The Vanishing Shop and the Shadowed Alley :
A few weeks after her heart-to-heart with A-mi, Mei Lin's supply of candies began to dwindle. She returned to the narrow alley off Kuanzhai Street, but the brightly lit shop was gone. In its place stood a cold, gray stone wall. As she turned to leave, a shadow fell over her. It was a rival designer from a corporate firm, a man named Shen who was known for his cold, calculating nature. He had been secretly watching Mei Lin's "miraculous" transformations and wanted the jade packet for himself. "Imagine the corporate secrets I could steal as a child," he sneered. Mei Lin realized then that her "gift" was a dangerous weapon in the wrong hands.