The setting sun stained the Ginkgo Avenue at the east gate of Lu University in shades of fractured gold. Yao Can walked quickly, her white canvas shoes tapping out a light, rhythmic cadence against the blue bricks.
Xu Wuyan trailed half a step behind, his gaze drifting over the stray wisps of hair at the nape of her neck, which swayed in the evening breeze like dark, inky water weeds.
"The student street is just around the corner in this alley," Xu Wuyan said, suddenly reaching out to catch her wrist. "Watch out for the tricycles."
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