And among them all....
He found her.
Lin Shuyin.
Even in a room filled with carefully curated elegance, she stood apart without trying. The deep jade-green silk of her dress caught the light with every movement, the fabric shifting smoothly over her figure. Her posture was straight, her expression calm, her presence drawing eyes whether she acknowledged it or not.
Lu Yuze watched quietly as she navigated the crowd. The earlier tension had already dissolved into something more controlled. Every step she took was measured. Every glance was deliberate. The whispers still followed her, but they no longer carried the same weight.
She had already shifted the atmosphere around her.
A faint expression crossed Lu Yuze's face, something softer, more private, though it did not linger long enough for anyone else to notice.
From where he stood, he could also see the guard positioned at a careful distance behind her, unobtrusive but constantly alert.
Good.
