Jiang Lan froze, her hands hanging uselessly at her sides. She felt like a fool, a clown who had presumed too much.
“Just leave it,” Lu Jingchi said, his voice flat.
Jiang Lan nodded and silently turned, walking out of the study.
She heard Xia Yan’s voice from behind her. “You promised you’d come to the press conference with me tomorrow. Don’t you dare stand me up.”
“I won’t.”
“Oh, and I made over
















