresses on the bed were best of the best. He had probably sourced them from private high-end boutiques. He was young master of Yu family but she knew that he was not taking any monetary help from his family. All his servants'' salary and everything in his house came from his own pocket.

    Most of the dresses had beads and pearls and other gems and feathers adorning the dresses. But the girl chose the dress with nothing on it, just a few frills. The dress was nothing like others, there was not even a belt on the dress'' waist. Ms. Cai sighed to herself for she was not confident in this girl''s choice at all.

    As soon as Mei Qingyang stepped out from the bathroom with her dress on, Ms. Cai''s jaw dropped. The dress looked absolutely gorgeous on the girl.

    Why did she even think those other bright colors would suit her better? Indeed, young master''s choice was the best. She failed in her own art and learned a new lesson!

    "Ms. Mei, since you would rather keep things simple, I have selected this very simple necklace with a stud locket and these earrings to go with your dress. I see matching ballerinas with the dress here," Ms. Cai handed over whatever she had chosen. Mei Qingyang nodded. This Ms. Cai learned fast. She approved of whatever Ms. Cai did next easily.

    "Now, done!" After an hour, Ms. Cai announced. She had put Mei Qingyang''s medium length hair in a bun. Putting her hair in bun was an everyday thing for her. It was easy and convenient. Ms. Cai did take out a few strands and put stylish yet simple pins on both sides of her hair giving a look of tiara on her head.

    Mei Qingyang looked into the mirror and could not recognize herself. Ms. Cai had kept her everyday look yet it was so vastly different. No wonder she was brought in by Yu Tian.

    "Ms. Mei, please call me again, I would love to style you once again. There is just so much difference from before that you could walk out and no one would believe that you are Mei Qingyang," Ms. Cai smiled. She was very proud of her work. She had used minimal basics for her face and neck. Her arms were covered with the transparent sleeves of the dress, so she did not need to do anything there.

    "And now, my work is done. I will let young master know and take my leave," Ms. Cai packed up her bags hurriedly.

    "Ms. Cai," Mei Qingyang called out. She could not keep her eyes away from the mirror. Ms. Cai paused, waiting for any more orders. Mei Qingyang turned around, "Thank you very much for this. I was rude to you earlier and I apologize for that."

    "Ms. Mei, I am just a servant. You do not need to apologize for anything." It was the first time someone other than young master Su, Feng and Yu had treated her with respect. Since she came under Yu Tian''s company''s umbrella, she would receive all wealthy snobbish customers. Now this girl was thanking her for her services. Her eyes moist, she decided to dispel the misunderstanding her aunt had for this girl.