She picked up eyeliner and habitually turned it a whole circle before pinching it between her fingers.
Master has already ridiculed her for doing this, saying that she only looks pretentious. However, she did not accept defeat. This clearly works.
Jiang Tiao leaned down drew a dark red line close to the root of her eyelashes and slowly extended it out to the end of her eyes.
Yuan Yang is almost done at his end, so out of boredom, he looked over at his apprentice.
He stayed focused on her movement and didn’t bother her like a math teacher reviewing the steps of a student's question.
Next to him, there are a few newbies also quietly watching and learning from her.
The atmosphere around is still and quiet.
Papers are being flipped, teacups are set aside and people are murmuring at the side….
These small sounds entered her ear.
But it did not affect Jiang Tiao’s movements.
Fu Ting Chuan was reading the newspaper the entire time. After he finished browsing through version A, he looked up and followed Yuan Yang’s line of sight.
The young woman had her head lowered, and a few strands of hair fell from behind her ear but she had no time to take care of it so she lets let them scatter. As it fell on the side, it looked like a drop of ink in contrast to her delicate face.
He had never looked at Jiang Tiao seriously but now, her face is worthy of her hand.
Yes, her hand. Fu Ting Chuan paid close attention to it and found that the small scratch had already been scabbed.
He quickly retracted his gaze and looked down at the newspaper. He can’t stare at those two hands for more than thirty seconds.
Jiang Tiao had been in the business for a few years and she could do this with her eyes closed.
Not long after, Bai Rui’s makeup is complete.
Jiang Tiao moved away to let the woman see her appearance.
In her reflection in the mirror, Bai Rui’s lips were slightly hooked up. Her complexion changed when she saw her appearance, completely shocked by what she saw.
“How is it?” Jiang Tiao asked, “Not bad right?”
She never hides her pride. This pride comes from the look of satisfaction from her customer.
“Not bad,” her master criticized not far away, “my butt.”
Jiang Tiao, “.....where does it not look good?”
Yuan Yang heavily critiqued, “Not glamorous enough, not enchanting enough. Don’t use orange for her lips, use red.”
“Okay.” Jiang Tiao had always obeyed her master’s request but occasionally she would raise her own objection, “But wouldn’t wearing bright red in front of Empress Wu be provocative and lead to clashes.”
Yuan Yang let out an amused laugh, “An arrogant mistress faced with the future female emperor, you don’t think she would dare to wear bright red?”
Jiang Tiao picked up the lip brush again and seemed to accept her master’s advice, however, her mouth still stubbornly resist, “Maybe straight men in the ancient times and the ones in the present don’t know too much about lipstick.”
“Then why are you wearing shade number 12?” Master retorted loudly.
Jiang Tiao, “....”
Everyone focused their attention on Jiang Tiao’s lips.
“When you put on bright lip colors or eye makeup, can you dare to say that it is not to attract men or to get attention? But before that, you are definitely more eye-catching than other women.” Yuan Yang looked around the room in an offensive stance, “So honestly speaking, you women are very scheming and spend a lot of time buying clothes and learning to apply makeup. Is it for the opposite sex? You suppress the other women and harvest hatred for them in order to make yourself feel better. Do you really think the lip color Lady Helan wore is for the emperor to see? Bullshit, it is for Wu Zetian to see! Bitch Wu! I am using such a bright color in front of you! I feel satisfied provoking you! I want you to be angered to death!”
Jiang Tiao was rendered speechless. Her master had seen straight through her plan.
As he was assisting, he had cleverly exposed her.
She bowed her head and like a small servant shyly obeyed, “...I will change it immediately.”
After that, she unconsciously wants to look at Fu Ting Chuan.
She was grandiosely presented in front of him by her master. Throughout the dressing room, the master is bent and Tang You Yan is married so the only person who had a chance is Fu Ting Chuan.
She wants to see his reaction. Just one quick glance.
Jiang Tiao held her breath and slowly swallowed.
She immediately removed her gaze.
Jiang Tiao’s heart tightened as if it is about to explode.
Because Fu Ting Chuan is slightly smiling as he watched her.
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