The next instant, she quickly ran to the mirror, but Aunt Cui blocked her view: "Miss Mingzhu, you better not look...." The face in front of her, no, it could no longer be called a face. The skin was swollen, protruding, and purple, from the brow bone to the jaw, densely covered with small bumps. There was hardly a single unblemished area on the face. Anyone with trypophobia would surely be unable to handle it; even Aunt Cui was feeling a bit creeped out. Lu Mingzhu felt even more uneasy, and suddenly pushed Aunt Cui aside: "Get out of the way." Seeing the person in the mirror clearly, she suddenly screamed, "Ahhhhhh...." The piercing scream shattered the silence and startled the birds feeding nearby. Lu Mingzhu fell to the ground, feeling nauseated and terrified, "What happened to my face?" Discover more novels at NovelHub(.)net Aunt Cui turned and ran: "I’ll go find the madam." Soon, Lu Yuke came in. Upon seeing Lu Mingzhu’s face, she instinctively furrowed her brows: "Get her to the hospital first, to see what’s going on." Lu Mingzhu was crying so hard she couldn’t catch her breath. She was already not very good-looking, but now her face was , how could she face anyone? "Why are you crying? Did someone come into your room while you were sleeping last night?" Lu Yuke walked around the room but saw no signs of anyone having been there. Lu Mingzhu got up, wrapped her face in a scarf, and followed Aunt Cui with her head down. Lu Yuke glanced around the room, frowning slightly, and called someone over: "Ah Yi, was there anything suspicious last night?" Ah Yi shook his head: "No." Lu Yuke waved her hand: "Keep an eye out in the future." She never believed in coincidences. To be able to pull off such a thing at the Yan Family and with such capability, there was no need to imagine further. It seemed that Mingzhu’s presence was bothering someone. She let out a cold laugh and turned to leave the room. Yun Ya got up at six o’clock, came out for a casual stroll, and happened to run into Yan Hua who was out for a walk. The two chatted for a while, and Yan Hua led her to the dining room. Normally, the whole family would eat in the dining room, without exception for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, unless someone was unwell and needed to have their meal brought to their room. Since it was still early, the dining room was almost empty. The two ate a little and were just about to leave when Yan Xing hurriedly ran in. "Second sister, why didn’t you call me when you got up? Now I’m almost late." Yan Xing complained as she took the hot porridge handed to her by a maid. "I did call you; it was you who wouldn’t get up." Yan Hua said calmly. "Couldn’t you have called me again? I’m on duty this morning. If I’m late, I’ll get marks against me." Yan Xing said, only then noticing Ji Yunya sitting next to Yan Hua. Her gaze flickered, and she quickly lowered her head to take a sip of the porridge. But the porridge was too hot, burning her tongue numb, and she sucked on it. A pale hand handed her a tissue, and a gentle voice said, "Wipe it." Yan Xing looked up and saw the girl’s gentle and bright eyes fixed on her. With a light hum, she snatched the tissue and wiped silently. Yan Hua glanced at the two of them and smiled: "Xingxing, don’t you really like Mai Zheng? I heard Yun Ya is good friends with Mai Zheng; you could ask Yun Ya about it." Yan Xing’s eyes lit up, but then slowly dimmed as she seemed to remember something. Yun Ya raised an eyebrow: "I believe Mai Zheng is about to hold a concert in the Capital City. He sent me a private message to leave me VIP tickets. I might not have time to go. Xingxing, do you want to go?" "I do, I definitely want to go." Yan Xing quickly replied, then felt like biting her tongue in embarrassment, lowering her head and feeling shy, as if she couldn’t muster the courage. "Are you really that close with him?" Yan Xing asked softly. "We are friends; I believe many people know about that." Yun Ya smiled. Yan Xing pursed her lips: "There are online rumors that he likes you; they even made a Mai and Ya couple fandom with a lot of popularity. You can’t put a green hat on my big brother." Yun Ya couldn’t help but laugh: "There are also online rumors pairing me with Ming Han. Anyone who believes that is an idiot." Yan Hua and Yan Xing were both stunned. Yun Ya seemed elegant and reserved, yet could say such a crude word, overturning their perceptions. However, this made Yun Ya seem more down-to-earth. Yan Xing laughed: "Then tell me, what kind of person is Mai Zheng?" Before they knew it, they had gotten much closer to Yun Ya. Yun Ya smiled gently: "I met him when I was young through a program. Back then he used to flaunt the fact that his dad was a big star; he always put on an arrogant demeanor, like he was above everyone. His words were sharp, and he found fault with everyone...." Yan Xing showed the look of a fangirl: "As expected of my idol, he had such character even as a kid."