Later, he figured out every possible way to find she worked at a cold treats shop, and he became a regular there.
She had a shift that ended at six in the evening, so he would arrive punctually at half-past five, waiting for her, then order a cold drink or ice cream, have another after finishing the first, and each time he paid, he'd give her a whole bill and say the rest was her tip.
He kept this routine up, eating cold treats until she finished her night shift. He offered to drive her home but she refused, so he'd follow her in his car all the way to her apartment complex.
The next day, when he returned, there was a young man in the shop, sitting at the table with a thick book in hand, his plain shirt somehow making him look dashing.
He recognized that student—he was the renowned scholar of the school, an author since high school, the heartthrob all the girls yearned for, with an elegant name—Mu Sinian.
