A certain smile by Michael Judith

Author:Michael, Judith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Women fashion designers, Americans, East and West
Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers
Published: 1999-09-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chdpter 8

¥u Yi flung the dress to the floor. "It is not what I want. It is not right for me. Not one of these is right for me. Take them away!"

TTie saleswoman bit her Up as she knelt and gathered together the dresses tumbled on the carpet. The apartment was densely furnished in brocades and velvets and mahogany furniture piled with cushions embroidered with flowers and birds in bright coral, Wu Yi's favorite color. The saleswoman, eyes lowered, crouched to reach under a chair for a shoe that had been kicked there.

"You needn't put on that wretched look," Wu Yi stormed. "You knew I wouldn't like them, but you brought them anyway."

"They were the closest I had to what you said you wanted."

"Something different, I said! Dramatic! Special!"

The saleswoman slipped the dresses into their garment bags. "I don't know anyone else in Beijing. There is a shop in Shanghai, and one in Xi'an, but of course you want something closer."

"Which is the best?"

"Oh, Xi'an, by far, it is an extraordinary collection, but Xi'an is—"

"Call them! I want to talk to someone there!"

"It is almost five o'clock; the shop is probably closed."

"Call them!"

Wu Yi waited for the saleswoman to tell her she could make her own call with her own telephone in her own apartment, but after only a brief hesitation the woman went to the telephone and dialed. Being a famous actress is a good thing, Wu Yi exulted silently. People do your bidding.

Except for Sheng. A frown brought two deep lines to her perfect

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