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Chapter 36 - 36 Be Careful of Strokes
The late autumn night was chilly, and without her coat, Lin Zhenxin's frail body shivered with cold.
She suddenly recalled Tu Haohao's carefree face, simple and beautiful.
Compared to herself, who could not even afford to finish college, deep feelings of inferiority entangled her.
Her heart ached profoundly, and she slowly crouched to the ground, only realizing she was in tears when the wind blew, chilling her face.
"Silly girl, why are you crying?" A low magnetic voice came from behind, followed by a warm suit jacket being draped over Lin Zhenxin.
She looked up, tears blurring her vision, and Li Yanan slowly approached her and crouched down.
"I'll carry you."
When they returned home, Aunt Xu was about to leave. Seeing Li Yanan holding the sleeping Lin Zhenxin, she greeted them and then left.
After Aunt Xu left, Li Yanan directly carried Lin Zhenxin back to the room.
On his back, her tears did not stop, even when later on in the car, until she was exhausted from crying and fell asleep on his shoulder.
Back in bed, Lin Zhenxin looked like a child, unconsciously burying her face in the pillow. Even with the air conditioner on in the room, she shivered with cold.
The orange light exposed her vulnerability completely.
Li Yanan's hand drifted over the ends of her hair, the softness astonishing.
"Why are you crying, I'm here."
If he wanted, with the move of a finger, he could learn the connection between Lin Zhenxin and the Tu Family.
But Li Yanan didn't want to; if Lin Zhenxin was unwilling to speak, he wouldn't pry into her secrets.
Her shivering hadn't stopped.
Realizing this, Li Yanan lifted the thin blanket and carried her horizontally from the bed, heading towards the bathroom...
Very comfortable.
The warm that chased away the cold, very comfortable.
She first heard the sound of water, then felt the hot steam surrounding her.
Lin Zhenxin slowly opened her eyes, still groggy from waking up, just staring blankly ahead.
In the misty steam, the man's handsome face was faintly visible.
It felt unreal, like a dream.
Until Lin Zhenxin raised her hand and touched his face, she realized it was real.
"Li... Yanan?"
The voice broke the spell, making Lin Zhenxin aware she was lying naked in the bathtub, while the man...
Was helping her bathe?
Even though the bathtub was full of water, it couldn't hide her overwhelming sense of embarrassment.
"Now that you're awake, soak a little longer, I'll make something for you to eat."
Li Yanan's voice was calm. Lin Zhenxin nodded dazedly, belatedly realizing...
Was it him who had undressed her?
Li Yanan forgot to bring her a change of clothes.
In the end, Lin Zhenxin picked a dark shirt from the laundry basket he had thrown in earlier and came out, luckily it was wide enough to cover down to above the knees.
Li Yanan, who had just quickly made two servings of Italian pasta, turned and saw the beautiful sight.
She was pulling down the shirt desperately, intending to change clothes in the bedroom, but the moment she made eye contact with Li Yanan, she froze in place.
"Come over and eat something." Neither of them had eaten tonight.
Obediently, Lin Zhenxin walked to the dining table, and the two sat on opposite sides, perhaps both starving, no one spoke; they just ate quietly.
"Is there nothing...you want to say?" About the Tu Family, if he asked...
Li Yanan paused, looking up at her.
"I accidentally ruined your clothes."
He didn't know a woman's fabric was so delicate.
"..."
That night, the uneaten Italian pasta by Lin Zhenxin was all finished by Li Yanan.
