Chapter 346 A Birthday Gift
Over the weekend, a press conference was held in Zhao family''s house. Coincidentally, Autumn''s
birthday was also at the same day. With both these events, both the Zhao family and Lu family were
pretty busy and upied recently.
Autumn got up quite early in the morning, got dressed and did an extensive make-up routine. She put
on the clothes bought by Chris especially for the event. In Chris'' view, everydy should dress well and
enjoy fashion when she was young, otherwise it would be toote for her to spend time on her
appearance when she was old.
Autumn instantlyughed as she heard Chris say that. "You got a smart mouth."
"Isn''t that true?" Chris stared at Autumn''s delicate face, then said, "Autumn, you''re so pretty. Why don''t
you take good care of your skin?"
"I don''t consider beauty as a useful and important aspect, somehow." Autumn never thought she could
get an edge or receive undue benefits owing to her beauty. When she was a child, her father Bowen
always told her that her mother was very beautiful in her early 20s.
Wendy, however, hurt Bowen badly.
Therefore, Bowen always taught her one lesson: Do not care about your appearance, but instead work
on your personality and inner beauty. This was the most valuable aspect.
"But beauty is a big advantage." Chris yet again tried to convince Autumn of her perspective, "For
example, if two young girls are seeking jobs in yourpany, one is good-looking and the other one is
rather ugly, who would will you select?"
Chris smiled bitterly, and then continued in a soft tone, "That''s the bitter truth. In this society, everyone
will choose the former one. And the two girls will diverge to take separate paths in life."
Chris helped Autumn fix up her outfit, gently pushed her in front of the mirror, and said in a cheerful
voice, "Well, Autumn, look at yourself in the mirror. Don''t you think you look elegant and so much more
refined?"
Autumn took a quick and yet casual nce at herself. However, she could not conceal her shock to see
that nice clothes had actually made such a magical and transformation effect on her rather humble
appearance.
Seeing Autumn''s shy smile, Chris knew that she was satisfied with this look and approved of it. She
quickly picked up a small box from the dressing table, and then asked Autumn, "You still need some
jewel. Autumn, do you like this?"
A diamond ne was discreetly lying in a small, velvet box. Even though the day was gloomy, this
ne was shiny and bright. Chris wanted Autumn to wear it, but thetter refused the generous
offer.
"No, Chris. This is way too expensive. I cannot ept it." She guessed for certain that this delicate
piece of jeweler was much more expensive than the one she had given Chris earlier, unless she''s a
fool. How could she ept such an extravagant offering?
"Autumn, if you don''t ept this, I will be deeply hurt and unhappy. Don''t you regard me as your
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younger sister?" Chris pretended to be angry. "When you gave me a birthday gift, I just happily
epted it with no questions. Now I want to give you one. Why don''t you just ept it? It is just a
ne."
"But it''s too... expensive and extravagant..." Autumn could not ept it with it''s high price tag. She was
afraid she could never repay her.
"What are you worried about?" Chris smiled in good humor and said, "Autumn, I have to remind you
that all the clothes I''m wearing are bought by my brother, who is your husband. All my pocket money is
also still given by him. And now I used my pocket money to buy you a gift. It''s almost like he has
bought you this gift. Why won''t you just ept it?"
Autumn could not find another good reason to turn her down or even reply, but she did feel
embarrassed. She then mildly said, "Okay, you are right. Please help me wear this beautiful ne,
Chris. And...thank you for your gift."
"That''s it." Chris smiled. "Happy birthday, Autumn! Please give me the greatest gift by giving me a
niece as soon as possible!"
Autumn wore a white, long dress, with pearls adorned all over it. Her long, silk-like hair was tied behind
her head with a embellished hairpin. The pair of red high-heels she wore bought out her milky and long
legs. Without the diamond ne, her corbone seemed empty. But now with the finishing touch of
the glimmering string of diamonds, her corbone was partly hidden under it. She looked perfect.
""I envy you for the woman you are, Autumn." Autumn''s beauty was stunning. Chris felt insecure about
herself as she stood beside her.
"Don''t tease me..." Autumn''s face turned red. She was not used to dressing herself in such a
morous manner. But once she was all decked up she did feel good about herself.
"Are you ready now?" Charles had been waiting downstairs for quite a while. As the time passed and
they were no where to be seen, he grew impatient and walked upstairs to urge them.
"Charles, what do you think? Autumn looks astonishingly beautiful."
Chriscently pushed Autumn forward as she asked him, "It was worth the wait, huh?"
"Is something wrong?" Autumn stood there feeling odd. "You don''t like my dress?"
"No, it''s quite good, actually." Charles knew that Autumn was beautiful. Even without any make-up, she
was still a sight. But this time, he was dumbfounded by her beauty.
Chris grinned as she got out of the room and closed the door. She then discretely shouted to Charles
through the closed door, "Charles, don''t mess her hair and clothes! It took a lot of efforts to make her
look this good."
"You naughty girl." Autumn''s face turned red instantly. She asked him again for assurance as his
silence was making her feel queasy. "Charles, are you sure I look good?"
"Yes, I am sure." Charles firmly nodded his head, then steadily said, "Let''s go. Don''t keep them waiting
any longer."
Only he knew, how badly he controlled his urge and impulse to put her on the bed and tell her how
beautiful she looked with his actions.
When they went downstairs, Sam was adjusting Chris'' hair. They were a perfect match for each other.
Upon noticing Autumn going downstairs, Sam came forward and sincerely wished her, "Autumn, happy
birthday. I hope you have a good year ahead!"
"Thank you so much." Autumn smiled as she appreciated his blessing.
"I didn''t know what you''re interested in, so chose this for you. I hope you will like it. Here, do open it."
Sam handed her a box. After opening it, Autumn was beyond stunned. She never imaged he would
give her that.
"How did you have this?"
An electronic organ was neatly packed inside the box; Bowen used to teach her to y it years ago.
Even though the electronic organ had been used for a long time, Autumn still cherished it very much.
All the keys were preserved well. It had been lost when Autumn moved out from her original home. She
even cried several times thinking of the loss of this electronic organ. Its sudden appearance made
Autumn feet overwhelmed with emotions.