**Afternoon in an empty classroom,** upperclassmen paired us for mock drills.
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Naturally, I got Lu Huai again.
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Silent as ever, but lethally precise. Memory like a steel trap.
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While presenting our PPT, I quipped offhand:
*"I write better than I speak."*
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Lu Huai locked eyes with me for two solid seconds—then deadpanned:
*"I know."*
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*God.* That sharp jawline of his looked *illegally* handsome when serious.
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Post-dinner library session.
(*"Answer-checking"*—code for *Lu Huai inventing reasons to keep me late.* Whatever. Not complaining.)
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I stumbled over a complex formula. Without a word, he slid his water glass toward me.
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The silence turned lethal. I deflected:
*"My novel’s stuck."*
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*"Rewrite it,"* he said, like commenting on the weather, *"without the guilt this time."*
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My head snapped up.
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*OS: That’s *lii’s* exact cadence. Are they—?*
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10 PM. Posted the update. *lii* struck instantly:
**[lii]:** *"Three hesitations today. Why?"*
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I caved—replied:
*"Do you know me?"*
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Four words came minutes later:
**[lii]:** *"Guess."*
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*"Hah."* My thumb hovered. *Sly, repressed STEM nerd.*
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The screen blurred. Suddenly obvious—*lii* was Lu Huai all along.
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and then Add to home screen.