Chapter Six Progress

  "What's going on?" Ye Yun looked at Wu Ma with confusion.

  There must be something fishy going on here!

  Wu's mother hastily opened the bottle cap, scooped out a lump of red stuff from inside and applied it to Ye Yun's face: "You don't need to know why, you just have to remember that Wu's mother is doing this for your own good, got it? This mark, you absolutely cannot wipe off! Got it? No matter what happens, you can't wipe it off!"

  Ye Yun felt a sticky sensation on her face, but there was no pain. Wu Ma shouldn't ruin her looks.

  "Wu's mother wiped her hands clean, then sighed regretfully, "Such a lovely girl, it's really a pity. Don't worry, I'll get the old master to give you more wages, and when you've saved up enough money, you can leave this place and marry a good man."

  "Wu Ma, I don't understand. Why is this?" Yu Yun saw that there was no malice in Wu Ma's eyes, only pity for her. But intentionally hiding her true self, isn't that strange?

  The room had a somewhat blurry copper mirror, and the person inside had a red patch on their forehead to cheek area, looking ugly and frightening.

  Ye Yun almost got scared to death by her own ghostly appearance.

  "Don't ask, Wu Ma can't tell you why. Just listen to me. This color isn't easy to wash off, a little water won't hurt. Later when you go out, I'll tell you how to get it off. Alright," Wu Ma reached out and combed down some of Ye Yun's hair on the left side, "this way it won't be too scary, but people will still notice. Remember, if anyone asks, just say it's a birthmark. Got it?"

  Seeing Wu Ma's determination not to tell her the reason, Ye Yun decided not to force it and nodded obediently, "I know."

  Wu's mother finally breathed a sigh of relief and regained her cheerful smile.

  "Come on, Wu Ma will take you to get familiar with the roads in the mansion."

  "Good."

  All the way, Wu Ma enthusiastically introduced the route and memorization methods to Ye Yun. However, since Ye Yun had been there before, she was also familiar with some of the places.

  "Mother Wu!" came a shout from ahead.

  "Yes! Young master!" Wu Ma hurriedly put on a smiling face and went forward to greet him.

  Young master? Ye Yun looked curiously and saw a scholar-like person smiling warmly at them.

  "This is..."

  "Oh, this is the new maid. Xiao Yun, don't you hurry to greet Young Master?" Wu Ma hastily signaled with her eyes and urged.

  "Yes." Ye Yun hastily lowered her head and stepped forward, "Greetings, young master."

  "No need for courtesy." Gao Xiao nodded and teased, "The current Gao family actually still has someone willing to come here as a maid, you're quite bold too."

  "Huh?" Ye Yun raised her head, pretending to be ignorant, "Excuse me, young master, what does this mean?"

  Gao Xu was startled by the red mark on Ye Yun's face, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but there was no disgust.

  "Oh my, Master is really something. What nonsense are you talking about? Xiaoyun's family background is pitiful, and the mansion just happens to be short-handed, so I'll keep her here to do some odd jobs." Wu Ma laughed loudly, clearly trying to shut up Gao Xu.

  "You're an outsider, aren't you?" Gao Xu's tone was very affirmative.

  "Yes." Ye Yun replied softly, with a somewhat servile expression.

  Gao Xu nodded thoughtfully, "Do a good job! The Gao family won't treat you unfairly."

  Then he turned his head and said to Wu Ma: "Wu Ma, I have something to entrust you with."

  "Wu's mother hastily replied: 'Yes.'"

  The next day, Wu's mother deliberately asked Ye Yun to go out and buy things, hinting that she could take the opportunity to go home and see her mother and brother.

  Ye Yun was more than happy! This way she wouldn't have to make up excuses and could return to the "Black Shop".

  Ye Yun rushed back to the Black Shop in one breath, parched to death. She hastily picked up the teapot on the table and poured herself a drink: "I've been at the Gao residence for a whole day, but I haven't found anything unusual."

  After drinking, Mu Rongying's eyes widened in shock, staring at her as if she were a monster.

  Ye Yun suddenly remembered the red mark on her face.

  She covered the red mark on her face with one hand and said, "This is something that Wu Mama insisted I do. And she also told me not to wash it off before leaving the Gao residence. It's really hard to wash off too. I've tried, ordinary water can't even get rid of it. So there's no choice, I can only temporarily put up with this ghostly appearance."

  Murong Ling listened and immediately felt a little guilty, frowning, "Sorry, Yun'er, I made you make such a big sacrifice."

  Her appearance is the face of a young lady's family, and once the reputation of a girl without salt is spread out, how can she marry out? He has committed a great sin. I didn't expect it to be like this.

  "It doesn't matter, you don't need to mind. Wu Ma promised me that when I leave the Gao residence, she will tell me how to wash away the marks on my face." Ye Yun waved her hand completely carelessly, "I've taken your silver, of course I'll help you with this matter. This doesn't count as anything. If you're concerned about it, you can give me more silver as compensation."

  "You really can't live without money for three sentences." A clear and cold voice came from above.

  Ye Yun raised her head, only to see Ling Feng fanning himself, leaning on the railing, his expression cold and unreadable. His eyes, as black as ink, had a kind of overwhelming aura that was invisible but gave people pressure.

  This was the first time Ling Feng had taken the initiative to talk to Ye Yun.

  Ye Yun naturally couldn't be intimidated by his aura and directly replied: "Of course one can't live without silver. What's wrong with talking about silver?"

  Ling Feng raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Murong Ying, saying: "She's already parading around with this ghostly appearance, so there's no use feeling guilty. The rumors have probably spread already. Since she doesn't care about it, you should relax too."

  Murong Ying felt like she was hearing things.

  He actually heard Ling Feng comforting him?!

  "Hey! Don't block people's way, be careful when going out or you'll get bitten by a dog!" Yu Yun pouted in dissatisfaction.

  Come on! She finally got a chance to make some extra money. How could he ruin it for her?

  Ling Feng smiled instead of getting angry and said: "After his matter is settled, I'll introduce a business to you. Guaranteed to make you rich, how about it?"

  Ye Yun stared at Ling Feng's smile and was almost stunned. Wow! It's really a smile worth a thousand gold coins!

  Murong Yu was also stunned, Ling Feng actually smiled? At this girl?

  How many years has it been since he saw any expression on Ling Feng's face other than a scowl?

  Ling Feng saw Ye Yun had no reaction and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "Why did you only want to take advantage of this once and not think about taking advantage again?"

  Ye Yun snapped back to reality and hastily replied: "Of course I want to make money! But it also depends on whether your business is worth my while."

  "Alright!" Ling Feng put away his fan and said, "Let's talk about this again after we're done with this matter."

  After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Ye Yun's response and directly turned around and walked into the room.

  Ye Yun looked at Murong Ying, who had a similarly puzzled expression, and asked: "Do you know what's going on with him?"

  Murong Ying shook her head, "He has always been secretive, I don't know either."

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  Ye Yun carried a basket of things back to the Gao Mansion. Since she had gone out under the pretext of making purchases, it was only natural that she would buy some things.