Lu Ruoxi's eyes were downcast. She pursed her slightly pale lips and subtly turned her face away, her gaze landing on the swaying bamboo shadows in the distance.
She didn't want to discuss her current wretched, listless state with Junior Sister Ye.
To be pitied and consoled by a junior sister she had once helped was too great a blow to her pride as the Eldest Senior Sister.
When their Master had left, he had clearly wanted her to look after her junior brothers and sisters.
But instead, she had coveted Junior Sister Ye's Dao Companion. She had betrayed her trust with Junior Brother Pei, harming him and wronging Junior Sister Ye in the process.
She couldn't even help her youngest junior sister, Nangong Jin.
'What a terrible senior sister I've been...'
Lu Ruoxi pretended to rub her eyes, wiping away the shimmer of tears from their corners.
She still wanted to put on a brave face, unwilling to show any vulnerability in front of Pei Yuhang.
