The dormitory.
Xiang Xiaotong sat before the mirror, with large boxes filling the vanity in front of her.
The disguise supplies in the boxes spilled out in such abundance that any beauty blogger would have felt ashamed at the sight of them—eyebrows, eyelashes, wigs, eyelid tape, cosmetics... There was an overwhelming variety!
Makeup artist Song He clumsily held his tools, applying makeup to his teacher's face.
His movements were somewhat like a barber's. At times he examined his teacher's face; at times he turned to look at her reflection in the mirror, his gaze focused.
Xiang Xiaotong also applied makeup to herself. Her technique was just as unpracticed. Her face was already beautiful, and she never needed heavy makeup for work, only a little touching up. As a result, she had never developed much skill with cosmetics over all these years.
Naturally, they were aiming to make her ugly, applying the makeup as plainly as possible. Ideally, she would end up with an ordinary, forgettable face, so unremarkable that no one would remember it. That was the only way to reduce the attention.
The attention surrounding a beautiful mathematician had already been demonstrated by Katerina. Her popularity had been even greater than that of a movie star, with her photos appearing all over the internet. If photos of Xiang Xiaotong's real face started circulating everywhere online, the consequences would be absolutely disastrous.
After three attempts, neither teacher nor student was satisfied.
"Too fake. Anyone could tell at a glance that it's a disguise!" Xiang Xiaotong frowned. "My face shape doesn't suit this style. The result is even a little terrifying. With a layer of fake makeup on my face, I look like a lizard person disguised in human skin!"
"Exactly!" Song He agreed. "Ideally, it should look natural. Even if