"You're just standing there in the doorway! Hurry up and come in!" Su Yue called out in confusion when she saw Lin Li hadn't entered.
"Oh." Lin Li came back to himself, then walked inside and casually shut the door.
When they reached the living room, Su Yue sat down on the sofa. Since she had gotten up a little early, she couldn't help raising a hand to cover another yawn.
Lin Li sat down beside Su Yue. Smelling the faint, drifting fragrance, he silently watched her.
"You came to my place so early in the morning. What's the matter?" Su Yue asked again.
"Well..." Lin Li hesitated, stammering.
Su Yue felt Lin Li was acting very strangely today. Seeing him looking like he wanted to speak but couldn't, she rolled her eyes and said coquettishly, "If you have something to say, just say it. The way you're acting now is making me feel really uncomfortable."
"Phew..." Lin Li drew a deep breath and exhaled. He stared into Su Yue's eyes and asked,
"Did you go out last night?"
"No!" Su Yue replied.
Seeing that Su Yue's expression was normal and her eyes weren't darting about, Lin Li couldn't help muttering inwardly.
Could the person last night have merely looked very much like Su Yue, and not actually been her?
Su Yue raised a hand and brushed back the fine hair over her forehead. She said to Lin Li in exasperation, "You came to find me so early just to ask such a boring question?"
Not only did she look exactly the same, even the flowers embroidered on her nightdress were identical. How could there be such a coincidence in the world? That person had definitely been Su Yue... Lin Li stared at the embroidery on Su Yue's nightdress, deep