Shi Jin went back to her room, took off the mask, and removed her makeup.
The top half of her face was exquisite and flawless, but a twisted scar starting from the bottom of the side of her nose ran down through her lips to the bottom of her chin.
The scar had already healed, but looked distorted and horrifying. It looked as though heaven had played a prank on her by ruining her flawless features and left an indelible mark on her face.
She had the Shi family's biological daughter to thank for it.
The biological daughter of the Shi family was previously known as Li Xuexin, but she promptly changed her name to Shi Xuexin after the Shi family brought her home.
She swiftly won the family over with her poise and elegance. Moreover, she was their biological offspring.
Shi Jin was 12 years old when it happened. The Li family was supposed to pick her up, and she was willing to give up everything and return to them, but they did not show up. So Shi Jin had no choice but to continue living with the Shi family as a laughingstock.
Everyone kept sneering at her. They felt that the Li family deliberately did not come for her because they were impoverished. The Li family must have wanted to let her continue living with a rich family instead of going home to lead a hard life with them.
Some people even speculated that the Li family had deliberately swapped Shi Jin and Shi Xuexin at birth so that their biological daughter could have a better life.
She suffered a lot living as the fake daughter of the Shi family.
Shi Xuexin acted thoughtfully on the surface. However, she kept framing Shi Jin and making Shi Jin's life difficult when no one was looking. She was the one who gave Shi Jin the scar.
Her so-called fiancé, Chu Ling, was her only ray of hope while she suffered at the Shi family, so she clung to him desperately.
The Li family later asked Fu Xiuyuan to pick Shi Jin up, but it was too late, and Shi Jin was incapable of trusting them.
Years later, she would come to know that the Li family was unable to pick her up due to some accident.
In reality, the Li family was no small fry. They were one of the top four elite families in the capital, and they loved her as much as Fu Xiuyuan did.
In her past life, owing to some unexpected events, they failed to reunite.
"It's okay. This time, I will protect you," said Shi Jin softly. She could see the faces of her biological parents and brothers as she looked in the mirror.
She retrieved a bottle of medication and applied it carefully to the scar on her face.
In her past life, she happened to master an ancient medical technique and created medicine to remove the scar. However, it took some time to take effect, and she could not use makeup during this time.
Since she was getting married today, she had to take a photo, so she put on a lot of foundation to do her utmost to hide the scar.
Fu Xiuyuan was probably the only person on earth who could remain unwaveringly in love with her despite this horrific scar.
Shi Jin smiled.
***
The next day, Deng Yufei went over to Repulse Bay Villa first thing in the morning.
The villa was unexpectedly peaceful, and there were no signs of any fights between Shi Jin and Fu Xiuyuan.
Was it not enough to make Fu Xiuyuan angry when she burned the identification card?
In that case, she had to fan the flames once more!
"Shi Jin!" Deng Yufei finally found her.
Shi Jin had already changed. She was dressed in a simple white T-shirt and worn-out jeans. Her slender and fair waist could be inadvertently seen while her legs were long and shapely.
Regardless of what Shi Jin wore, she looked pretty.
Deng Yufei's eyes could not help turning red in envy.
Deng Yufei's eyes landed on her mask before she finally smiled. Despite her perfect figure, the scar on Shi Jin's face meant that Shi Jin would never be a beauty in the looks department.
Even if Fu Xiuyuan did not care about it now, it was impossible for him to feel this way forever, and it was impossible for the Fu clan to acknowledge this disfigured woman as his wife!
The moment Fu Xiuyuan walked up behind Shi Jin, Deng Yufei hurriedly added fuel to the fire. "Jin, are you okay? I'm so sorry for accidentally spilling that you are seeing Chu Ling today. Now that Xiuyuan has found out about it, we have to go secretly!"
Shi Jin kept smiling, but it did not seem genuine, so Deng Yufei could not help feeling nervous when Shi Jin looked at her.
"Jin, what's up? Aren't we going to sign up for 'Ultimate Singer-Songwriter'?" Deng Yufei quickly changed the subject.
Anyone who knew about the program would know that the most popular instructor on the show was none other than Shi Jin's ex-fiance, the top celebrity in the country, Chu Ling!
Shi Jin only entered the entertainment industry for Chu Ling's sake and followed him wherever he went. She did her best to act well when Chu Ling was around. However, she was worried that Fu Xiuyuan would not let her go if she was too good. Hence, her performance was so inconsistent that she had more anti-fans than true fans.
Sure enough, the moment the man behind her heard what Deng Yufei said, his mood changed visibly, and he looked like he was going to throw a temper tantrum.
Deng Yufei gloated to herself. This time, Shi Jin was in trouble.
Fu Xiuyuan reached his hand out to hold Shi Jin's wrist before she could move a step and pulled her into his arms.
Shi Jin would have suffered a bad bump if she was unprepared.
"Now that we are married, if you try anything funny it's considered cheating, okay?" Fu Xiuyuan had a particularly pleasant husky voice. However, it sounded like a powerful lion's roar when he got angry and struck fear in her heart as each word struck her eardrums.
Shi Jin looked up at him and beamed. She said solemnly, "Uh huh. I won't betray you or commit adultery!"
Fu Xiuyuan clearly liked what he heard, so his eyes instantly brightened. However, he was incapable of fully trusting her, so his eyes went dark again.
Shi Jin sighed to herself. She treated him so badly in the past that it was understandable for him to distrust her.
She continued, "Fu Xiuyuan, now that we're married, we will be together forever. I know that it's hard for you to trust me now, but I will prove it in time! I'm really just heading out to work now."
Fu Xiuyuan held her hand without letting go.
"Honey, I want to work hard and stand by your side as an equal," said Shi Jin solemnly as she gazed at him.
The word "honey" sent a ripple through Fu Xiuyuan's heart and stunned him so much that he failed to hear the rest of her sentence. He let go of Shi Jin right away.
Shi Jin knew this meant that she could leave. She had an inkling of how powerful the word was.
If Shi Jin knew that she could get what she wanted by calling him honey, she would not have had to make all those promises to him.
She turned to say to Deng Yufei, "Let's go!"
Deng Yufei was startled. She only saw Fu Xiuyuan holding Shi Jin and did not hear their conversation.
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