Chapter 69: Buying Underwear

So he didn't reply to Ye Xi'an right away, still staring intently at Ye Xi'an, especially her soft, tender lips, which had a faint sheen, looking kissable.

"Still looking!", Ye Xi'an angrily punched Bao Jing's chest hard, making a dull thud.

I don't know why, but facing Bao Jing's gaze, I inexplicably got angry, always feeling as if I weren't wearing clothes in his eyes.

After being hit, Bao Jing came to his senses and saw Ye Xi'an's soft white face puffed with anger; he quickly apologized: "I'm not looking, I'm not looking."

Ye Xi'an gave Bao Jing a glance, then turned to look at Ji Jiangci. Compared to Bao Jing, Ji Jiangci's outfit had less aggression; at first glance it wasn't stunning, but the more you looked, the more flavor it had, making it easy to draw people closer.

Following the principle of impartiality, Ye Xi'an also praised Ji Jiangci: "Your outfit looks great too."

Ji Jiangci gave a warm smile, the angle of his smile as if precisely designed; Ye Xi'an noticed he almost always smiled like that: "Thanks for the praise, I'll pick an outfit for my wife too."

Saying that, Ji Jiangci walked toward the clothing rack, wandered through the female section, and quickly picked out a set.

It was a light purple skirt about the same color as Ye Xi'an's hair, roughly knee-length, with flutter sleeves at the shoulders and a large ruffled hem.

The fabric had a subtle sparkle but wasn't irritating; Ye Xi'an liked it at first sight—this design is truly special.

Ji Jiangci took the clothing from the hanger and reached out to Ye Xi'an: "Go change into it."

"Mm."

Ye Xi'an took the skirt into the fitting room; the first thing she did was pick up the tag and glance at the price.

"5400—okay, okay, still acceptable." Ye Xi'an patted her chest; the price wasn't too scary, offering much better value than that couples' set costing over ten thousand.

After putting on the clothes, Ye Xi'an lowered her head to examine herself; the waist-cinching design made her slender waist seem less than a hand's span, her chest slightly raised in a soft curve. Looking at her slim, tall reflection in the fitting room mirror, she felt she hardly recognized herself.

She simply tidied her hair, took a handful and placed it in front of her chest, the rest spread behind her; everything ready, she took a deep breath and pulled open the curtain.

The four males heard the sound and immediately lifted their heads to look; their gazes were instantly drawn to Ye Xi'an inside, as if immobilized by an Immobilization Spell, standing frozen with mouths slightly open, eyes full of awe.

The female in the purple gauze dress was so beautiful she seemed unreal; her seaweed-like hair casually draped over her shoulders, her delicate collarbones seeming to glow on their own, even half-covered by hair they couldn't hide her charm; the layered, exaggerated skirt made Ye Xi'an's legs look ever whiter and slimmer, her whole body appearing to glow, except for the worn-out shoes on her feet that marred the beauty.

"Does it look good?" Ye Xi'an nervously rubbed the skirt's hem, thinking it should be nice; anyway, she thought it was okay.

"Not just good-looking! Wife, you're stunning to the point of explosion! You're the most beautiful female on Zhu Shen Xing!" Yi Yang walked over, eyes full of infatuation, standing before her, his tone exaggerated to the extreme, while making an explosive gesture with his hands, which amused Ye Xi'an.

"You're bragging." Ye Xi'an's face turned red; although she was indeed very pretty, calling her the most beautiful was too fake.

"I'm telling the truth." Yi Yang looked aggrieved, as if to say he never brags.

"It really looks good."

Ye Xi'an blinked, turned her head to see that Lin Zhi Jing had spoken; she gave an embarrassed smile: "Thanks." Then she quickly turned to Bao Jing and the others to change the subject: "Let's buy two more outfits so we can rotate them."

"Sure, wife. This time I'll help you pick."

By noon, the shopping was finally done; Ye Xi'an bought five sets, while Bao Jing and the others each bought three. Because they bought a lot, the shopkeeper thoughtfully threw in three pairs of men's socks and one pair of women's socks.

Ye Xi'an instantly felt she had gained.

"What now? Go to the supermarket?" Ye Xi'an asked Ji Jiangci while storing the clothes in her space, not the Xiao Shijie.

This is also her latest discovery: after her ability level rose to three, a small door appeared sometime on the passage leading to the Xiao Shijie.

But her spiritual form couldn't enter that small door; she could only examine it with mental power at the threshold.

She found inside was a space of about ten cubic meters, evenly divided into small compartments, which made it convenient for her to categorize and store things.

Moreover, she discovered this space differed from the Xiao Shijie; the latter is like a real world where time flows and organisms can grow normally, whereas this space seems static, and living things cannot be placed inside.

Ji Jiangci shook his head: "Wait a moment, we haven't finished buying clothes yet."

"We still need to buy shoes, stock up on more pairs of socks, and..." Ji Jiangci directed his gaze at Ye Xi'an's chest; a newly adult female hadn't yet developed, just a small bump, but soon it would undergo rapid growth, weight would burden the female with pain: "And underwear."

Ye Xi'an noticed Ji Jiangci's gaze and immediately covered her chest; although she knew he meant no harm, she still felt a bit embarrassed.

According to Ji Jiangci's plan, the group walked down the street; everything went smoothly until they reached the underwear shop, where some problems arose.

Female and male underwear were actually sold together? Shouldn't there be separate sections for females and males?

Ye Xi'an thought even buying her own would be awkward: "Why is it designed like this here?"

Bao Jing was helping Ye Xi'an pick a style; hearing her complaint, he initially didn't understand what design she meant, but seeing her embarrassed expression he instantly got it, finding it a bit funny—once fierce Ye Xi'an had changed, now she was so easily shy.

"This design supposedly promotes feelings between females and males." Saying that, he openly picked up a pink lace camisole and turned to hold it up against Ye Xi'an.

Startled, Ye Xi'an slapped the clothing away.

She stared in shock at Bao Jing, who had crouched to the floor to pick up the underwear, her voice high-pitched and almost cracking: "What are you doing?"

Bao Jing's eyes showed confusion: "Trying on the underwear—how else can you buy it?"

"I can do it myself—why are you holding the clothing up to me?" On Diqiu Ye Xi'an had never seen a man help a woman buy underwear, and besides, this was a public place—too embarrassing.

"But everyone does it this way." Bao Jing picked up the clothing and gave it a flick to clean it: "Don't believe me—look around."

(End of chapter)