After that, Lu Huaiyu accompanied Shen Li to the laboratory building of the Institute of Physics.
He stopped walking and looked at the time. Then, with a smile on his face, he caressed Shen Li's hair and said, "It really was a shortcut so we're not too late."
Shen Li kept quiet.
So, this man had already planned ahead and had used the extra time that they had saved while they were going along the path to do other things.
Lu Huaiyu's gaze met her eyes as he paused to think for a moment. Seeming to understand something, he slid the palm of his hand down and cupped the side of her face. Pressing his thumb lightly against her lips, he said with a low laugh, "I paid attention just now. No one should have noticed it."
Shen Li replied, "... I don't--"
"Hey, Huaiyu?"
A deep and laughing voice was heard.
Lu Huaiyu paused and looked up.