A Vengeful Girl novel Chapter 216

"Your face will probably feel itchier for two more weeks. It happens when the wounds are healing. The traditional medicines are working their charm. But never scratch with your hand. You need to bear with it."

"Yes, I understand."

After she removed the gauze, Anna Xu prepared a few large-sized face masks that could totally cover more than half of Linda's face. It helped that her face was small.

Once she wore the face mask, Linda realized she could go out without attracting much attention. The only visible marks are the two scars on her forehead.

But Anna still found the two scars on Linda's forehead unnerving.

Linda put on a face mask, as well as a jacket with a hood. Everything seemed fine.

"My Lady, let me introduce you to the Nalan clan and show you around the mansion!" Nelson Li said.

In the last few days, Nelson Li had been following Lord Nalan on his visits to Linda. Linda has heard Richard Nalan calling him young Nelson. At first, she assumed that he belonged to the Nalan clan and was of her same generation. So she called him Nel.

But she found out later that Nelson was the butler of the Nalan clan. He had always been at Richard's service. Nevertheless, she kept on calling him Nel. For Linda, status was not a big deal.

"Ok, Nel. Sorry to trouble you."

Nelson smiled. He liked Linda even more now. He felt that she was very different from the other ladies of the clan, who were were haughty, temperamental, unruly and obnoxiously arrogant.

When Linda stepped outside, she still felt the chill. It might be because of the thin clothes. Besides, she was still in recovery mode and her body was still sensitive to the cold temperature. So Linda asked Anna for a coat.

"Anna, do you have something warmer to put on? I feel a bit cold."

"My Lady, my coat is in the laundry now. I only have a cotton coat usually worn by the Nalan clan's servants. Do you want it?"

"That's fine. As long as it's warm."

Anna then went inside and fetched a white coat which had a hood attached to it. Linda put the coat on along with its hood. Now she felt warm. She then followed Nelson.

The Nalan villa appeared quaint and vintage. The architecture seemed to be modeled after antique Chinese buildings.

At Linda's private residence, there was a plaque hanging by the door. Written on it was "Linda's Garden." Linda couldn't help but feel surprised.

"Nel, when did they hang this plaque here? How did my name get there?"

Linda smiled and asked. It did not look like a new addition. The plaque seemed to have weathered quite some rains and storms. There was visible wear and tear on it.

"No, My Lady. As far as I know, the plaques around here have been up for over a decade. As for why it bears your name, it's probably because Lord Nalan arranged your current residence very long ago. The ladies and young masters of the clan also have residences with their names on them."

Nelson explained to Linda in detail. He also explained the layout of the whole area of the Nalan villa.

It took them about half an hour to walk around the villa. It was really quite huge. Linda followed Nelson all the way. She was struggling to breathe after some time.

Nelson saw her difficulty. He asked: "Milady, do you want to rest a little in the garden over there? The Nalan clan indeed has an immense villa area with a diameter of three kilometers! We've walked one kilometer already. Your body's still in recovery. Why don't we take a break?"

Linda did feel tired by the walk. She nodded and said: "OK."

"What a pretty garden! So many plum blossoms here!"

"Yes, My Lady. His Lordship really likes plum blossoms, so he planted a lot of them here. This garden is called the Plum Garden."

Linda and Nelson strolled casually in the garden. Smelling the fragrance of the plum blossoms, Linda increasingly felt that this garden suited her.

She closed her eyes and stood in front of a plum tree. Then she leaned her head towards the flowers, lightly inhaling the vibrant scent of the plum blossoms. She went on to take a deep breath and no longer wanted to open her eyes.

Nelson stood nearby. Looking at this beautiful scene that seemed to have walked out of a painting, he couldn't help but freeze. He had seen Linda Xia's photos before.

But the first time he actually encountered her was when he rescued her out of the river that day. The scene of the rescue was extremely brutal, as Linda's face was swollen because the corrosive river water had seeped into her wounds.

A month has passed. He didn't expect her to recover so quickly. At this moment, even though she was standing there covered in a face mask and a hood, and the two scars on her forehead were still clearly showing, her beauty was still penetratingly heart-stirring.

After a long while, Linda finally spoke, "Nel, does the Nalan estate have a place that stores books? I'd like to read something."