Long Xuan smoothed over her awkward predicament by coughing lightly and placing his hand on Madam Shen's shoulder to say, "She's just been to the hot spring. You should enjoy it on your own, Mother."
Even though his mother was a woman, he did not want Yuan'er's dainty body to be exposed to another person. Besides, there were so many marks on her, anyone could tell what had just happened with one look. He was worried someone as conservative as his mother would be shocked by it.
Madam Shen did not know what was going through her son's mind. She could only relent when she heard his words. "Alright." It sounded like she found it quite a pity.
She wanted to go with Yuan'er as it would be nice to have someone accompany her.
