Chapter 8: Spring Water and Golden Lotus

  The doorbell rang, and Tang Yao went to open the door. She saw the nanny standing outside and asked her: "Miss, are you going to have dinner in your room or downstairs?"

  "Has Mom and Chuchu not come back yet?"

  "The young lady just came back, changed her clothes and went out. It seems she's going out for dinner with the madam and master."

  Tang Wan's heart felt a pang, thinking that she had been in the hospital for two days and only saw her mother once, while her younger sister hadn't visited her at all. Not only did they not come to pick her up when she was discharged, but also no one knew where she went after leaving the hospital for a day. Although she knew her mother was busy with the upcoming wedding into the Ji family, she couldn't help feeling heartbroken, thinking that while they were having a family reunion, she was alone and excluded.

  "Bring the meal to my room, please! I'd like to have a vegetable stir-fry with Jiangnan flavor, a sweet and sour fish fillet, a bowl of rice, and a glass of apple juice. Thank you."

  The nanny took note, looking at Tang Yao with a hint of surprise. She found that today's young lady was exceptionally elegant and dignified, not weak and gloomy like usual. In fact, she seemed even more refined than the young mistress herself. When she gave orders to herself, she couldn't help but treat her as if she were the real mistress, as if following her words was a matter of course. This was simply unthinkable - had she really become servile from being a servant for too long?!

  Tang Wan didn't have time to look at the nanny's face, she went back to her room, sat in front of the desk, picked up her math book and started reading. There was only one month left before the college entrance exam, although she had the advantage of rebirth, she still needed to work hard. She must get the best grades, this life, she would make the most of herself and live a brilliant life. She wanted everyone to know that even if she was just an adopted daughter of a wealthy family, even if she didn't enter the Ji family, she was still a phoenix!

  After finishing dinner, Tang Yao was also tired. She felt some itchiness on her body and thought that after staying in the hospital for two days, she would have a strange smell in this hot weather. Although the wounds on her body had not healed yet, taking a bath was inconvenient, but wiping herself clean was still okay. She entered the bathroom and first stared blankly at herself in the mirror.

  Although she had looked in the mirror several times, Tang Yao still felt somewhat unaccustomed to being back at the age of sixteen.

  The girl in the mirror had a childish hairstyle, which hadn't been trimmed for a long time. The ends of her hair were uneven, and her bangs covered her glasses. As soon as she lowered her head, the hair on both sides covered her pale face, not to mention the big black-framed glasses. Her figure was slender, as if malnourished. Paired with that ubiquitous white vest and black seven-point pants, it's really rustic!

  Tang Wan herself was speechless, but now she didn't have time to entangle with her past self, only thinking about how to make herself look a little more beautiful. She took off the big glasses and looked at the girl in the mirror who had become somewhat blurry but better-looking, thinking that her foundation was still good, as long as she took good care of herself and gained a bit more weight, she should be able to look even more beautiful.

  Tang Yao had just finished washing, and took off her clothes. She lowered her head and suddenly discovered a golden lotus flower blooming on her shoulder blade. The pattern was extremely delicate, like a tattoo, and it shone brightly on her pale skin. Tang Yao was startled, she clearly remembered that she didn't have this mark on her body, not in this life, nor in her past lives!

  Tang Wan rubbed her hands together a couple of times, and suddenly felt a flash of gold in front of her eyes. She raised her head to take a look, but there was nothing in front of her, wondering if she had seen the golden lotus on her body with her own eyes. Looking at the golden lotus on her body again, it still existed, without any golden powder on her hands, and the pattern seemed to be embedded in her body, as stubborn as a birthmark.

  As she looked at it, Tang Yao felt that this flower was a bit familiar. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind and she remembered.

  In her previous life, Tang Yao heard the news of the marriage of the man she loved. After being locked in a room for many years, she suddenly wanted to go out and take a walk alone. Then, she bought a jade Buddha at a street stall, which was a statue of Sakyamuni Buddha holding a flower and smiling. This flower looked exactly like the one in Sakyamuni Buddha's hand!

  Tang Wan was slightly stunned, she seemed to remember that before her death, she felt a chill in her chest, at that time she thought it was normal for people who were about to die. Now thinking back, the coldness seemed to be emanating from the Buddha statue. Moreover, after falling into darkness, there seemed to be a golden light enveloping her, but soon she lost consciousness and naturally didn't remember when she woke up.

  Was it the emerald jade Buddha that allowed her to be reborn? Was this flower left by the Buddha to protect herself? Tang Yao couldn't help but think about these things in her mind. She didn't want to believe in superstitions, but she had already encountered something like reincarnation, and she naturally began to believe in the existence of ghosts and gods. After thinking for a while, she suddenly remembered that when she was watching TV in her previous life, there was a female lead who crossed over with a piece of jade and ended up getting an extra space. Would she also have a space?

  Tang Wan thought to herself, "If only I had a space of my own, it would be easy to get rich." As she thought this, her hand landed on the golden lotus, and then she saw a magical scene appear before her.

  On the ground that was originally a tile, a clear spring suddenly appeared. The spring water is not large, only two meters long and wide, surrounded by large emerald green jade blocks, it's unknown whether the water is too deep or the light of the jade reflects, the water color is a soft pale green, at the source of the spring, it's bubbling up, creating layer upon layer of ripples, like silk that has been blown by the wind.

  But what was even more astonishing was that in the spring water, a single golden lotus flower grew, exactly the same as the one on Tang Yao's body!

  Tang Wan looked at the incredible scene in front of her, unsure how to react. She had just been thinking about space and hadn't expected heaven to be so kind to her, not only allowing her to reincarnate but also giving her a gift. Although it wasn't space, this eye spring water and golden lotus were clearly no ordinary objects, enough to astonish her.

  It seemed like a long time had passed, yet it also felt like just an instant later. Tang Yao calmed down and thought to herself that since such an absurd thing as rebirth could happen, what other magical things couldn't she accept?

  Tang Wan took two steps to the edge of the spring, first touching the emerald green jade that was as clear as water and felt cool and smooth, it was indeed real! Then she put her hand into the water, cool and refreshing, she scooped up a mouthful to drink, sweet and refreshing, even better than those mountain springs that claimed to be absolutely pure and pollution-free! She couldn't help but take several more sips, until she was full before stopping. Because of the injury on her leg, it wasn't suitable for squatting for long, so she sat down on the jade, looking at the golden lotus, smelling the faint floral scent, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

  Suddenly, the door opened and Tang Yao was startled to look over quickly, only to find that it was the nanny standing behind her. She thought she was in trouble, and now Jinlian's secret couldn't be kept anymore. However, the nanny seemed not to have seen the golden lotus shining brightly on the ground, but instead looked at Tang Yao with a puzzled expression, asking with concern: "Young lady, why are you sitting on the floor? Did you fall down? Let me help you up." As she spoke, she came over to help Tang Yao up, her eyes not even glancing at the pond in front of Tang Yao.

  Tang Wei secretly let out a breath of relief, thinking that the lake water was invisible to others. However, she still feared unexpected events, so she tried to speak calmly: "I'm fine now, if you're done with work today, you can go home early. Anyway, mom and the others will be back very late and won't need you."

  The aunt was very happy and turned around to leave.

  Tang Wan relaxed, she used her hand to support herself and tried to get up, but only remembered that her hand was injured after using force, but it was too late. She could only wait for the pain to arrive, but there was no painful feeling. When she looked down, the wound on her right hand, which had already formed a thin scab, had actually healed! The scab on top had fallen off by half, and the wound inside didn't leave any trace!

  What was most astonishing was that Tang Yao discovered her own hands had become whiter and smoother than before, even the originally dull fingernails had become tender and shiny!

  Could this spring water have a healing and whitening effect?! Tang Yao thought of this, untied the gauze on her leg, and splashed the water onto the wound. The gruesome wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, scabbed over, and with a light touch, the scab fell off, leaving no scars behind.

  Having made up her mind, Tang Wan locked the door and poured water from the basin into the bathtub. After filling it up, she sat inside and took a good bath. While bathing, she touched the golden lotus on her chest again and found that both the spring water and the golden lotus had disappeared. She touched it again, and they reappeared; she touched it again, and they disappeared again.

  After taking a bath and returning to the room, I felt extremely tired, drowsiness surged like a tide, so I yawned and fell asleep on that soft pink big bed.

  This sleep was extremely comfortable, and when Tang Yao woke up again, the outside was already sunny. She felt sticky all over her body, looked down and saw that her whole body was covered in black goo, even the quilt was dirty. She thought this must be the impurities discharged from her body, couldn't help but feel very dirty, and hurriedly ran to the bathroom to rinse herself thoroughly.

  Not having looked in the mirror yet, Tang Yao felt that something was off. After thinking carefully for a moment, she finally understood - it turned out that she wasn't wearing her glasses but could see very clearly. It turned out that this lake water also had healing effects and had cured her 500-degree myopia! Tang Yao was overjoyed. She walked to the mirror and looked at herself in the mirror, somewhat disbelieving that the person she saw was actually herself.