Chapter 3The Scalding Wax Ran Down

The wax ran down her back, one drop, then another, so scalding that her whole body drew into a bow. She was tied to a chair, her legs spread as wide as they’d go, and that cold metal pressed up against her. She finally understood: she could never go back to being that good, obedient Lin Zhixia—and in her pocket, the goodnight Zhou Xu had texted was still unread.