Countess Youngae’s Money-Sweeping Makeup Shop - Chapter 73

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73

 

“Waaah, Miss!”

 

The first thing I heard upon arriving at work was Lili’s crying, who had already heard news about me.

 

When I entered through the door, Lili, who had a much more mature atmosphere than before, stared at me blankly, then her eyes welled up with tears that didn’t match her demeanor.

 

And Lili’s face, unable to hold back her tears, flinched before bursting into tears, dropping the broom she was using and running toward me.

 

I caught and hugged Lili, who was still childlike, and patted her back.

 

“I didn’t die, so why are you crying like this? It’s okay, I’m completely fine, so don’t cry, Lili!”

 

“I really, truly, *sob*, truly thought you were going to die!”

 

“Lili worries too much. I came back, so isn’t that what matters?”

 

“That’s true, but… I was still incredibly worried, Miss.”

 

Lili poured out tears that almost soaked my chest, then was horrified to see tear stains on my clothes in the shape of her face.

 

At Lili’s frantic attempts to dry it by fanning and asking if she should buy new clothes, I finally burst into laughter.

 

It had definitely been such a pleasant morning, but—

 

“There are way too few people here, aren’t there?”

 

Even though it was 1 PM, there wasn’t a single customer.

 

I had expected there would be somewhat fewer due to the aftermath of my leave and the influence of Juber’s shop.

 

I had deliberately stayed up all night writing letters about my recovery and return, along with discount and bonus gift events, and distributed them, but could it really be this empty?

 

I thought at least one person would come.

 

The situation was exactly the same as our opening day.

 

While eating lunch in dismay, I heard a sound from outside the window.

 

“Excuse me.”

 

At the small voice, I got up from my seat and looked out the window.

 

Since I was on the 2nd floor, I couldn’t see clearly, but what I could make out was a woman with orange hair peeking around in front of the door.

 

That fluffy cotton candy-like hair was,

 

“Yeongae Shuser?”

 

When the woman tilted her head back, I met her green eyes.

 

At the same time, Pebello’s face turned bright red as she moved her lips soundlessly before timidly waving one hand.

 

“Ah, just a moment! I’ll be right down!”

 

Pebello should still have remaining home makeup visit sessions, so what could this be about?

 

Thinking this, I quickly stepped down the stairs to the first floor and opened the locked door.

 

Then Pebello carefully entered the shop, and the maid who followed handed me a basket.

 

When I received the basket with a bewildered expression, Pebello scratched her cheek with an embarrassed look.

 

“Ehehe, I came too suddenly while you’re resting, didn’t I? I’m sorry. It’s just that I heard you were feeling better, and while I couldn’t visit you while you were sick, I wanted to give you a gift.”

 

Wondering what this could be, I stared at the basket, but since it seemed impolite to open a gift in front of the person who gave it, I smiled along with Pebello.

 

“Thank you, Yeongae Shuser! Since you’re here, would you like to get your makeup done before you go? I’ll do this one for free!”

 

“Ah! It’s really nothing special as a gift. It seems like your rest time right now, so taking up your time is a bit…”

 

“Do you have any appointments after this?”

 

“No.”

 

“If you’re not tired, how about getting it done once before you go? I haven’t had any customers today, so I’ve unintentionally rested plenty.”

 

When I sparkled my eyes asking if it would be okay, Pebello’s eyes widened before sending me a gently sparkling gaze in return.

 

“If you’re not tired, may I ask you to do it? There’s a makeup look I’d like to try.”

 

***

 

Pebello said she was curious about how cute she could become if she could pull off a cute atmosphere.

 

For Pebello, who always included mature keywords, to want to become cute made my hands itch as if I’d encountered my specialty.

 

I want to show her the cutest feeling in the world?

 

Among the various makeup looks that came to mind, I chose one that matched well with the colors and overall atmosphere.

 

When I seated Pebello in the chair in front of the mirror, she looked around curiously.

 

That made sense since Pebello had never properly visited our shop since it opened.

 

After completing the makeup preparations, I did simple color correcting and then unified her skin tone with foundation.

 

After confirming that her dark circles were covered, I immediately moved on to color makeup.

 

I mixed orange with a touch of pink to create a fresh color as the base, then concentrated dark coral color on the blush and under the outer corners of her eyes.

 

And I added more pink to make her eyelids have a pinkish glow, then applied highlighter close to white on her forehead and nose tip to brighten the center of her face.

 

I lightly brushed orange mixed with a bit of brown on her aegyo-sal and the triangular zone.

 

Thanks to that creating round eyes, I used dark brown eyeliner to draw the eye shape downward.

 

After properly curling her eyelashes up, I shaped them with brown-toned mascara.

 

Finally, for her lips, I applied coral-colored lip color with a lot of orange in a matte, slightly thick texture.

 

When the makeup was finished, Lili, who had finished lunch, came downstairs.

 

When I asked Lili to set the hair, she looked in the mirror and pondered seriously.

 

Soon she moved busily to both sides, braiding Pebello’s hair.

 

The slight difference was that she braided Pebello’s curly hair thickly as if to emphasize it.

 

But it didn’t seem like she braided it tightly.

 

I couldn’t help but admire the braided hair that was neat but maintained a fluffy feeling.

 

Did she research while I was resting?

 

Thanks to that, a lovely Pebello with the atmosphere of an innocent country girl that teddy bears would love was completed.

 

With Lili’s words that she was done, Pebello’s cheeks turned rosy as she looked in the mirror.

 

“Wow.”

 

Her already round eyes became even rounder as she stared intently at the mirror.

 

She’s really cute now, but it would be nice if there was something more.

 

Lili seemed to be thinking the same thing, crossing her arms and frowning briefly in thought before looking at me.

 

“If it’s okay, may I go out for a moment? There’s something I really want to do for Miss Shuser!”

 

“Would that be alright, Yeongae Shuser?”

 

“Huh? Ah…! Yes! It’s fine!”

 

As soon as permission was granted, Lili immediately grabbed her wallet and headed outside.

 

Pebello, who had been watching Lili’s retreating figure, looked back at the mirror and smiled bashfully.

 

“Do you remember when I told you before that I didn’t particularly like being called ‘cute’?”

 

“Yes, I remember.”

 

“I kept thinking that way, but lately I’ve come to like the word ‘cute.'”

 

“Could it be because of that person…?”

 

“Oh, is it that obvious?”

 

Pebello’s cheeks ripened bright red as she fidgeted with her hands.

 

She mumbled and moved her lips before turning her head to meet my eyes.

 

“Dian said he likes cute people. I wanted to show Dian more of my cute side.”

 

“I see. But you don’t need to try to become an even cuter person, do you? Even without more effort, Yeongae Shuser is cute just by existing.”

 

“Huh, what?”

 

“This is just my guess, but—”

 

I bent my knees and whispered quietly so only Pebello could hear.

 

“That thing, wasn’t Dian subtly making a move?”

 

Upon hearing that, she flinched and her face turned bright red again as Pebello couldn’t say anything and just moved her lips soundlessly.

 

I distanced myself from Pebello and grinned.

 

“Usually that’s called making a move! He was indirectly saying something like ‘I like cute people like you!'”

 

“I’ve never shown a cute side…”

 

“Oh my, what did I say? Yeongae Shuser is cute just by existing!”

 

When I said this forcefully, Pebello fidgeted restlessly before turning red up to her neck and covering her face with both hands.

 

Ah, so cute.

 

I want to put her in my pocket and ruffle her hair!

 

Time passed quickly as we chatted about such trivial things.

 

When Lili returned, she approached Pebello and attached expensive-looking green ribbons to the ends of both braided pigtails.

 

Ah! Isn’t our Lili a genius? It’s so cute!

 

I hugged Lili silently and stomped my feet.

 

“Doesn’t it look too childish?”

 

“Not at all! And looking childlike makes the cuteness double! It’s really so adorable!”

 

Seeing her glancing at the door, it seemed that among noble young ladies, only children usually did this sort of thing.

 

But why do they stop doing such cute things when they grow up?

 

It’s not even a ball, so it should be fine to do it normally!

 

I firmly grasped both of Pebello’s hands.

 

“You’re really cute, so don’t worry. If anyone says anything, you can throw me under the bus and say I forced you to do it!”

 

“What? How could I do that…!”

 

“It just means it suits you that well, so you don’t need to worry!”

 

Even while gazing at the mirror with worried eyes, a gentle smile gradually appeared on Pebello’s face.

 

“If I act confident, no one will be able to say anything.”

 

“Exactly! Let’s start a new style trend, Yeongae!”

 

Pebello nodded confidently as if she had made up her mind, then looked at the mirror before turning to meet my eyes with a look of realization.

 

“I think you might know, but have you ever met anyone who has visited the Goddess Shop, Marquis?”

 

“Huh? No! I haven’t met them yet.”

 

“It might just be my imagination, but the people who have visited seem to be getting a little strange.”

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