Ah Ling left the room and headed straight for the study, knocking lightly on the door.
"Come in."
Pushing the door open, Ah Ling walked in without looking around, and with a head bowed in respect, said, "The young lady has awakened."
"How is the injury?"
"Nothing serious, the doctor advised her to rest well."
Ah Ling couldn't figure out what Master Pei was thinking. She had been by his side for seven or eight years now. A man like him was bound to have women around, yet Master Pei was an exception, with an incredibly clean private life, no steady girlfriend, and had never brought any woman home. She even suspected that there might be an issue on his part.
Otherwise, why would a young and virile man live a life akin to that of an ascetic monk?
