Seeing this, Qin Luo felt that the situation had reached a critical point. If it continued to escalate, the rift would widen further, and it wouldn't be something that could be repaired in a short time.
Immediately afterward, as Dan Bingli lowered her head and silently moved towards the door, Qin Luo, with quick eyes and strong hands, swiftly and accurately grabbed her slender, fair wrist.
Dan Bingli was clearly not expected to do this, and for a moment she was stunned and stood there. Before she could come back to her senses, she was pulled by that clever force and steadily sat down on the chair next to her.
At this moment, Dan Bingli was filled with astonishment. She instinctively wanted to struggle to get up, but in the end, she just bit her lower lip, suppressed the turmoil in her heart, and stared at Qin Luo with wide eyes.
A mist had involuntarily welled up in those deep blue eyes, making them even more captivating under the shimmering light.
Qin Luo pretended not to see the grievance in her eyes and silently took out a box of exquisite and beautiful rouge and powder.
He secretly rejoiced:
"Luckily, I was prepared and had this backup plan, otherwise I would have been really helpless today."
When Dan Bingli saw the box of rouge in Qin Luo's hand, she instantly understood his intentions. She was both angry and annoyed, and with a touch of coquettishness, she turned her head to one side, saying aggrievedly:
"Didn't you keep saying you wouldn't do such a boring thing? Why, why did you...?"
Qin Luo looked at her profile; the lines, a mixture of stubbornness and grievance, revealed a strange kind of gentleness.
He sighed and slowly began to speak:
"When I saw your rouge earlier, I thought it had a unique charm. Compared to the meticulously crafted, perfect makeup that Senior Su is so obsessed with, the look you presented had a free and easy style that was uniquely your own."
"Besides, in my eyes, applying rouge for you is not a waste of time; it is worth it as long as it is what I desire."
Upon hearing this, a ripple stirred deep within Dan Bingli's heart. However, her long-standing stubbornness and reserve continued to resist, forcing her to suppress the intense urge to turn away.
Then, without realizing it, she lowered her head, her cherry lips parted slightly, as if she were murmuring to herself, or perhaps deliberately speaking to Qin Luo:
"With words that sound so sweet, it's no wonder you're always surrounded by so many admirers, attracting bees and butterflies."
But before the echo of those words had faded, Qin Luo's gentle voice reached her ears:
"Miss Dan, you've misunderstood. This is the first time I've ever applied rouge to a woman."
These words were like a thunderbolt, instantly shattering all her defenses.
Almost instinctively, Dan Bingli turned her head without thinking. What came into view was Qin Luo's sincere eyes, and that honest gaze slowly melted her heart without her even realizing it.
Her lips trembled slightly, and she could only utter a few barely audible words:
"You're just trying to fool me..."
Before she could finish speaking, her eyelashes slowly drooped, concealing her deep blue eyes. At the same time, she leaned forward, looking like a delicate flower trembling and waiting to be picked, clearly indicating her willingness to be plucked.
At this moment, Dan Bingli is like an ice lotus quietly blooming. The coldness that originally kept people at a distance is gradually melting away, yet in the process of melting away, she exudes a captivating charm.
In that brief moment of closed eyes, the interplay and collision of cold and heat, ice and fire captivated Qin Luo, causing his hands to freeze in mid-air.
"If it weren't for my many concerns, I would really like to pluck you out of the ice lotus right now and make you bloom only for me."
Qin Luo thought helplessly to himself, then took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, gently lifted Dan Bingli's chin, and carefully applied the exquisite makeup to her.
When she sensed Qin Luo's calm demeanor, Dan Bingli couldn't help but let out a soft nasal sound, whether it was a complaint about Qin Luo's lack of romantic understanding or an unconscious sound caused by her inner shyness.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she wanted to open her eyes but dared not, her appearance both endearing and alluring.
In the end, she did not receive a response from Qin Luo. With a look of shame and resentment, Dan Bingli slowly opened her eyes, her lips parted slightly as if she had a thousand words to say, but in the end she remained silent.
At this moment, her captivating eyes, filled with a hint of bewilderment and melancholy, gazed blankly at the figure so close to her, who was diligently dressing her up.
"At least at this moment, he... he belongs entirely to me. Perhaps I shouldn't have too many expectations. He already has a Daoist partner by his side, while I am perhaps just a pastime for him on a whim."
A bittersweet feeling welled up inside Dan Bingli, almost overwhelming her. Yet, even so, her gaze remained fixed on Qin Luo, unable to move an inch.
"Ah, I can never get enough of looking at it..."
The whisper in my heart ultimately lacked the courage to be uttered, allowing it to be quietly buried deep within, stirring up countless ripples.
Qin Luo was focused on his work and didn't notice the turmoil in Dan Bingli's heart. He carefully applied rouge to her face, from cheeks to lips, every part reflecting what he had recently learned.
As her makeup was nearing completion, Dan Bingli finally couldn't resist, her face flushed, and she softly asked:
"When you look at women, do you... prefer those with fuller figures?"
Her voice was soft, tinged with a barely perceptible nervousness and shyness, and she dared not meet Qin Luo's gaze directly; clearly, this question had exhausted all her courage.
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