"If you're hungry for handsome guys, just say it. Don't pretend you're doing it for the team, your eyes are almost glowing green."
Guan Yu played along with a funny line, subtly dispelling the audience's dissatisfaction with Mu Qiu's two refusals.
In today's world, when victims apologize more or cry a bit, people already get impatient, let alone a regular person on a show refusing twice to interact with a popular actor.
People with sense understand it's avoiding impropriety; those who don't might think it's a false pretense, playing hard-to-get.
Getting the balance right is a difficult rule to grasp.
Mu Qiu understood this too and naturally followed Guan Yu's lead.
"Okay, I admit it. After all, Brother Cheng and Brother Huai have great bodies, who wouldn't crave that?"
Li Yang popped up, "What about me?"
"Oh, you're amazing, just amazing," Mu Qiu responded perfunctorily.
"Even though you didn't look at me once, I believe you. You're being truthful."
