After all these years of treatment, Zhang Xinwan's eyes had shown no improvement.
Everyone thought Zhang Xinwan would be blind for the rest of her life. Continuing treatment was just throwing money away; the result would be the same as before. She could not be cured.
But no one had expected that this time, Zhang Xinwan's eyes would actually be healed.
That day, after waking from her afternoon nap, she saw her personal maid, Xiaocui, pinned beneath Huai Yunzhi on the little couch in the outer room of her bedchamber. The two were kissing so passionately they could hardly tear themselves apart.
At that moment, Zhang Xinwan was stunned by what she saw.
When Xiaocui saw Zhang Xinwan come out, she made a shushing gesture at Huai Yunzhi, signaling for him to get up quickly.
Huai Yunzhi reluctantly got up, then cast a disgusted glance at Zhang Xinwan. He reached out to pull Xiaocui toward him again, but Xiaocui smiled at him and dodged away.
Xiaocui signaled for Huai Yunzhi to keep quiet. As she straightened her clothes, she said:
"Miss, why did you come out? Why didn't you call for me when you woke up?"
However innocent Zhang Xinwan was, she realized things were definitely not as she had once believed. So she pretended she still could not see anything, feeling her way forward as she said:
"Xiaocui, I called you, but you didn't answer, so I came out."
"Oh, I didn't hear you.
Miss, I'll go fetch some water for you to wash up."
"All right."
With that, Xiaocui and Huai Yunzhi left Zhang Xinwan's bedchamber.
The moment Xiaocui stepped outside, Zhang Xinwan clamped a hand over her mouth. What had she just seen? Her fiancé and her own maid had tumbled into each other's arms...
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