Acknowledgment.
Confidence.
A silent message passed between them that needed no words.
Then, just as naturally, she looked away.
Her expression returned to calm composure as if nothing had happened. She shifted her attention back to the women around her and continued the conversation without missing a beat.
But the effect lingered in the air between them.
Above, Lu Yuze did not move immediately.
His gaze remained on her for a moment longer. Something darker flickered beneath his calm exterior, something deeper than simple admiration.
She had felt him watching.
And instead of retreating....
She had responded.
A faint, almost imperceptible smile touched his lips before it disappeared just as quickly. His expression returned to its usual controlled stillness.
But the air between them had already changed.
And both of them knew it.
