Chapter 850 - 831: Got Played
The fuse at Shen Ruozhuo’s home was burnt out, and she, having been adopted without doing any hard or rough work, wouldn’t know how to replace a fuse.
Moreover, ever since she was locked up by Xi Siwei, her condition has been off; even after being rescued by Su Lin and sent home, she remained in a daze.
When the fuse burnt out, she was utterly terrified.
Earlier, when Su Lin pressed the doorbell, she saw him on the screen and immediately opened the door. As soon as he came up, she rushed over to him.
Because he was the one who rescued her that day, Shen Ruozhuo developed an indescribable feeling towards Su Lin.
Similar to dependency, but not quite.
She followed Su Lin as he went to fix the fuse, clutching his clothes, as if afraid he would leave.
"Miss Shen, can you please sit down? You holding onto me like this makes it impossible for me to fix the fuse!" Su Lin didn’t understand why he came over to Shen Ruozhuo’s place in the middle of the night to fix her fuse; maybe he was out of his mind due to overwork.
But Shen Ruozhuo shook her head, her vacant eyes full of refusal; she insisted on following Su Lin.
Using his phone’s flashlight, Su Lin looked at a different Shen Ruozhuo, feeling like maybe this wasn’t the Shen Ruozhuo he knew!
"Fine, do whatever you want..." Su Lin said helplessly, only wanting to fix the fuse quickly so he could leave!
For someone who’s always done everything on his own since childhood, no household chore was difficult for Su Lin; it took him less than five minutes to fix the burned-out fuse.
The room lit up again, and Shen Ruozhuo’s pale little face slowly regained some color.
Yet her hand, holding onto Su Lin’s shirt hem, still didn’t let go.
Su Lin had a feeling that this girl might be clingy.
"Miss Shen, if there’s nothing else here, I’ll head out." Su Lin took a step back, intending to pull his shirt hem from Shen Ruozhuo’s hand.
However, when he stepped back, Shen Ruozhuo stepped forward.
He stepped back again, and she followed again.
"Miss Shen, do you realize..." I can’t leave like this!
Shen Ruozhuo just looked at Su Lin with vacant eyes, resembling a frightened instability.
"... Please don’t go." Shen Ruozhuo spoke softly, her tone full of pleading.
"It’s late at night, just the two of us, a man and a woman, alone in an apartment; it’s not appropriate. If you need anything, just call me, but I really have to go now." Su Lin finally managed to free his shirt hem from Shen Ruozhuo’s grasp.
Without Su Lin’s shirt in her hand, Shen Ruozhuo’s expression quickly sank. Facing Su Lin, she cautiously asked, "Are you really leaving? Can’t you stay just a bit longer?"
"No, I have to go."
"Oh..." Shen Ruozhuo lowered her head, her eyes unable to hide the disappointment, but soon, she raised her head again. "Can I call you if I have any problem?"
Having said that earlier, Su Lin had no choice but to agree!
"Yes."
"Then... what’s your phone number?"
Resigned, Su Lin handed over his business card.
"I know you definitely have a private number."
Shen Ruozhuo guessed right, and Su Lin reluctantly gave her his private number.
As he left Shen Ruozhuo’s place, Su Lin felt like he might have fallen into a trap.
Beautiful women always make it hard for one to refuse; Su Lin thought he should really watch himself.