"Do you know," I said, turning to Xu Ze with a calm expression, "that in the eyes of everyone, I am already considered a dead person?"
Indeed, the first words I spoke to Xu Ze when I was unearthed from the ground were, "Tell the embassy that I am no longer alive."
At the time, his face was filled with confusion, clearly not understanding why I would say such a thing, but he still complied with my request.
Now, I had made the decision to reveal the reason behind my actions.
"Only by being 'dead' could I make my ex-husband fall into deep, crippling fear," I said slowly, my gaze hardening with a trace of coldness. "And that fear would become the perfect bait to lure him in."