diff --git a/modules/graph/grin/src/index/order.cc b/modules/graph/grin/src/index/order.cc
index c7dddf2f..64e5e543 100644
--- a/modules/graph/grin/src/index/order.cc
+++ b/modules/graph/grin/src/index/order.cc
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ bool grin_smaller_vertex(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_VERTEX v1, GRIN_VERTEX v2) {
 #if defined(GRIN_ASSUME_ALL_VERTEX_LIST_SORTED) && defined(GRIN_ENABLE_VERTEX_LIST_ARRAY)
 size_t grin_get_position_of_vertex_from_sorted_list(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_VERTEX_LIST vl, GRIN_VERTEX v) {
     auto _vl = static_cast<GRIN_VERTEX_LIST_T*>(vl);
-    if (v < _vl->end_ && v >= _vl->begin_) return v - _vl->begin_;
-    if (_vl->is_simple) return GRIN_NULL_SIZE;
-    if (_vl->offsets.empty()) __grin_init_complex_vertex_list(static_cast<GRIN_GRAPH_T*>(g)->g, _vl);
+    if (likely(_vl->is_simple)) return v - _vl->begin_;
     auto _cache = static_cast<GRIN_GRAPH_T*>(g)->cache;
     auto vtype = _cache->id_parser.GetLabelId(v);
-    return v - _vl->offsets[vtype].second + _vl->offsets[vtype].first;
+    return v - _vl->offsets[vtype].second;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/graph/grin/src/predefine.h b/modules/graph/grin/src/predefine.h
index 9c763e5f..ac10a994 100644
--- a/modules/graph/grin/src/predefine.h
+++ b/modules/graph/grin/src/predefine.h
@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "client/client.h"
 #include "arrow/api.h" 
 
+#if (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 3)) || defined(__IBMC__) || \
+    defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) || defined(__clang__)
+#ifndef unlikely
+#define unlikely(x_) __builtin_expect(!!(x_), 0)
+#endif
+#ifndef likely
+#define likely(x_) __builtin_expect(!!(x_), 1)
+#endif
+#else
+#ifndef unlikely
+#define unlikely(x_) (x_)
+#endif
+#ifndef likely
+#define likely(x_) (x_)
+#endif
+#endif
+
 template <typename T>
 struct GRIN_DATATYPE_ENUM {
   static constexpr GRIN_DATATYPE value = GRIN_DATATYPE::Undefined;
diff --git a/modules/graph/grin/src/topology/adjacentlist.cc b/modules/graph/grin/src/topology/adjacentlist.cc
index 7ed7f24c..670cea01 100644
--- a/modules/graph/grin/src/topology/adjacentlist.cc
+++ b/modules/graph/grin/src/topology/adjacentlist.cc
@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@ void grin_destroy_adjacent_list(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_ADJACENT_LIST al) {
 
 size_t grin_get_adjacent_list_size(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_ADJACENT_LIST al) {
     auto _al = static_cast<GRIN_ADJACENT_LIST_T*>(al);
-    if (_al->is_simple) return _al->end_ - _al->begin_;
-    if (_al->offsets.empty()) __grin_init_complex_adjacent_list(static_cast<GRIN_GRAPH_T*>(g)->g, _al);
+    if (likely(_al->is_simple)) return _al->end_ - _al->begin_;
+    if (unlikely(_al->offsets.empty())) __grin_init_complex_adjacent_list(static_cast<GRIN_GRAPH_T*>(g)->g, _al);
     return _al->offsets[_al->etype].first;
 }
 
 GRIN_VERTEX grin_get_neighbor_from_adjacent_list(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_ADJACENT_LIST al, size_t idx) {
     auto _al = static_cast<GRIN_ADJACENT_LIST_T*>(al);
     auto nbr = _al->begin_ + idx;
-    if (nbr < _al->end_) return nbr->vid;
-    if (_al->is_simple) return GRIN_NULL_VERTEX;
-    if (_al->offsets.empty()) __grin_init_complex_adjacent_list(static_cast<GRIN_GRAPH_T*>(g)->g, _al);
+    if (likely(nbr < _al->end_)) return nbr->vid;
+    if (likely(_al->is_simple)) return GRIN_NULL_VERTEX;
+    if (unlikely(_al->offsets.empty())) __grin_init_complex_adjacent_list(static_cast<GRIN_GRAPH_T*>(g)->g, _al);
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < _al->etype; ++i) {
         if (idx < _al->offsets[i+1].first) {
             nbr = _al->offsets[i].second + idx - _al->offsets[i].first;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ GRIN_VERTEX grin_get_neighbor_from_adjacent_list(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_ADJACENT_LIS
 GRIN_EDGE grin_get_edge_from_adjacent_list(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_ADJACENT_LIST al, size_t idx) {
     auto _al = static_cast<GRIN_ADJACENT_LIST_T*>(al);
     auto nbr = _al->begin_ + idx;
-    if (nbr < _al->end_) {
+    if (likely(nbr < _al->end_)) {
         auto e = new GRIN_EDGE_T();        
         e->dir = _al->dir;
         e->etype = _al->etype;
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ GRIN_EDGE grin_get_edge_from_adjacent_list(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_ADJACENT_LIST al,
         }
         return e;
     }
-    if (_al->is_simple) return GRIN_NULL_EDGE;
-    if (_al->offsets.empty()) __grin_init_complex_adjacent_list(static_cast<GRIN_GRAPH_T*>(g)->g, _al);
+    if (likely(_al->is_simple)) return GRIN_NULL_EDGE;
+    if (unlikely(_al->offsets.empty())) __grin_init_complex_adjacent_list(static_cast<GRIN_GRAPH_T*>(g)->g, _al);
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < _al->etype; ++i) {
         if (idx < _al->offsets[i+1].first) {
             nbr = _al->offsets[i].second + idx - _al->offsets[i].first;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void grin_get_next_adjacent_list_iter(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_ADJACENT_LIST_ITERATOR
     auto _ali = static_cast<GRIN_ADJACENT_LIST_ITERATOR_T*>(ali);
     _ali->current_++;
     if (_ali->current_ < _ali->end_) return;
-    if (_ali->is_simple) {
+    if (likely(_ali->is_simple)) {
         _ali->etype_current++;
         return;
     }
diff --git a/modules/graph/grin/src/topology/vertexlist.cc b/modules/graph/grin/src/topology/vertexlist.cc
index 0c598422..85e95578 100644
--- a/modules/graph/grin/src/topology/vertexlist.cc
+++ b/modules/graph/grin/src/topology/vertexlist.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ GRIN_VERTEX_LIST grin_get_vertex_list(GRIN_GRAPH g) {
         __grin_init_simple_vertex_list(_g, vl);
     } else {
         vl->is_simple = false;
+        __grin_init_complex_vertex_list(_g, vl);
     }
     return vl;
 }
@@ -42,16 +43,14 @@ void grin_destroy_vertex_list(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_VERTEX_LIST vl) {
 size_t grin_get_vertex_list_size(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_VERTEX_LIST vl) {
     auto _vl = static_cast<GRIN_VERTEX_LIST_T*>(vl);
     if (_vl->is_simple) return _vl->end_ - _vl->begin_;
-    if (_vl->offsets.empty()) __grin_init_complex_vertex_list(static_cast<GRIN_GRAPH_T*>(g)->g, _vl);
     return _vl->offsets[_vl->vtype].first;
 }
 
 GRIN_VERTEX grin_get_vertex_from_list(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_VERTEX_LIST vl, size_t idx) {
     auto _vl = static_cast<GRIN_VERTEX_LIST_T*>(vl);
     auto v = _vl->begin_ + idx;
-    if (v < _vl->end_) return v;
-    if (_vl->is_simple) return GRIN_NULL_VERTEX;
-    if (_vl->offsets.empty()) __grin_init_complex_vertex_list(static_cast<GRIN_GRAPH_T*>(g)->g, _vl);
+    if (likely(v < _vl->end_)) return v;
+    if (likely(_vl->is_simple)) return GRIN_NULL_VERTEX;
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < _vl->vtype; ++i) {
         if (idx < _vl->offsets[i+1].first) {
             v = _vl->offsets[i].second + idx - _vl->offsets[i].first;
@@ -89,12 +88,11 @@ void grin_destroy_vertex_list_iter(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_VERTEX_LIST_ITERATOR vli)
 void grin_get_next_vertex_list_iter(GRIN_GRAPH g, GRIN_VERTEX_LIST_ITERATOR vli) {
     auto _vli = static_cast<GRIN_VERTEX_LIST_ITERATOR_T*>(vli);
     _vli->current_++;
-    if (_vli->current_ < _vli->end_) return;
-    if (_vli->is_simple) {
+    if (likely(_vli->current_ < _vli->end_)) return;
+    if (likely(_vli->is_simple)) {
         _vli->vtype_current++;
         return;
     }
-
     auto _g = static_cast<GRIN_GRAPH_T*>(g)->g;
     _GRIN_GRAPH_T::vertex_range_t vr;
     _vli->vtype_current++;