Bai Zhiyi held up the mirror and looked at herself in it.
Her head was completely wrapped in white cloth, leaving only her eyes, mouth, and nose exposed.
Looking at her own appearance, tears streamed down her face again, slowly seeping onto the white cloth.
"Doctor, will my face ever recover?" She put down the mirror, choking back tears as she looked at the elderly man with a full head of white hair in front of her. "Tell me, will my skin return to normal after I recover?"
The doctor sighed. These burn blisters aren't fatal, but the skin will turn red after healing, and it's probably impossible to completely remove them.
Not wanting to hurt the woman's feelings, yet unable to lie, he could only say, "Miss, the swelling on your face will subside in about a week. After half a month, the dead skin will peel off, and you'll be all better. It won't have a big impact, except... your skin color will be a little different from normal people."
"How different are they?" Bai Zhiyi stood up, grabbed Zhao Fu's sleeve, and asked eagerly, "Can outsiders tell the difference?"
"It's hard to say," the doctor said, looking troubled. "I can't be sure..."
Bai Zhiyi stopped listening to what he was going to say, turned around and rushed out of the Baohe Hall.
For her, her appearance was everything, her source of pride and confidence. It was because of her stunning beauty that she felt she was worthy of Wei Jingzhuo. Now, that only source of confidence had been shattered.
No matter how tactful the doctor's words were, she felt that her face could never return to what it was before.
Having lost what was most important to her, she didn't know what meaning there was left for her to live.
Reborn into this life, her only goal was to marry Wei Jingzhuo. Now, looking like this, she's as terrifying as a female ghost. Forget Wei Jingzhuo, even any random passerby would shudder at the sight of her face.
She walked aimlessly toward the inn, tears streaming down her face.
Several children were playing games in front of a shop after finishing their breakfast. When they saw her staggering over, they all ran into the shop to hide.
The men who passed by her looked at her strangely. Many avoided her, as if she had some kind of illness.
Two women passed by her, glanced at her, and whispered behind her back, their laughter mingling with their giggles.
It wasn't like this before. In the capital, she was the center of attention wherever she went. Young men flocked to her, just to catch a glimpse of her. The envious gazes of the noble ladies were practically sharp as awls.
Now her beauty is gone, only a ghostly face remains.
It was Wei Jingzhuo who caused all of this; he planted explosives in the carriage. He's so clever; he must have guessed in advance that the Lin family was going to ambush him, which is why he set this trap.
The trap killed her aunt and uncle, killed her maid Xiaoju, and disfigured her face beyond recognition.
She covered her face with her hands and squatted weakly by the roadside.
Wei Jingzhuo had clearly promised that he would spare the Lin family if they surrendered before noon. It turned out he was just lying to her.
She sacrificed so much to save Wei Jingzhuo, even facing harassment from thugs, ready to make the sacrifice herself. In the end, Wei Jingzhuo was unharmed, while she received this result. This disparity infuriated her.
She gave so much, but in the end, she lost what was most important to her.
But……
She insisted on going to Ganxi Valley; Wei Jingzhuo probably didn't intend to harm her at all. If she hadn't gone, she wouldn't have been hit by the explosion. Similarly, if her aunt and uncle hadn't gone, they wouldn't have been killed in the explosion.
After taking the initiative to exonerate Wei Jingzhuo, the hatred churning in her heart subsided somewhat.
A sliver of hope began to flicker in her heart again. Perhaps with a bit of luck, her face wouldn't look too different from before after she recovered. Didn't the doctor say he couldn't be sure?
Even if she can't be with Wei Jingzhuo, she'll settle for second best. She'll stay in Suiyang for half a month until her face heals, then take Lin Fei back to the capital.
Thinking of Lin Fei brought her a slight sense of comfort.
In this vulnerable moment, she had no one to rely on but this child, just as the child relied on her. The two depended on each other.
Lin Fei had said her face was terrifying. Even now, though her face was wrapped in white cloth, she was still afraid her appearance would frighten Lin Fei. Besides, the children had all run away in fright when they saw her.
She found a general store, picked out a clown mask specifically for amusing children, and put it on.
The mask was carved from wood and covered the entire face, leaving only the eye openings. The mouth was painted in red paint in the shape of a large smiling mouth. She thought Lin Fei would like it.
She paid, put on the mask, and walked out of the grocery store without even glancing at the terrified shop assistant.
Back at the inn, she went to the counter and instructed the waiter, "Prepare two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and two bowls of rice, and bring them to my room."
After going upstairs, she entered her room and called out, "Xiao Fei, I'm back."
Lin Fei did not answer.
Bai Zhiyi sensed something was wrong and quickly went around the screen. She saw Lin Fei lying motionless on the floor next to the bed.
Her heart leaped into her throat, and she rushed forward to help Lin Fei up, calling out, "Xiao Fei, what's wrong?"
Lin Fei, pale-faced, slowly opened her eyes and said to her, "Is that your cousin? My stomach hurts so much."
Bai Zhiyi, not knowing what was wrong, quickly said, "Where does it hurt? Did you catch a cold last night? Point it out to your cousin."
Lin Fei cried, "I don't know, it just hurts so much, I can't take it anymore."
Bai Zhiyi hurriedly picked up Lin Fei and found that his whole body was burning hot. She quickly said, "It's okay, your cousin will take you to see a doctor right away. It's okay, just bear with it."
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