He couldn 't tear his eyes away from her. It was the first time he 'd seen one of the outfits that Suiren had made for Maomao. The woman 's taste was impeccable, and his assumption that Maomao had no idea Ah-Duo was Suiren 's daughter was confirmed when Maomao didn 't question Suiren 's statement about it being her daughter 's. Maomao 's hair and makeup were perfect, and she looked exactly as a young woman from a noble family should.

He did miss her freckles, but knew that with her distinctive hair color, keeping the freckles would 've completely defeated the point of the disguise. As they sat in the carriage, headed away from his house, it struck him as a bit amusing that before she came into his life, he had never considered freckles attractive. In fact, society at large considered freckles to be ugly. Yet here he was, wishing hers were actually real and not something she had to apply daily.