When Wen Xi came to, she was already in her own home.
For reasons Wen Xi couldn't fathom—perhaps a pang of conscience—Ou He, who had refused her even an anesthetic during the branding, had ironically treated the wound afterward with expensive medicine.
After several days of recovery, the pain in her back had subsided. But every time she caught sight of the scar, it felt like a brand of humiliation
















