That was indeed wrong.
As an antique restoration specialist, she possessed an ingrained, bone-deep sensitivity to the details of artifacts. At first glance, this tea set looked no different from usual, but the glaze color seemed… a fraction of a shade colder than the standard she remembered? Without changing her expression, she picked up her teacup, and using the motion of checking the draft documents, her fingertips traced the inner seam at the base of the cup with utmost stealth. The texture was not seamlessly smooth; there was a minuscule dislocation of about 0.5 millimeters—it felt as though it were… a carefully glued interlayer!
The image of Yelan teaching her during counter-espionage training flashed instantly through her mind—["An artifact interlayer is the oldest trick in the book, but often the most effective. Subtle differences in glaze color, weight, seam texture… always trust your fingertips."]
Chapter 123