Chapter 2: Medical Space

Xiao Huai’an paused mid-step, his lips curling into a faint, nonchalant sneer.

“So you saw through it, huh? Yeah, I really can’t do it.”

After saying this, he ignored the person behind him and limped away.

A sudden spring breeze swept through, chilling him to the bone.

It turned out that Ye Xin Ran had just torn her clothes into strips.

At this moment, those strips of fabric were fluttering in the wind.

From a distance, it looked as if an upside-down mop was standing in the middle of the courtyard.

Xiao Huai’an’s face darkened. He turned and went to another room to change clothes.

Meanwhile, Ye Xin Ran, lying on the bed, silently lit an incense stick in her mind for the original owner’s mother.

She remembered now.

This marriage was deliberately arranged by the original owner’s mother.

The original owner actually had a fiance.

He was someone she had admired for many years, her only hope in life.

But one day, her younger sister Ye Xin Yao suddenly ran over and said, “Thank you, sister, for giving Brother Zi Yu to me!”

That was her fiance! Why should she give him to her sister?

When the original owner protested, her mother directly drugged her and sent her to the country side.

Her mother even said, “With a face as ugly as yours, how dare you dream of marrying the county magistrate’s son!”

…

There was no way she could return to that kind of family.

Staying here was better.

At least Xiao Huai’an was kind.

He’d rather admit his own short comings than call her an ugly freak!

Isn’t that a form of kindness too?

However…

The poison in her body was truly overwhelming.

Ye Xin Ran felt as though the fire of desire within her was about to consume her.

She wondered if Xiao Huai’an’s medicine would work.

To think that she used to work with herbs every day and developed so many advanced medicines, only to be defeated by such a crude poison now.

If only her lab were still around.

Not long ago, she had just developed [Daily Relief], which could easily counteract such minor poisons.

But given her current situation, getting an antidote was harder than reaching the heavens.

At this thought, Ye Xin Ran suddenly felt a spark of hope.

A dark curtain seemed to unfurl before her eyes.

Inside the dark curtain was none other than the door to the lab she had just been longing for.

“This drug really packs a punch, even causing hallucinations,” Ye Xin Ran muttered to herself, chuckling wryly. She reached out her hand, intending to wave away the illusion in front of her.

But her hand touched something cold.

She had actually felt something solid!

Every hair on her body stood on end. Even the unbearable heat coursing through her seemed to subside.

This was no hallucination!

Ye Xin Ran closed her eyes.

In the next moment, she found herself inside the lab.

Everything was exactly as she remembered it, state of the art medical equipment, high-speed precision instruments, and the temperature controlled cabinet where she stored her medicines.

Even the Polygonum multi florum she had been weighing before her accident was still on the counter.

She walked to the cabinet and, relying on her memory, quickly found [Daily Relief]. She swallowed one pill immediately.

The cabinet also held five pieces of her favorite fruit candy, which she pocketed without hesitation.

Next, she located her usual medical kit and took out hydrogen peroxide and suturing supplies.

Who knew how the doctor had treated her wound? She’d feel more at ease handling it herself.

But treating the wound wasn’t her top priority right now.

Ye Xin Ran had a bold idea that demanded immediate testing:

Perhaps what had crossed over with her wasn’t just the lab, but the entire experimental building!

She had to confirm this.

Leaving the lab and stepping into the hallway, Ye Xin Ran suddenly caught a glimpse of herself in the bathroom mirror.

Her reflection was shocking, a face smeared with chaotic colors that could frighten even herself in broad daylight.

She rushed into the bathroom and grabbed a bar of soap, scrubbing her face vigorously three times.

When she looked in the mirror again, her appearance had completely transformed.

Her delicate, oval-shaped face framed by painterly brows and vivid eyes, with thick, lustrous hair elegantly pinned up.

The red wedding dress she wore accentuated her fair complexion, making her look as radiant as snow.

The only flaw was the scar running down her left cheek, covering nearly half of her face.

It added a touch of eeriness to her otherwise stunning features.

“Still acceptable, at least I’m not terrifying anymore!” she remarked to herself.

She proceeded down the hallway and found the staircase.

The first floor housed a cafeteria and a supermarket, stocked with a plentiful supply of food and water.

If the entire building had indeed crossed over, she’d never have to worry about going hungry or thirsty!

Ye Xin Ran, feeling anxious, took two steps at a time.

However, as soon as she rounded the stair case to the next floor, she found herself facing a thick fog, making it impossible to go down further.

“Only the second floor is accessible!”

She felt a bit disappointed and was about to check the third floor when she suddenly heard a knocking sound.

“Young lady, are you awake? I’ve brought your medicine!”

Ye Xin Ran quickly exited the lab.

As the voice faded, an older woman walked into the room.

She placed a rough ceramic bowl on the table and said,
“This is the medicine Master Xiao prepared for you. Drink it while it’s warm, young lady.”

Ye Xin Ran glanced at the woman. Her clothes were tidy, and she appeared relatively clean, but her expression carried a hint of disdain or was it outright contempt?

The woman didn’t leave after setting down the bowl. Instead, she stared intently at Ye Xin Ran’s face.

Ye Xin Ran knew exactly what she was staring at and didn’t bother to avoid it, letting the woman take a good look.

“Thank you, Aunt Zhang. Leave the medicine here, I’ll drink it later.”

Aunt Zhang acted as if she hadn’t heard Ye Xin Ran and instead asked,
“Are you really the young lady from the Ye family?”

When Ye Xin Ran nodded, the woman slapped her thigh and exclaimed,
“No wonder you didn’t agree to this marriage.

The Xiao family is so poor they can’t even afford to eat properly. How could they possibly marry a young lady from the Ye family? I don’t know which unscrupulous matchmaker arranged this marriage.

Master Xiao said you’re free to leave. Once you’ve recovered, you should head back home!”

Ye Xin Ran glanced at her and replied,
“Since I’ve married into this family, I’ve never thought about going back.”

Aunt Zhang continued to persuade her,
“Oh, you don’t understand. Besides Master Xiao, there are three little ones in this household. What kind of young lady marries into a family just to raise someone else’s children? You”

She was about to say more when Ye Xin Ran interrupted,
“I already said I have no intention of going back. Why are you so insistent on me leaving? What’s your true motive?”

At these words, Aunt Zhang’s expression changed.

“My motive? What motive could I have?

I’m just worried that you’re too young and might suffer for it!

If you don’t appreciate my good intentions, fine, stay if you want. But don’t come crying later.”

With that, Aunt Zhang stormed out.

As she crossed the courtyard, Ye Xin Ran could still hear her muttering angrily,
“Ugly as she is, no wonder her family dumped her in the country side.

I came here out of kindness, and she thinks I’m her servant?

Kindness wasted on an ingrate!”