They often rubbed their noses too.
Liu Liu and the others were just as puzzled. "What's wrong with rubbing her hands? She's wearing white pants. Maybe she was afraid of getting them dirty?"
"She had an unconscious habit of wiping her hands on her pant legs. That was because her palms were sweating. The outdoor temperature today is nineteen degrees, and indoors it should have been around twenty-two or twenty-three."
At such a temperature, she had been nervous enough for her palms to sweat. Clearly, she was not as relaxed and at ease as she appeared on the surface.
"Also, when people unconsciously touch their noses during a conversation—especially when they lightly rub the underside of the nose twice—it's because their blood pressure rises when they're excited, angry, or lying. That causes the cells inside the nasal cavity to swell, which in turn makes the nerve endings there produce an itchy sensation."
Su Qiao looked at the three of them and explained in detail, "If it was caused by excitement or anger, she wouldn't deliberately restrain herself. She raised her hand halfway, then forced herself to lower it. That was a conscious avoidance response."
It also showed that the woman had strong mental fortitude.
Perhaps her sweet appearance, gentle confidence, and willingness to help others were merely this woman's protective coloring.
People like this were actually quite common in society. They often appeared among those who had struggled in the outside world for a considerable length of time and encountered quite a few setbacks along the way.
As long as people like this were given time, they generally wouldn't end up living too badly.
"Afterward, she clasped her right elbow with her left hand and rubbed the hollow at her neck with her right hand. That's also a gesture people