"Why wouldn't you look?" Luo Ye asked.
He walked closer and closer.
As Luo Ye approached step by step, Zhong Lingling's nerves tightened.
"I came out to go to the restroom!" Zhong Lingling stretched her lips into a forced smile.
After speaking, she realized something was off.
Going to the restroom, but why dart into the bushes?
Oh no... Hearing her say this, wouldn't the Prince misunderstand and think she intended to relieve herself in the bushes?
"No, no! I originally came out to go to the restroom, and then I saw the flowers here were in full bloom, so I sat down to enjoy them!" Zhong Lingling quickly clarified.
"Enjoying flowers in pitch darkness?" Luo Ye asked again.
His voice was full of playful teasing.
"I'm smelling the flowers..." Zhong Lingling took a deep breath, appearing intoxicated, then continued, "Smelling flowers and admiring the moon!"
She felt this sounded more plausible!