"..."
Lu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath
She felt a little calmer.
She wasn't quite so agitated anymore.
"...So, Master Xiao..."
Lu Xiaoxiao began slowly.
"Do you remember that beautiful older sister we met when we visited the exhibition last time?"
Though she asked, deep down Lu Xiaoxiao was almost certain Master Xiao remembered.
"I remember."
Xiao Xiao nodded slightly.
She was a woman who left a deep impression.
Just as she thought.
Lu Xiaoxiao smiled.
Who could easily forget such a graceful beauty?
"I went to see the exhibition again the night before last."
Lu Xiaoxiao gradually found her train of thought.
Her words began to flow.
"I ran into that beautiful older sister again."
"This time, I finally remembered to ask her name."
"Her surname was Dongfang."
"Her given name was Qing."
"The Qing from 'the moon shines among the pines, and a clear spring flows over the stones.'"
The scene of the woman introducing herself that day came to Lu Xiaoxiao's mind.
She repeated the woman's introduction.
"It's such an elegant name."
"It suits her perfectly."
Lu Xiaoxiao smiled.
"Sister Dongfang just has this especially elegant air about her."
That rare poise and refinement...
It was stunning.
"She was a true lady from a distinguished family."
A true lady from a distinguished family.
"But..."
After Lu Xiaoxiao had gone on at length praising the woman, Xiao Xiao waited for the turn he had expected.
If that was all there was to it...
Why had Lu Xiaoxiao found it so hard to bring up earlier?
Lu Xiaoxiao licked her lips.
"Sister Dongfang told me something..."
"She said I..."
"...had something filthy clinging to me."
A hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Xiao's eyes.
"That's what she said to you?"