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From her expression, it seemed like a topic that was difficult to broach.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Mu Xiaoxiao said teasingly, âJust say it. I wonât beat people. I donât want Yin Shaojie to be so fierce.â
She took a deep breath and finally found courage. She looked at Mu Xiaoxiao and said, âIâm sorry!â
Mu Xiaoxiao didnât know what she meant by that apology. She didnât reply but kept listening.
He Qiya dropped her head, looking sorry as she said, âActually, the president didnât send me any gifts. I lied to my friends. I was the one who bought the Chanel bag for myselfâ¦â
âWhy?â Mu Xiaoxiao asked, her tone was filled only with curiosity.
âIâ¦â He Qiya was very embarrassed, her ears were red and her head drooped lower and lower.
Mu Xiaoxiao said deliberately, âCan you look up and talk to me? You acting like this⦠makes me feel like Iâm so ugly that you donât even want to look at me.â
âNo.â He Qiya looked up at her eyes.
Mu Xiaoxiaoâs smile was so cheerful and sweet as though they were only having an idle chat instead of talking about serious things.
He Qiya felt a lot more relaxed upon seeing her smile.
âIâm sorry,â she said.
Mu Xiaoxiao was unsure whether to laugh or cry, âWhatâs with the âsorryâ again? Canât you use some other words?â
Mu Xiaoxiaoâs smile was getting to He Qiya because she smiled as well. She lamented, âYouâre so magnanimous. I thought that youâd be angry about the gift.â
âSo you thought Iâd hate you?â Mu Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows and gave a playful smile.
He Qiya was startled as she looked at her.
She hadnât expect her to be so blunt.
âIâm someone⦠who goes by intuition. I donât hate you,â Mu Xiaoxiao said to her.
She had some recollection of He Qiya. After all, she had been around the Student Union with Yin Shaojie often, so she had seen the department heads a couple of times. Though she wasnât very familiar with them, she had at least some impression of them.
Though she didnât have much of an impression of He Qiya, at least it wasnât a bad one.
She always seemed to be smiling and amiable. And she seemed to be on good terms with the members of the Student Union, always talking and laughing around them.
According to Mu Xiaoxiaoâs intuition, this girl couldnât be someone with ill intentions.
âThank you.â He Qiya said gratefully, her expression was complicated. Then she smiled and said, âActually, I always thought that you were a very nice girl and Iâve wanted to get acquainted with you, but I didnât dare to.â
âWhy? Am I that scary?â Mu Xiaoxiao asked funnily.
He Qiya shook her head.
Mu Xiaoxiao said, âItâs because of that Yin Shaojie, right?â
He Qiya gently nodded. She felt more relaxed after the conversation.
This allowed her to face her wrongdoing squarely.
She said to Mu Xiaoxiao, âIâm sorry, I was too vain! Last year, on my birthday, I accidentally told my friends that I liked Young Master Jie. One of them had a boyfriend who was my ex. They triggered me and in a moment of impulse, I went to buy that Chanel bag and told them that Young Master Jie gave it to me. All this time Iâve been living a lie.â
Fortunately, her friends werenât studying at Shangde so they couldnât find out the truth.