Ji Weitian was about to throw her shoe, but in shock, it fell to the ground. She blinked, as if she couldn't believe her own eyes.
How could it be him?
"What are you doing sneaking around behind me?" Ji Weitian didn't dare pick up her fallen shoe, hopping backward on one leg, eyeing him warily.
She lived on the side of Jiangcheng University and used the side door. The main entrance wasn't in this direction, so theoretically, Qin Nanyu should have gone a different way.
He couldn't possibly hold a grudge against her and plan to take advantage of the dark, windy night to do her harm!
The more Ji Weitian thought about it, the more she felt it was highly probable, nervously swallowing.
Qin Nanyu, upon hearing the phrase "sneaking around," felt his eyes darken. He glanced at Ji Weitian, who stood like a stork on one leg, with a guarded expression, and silently questioned himself about what kind of madness possessed him just now that worried him she might encounter danger on her way home alone.
This ungrateful woman not only didn't appreciate his gesture, but even treated him like a thief, making Qin Nanyu regret as well as feel the urge to wring her neck!
"Wait!"
Ji Weitian was stunned for just a second, and as her brain processed the situation, she seemed to recall Qin Nanyu's words in the lab echoing in her ears.
Could he be... escorting her?
The thought flashed through her mind, and Ji Weitian was instantly shocked.
Looking again at Qin Nanyu's indifferent face, she suddenly felt that although he had a sharp tongue, his heart wasn't that bad.
Was he really seeing her home?
Ji Weitian hopped back to put her shoe on properly.
Still finding it a bit unbelievable, she asked, "Qin Nanyu, are you escorting me? Why would you do that?"
Qin Nanyu: "..."
He had overestimated her—a woman with nothing but a facade—not even a ghost would find her interesting. What danger could she be in?
Qin Nanyu's cold eyes narrowed, "Afraid you'd die at Jiangcheng University and taint the school's grounds, does that reason work for you?"
Ji Weitian: "..."!!
Why was she even talking to this jinx?
Ji Weitian retracted her earlier compliments for him in her mind, turned, and continued walking ahead. Once out the university's side door, a short walk away, she could see the sign for Nanpo Apartment.
Ji Weitian's pace didn't falter as she walked directly to the apartment building. She stopped at the entrance and glanced back at Qin Nanyu, who was still following her.
"I'm here."
"..."
Qin Nanyu had already stopped when he saw her reach the building.
He was ready to turn and leave, but suddenly, meeting Ji Weitian's gaze, he noticed the wariness and vigilance in her eyes, as if she was very afraid he wouldn't leave. This sparked a peculiar sense of mischievousness in him.
He strolled forward, lowered his gaze, and stared into her eyes.
Confirming the resistance in her eyes wasn't his imagination, Qin Nanyu squinted his sinister eyes, "I'm in a bit of a rush, mind if I use your bathroom?"
Ji Weitian wished he would just leave immediately and was about to refuse, but then thought about Qin Nanyu going out of his way to see her home, and found it hard to reject him.
Moreover, she was still the contact person for the project now, and she couldn't afford to make things awkward.
Ji Weitian lowered her head, pulled out her access card, and opened the main door, "If you don't mind, come on up with me."
Qin Nanyu followed her without reservation, entering the apartment elevator together.
Jiangcheng University was a prestigious school with seventy years of history, and most of the surrounding buildings were quite old too.
Nanpo Apartment, though close to the school, was one of the oldest apartment buildings in the vicinity.