I pinched the bridge of my nose and continued, “And about what happened in the restroom… did you really think I was completely clueless?”
Her expression hardened. “What do you mean by that?”
I took a breath. “Are you going to deny that Lu Ke’er told you to report my every move to her?”
She pressed her lips together, her guilt plain on her face.
“I went back to my hometown,” I went on, “almost died
















