Chapter 491 - 490: Lu Yunzhou Opens the Door to a New World

"You’re the stylists my boyfriend hired. Today, you’ll be responsible for my styling, as well as my boyfriend’s and his brother’s."

Yun Zijin offered a brief explanation, letting Han Chun know who would be getting styled today.

Han Chun’s team was sizable. They swarmed into the hospital room, making it feel a bit close for a moment. Fortunately, Lu Yunzhou’s room was large enough that it didn’t feel crowded, even with so many people inside.

"Styling for men is usually simpler. Which of you two would like to go first?"

Han Chun looked toward Lu Yunque and Lu Yunzhou.

"Do my brother’s first. He’s in a wheelchair, and it’ll take some time for him to get adjusted to wearing a suit."

Han Chun looked at Lu Yunzhou, showing no reaction whatsoever to his mobility issues.

"Mr. Lu, would you mind moving over in front of that mirror?"

Styling is almost always done in front of a mirror. This allows the client to watch the entire process and communicate with the stylist if they’re not satisfied with something, so adjustments can be made on the spot.

A truly skilled stylist is one who can understand their client’s requests and deliver a result that leaves them satisfied.

"Alright. You can push me over."

Lu Yunzhou was still in the phase of taming his wheelchair, but not wanting an outsider to see him struggle, he allowed Han Chun to push him.

Han Chun carefully pushed Lu Yunzhou in front of the only vanity mirror in the hospital room.

"Mr. Lu, you have strong, defined features, but your skin is a bit dry. I’ll start by hydrating it for you."

With that, Han Chun pulled an array of bottles and jars from his oversized makeup bag and began applying hydrating products to Lu Yunzhou’s face.

Lu Yunzhou hadn’t paid this styling session much mind, but upon feeling the hydrating toner on his skin for the first time, he was instantly sold.

He had never used skincare products before. Forget toners and lotions; he’d never even used face wash.

The most he’d ever done was rub on some cheap, last-minute balm when his face got painfully chapped from the freezing cold.

But now, as the toner was patted onto his skin, Lu Yunzhou felt his face instantly relax. The dry, tight feeling vanished. It was as if a door to a new world had opened.

"This is..."

"Oh, it’s just a standard toner and lotion set, formulated for men."

Of course, any brand Han Chun brought out for his clients was guaranteed to be a quality product he had personally tested for effectiveness.

Lu Yunzhou nodded, not saying anything more.

Lu Yunque glanced at Lu Yunzhou, then sent a message to Yun Zijin.

Yun Zijin felt her phone vibrate. She took it out and saw a message from Lu Yunque, and was quite surprised by its contents.

Apparently, Lu Yunzhou wanted the set of skincare products Han Chun had just used on him.

Lu Yunque didn’t know anything about skincare either, so he could only ask his girlfriend for help.

Yun Zijin gave a small, awkward cough and inconspicuously put her phone down.

The truth was, Yun Zijin didn’t know much about men’s skincare products either.

But Han Chun had just said they were for hydration, which meant the Rose Essential Oil she made would work just as well.

Yun Zijin rummaged through her purse and, sure enough, found an unopened bottle of Rose Essential Oil.

Yun Zijin had learned from experience. When she was out walking around, bolder strangers would often approach her to ask about her skincare routine.

At first, Yun Zijin would have to explain each time. Eventually, she stopped explaining and just started dabbing a bit of Rose Essential Oil on their hands instead.

"Mr. Han, I have a bottle of Rose Essential Oil right here. Its hydrating and skincare effects are quite good. Big Brother might find this useful."

Seeing the small bottle of Rose Essential Oil in Yun Zijin’s palm, Han Chun’s eyes lit up. "I can’t believe you have something this good! I had people stake out the store for days and they still couldn’t get their hands on one!"

The Rose Essential Oil could only be bought in-store; they hadn’t opened any online sales channels at all.

It wasn’t that Su Mengyao didn’t want to; it was that production really couldn’t keep up with demand.

With a daily limit of 100 bottles, she already felt like she was working herself to death. If they opened an online sales channel, she’d really be done for.

"Haha, I stocked up a while ago. This one is still sealed. It’s for Big Brother."

"I’m a grown man..."

"Just take it, Bro. I use it too. It works really well."

Knowing Lu Yunzhou was feeling embarrassed, Lu Yunque quickly chimed in to persuade him.

Lu Yunque wasn’t lying; he really did use it.

It had taken Yun Zijin nagging him repeatedly—insisting that he could skip everything else, but he absolutely had to use the Rose Essential Oil—before Lu Yunque finally relented.

As it turned out, when it came to Rose Essential Oil, there was no in-between; you either never used it, or you used it all the time.

If nothing else, ever since he had gotten into the habit of using the Rose Essential Oil every day, Lu Yunque’s sleep had improved considerably.

Whether it was a placebo effect or not, it was working, and that was all that mattered.

"I make it by hand myself. Big Brother, please use it. Just ask me for more when you run out."

Yun Zijin only said it to put Lu Yunzhou’s mind at ease, but she had no idea how much of a shock her words would be to Han Chun and his team.

"Miss Yun, did you say you make this Rose Essential Oil by hand yourself?"

’Didn’t the staff at Huan Yan Fang say their boss made this personally? But I remember the owner of Huan Yan Fang is the young lady of the Su Group, isn’t she?’

’Han Chun had met the young lady from the Su Group before, and she and Miss Yun were two completely different people.’

"Yes, but I usually only make enough for myself and for my friends.

"As for what’s sold at Huan Yan Fang, aside from the ’crown jewel’ set, the rest is all made by Yaoyao.

"Of course, the formula is the same, so the effects are more or less identical. There’s no need to insist on buying the ’crown jewel’ just for the results."

’In any case, as far as Yun Zijin was concerned, there was no real difference between the ones she made and the ones Su Mengyao made.’

’However, Su Mengyao always insisted that the batches Yun Zijin made were more effective. Every time the ’crown jewel’ set was sold, Su Mengyao would come over to Yun Zijin’s place and shamelessly wheedle a new one out of her.’

’Yun Zijin remained noncommittal on the matter, thinking instead that Su Mengyao was being a little unhinged.’

’But Su Mengyao was the one managing Huan Yan Fang, so Yun Zijin couldn’t be bothered to bicker with her over it. In any case, as long as customers used the products and gave good reviews, they were a success.’

"So, Miss Yun, you actually know the owner of Huan Yan Fang?"

Han Chun also hadn’t expected to run into an acquaintance on a styling job.

She had thought of countless ways her cover might be blown, but she’d never imagined it happening like this.

"Yes. Yaoyao and I opened Huan Yan Fang together."

It was just that Yun Zijin happened to have the formula, and Su Mengyao happened to have a vacant shop. The two of them hit it off instantly.

"Miss Yun..."

Hearing Yun Zijin’s words, Han Chun couldn’t resist speaking up.

"Hm? Mr. Han, feel free to speak your mind."

"Miss Yun, I don’t suppose I could... use my connection with you to buy a bottle of the Rose Essential Oil?"

Heaven knows Han Chun had his eye on Huan Yan Fang for a long time. It was just a pity that not one of the people he sent over had ever succeeded in buying the Rose Essential Oil.

The number of people staking out Huan Yan Fang every day was practically countless, and many of them had a few tricks up their sleeves. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Han Chun’s people to go every day and come back empty-handed every single time.