The young girl's delicate, charming appearance was pleasing to the eye. I toyed with the handkerchief for a moment, then returned it to her without using it. After all, dealing with tea stains could hardly be considered a problem, could it?
After taking back the handkerchief, the girl did not seem disappointed in the slightest. But what she was thinking could never escape my mind-reading technique.
"Of course... Senior not giving me an opportunity is only natural. After all, I haven't done anything... As long as he doesn't think I'm insignificant and look down on me, that's enough..." The girl felt a little self-mocking.
When she noticed that I had been watching her, a flush instantly spread across her face like red frost. "Did I do something wrong? Should I apologize? If I'd known, I shouldn't have offered him the handkerchief. It's all because I couldn't control my hands. Why am I always so unable to stop myself like this..."
"Why don't you take a look at your Cloudsilk Brocade Handkerchief?" I pointed at the cloud-patterned handkerchief she was still clutching in her hands despite her awkwardness.
The girl hastily hid it behind her back. "I... I'm sorry..."
She looked like a child who had done something wrong, so embarrassed that she did not know what to do.
The male and female disciples nearby saw the interaction between us, and the gossip followed right after.
"Isn't that the bookworm from Illusory Heaven Academy? She hides in the academy every day, timid and shrinking."
"How can such a noble immortal god as Senior use a handkerchief you've used? You really have no self-awareness, do you?"
"Heh, what self-awareness? She's simply narcissistic."
"She's been used to being humble and insignificant. If she feels inferior, she should just hide away. Why come out