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"This, THIS is a real mirror!"

Tian Hui was astonished and delighted, her watery eyes becoming even more lustrous with excitement as she looked up at Lin Yuan: "Yuanyuan, this is a true mirror! So lifelike, so clear! I’ve never seen my own face so clearly before.

My goodness, I can even count my eyelashes, look!

This is the rouge the maid just applied on me, and I actually have a red mole here that I’ve often heard Xuanxuan mention, but this is the first time I see for myself the red mole that has sprouted in my eyebrow! "

In those times when people gazed into mirrors, they used bronze ones which only allowed them to vaguely see their looks and appearance, unable to clearly see what was on their faces, let alone such moles hidden within their eyebrows.

Watching Tian Hui as excited as a child tasting candy for the first time, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but laugh. She knew that this makeup gift would definitely satisfy Tian Hui.

"Sister, let me have a look too!" Tian Xuan was not the first one to react, but she was certainly the first one to ask to look into the mirror because among those present, only she had the status to say so, as she was Tian Hui’s own flesh and blood sister.

"Come, come, Xuanxuan, come and take a look at yourself!" Tian Hui called cheerfully, and Tian Xuan sprinted over to Lin Yuan and bent over to look into the mirror.

Unlike Tian Hui’s subtlety, Tian Xuan was absolutely an unrestrained little calf!

"Wow, wow, it’s so clear! Look, even the fine hairs on my face are visible! Ah, why do I have so many fine lines at the corners of my eyes? No, no, am I getting old? And my nostrils, why are they so hairy? Ah, Sister, why are you pinching me? I really do have hairs in my nose, look, take a look!"

Tian Hui’s face showed embarrassment, with her little sister talking about nose hairs and nostrils in front of so many people—it was really impolite.

However, she had a great way to divert everyone’s attention: "Yuanyuan, could you let everyone have a look at your gift?"

Tian Hui smiled and winked at Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan knew she was purposely asking her to showcase the mirror, just to make those who had just looked down on her drop their jaws in shock!

Lin Yuan chuckled to herself and nodded: "This is Sister’s mirror, and naturally, I will oblige whatever Sister says."

As she spoke, she gave Shui Xian a sign with her eyes; she certainly didn’t want to personally attend to these opportunistic women!

Shui Xian immediately stepped forward to take the mirror, holding it in the palm of her hand and standing to the side with the mirror facing outward. Finally, the true face of this rare treasure appeared before everyone.

"Ah! What is this! Inside here, why is there another me and so clearly?"

"Let me see, let me see, my goodness, my goodness, is this really me inside here?"

"If it’s not you, who else? With looks that ugly, it must be you! Hey, move aside, let me see if my rouge is applied evenly! Ugh, my rouge, damn it, I knew the maid didn’t apply it evenly and she even argued with me, hmph, now watch how I’ll deal with her!"

"Your rouge has always been ugly; it’s my eyebrows that are lovely! No wonder Mother always says my willow leaf eyebrows are beautiful and charming. Today, having seen them myself, they truly are!"

"Tsk, that’s just pathetic! To care about such superficial things! Move aside; let me look at my teeth! Pearly whites! Look at my shiny, white pearly whites!"

"Ew! Only the taste in your mouth is too strong—you better go rinse your mouth before returning!"

"Don’t talk about me, do you think your breath is any lighter? It’s like you’ve eaten a rotten egg!"

"You’re the one who ate a rotten egg, your whole family ate rotten eggs!"

In no time, the young ladies admiring themselves in the mirror started quarreling over places and even tearing off their masks of pretense of many years—best friends became strangers, and strangers became enemies.

Indeed, such is the diversity of human life. A single mirror had revealed everyone’s fragile relationships in their true light, which really was quite amusing.

Lin Yuan sighed and couldn’t help shaking her head.

While everyone was bickering, someone suddenly asked, "Miss Lin, where did you buy this bronze mirror that’s so clear?"

This question voiced the curiosity in everyone’s minds.

Even Su Qiuyu and Yao Hanai perked up their ears and listened intently; although they had merely glimpsed the mirror briefly, they had seen their reflections on its edges and had to admit, this bright bronze mirror was indeed a hundred times better than the ones at their homes.

All eyes were focused on Lin Yuan; even Yan Ruchun, who had been cracking sunflower seeds the whole time, looked on curiously.

Although she hadn’t squeezed over to look at the mirror, she recognised Lin Yuan’s ability more clearly than others.

For some reason, she felt that whatever Lin Yuan produced never disappointed her.

"Yes, Yuanyuan, this bronze mirror of yours is so nice, where exactly did you buy it?"

Tian Hui already had one, so she had no need to buy another; her question was only to help others inquire.

The face of the first one who asked could be ignored, but Tian Hui’s face had to be given consideration. Lin Yuan smiled and patted her hand, saying, "Sister Hui, have you forgotten what I just said? This item is priceless and can’t be bought."

Can’t be bought?

Then where did you get it from?

Looking at everyone’s curious and envious expressions, Lin Yuan proudly curled the corners of her mouth, her smile exactly like Xia Zheng’s: "It’s not available for sale, I made it myself!"