Su Ci’s skin was porcelain-white and smooth, but now her face had broken out in many red rashes, extremely conspicuous.

Looking at the girl, Lu Zhe’s gaze tightened. He grasped the hand she was about to use to scratch her face. “Tuan Tuan, you can’t scratch. If you scratch it, it’ll scar.”

Hearing Lu Zhe’s words, Su Ci immediately forced her hand to stop.

Her eyes were rimmed with red, about to cry. “Am I going to be disfigured?”

Just thinking about it made Su Ci want to cry.

She wasn’t afraid of anything — except death, and becoming ugly.

Normally, Su Ci cherished her face and her snow-white, smooth skin. Now that so many red rashes had suddenly appeared, turning her face into something so frightening, how could she stand it?

“No.” Lu Zhe’s brows furrowed tightly, the coldness in his eyes fading away, replaced entirely by worry. “Did you touch something, or eat something that caused an allergy?”

The girl’s current condition looked just like an allergic reaction.

Su Ci sniffled pitifully. “Just now during the program recording, I ate lamb and sweet soup.”

When Su Ci’s face first started itching, besides calling Lu Zhe immediately, she had also called her eldest brother Su Zhiyuan, asking him to send someone to control the situation.

“I called my big brother and asked him to investigate.” She had turned out like this for no reason. Whether it was an accident or done by someone, she needed to get to the bottom of it.

The sides of the girl’s face were slightly swollen. Lu Zhe, worried about the bacteria on his hands, didn’t dare to touch her face.

He picked up the hat she had taken off earlier and helped her put it on, covering the pair of fluffy white rabbit ears, then carefully helped her put on a mask. “I’ll take you to see a doctor first.”

At this moment, the door of the lounge was knocked on again. From outside came Su Zhiyuan’s voice.

Su Ci looked at Lu Zhe. “My big brother is here.”

Originally, Su Zhiyuan had been in a meeting at the company. After receiving his sister’s call, he immediately dismissed the meeting and rushed over with his assistant.

Su Zhiyuan’s figure was tall and straight. He wore a custom-tailored silver-gray suit, paired with a black shirt underneath. His refined features appeared even colder and sharper, and the powerful aura of someone in authority was left completely unchecked, drawing the gaze of everyone on set.

“That’s the president of the Su Group!” someone whispered in shock.

Many people held back the urge to scream — he was too handsome.

Outside the lounge, Guan Jing had not left yet. Seeing the sudden appearance of Su Zhiyuan, she was stunned. This was Su Ci’s older brother?

There were plenty of celebrities filming in the studio today, including several handsome male stars, but none of them could compare to the young man who had just entered the lounge, nor to Su Zhiyuan.

Looking at Su Zhiyuan, Guan Jing felt nervous and a little shy at the same time.

The director received a notice from the staff saying that the eldest young master of the Su family had arrived. Frightened, he hurried over. “S-Su President.”

Why had he come?

“Where is Su Ci?” Su Zhiyuan’s expression was slightly cold.

So he was here for Su Ci.

The director replied, “Miss Su just finished recording. I’m not sure if she’s feeling unwell — she’s in the lounge right now.”

The director felt unsure. Su Ci suddenly feeling unwell… could it be something she ate from the crew? How had even President Su been alarmed?

If that little ancestor really felt unwell because of the food they had prepared, the director didn’t dare imagine whether their small production team could withstand the Su family’s wrath.

Su Zhiyuan did not look at the nervous director. He knocked on the door of the lounge beside him.

After a moment, the door opened. Only Su Ci’s pair of bright, watery eyes showed. “Gege, only you can come in.”

Everyone watched as Su Zhiyuan walked into the lounge, while his assistant and bodyguards all remained outside.

The director reacted quickly and sharply.

He immediately told the assistant beside him to stop the staff who were clearing the recording studio’s food and tableware. The food in the kitchen also couldn’t be moved. Although he didn’t know what exactly had happened to that little ancestor inside, the fact that President Su had been alarmed meant it was definitely no small matter.

Inside the lounge, Su Zhiyuan was surprised by his sister’s appearance. “Xiao Ci, what happened?”

“Gege, I’m disfigured.” Su Ci immediately began complaining to her big brother. “My face has so many red rashes, it’s so itchy.”

Seeing his sister, the dominating aura on Su Zhiyuan disappeared. “Did you eat peanuts?”

Lu Zhe spoke. “She can’t eat peanuts?”

“Xiao Ci has been allergic to peanuts since she was young, but only the family knows about this.” Su Zhiyuan remembered that his sister had lost her memory. She didn’t remember that she couldn’t eat peanuts. “It’s my oversight, I forgot you lost your memory and don’t remember your peanut allergy.”

Su Ci truly didn’t know this body was allergic to peanuts. She shook her head. “I only ate lamb and sweet soup just now, I didn’t eat peanuts.”

Lu Zhe’s eyes darkened. “It might not be peanuts, it could be peanut powder.”

If Su Ci had eaten peanuts directly, then it was likely something prepared by the program team and she ate it by accident — an unintentional mistake.

But if it was peanut powder, that meant someone who knew Su Ci was allergic had intentionally tried to harm her.

Su Zhiyuan was thinking the same thing. “My people are outside. Before the matter is fully investigated, no one is allowed to leave.”

Su Ci coughed uncomfortably several times, the sides of her face itching badly. “Gege, aside from family knowing about my peanut allergy… does Qin Shiyan know too?”

If someone wanted to harm her, the only person she could think of who was also present was Qin Shiyan.

“She should know.” Qin Shiyan had played with her sister before, so she would indeed know about this.

Su Zhiyuan said to her, “Rest here first. I’ll notify the doctor to come over. I’ll also take care of this matter for you. If this wasn’t an accident, gege won’t let the person who harmed you off.”

Su Ci nodded.

After calling and ordering the family doctor to rush over, he finally looked at Lu Zhe. “Why are you here too?”

“I was the one who asked him to come.” Afraid her brother would make things difficult for Lu Zhe, Su Ci hurriedly explained for him. “I originally contacted him because I had something to ask him, but I didn’t expect something like this to happen.”

No matter how emotionally slow he normally was, even Su Zhiyuan could sense the unusual atmosphere between his sister and Lu Zhe, but now wasn’t the time to question it. “The doctor is already on the way. Rest first. I’ll go out and find out the cause.”

If this matter was deliberate, he would not let the one who harmed his sister go.

Su Zhiyuan ordered people to start searching the entire set.

Now that everyone knew Su Ci had gotten sick from the program team’s food, they waited quietly to the side. No one dared speak too much and all cooperated fully with the investigation — after all, no one dared offend the Su family.

Guan Jing looked at Su Zhiyuan, sitting there with a cold expression and overwhelming presence. Her face reddened.

Su Ci’s kind of beauty definitely belonged to the exceptional category. Setting Su Ci aside, Guan Jing considered herself an above-average face in the entertainment industry.

It was rare to have the chance to see the legendary power-holder of the Su family today. From the moment she saw Su Zhiyuan, she felt as if a cat were scratching at her heart.

A man who looked this outstanding and was this capable, who wouldn’t like him?

But Guan Jing wasn’t foolish or naïve enough to approach him. She was afraid that before she could even get close, Su Zhiyuan’s bodyguards would block her.

“You tell me, what exactly happened to Su Ci? All of us guests ate the food prepared by the program team, why is she the only one who felt unwell?” Guan Jing whispered to the assistant beside her.

“Jing-jie, could it be that someone tried to harm Miss Su?” The assistant’s voice was very low. “Since her older brother was alarmed, it definitely won’t be as simple as the production team making a mistake.”

Guan Jing froze, a spark flickering in her eyes.

Su Zhiyuan’s men searched through all the food prepared by the production team, both on-site in the recording area and in the kitchen — and examined everything. They found no peanuts or peanut powder.

Even the sweet soup Su Ci had eaten, of which only a small amount remained, was taken for expert testing. It contained no peanut components.

If Su Ci ate peanuts, she would show allergic symptoms within half an hour. This meant she indeed ate something prepared by the program team and did not react due to any other food. But none of the food on-site contained peanuts or peanut powder.

A cold look appeared on Su Zhiyuan’s refined face.

With no evidence found, he became even more certain that someone had deliberately attempted to harm his sister.

The assistant asked the silent Su Zhiyuan, “President Su, should we continue searching?”

Su Zhiyuan’s gaze fell on the long table in the recording room, sharp as a blade. “Take the unused bowls and chopsticks for testing as well.”

The assistant reacted quickly. “Yes, President Su.”

Inside the lounge, the doctor had already rushed over.

After examining Su Ci, he confirmed that her rash was caused by an allergic reaction, and she also had throat swelling and coughing.

“Fortunately, Miss Su did not ingest a large amount of peanuts this time, otherwise it could have been life-threatening.” Abroad, peanut allergies were quite common, and many people died each year from untimely treatment.

Lu Zhe’s thin lips pressed tightly together, his dark eyes fixed on Su Ci, the fear in his heart indescribable.

The doctor reminded, “Miss Su must be careful with her diet from now on and avoid any peanut-related foods.”

Lu Zhe’s voice was slightly hoarse. “Her face is very itchy right now. Is there anything to relieve it?”

The doctor nodded. “I’ll prescribe anti-allergy medicine and ointment with anti-itch effects.”

Su Ci’s voice was muffled. “My face won’t be disfigured, right?”

The doctor instructed, “Miss Su, don’t scratch. As long as you avoid the allergen, it will recover soon.”

Hearing this, Su Ci finally let out a breath.

After the doctor left, Lu Zhe poured a cup of warm water. After reading the medication instructions, he sorted out the medicine for the girl. “Take the medicine first.”

Su Ci had no energy to act spoiled or mischievous right now. She accepted the medicine and obediently took it.

After washing his hands, Lu Zhe sat beside her. He took out the ointment the doctor had given. “Turn your face this way, I’ll help you apply the medicine.”

“I’ll do it myself.” Now that she had become ugly, how could Su Ci possibly allow Lu Zhe to look straight at her face and help her apply medicine?

Every time they video-called before, she always prepared the lighting and picked her most beautiful angle so he would see her at her best.

But now her face was so ugly, covered in rashes — even she disliked looking at herself. She didn’t want to let herself become this ugly in Lu Zhe’s eyes.

Lu Zhe’s tone was gentle, coaxing softly. “There’s no mirror here. It’ll be hard for you to apply it yourself. Didn’t you say your face itches? If I help you, it’ll be faster.”