Chapter 129: Dignity Is Not as Tempting as Money

Chen Xiaoyan returned to her room and slowly unwrapped the waterproof bag.

No matter how much she didn’t want to wear these clothes, receiving a gift from someone else was still an undeniably happy thing.

As soon as the waterproof bag was opened, a deluxe box was revealed.

On top of the box, threads of gold were embroidered into a lifelike golden peach blossom, so vivid it looked almost real.

Chen Xiaoyan’s eyes lit up.

She couldn’t help but reach out to touch it.

Huh?

This texture… it’s actually real!

She was surprised.

She had thought the peach blossom was merely a regular design, but it turned out to be the real thing.

And it was even hand-embroidered with real gold thread.

As expected of the Young Miss of the Mu family.

Even such a simple gift was extraordinary—far beyond the reach of ordinary people like her.

Using real gold to embroider flowers on a gift box—rich people truly knew how to play.

Sighing, Chen Xiaoyan opened the box.

Immediately, a burst of peach blossom fragrance wafted over.

Inside, there lay a familiar dress and a folded little card.

The dress had a few soft pink peach blossoms scattered on it, which was where the fragrance came from.

As for the little card—

Chen Xiaoyan straightened it and saw it was a message from Mu Qingxue.

[Everyone has to wear their in-game costumes to the gathering tomorrow, you’re no exception!]

This line almost cut off all of Chen Xiaoyan’s retreat.

If she were the only one wearing it, she could have refused.

But now that everyone had to dress up, if you didn’t, then what did that mean?

Did you look down on Mu Qingxue, the host, or the thousands of fellow guild members?

Chen Xiaoyan sighed.

Spreading out the dress and giving it a little shake, she carefully inspected it.

It was the exclusive bustier dress for Tianxiang players in the game.

But Mu Qingxue had given it a bit of a makeover.

If you added an outer robe, it could be called a Tianxiang ruqun.

But then, the biggest problem appeared.

How was someone flat-chested supposed to wear a bustier dress?

As the name implied, a bustier was for wrapping the chest!

But she didn’t have one—what was she supposed to wrap?

Stuff it with two big buns?

Or buy some fake breast pads?

“Ugh~”

Chen Xiaoyan made a disgusted face, nearly scaring herself with these perverted thoughts.

A real man never changes his name or surname.

Wearing women’s clothes would only dull a man’s edge.

Why should I wear women’s clothes?

I’ll just go in men’s clothing to the gathering.

Messing around with all these things every day was nerve-wracking, not to mention exhausting.

So, I, Chen Xiaoyan, am laying my cards on the table.

I’m a guy.

And I’ll say it to Mu Qingxue’s face, then leave, bold and unyielding.

A man’s dignity must not be trampled!

What?

You say I might be hunted down?

Come on, it’s a law-abiding society nowadays.

What’s there to fear?

The only thing I’m worried about is not placing the order fast enough for it to arrive by tomorrow.

(Ding~ Penguin balance — 41,000)

Chen Xiaoyan closed her eyes in pain.

Just like that, another forty thousand was gone.

Plus over twenty thousand last time, seventy thousand had vanished.

With only four hundred thousand in savings, it was nowhere near enough.

(Charm Unlimited Specialty Store: Dear, we have it in stock! The Qingzhou branch can ship it out immediately~)

(Chen Xiaoyan: It’s already half past eleven. You can still ship?)

(Charm Unlimited Specialty Store: Our delivery girls are on call 24/7! After you receive the item, don’t forget to give us a five-star review~ Love you!)

(Chen Xiaoyan: As long as it’s genuine, I’ll definitely give a good review.)

(Charm Unlimited Specialty Store: Dear, your five-star review is safely received by Charm Unlimited~)

Uh, so confident?

After finishing the chat with the seller, Chen Xiaoyan took the bustier dress and went to the bathroom to try it on in front of the mirror.

She was still holding a blue umbrella.

The moment she opened the umbrella, she immediately tossed it aside and, in a dramatic manner, shouted:

“Umbrella Dance Healing!”

The umbrella fell straight to the floor, lying there motionless—instead of standing up and spinning rapidly like it did in the game.

Chen Xiaoyan picked up the umbrella, looked at the stunning beauty in the mirror, and smiled in satisfaction.

There was no denying that clothes make the person, and a saddle makes the horse.

With this set of clothing, her charm was magnified endlessly.

Compared to her usual T-shirt and jeans combo, she now had a certain indescribable elegance.

The only flaw was her utter flatness.

As flat as a runway—three hundred sixty degrees of airstrip, with not the slightest bump for a plane to jostle over.

Fake breast pads—a blessing for flat-chested girls.

Once she wore them, her main threat tomorrow would only be Chong Chong.

That girl was all too eager to get handsy at the slightest provocation.

Fake pads were still fake—any real girl would notice with just a touch.

But she couldn’t be careless.

Half an hour later, her phone rang.

The fake breast pads had been delivered.

***

Signing her name, Chen Xiaoyan accepted the package with a straight face and went upstairs, completely ignoring the teasing and sympathetic looks behind her.

No wonder she was buying these—this girl was truly flat.

What would she do if she had kids in the future?

Might not even be able to feed them.

The delivery girl couldn’t help but cover her mouth and giggle.

Chen Xiaoyan shut the door, tossed the breast pads onto the bed, and sat on the edge, fuming.

Damn it, do I look like someone who needs pity and sympathy?

And you even stuck your chest out on purpose in front of me?

Are you flaunting your A+ existence?

Hmph, the pot calling the kettle black.

Logically speaking, as a man, such a small matter shouldn’t annoy her so much.

But Chen Xiaoyan just couldn’t stand the look of triumph on that delivery girl’s face.

Bad review—definitely a bad review.

A few minutes later, her anger gradually faded.

She took out the fake breast pads, cleaned them carefully, and gave them a sniff.

Good, no smell.

And now, it was time to witness history.

Triggered a god-tier quest: Put on the breast pads and attend the gathering in women’s clothing without being exposed to complete the task.

Success reward: A hearty meal.

Failure penalty: Chen Xiaoyan dies.

***

After putting on the breast pads, Chen Xiaoyan felt something tightly pressing against her chest, making it a bit hard to breathe.

Otherwise, there was not much feeling.

With the breast pads, plus the bustier dress, her charm level soared once again.

If she just had a jade green paper umbrella in her hand—

Right now, she would be the real-life Chen Xiaoyan herself.

The breast pads she bought were medium-sized.

There was an even larger size—the same as her game character’s measurements.

But she didn’t dare.

Too big would only attract attention, especially from certain people.

She was already worried about being exposed—going with a 36D would just raise her risk.

She wasn’t about to do something so foolish.

Facing the mirror, Chen Xiaoyan held the umbrella, struck a pose, and took a few selfies.

Then she posted one to the Xueyan Pavilion Penguin group.

On the eve of the gathering.

There were over a thousand people in the guild group, with hundreds chatting online.

Messages flew by like a torrent—blink and you’d miss your own message.

Luckily, Chen Xiaoyan was an admin.

In the guild group, besides Guild Leader Mu Qingxue, she was the only admin.

All the members knew who this sole admin was.

So when her photo popped up, everyone instinctively paused their typing.

Only a handful of newbies were still sending messages.

“Huh? What’s going on? I’m getting nervous, why did everyone suddenly stop talking?”

“Where is everyone? Where are the hundreds of brothers and sisters of our Xueyan Pavilion?”

“Is this place haunted?”

“Shh~ Newbies, be quiet. Don’t you see the boss is here?”

“Kind reminder: shut up and stay safe, or everyone will teach you a lesson.”

The newbies, though clueless, obediently stopped typing.

But they were all very curious about the ‘sticker’ Chen Xiaoyan posted.

Yes, they thought it was just a sticker.

But once they clicked the image to load it—