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Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âSister Gao, is it really you?â
Zhou Kexin asked excitedly.
Gao Xinran nodded slightly, acknowledging Zhou Kexinâs guess.
The former female superstar was stabbed in the back.
Her husband ran away with the money and left her with a debt of more than a billion yuan.
Countless people believed that Gao Xinran was utterly finished.
Moreover, she was once regarded as a byword for silly and sweet.
After being in the film industry for over ten years, she was still so naive and did whatever her husband told her to do.
Many people found it inconceivable that someone with such a personality could become a superstar.
Silly enough to become the legal owner of many companies.
The companies went bankrupt, and her husband brought the remaining funds overseas.
All the debts he owed were now on Gao Xinran.
From time to time, entertainment reporters would release news that many big bosses in the country were willing to help Gao Xinran pay off her debts.
The condition was that Gao Xinran would be their mistress.
Gao Xinran later held a press conference to expose everyone who harassed her.
A year later, Gao Xinran appeared in the news again.
However, this time, it was not entertainment news but business news.
Gao Xinran reached a settlement with her debt collectors.
She would settle her debt by paying in installments.
She started raising funds and organizing the production and operation of her companies.
Paying off her more than a billion yuan debt took four years.
She made her companies more substantial and prominent, becoming a wealthy woman with a net worth of billions.
Looking at Gao Xinranâs 40-plus years of life, there were ups and downs, and stories were endless.
First, she was a highly anticipated film and television superstar.
Then, she became a woman who owed more than a billion yuan in debt.
She had spent ten years in business, turning her debts into riches.
âHahahaâ¦â
Listening to Zhou Kexin recount Gao Xinranâs struggle history, Wang Dequan joked, âSister, Iâve advised you to write an autobiography many times. As long as you write it, you wonât have to worry about sales.â
âEven Dr. Chen here has your fan. I guarantee the sales will be great.â
Gao Xinran said absent-mindedly, âBrother Wang, donât make fun of me. Iâm in a terrible state right now. How can 1 be in the mood to write an autobiography?â
âSister, since youâre here, just say whatever you must. No matter your trouble, Dr. Chen will help you solve it properly.â
Wang Dequan once again cheered Gao Xinran on.
He and Gao Xinran had known each other for many years, and he admired her tenacity.
She slowly transformed into a business tycoon from a layman who owed more than a billion yuan in debt and did not know how to run a business.
Out of pure admiration, Wang Dequan would introduce some business to Gao Xinran from time to time.
Recently, whenever he called Gao Xinran, she would either say she was not feeling well or had something to do.
She had repeatedly refused to meet the clients introduced by Wang Dequan.
The more Wang Dequan thought about it, the stranger he felt. He was worried that Gao Xinran would be in trouble.
A few days ago, he had come to find her privately and discovered something strange.
In her own home, Gao Xinran was wearing a mask and sunglasses.
When asked about the reason, Gao Xinran said it was a skin allergy.
From the conversation, Wang Dequan could tell that Gao Xinran was in a bad mood.
She was a little insincere in her answers.
Worried that she might develop a mental illness or be harassed by something unclean, he immediately brought Chen Yu out.
After a few days of persuasion, he finally convinced Gao Xinran to look for Chen Yu with him.
âBrother Wang, Dr. Chen. Iâll take off my mask and sunglasses later. Please be mentally prepared.â
âDonât be frightened by my appearance.â
Hearing this, Wang Dequanâs heart skipped a beat.
âAh!â
The screams of a man and a woman came from the psychological treatment room.
Zhou Kexin and Wang Dequan gasped.
Gao Xinran, who had taken off her mask and sunglasses, looked extremely ugly.
The skin on her face was dry and lusterless.
Her facial features were twisted and ferocious.
She was like a cat-faced old woman in a folk ghost story.
Gao Xinran was in her early forties, and she used to be extremely beautiful.
Now, she looked old and hideous.
Wang Dequan rubbed his eyes hard, as Gao Xinran was not like this when they met a month ago.
Gao Xinran was once a movie star, so she paid great attention to her skincare.
Even in the most challenging years, her appearance did not change much.
Zhou Kexin also couldnât believe it.
She took out his phone and pulled up Gao Xinranâs online photos from a few years ago.
She looked at the woman in front of her and the photo on his phone.
They were two different people.
âDr. Chen, this is why Iâm here,â Gao Xinran said with a bitter smile.
âNot only did my face become hideous, but my skin also became as dry and rough as the bark of a withered tree.â
âI look like a dried corpse.â
âMoreover, these situations only happened in a short period of time.â
âI donât know if I have a strange illness or something else.â
âI can only hide my face with a mask and sunglasses to avoid being laughed at by others.â
âOther than my voice, my skin and appearance have changed so much that I almost canât recognize myself.â
After Gao Xinran explained her situation, Chen Yuâs expression remained the same as usual, without the slightest bit of surprise.
âAfter discovering this, you went to many hospitals for checkups under a fake identity.â
âThe examination results are, well, there are no results.â
âThatâs right.â
âI went to the hospital under different names,â Gao Xinran said with a frown. âThe doctor said I had contracted a difficult disease.â
âAs for what kind of difficult and complicated illness it is, they canât say for sure.â
âEvery hospital wants me to be hospitalized for an in-depth examination.â
âEven though I hired a few foreign skin doctors at a high price, they couldnât find out about my condition.â
âDr. Chen,â Gao Xinran said in a depressed voice, âbefore I took off my sunglasses and mask, you said that there was something wrong with my skin and face.â
âIâm sure you know where these problems come from, right?â
âI know.â
âOf course.â Chen Yu nodded. âYour situation is simple, but itâs also complicated.â
âIf the root cause is unresolved, even if 1 help you treat it, it will only be effective for a few months.â
âMaybe even shorter.â
âIt can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. It wonât be long before these conditions continue to relapse.â
Hearing that Chen Yuâs treatment could only cure the symptoms, Wang Dequan, who firmly believed in Chen Yuâs abilities, was dumbfounded.
âDr. Chen, what happened to Xinranâs face and skin?â
âWhy canât you do anything about it?â
Wang Dequan asked in confusion.
âCould it be that she has some special skin disease? Is it a genetic problem?â
As a big shot in the traditional medicine industry, Wang Dequan was not a doctor, but he knew some basic medical skills.
âHer condition has nothing to do with her genes,â Chen Yu said with a bitter smile. âOn the contrary, itâs somewhat similar to yours.â
âSimilar to me?â
âDr. Chen, Iâm getting more and more confused.â Wang Dequan pointed at himself and said it in astonishment.
âIf 1 change my wording, perhaps you wonât be confused.â
Chen Yu changed his posture and took a sip of tea.
âYou two have exactly the same hobbies.â
âHobbiesâ¦â
Wang Dequan opened his mouth wide.
There was an unconcealable shock in his eyes.
âCould it be that she has the habit of collecting those things, too?â