The versatile model

Tiniest jade rabbit: Friends, recently I felt this forum didn't have anything new and exciting and everyone seemed to be fighting over which actor or actress is the best. So I decided to do a little snooping around outside to see if I could find anything, and guess what? I think I found a real gem!!

Withered grass: Come on now! Everyone first says this type of thing and in the end, brings up their favorite idol. Don't act as if you found this 'gem' just yesterday. Try to be more honest.

Tiger yao: Try to be more honest +1. But, I agree with jade rabbit about one thing. This has turned into another entertainment forum with fights among fans over which artist is better. I was here from the beginning and it was not like this back then.

Withered grass: I agree with the upstairs person. People would harmoniously share beautiful photos and videos and posts of artists, but now it had evolved into a place with fan wars. Really disappointed. Hope the admin can do something about this.

Tiger yao: +1(1)

Delicate peach blossom:+1

Tinniest jade rabbit: Friends, I'm not lying. I really found this yesterday and this model is not my favorite idol or anything. Take a look.

Attached with this message was a single picture of a young girl who was probably sixteen or seventeen years old. She was wearing a checker pattern, creamy yellow gown with a waist length, pale pink woolen coat on top, and a dark yellow ribbon bow at the throat. The whole picture screamed of cuteness– the creamy light brown colored, knee-length furlined boots only increasing this particular appeal.

The girl herself looked extremely beautiful and adorable with a shy and hopeful smile on her tiny, palm-sized face. Against the backdrop of a well-lit, princess-style bedroom, she painted such a charming picture that whoever saw this would be internally screaming 'Cute!'

Delicate peach blossom: This little sister is so cute ah! Jade rabbit, where did you see this!??????

I'm always hungry: let me express my opinion with hundred exclamation marks!!!!!!! She's sooo cute!!!!!!!! Who is she? I wanna see more!!!

Tinniest jade rabbit: Cute? *shakes head* Wait till you see more.

Lei Nian's hand paused on the link below this message as she looked at the now-silent thread. The link was posted only a few minutes ago and it was apparent that this noisy bunch of people had clicked on it and ran off to check the other looks of this beauty. Hesitating for just a moment, she also clicked on it with a 'let's just go and take a look' attitude.

The website was named 'Insurgent fashions' and the page was dedicated to new year fashion collections from different designers. But, once Lei Nian found her target among these pictures, she was stunned. This person– she was the same one in the picture in the forum? But how can she look so different!?

The model was depicting four styles in total– but in each style, she looked like an entirely different person altogether. The first one -the one in the forum- looked cute, adorable, and youthful, but the rest sang an entirely different tune.

The picture where she wore a body-hugging turtle neck sweater and matching black tight pants with a greyish-white, knee-length overcoat embroidered with golden peonies at the bottom gave off an aura of modern style and elegance, making her look like an elite office lady. But the other two styles were quite contrasting with this and the first one.

The one with the red, fishtail qipao(2) gave her an air of a traditional beauty coupled with the celebratory air of the new year. But the dark-colored, furlined, embroidered qipao had turned her into a mysterious noble lady from the ancient imperial era.

It just wasn't the dresses, nor the background decorations. No, it was the model herself. How she did that, Lei Nian didn't know. Usually, the models would either look sexy and aloof or cute and cheerful, or elegant and smart in these photos. It was one or the other. It was rare to see one person showing all those looks.

'Anyway, how old is she?'

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Yang Jingshen curled up on the bed comfortably as he thumbed through the comment section of the blog, Insurgent fashions, while a small smile played on his lips. It was the day before the new year and he didn't have much to do since Feng Xue had already chased him out of the kitchen after catching him in the act of stealing a glutinous rice cake for the fourth time. So, here he was, killing time while looking at the response to his newly released work.

Immortal medicine master: This sister is really talented. She was able to show various looks without hitch. Almost like a different person.

Spicy chicken wings: Agreed. She's really talented and looks young too. She's 666.

I'm dashing: 666 (3)

Immortal medicine master: But, why do I get this feeling that I have seen her somewhere? Her name sounds a bit familiar too.

Sweet plum wine: Aaaai! What do you guys know? This is the small actress who had a big scandal some months ago. She's Feng Xi, right? I can identify her at a glance. She was photographed going to hotels with different men and it somehow exploded on the internet.

Little orchid: That's right! She's such a loose woman. I thought she disappeared after what happened back then. Didn't know she ran off to do modeling.

I'm dashing: Such a thing happened? She doesn't look like it though. Looks very innocent and lovable.

Little orchid: What do you know? She's very shameless. Running off to model for this type of blog– heh! Maybe she has now started targeting women as well.

Admin: User @Little orchid has been muted for a week for discriminative remarks.

I'm dashing: ...

Spicy chicken wings: ...

Immortal medicine master: ...

Fuck, the mods were here all along. Good thing they didn't spout nonsense. Anyway, who cares if this model goes around sleeping with men? She's good to look at! Isn't that what matters the most?

Besides, this here was a blog belonging to an LGBT activist. This little orchid person– was he/she crazy or what? commenting in the blog itself in this manner? Sister Fengyin is usually a very accommodating person. But, she's not that tolerant when it comes to prejudiced people like this.

Seeing the blog followers start commenting about some other model in the same new year collection, the smile on Yang Jingshen's face grew bigger even as his eyes turned colder, especially seeing the 'sweet plum wine' who first commented about original Feng Xi's scandal seemed to have disappeared into thin air.

But, he was also expecting this– he was modeling for 'that' kind of website, not to mention this body is already considered an enemy of this world's protagonist. If he didn't get at least this level of resistance and backlash, then that would be the most suspicious! In fact, he felt quite elated. After all, what's the use of any form of victory without a proper fight?

But what was more important is to make use of this controversy to ramp up his popularity. And, it was the popular belief that the more famous you'd get, the more haters you'd gather around you. And in all honesty, who cares about these damned black fans? The important part of this formula is the fame and wealth that would follow in this infamy's wake!

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Glossary:

01) +1 - An internet slang used by Chinese netizens to indicate they agreed with something or someone.

02) Qipao - Also known as the Cheongsam or the mandarine gown, this is a dress worn by Chinese women that originated from ethnic Manchu clothing.

03) 666 - This is another Chinese slang and is used to refer to someone who's impressive, cool, and amazing.