How could her clever student do something so foolish?
As it turns out, Li Zhibai was right in her assumption. It was Xu Chang'an's respect for Zhu Pingniang that allowed him to be alone with her safely in the small pavilion. No matter how many potentially misleading things the other party did, he never took it to heart.
First, he has a clear conscience, and second, he respects this elder, so he lets her have her way.
Saying it's respect, perhaps it's actually somewhat indulgent.
It's also because Zhu Pingniang occasionally acts like a willful elder, so she can't be blamed.
Of course.
There's one thing that makes Li Zhibai feel helpless, and that's whether Xu Chang'an pretends not to care about avoiding suspicion because otherwise it would show he sees Tong Jun as a woman.
Or maybe such a beautiful girl like Tong Jun never even registers as a woman in Chang'an's eyes.
If they're not women to him, then what's there to avoid?
"Tong Jun." Li Zhibai spoke.
