Chapter 396: Sinister Experiment

If her grandmother hadn't been murdered by those people, her grandfather wouldn't have gambled everything on the line.

If her grandfather hadn't died, her mother wouldn't have been forced to drift from place to place, nor would she have endured everything that followed.

One life after another, stacked upon each other, formed a heavy shackle that gripped her heart tightly, suffocating Lu Xining and leaving her breathless.

Her gaze fell on the ring sitting on the table. She picked it up slowly—the cold touch was akin to the temperature lost from a lifeless body.

Lu Xining slid the ring onto her index finger, where it glinted alongside the translucent jade bracelet on her wrist. Upon closer examination, it seemed as though both pieces were made from the same original stone.