"You want me to do what?" I sipped at my sweet milk tea bitterly.
"We've confirmed that the person trying to kill you is not only in the Mo clan, there are still defectors of the Li clan working with them, so this will lure them out," Lex explained, leaning forward across the table opposite.
"So I'll only be the bait?" I sighed, setting my cup down. I glanced to Jianyu who leaned in his chair, looking out the window as if not being a part of this conversation at all.
Maybe he was trying to be considerate, but the more he tried to minimise his presence, the more my chest felt stuffy and ached.
"Don't worry little sis," Meilin, who sat beside me, pulled me to lean against her shoulder, "we will all have your back."
