It seems giving away the key was just a casual gesture from Professor Montreya.
After standing by Lin Zhong Lake for a few minutes, he leisurely led the students to continue to his office. Just to make up for the few minutes wasted earlier, he chose to take a shortcut.
For most of the students, classes were over for the day, and there were many couples cuddling on the lawn by the lake and the trails in the woods. Zheng Qing followed the professor without any distraction, watching him startle pairs of lovers, feeling inexplicably that the professor intentionally spent those few extra minutes by the lake.
Soon, the trees ahead began to thin, and the sunlight returned.
"The weather is nice."
The professor glanced at the setting sun and gently remarked.
