Just then, Ye Xianxun emerged after finishing her bath.
The hideous scar that had once marred her face had vanished, replaced by smooth, delicate skin.
Her formerly sallow complexion had also become fair and luminous.
Even more astonishingly, Ye Xianxun's figure had grown fuller and more shapely, with graceful curves.
Everyone looked at her, their eyes filled with shock and admiration.
Ye Xianxun asked in bewilderment, "Why are you all staring at me like that?"
"Take a look for yourself, Mother!"
Ye Lingling immediately brought a full-length mirror before Ye Xianxun so she could see her transformation more clearly.
As Ye Xianxun gazed at her reflection, a trace of disbelief flickered in her eyes.
She reached up and gently stroked her cheek. The delicate texture beneath her fingers felt almost unreal.
Then Ye Xianxun pinched her arm hard. Only when the pain hit did she believe that this really was her.
Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward and studied Ye Xianxun closely, exclaiming in admiration, "Auntie, you look more than twenty years younger now. Not only has the scar on your face disappeared, but you're positively glowing. You've become so much more beautiful."
Xiao Wu leaned closer too, giggling. "That's right! When Auntie stands beside Lingling now, you look just like a pair of beautiful sisters."
Listening to their praise, Ye Xianxun felt an indescribable joy well up within her, regaining the confidence and beauty she had lost so long ago.
"Mother, how do you feel now? Does anything feel wrong?" Filled with concern, Ye Lingling hurried to Ye Xianxun's side, wanting to check her mother's condition carefully.
Yet Ye Xianxun seemed not to hear her daughter's questions. Her gaze fixed directly on Chen Xuanqing.
Her face radiated unprecedented warmth and joy, as though Chen Xuanqing were her own son.
"Oh dear,