Song Ning shuddered in fright and turned to look.
It was the young man she had run into downstairs earlier.
He was still on his bicycle, one foot planted on the ground, watching her with a teasing expression.
"You're being awfully sneaky for someone here on a blind date."
Song Ning felt a little awkward. She glanced at him, not intending to answer.
But he rummaged through his shoulder bag and pulled out a pair of binoculars.
"Hey! Why don't you try these?"
Song Ning took one look. Now that was useful!
She immediately flashed him a smile. "Just what I needed! Helpful and public-spirited! What a good comrade!"
She even gave him a thumbs-up.
She took the binoculars. They felt very light, and the material was rather unusual, nothing like the mass-produced kind.
They seemed handmade instead.
She raised them to her eyes to try them out.
Sure enough, everything immediately came into focus.
Before long, she zeroed in on a little yellow boat.
A man and a woman were sitting in it.
The woman looked a lot like Li Suying.
But she had changed her hairstyle and clothes today, so Song Ning could not be certain at first.
After a moment's thought, she handed the binoculars back to the young man.
"Um, do you know Li Suying from your building?"
He nodded. "Sister Su Ying! The district model worker! Who in our building doesn't know her?"
"Perfect! Take a look for me. Is that her in the yellow boat?"
The young man gave her a puzzled look, then raised the binoculars to check.
"Yep! That's Sister Su Ying! I saw her in the building this morning. She was wearing exactly that outfit, all dressed up and looking lovely! Are they... on a blind date?"
Then he tilted his