But even so, she could sense that Mei Liang was anxious; she just wasn't showing it on her face.
Meanwhile, Mei Liang had no idea what was going through Cuiyu's mind. Her own thoughts were in disarray as she tried to figure out a way to leave the forest. The words she had overheard from the two men kept echoing in her mind — each one colder than the last.
Their scheme sounded disturbingly familiar, and she already had a strong suspicion about who the mastermind might be.
There were only two possibilities. The first was the former — that the person plotting behind the scenes was Deputy Regional Commander Lian, Consort De Fei's father. In her previous life, he had used the same ruthless tactics to destroy her family.
