"Move fast! Don't let him suspect us." Song Yan, Yang Xiao, and the others gradually retreated before slipping back to the teaching building when no one was paying attention.
Only then did Yang Xiao and his group realize they hadn't seen Pei Qiuyu for a while, "Where's Pei Qiuyu?"
Lu Ji looked around belatedly, "Haven't seen her; she might be too embarrassed to show her face after the fallout with us."
A thought struck Song Yan; although Lu Ji seemed carefree, he was actually very meticulous, and his words were well-chosen. His phrase "the fallout with us" naturally included himself in the small clique of Yang Xiao, Yu Mi, and himself, as if he were one of them.
But there were no immediate conflicts of interest with Lu Ji, and if they could collaborate, the mission would only go more smoothly.
"Brother Lu Ji, what do you make of today's events?" Song Yan asked casually.