The moment Lu Xiaoxiao pushed open the door, her eyes lit up.
She had expected a study filled with design sketches and jewelry samples, but instead, it looked almost like a greenhouse.
Deep green vines covered all four walls, with little flowers of different colors growing between the leaves, crowded together in clusters. It truly looked like something out of a dream.
A small platform extended outward on the sunlit side. Sunlight streamed through a domed window of pale, colored glass, casting soft, dappled light across the floor and making the room even harder to look away from than its exterior.
Although Lu Shiyan had mentioned how unusual this study was, none of his descriptions came close to the impact of seeing it in person.
Lu Xiaoxiao immediately let out an involuntary "Wow." Only when her gaze swept over the long rosewood table by the window did she finally spot the person she had come to find.
-Yu Sangning was slumped over the table, apparently asleep.
One side of her face rested against the spread-out sketches. Her long black hair hung down, concealing part of her face, and her breathing was very soft and even.
As Lu Xiaoxiao moved closer, she noticed faint dark circles beneath Yu Sangning's eyes. Even her normally straight shoulders and back had slackened with exhaustion.
Lu Xiaoxiao stopped beside Yu Sangning and watched her for a moment, wondering whether to wake her or let her sleep a little longer.
But just as her fingertips were about to touch the edge of the table, the woman slumped over it suddenly moved.
Her reaction was astonishingly fast.
Before Lu Xiaoxiao could even make out the movement, a hand clamped down hard on her wrist. The force made her yelp on the spot.
When she looked down, she