[Smiling at the greeting - the style is different, but the substance is the same - and largely unperturbed by her nervousness, Huo gestures toward the seat next to him and the cups of tea.]

Please, sit.

[His voice is quiet and warm.]

You should not apologize for what was not your doing, nor within your power to change. If anything, it is I who should be apologizing for causing you such embarrassment.