"Won't you invite me in for a cup of tea?" After a moment of silence, Qian Yuya said, "Or are you all right with talking here? I don't mind the idle gossip."
"Miss Qian Yuya, you're a smart student. I'll assume for now that you don't have a lover, but even if you don't, you should know how presumptuous it is to visit a man's home late at night." Le Yu spread his hands, pretending to be relaxed. "Boys have to protect themselves when they're out, or they'll easily be carried off. I have firsthand experience with that... The same goes for girls."
"Whatever it is, how about we discuss it in detail at the cafeteria tomorrow during the day? Your teacher can treat you to a meal, but the total has to stay under ten coins..."
"All right." Qian Yuya did not refuse. She nodded and said, "I have no objection to meeting in the cafeteria tomorrow at noon. But I want to make one thing clear first. I chose to pay you a sudden visit tonight for a reason. I believe the content of our conversation shouldn't be overheard by a third person—even if we moved to a crowded cafeteria, I wouldn't change my mind."
Le Yu was slightly taken aback, then stepped aside to let Qian Yuya in.
Avoidance was useful only when the other party still cared about their dignity. If you insisted on slipping through someone's palm like sand, as long as they still had scruples, you would naturally have a chance to escape. But if they were willing to shatter their own palm and use their blood to cement the sand in place at any cost, there was no way you could get away. You would only make the scene bloody and ugly.
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