"Well, at worst I'll explain to them in person that I got it wrong!" Zhan Yi gritted her teeth and said unwillingly.
"It's useless." Xia Chuyi responded, still shaking her head. She coldly said to Zhan Yi, "Even so, some people will still think that way, especially..."
Xia Chuyi's gaze pinned Zhan Yi as she continued, "Especially, some 'petty people'."
The meaning was clear, "petty people" — naturally referring to someone like Zhan Yi.
"You!" Zhan Yi wasn't foolish; she realized Xia Chuyi was referring to her. Feeling a mix of anger and shame, she thought to herself: Humph, she was cheating!
Yet all she dared to say was, "Then what more do you want?"
Anyway, she had only "casually" spread a few words; an apology should suffice!
Upon hearing Zhan Yi's words, Xia Chuyi looked at Zhan Yi's clearly reluctant eyes but didn't answer.
Zhan Yi's reaction was evidently dismissive.
