Chapter 36 Wearing Make-up
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After lunch, Gu Yunxi asked the depot worker to prepare a pot of hot water. Then, she took a shower in the house and put on the long blue skirt and short jacket.
Gu Yunxi was excited for a while after putting on women's clothes again.
Master Leng Qingtang arrived when she was sitting at the dressing table and wearing make-up.
When he saw Gu Yunxi, he was surprised with brightness in his deep black eyes.
This dress was selected by him, from the style and the color to the size. Now it seemed that it fitted her well and outlined her slender and youthful body.
Gu Yunxi was standing in front of the Master with her hair cascading like a waterfall. It seemed that she was an orchid blooming quietly. One could see some moisture around her body since she just took a shower. She was like an elegant fairy.
The black of her long hair and the blue of her skirt met and made her face clearer and fairer. Leng Qingtang was reluctant to move his eyes from the glory and charm.
"Shall I help you?"
Leng Qingtang looked at her for a while before realizing he should do something for her. Then he asked her with a soft smile.
"No, thank you."
Gu Yunxi deliberately averted his eyes. Her eyes were like clear flowing spring, and she was nervous.
She remembered the conversations with Xiao Xiaoshen in the morning when she met Leng Qingtang. At this time, she blushed.
Leng Qingtang thought that Gu Yunxi was upset about meeting Ming Lan and reached out to touch her head with a smile.
"Don't worry. I will protect you in the dark corner. On the street, there are a lot of people, many of whom are guards in the Eastern Depot in disguise. If Ming Lan bullies you, I will protect you. Trust me!"
The voice of Leng Qingtang was intoxicating, and he was handsome, which made Gu Yunxi get fascinated.
"I... I certainly believe in you, Master. I will always obey your order and try my best to finish it."
Although she was determined, she dared not to look at his eyes and lowered her eyes again.
Leng Qingtang slightly frowned and examined Gu Yunxi with his lower lip rising slightly. He felt that she was a little weird at this time, not only for Ming Lan, but also for something that he didn't know.
It was getting late. Leng Qingtang helped Gu Yunxi sit in front of the bronze mirror,
"Let me help you. We have to hurry up."
"Well..." Gu Yunxi lowered her head and responded vaguely.
"Sit up straight."
The Master put his hand on her shoulder to remind her. She trembled with a tremor and suddenly straightened her body.
"Yunxi, are you OK?"
Leng Qingtang looked at Gu Yunxi with concern, who was sitting stiffly. He could not imagine that one casual movement made her react so intensely.
This subtle change had never occurred before.
"Please, Master..."
Her voice was intermittent, and finally, she agreed to the request of the Master.
Leng Qingtang was happy. He poured a little daffodil oil into his palm, slowly rubbed it to cover her hair with both hands, and gently touched her hair inch by inch.
Her hair was soft and smooth due to the oil and emitted the unique fragrance of daffodils.
Leng Qingtang held the comb and began to comb for Gu Yunxi.
Her face in the bronze mirror was beautiful with pretty nose and cherry lips. There was shimmering light in her eyes, showing endless tenderness.
This time, he prepared a pretty flowery bun for her with strands of hair hanging on her shoulders. A simple headdress was enough. He inserted a yellow hibiscus hairpin on the side with a pair of golden hair accessories and golden combs on her head. The long beads of the hair accessories hanged on her chest.
Gu Yunxi was surprised when she saw herself in the mirror as if she had been turned into another person.
She thought, "The Master is so capable. He is not only good at men's official bun but also at women's hairstyles. How does he achieve it?"
"I am too careless compared with him, who is so careful and meticulous."
"How shameful it is!"
Leng Qingtang saw Gu Yunxi was confused and said with a casual smile,
"I also served others when I entered the Palace, and that's what I learned and did all day long. Fortunately, I am still good at it, although so many years have passed."
Suddenly, Gu Yunxi became silent.
She felt bitterness and recalled her experiences in the Garden for no reason. She sighed secretly, "Others say that the Palace is a cruel place. How did the Master climb to the position today step by step at a young age? What had he experienced during the past years?"
There was an itchy feeling on her ear, which made Gu Yunxi stopped wondering.
The Master was helping her wear earrings.
He felt her slight tremble when he touched her soft earlobe with his fingertips.
He did not know that she had already known a lot of things but viewed it as the nervousness since she would perform the task for the first time.
Leng Qingtang stood in front of Gu Yunxi, leaned down, and smiled at her. He patted her shoulder with his hand and comforted her softly.
"It's OK."
He picked up the powder box, supported her jaw with one hand, and began to help her wear make-up with the powder puff.
He noticed that she was deliberately averting his eyes. Suddenly, he stopped and said with a low voice as if giving orders,
"Yunxi, look at me!"
At this time, he was very eager to look at her. It seemed that as long as his eyes touched hers at this moment, the two hearts could communicate, and then they were tightly bound together.
Gu Yunxi immediately looked at him. The dark and clear eyes were like a quiet and bottomless lake, constantly emitting warm light.
Gu Yunxi blushed as they looked at each other. Though she had not worn the make-up yet, her face was ruddy.
Leng Qingtang took a deep breath and held the eyebrow pencil to draw her eyebrows. It seemed that he was trying his best to suppress the evil thoughts in his mind.
She was born with beautiful eyebrows, and complicated decoration seemed unnecessary. He only made a few strokes, extending thin tails for her eyebrows.
The Master held her small face and carefully looked at her. Immediately, he raised his index finger to pick a little lipstick from the box and gently painted it on her lips.
A ray of golden light sprinkled into the house, gilding her slender figure.
Leng Qingtang couldn't help but widen his eyes and stared at her, who was the treasure carved out by him.
"Master..."
Gu Yunxi became timider for being looked by him for too long and called him softly.
Leng Qingtang awakened from his reverie and smiled embarrassedly. He walked to the side so that he could see her in the bronze mirror.
The unique luster of the metal made her fascinating face a little hazy, like the flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water. Infinite feelings and imaginations were created at first sight of it. The more he looked at it, the less he wanted to avert his eyes.
The Master couldn't restrain the outbreak of strong feelings in his body when he looked at her silently. He turned her body to face him and looked at her.
The wind was blowing outside the window, and the shadows of the tree were swaying.
Gu Yunxi sat gracefully, and she was surrounded by the constantly changing sunlight. Every inch of her eyebrows and hair was gilded by the golden luster.
Leng Qingtang couldn't help but reach out and touch her cheek gently with a little curiosity.
Gu Yunxi looked up at the Master silently and was surprised by his abrupt movement. She opened her lips slightly and was confused. The light in her sparkling eyes was bright and dazzling.
Leng Qingtang was astonished by her dreamlike beauty. When he saw the pair of earrings shining brightly, he became upset.
He thought, "I am so reluctant to let Ming Lan appreciate such a pretty girl. It's so unfair. When I capture him at night, I will revenge by torturing him severely. Only by this can I remove the resentment in my heart."
"Yunxi, are you still worrying about it?"
Leng Qingtang pulled her in front of him with a close distance. He looked at Gu Yunxi and asked her with concern.
She didn't say anything and watched him with a nod, which suddenly softened his heart.
She was docile and lovable, which ignited the suppressed desire deep in his heart again!
A strong impulse made him want to lean over and kiss her face.
In his mind, the surviving reason finally defeated his desire.
He embraced her with arms spreading out slowly. He bent down and pressed her head against his with closing eyes.
Gu Yunxi was surprised and raised her eyebrows. The handsome face of the Master was magnified, and it was hard to see it clearly.
She felt dampness on her forehead, which was the sweat of the Master. At this time, he was overwhelmed by desire. His body was so hot that it could burn her.
"Yunxi, don't be afraid. I... will take care of you, and trust me!"
He panted and still kept eyes closed. It seemed that he wanted to remove the evil thoughts from his mind by the constant dialogue with her.
"Okay, I'm not afraid. I will not be afraid of anything because of your protection."
Gu Yunxi was intoxicated by the tenderness of the Master and seduced by his deep and trembling voice. Although she was panicked, she was also confused and responded to him softly.
"Good, good."
Leng Qingtang smiled happily and wanted to hold her completely in his arms. But he was worried that he would mess her hair if he did so.
It was possible to comb it again, but it was about time to go.
Then he loosened her waist and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Let's go. Bring the thing, and we will go to meet Ming Lan!"
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