“Rest your eyes for a while, I’ll give you acupuncture now,” Jiang Ziyu instructed awkwardly.
But he seemed not to hear, his bright eyes holding a magical quality that made one’s heart palpitate.
With no other choice, Jiang Ziyu turned her back to him.
It seemed her plan had to be moved up.
With needles inserted into her eyelids, Jiang Ziyu deliberately made Di Mingjue close his eyes, preventing him from staring at her.
During this time, she could also relax.
A nagging feeling had been bothering her, a sense that Di Mingjue might have recognized her?
It must be her imagination, Jiang Ziyu shook her head and turned back to observe Di Mingjue. She looked at his reflection in the glass, and unconsciously reached out to touch it.
After the acupuncture, Jiang Ziyu dared not stay with Di Mingjue for too long. She made up an excuse and left.
…
“Cousin-in-law, your face?”
Returning from outside, Jiang Ziyu ran into Wu Xuerou. She looked at her with surprise.
“My face?” Jiang Ziyu feigned ignorance, touched her cheek, and hurried into the bathroom.
A few seconds later, a wail came from inside.
The sound startled the old lady. Leaning on her cane, she saw Wu Xuerou with a look of schadenfreude.
“What happened?” the old lady asked sternly.
The sudden voice startled the distracted Wu Xuerou. She turned around in panic, looking uneasily at the old lady approaching her.
“Na… Grandma…”
“Were you the one shouting just now?”
Before Wu Xuerou could explain, Jiang Ziyu emerged from the bathroom, tears streaming down her face.
Her face covered in red pustules shocked the old lady.
“Ziyu, what happened to your face?”
The tears she had been holding back suddenly flowed again. Jiang Ziyu shook her head aggrievedly, “I don’t know.”
The old lady came to her side with concern, observing closely, “Did you eat something?”
Jiang Ziyu continued to shake her head.
Seeing that the situation was not optimistic, the old lady ordered the housekeeper to call the family doctor.
After a brief treatment by the doctor, an answer was obtained.
“Will the rash leave marks after it subsides?” the old lady inquired.
Beauty was what every woman valued most, and the greatest weapon for attracting men.
Dr. Lin wrote a prescription and replied, “Recently, avoid eating cold, spicy food, and seafood. Rest on time, apply the ointment, and follow these instructions, and there will be no marks left.”
Her worried heart was put at ease. The old lady expressed her gratitude, had the household servants see Dr. Lin out, and also asked Wu Xuerou to go with her to collect the medicine.
Sitting in the car, Wu Xuerou thoughtfully looked at the prescription in her hand.
“Dr. Lin, if acne scars are left, are there still ways to remove them?”
Dr. Lin turned back and thought for a moment, “It’s hard to say, but once acne scars are left, it means the skin surface has been damaged. To completely resolve it, it will likely take a very long time.”
“Is that so?” Wu Xuerou was very pleased.
If she were disfigured, would Di Mingjue still like her? Would the old lady still care for her?
Upon arriving at the hospital, Wu Xuerou collected the ointment. Looking at the palm-sized medicine box, her heart was filled with a difficult choice.
At this moment, a long-distance call came from abroad.
Moving to a secluded corner, Wu Xuerou answered Zhao Yanxia’s call.
“You’re coming back?” Wu Xuerou asked loudly.
Upon receiving Zhao Yanxia’s confirmation, a scheme flashed through Wu Xuerou’s mind.
Expressing her welcome home, she then recounted the events that had happened at home.
Just as she had thought, Zhao Yanxia was very excited about Jiang Ziyu’s temporary disfigurement.
“It’s really retribution. Isn’t she quite capable? How come her own face is damaged now and can’t be saved?” Zhao Yanxia said sarcastically.
She wished Jiang Ziyu’s face would worsen, so she couldn’t steal the spotlight.
“Dr. Lin prescribed her medicine, and if she follows the doctor’s orders, she’ll recover her original appearance in a week,” Wu Xuerou confided regretfully.