C264 Meeting an Old Friend

Startled, Ning Xiaoshu quickly waved his hands in dismissal.

"No, no, that's not what I'm trying to say. I'm not intentionally rejecting you, but that's just not how things are done in human society."

Allouma gazed at Ning Xiaoshu with a look of confusion and a hint of hurt, clearly not grasping his meaning.

"You... What do you mean?"

Upon hearing Allouma's faltering tone