At two-thirty in the afternoon, Lu Ming rode his electric scooter.

The meeting place was a café called "Half Sugar" on the Pedestrian Street.

Just from the name, you could tell it was a spot for young couples to take photos and check in.

Two pots of fake lavender were placed at the entrance, the walls were painted in macaron colors, and the windows had artistic stickers saying "Life Needs a Sense of Ritual."