Chapter 3

A few days later, I saw him in the lab, soaking wet from head to toe.

He was scolding my younger brother, Jack.

Through his wet clothes, I could clearly see his milky white skin, slightly defined abs, and cute little marks on his chest.

Perhaps my gaze was too intense, as he frowned and looked in my direction.

He seemed to remember something, and the tips of his ears turned red.

Jack, upon seeing me, tried to hide behind me.

But I didn't want to reveal that I had such an embarrassing brother.

"Shut up!" I snapped.

The lab fell silent.

Jack gave me a resentful look and reached for the experimental materials on my desk.

"Put that back and get over here! Are you asking for trouble?" I tapped the desk, my tone unconsciously becoming harsher.

"Thud—"

A loud noise drew my attention. I looked up to see Lucas kneeling on the ground, picking up papers, the tips of his ears bright red.

My heart leaped with joy, and I was about to approach him, but he quickly grabbed his backpack and hurried away.

Since we weren't in the same group, I asked Jack for Lucas's contact information.

To my surprise, Jack told me that Lucas had already added me after seeing my cosplay photos as Yan Yu from "Love at First Sight."

I was secretly delighted and sent him a message apologizing for startling him earlier, actually hoping to gauge his reaction.

To my disappointment, he flatly refused.

I felt frustrated by my own clumsiness in scaring him off.

Unexpectedly, when our advisor invited us out for dinner, I ran into Lucas, who had claimed to be sick at home.

His cheeks were flushed, and his eyes were hazy, clearly having had a bit too much to drink.