Koala Reads

"Xu Lize had only dozed off for a little over half an hour in the guest room at the Linde villa when footsteps from the next room roused him. He blinked awake, disoriented by the unfamiliar furnishings and the quiet of the place, not quite sure where he was until a soft knock sounded at the open door."

"“Mr. Xu.” At the doorway stood He Rou. Her eyes were rimmed red and her cheeks still moist, but beneath the tear-swollen look there was an unmistakable lightness. “We’ve taken care of it.”"

"“He signed?” Xu rubbed the stiff spot at the back of his neck, smoothed his jacket, and pushed himself up from the sofa."