socalfunplaces Chapter 1039 Alice gave Nilu new clothes
Chapter 1039 Alice gave Nilu new clothes
Late at night, Xumi City.
The Grand Bazaar is still bustling.
The aroma of roasted nuts mixed with the sweetness of grape juice.
The sound of hand drums, the shouts of vendors, and the laughter of children.
The lights in the Zubair Theater were still the brightest, casting a warm yellow light on everything.
Nilu had just finished her last performance of the night, and a thin layer of sweat covered her forehead.
She lifted her foot and rubbed her sore ankle. Just as she was about to sit down to drink some warm water and catch her breath, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar yet blurry figure standing in the audience.
The woman, with blonde hair that looked like crushed sunlight under the light, and pointed elf ears peeking out from her hair, had a nonchalant smile on her lips as she looked at her with great interest.
Nilu was stunned for a moment. Regardless of her sore ankle, she tentatively stepped forward and greeted softly, "Are you Miss Alice?"
Alice's eyes lit up and she clapped her hands.
"I didn't expect that you still remembered me, Nilu!" She took two steps closer and looked Nilu up and down.
"Hey, how long ago was the last time we met? I can hardly remember."
Nilu felt a little embarrassed by her gaze, so she raised her hand and scratched her cheek, her bright red hair swaying slightly with the movement.
She tilted her head and recalled for a moment, her voice soft.
"I don't know how to put it...it's been about four or five years, right?"
"I had just arrived at the Zubair Theatre at that time and didn't know anything," she said, with two shallow dimples on her cheeks and a hint of shyness when she smiled.
"It was my first time performing on stage, and when I came off the stage my legs were shaking and I couldn't even stand steadily."
"I didn't expect Miss Alice to be in the audience right then and there. She even came over to praise my talent and said...she wanted me to be some kind of 'idol'?"
When she mentioned the word "idol", her voice became even lower, as if she remembered the embarrassing moment when she blushed and waved her hands and said "I can't do it".
At that time, Alice smiled brightly and said, "Being an idol means letting more people see your light." She remembered this sentence for a long time.
When Alice heard the word "idol", she subconsciously curled the blonde hair beside her ear with her fingertips, and a trace of melancholy flashed across her eyes.
She sighed softly, her voice filled with a sense of the passage of time.
"Yes, I even enthusiastically drew dozens of plans at the time, thinking of bringing together talented girls from all over Teyvat to form a group that could sing and dance."
(Why no rap and basketball?)
She looked at the theater stage, a helpless smile forming on her lips: "Thinking about it now, I was really excited back then."
Do your best, Alice thought to herself.
After we resolve the issue with Shao Yun and pull Teyvat out of the quagmire, maybe we can try again?
Just as Alice was lost in thought, her thoughts were brought back to reality by Nelue's words.
Nilu chuckled and greeted, "Haha, then Miss Alice, are you here to organize that idol group again?"
"Well, I do think about it." Alice spread her hands, and the melancholy on her face turned into fatigue.
"But the time and conditions don't allow it. I'm busy with something difficult lately, and I'm so busy and exhausted that I don't have time to think about idol groups."
She didn't elaborate on what she was busy with, but just waved her hand, as if she didn't want this little trouble to disturb the current atmosphere.
Seeing that she didn't want to talk more, Nilu considerately changed the subject.
"So, Miss Alice, how are you doing recently? I remember you told me that you had a daughter. How is she now?"
When Alice mentioned her daughter, the fatigue in her eyes instantly faded away, replaced by a smile that was both loving and helpless, and even her voice softened.
"You mean my daughter? She..."
When Alice heard Nilu mention Kelly, she was about to talk about it at length, but she stopped.
Now is not the time to talk about this!
So, before the tenderness in her eyes faded away, she waved her hand and changed the subject in a light tone.
"Hey, stop talking about me and talk about something else."
As soon as she finished speaking, she took out a gilded wooden box from behind her like a magic trick, flicked her fingertips on the lid, and with a "click", the lock popped open.
Nilu subconsciously moved closer to take a look, and her breathing slowed down.
Lying quietly in the box was a dance dress (Breath of Shabon), as beautiful as a dream cut out from the morning light.
The background color is a very light dawn primrose green, as soft as the tender buds of green plants washed by morning dew.
A pink-gold light quietly spread out from the depths of the folds, like dewdrops in the early morning, reflecting fine and warm rainbows.
The upper layer is covered with translucent cloud gauze, and the inner layer is woven with silver thread mixed with satin, which emits a warm luster under the light.
At the waist and cuffs, hair-thin silver threads outline spreading vines, with white lily of the valley the size of rice grains adorning the tips.
Nilu couldn't help but move closer and smelled a faint fragrance, similar to the crispness of iris mixed with the sweetness of dew grass.
Alice looked at Nello's eyes that lit up and pushed the box towards her.
"By the way, I have a gift for you. This dress will look great on you."
Nilu looked at the gift box handed to her by Alice, her fingertips suspended in the air and she didn't dare to touch it. She was stunned by the sudden surprise.
She was stunned for a long time before she spoke awkwardly.
"Is this for me?"
Alice looked at the slight blush on her cheeks and the joy in her eyes that she couldn't hide. She couldn't help laughing and simply stuffed the gift box into her arms.
"A new set of clothes? Could it be for your little dog Swan?" She raised her eyebrows deliberately. "Why, you don't like it?"
Nilu quickly held the gift box tightly with both hands, shaking her head like a rattle: "No, I like it! But..."
Then she lowered her head to look at the exquisite clothes in the box, her voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.
"This looks incredibly expensive. The embroidery and the material... I've never seen such a beautiful ball gown. I'm a little overwhelmed."
Alice raised her hand and ruffled her hair, and said in a suggestive tone, "Why are you worried? This should have been yours."
"Huh?" Nel looked up, her eyes widening. "W-What do you mean?"
Alice smiled and tapped the gift box lightly, saying meaningfully.
"It doesn't have any profound meaning, I just think it suits you perfectly when you're on stage."
Then, without saying anything, Alice took two steps back and waved at her.
"Okay, I really have to go. I still have a lot of things to deal with."
Leaving behind a crisp "See you again if we're lucky", the figure quickly disappeared from Nilu's sight.
Neloo stood there holding the gift box, looking down at the dance dress in her arms. Although it was nice to receive the gift, what did Alice mean when she said, "It should have been yours in the first place"?
Finally, Nilu, who was puzzled, hugged the box gently and whispered "Goodbye" to the empty door. The confusion in her eyes was slowly replaced by a smile.
Never mind, let’s try this skirt on first to see if it fits.
She thought about it and walked briskly towards the dressing room.
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