"Little sister-in-law," Lou Xiao's smile was laden with meaning. "Do you have any idea how long Hao Ren and I have known each other?" "Going on ten years now, give or take." Jian Huan went rigid. She had assumed they were merely acquaintances, moving in the same circles, but the reality of a decade-long friendship hit her like a physical blow. Lou Xiao watched, unhurried, as the color drained from