Inside the book cafe, Wen Jun lifted her coffee, taking a delicate sip. Her gaze, as it rested on Lin Ruan, was impassive. Lin Ruan, however, kept her fingers knitted together, feeling utterly out of place. “I had hoped, after all these years, that you’d have a surprise for me.” Wen Jun set her cup back on the table and shook her head. “But it seems I overestimated you.” Lin Ruan bit her lip, the