Chapter 44 - Appearance (1/2)
”Don't think too much about it, you'll only give yourself a headache,” Xiao Hua suddenly said to Luo Li, almost as though she could read her mind. ”Brother Yuan is a prodigy that appears once every few generations. You won't understand his talent with ordinary logic.”
”Is…Is that so…?” Luo Li decided to take Xiao Hua's advice and stopped thinking about it.
Sometime later, Yuan said, ”By the way, I would like to take a look around this city if you don't mind.”
”Of course not! Let me speak with my father first, then I will guide you around the city!” Luo Li quickly said.
Yuan nodded, and Luo Li left the room shortly later.
Once Luo Li was gone, Yuan looked around the room with curiosity, as this is his first time being inside such a unique room, and that is when he noticed the tall mirror sitting at the corner of the room.
”Oh? A mirror?” Yuan immediately stood up and walked to the mirror with his heart filled with anticipation and nervousness. What does he look like in this world? Is he really as handsome as Luo Li described him?
”This is me…?”
Yuan stood before the mirror that was slightly taller than his head with a dazed face.
He had short but silky black hair on his oval-shaped head, clear brown eyes that were bright as crystals, long eyelashes that would make even females jealous, sharp but neat eyebrows, and a small nose. Overall, his face was very symmetrical and pleasant-looking.
The last time he'd seen his own face was when he was 7 years old— before he lost his ability to see and became blind.
”If I recall correctly, Yu Rou once mentioned that one's appearance in the game will closely resemble their appearance in the real world, hence why I entered this game with an avatar already created for me. However, I do not know what I look like in the real world, and it has been over 10 years since I last saw my own face, so I cannot confirm whether this face really resembles my real appearance or not…”
Furthermore, because he does not know the standard regarding one's appearance, he cannot really tell whether he's really handsome or not.
Therefore, he decided to ask someone else for their opinion.
”Xiao Hua, I have a question for you.” Yuan suddenly said to her.
”What is it, Brother Yuan?”
He then pointed at his own face and asked with a serious expression, ”Without being biased, what do you think of my appearance? Would you say that I am handsome? Or am I ugly?”
”...”
Xiao Hua looked at him with wide eyes, seemingly speechless by his sudden question.
A few moments later, she spoke in a bashful voice and with slightly rosy cheeks, ”Xiao Hua thinks Brother Yuan is very handsome…”
”Really? Are you sure that you're not just complimenting me because you don't want to hurt my feelings? It's okay to tell the truth, Xiao Hua.” Yuan said to her, as he had a feeling that her judgment might be somewhat inaccurate because of their relationship.
”X-Xiao Hua is telling the truth! Brother Yuan is very handsome!” Xiao Hua said again, but her face was flushed with redness this time.
”Okay, I will trust your judgment.” Yuan nodded.
”...”
Xiao Hua was speechless. Why would he even want this kind of feedback? Did he not look in the mirror just now? Anyone with a working brain would agree that Yuan was handsome. Or did he just want to tease her?