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"Wow! Look at that dress!"
"That necklace is sooo pretty!"
"Isn't that purse so cute!"
He Xuan wanted to go home, but their girlfriend was dragging them all around the mall, making them carry all the bags.
"He-Xiong! He-Xiong! He-Xiong!" Shi Qingxuan exclaimed, "Let's go into that shop!"
And so He Xuan let themself get dragged into yet another shop by Shi Qingxuan. Luckily for Shi Qingxuan, unluckily for He Xuan, the shop was exactly Shi Qingxuan's style. She ran through the aisles of clothes like a kid in a candy shop. He Xuan dejectedly followed her.
Shi Qingxuan ran up in front of He Xuan, carrying quite a few items of clothing, "He-Xiong! Can you carry these for me? I want to try them on later!" Shi Qingxuan handed the very bright pastel garments to He Xuan.
He Xuan was already carrying a few bags in their arms, so when Shi Qingxuan shoved the clothes into their arms, He Xuan looked like they would overflow with the amount of what they were carrying. Shi Qingxuan ran off again, returned with more clothes, and gave them to He Xuan again. After a few more trips, Shi Qingxuan pulled He Xuan outside the dressing room so they could carry the clothes while Shi Qingxuan tried the clothes on.
He Xuan stuck out in the shop like a sore thumb. He Xuan was wearing all black, which stood out against the bright pastel rainbow and whites of the shop. A few people gave He Xuan odd or sympathetic looks as they passed by. A boy, even though they were a guy who was there for his girlfriend, which was technically true, but they didn’t appreciate the way he said, “Bro, I’ve been there too, man,” too macho for He Xuan’s taste.
He Xuan had been standing there for at least an hour, or well, maybe they were being dramatic, but they were tired and hungry and had been standing there for a long time. Finally, Shi Qingxuan walked out of the dressing room in the outfit she was wearing before.
"I liked them all!" Shi Qingxuan declared, "Which one was your favourite, He-Xiong?"
He Xuan looked down at the shorter girl. He Xuan's face showed how tired they were. "I don't know Qingxuan..." they sighed, but of course, Shi Qingxuan was too excited to notice He Xuan’s pain.
"I know! I have no idea which ones I liked the most!" Shi Qingxuan interlocked her arm with He Xuan's arm and walked out of the store, "I guess I just won't get any of them!"
He Xuan sighed for maybe the fiftieth time today. They had just spent the last hour waiting for Shi Qingxuan to try on all of the clothes, just for her not to get any. Normally, He Xuan would have just left at this point if she had been shopping with Hua Cheng or anyone else, but He Xuan didn't want to leave their girlfriend.
Shi Qingxuan suddenly gasped and shook He Xuan by her shoulders, "He-Xiong! He-Xiong! Do you see those two dresses! They're so pretty! And look! They match our colours!"
Shi Qingxuan was pointing at two dresses in the window of a shop; One of the dresses was short, high-waisted, and had a fluffy skirt, while the other was long and form-fitting. Both of the dresses had no sleeves and a sweetheart neckline. The short and fluffy dress was shiny, light green, and the other was shiny black. Both had gold belts, and both of the dresses had an overskirt with gold flowers on the bottom.
He Xuan couldn't help but agree with Shi Qingxuan, both dresses were very pretty, and they could see themself wearing that black dress...
Next thing they knew, He Xuan was inside the shop with Shi Qingxuan, shoving the black dress into their arms.
"Here! Try this on, and I'll try on the other! We'll look amazing!" Shi Qingxuan then ran off to the dressing room as He Xuan followed her, although much slower.
He Xuan went into the dressing room and struggled to put on the dress slightly since they didn't wear dresses that often. When they opened the door, Shi Qingxuan was standing there, waiting for them.
Shi Qingxuan looked absolutely gorgeous, the light spring green matched with her warm brown curly hair, and her sky blue eyes. Her makeup today was in a similar shade of green since it was her favourite colour.
"Wow! He-Xiong! You look so pretty!" Shi Qingxuan exclaimed, and then she clapped her hands, "I'm going to get them!" Shi Qingxuan pushed He Xuan back into the cubicle "Change back into your normal clothes, and then we'll get them!"
So He Xuan followed Shi Qingxuan's orders and changed again. This time, when He Xuan stepped out of the stall, Shi Qingxuan immediately grabbed He Xuan's hand and dragged them to the centre, where she energetically bought the two dresses.
"Now!" Shi Qingxuan declared, "We'll get some food!" Shi Qingxuan winked at He Xuan, who sighed gratefully
"That sounds like a good plan," He Xuan smirked wryly. They then interlocked their fingers with Shi Qingxuan's and kissed the tip of her nose. He Xuan and Shi Qingxuan walked hand in hand to the mall food court. He Xuan was finally ready to enjoy their much-deserved food and more time with their loving Girlfriend.
