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A "MISTRESS" was discovered lying badly bruised in some bushes after she was reportedly beaten up by her lover's wife.

Passersby stopped to help the woman up after the brutal attack in eastern China's Shandong Province yesterday.

 The badly bruised woman was eventually helped up and appeared to have two black eyes
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The badly bruised woman was eventually helped up and appeared to have two black eyesCredit: @Zui Huo Ge/Weibo
 A close-up image shows the extent of the horrific injuries the woman suffered at the hands of her attacker
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A close-up image shows the extent of the horrific injuries the woman suffered at the hands of her attacker
 The woman was found slumped up against a tree in some bushes by a concerned passersby
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The woman was found slumped up against a tree in some bushes by a concerned passersby
 The woman seemed dazed and confused as people tried to help her up
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The woman seemed dazed and confused as people tried to help her up

Chinese media has reported the woman, who was left with a heavily swollen face after the beating, was battered by the scorned wife of her lover.

Some of the 28-year-old's teeth were knocked out after she took a blow to the mouth, .

The woman was spotted slumped up against a tree in low bushes in what appears to be a busy built-up area.

Photos shared on Chinese social media site Weibo claimed to show the woman before and after the attack, and reveal how horrifically transformed her face was by the force of the blows.

 Photos claiming to show the woman before she suffered the blows reveal the devastating affects of her injuries
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Photos claiming to show the woman before she suffered the blows reveal the devastating affects of her injuries

Reports circling on Weibo claimed the woman was actually attacked by four men hired by the cheating man's wife.

The posts alleged she had been detained and beaten for several days.

The woman has refused to reveal how she suffered the injuries, the public security bureau of the city of Anqui in Shandong Province said on its Facebook page.

Chinese news service Shen Weifang suggested the images of the woman before the attack were ripped from one of her social media accounts.

 Some reports circling on social media suggested the woman was detained and beaten by four men hired by the cheating husband
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Some reports circling on social media suggested the woman was detained and beaten by four men hired by the cheating husbandCredit: @Zui Huo Ge/Weibo
 The woman has refused to reveal how she suffered the injuries, according to security officials in China
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The woman has refused to reveal how she suffered the injuries, according to security officials in ChinaCredit: @Zui Huo Ge/Weibo

One of the woman's selfies which surfaced on social media came with the caption: "I am only in my twenties, but I am feeling more and more tired.

"People do not understand my story.

"I have witnessed a thousand kinds of sorrow."

An Apple Daily reader commented: "It might be immoral to be a mistress, but such violence is not tolerable.

Another offered sympathy and said: "She got badly wounded. It might affect her life forever."

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