Chapter 422-423

Chapter 422: No Choice Since You Have Me Wrapped Around Your Finger ... After putting on the Band-Aid, Mu Feichi held Yun Xi’s chin and turned her head to face him. Upon seeing that she had hurt herself again, he had a worried expression on his face. “Why didn’t you hide when the plates were being thrown at you? Did your brain run away from home?” “A little injury doesn’t matter, and I got even with her. Han Qin’s leg burns are much more serious than my little cut, and they won’t get better for at least ten days.” “Why did you get into an argument with her anyway?” 　 　 Mu Feichi calmly let go of her and patted her cheek. “If the impact or angle of the flying shards had been slightly different, what would’ve happened to your face?” “...” When his cool fingertips caressed her cheeks, Yun Xi suddenly remembered how her face had been disfigured by Liang Xiuqin in her previous life, and she immediately got agitated. With shaking hands, she touched her flawless face, feeling extremely grateful and fearful. Yes! After being reborn, her face had become flawless again, so everything could be restarted. No matter what, she could no longer push herself into the desperate situations of her previous life. The nightmares of her previous life had ended when she’d woken up reborn. “Does Young Marshal Mu judge a book by its cover?” She raised her head and asked out of the blue. Even though she knew what the answer would be, she still wanted to ask. In her previous life, the moment Han Yaotian had seen her disfigured face, there had been undisguised fear and disdain in his eyes. It was human nature to love beauty. If this face was ruined, she would have no future. Mu Feichi glanced at her solemnly, then snorted cockily and raised his hand to flick her forehead. “Before you ask me this question, you have to ask yourself first. If your face was ruined, could you yourself bear it? If even you can’t bear it, what do you think others will do?” 　 　 “Oh, so Young Marshal Mu, you also judge a book by its cover.” She didn’t expect that he would answer the question. Other people wouldn’t have answered like that. Mu Feichi narrowed his eyes slightly. His dark eyes were so unperturbed and tranquil that they were unsettling. “If I wanted to marry someone of beauty, you’d have to be beautiful in the first place. Otherwise, even if you became the Mu family’s Madame in the future, although when the lights are out and I’m especially horny I could turn a blind eye, if you suffered from low self-esteem, would you dare face me with that face?” “Horny...young Marshal Mu, you really have peculiar taste.” “I have no choice since you have me wrapped around your finger. No matter how ugly you get, I will have no choice.” In terms of the things he decides on and the people he chooses, he never gives up easily. “...” Yun Xi was stunned. This answer was deadly and had too many pitfalls, so she dared not jump down the rabbit hole, let alone answer it. If that day ever came, even if he really didn’t find her repulsive, she wouldn’t dare to face him. He was right. Everyone loved beauty. Being disfigured was equivalent to being thrown into hell. Besides feelings of inferiority and resentment, one would never see sunshine again. Even with her flawless face now she still felt unworthy of him, let alone if she were disfigured. In this life, she must safeguard her face. She would make those who had once ruined her face also get a taste of the sense of despair that she had felt. “Let’s go to the hospital later. I want to check on the patient’s condition again. The operation is going to be performed the day after tomorrow. I want to make sure nothing goes wrong.” 　 　 Mu Feichi looked at her with an ambivalent expression in his eyes and his thin lips were pursed in concentration. After a while, he asked, “Why do you have to do this operation? In fact, even if you don’t, there are other doctors who can assist Joseph. With the status of the Si family’s Madame, if they searched throughout the world, it wouldn’t be impossible to find a doctor who could perform this operation. It’s just a matter of time.” Yun Xi raised her eyebrows and glanced at him. His deep eyes seemed to be able to see right through her. She turned her head away to evade his probing look, chuckled lightly, and made up a random excuse. “Didn’t I already tell you? I just want the patriarch of the Si family to owe me a personal favor.” Mu Feichi sighed, but in the end, he didn’t say what was on the tip of his tongue. His eyes filled with inexpressible tenderness as he raised his hand and caressed her head. “Just do your best, and don’t overexert yourself.” *** Chapter 423: Cautious and Conscientious ... The day before the operation, Yun Xi went to the hospital to confirm the details and the plans for the operation. Professor Joseph admired Yun Xi’s cautious and conscientious character and made space in his busy day to meet with her and discuss the surgery plan. With dazed expressions, several other experts and professors in the hospital watched them communicate in English. Explaining all the professional jargon in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, Yun Xi acted as Professor Joseph’s interpreter for the family. Early the next morning, as Yun Xi came out of the villa complex after breakfasting, Mu Feichi’s car was already there, waiting for her. 　 　 In contrast to everyone else, who seemed worried and full of anxiety, Mu Feichi was calm. At the hospital, he stood in the hallway and watched her come out of the sterilization room in a green surgical costume. With her hands slightly raised before her chest, she walked down the empty hallway. Step by step she walked, with no timidity or hesitation. She was destined to walk down this road alone. As he stared at her proud and solitary figure, he felt a mixture of anguish and pride. In the car that day on the way to the hospital, he’d asked her why she felt that she had to do this operation, but, in reality, he had already guessed her motive. Whether it was for him or for herself, this was the beginning of her career as a doctor. After taking this first step, she would be able to proudly live her life as she wanted to from now on. Just in case, the hospital had arranged for several other experts and professors to watch the operation. They’d said that they were there just as a precaution, but they’d actually wanted to see with their own eyes how to conduct this operation that had never been successfully completed before. If successful, then this would be a new record and a breakthrough in their hospital. The dean and the family members were waiting outside in the hallway. Everyone waited for the results of the operation with tense nerves. 　 　 Three hours later, the lights in the operating room went out. The dean and the family anxiously rushed to the door of the operating room as they nervously watched Professor Joseph open the door. “How did the operation go?” Professor Joseph took off his mask with excitement and said to the dean in broken Chinese, “Thank God! The operation was a success! I was able to work very well with Miss Yun, and I would be happy with her becoming my assistant.” “Thank you, Professor Joseph.” The dean shook hands with Professor Joseph and turned to see Yun Xi coming out of the operating room. “Miss Yun, thank you, too. Thank you for all your hard work. You have achieved a successful breakthrough for our hospital.” Yun Xi took off her mask. Only now that she had left the operating room did she start to feel relieved. After three hours of surgery, she felt very thankful that her hands hadn’t started to shake holding the scalpel. Standing at the operating table again after so many years, she had felt that her state of mind from her previous life had gradually overlapped with her present self. The moment she’d picked up the scalpel, she’d felt fearful of nothing. Turning her head, she looked toward the figure standing by the window. At that moment, he also looked toward her. A few meters away, she felt that he was the only one in her sight. She couldn’t hear the noises beside her or the family’s excited expressions of gratitude. All she saw was his tall, straight figure. 　 　 Those eyes, which were usually clear and deep, were filled with ambivalent emotions that she couldn’t understand. His thin lips were slightly pursed. When the usually proud man gazed at her, she felt as if his eyes could suck her in. Reason clamored for her to look away quickly, but her eyes didn’t listen. She felt joy from the bottom of her heart. The operation had been successful, and she was now qualified to perform the operation on the Si family’s madame. If there were no accidents, she could save this favor for him to use in the future. She would repay her debts to him tenfold. However, what she didn’t know was that at this moment Mu Feichi had the urge to weep. His little woman had tried so hard to earn a debt for him that could turn out to be lifesaving some day. This hardworking little rascal made him feel as if his heart was aching, but also made him so proud that he wanted people all over the world to see her shine. He was overjoyed that she was willing to make sacrifices for him and willing to walk toward him. This woman, who was destined to accompany him as he rose to the top, had already taken the first step. He wasn’t alone on this road.