Chapter 299: Luxurious Gown
After just a moment of thought, Jia Na dismissed the idea of skipping class.
It wasn't for any other reason, but purely Jia Na's 'good student' mentality at work, which made her unable to decide to skip class. Today's performance was still the song of the ocean, which Jia Na had performed countless times.
Logically, after four months of performances, even if the local audience loved the show, they should have entered a period of fatigue.
However, as the sales of the song of the ocean tapes continued to rise, the Nightingale Opera House was constantly flooded with opera enthusiasts from other Wizard Gathering Places.
This not only caused the benefits of the song of the ocean to rise against the trend but also boosted the tourism industry in Turin City. 'Jia Na, your popularity is truly soaring!'
At four in the afternoon, Jia Na, having finished the last performance of the day, completed her curtain call amidst a tide of enthusiastic cheers.
And Liji-Xiaosi, who was also standing on the stage, looked at the mountain of roses piled in front of Jia Na and couldn't help but say enviously, 'Aren't you the same? I heard you recently secured a new endorsement deal. I haven't congratulated you yet.'
'Haha, your information is quite well-informed. But it's still just in the negotiation stage, though there's a high probability it will be fine.'
Seeing Liji-Xiaosi's radiant expression, Jia Na also sincerely congratulated her.
Jia Na and Liji-Xiaosi joined the Nightingale Opera Troupe on the same day, were colleagues, and belonged to the same Wizard academy, so,
their relationship was better than with others.
'Jia Na, do you have time tonight? It's been a long time since we had a meal alone together.'
'Liji—'
Liji-Xiaosi, who had been planning to treat Jia Na to a big meal tonight, immediately understood when she saw Jia Na's hesitant expression.
'Alright, alright, I knew from your expression that your evening is booked again. It's all my fault for not scheduling time with you, the busy person, in advance.'
'I'm really sorry, next time I'll treat you.'
'Oh please, who knows when your 'next time' will be—'
Hearing Liji-Xiaosi's words, Jia Na shrugged slightly helplessly. Immediately after, the two parted ways and returned to their respective dressing rooms.
'Julie, I'm counting on you for the thing I mentioned this morning.'
'No problem—I guarantee that you will still be the most dazzling presence at tonight's banquet.'
In front of the dressing table in the dressing room, Julie-Ann, who was removing Jia Na's stage makeup, said with great confidence.
'The makeup doesn't need to be too flashy, just keep it subtle.'
'Hmph, subtle?'
Hearing Jia Na's words, Julie-Ann couldn't help but curl her lip while applying makeup remover to Jia Na.
'Jia Na, you really don't know, your appearance can't be subtle even without makeup. Besides, I've always thought you look much better without makeup than with it.'
Hearing Julie-Ann's words, Jia Na just smiled and said nothing more.
As the owner of Extraordinary Charisma and Beauty Law Fragment, Jia Na naturally knew the level of her appearance.
And just as Julie-Ann said, as long as her face was there, she couldn't possibly be subtle, even doing nothing.
And what Jia Na meant by 'subtle' to Julie-Ann just now was to express that she shouldn't apply makeup that was too aggressive when doing her face.
However, Jia Na thought about it again. No matter how flashy or stunning her makeup was, it simply couldn't create any 'aggressiveness', nor would it cause people to have any negative thoughts because of her beauty.
This was the unique advantage that Extraordinary Charm and Beauty Law Fragment brought to Jia Na—being liked by everyone.
'Alright, take a look and see what you think.'
Hearing this, Jia Na, who had been resting with her eyes closed, slowly opened them.
From makeup to hairstyle, Julie-Ann had spent about an hour preparing.
At this moment, looking at the dressing mirror, Jia Na nodded with satisfaction at the stunning face with fresh yet exquisite makeup.
'Julie, your hands are getting more and more skillful.'
Not only the makeup, but Julie-Ann also created a very elegant updo hairstyle for Jia Na and used a pearl butterfly hair clip to finish the look, creating a very smooth echo with the pearl necklace Jia Na was wearing.
'That's only because you're such an excellent model—'
Saying this, Julie-Ann didn't forget to iron Jia Na's moonlight-white long dress and hung it next to the dressing mirror.
'I noticed you didn't seem to bring shoes to match the dress today, so I found a new pair of high heels for you from the wardrobe. You should try them on too.'
Seeing Julie-Ann's various thoughtful actions, Jia Na couldn't help but be impressed by her professionalism once again.
'You're truly thoughtful.'
After complimenting her, Jia Na, with Julie-Ann's help, put on the dress and high heels, completing the final step of preparation.
'Perfect! Your outfit today is simply perfect!'
From makeup and hair to clothing and exquisite accessories, Jia Na at this moment was completely different from her usual self or even her stage performance image, possessing an unreal beauty.
'There's no time left, I have to go—'
Looking at the clock which showed 5:30, Jia Na didn't bother admiring herself in the mirror and immediately prepared to lift her skirt and leave.
'Julie, did you already tell Weini?'
'Yes, he's waiting for you at the back door now—wait a minute, Jia Na!'
Just as Jia Na was about to push the door open and leave, Julie-Ann took a white shawl and draped it over Jia Na's shoulders.
'It's still cold outside, wearing a shawl will be warmer.'
'Okay, thank you, Julie.'
'You're welcome, it's what I should do.'
After thanking Julie-Ann, Jia Na, wearing the shawl, opened the dressing room door and quickly walked towards the back door.
'Jia Na, you are...'
At this moment, Xiuka-Boge, who had just come out from backstage, looked at the stunning beauty in the luxurious dress in front of him and was instantly frozen in place, unable to tear his eyes away for a long time.
'Ding-a-ling—'
Not seeing Xiuka-Boge, who was maintaining a 'dumbfounded' state behind her, Jia Na pushed open the back door and darted onto the carriage.
'Weini, we can leave now.'
'Ah—Alright, Miss Jia Na.'
Weini, who had been a bit distracted just now, hadn't noticed Jia Na rushing onto the carriage at all.
It wasn't until he heard the voice from inside the carriage that he snapped back to attention and skillfully drove the carriage towards the Cui Yu's String, where Julie-Ann had told him to go in advance.
'Although the road is quite congested now, thirty minutes should be enough time...'
