The lightcolored lovely dress suited Noxia, not me.
Tanashia in the novel was a follower, so instead of finding a dress that suited her, it seemed like she followed Noxia’s taste.
Fortunately or unfortunately, the image of my past life and Tanashia were similar, so I knew what kind of dress suited me well.
“My taste has changed, so I don’t wear such dresses anymore.”
I quickly rejected the dress Mishel recommended and turned my eyes away when I saw a dress that caught my eye.
It was a dress made in a rosy color.
It wasn’t a bright red color that caught the eye, nor was it a light pink color, it was truly a color as red as a flower.
The more I looked at the peculiar color and the glamorous decoration attached to the dress, the more attractive it was.
Unlike Noxia, who looked good in pastel tones, I had a face that took fancy or dark colors well. Even without trying it on, I knew it would suit me quite well.
“I like this one.”
At my words, Mishel checked the red dress and made a surprised face.
“This isn’t the style that Your Highness usually wears. But thinking about it, it seems to suit you quite well. If you try it on……”
“That’s okay. I’ll just go with this.”
The royal ball this time was meant to promote Noxia.
My intention was also to go sightseeing with Askan, so it didn’t matter what dress I wore.
“Still……”
Mishel seemed surprised and trailed off.
Not only Mishel. Noxia, who was listening to my words, also jumped up as if it were unbelievable.
“You’ve chosen your own dress and Askan’s robe so carefully, but you’re going to choose yours without even trying it on?”
“I know it even without trying it on. It will suit me.”
I closed the dress book as if I didn’t need to think about it anymore. Then, looking at the surprised Mishel, I said again.
“Please check out.”
“Ah, yes. Understood.”
Mishel bowed her head and left the fitting room.
Noxia grabbed my clothes with a clueless expression.
“Wouldn’t it be better to try it on and decide?”
“I told you I know it without trying it on. Don’t you trust me?”
“That’s not it, but……”
At my strong stance, Noxia couldn’t persuade me any further and closed her mouth.
She looked so down that I unintentionally tried to say more, but I stopped.
‘Let’s not get unnecessarily close.’
In my previous life, I was 27 years old, so Noxia often felt like a much younger sister, not a peer.
Even now, our relationship was flowing in a different direction from the original, and I didn’t plan to deviate from the original any further.
I could get caught up in unnecessary things if I moved recklessly. If it wasn’t related to my survival, I planned to restrain myself.
Then, a wardrobe staff who had been waiting from behind approached and asked carefully.
“Shall I bring you some tea while you wait?”
I almost reflexively declined, but I looked at Noxia just in case and asked her.
“What do you want to drink?”
At my words, Noxia nodded her head greatly. She seemed thirsty after changing into the dress.
“Uh, I’ll have iced black tea.”
“Then, please bring just my sister’s.”
“Yes, understood.”
The employee, who looked somewhat nervous, bowed deeply and went outside.
An employee soon appeared carrying a tray, about to set down a cold cup of tea in front of Noksia, who was sitting inside of me.
Clang!
The employee dropped the cup he was about to set on the table.
In an instant, the glass cup smashed against the floor, and the tea inside splashed out.
No one could have anticipated that the tea would stain my dress.
I had been anxious because the employee’s hand seemed particularly shaky from the beginning, but I hadn’t expected this to happen.
Everyone was startled and frozen by the sudden incident. Michelle, who had just entered the fitting room, noticed the situation and approached.
“Oh my, what to do! Bring something to wipe it up quickly!”
Despite Michelle’s cry, the employees were flustered and panicked.
It was at that moment.
Whoosh, Askan, who had appeared out of nowhere, knelt on one knee in front of me. He wiped my dress, which was starting to turn the color of the tea, with a napkin.
His action had made his clothes dirty, but he was able to prevent my dress from being further stained with tea.
It might have seemed like an insignificant scene.
It was something that Askan, as a servant, should naturally do. His status as a slave could make it seem like nothing for him to kneel like this.
However, that seemingly natural action didn’t feel natural at all to me, who had experienced modern society.
I reached out, as if spellbound, and touched his shoulder, who was kneeling down.
It was an action that meant he could stop.
At my touch, Askan, who faithfully played the role of a servant, silently raised his head.
As our eyes met, his deep golden eyes and mine, the emotion I was feeling at that moment unknowingly escaped my lips without passing through my mind.
“…So cute, it’s killing me.”
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
