Qin Shuang offered her a faint smile—a polite, perfunctory greeting without any words. After washing her hands, she turned and walked away. Jiang Lan watched her elegant silhouette retreat, then glanced at her own disheveled reflection in the mirror. The contrast in their auras was jarring. It was true, then. Some people could make you feel inadequate with a single glance. *That* was the kind of w