After Shen Li and Meng Jue were long gone, Lin Ruan made her way back to the Lin family home. She was living there again, but her presence had faded to the point of being almost non-existent. At the dinner table, Lin Ruan’s chopsticks moved listlessly, picking at the food on her plate. She was an invisible presence in the corner, listening as the family of three—*her* family—discussed their visit