On the eighth day of the new year, Mo Xuetong went to the banquet at General Fu’s. As a granddaughter of the family, her presence there was mandatory.

In the morning, Mo Huawen had someone bring her new clothes with matching accessories. Mo Xuetong had seen these accessories before. They had once belonged to her mother. Though her mother dressed plainly, the accessories were all lavish and glamorous. Because of that, they’d only been used a few times and looked almost ...