If he heard that recording, he might mock my attempts at manipulation.
You see, when you dislike someone, you won't listen to anything they say.
"Ah, what are you thanking me for?" Madame Lu waved her hand dismissively. "Yebai is already in the dining room. We should all go have dinner. Today, we cooked your favorite taro and spare ribs dish, Xixi. It smells wonderful!"
Meng Xi'er nodded, and followed Madame Lu into the dining room.
As she walked in, she kept her head down, not giving Lu Yebai a single glance.
She obediently took her seat, and ate only from the dish that she could reach, the epitome of decorum. Yet somehow, she accidentally picked the same piece of meat as Lu Yebai.
Meng Xi'er immediately retracted her chopsticks, lifting her head to address Lu Yebai. "My apologies. I didn't realize you wanted this," she said.
She spoke with politeness and respect, as though she truly owed him a great debt.
