For the rest of the afternoon, He Zhilan stayed in her dorm, fearing that she might miss He Teng's phone call. That was until Huang Cai returned and relayed that Senior Zhou was waiting for her downstairs.
"Huang Cai, I'll go down first. If I'm not around and someone calls for me, just tell them I had to step out briefly, and asked them to call back in about half an hour," instructed He Zhilan before she quickly tied up her loose hair and descended the stairs.
Zhou Hongjin was right downstairs of He Zhilan's dormitory. As soon as Zhilan stepped out, he caught sight of her. They exchanged smiles, and Zhou Hongjin invited He Zhilan out for dinner.
"I think I'd better not go to dinner, Senior Zhou. I'm waiting for a call!" Upon hearing the dinner invitation, He Zhilan was somewhat reluctant to go. Going for dinner would take more than half an hour back and forth, she was afraid she would miss He Teng's call within that time.