She held back her frustration, forced a smile, and then, feigning embarrassment, lowered her head to fidget with the star-blue tassels hanging from the sash at her waist.
"Senior Brother Yunxiu, you’ve misunderstood. I don’t dislike you at all! Mu Qing often brags about your talent and character in front of me, so I’ve actually been very curious about you and admire you quite a bit! I was looking forward to meeting you! It’s just that, well, one often feels nervous when meeting someone for the first time, and I didn't know how to act around you, so I suppose I was a bit over-the-top. Senior Brother Yunxiu, did my behavior annoy you?"
Xingyu looked completely guileless, yet she lied without blinking, capable of instantly crafting a perfect, seamless explanation for her own behavior.
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