He waved Jiang Qiuyue and Qian Chen inside first, planning to find a seat in a corner just as the bell rang.
But with about two minutes left before class, Ji Xie glanced around, stepped down from the lectern, and walked out the door.
Li Xian, who had been waiting by the door and keeping track of the time, suddenly found someone standing in front of him.
He looked up. Ji Xie had approached him without a sound and was now looking at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Why are you dressed like that?"
Li Xian hesitated for a moment before answering.
"To get some information out of someone."
Ji Xie looked a little surprised when he heard Li Xian's voice. He narrowed his eyes, looked Li Xian up and down, then hooked a finger around the pearl necklace at his neck.
"You startled me... so you used one of these little things."
As Ji Xie hooked the necklace, his fingers brushed Li Xian's collarbone, whether deliberately or not. The faint tickle made Li Xian shrink back.
But Ji Xie showed no intention of withdrawing his fingers. His hand followed Li Xian forward, and he continued toying with the necklace around his neck.
After a while, he remarked, seemingly on impulse:
"Your own voice sounds better."
Li Xian agreed with that. He didn't think his original voice was particularly nice, but it was more familiar to his ears than a woman's voice, so he nodded.
Instead of teasing him about his outfit, Ji Xie had actually said a few things in earnest. That surprised Li Xian.
I thought he'd say something inappropriate again...
Then, a second later, Ji Xie gently released the necklace and reached toward Li Xian's chest instead-
Li Xian slapped the back of Ji Xie's hand, stopping