Building Status by Tracing Sales

Wei Wanning had a gift for looking at a sale list and seeing fear. She knew which family was broke, which clan was bluffing, and which proud owner had started selling heirlooms one by one. That skill made her useful at an elite summer camp, but it also put her in the path of Lin Yiran, the girl whose family had once been hurt by the auction house Wei worked for. Wei wanted nothing to do with her. Then camp rules, shared rooms, and one late-night argument trapped them close enough to see the parts they tried to hide. A wooden comb stayed in Wei's pocket, and a hand-bound book waited in her bag. Lin kept getting too near for comfort.