Chapter 13: Snatching Love
Was it… her?
It really was her?!
How could she appear here?
Had the Beast God heard his prayers and sent her back to him once again?
Lu Sili dropped his report, ready to rush over, but in the next second, he saw the male following closely by her side.
It looked like a new intern from the Environmental Management Department. Because of his clean and handsome looks, he was popular among many females. At this moment, he was introducing something to her, talking incessantly with enthusiasm, causing the little female beside him to flash a surprised smile from time to time.
A surge of jealousy rose from his chest. Lu Sili exerted his combat power and reached the two of them almost instantly.
Su Miantang was startled by the tall figure that suddenly appeared in front of her.
Lin Xuan was also frightened out of his wits.
“D-Dean?!”
“Lin Xuan.” Lu Sili looked at the ID badge on the other’s chest, his eyes cold. “Who gave you permission to bring outsiders into the Academy?”
“I… I…”
What he feared most had come true!
Lin Xuan had been exceptionally careful, but he still ran into the Dean.
Su Miantang looked closely.
Wasn’t this the man she met in the park yesterday? He seemed quite gentle then; why was he being so fierce now?
“D-Dean, I’m sorry!” Lin Xuan stammered. “A friend of mine was very interested in the Academy, so I brought her in…”
Dean?
He was actually the Dean of the Academy of Sciences?
Su Miantang was stunned.
No wonder the color of the Phoenix Tail badge on his chest was different from others and larger in size—it was a symbol of his status.
“Lin Xuan, employee of the Environmental Management Department: for openly violating Academy regulations during working hours, you are to report to the Supervision and Inspection Group for disciplinary action!”
It’s over.
Lin Xuan hung his head.
He was probably the first employee to be personally named and criticized by the Dean during an internship, wasn’t he?
Not only was his job in jeopardy, but Su Miantang, who had come happily for a visit, would also be expelled with him. This was terrible!
Just as he was about to ask if he could escort Su Miantang out before accepting his punishment, he saw the man in front of him suddenly place a hand over his chest and bow to the little female. It was an extremely elegant and gentlemanly salute.
“Beautiful female, may I have the honor of inviting you to tour the Academy of Sciences?”
“?”
Lin Xuan looked up quickly.
Dean, you…?
“…”
Su Miantang was also dazed.
Knowing she had gotten Lin Xuan into trouble, her brain was working at high speed to find a solution. She hadn’t expected… things to take a 180-degree turn in a direction she couldn’t predict at all.
Lin Xuan looked at him in disbelief. Dean… isn’t this a bit unethical of you? Then, meeting Lu Sili’s warning gaze, he immediately scurried away like a rabbit.
He could lose his job, but he had to save his life!
“Wait?”
Su Miantang watched his retreating back.
“Dean, it was my insistence to enter the Academy; it has nothing to do with Lin Xuan. I hope you won’t punish him. I’ll take full responsibility—”
“Alright.”
Before she could finish, Lu Sili agreed.
Su Miantang was shocked again and slowly turned her head.
He… agreed?
Just like that?
He was clearly very angry just now, looking like he was going to punish Lin Xuan severely.
Was this the difference in treatment between the two sexes in a society where females were revered and males were subservient?
“Thank you, Dean.”
“There’s no need to be so formal. You can call me Lu Sili, or just Li.”
…Li?
Wouldn’t that be a bit too informal?
Su Miantang’s brow twitched slightly. “Lu Sili.”
Lu Sili smiled. “I have yet to ask for your name.”
“Su Miantang.” She extended her hand friendlily. “We met yesterday in the West City Park, do you remember?”
Lu Sili looked at her hand, looking slightly dazed, then he grasped it firmly.
“Of course.”
Not only did he remember, but he had also been thinking about her day and night until now.
Her hand was small, soft, and warm. It felt very comfortable wrapped in his palm. This time, he would definitely hold on tight and not let the shooting star pass through his sky so easily again.
“A female as beautiful as Miss Miantang leaves a very deep impression.”
“Really? I actually wanted to strike up a conversation with you yesterday, but unfortunately, you walked away too quickly.”
He hadn’t expected her to bring this up voluntarily, and in such a casual tone.
He thought that after she had pursued him all that way without receiving any response, she would be angry, disgusted, or even ignore him.
He quickly apologized sincerely, “Forgive me, Miss Miantang, I…”
Fearing his ugly thoughts at the time would be exposed and lead to her dislike, he chose to lie.
“I had some urgent business yesterday and didn’t notice.”
“It’s fine.”
Su Miantang wanted to wave her hand, only to find it was still tightly held in his palm. She couldn’t pull it out even with effort. This handshake… is lasting a bit too long, isn’t it?
“Actually, I just saw the Phoenix Tail badge on your chest and suspected you were from the Academy of Sciences, so I followed you. I didn’t expect it to be true.”
What?
She followed him only because he was from the Academy of Sciences? Not because she was interested in him? He had thought…
Lu Sili turned red in an instant, embarrassed by his own wishful thinking. He quickly changed the subject. “Is Miss Miantang very interested in the Academy?”
“Yes, very.”
“Then shall I take you on a detailed tour?”
“I’d love to!”
Su Miantang nodded happily, but… she lowered her gaze. Are we really going to keep holding hands like this throughout the tour?
Lu Sili followed her gaze. As if touched by an electric shock, his fingers immediately let go.
He had actually held her hand for so long!
Would she think he was some kind of lewd rogue?
His maturity and steadiness, which had been praised since childhood, became sensitive and clumsy in front of her, losing all grace.
Su Miantang looked at his earlobes, which were saturated with a red flush, and couldn’t help but smile.
How could a grand Dean be even shyer than an intern?
“Miss Miantang, after you.”
In the conference room, a group of subordinates waiting to report important work were dumbstruck. The Dean is just abandoning them to take a little female around the Academy?
He was a workaholic known for his rigor, seriousness, and devotion to duty!
Lu Sili lived up to his title as Dean. From the experimental base to the testing building, from the basement to the top floor, he patiently and in detail introduced the names and purposes of each department, the production lines, and the products on the market. He also covered the Academy’s century-long history, honors, founding philosophy, and more.
Su Miantang listened with great interest, and her gaze toward him gained a few more hints of admiration.
She was very surprised when she learned he was the Dean. Since he was so young, and remembering what the females said yesterday about him being the sole heir to a century-old scholarly family, she had thought he had naturally taken over the family business upon reaching adulthood.
She hadn’t expected his knowledge to be so vast. Even without him deliberately showing off, she saw the walls of the corridors lined with medals belonging solely to him. He was known as a once-in-a-century scientific genius.
Recommended Reads
![I Can See Esports Players’ Attribute Entries [Transmigration]](https://beereads.space/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/see-215x300.jpg)
