Xu Si decided to attend the banquet, representing Xu's Real Estate as its decision-maker. It had been over a month since she last appeared on Hong Kong Island. After a simple dinner, she hired a professional makeup artist to style her hair and do her makeup.
Her cool, aloof features needed little adornment, and her nails remained unpolished. She chose a silver-white vintage wristwatch, a French wide-brimmed hat with a striped lining, and a deep brown double-faced cashmere coat secured with a slim black belt. She completed the look with black stiletto heels.
Such attire placed her at the pinnacle of the era's fashion trends. Her bearing, of course, was indescribable—elegant and aristocratic. There were no cute encumbrances like bubble skirts or lace; the contrasting fabrics were stark and sharply tailored, the design avant-garde to an extreme.
Xu Si selected a pair of gemstone earrings, holding them up to the mirror before fastening one to her ear.
