Early Monday morning Raina Lu arrived at the company—not terribly early, but enough that people were already hurrying past, the lobby filled with the click of leather shoes and heels. At her old workstation Liana Xue was still sitting there, in a seat done up in pink. Raina tapped twice on the desk, looked at Liana Xue, and smiled politely. "Deputy Assistant Xue—let's talk about handing over the work you covered while I was away." Liana Xue lifted her face, still wearing that pretty, innocent...