"Do you think I'm Mo Nanjue?" Luo Xiao sneered, standing up and walking outside, "You've committed crimes too, because you hit her."
"Wait!" Ruan Yilan called out to him, "Aren't you afraid I won't help you talking to me like this?"
"No, because people like you always look out for themselves," Luo Xiao continued walking, pushing the door open and leaving, "Act today, I must see her come out tonight."
Ruan Yilan clenched her fists but swallowed back the words she wanted to say. Luo Xiao was right; she would protect herself. Besides, seeing Tong Ran irritated her every time, and since she couldn't get out, making her leave at least spared her the annoyance.
...
Tong Ran barely spoke while in jail. Every day, she lay curled up on her mat, facing the wall.
Many who had never heard her speak even speculated that she was mute.
