Li Na stiffened, her fingers curling into fists at her sides. The accusation in his tone, however controlled, struck a nerve. She met his gaze, steady yet simmering with unspoken frustration.
"I went to talk," she said, her voice clipped but firm. "That's all."
Lu Jianjun's eyes darkened, unreadable. "At that hour?"
She exhaled sharply, shaking her head. "Does the time matter more than the reason?"
"Did you really have to do that at the reception?" he thought, his jaw tightening. Then, out loud, he asked, "You went to his bedroom directly?"
Li Na gasped. The way he put it—so blunt, so damning—made it sound worse than she had ever considered. Now that he said it out loud, even to her own ears, it didn't feel right.
Her throat tightened as she scrambled for an explanation, for the right words to undo the weight of his accusation. But under his piercing gaze, everything she wanted to say suddenly felt flimsy.