When Xue Cong sat down beside him, he helped her with the few strands of hair that were stuck to her face.
Xue Cong blushed and wanted to dodge away from him, but she stopped when his fingers brushed across her face accidentally.
"Master Lin..." she whispered to him, and he said, "We will be husband and wife soon, don't be afraid."
Xue Cong nodded and lowered her head.
When she was in front of the other servants, she was the woman in charge, but when she was in front of Lin Xuan Qi, Xue Cong was the same person as when he had first seen her.
"You are doing a good job. Keep it up and let me know if you encounter troubles that you can't handle," he said softly while he tilted his head back to look at his masterpiece after he had helped tidy her up.
She was looking much more vibrant now with healthy-looking skin, a far cry from how she was when he got her out from the slavery brokerage.
