A melodious ringtone sounded on the other end, but it was cut short, answered before it could even complete a single refrain. Xia Xiwan almost suspected he had been waiting for her call. But even though the call was connected, Lu Hanting said nothing. Xia Xiwan lowered her long, feathery lashes. “Hello, Mr. Lu, why aren’t you speaking?” Only then did Lu Hanting’s deep, magnetic voice drift through