Married by Paper, Loved by Fate 42

42: Facial Reconstruction

Shen Tang returned to the tent and fell asleep. After this ordeal, no one should be targeting her for the time being. Even if she encountered danger, the System would remind her.

Just as she was about to fall asleep, the System’s prompt sounded in her mind.

“Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the side quest: Helping the Male Lead Lu Xiao escape danger. Reward: One facial reconstruction!”

The System also thoughtfully explained, “The Host can choose any part of the face to adjust according to your preferences! The adjusted appearance takes effect immediately and cannot be reversed. Please adjust with caution!”

“Does the Host wish to use the facial reconstruction opportunity immediately?”

When Shen Tang heard the System, her sleepiness vanished instantly.

She had endured this ugly appearance for a long time!

“Use it immediately.”

“Please Host select the facial feature to adjust.”

Shen Tang said without hesitation, “Eyes!”

As the saying goes, eyes are the windows to the soul. Regardless of gender, appearance matters. To win over these difficult men, especially the appearance-obsessed Jia Lan, how could she not have a pair of alluring, soulful eyes?

“Okay, opening the facial adjustment panel for the Host. No time limit.”

An electronic screen, visible only to her, appeared before Shen Tang’s eyes.

It was like the character creation screen at the start of an online game.

The initial face on the screen was her current face.

Swollen, hooded eyelids, a flat, fleshy nose, and a mouth that wasn’t ugly but very ordinary.

She wished she could create a completely new face, but unfortunately, each facial adjustment allowed only one feature to be modified.

The System enticed, “Host, strive to complete tasks, and you will have the opportunity for facial reconstruction again!”

Shen Tang ignored it. The men it arranged for her were not easy to conquer! She focused on the character creation.

Shen Tang wanted to create a pair of soul-stirring peach blossom eyes. With a blink, she could make men willingly go through fire and water for her.

However, it looked too fake, easily seen through. Eyes that were too exquisite and beautiful also looked incongruous and abrupt on her face.

Shen Tang thought for a moment and decided to adjust based on her original facial features. This way, her appearance could be greatly enhanced without making her look like a different person.

Shen Tang spent half an hour until she was satisfied.

The original swollen, hooded eyes disappeared, replaced by a pair of small inner double eyelids. The curve of her eyes was smooth and beautiful, resembling lazy cat eyes. Her irises were clear and distinct, alluring and moist. The outer corners of her eyes were slightly upturned, carrying a hint of charming playfulness.

Shen Tang opened the selfie mode on her Light Brain. The more she looked, the more she liked it. These beautiful eyes alone added a lot of color to her plain and dull features, giving her a refreshed feeling.

“Shen Tang, are you asleep?” Shen Li’s voice came from outside the tent.

Shen Tang’s heart fluttered, and she couldn’t help but want to see these men’s reactions!

She closed her Light Brain and burrowed back into her covers, “Not yet. Is something wrong?”

Shen Li lifted the tent flap and walked in slowly. He looked at the female lying on the sleeping mat with her back to him. His gentle voice carried a hint of apology, “It was my fault that night. I shouldn’t have left midway, otherwise, that wouldn’t have happened.”

“It’s alright, it’s not your fault. If anyone’s to blame, it’s the person who tried to harm me behind my back,” Shen Tang turned around, her lips curving into a gentle, reassuring smile.

When Shen Li met her gaze, his voice stopped abruptly. A momentary of daze appeared in his fox-like eyes, and his ruby-like pupils widened slightly.

Shen Tang blinked curiously. The upturned outer corners of her eyes seemed like little hooks, lightly scratching his heart, making it tingle.

Xiao Jin and Jia Lan, who entered afterward, also froze when they saw her face.

Perhaps it was the lighting, but tonight, this fat woman’s eyes were exceptionally captivating, clear and charming, as if they could absorb one’s soul. When she smiled, they were like crescent moons, making it impossible to look away.

Jia Lan stared in surprise at Shen Tang’s moist and alluring eyes. They seemed different from before, yet upon closer inspection, not much had changed. Why did they look so exceptionally beautiful today?

The upturned outer corners of her eyes were like little hooks, making his heart skip two beats.

Damn it!

He actually found this fat woman a little attractive! Jia Lan’s handsome face darkened, suspecting that his aesthetic sense might be deteriorating from spending too much time around this fat woman.

Xiao Jin’s deep, charming golden eyes flashed with a hint of introspection.

Had this fat woman been swapped out?

Under the direct stares of the three men, Shen Tang deliberately pretended to be oblivious and blinked innocently, “Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?”

Shen Li said softly, “Xiao Tang, you seem to have… become much more attractive recently.”

Shen Tang pouted. “In the eyes of a lover, Xishi appears. In the eyes of an enemy, an ugly woman appears. You all had biases against me before, so you found fault with everything about me! Now that I’ve reformed, naturally, you think I look better than before!”

The three men fell silent for a moment. Although her excuse was outlandish, it actually made a bit of sense when they heard it.

Shen Tang seemed to ignore the strange gazes of the three men, yawned lazily, and nonchalantly asked, “Why are you not sleeping at night and coming to my place? Do you want to share my bed?”

“Dream on! Who wants to share a bed with you!” Xiao Jin’s handsome face darkened. He couldn’t be bothered to look at her anymore. As expected, this fat woman was still as lustful and shameless as before; she hadn’t been swapped out!

Shen Li’s gaze swept over her face, hiding the depth in his eyes. He chuckled gently, “We came to ask you what happened the night before last. Do you know who took you away?”

Jia Lan pursed his lips and said hesitantly, “The City Lord will likely ask you about this tomorrow morning, so we came to ask you in advance.”

Shen Tang shook her head. “You cannot tell the City Lord about this matter.”

Shen Li raised an eyebrow, looking at her curiously. “Why? Could this matter be related to the City Lord?”

The City Lord was not a straightforward person, but he wouldn’t stoop to plotting against her, a female, in secret.

“It has nothing to do with the City Lord. It has to do with his daughter!” Shen Tang did not hide this matter. She also wanted to use this opportunity to test the men’s attitudes towards her. “The ones who harmed me that day were An Ya and Shi Yin. An Ya sent her Beast Husband Zhao Yin to kidnap me, but it wasn’t successful. But I didn’t expect Shi Yin to be involved too. She sent a Mole Beastman to kidnap me and throw me into the polluted land.”

The three men’s faces suddenly turned grim. While they didn’t like Shen Tang, for outsiders to bully her was like not taking them seriously.

Shi Yin was the City Lord’s daughter. If this matter were reported to the City Lord, he would not only fail to uphold justice for her but might even fear that it would affect his daughter’s reputation, possibly leading him to eliminate Shen Tang secretly.

Xiao Jin recalled that Shi Yin had tried to seduce him during the day, making his face turn even more ashen, looking as if he had eaten a fly. His aura became frighteningly cold.

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