Although Miao Xin had been treated and bandaged, the excruciating pain hadn't subsided at all. She was trembling all over, like a leaf.

The brain is completely incapable of thinking, let alone speaking a complete sentence.

Seeing her like that, Gao Qiang didn't force her.

"Get some rest early tonight. I expect you to give me an answer by tomorrow morning. Don't try to hide anything. Boss, wake up. If it really is your fault, then you'll be in for a beating!"

After saying that, he closed and locked the door, putting the key in his pocket. He had effectively placed Miao Xin under house arrest. She sat on the bed, tears streaming down her face.

What exactly happened tonight? How did she know?

The most confused person was undoubtedly Miao Xin. This strange thing that happened to her came on strangely and left even more suddenly; she was absolutely certain that someone was deliberately targeting her to harm her.

Otherwise, the boss who was with her ate and drank the same things as her, so why was he only frightened and had no physical injuries at all?

But who could it be? Miao Xin endured the pain, mentally going through everyone she had offended, and concluded that Li Mingxuan was the most likely culprit.

He's a top student in medical school. He's good at chemistry; it's entirely possible he could concoct some poison and administer it to her silently.

Although Zhang Xiaoqiang also possessed this ability, he lacked the motive; it was precisely when they separated at the base that...

They didn't fall out, and there was no conflict of interest between them. When he came to seek refuge with them, they treated each other quite well.

So the only possibility is Li Mingxuan. Miao Xin didn't even consider Jian Ning at all, even though she knew about it the day Jian Ning returned to the base.

She was very confident that Jian Ning wouldn't discover the tricks she had done outside her yard so quickly.

Besides, there are no surveillance cameras or anything like that now, so even if they find out, they won't suspect her. She can simply deny it and pretend she didn't do it.

Therefore, she ruled out Jian Ning from the very beginning when it came to the matter of poisoning herself today.

Thinking about the pain I've suffered today, and how my entire appearance is ruined, I know that even if it heals, it will never return to its original state.

This is the apocalypse; there are no cosmetic surgery centers here. The thought of having to live with a face that's more terrifying than a ghost is driving Miao Xin to the brink of collapse.

He was so angry he felt like he was going to grind his teeth to dust.

Li Mingxuan, since you've been so heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless in return. I was still holding onto a sliver of old friendship. Since you've treated me this way, I certainly won't let you off easy either.

Having made up my mind, I endured the pain all over my body and managed to get some sleep. I woke up early the next morning. But I was locked in the room and couldn't go out at all.

The boss was really scared out of his wits yesterday. He's just a rich kid, not a gangster.

Such a bloody and bizarre scene was something he had never heard of in his more than forty years of life.

Even the Painted Skin character from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio isn't as scary as Miao Xin from last night.

I'm always woken up in the morning by fright.

She screamed in terror, and the door was immediately pushed open.

"Boss, you're awake?"

"Gao Qiang, what's wrong with me? I feel like my limbs won't obey me," the eldest brother said, lying on the bed. He tried to move his limbs, but felt completely powerless.

"Boss, don't worry, you're fine. The doctor has already come to check on you. You were just too frightened yesterday and haven't recovered yet."

Gao Qiang quickly walked over, helped the eldest brother up, and put a pillow under him.

"What about Miao Xin? How is she? Is she dead?"

The eldest brother recalled the scene from last night, closed his eyes slightly to ease his nervousness, and then asked.

"She's not dead. She's in the bedroom next to yours. She was also frightened yesterday and couldn't speak clearly. I'll go ask her again later what happened yesterday."

"Don't even mention it. Last night, I was getting intimate with her, and halfway through the kiss, I touched her face, and it felt like her skin was peeling off."

The skin and flesh below my cheekbone suddenly sagged, and blood sprayed all over my face.

"I think I screamed once, and then I don't remember anything else." The eldest brother shuddered as he said this.

"Amin rushed upstairs after hearing the shouts. He saw Miao Xin covered in blood, her flesh falling off at the slightest touch or scratch."

It startled him at the time, but after checking, there was nothing unusual in the room.

Haven't you noticed anything these days? Is Miss Miao any different than before? Or perhaps she's hiding something from you, and this is her revenge—who knows?

After listening to Gao Qiang's words, the eldest brother pondered for a while.

"No, her change was too sudden. When I looked at Miao Xin, she seemed to feel no pain at all. The flesh on her face was falling off, and she didn't seem to feel anything."

This is rather unusual. She hasn't gone out at all today; she's stayed in the villa. Could it be that someone in this villa is trying to harm me?

The boss's thinking is quite clear. Miao Xin is just a useless woman; apart from being pretty, there seems to be no need to specifically target her.

Is this all directed at him? After all, he moved in rather ostentatiously. It's no wonder some people are jealous.

"How about I bring Miao Xin over for you to interrogate her? Her current appearance is a bit frightening, boss, so be prepared."

After Gao Qiang finished speaking, he saw his boss nod in agreement, so he opened the door and went out.

Within two minutes, he dragged Miao Xin in by the arm. He was quite strong, and no matter how much Miao Xin struggled to stay inside, she couldn't get in.

The boss gasped when he saw Miao Xin's face.

He quickly shouted, "Don't come any closer, keep her away from me."

"Darling, please don't do this, it will make me sad."

Miao Xin sobbed a few times and turned her head away.

She still wanted to gain the boss's sympathy, since she couldn't leave the villa right now; it was freezing outside and there was no food.

The soldiers probably wouldn't care whether she lived or died; they had informed her of this beforehand when she entered the base.

We must be self-reliant. We must find our own way to survive; the base only provides a safety net.

If you don't work hard, you won't get anything to eat. And in order to get close to the boss, she offended Li Mingxuan, Zhang Xiaoqiang and the others who came with her.

Now she's all alone, with no ability to survive on her own, and she's become such a grotesque sight that even she finds disgusting, let alone others.

"No, Miao Xin, tell me, what exactly happened yesterday? Were you trying to harm me on purpose?" The leader watched her turn away, then let out a long sigh of relief and asked loudly.