"Hey, let's go get something to eat." Lin Ke's words jolted Chen Mu out of his thoughts.
Chen Mu tried hard to make his expression look more natural and nodded. "Sure." He stood up, folding the flyer and slipping it into his pocket.
Noticing what Chen Mu had done, Lin Ke looked intrigued. "You're interested in that?"
"A little." Chen Mu's expression remained unchanged. "Where are we eating?"
"Hmm, let's try the Fragrant Wash Pavilion. I hear the food's pretty good." Lin Jiu snapped his fingers, looking as though he knew his way around.
The Fragrant Wash Pavilion was an upscale restaurant inside East Guard Academy, decorated in a classical style. A curtain of water rippled gently at the entrance, lending it an air somewhere between reality and illusion.
As soon as they entered, a sense of tranquility settled over them, as though that curtain of water had shut out the world beyond. The view suddenly opened up before them, revealing a garden-like setting. An old-fashioned courtyard drew in the light from outside, and the slightly damp air refreshed their spirits.
The scenery had been arranged with exquisite ingenuity. Even someone as wooden as Chen Mu could not help taking a liking to it.
After several twists and turns, a waiter led them into a small private dining room.
"East Guard Academy really is a wonderful place. Even its restaurant is this impressive. What a surprise." Lin Jiu could not help praising it as soon as he sat down.
Chen Mu picked up the tea on the table and sipped it slowly. Outwardly, he looked perfectly composed, but inside he was intensely tense, not daring to let his guard down for an instant.
Lin Jiu did not mind Chen Mu's silence. He leisurely took a sip of tea, glanced at