276 5.17 – A Magnificent Swan – The Sleepless Elite’s Wife

Bing Shi shook her head, "He didn't." Hooking her hand around Lu Kai's arm, she let him support her up.

"Where are your sneakers?" Lu Kai asked, feeling how she tripped again.

"In my shopping bag," she said, "They don't match my dress." Before exiting the store, Bing Shi sensed an intense gaze. She turned around and stuck her tongue out at Quin Yu.

Lu Kai reached for her neck and redirected Bing Shi's face towards him, giving her ebony eyes a quick, silent stare as if telling her to behave.

Quin Yu tried to recollect Silika Lin's face but was unsuccessful. When she first fell before him, his eyes ventured south to her chest and collarbone, then took a detour down to her ankles and nails. By the time his eyes reached her face, all he managed to see was a fleeting glance at her lips before she fled.