Chapter 19 Staying Overnight
Shen Shuangmiao met Zhu Jin's cold and gloomy gaze, but she couldn't understand what emotions were in his eyes.
She didn't mind, simply packed everything up and handed it to the maid, gesturing for her to leave.
The servant had no choice but to carry the box, glance at Zhu Jin's face, and quickly pass by him, afraid that he might suddenly have a fit if he was in a bad mood.
Zhu Jin remained silent, his expression unchanged.
Shen Shuangmiao said calmly, "I don't need to take my things. Just have the servants pack them up. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
After saying that, she ignored Zhu Jin's expression and brushed past him.
But when she got downstairs, she found the front door closed.
Shen Shuangmiao frowned and subconsciously tried to push him away, but couldn't.
The gate to Zhu Jin's villa is an iron gate, which is usually equipped with a sensor switch.
The door lock indicator light will illuminate as soon as it detects someone approaching. Only by entering a password or fingerprint can the door be opened from the inside.
But she found that the indicator light did not turn on.
In other words, once the electronic door lock automatically locks, it cannot detect passwords or fingerprints and therefore cannot be opened.
Shen Shuangmiao turned around and walked into the living room. Seeing the maid still busy, she asked, "What's wrong with the keypad lock on the front door? Is it broken?"
The maid hurried over to check the situation, her eyes darting around as she coughed lightly, looking rather guilty: "Yes, the door lock is broken again. It was like this last time. When it breaks, we have to call the property management to have them come and fix it, but it's so late, they won't come."
Shen Shuangmiao immediately looked at Zhu Jin, who was slowly walking downstairs after her.
"Won't the maintenance crew come over? Shouldn't the property management of your upscale villa area be on call 24/7?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Jin glanced at her and said coldly, "It's not as simple as you think. The villa property management is on holiday recently. If you're in a hurry to leave, you can climb over the gate. If you're not in a hurry to leave, I can reluctantly let you stay for one night."
Hearing his condescending tone, Shen Shuangmiao was speechless. Just as she was about to say something, Zhu Jin walked unsteadily inside, seemingly going to sleep.
She stood there staring at the maid, at a loss for what to do.
The maid shrugged, looking at her with even more helplessness.
“Madam, if you don’t mind, you can stay here for the night. After all, the door lock can’t be opened now, and the door is so high, you can’t really climb over the wall to get out.”
Shen Shuangmiao naturally cannot be turned over.
With a three-meter-high gate and nothing to use for climbing, he would fall down sooner or later.
She could only say helplessly, "I'll stay here for the night. Do you have any nightgowns I can change into?"
"Yes, yes, I didn't know if you would come back to live here, so I didn't throw them away. They're all in the closet. I was originally going to pack them out anyway, but..."
The maid paused, then, as if thinking of something, shut her mouth again.
Shen Shuangmiao didn't bother to find out what she meant by what she hadn't finished saying; as long as there was a spare nightgown, that was fine.
She followed the maid upstairs, went into the bathroom, opened the door, and found that some basic daily necessities were still there.
Shen Shuangmiao then instructed the maid to find her a nightgown before going in to take a bath.
The bathroom quickly filled with steam, and she didn't even hear when someone came in.
She was stunned when she suddenly noticed a figure standing outside the door, her breath caught in her throat, and she was completely dumbfounded. She hadn't expected there to be someone standing outside all of a sudden.
This scene is straight out of a horror movie.
Shen Shuangmiao swallowed hard and stood up, asking, "Did you bring me a nightgown?"
The people outside didn't speak.
Shen Shuangmiao immediately turned off the shower and went to check the situation, but she accidentally lost her footing and fell to the ground.
She cried out in pain, sat down on the cold, slippery floor, and instinctively clutched her ankle.
A tearing pain shot through my ankle; without a doubt, I had sprained it.
Shen Shuangmiao's vision blurred, and she sat on the ground for a while to recover, but the pain was still excruciating.
She had injured her hands and sprained her ankle all night. She didn't know why she was so unlucky after getting involved with Zhu Jin. She wished she could grow wings and fly out of this villa to get away from this man who caused her so much pain forever.
She limped as she tried to stand up and walk outside.
But every time I touch the ground with my toes, my ankle is in excruciating pain.
She gritted her teeth, enduring the pain, and moved over step by step. After opening the crack in the door, she saw Zhu Jin standing by the sink outside the bathroom, brushing his teeth.
Shen Shuangmiao was somewhat taken aback.
Zhu Jin hadn't lived in this villa for a long time; he only moved in after she left.
Even so, the bedroom remained empty.
She didn't know if Zhu Jin was drunk or what, or why he was washing up here.
Shen Shuangmiao could only take the nightgown from the doorknob, close the door, dry herself off, put on the nightgown, and then open the door to go out.
After Zhu Jin finished rinsing his mouth, he noticed that she was struggling to move out, and her ankle was visibly red and swollen.
He raised an eyebrow, crossed his arms, and looked down at her.
"You managed to sprain your ankle just by taking a shower? You're really something else."
Faced with his sarcasm and ridicule, Shen Shuangmiao bit her lip and stared silently at the floor.
In the past, even when she had a headache or fever, Zhu Jin would stay up all night taking care of her.
Zhu Jin now acts as if he doesn't recognize her at all.
She was already so badly injured, but they didn't care at all and instead stayed where they were, mocking her.
Shen Shuangmiao felt increasingly uncomfortable and ignored Zhu Jin's intentions, trying to brush past him.
But the next second, because there was nothing to hold onto, her ankle hurt uncontrollably, and her legs went weak, and she was about to fall.
Just as Shen Shuangmiao was about to fall to the floor, a pair of strong arms caught her.
Then she landed in a warm embrace, and when she looked up, she almost bumped into Zhu Jin's chin.
Zhu Jin had a faint minty scent about him.
Shen Shuangmiao instinctively tried to push him away, but Zhu Jin held her tightly, raising an eyebrow and saying, "What, do you want to fall again now?"
Shen Shuangmiao had nothing to say and could only withdraw her hand.
She thought Zhu Jin would help her.
But the next second, Zhu Jin suddenly picked her up and carried her to the bed.
Shen Shuangmiao has always been afraid of heights, so she was not used to even the slightest feeling of being suspended in the air, and subconsciously hugged Zhu Jin's neck tightly.
So much so that when Zhu Jin placed her on the edge of the bed, he had to bend over somewhat awkwardly, almost pressing her down onto the bed with his whole body.
Upon seeing this, Shen Shuangmiao immediately released him and tried to push him away, but her back was still pressing on Zhu Jin's arm. Not only did she fail to push him away, but Zhu Jin also lost his balance and fell directly onto her.
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