Maybe because the school term had just begun and there was not much going on, Gu Mingxuan soon heard the sound of the doorknob turning.
A girl walked hurriedly into the room, wearing a white pleated skirt, a black-and-white checkered top, and carrying a black bag.
She wore a pair of little black leather shoes with low white socks above them, and higher up were straight, slender...
Gu Mingxuan withdrew his gaze, cleared his throat, and stood up from the sofa.
At the sight of Gu Mingxuan, Li Xia froze in the doorway, her hand still on the door as she was closing it.
"Gu... Teacher Gu, why are you here?"
Someone who had been in China suddenly appearing abroad was a little too dreamlike.
"I'm on a business trip. Just passing through."
The journey from Edinburgh to London was more than six hundred kilometers, yet to Gu Mingxuan, it was merely a casual "passing through."
"I see."
Li Xia did not grow suspicious. After all, Gu Mingxuan had stayed here for two years, so it was perfectly normal for him to return for something.
Seeing Gu Mingxuan in his trench coat, Li Xia walked over and said, "It's so hot out, and you're still wearing such a thick coat?"
Hearing that, Gu Mingxuan lowered his head and looked at his clothes. Then, he slowly took off the trench coat and hung it on the coat rack in the corner.
The clothes underneath were the set Li Xia had bought for him back in Hangzhou.
The moment she saw that outfit, Li Xia's eyes were drawn to it. She looked at Gu Mingxuan in surprise, a flash of brightness passing through her eyes.
Before she could say anything, Gu Mingxuan explained on his own, "This outfit is pretty comfortable, and