On the afternoon of May 3.
The weather in Haicheng was lovely, but the streets were a little too packed with tourists.
The May Day holiday had entered its second half, yet the Bund, shopping districts, and trendy restaurants still looked like scenes of mass human migration.
Han Luyi took Gu Siyue by the hand. They had originally planned to stroll along the river, but one distant look at the surging crowds was enough for them to abandon that unrealistic idea in unspoken agreement.
In the end, they settled at the terrace restaurant of a riverside hotel.
The restaurant was hardly out of the way, but its prices per person had successfully deterred most tourists. Through the glass railing, they could see sightseeing boats slowly passing along the river.
Afternoon sunlight filtered through the glass roof and fell across the little cake on their table.
Han Luyi cut off a slice and placed it on a small plate, only to notice that the distinguished lawyer was propping up her chin and staring straight at him.
"You can stare all you like, but the cake won't jump into your mouth."
"I wasn't looking at the cake."
Han Luyi pushed the little plate toward Gu Siyue and asked with a smile, "Then what were you looking at?"
"My boyfriend." Gu Siyue's expression remained as cool as ever when she said it, but her ears were red.
Han Luyi's heart gave a sudden leap.
He was just about to speak when the phone beside him on the table began vibrating. Li Ting's name appeared on the screen.
During the holiday, Li Ting was on public-opinion monitoring duty for the brand and PR department. Normally, she only needed to check the monitoring briefings twice a day and handle routine media inquiries. The rest of