Chapter 5: Completely Disfigured

Chapter Five: Complete Disfigurement

"If you still want that face of yours, sister, you had better put down that vase in your hand right now. It doesn't matter if you smash my head and kill me, but that face of yours will likely be ruined for the rest of your life. You can weigh your options carefully." Hua Ruomo cast a faint glance at Hua Ru嫣, who was standing there with a vase raised high in anger. As her gaze fell upon the girl's face, she couldn't help but feel a small surge of shock.

Hua Ru嫣's originally beautiful countenance had actually become such a terrifying sight; no wonder everyone in the Hua Estate was so tense. However, this face truly did look... quite comical.

Her beautiful phoenix eyes were currently squeezed into tiny slits by the swelling of her face; one eye was slightly larger than the other, and her face was covered in purple bumps. Some of them appeared to have been scratched open by Hua Ru嫣 herself, making them very mottled. It could be described as a complete disfigurement. Similar bumps were scattered all over Hua Ru嫣's neck and arms; even Hua Ruomo felt extremely uncomfortable looking at them.

Perhaps intimidated by Hua Ruomo's words, the latter truly did not dare to smash the vase onto Hua Ruomo's head. After hesitating for a moment, Hua Ru嫣 swung her jade-like hand, and the high-quality enamel vase was smashed into pieces.

"Hua Ruomo, don't think you can play any tricks on me! If my face is ruined like this, then I, Hua Ru嫣, guarantee that your future days will not be easy! In three days, I am to attend the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. If even the slightest mistake occurs before then..."

Hua Ru嫣 stared deathly at Hua Ruomo's face. It was a beautiful face that even she, before being disfigured, could never hope to match. In Hua Ru嫣's heart, even if words like "naturally beautiful" or "sinking fish and falling geese" existed in this world, they were meant only for her.

However, Hua Ruomo's existence was a thorn stuck in her heart. As long as Hua Ruomo existed, she would never feel at ease.

It was just that this woman, for some unknown reason, seemed to have someone helping her from behind the scenes. No matter what schemes she plotted in secret, they would all be neutralized. It was precisely because of this that she had not succeeded once in all these years.

What annoyed her even more was that although that person indulged her in bullying Hua Ruomo, he adamantly refused to allow her to take Hua Ruomo's life! And he never told her why. At the thought of that man, who always wore a mask like an Asura, Hua Ru嫣's eyes darkened slightly.

Hua Ruomo looked at the bumps on Hua Ru嫣's face. Every time this sister saw her, her gaze would lock tightly onto Hua Ruomo's face with an expression that seemed to want to utterly destroy it. Gradually, Hua Ruomo's brows furrowed. After staring for a long while, Hua Ruomo spoke again, her tone carrying a hint of suppressed anger.

"Hua Ru嫣, did you secretly enter my medicine pavilion and touch the jade medicine bottle on the topmost shelf of the sandalwood rack?"

In truth, Hua Ruomo didn't even need to ask; she already had her answer in her heart. Of all the things this Hua Ru嫣 could have touched, she had to touch that one...

"How do you know?" Looking at Hua Ruomo's expression, Hua Ru嫣 felt a bit guilty. She had always known that Hua Ruomo's medicine pavilion in the Hua Estate was off-limits to everyone; it was the only special privilege Hua Ruomo had obtained through her status. However, Hua Ru嫣 could not tolerate even this single privilege. She believed she should be the pearl in the palm of the Hua Estate, the most noble young lady. Toward a beautiful elder sister who carried such a curse, she felt nothing but jealousy and hatred!

Hua Ruomo's expression instantly turned cold. She wished she could apply every single poison at her disposal onto Hua Ru嫣's body to vent her fury.

Inside that small medicine bottle was the... antidote she was meant to bring to that person tonight.

Taking a step forward, Hua Ruomo gripped Hua Ru嫣's arm tightly, not even bothering to avoid those horrific bumps. Her beautiful eyes overflowed with fury, and the strength of her grip grew heavier.

"Hua Ruomo, what are you doing! Let go of my hand, you're hurting me! Hua Ruomo, you..." Hua Ru嫣 had never seen Hua Ruomo like this. All this time, no matter what she did, Hua Ruomo had always maintained a calm and indifferent attitude, as if she didn't consider her important at all. But now... a sense of panic suddenly rose in Hua Ru嫣's heart. Perhaps this time, she had truly touched Hua Ruomo's bottom line.

But very quickly, the panic transformed into excitement. She was very happy to see Hua Ruomo lose her composure like this.

"Hua Ru嫣, how much did you use!"