"I didn't know that you lived in such a big house by yourself, Xue." Huang Xiaofei asked in amazement.

Murong Xue made her answer after changing into slippers, "Alright. Well, there are home shoes, and you can wear what you want. You must be hungry, right? I'll go cook, and you can wait in the living room and watch TV. It won't be long." Murong Xue was walking towards the kitchen while saying these.

"Xue, you cook? Anything I can help you with?" Huang Xiaofei was surprised that Murong Xue would cook her own meals.

"Nothing. Just sit and wait." Murong Xue declined her kindness.

Then Huang Xiaofei went to the entrance to change shoes. Looking at pairs of exquisite home shoes that were way more beautiful than hers, she chose a pair that was relatively less conspicuous and carefully changed into them.

She felt that her dull skin was in contrast with the bright home shoes, which made a mismatch. Entering the living room, she sat down on the soft sofa and looked around at the understated yet elegant decoration, feeling as if she had been in heaven now.

She could see Murong Xue from the living room, who was so graceful and appealing even though she was cooking. Huang Xiaofei found that she could barely move her eyes away from the person in the kitchen.

"The dinner is ready!"

Murong Xue called out to her from the kitchen and that made Huang Xiaofei recover from her mind wandering. Only by then did she realize that she was fascinated by Murong Xue for a while and she even believed that it was she herself that was cooking there for a moment.

"Let me help." Huang Xiaofei walked to the kitchen and helped serve the dinner.

"Just simple things. Hope you like it. Sit down and let's eat. I'm starving." Murong Xue served soup to her while talking.

Huang Xiaofei found it hard to believe that these were simple dishes. In fact, she had never eaten a finer dinner than this one. When she had a mouthful of the vegetable, she felt that her tongue was indulged in sweetness.

However, she found it a little difficult to swallow the meal after she knew these about Murong Xue, who was perfect and had awesome cooking skills. While she was poor, ordinary, and menial, Murong Xue was beautiful, rich, and smart, who was so cute and attractive even when making a complaint just now. "Life was unfair." Huang Xiaofei thought to herself.

"What's up? Is it not good?" Murong Xue felt worried when she saw Huang Xiaofei hardly touched the meal with a sulky face.

Interrupted by the question, Huang Xiaofei looked up and gave a thin smile, "It's very delicious. It’s the best I've ever had. Maybe I'm just too tired from the car ride to have a good appetite."

"Are you feeling okay? There is no fever. Let's eat something and have a rest in the room." Murong Xue felt her forehead and then breathed a sigh of relief. But Huang Xiaofei looked really terrible.

The tenderer Murong Xue was, the darker Huang Xiaofei found herself. So she looked away uneasily and answered indifferently, "I'm fine."

"As long as you feel okay. Hurry. Eat. I want to take you to somewhere after a good rest."

Huang Xiaofei was confused, "Where?"

"Secret. You'll know when the time is ripe." Murong Xue only gave her an expressive smile and said no more.

After dinner, Huang Xiaofei lay down in the guest room and was covered by a soft quilt. Feeling the fragrant smell that was different from the musty smell at her home, Huang Xiaofei found it sarcastic that the guest room was bigger and more beautiful than her family's house. She raised a hopeless smile and rolled over in the bed while holding the quilt. Since this was rare in her life, she decided to just enjoy it.

Within only one day, she learned how luxurious the rich's life could be. Although she had known it, this was the first time that she had experienced it herself.

It was like that a new window emerged in her life, which extended her world and led her to a place beyond her reach before.

It was until the afternoon that Murong Xue came to wake up Huang Xiaofei, "Knock! Knock!"

"Come in." Huang Xiaofei sat up and uncovered the quilt. She seldom blinked all the whole afternoon as she did not want to miss a single moment here.

Murong Xue opened the door and brought her a few clothes. She greeted with a smile, "Xiaofei, did I disturb you?"

"No, I've been awake for a while." Huang Xiaofei was puzzled when she saw the clothes in Murong Xue's hands.

"These are for you. I took you here without bringing any of your own clothes, so… But relax. these are brand new. I never wear them! I suppose you can wear them as we share a similar body size."

"For me?" Huang Xiaofei felt flattered, but then she calmed down, "They must be really expensive. Don't mind. I don't need to change clothes." However, there was longing in her eyes.

Murong Xue pushed the clothes into her hands and complained, "Aren't we friends? No need to be so polite. Don't worry. These clothes are free gifts from merchants and I prefer casual clothes. Besides, there are too many for me, so it would be such a waste if you don't help me. Have a try?" Murong Xue persuaded her carefully in a joking tone to protect her dignity.

Huang Xiaofei hesitated and then compromised, "Okay, I'll give it a try. Thank you, Xue." Then she went to the bathroom with the clothes.

In the bathroom, Huang Xiaofei touched the beads on the dress with a careful attitude because she now realized that the pearls could be inlaid to the clothes and be formed into shiny bright circles together with the diamonds, which dazzled her eyes.

She took off her clothes and put on the gorgeous dress carefully. The dress was slightly loose for her, but it was acceptable. As a poor girl, she had worn much fatter clothes, so she would not give up this beautiful one just because of that.

Huang Xiaofei was unable to hide her delight when she looked into the floor mirror in the bathroom and found herself both familiar and strange. With her plain yet excited face, she now felt as if she had been a princess.

"Xiaofei, are you done?" Murong Xue finally asked after waiting for a long time.

Huang Xiaofei snapped back to her senses and hurriedly replied, "Okay." When she got out, her face was a little hot and red.

Looking at Huang Xiaofei, Murong Xue felt fine although she found something weird with the clothes. Then she looked at Huang Xiaofei's big glasses and took them off, "Well, much better now." She also decided to let Huang Xiaofei put on some makeup.

Huang Xiaofei rubbed her eyes, "But I can't see now." She had been studying hard at night in dim light when everyone else was asleep. She knew that she could only survive by hard work since she was not a genius.

"Sit and wait for me. I'll be back in one minute with contact lenses." Murong Xue returned to her room and took her cosmetics with contact lenses. The contact lenses were also free gifts from merchants, and she had never used any as she was not nearsighted.

"Xiaofei, do you know how to wear contact lenses? There are contact lenses for different myopic degrees, 300, 400, 500, and 600 degrees, but I don't know which are suitable for you?" Murong Xue showed Huang Xiaofei the tiny box in her hand.

"500 degrees would be fine and I can wear them myself." Huang Xiaofei had seen others do it, so she guessed that it would not be very difficult. She had envied those people who could wear contact lenses as she could only afford the ugly big glasses at a discount.

"Of course, contact lenses are better." Murong Xue said happily. The contact lenses were colored, so Huang Xiaofei's eyes became bright at once and it helped light up her whole face.

"Really, you mean it?" Huang Xiaofei gave a shy smile. When she looked at herself in the mirror, she was amazed that how pretty her eyes got now. She did not see the potential before.

Murong Xue held Huang Xiaofei's shoulders and made her sit down, "One more thing. Sit and stay put. You need some light makeup." Murong Xue said to her while taking her cosmetics.

Huang Xiaofei felt her heart was racing and she wondered whether she was becoming a real princess now. She was so excited at this moment. As she had never dreamed of putting on makeup, she was both thrilled and afraid.

"Close your eyes." Murong Xue spoke.

Huang Xiaofei took the order obediently. While closing her eyes, she could feel the brush's gentle movements on her face, which was comfortable. More importantly, she would become beautiful.

"Okay, you can open your eyes now." Murong Xue was satisfied while looking at her.

Huang Xiaofei could not believe what she saw now. Curly and long eyelashes, groomed and curved eyebrows, a bright face with shiny lips, all of these presented her as a cute girl. She touched her own face in doubt and dropped her hand the next moment for fear of ruining the sweet dream.

Her surprise was revealed by her slightly open lips. She was stunned for a while and the shock in her eyes was nowhere to hide in the mirror. Now, she was the Cinderella who just got on the pumpkin wagon, begging that time could pass slowly.

Murong Xue stood behind her and confirmed her beauty with a smile, "This is you, absolutely a beautiful girl. Don’t doubt it. But you need to go to a place with me to make the magic work."

"This is the magic you told me about?" Huang Xiaofei looked at Murong Xue with an amazed face as she had thought that Murong Xue was talking about some shadow play performance.

Murong Xue asked smilingly, "Let's go to work the magic." She took the lead and picked shoes at the entrance since what Huang Xiaofei wore now needed a new match.

She settled on a pair of princess shoes in the same color as the light blue dress Huang Xiaofei was wearing. The shoes were low-heeled since Huang Xiaofei had never been in heels. "Come and put these on. We should go now."

Taking over the shining shoes, Huang Xiaofei put them on with complicated feelings.

Lizi Pavilion had a store near Murong Xue's villa, so they two chose to take a casual walk instead of driving there.

Their figures captured the passers-by's attention at once and people were turning heads. Huang Xiaofei felt uneasy at first, but she managed to straighten her back and keep her chin up later. A confident smile was gradually unveiled on her face.

She enjoyed being in the limelight and became a princess rather than the previous Ugly Duckling. She had never made others turn around for her while walking on the streets. Her classmates had been asking about her name when she said hello to them. She found it very ironic.

Huang Xiaofei wished that this moment could be forever. If so, she could always be in such gorgeous clothes and wear delicate makeup, which would be the center of people's eyes. She was desperate to keep this moment going forever. At this moment, an unprecedented desire emerged in her heart.

Desires could be dreadful as they could change someone and invite her to be evil.

"Here we are." Murong Xue stopped outside a high-end clubhouse.

Looking up, Huang Xiaofei saw the unique font and logo of "Lizi Pavilion". Poor as she was, she still had heard about it, so she knew that this place was just a wonderland for her and she was unable to afford to be their customer. She tugged Murong Xue's sleeve and whispered to her, "Xue, things at this place are too expensive for me."

Murong Xue patted her hand and comforted her, "It's okay. You don't need to pay anything because I have a VIP card." It was true. Chu Yisen gave the Diamond Card to her in their cooperation before. The only two Diamond Cards were owned by each of them, so they could enter this place without waiting at any time and enjoy the best services for free.

As they were partners, Murong Xue did not refuse the card, and she was aware that her products could help Lizi Pavilion make a fortune. Now, AX's products had gained a reputation among the ladies in the capital, so she believed that it would not be long before AX could become a new legend in the industry of cosmetics and go global.