Chapter 281 - Bringing Out Her Hidden Beauty
After an hour of waiting, Sophia came out of the VIP room together with the Head Stylist. Tristan and Zhen-Zhen almost didn't recognize Sophia.
"Ma'am, Sir… what can you say about this?" The Head Stylist asked Zhen-Zhen and Tristan, presenting Sophia in front of them.
Sophia was biting her lower lip, feeling anxious as she waited for Zhen-Zhen's and Tristan's response.
"Sunbae… you are very beautiful!" Zhen-Zhen mumbled after admiring Sophia's new look.
Tristan, on the other hand, gave them a thumb up. "Lorenzo, you are the best! You're amazing for transforming Ms. Sophia into a charming princess."
Lorenzo, the Head Stylist, just winked at Tristan. He was feeling proud of the result of this makeover. He was able to bring out the true beauty of Sophia that she was hiding from the public.
In fact, she was truly a beauty. It's just that she didn't care about her outside appearance. She just wanted to remain simple and low profile, wearing her comfy clothes.
She's not that the kind of woman who loved applying makeup. Besides, she's busy with her study. She's not dating anyone as well so she didn't pay more attention to her physical appearance.
She's not wearing her thick eyeglasses but a natural colored contact lens. Without her eyeglasses, her beautiful round brown eyes were emphasized.
Her shoulder-length hair cascading down her back. It was styled in loose waves and curls. It's a more natural or casual look that complimented her get-up. She was wearing a knee-length pink floral dress matched with white doll-shoes.
She was comfortable wearing flat shoes besides Sophia was already tall for a girl having a height of 5 feet 5 inches. Her makeup was also light, complimenting her tanned flawless skin.
"Do I look fine?" Sophia asked them again with her shy expression.
Zhen-Zhen and Tristan together with Lorenzo, the head stylist, let out a soft chuckle. They could feel that Sophia was nervous and anxious about her look.
Lorenzo turned to Zhen-Zhen and Tristan. "She didn't see her appearance in the mirror. I decided o surprise her and let the two of you see her first."
"Trust me, Sophia. I belong to one of the most famous stylists here in Empire City." Lorenzo reassured her.
"Sunbae, believe us. Fine is an understatement. You look great!" Zhen-Zhen supported Lorenzo's claim, praising Sophia's new look.
Tristan bobbed his head in agreement with Zhen-Zhen's remarks. This time, Zhen-Zhen grabbed Sophia's hand, pulling her toward the wide full-body mirror attached to the wall near the entrance of the Parlor.
"Sunbae, see for yourself," Zhen-Zhen said as she positioned Sophia in front of the mirror.
A soft gasp escaped her lips the moment she saw her reflection in the mirror. Sophia's eyes widened in surprise. She couldn't believe what she was seeing right now- a beautiful charming woman wearing a floral dress, standing before her.
She blinked several times as she brought her hands on her face as her eyes were fixed on the mirror. "Is this really me? I am not dreaming, right?"
Zhen-Zhen giggled while bobbing her head. "Yeah. It's definitely you, sunbae!"
Sophia's eyes started to sting uncontrollably. Never did she imagine that she would able to see this version of herself. It's quite different from her usual self. She didn't realize that seeing herself looking so beautiful like this could bring happiness to her.
She was used to being simple and plain, looking very ordinary. Though she's the smartest student in their class and batch, Sophia has low self-confidence when it came to her physical appearance.
Zhen-Zhen reached out to wipe her tears, "Sunbae, why are you crying? Are you sad?"
Even Tristan and Lorenzo were taken aback when they saw Sophia shedding tears.
Sophia grabbed Zhen-Zhen's hands, shaking her head.
"No, Lillie. I'm not sad. I am happy. It feels so good to look beautiful even in just one day. Thanks to you and to your husband. I owe you both. Same with you, Sir Lorenzo. Thank you for making me beautiful today."
"You don't have to thank me, dear. You are beautiful already in your own way. You are just hiding it. I called it your hidden beauty." Lorenzo told her with a look of admiration in his eyes.
It did not take long when someone entered the glass door of the parlor. Matthew joined them. Tristan asked Matthew to get the accessories FaMo bought for Sophia last night. They accidentally left it in the car. The Davis Family Chauffer called Tristan about it.
But since Grandpa Lu was going somewhere today, the chauffeur couldn't deliver the item by himself. So Tristan requested Matthew to get it in the Davis Family Mansion.
"Oh Matt, you're here. Did you bring it?" Tristan was referring to the necklace and earrings. It would look good to Sophia. She's not wearing any accessories yet.
Matthew nodded at him as a response. He even raised the paper bag in his hand. The necklace and earrings were inside that paper bag.
Upon reaching their spot, Matthew's eyes found the beautiful charming woman in a floral dress standing beside Zhen-Zhen. He didn't recognize her at first. The funny thing was Matthew froze on his spot upon meeting her beautiful brown orbs.
Matthew was put in the dazed for several seconds, just looking at Sophia's face. He felt like he was being hypnotized by those brown round eyes.
'Beautiful…' Matthew murmured to himself.
Tristan had to tap his shoulder three times to awaken Matthew from his deep stupor.
"Hey, I said give me that paper bag. Why are you looking like that as if your mind is wandering somewhere?" Tristan said to Matthew, lifting an eyebrow.
Matthew looked away in Sophia's direction right away, hiding his embarrassed expression.
'Did I just space out staring at this lovely maiden? Argh.. so embarrassing.' Matthew scolded himself. Then he turned to face Tristan, hoping that he didn't notice his strange action a while ago.
But the moment he saw Tristan's face, Tristan was already grinning at him teasingly.
'Damn! He saw it!' Matthew cursed inwardly, biting his lips.