A Beta Who Was Courted Crazily for Love (Translated)

Chapter 24

Chapter 24

"It's been a long time since I've tailored clothes for you. The last time was for your coming-of-age ceremony, that white dress made of car pear fabric and crystal diamonds..." Yina opened a wooden box engraved with intricate patterns, her fingers gliding over the neatly arranged tools: a measuring tape, soft scissors, drawing powder, and a dissolving pen...

She slowly put on her silver reading glasses, the thin chain dangling at the back of her neck, shimmering with a faint light.

Bai Qi stepped out from the shadows, extending his hand to take the items from Yina for inspection.

Yina handed over the measuring tape, brown paper, and drawing powder, placing her hands together in front of her and waiting quietly.

"That's fine," Bai Qi said softly, stepping back into the corner.

Yina smiled slightly, her expression aloof and dignified. She walked slowly to Yu Qingyan, half-squatting, and asked warmly, "So... Young Master Yu, has something recently happened that has made you happy enough to need such a formal custom-made dress?"

Her last question was somewhat playful, with a touch of teasing from an elder to a younger person.

Yu Qingyan curved his fingers slightly, his eyelashes lowered. "You can just call me by my name, Aunt Yina."

"Etiquette cannot be neglected." Yina gently shook her head, "You know, I've been dealing with it all my life. I can't change it."

"It's different," Yu Qingyan said softly.

Yina straightened the measuring tape with her fingers, slowly extending it, pinching the metal end with a kind smile and saying indulgently, "Alright, it's different."

"Now, please extend your arms..."

Yu Qingyan's hands, originally resting on his thighs, slowly lifted to the sides. His white fingers came together, palms slightly curved, forming an arc. He looked straight ahead, his shoulders and neck relaxed, sitting upright, his back perfectly straight.

The soft measuring tape adhered to his clothing, the black numbers marked with white powder, and the brown paper rustled.

"...Young Master Yu, are you really not going to tell me?" Yina put away the measuring tape, rolled up the brown paper, tied it with a strap, and placed it in the wooden box. She tilted her head, her flawless makeup marked only by a few lines of age at the corners of her eyes, and the pearls dangling from her earlobes shimmering.

"After all, it's a custom-made dress for an important occasion. To make it outstanding, it's inevitable to align with the owner's expectations... for example: what kind of thoughts do you want people who see this dress to have?"

Yu Qingyan's eyes flickered, a fleeting thought crossing his mind. "Aunt Yina, I think..."

"Do you know what kind of clothes younger kids prefer these days? Do they like something more... restrained, or do they insist on something that fits their youthful energy?" He spoke slowly, with an indescribable sense of embarrassment.

Yes, Yu Qingyan had gone to great lengths to customize new clothes purely to make a great impression on the young man when they first met.

Yi Na was taken aback, apparently not expecting the Alpha's question to be about this. She hesitated for a moment, "How young are we talking about?"

"Just come of age."

Yi Na chuckled, "Well, that can't be called a kid anymore; that's an adult. In my time, they could already get married."