'She revealed a secret with such ease?'
The thought echoed in Han Yu's mind, not with panic, but with sharp clarity.
This woman…
She was dangerous.
Not because she knew.
But because she chose to show that she knew.
Han Yu looked at her, truly looked this time.
The relaxed posture.
The faint smile.
The drifting red smoke.
All of it painted the image of someone at ease.
Yet beneath it lay something far more calculating.
A mind that did not simply observe.
It dissected.
'A clever vixen,' Han Yu concluded internally.
Outwardly, he allowed a faint smile to return.
"If my Lady has already seen through it," he said calmly, "then there is little point in denying it further."
There was no panic in his voice.
No resistance.
Only acceptance.
Lady Rot Rose's smile deepened slightly.
"Good," she said softly.
The atmosphere shifted once more.
The game had changed and both of them knew it.
