On the way back, I turned into a clothing store and picked out some ethnically styled clothes in bold and exaggerated colors.
While I was mixing and matching the clothes, quite a few people gathered around me in amazement:
"These pieces don't look good hanging there by themselves, but when you pair them together, they have an indescribable vibe."
I immediately swiped my card to pay, ready to head back looking flamboyant and happy.
The store clerk wrapped up the old clothes I changed out of, and as soon as I left the store, I tossed the old clothes into the trash can.
Goodbye to my past of compromising to please others.
After walking a few steps out of the mall, I reached one of the more upscale international business hotels in our area.
I saw Song Ye and Gu Anya standing side by side, talking to a foreign client.