They weren't really staring at you.
He was led to believe that they were fixated on him, and he felt a sense of pride and joy, but his confidence was crushed when he was told that nobody there was staring at him, but instead staring at what was on him.
mnli hypothesis: He was led to believe that they were fixated on him, and he felt a sense of pride and joy, but his confidence was crushed when he was told that nobody there was staring at him, but instead staring at what was on him. premise: They weren't really staring at you.