Normally they only saw her with a veil or a human-skin mask on; theyâd never actually seen her real wounds.
What kind of face was this, really? It was downright terrifyingâhalf the flesh was gone, the bones were clearly exposed. That Mu Huarong was really vicious enough.
"Strange, with Cousin-sister-in-lawâs face like this, how come it doesnât sink in when she wears a mask?" Qi Yunqiao had learned quite a bit from her father; asking this now was definitely not out of contempt, but from a physicianâs perspective.
"Thereâs filling under the mask." Baili Han said, "In this situation, you shouldnât wear a mask anymore. With the mask pressing on the flesh, how is it supposed to grow back?"
"Then in your opinion, can Huaâenâs injury be cured?" This was what Ye Haoyang cared about the most.
Baili Han slanted a glance at Mu Huaen and snorted. "Youâre lucky you married Yangyang, otherwise youâd have to spend your whole life with this face."
He wouldnât casually agree to fix such a complicated face.
Hearing this, Ye Haoyang realized it meant it could be cured. He hurriedly pulled Huaâen and said, "Quick, thank Little Uncle. Little Uncle can fix your face."
Mu Huaen was still a bit dazed, more than that she couldnât quite believe it. After all, her father and brother had both been helpless.
But she still reacted quickly and knocked her head to the floor in a sincere bow to Baili Han. "Thank you, Little Uncle."
Seeing her perform such a formal kowtow with genuine attitude, Baili Hanâs tone eased considerably. "Get up first. Tomorrow Iâll prescribe some medicine for you to apply. After three days, all the spoiled flesh has to be gouged out, then weâll apply medicine again and let new flesh grow."
"You still have to gouge it out?" Ye Haoyang felt uneasy just hearing it. How painful would that be?
Qi Yunqiao knew he felt sorry for Mu Huaen, so she said, "Doesnât the Mu Family have narcotics? It wonât hurt that much."
But Baili Han shook his head. "Youâd better be mentally prepared. When gouging out rotten flesh, you canât use any other medicine."
"Ah..." Now Qi Yunqiao also felt sorry for this cousin-sister-in-law.
Ye Haoyang thought for a moment and then discussed it with Mu Huaen. "Why donât we forget it? Itâs not that bad like this anyway."
The others didnât comment. Matters between the young couple were for them to decide.
"Itâs fine, pain is just pain." Mu Huaen was determined to be treated.
If there had been no chance, so be it. But with a chance right in front of her, how could she give it up?
"But..."
"Damn, how are you even more fussy than your wife? Sheâs not afraid of the pain, what are you worrying about? No matter how much gouging flesh hurts, it canât hurt more than when her face was first ruined."
Baili Han really couldnât stand his way of carrying on.
A grown man fussing this much over a woman.
"Yes, Little Uncle is right." Mu Huaen also felt that there was no pain more unbearable and hopeless than being disfigured.
"Alright, itâs settled then." Baili Han stood up and headed out.
Just then someone came from Yang Chuxiaâs side to say that dinner was ready.
Everyone went to the dining hall.
The next day, Baili Han went over to the Mu Family, got quite a few medicinal ingredients from Mu Shaoling, and made an ointment himself to give to Mu Huaen. Mu Shaoling had originally been unwilling to give them, but when he heard it was to treat Mu Huaenâs face, his attitude changed immediately.
He even enthusiastically asked Baili Han if he needed help.
After the ointment had been applied for three full days, Baili Han began the procedure on Mu Huaenâs face.
Strictly speaking, calling it "gouging flesh" was less accurate than calling it "scraping bone." The flesh on her face had already been almost completely destroyed, leaving only a thin layer covering the bone.
That day, several people from the Mu Residence all came over to accompany Mu Huaen through the treatment.