Ji Chu Hua remained motionless. Her fingers trembled at her sides.
The cashier quickly lowered her head, pretending to organize the receipts.
But Ji Chu Hua knew.
She had witnessed everything.
Every rejection.
Every humiliating word.
Every moment Lu Tian had treated her as though she were beneath his notice.
Her nails dug into her palms.
'Han Yue Ling.'
The name echoed through her mind.
Again.
And again.
Even when Yue Ling wasn't present, she still stood between them.
Ji Chu Hua slowly lifted her head. Her tearful expression disappeared.
In its place was something colder.
Something vicious.
'You think you're untouchable because you have her, Lu Tian?'
Her lips curled into a faint, unsettling smile.
'We'll see how long that lasts.'
She straightened her blazer and walked toward the exit.
But as she passed the cashier, her smile vanished.
"What are you looking at?"
The young woman flinched.
"N-Nothing, Miss."
Ji Chu Hua gave her a contemptuous glance.
