C176 Chapter 176

Gu Xuting’s smug, taunting words—along with that low, unmistakable laugh that belonged only to Gu Lijue—played over and over in her head.

She forced herself to listen, almost like self-punishment. The acupuncture bracelet on her wrist, something that had once brought her a guilty little thrill and private daydreams, had now become a symbol of humiliation.

It was blinding