Tonight was destined to be a sleepless one for both Chu Hengyuan and Aran, all because of that one sentence Aran had uttered.
After tossing and turning endlessly in bed, Aran finally got up amidst the bustling sounds of early morning. Her very first action was to pick up a mirror and check her face. Sure enough, dark circles had formed around her eyes.
It was all that odious man's fault! How was she supposed to face people like this? Granted, she wasn't particularly vain, but standing out in a crowd with such prominent dark circles was simply too conspicuous—she would be laughed to death.
Chapter 24