Although she started off confidently, her tone turned uncertain by the end.
It’s because... she realized her surroundings were completely unfamiliar.
Even though Lin Tao skips classes less often since starting college, she doesn’t stay in the campus dorms, and she sneaks away after each class.
She never rembers the classrooms or paths because Jiang Muzhou’s schedule is identical to hers, so she just follows him every ti.
With An University’s campus stretching over four thousand acres, Lin Chu rarely wanders around alone. At most, she moves between teaching areas, and earlier she didn’t pay attention to the route while following Ji Wanxia.
It was strange; no one was around, giving it an eerie feeling.
Lin Chu tightened her grip on her phone, "Lu, Lu Huai’an, there are two paths up ahead. Should I go left or right?"
Monts ago, she was confidently refuting, but barely a minute later, she slapped her own face.
So embarrassing! Ahhh!
On the other end of the line, Lu Huai’an knew exactly what was happening just from Lin Chu’s tone. He pulled out his car keys and got out, "Are there any distinctive buildings, or trees and flowers around?"
An University’s gate is strictly monitored at night, preventing external vehicles from entering the campus.
Having already graduated from An University, he could only park his car outside the main gate.
Lin Chu glanced around, and answered softly, "There’s... there’s a streetlamp."
Lu Huai’an, "..."
Where isn’t there a streetlamp? Is that what you call distinctive buildings, trees, or flowers?
There’s no ti to reason with a directionally challenged person, so he directly told her, "Turn on navigation, share your location with , and then don’t move."
Feeling looked down upon, Lin Chu quickly nodded in agreent, "Mm, okay."
She comforted herself internally: She’s probably not the only one getting lost on campus, so there’s no need to feel ashad.
After jogging to the nearest streetlamp and really not daring to move a step, she shared her location with Lu Huai’an and said pitifully, "Don’t hang up, I’m scared."
"Mm."
Just that simple sound washed away Lin Chu’s inner fear like a receding tide.
It was very quiet around her, and she could clearly hear the sounds from the other end of the phone.
Knowing that Lu Huai’an would definitely find her, even as the wind sotis howled ’woo woo woo’ in her ear, she didn’t scare herself further.
Very reassured.
...
Following the navigation, Lu Huai’an spotted Lin Chu standing under a streetlamp from afar.
Her head was down, with a few strands of hair escaping from the loose bun. The side of her face was sharply outlined by the vertical fall of the light.
The wind toyed with her skirt, and she had a physique that never gained weight; she had been sick lately, and besides the diminishing volu of her once prominent little buns, her arms and legs had thinned, making her look pitiable.
Lu Huai’an stood ten ters away and didn’t walk any closer.
Perhaps due to a ntal connection, or so other reason, Lin Chu seed drawn by so invisible tie, slowly raising her head and looking in Lu Huai’an’s direction.
Even with the dim light and the considerable distance, Lu Huai’an could clearly see the smile blossoming on the girl’s face, and even her previously dull eyes sparkled brilliantly in an instant.
A luminous radiance.
Lin Chu jogged right into the man’s arms with such force that he staggered back two steps.
Without waiting for him to steady himself, she clung to him, her brows and eyes curved in a delighted smile, her happiness and joy written all over her face, "You’re so fast, I thought I’d have to wait for a long ti."
Though Lin Chu was smiling, Lu Huai’an’s expression didn’t look too good.
Casually comnting on a man’s ’quickness’, was she begging for trouble?
If he were to really quarrel with her over this, he’d have been infuriated a thousand tis by now. Lu Huai’an knew she spoke straightforwardly without any hidden anings, so he couldn’t be bothered to dissect her thoughts.
He raised a hand to hold her waist and said expressionlessly, "Walk forward on this path, and you’ll see a sign around the bend. Calling you dumb is a complint."
After seeing Lin Chu, his pace had slowed significantly, and his breathing was steady, but Lin Chu’s intelligence wouldn’t notice any subtleties.
"It’s enough for just one person in a household to be smart. If I could do everything, what would I need you for?"
Lu Huai’an was a head taller than Lin Chu, who wore high heels. With both of Lin Chu’s arms around his neck and her toes slightly raised, their faces were very, very close.
Their breaths intertwined, casting shadows on the ground in an embrace underneath the streetlamp’s glow.
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