"Lu Zi Zhen," the girl in sapphire blue greeted, her voice was smooth and practiced, it wasn't her first time being in such places. "You disappeared from the dance floor too quickly. I was hoping for another chance."
Zi Zhen offered her a polite nod, charming but unreadable. "You danced well. I thought I might slow your rhythm."
She giggled. "Hardly. You were good."
Beside him, Lu Ting Cheng leaned back, watching as the second girl, a quiet beauty in emerald green, turned to him with a slight bow of her head.
"You are the one who advises on 'international policy', aren't you?" she asked softly. "I read one of your essays on energy transitions last year, if I remember well."
Ting Cheng blinked, slightly surprised, then inclined his head with mild curiosity. "Did you understand it?"
She smiled with a flicker of sharpness. "Enough to know you were right."
He gave a rare, amused hum. "Then I will take that as a compliment."
