She asked me to attend the meeting in her stead.

她要我替她去参加会议。

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So her unattractive friend pretends to be her and goes in her stead.

但她突然生病，所以一位相貌平平的朋友假装成她前去相亲。

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She presented him with a pink handkerchief embroidered with delicate flower. She said that whenever he missed her in the late evening, he could be with the handkerchief in her stead.

临走时她留给桑晓一条分红色的绣花手帕，她说如果他在夜晚想念她时，他就可以把手帕拿出来代替她。

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