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“Miss Yu, what should we do?”

“How could this happen? Who touched this dress earlier?”

“How can Miss Yu attend the banquet later?”

Yu Sheng, in a daze, heard one frantic shout after another.

The constant chattering noise felt like a persistent nuisance, which made her frown slightly. She tried to open her eyes and spent a couple of seconds clearing her mind. After scanning her surroundings, she realized that she was no longer in her familiar little nest, but in a lavishly decorated place.

The crystal chandelier above her head emitted such a strong light that it made her squint for a moment. After two seconds, she adjusted and fully adapted to her new surroundings.

At this moment, there were quite a few people around her, but she didn’t recognize any of them.

Seeing that Yu Sheng was silent, a young girl, holding a black dress that had torn open, hesitantly stepped forward and cautiously said, “Miss Yu, the dress is damaged. What should we do?” The girl glanced at Yu Sheng’s expression as she spoke.

Besides the girl, there were seven or eight other people around Yu Sheng, with varying heights and builds. She had no idea what they were all doing here.

Yu Sheng subtly surveyed the room. Suddenly, she noticed a glint of triumph and mockery in one of the women’s eyes.

Triumph and mockery?

The woman stood in the farthest corner of the room, arms crossed, looking as if she was enjoying a show. When she caught Yu Sheng’s gaze, she neither flinched nor avoided it, appearing confident and fearless.

“Miss Yu?” The young girl couldn’t help but call out again.

Yu Sheng calmly shifted her gaze away from the woman. At this point, her confusion only deepened.

She still had no idea what was going on. From her perspective, she was just an internet celebrity, a big influencer with millions of followers on Weibo. But she had never been called “Miss Yu” before.

Such a title felt far removed from her reality.

As for the woman who seemed to be enjoying the scene, Yu Sheng had never seen her before.

Yu Sheng quietly took the black dress.

The moment she touched it, she knew it was expensive, with a unique design. She unfolded the dress and examined it closely, feeling something was off.

She had never seen this style at any of the big brands she was familiar with.

This meant the dress in her hands didn’t belong to any well-known brand she recognized. That was odd.

As a Weibo influencer, Yu Sheng had always been at the forefront of the fashion scene. She was well-versed in both domestic and international high-end brands, and it was almost impossible for her not to recognize a brand.

And yet, the dress before her, though unfamiliar in style, was definitely not from a low-tier brand.

At this moment, the woman who had shown mockery in her eyes spoke up. Though she addressed her as “Miss Yu,” there was no respect in her tone. “Miss Yu, you came back in such a rush that this was the only dress we had that fits you. Perhaps you should just wear casual clothes to attend the banquet downstairs.”

This conversation sounded strangely familiar, as if she had just heard it recently.

But where?

Yu Sheng racked her brain, trying to remember. Then, suddenly, she had a flash of realization. This was a scene from the novel The Devil’s Lover.

The novel’s villainous female character shared her name, which was why she had read it in her spare time.

She had expected it to be a typical “villainess” story, but it turned out to be tragic. The real victim was the heroine, not the villainess with the same name.

Seeing the villainess suffer endless torment and be crushed by the heroine, and finally die during childbirth in a painful and tragic manner, Yu Sheng had thrown the book aside in frustration, no longer interested in reading.

After witnessing the miserable life of the villainess, she couldn’t sleep well that night. After all, the character’s name and fate were too relatable. She had expected to dominate the story, but instead, she was crushed.

Back then, Yu Sheng had mocked the villainess, criticizing her stupidity, naivety, and weakness. She had even wondered what was going on inside the character’s head.

And now, could it be that she had “traveled into” the book?

After reflecting on some details and dialogue, Yu Sheng quickly confirmed—she was definitely inside the story.

She slightly turned her body, and at that moment, she saw a mirror in front of her.

The mirror reflected her entire figure, revealing every detail.

When she saw her face in the mirror, she froze.

The beauty reflected in the mirror was beyond human comprehension and imagination.

Yu Sheng had always known that the villainess in the book was beautiful, as the author had dedicated many pages to describing her looks—her complexion like dawn, her eyes like ink. The author had used nearly every adjective for beauty on her. The heroine’s slap across the villainess’s face would be all the more satisfying for the readers. “Look, the villainess is beautiful, but when she meets the heroine, she has no choice but to submit.”

But when Yu Sheng truly saw the face in the mirror, she realized the words used in the book were too inadequate. The language was pale in comparison to the true beauty she was witnessing.

Looking at her face, it felt as though the very air had turned gentle.

She smiled slightly, and in the mirror, her eyes shimmered, her gaze radiant. The slight curve of her lips formed the most perfect arc. Truly, she was a beauty beyond compare.

But while she was beautiful, her outfit was quite outdated—she was wearing a white T-shirt that looked like it had been bought from a street vendor, and it had faded slightly to yellow. She also wore a pair of denim jeans that were worn out with holes.

Her attire not only clashed with the environment, but also with the people around her. Even the servants here were dressed better than she was.

And the woman who had shown mockery in her eyes earlier was one of the servants who had served Yu Wei since she was a child.

Yu Sheng realized that she had entered the scene at the beginning of the story.

In The Devil’s Lover, Yu Sheng and the heroine, Yu Wei, were biological sisters, but their fates were vastly different.

When Yu Sheng was young, her father, Yu Li, had not yet risen to prominence. The family was too poor to raise her, so they sent her to another family that didn’t have a daughter. After a few years, Yu Wei was born, and shortly after, Yu Li’s career started to take off. Within no time, he became wealthy and later founded a listed company.

The family only had Yu Wei as a child, and all the attention and affection were focused on her, making her feel like a princess.

In contrast, Yu Sheng had a much harder life. Before meeting Yu Wei, her life had been poor, but after meeting her, she suffered emotionally.

In the novel, the villainess was completely overshadowed by the heroine. In front of the heroine, she was nothing. Even if she was beautiful, it was of no use.

Though Yu Sheng and Yu Wei were only two years apart in age, there was an unbridgeable gap between them.

Yu Wei had been pampered from childhood.

Yu Sheng, on the other hand, was sent to a foster family where the foster father was a gambler. One day, after falling into debt, he was beaten to death.

Her foster mother fell ill and, unable to afford treatment, died shortly after.

In the end, Yu Sheng was left with her foster brother as her only family.

It wasn’t until Yu Sheng turned 20, this year, that the Yu family finally found her.

But unexpectedly, upon her return, a harsh reality awaited her.

Just a Warning Shot?

Yu Sheng looked at the gorgeous dress in her hands, which had been torn open with a large cut, and a sarcastic curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.

This kind of petty trick was nothing for her to worry about.