"Phoenix, leave this to us! Just pretend I never said those things earlier, okay?"

Zheng Peng, seeing a glimmer of hope, quickly threw Yang Yan under the bus.

"Then you better make him look really handsome! Otherwise, I might just pretend I heard it twice!"

Qi Wutong said with a smile.

To Zheng Peng, her smile was full of threat, more terrifying than a devil's grin.

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

He couldn't wait to drag Yang Yan and Prince straight to the makeup room.

Qi Wutong always delivered on her words, so he didn't dare to slack off on this task.

Not only could he not be sloppy, but he also had to do it impressively, to satisfy her as much as possible.

Otherwise, if this witch got angry, it would be a disaster.

Seeing Yang Yan being dragged away by Zheng Peng and the others, Qi Wutong's mouth curled into a meaningful smile, as if she were a bit excited.

Zhou Hanyun, on the other hand, looked somewhat expectant.

She knew Yang Yan was handsome, but she never saw him all cleaned up and tidied.

Even though he was dressed up today, something still seemed missing on him.

Since Qi Wutong had said so, she naturally wouldn't refuse to see the truly dazzling side of Yang Yan.

Just as the two women were excitedly waiting for Yang Yan to appear in full glory, Bao watched them coldly from the side.

It was these two women who had just made him lose face!

When had he ever suffered such humiliation in the Imperial Capital?

"Bao, I've investigated thoroughly. Neither of them has any significant background."

A man in a suit also walked over suddenly and whispered in Bao's ear.

"Oh, really? Tell me about it. I want to see where these two women got the nerve to refuse me."

Bao took a swig of his drink and said coldly.

"The one in the white dress is Zhou Hanyun from East Sea City. She has a grandfather who was a Red Hat Merchant back in the day, with some limited connections, but that's about it."

"Though she's doing quite well in East Sea City's business circles, her jewelry store just opened but achieved a big success. She's probably here to make a name in the Imperial Capital."

The man took a breath and continued:

"The one in the red dress is called Phoenix Lady, who runs an antique shop named Strange Tales in Pan Garden, focusing on various weapons."

"However, she seems to be quite close to Zheng Peng and his group, perhaps being one of the in-crowd. As for that man, there's no data on him; he should just be an ordinary person brought in by Zheng Peng."

"I've thoroughly investigated that the invitation was indeed given by Zheng Peng. As for the rest, there's nothing more."

The man said no more, seemingly waiting for Bao's next instructions.

"Heh! So even like this, they dare refuse me? Zheng Peng? Hmph! What's that worth?"

This information-gathering man was a young member of a vassal family of the Bao Family.

Even so, his family could still be considered first-class nobility in the Imperial Capital.

Therefore, Bao still believed this investigative result.

Immediately, Bao lowered his head and whispered something to the man, who then smiled slightly, nodded, and turned to leave.

"Tonight is bound to be lively!"

The previously gloomy face of Bao regained its light, effortless smile, as he took another sip of his drink.

"Damn! I knew that with just a little tidying up, you'd definitely enchant countless girls. Now, at least Phoenix Lady won't trouble me anymore."

"Unfortunately, now comes a bigger problem. Yanzi, what if I suddenly find myself falling for you?"

Zheng Peng laughed while expressing exaggeratedly.

"Yep! Zheng Dainiao wasn't wrong, a guy like you released into the wild would definitely harm quite a few women. If I were a woman, I'd also throw myself at you without hesitation."

Prince also nodded along earnestly.

Yang Yan was now like a completely different person from before.

His already handsome face became even more chiseled with subtle makeup.

His hair was slicked back, crafted by Prince, who happened to be a top-tier hairstylist.

There's a saying that three-tenths is about the face and seven-tenths about hair, and since Yang Yan wanted to fulfill Zhou Hanyun's little wish, he completely unleashed the aura he had previously contained, almost like a different person.

"Heh! It's been a long time since I've dressed up like this."

Ignoring the mad jabber of the two guys beside him, Yang Yan stood up and seemed to talk to himself while looking at his reflection.

"Sigh! I really envy a guy like you. It's bad enough that you've got talent, but you look so good too. How are people like us supposed to live?"

Hearing Yang Yan's words, Zheng Peng gave a very cooperatively exaggerated groan.

Yang Yan, of course, knew this guy was just being playful again and glared at him fiercely.

Prince on the side reminded:

"Alright, stop wasting time. Let's go already; Phoenix Lady and the others have been waiting a long time. If you're not afraid of her, you can keep dawdling, but to avoid getting dragged into this, I'll be sure to report back truthfully."

Zheng Peng was genuinely afraid of Qi Wutong to his core.

In his eyes, she was definitely a maneating demon.

Thinking of Phoenix Lady still waiting outside, any thought he had of teasing Yang Yan immediately vanished.

The three of them stood up and walked outside.

Once outside, many women stared at the three in shock.

To be precise, nearly all eyes fell on Yang Yan.

With his already handsome looks, fitting makeup, and fully unleashed aura, Yang Yan looks like a prince out of a fairy tale at this moment.

"Here they come."

Standing next to Qi Wutong and Zhou Hanyun, temporarily playing the role of Flower Guardian, Ziqi said with relief.

When Zhou Hanyun turned her attention to the slightly chaotic crowd, she immediately spotted the gracefully charming Yang Yan.

Just as Zhou Hanyun felt her heart being hit by something, Yang Yan had already walked up to her.

"What? Don't recognize me anymore?"

Yang Yan smiled and said.

Hearing his words, Zhou Hanyun suddenly snapped back to reality, her face quickly turning red.

"No... no! It's just that you've changed so much now, I almost didn't recognize you. They were right, you really look stunning."

"Stunning?" Yang Yan paused for a moment, "Can we choose a different word? I'd say I'm quite handsome, actually."

Zhou Hanyun laughed as if agreeing with Yang Yan.

But deep down, she still insisted that 'stunning' was the most fitting word for him at this moment.

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