NOVPUBShen Roujia saw herself as representing Tu Lie at the bonfire, not realizing how she ought to present herself.
As she thought about this, she instinctively looked up at the sky.
Wen Surong approached her with a warm smile.
“Xiao Rou, I’ve prepared a new dress for you. As the princess of the Wen family, we mustn’t be outshone by any other woman.”
Shen Roujia couldn’t help but feel touched by her father’s thoughtfulness.
She looked behind Wen Surong and saw several maids slowly bringing in the dress.
It was a bold red, a color Shen Roujia had never worn before.
Shen Roujia had always thought that such a color was too flamboyant, so she had always instinctively hidden her sharp edges at any occasion. She reached out to touch the dress, admiring it.
In the past, her father had never allowed her to stand out too much because she was an illegitimate child. No matter how talented she was, she always lived in fear that her true identity would be exposed.
Once Shen Roujia accepted this reality, it was hard for her to let go of that fear.
Wen Surong noticed the unusual expression on Shen Roujia’s face and asked, worried, “What’s wrong? Don’t you like it?”
Shen Roujia rubbed her nose, which had suddenly become a little sore.
