[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man":3,"chapter-the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-116":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1303454,1729,"Chapter 116 - 115: Am I Beautiful?","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-116",116,"\u003Cp>\"Yun Hao, why are you suddenly asking me this? You haven’t offended me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hongmei looked at Yun Hao, a hurt expression on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Hao shuddered under her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That look... if it were Gu Jiaojiao or Xu Wenwan, it would have been absolutely enchanting. But coming from Li Hongmei, who now looked like a lump of coal, it was simply a disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Hao suppressed his intense discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I haven’t offended you, then why did you bring up Gu Jiaojiao in front of Wen Wan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hongmei had tried to stir up trouble, and her failure had already left her annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, with Yun Hao questioning her like this, Li Hongmei felt even more aggrieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was just happy for you. If Gu Jiaojiao and Leng Yuan live a good life together and never bother you again, isn’t that a good thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her question left Yun Hao speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the darkest part of his heart had been pried open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression changed, and he spoke to Li Hongmei in an icy tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Zhiqing, my affairs are none of your concern. Especially bringing up Gu Jiaojiao in front of Wen Wan. I don’t want her to get the wrong idea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he left without another moment’s delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yun Hao avoid her like the plague, Li Hongmei stomped her foot in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How am I any worse than Xu Wenwan?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She returned to her room in a huff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was empty. The others were probably still on the mountain picking wild vegetables and hadn’t returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat there, thinking of Gu Jiaojiao’s mockery and Yun Hao’s disdain, and couldn’t help but touch her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skin was rough to the touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Am I really that dark?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hongmei stood up. She knew Chen Ruoyu had a mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Since Chen Ruoyu isn’t here, it won’t matter if I use it for a bit.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She got up, walked over to Chen Ruoyu’s desk, and took a mirror out of the drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The back of the mirror featured two beautiful Shanghai women. It was the kind you could hang on a wall, a highly sought-after item at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held up the mirror and looked at the person in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw the skin as dark as a lump of coal, Li Hongmei let out a \"WAHH!\" and burst into tears, frightened by her own reflection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past few days had been busy with trips up the mountain, on top of the continuous Qiushou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was dead tired every day and had no energy to think about her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, she hadn’t looked in a mirror for a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her originally wheat-colored skin had now truly turned to charcoal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at this dusky face and the large patch of sunspots under the corner of her eye, Li Hongmei simply couldn’t believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did this happen? My face...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Now that I look like this, how am I supposed to seduce Yun Hao?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hongmei collapsed onto her bed and began to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chen Ruoyu and the other female educated youths returned, they saw her like this and exchanged bewildered glances, not knowing what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, it was Chen Ruoyu who stepped forward to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Mei, what’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hongmei looked up with her red, swollen eyes, grabbed Chen Ruoyu’s hand, and said with a solemn expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ruoyu, tell me, am I beautiful?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ruoyu: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Mei, don’t put me in a difficult position.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Chen Ruoyu’s answer, Li Hongmei cried even harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WAHHH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ruoyu was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Qiushou, everyone had gotten several shades darker. No one was much better off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hongmei never used to care much about her face, so why was she crying about it now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought for a moment and couldn’t help but suggest, \"They say if you cover up more, you can lighten your skin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Hongmei immediately scrambled up, opened her suitcase, took out clothes, and wrapped herself up completely, leaving only her face exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she looked at Chen Ruoyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ruoyu, will this work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ruoyu was at a loss for words. She wanted to tell the truth but was afraid Li Hongmei would start crying again, so she could only offer a tactful reminder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Mei, getting fairer doesn’t happen overnight. You have to be persistent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She meant for Li Hongmei to wear a little less, that a token effort would be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Hongmei looked at Chen Ruoyu with immense gratitude, her eyes brimming with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ruoyu, you’re the best! Don’t worry, I’ll stick with it. I definitely won’t give up halfway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ruoyu was conflicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Should I warn her again? Dressed like that, Li Hongmei looks like a gorilla that just ran down from the mountain!’\u003C\u002Fp>",808,"2026-06-05T18:11:09.759Z",1,"novelbin.me","c292793f1b869f8df9f5d0d4c54aa9a6624d5c036334dde9722a6fe9eb66b3b2","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-317","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-115",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-cover.jpg"]