He Ya Ru returned home, repeatedly examining the stack of letter papers in her hand while reflecting on her experience having morning tea earlier.
She sat on the living room sofa for half a day before heading back to her bedroom.
Before changing clothes, she unpinned her jewelry in front of the dressing mirror. Seeing her own face reflected back, she suddenly blanked.
She remembered why Li Shi's faint smile seemed so familiar.
She was stunned for five or six seconds.
She gave a gentle and polite smile to the mirror.
Then she blinked.
After a while, she picked up her phone and sent a message to Wu Yuan on WeChat: "Xiao Yuan, can I ask about Teacher Li's family background?"
However, after sending the message, she received no reply from Wu Yuan until two hours later.
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Despite his numerous movements, he was considerate enough to rest five or six times to ensure Ms. Wu could keep up.
This amount of movement was trifling for him, though he did break a light sweat.