Free Web NovelChapter 255: Chapter 255: Burn
Zhao Li’e stared at Li Aiguo in disbelief. "You must have heard wrong, right? How is that possible!"
If the scar was really that severe, how could there be no trace of it on her face? She had seen it clearly. There wasn’t a single flaw on that damned girl’s face. Her skin was smooth and firm—it couldn’t be better.
"I don’t think so." Li Aiguo sighed. "I had someone ask around several times, and the news that came back was always the same. Su Qing’s face was scalded, and because she didn’t get timely treatment and the burn was quite severe, it left a huge scar on her left cheek. But this time, when I went to pick her up, there was nothing on her left cheek at all. I thought it was strange right then."
"How is that possible? How could that be?" Zhao Li’e was still muttering in disbelief. She looked at Li Aiguo. "Among all your family’s medicines, is there anything that can heal a scar like that?"
"No." Li Aiguo shook his head. "Even if there were such a medicine, it would be incredibly expensive. How could a country girl like Su Qing possibly afford it?"
"There’s no point in talking about this now," Zhao Li’e said. "If we don’t want *that* family to recognize her, we can’t let that damned girl keep her looks. I think I’ll have to find a chance to ruin her face. Everything else can be dealt with later."
"Then you’d better do it discreetly. Don’t let anyone find out." Li Aiguo thought for a moment. ’That’s one way to do it. If Su Qing gets injured, she won’t have the energy to think about running off. We can keep her at home to ’take care of her,’ and the plan can proceed smoothly. That would also give us more of an excuse for what comes next.’
Zhao Li’e smiled and said, "When have I ever done something that you couldn’t trust?"
"HAHA, of course I trust you, of course. My wife is the most thorough person I know. The smartest thing I ever did in my life was marrying a wife like you," Li Aiguo said to Zhao Li’e with a chuckle.
Zhao Li’e blushed slightly. "Alright, that’s enough talk. I need to go boil some water to wash up. I’ll bring some for you in a bit."
"Okay." Li Aiguo nodded.
Su Qing heard every word Li Aiguo and Zhao Li’e said in their room. She narrowed her eyes and smiled faintly. ’So much information. This family harmed the original owner’s mother back then, and now they want to harm me?’
’In their dreams!’
’But there’s one thing I don’t understand. Who is *that* family they mentioned?’ freewёbnoνel.com
’They seem afraid of certain people seeing my face. Could it be...’
A bold idea formed in Su Qing’s mind. ’Perhaps Li Wan’s family isn’t who they say they are.’
However, Su Qing didn’t plan to investigate this possibility for the time being. After all, she wasn’t the original owner of this body. Once she found Li Wan and cured her illness, if Li Wan wanted to seek the truth, she would naturally help her. It would be a way of repaying her debt to the original owner. If Li Wan wasn’t interested in finding the truth, Su Qing wouldn’t meddle.
As she was thinking, Su Qing heard a noise from the kitchen. As it happened, there were some untrimmed weeds in a corner of the kitchen, and through their perspective, Su Qing saw Zhao Li’e boiling water.
’Boiling water, huh!’
Recalling what Zhao Li’e had said about using boiling water to ruin her face, Su Qing’s eyes narrowed and the corners of her mouth curved up. ’Strike first, or be struck down. Since she’s already decided to act, it’s only polite for me to respond in kind.’
In the kitchen, Zhao Li’e boiled a pot of water. Once it was ready, she used a ladle to scoop up some of the hot water, intending to pour it into a basin on the side. However, what Zhao Li’e didn’t expect was that just as she lifted the ladle, before she could even pour it into the basin, her feet somehow slipped from under her, and she fell backward onto the ground.
And as fate would have it, the entire ladle of scalding hot water splashed all over her face.
"AHHH—"
The sharp, searing pain on her face made Zhao Li’e cry out. She threw the ladle aside and clutched her face, letting out a series of piercing screams. freeweɓnøvel.com
"What’s wrong?"
"What happened?"
Zhao Li’e’s screams naturally alerted the Li family. Everyone except Ning Daya and Su Qing rushed to the kitchen, following the sound.
"Ah, Mom, what’s wrong with you?"
The first to arrive was Li Xiaojuan. As soon as she entered the kitchen, she saw Zhao Li’e lying on her back on the floor, clutching her face with both hands, her legs kicking wildly as she writhed and shrieked.
"Ah, it hurts, it hurts so much!" Zhao Li’e was in agony. The entire ladle of freshly boiled, scalding water had been poured onto her face. She was panicking, her mind in complete disarray.
"Mom, let me see." Li Xiaojuan hurried forward and pulled one of Zhao Li’e’s hands away, then saw her face.
"Ah! Mom, how could this happen!" Li Xiaojuan was terrified. Zhao Li’e’s face was covered in blisters from the burn. Large and small, they covered almost her entire face, and even her neck was ringed with blisters. Her original features were no longer recognizable.
Li Xiaojuan was so shocked she fell and sat right on the floor, staring at Zhao Li’e in utter disbelief, at a loss for what to do. All the while, Zhao Li’e continued to wail in pain.
When Li Aiguo burst into the kitchen, this was the scene that greeted him. He could tell at a glance that Zhao Li’e had been scalded by boiling water.
Immediately, Li Aiguo roared at Li Xiaojuan, "What are you staring at? Hurry up and get the bicycle! We’re taking your mom to the hospital!"
As he spoke, Li Aiguo grabbed the nearby ladle, scooped cold water from the water vat, and poured it all over Zhao Li’e’s head and face.
When someone gets burned, the most important thing is to cool the area down quickly to minimize the damage. Li Aiguo at least knew that much.
"Aiguo, my face, my face!" Zhao Li’e’s heart was in turmoil. She grabbed Li Aiguo’s arm and cried out, "What do I do? What am I going to do?"
"Don’t worry, we’re going to the hospital right now," Li Aiguo quickly reassured her. Seeing Li Xiaojuan still in a daze, he yelled, "Why are you still standing there? Go get the bicycle!"
"Oh, oh!" As if waking from a dream, Li Xiaojuan scrambled to her feet and hurried to get the bicycle.
The courtyard was in a state of chaos.
Su Qing stayed in her room and didn’t go out to join the commotion. A smile played on her lips as she closed her eyes, in an excellent mood. ’It’s late. Time to rest.’
Soon, the courtyard fell silent.
Li Aiguo rode one bicycle with Zhao Li’e, while Li Xiaodong and Li Xiaojuan rode another. The four of them hurried off to the hospital.
Once they arrived at the hospital, a doctor urgently treated Zhao Li’e’s wounds. Because her burns were severe, she needed to be hospitalized for observation to prevent infection. By the time the flurry of activity was over and the family was settled in the hospital room, it was already the middle of the night.
Although her wounds had been treated, Zhao Li’e could still feel the pain in her face. Her heart pounded with fear as she asked Li Aiguo, "Aiguo, I’m not going to be disfigured, am I?"
