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Yu Sheng turned to the young girl beside her and said, “Bring me a pair of scissors. By the way, do we have a sewing kit?”

The young girl nodded repeatedly. “Yes, we do.”

The young girl appeared to be about sixteen or seventeen. If Yu Sheng remembered correctly, she had been specially assigned by the Yu family to assist her during this return.

It was Yu Sheng’s first time at the Yu family estate, and this young girl was likely also new here. Naturally, she seemed a bit uneasy. However, in the storyline, this little maid named Shiya was the most concerned about the original protagonist’s well-being.

The others around her were puzzled about what Yu Sheng intended to do. Most of them didn’t hold much hope for her, nor did they believe that a pair of scissors or a sewing kit could turn the situation around.

Did she really think she could casually fix a dress from a big-name brand like B.B? That was incredibly naive!

This was the inner monologue of several people in the room.

One of the stylists stepped forward. “Miss Yu, what about your hair and makeup?”

Yu Sheng smiled gently, carefully hiding her sharp fangs. She always adhered to the principle: “If someone doesn’t offend me, I won’t offend them. But if they do, I’ll repay them a hundredfold.” The problem with the dress was something Yu Wei had orchestrated herself, so there was no need for Yu Sheng to lose her temper with unrelated people.

Yu Sheng recalled that in the original story, she had ended up attending her return banquet wearing an ordinary outfit. Although it was because her dress had been ruined and the Yu family had no spare dresses, it was still an embarrassing result. She had been labeled a “country bumpkin.”

This label followed her for the short rest of her life.

Because she was a “country bumpkin,” she had no sense of propriety, showing up in such an ordinary outfit. She couldn’t compare to Yu Wei at all.

The book described how Yu Sheng stood beside Yu Wei, who, with her superior position, made Yu Sheng look like a ridiculous ugly duckling. Yu Wei wore a princess dress, her face adorned with a confident and elegant smile, while Yu Sheng hunched over, her face burning with embarrassment, too afraid to look at the reactions of the people in the audience, fearing the mocking expressions on their faces.

One was noble, the other humble—standing together, they created a strong visual contrast for everyone present.

Who could have imagined that this eldest daughter of the Yu family had spent so many years in the countryside, carrying an air of someone who had never seen the world?

Yu Sheng chuckled inwardly at the absurdity of those scenes from the book. After all, it was just a typical naive story where logic often went out the window. Regardless, Yu Sheng was still the daughter of the Yu family. It was because her parents were too poor that they had sent her to another family with a more modest background.

How did everything end up being her fault?

Yu Sheng paused, then replied to the stylist, “Let’s talk about hair and makeup after I change into the dress.”

The stylist opened his mouth, about to say there was no dress left, but in the end, he said nothing, simply nodding. “Alright.”

When Shiya returned with the scissors and sewing kit, Yu Sheng took the scissors and, without hesitation, cut a large portion from the hem of the skirt.

“Ah!”

“What is this?”

“Too rough!”

The people around her gasped in surprise. Yu Sheng ignored their comments, folding the piece of the skirt into a delicate flower shape and stitching it together with thread. Then, she glanced at the tear in the back and swiftly cut off the entire back panel. Using the cut fabric, she made two thin straps and sewed them diagonally onto the dress.

With this, the back was mostly exposed, but the two straps added a touch of playfulness and sensuality.

She carefully attached the little fabric flower she had made to the left shoulder of the dress.

She then trimmed the hem into a more uneven, layered shape.

In just a few minutes, Yu Sheng had altered the entire evening gown.

She had to admit, the dress was of good quality. Even after her drastic alterations, while it might have some rough spots up close, from a distance, it looked flawless.

“Shiya, help me put it on,” Yu Sheng said, walking toward the dressing room.

Shiya, amazed and filled with admiration, felt a rush of joy. The eldest miss actually remembered her name! She had only mentioned it once, and the eldest miss had already remembered. With that thought, Shiya hurriedly followed Yu Sheng into the dressing room.

When she saw Yu Sheng take off her dirty clothes, revealing smooth, fair skin, Shiya couldn’t help but be taken aback.

Wasn’t it said that the eldest miss grew up in the countryside? How could her skin be so perfect?

She quickly turned her gaze away and carefully helped Yu Sheng put on the dress.

As Yu Sheng gazed at herself in the mirror, a satisfied smile spread across her face.

If the dress had seemed a bit conservative before, now it had a touch of sensuality.

The fabric flower on her shoulder elevated the entire look.

She turned slightly to admire her back in the mirror.

The back of the dress had been maliciously torn, but she had boldly exposed the entire back. The straps made her back look even more alluring yet playful.

The hem had been cut short, now resting above her thighs. It was a little short but still modest enough to avoid revealing too much.

Yu Sheng looked at herself, still feeling a bit dissatisfied.

The dress was perfect now, but the problem was her hairstyle. It was too outdated, with two thick ponytails and heavy bangs.

To Yu Sheng, that look seemed stuck in the past.

She walked out of the dressing room, and when everyone saw her in the dress, they couldn’t help but look at her with surprise.

Only then did she turn to the stylist who had asked about her hair and makeup earlier. “Now, you can help me design my look.”

The stylist paused for a moment, then nodded. “Of course, Miss Yu. Please have a seat.”

As she sat down, she explained some of her preferences, the most important being to remove the heavy bangs.

Yu Sheng could also design her own image. Her makeup skills were comparable to the popular “Pony” in South Korea, and she could even replicate others’ looks. But since there was a stylist available, she figured she might as well make use of the free service.

At this point, the other stylists started to get busy.

One worked on her hair, another on her makeup, while a third fixed her dress to make it more fitting. There was even someone giving her a massage.

Yu Sheng sat peacefully in the chair, enjoying the rare luxury service.

In her past life, she was an ordinary girl who had risen to fame as a Weibo influencer during the social media boom. But in her previous life, she rarely got any sleep, often only managing four or five hours a night, let alone experiencing a moment like this where several people were serving her.

Yu Sheng’s expression was calm, but others weren’t so composed.

As her makeup and hairstyle took shape, her already near-perfect face became even more radiant, captivating everyone’s gaze. Yu Wei’s personal maid clenched her hands tightly.

Sometimes, a girl’s jealousy could come out of nowhere and surge strongly.

From the beginning, Yu Wei hadn’t welcomed the older sister who might take away their parents’ love and care. After seeing her face, Yu Wei’s resentment grew even more. And as Yu Wei’s maid, seeing her mistress upset, Ya Qing naturally wanted to share some of the burden.

After all, she and Yu Wei were in the same boat.

So, at Yu Wei’s silent consent, Ya Qing had ruined Yu Sheng’s evening dress, intending to make her first public appearance a failure.

To crush her confidence and make her realize how big the gap between her and her younger sister, Yu Wei, really was.

The most cruel and decisive way to ruin someone is to destroy their confidence. If you take away a person’s belief in themselves, what else can they do to make people wary?

What Ya Qing didn’t expect was that her “warning shot” had been easily handled by Yu Sheng, the country bumpkin from the Yu family. But how could she allow her to appear at the downstairs banquet in such an impressive look?

Ya Qing stared at Yu Sheng’s back and gradually made up her mind.

Although Yu Sheng kept looking at herself in the mirror, she kept a watchful eye on Ya Qing from the corner of her eye.

Seeing her expression turn dark, Yu Sheng knew that Ya Qing was probably plotting something again.

She was curious to see what Ya Qing would do next. After all, her presence had already shifted the storyline of the book, which only made things more exciting for Yu Sheng.

At that moment, her makeup and hairstyle were finally complete.

It had to be said, the stylists’ skills were impressive. Because her skin was so good, the base makeup was light.

When evaluating makeup, the most important part was the eye makeup.

With Yu Sheng’s picky eye, she had no choice but to give this makeup artist a high score of 9 out of 10, because the eye makeup they applied to her suited her temperament perfectly, making her eyes appear large and enchanting, with a harmless, almost animal-like charm. The lip gloss they used was a pumpkin color, a soft and pinkish hue that enhanced her youthful aura.

As for her hairstyle, it was lively and playful. Since Yu Sheng had previously made her requests known to the stylist, all of her bangs were styled upward, revealing her smooth forehead.

A truly beautiful woman dares to show her forehead.

After all, she was only twenty years old, so this makeup and hairstyle were perfectly suitable for her.

Once everything was ready, Yu Sheng stood up with a smile.

Before she transmigrated into this world, she never understood why some transmigrators tried to avoid the female and male leads at all costs, fearing that they would repeat their tragic fates.

But for Yu Sheng, the female lead? What was there to fear?

If she were given a second chance at life, she would live it to the fullest.

If the female lead was a scheming white lotus, fine, she would outdo her in being even more innocent.

If the female lead was a cold, untouchable snow lotus, no problem, she would be even more arrogant.

If the female lead was soft and cute, well, she would be even more adorable.

Life is a play, and it all depends on acting.

If the female lead dared to cause trouble for her, Yu Sheng wouldn’t hesitate to confront her head-on.