The news of Shade's arrival had long since reached Wei Ge's ears, so while the maids were helping her dress, she urged them to hurry. In the end, it was Miss Lorraine, who had only just recovered, who tried to dissuade her:
"If your makeup isn't beautiful, it would be far too discourteous before That Gentleman."
Only then did Wei Ge become a little more patient.
Yet after repeatedly inspecting her makeup and formal gown in the Floor Mirror, confirming that everything was perfect and appropriate, Wei Ge still anxiously took a sip of the fragrant Blood Brew on the dressing table. Then, lifting her skirts, she trotted toward the study.
In the witch's imagination, the scene she might find would probably be Shade sitting on the sofa reading, while her student stood somewhere appropriate in the room with a stern face, silent as she usually was.
The study was very well soundproofed, and she could not hear anything from inside when she arrived outside the door. Since this was her own home, Wei Ge naturally did not knock.
She adjusted her appearance once more at the door, then waited until the maids behind her had caught up before turning the door handle and pushing the door open. Before she could deliver the prepared pleasantries of "Good afternoon, sorry to have kept you waiting," she first heard the sounds of a lively discussion.
Miss MacDonald's field of study was not merely mechanical manufacturing, but mechanics. She verified what she had learned through both theory and experimentation, and had therefore achieved something in the field of mechanical invention as well.
Universities had only been willing to grant degrees to women in recent decades, so Miss MacDonald placed great importance on her studies. Though the Outlander had not studied this subject back