[ With her hands tucked neatly in her lap, she busies herself with an easy task at least - simply watching him go about his own tasks. Going here and there in them, and it gives her some ease, more so than the pamphlet did.

Still, his teasing warms her cheeks pink all over again as he reminds her. ]

I shall always be ardent in your presence, Wei Ying, how could I be anything less for your kindness to me? But you have caught me, I will do my best not to fall back on old habits.