Lin An let out a breath of relief, turned, walked to the dorm room door, and pulled it open.
Then he froze.
Gu Yue was standing right outside.
She was not wearing her school uniform today.
In its place was a black-and-white dress, the hem stopping exactly two inches above her knees and revealing two long, slim, well-proportioned calves.
Her long silver-white hair had clearly been carefully styled, no longer hanging loose as casually as it usually did.
A few wisps of loose hair fell beside her ears, making that already exquisite face look even more otherworldly.
A pair of small amethyst earrings hung from her earlobes, swaying lightly in the morning breeze and refracting specks of light.
She had put on light makeup.
Her brows had been finely drawn, her lashes curled, and a layer of pale pink lip glaze coated her lips.
Those clear purple eyes were looking at him brightly, filled with anticipation and nerves.
Lin An's gaze lingered on her for an instant.
It swept from the tips of her hair down to her toes, then from her toes back up to the tips of her hair.
His gaze paused a moment longer at her chest—she had stuffed something in there.
But overall, she looked fairly presentable. She counted as a top-tier beautiful girl now too.
He gave that evaluation inwardly, his face expressionless.
Gu Yue keenly caught the fleeting flash of amazement in the young man's eyes.
Although it lasted only a short instant, and although he quickly went back to that disgusted expression, she had indeed seen it.
A thick surge of smugness welled up from the bottom of her heart, warm and tingly.
It had not been in vain that she had crawled out of bed at four in the morning to dress