Lin''s eyes flickered back up to meet hers, and he saw the faintest glimmer of uncertainty in their depths. Jiang Snow wasn''t as confident as she seemed, and Lin found himself wanting to reassure her. He leaned forward, his voice low and gentle.

"I''m not being serious," he said, his breath caressing her ear. "I''m just...concerned about you."

Jiang Snow''s eyes narrowed, but she didn''t deny it. She knew that look, that tone - it was the same one Lin wore when he thought no one was looking. And for a moment, they were both lost in their own little world, their words hanging in the air like mist.

"I''m fine," Jiang Snow said finally, her voice a little softer. "I just...need some space, okay?"

Lin nodded slowly, releasing his grip on her head. But as he stepped back, his eyes never left hers. He could see the tension in her body, the way she was tensing up like a spring coiled ready to launch.

"I understand," Lin said, his voice barely above a whisper. "But you can''t just disappear on me like that."

Jiang Snow sighed, her shoulders sagging under the weight of her own emotions. She knew that Lin wasn''t someone to be trifled with - he was a force to be reckoned with, and she didn''t want to find out what would happen if she pushed him too far.

"I''ll...I''ll talk to you later," Jiang Snow said finally, turning away from Lin''s gaze. But as she walked away, she could feel his eyes on her back, watching her like a hawk waiting for its prey to make a move.

Lin didn''t follow her immediately. Instead, he stood there, his chest heaving slightly under his shirt, his mind racing with all the things he wanted to say to Jiang Snow. But as he looked around the empty hallway, he realized that they were alone - and that made him even more curious about what was going on behind those closed doors.

He took a deep breath, his heart pounding in his chest, and turned towards the door at the end of the hall. He had a feeling that things were about to get interesting -