Chapter 243

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    Chapter 243

    The following day, Su Hao arrived at Xiaotian's room carrying the newly prepared genetic modification solution.

    Taking out an unusually large syringe, he said calmly,

    "Xiaotian, I'll give you an injection first."

    The moment she saw the needle, Xiaotian instinctively took a step backward.

    She looked genuinely frightened.

    Su Hao sighed helplessly.

    "Don't you want to become prettier?"

    "If you do, then close your eyes."

    "It'll be over before you know it."

    Those words struck directly at Xiaotian's heart.

    She immediately rolled up her sleeve, revealing her fair arm.

    Closing her eyes tightly, she turned her head away.

    "...Go ahead."

    Without wasting another second, Su Hao grabbed her wrist and skillfully injected the genetic modification solution.

    Even Sister Bai couldn't help closing her eyes while watching.

    When the injection was finished, Su Hao instructed,

    "Lie down and go to sleep."

    Before long, Xiaotian gradually drifted into a deep sleep.


    ---

    Three hours later...

    The changes had already begun.

    The freckles covering Xiaotian's face slowly faded away.

    Her facial features became noticeably softer and more delicate.

    The transformation was subtle.

    It wasn't as though her appearance had been completely replaced.

    Rather...

    It resembled countless tiny adjustments made with absolute precision.

    Like a masterpiece carefully refined by nature itself.

    Standing beside the bed, Sister Bai stared speechlessly at Xiaotian's sleeping face.

    She simply couldn't believe what she was seeing.

    Another hour passed.

    Xiaotian slowly opened her eyes.

    The moment she regained consciousness, Su Hao handed her a mirror.

    She looked into it.

    "..."

    Then—

    "AHHHHHHH!"

    Her scream nearly shattered the windows.

    Even Sister Bai hurriedly covered her ears.

    Su Hao, however, calmly reached over and covered Xiaotian's mouth.

    "Quiet."

    "This is only the first stage."

    "The changes aren't very obvious yet."

    "In another two days, you'll completely resemble the portrait."

    Only then did Xiaotian finally calm down.

    Holding the mirror tightly with both hands, she couldn't stop staring at herself.

    Her voice trembled with excitement.

    "I... I can become even prettier?"

    Su Hao nodded.

    "Of course."

    Turning toward Sister Bai, he smiled.

    "Now do you believe we can open a beauty salon?"

    Still unable to recover from the shock, Sister Bai reached over and pinched Xiaotian's face several times.

    The soft skin...

    The warmth...

    Everything was real.

    Ignoring Su Hao's question entirely, she instead asked,

    "Jingzhong..."

    "Where did you get those injections?"

    Naturally, Su Hao couldn't tell the truth.

    He smiled.

    "I found a treasure chest."

    To his surprise, Sister Bai immediately nodded.

    "I believe you."

    Of course...

    She didn't actually believe him.

    She simply understood that if Jingzhong didn't wish to explain, asking further would accomplish nothing.

    After thinking for a moment, she asked another question.

    "How many of these... beauty injections... can your treasure chest produce?"

    "One each week."

    The instant those words fell...

    Sister Bai slapped the table.

    "Done!"

    "We're opening the Dawn Beauty Salon!"

    Su Hao raised three fingers.

    "I have three conditions."

    "First."

    "For the first two months, I can provide one treatment each week."

    "After that, only one treatment each month."

    "Second."

    "My identity must remain secret."

    "From beginning to end, Sister Bai will be responsible for every aspect of the beauty salon."

    "Besides Sister Bai, Xiaotian and Jingyi, no one else may know these treatments come from me."

    "As for the explanation..."

    "You can invent whatever story you like."

    "Third."

    "I want twenty percent of the salon's profits."

    Sister Bai answered without the slightest hesitation.

    "Agreed."

    After thinking briefly, she asked,

    "Are there any side effects?"

    Su Hao answered seriously,

    "Only one."

    "You might become too beautiful."

    Sister Bai looked determined.

    "In that case..."

    "Next week."

    "You'll treat me too."

    Su Hao smiled.

    "No problem."


    ---

    Three days later...

    Everyone in the Morning Sun Courtyard noticed Xiaotian's astonishing transformation.

    She had become unbelievably beautiful.

    Her appearance possessed an almost unreal elegance, as though she were a fairy descended from heaven.

    Yet...

    Everyone still recognized her immediately.

    Her voice remained unchanged.

    Her personality remained unchanged.

    Even her gentle smile remained exactly the same.

    The only difference...

    Was that she had become far more confident.

    That confidence came entirely from her transformed appearance.

    Even Xiaotian herself felt as though she were living inside a dream.

    She had received something she had never even dared imagine.


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    The person most shocked by all this was Hu Sheng.

    The first time he saw Xiaotian after the transformation, his eyes nearly popped out.

    His first thought was that some famous actress had come to donate to the Morning Sun Courtyard.

    Only after hearing her speak did he realize...

    It was actually Xiaotian.

    For several days afterward...

    Hu Sheng felt as though he had fallen in love.

    Unfortunately...

    A week later...

    After witnessing Sister Bai's transformation as well...

    His heart immediately changed targets.

    Men...

    Were truly simple creatures.

    Looking at the two breathtaking women before him, Hu Sheng suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of inferiority.

    It seemed as though the distance between them had suddenly become immeasurable.

    For a long time afterward, he remained absent-minded, unable to understand exactly what he was feeling.


    ---

    Meanwhile, inside Sister Bai's room...

    The two women happily admired themselves in the mirror.

    After a long silence, Xiaotian quietly asked,

    "Sister Bai..."

    "Is this real?"

    "Or am I dreaming?"

    Sister Bai gently touched her own face.

    "I don't know."

    "But..."

    "I hope it's real."

    "It would be wonderful if this dream never ended."

    After another pause, Xiaotian asked,

    "How did Jingzhong do something like this?"

    "He's only six years old."

    Sister Bai slowly shook her head.

    "I realized long ago that Jingzhong wasn't an ordinary child."

    "Half a year ago, I became certain."

    "He's a once-in-a-century genius."

    "People like us..."

    "Can't understand how geniuses think."

    "So even if he occasionally does something completely unbelievable..."

    "It isn't really surprising."

    After thinking for a moment, she continued,

    "Perhaps..."

    "He accidentally summoned some unique Summoned Beast."

    "Maybe that beast possesses a special ability."

    "Perhaps it can produce some kind of flawless beauty serum."

    "The world is enormous."

    "There are too many things beyond our understanding."

    "We don't need to understand everything."

    "What matters is whether the Morning Sun Courtyard has enough money."

    "And whether we can continue raising these children."

    Xiaotian slowly nodded.

    Sister Bai continued,

    "So..."

    "I won't ask him."

    "And neither should you."

    "As long as we can earn enough money..."

    "That's enough."

    "This secret must never leave this room."

    "Understand?"

    Touching her flawless face once more, Xiaotian nodded firmly.

    "I understand."


    ---

    After several more discussions, the operating plan for the Dawn Beauty Salon was finalized.

    There would be only two services.

    The first would improve a client's appearance to roughly an eight-out-of-ten level.

    The second would completely redesign the client's face according to their wishes.

    There would be no physical storefront.

    Everything would operate through private appointments.

    Their first clients would be wealthy women.

    As for advertising...

    Nothing could be more convincing than simply showing people photographs of Sister Bai and Xiaotian before and after their transformations.

    Su Hao wasn't concerned about security.

    With both himself and Yashan around, very few people in this world could threaten them.

    He had already gained a thorough understanding of the world's combat system and its upper limit.

    As long as they remained discreet, there was virtually no danger.

    The greatest risk would simply be someone becoming greedy after seeing such enormous profits.

    If that happened...

    They would quietly eliminate the problem before it grew any larger.

    After all...

    Every year countless people disappeared because of strange spatial phenomena.

    Who would notice one or two additional disappearances?

    More importantly...

    Genetic modification truly was an incredibly profitable business.

    Once the beauty salon became successful, the Morning Sun Courtyard would never again have to worry about money.

    At the same time, Su Hao could continue collecting genetic samples from countless clients, quietly improving his own research.

    It was truly killing three birds with one stone.

    All he needed to do was spend a little time each week designing the necessary genetic modifications.

    Even the cultivation of the genetic modification solution had now become almost completely automated.


    ---

    After the Dawn Beauty Salon officially began operating, Su Hao quietly pulled Yashan aside.

    "Jingyi."

    "I have an important task for you."

    "When Sister Bai goes out to meet clients..."

    "You'll secretly protect them."

    "If anyone tries to target us..."

    "Deal with them quietly."

    "Then bury them somewhere no one will ever find."

    For a King of Steel, such a task was almost effortless.

    Yashan immediately patted his chest confidently.

    "Leave it to me, Boss Jingzhong!"

    (End of Chapter 243)
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    Am I the only one that’s cringing while reading this.
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      I am not but yea Can relate. Also 20% is crazy low, it should have been at least over 90 smh
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        He doesn’t need money though. He’s only doing it for the orphanage. Only thing he needs is knowledge and let’s be honest with his strength he could rob the academies dry without anyone knowing
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