Chapter 62: Are you still unable to let her go?
"Actually, it's not really my doing. I told my dad about Comrade Su Jin's situation. My dad knew she had amnesia and felt sorry for her, so he agreed to let her work as a scrubber at the state-run bathhouse."
Zhuo Lanyu's father, Zhuo Dongsheng, is the deputy head of Xicheng District. Arranging a job for someone is just a matter of a word from him.
“Although it’s a bathhouse attendant job, the work hours are only eight hours a day, and they also provide room and board. In addition to the salary, she also gets ten bath tickets every month. I think she can give it a try.”
She then made a point of explaining it further.
The job of a bathhouse attendant may not sound prestigious, but it is a state-owned enterprise, a place that many people would kill to get into, not to mention that room and board are provided.
Zhou Zhenxing was naturally satisfied, since given Su Jin's current condition, she wouldn't be able to handle overly complicated tasks.
"Please thank Uncle Zhuo for me."
Seeing that he didn't seem disgusted, Zhuo Lanyu said, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Just thank me."
Zhou Zhenxing was more than happy to oblige, "Okay. I'll treat you to dinner."
guest House.
"Gone? When did you leave?"
Zhou Zhenxing and Zhuo Lanyu came together. When they heard from the guesthouse staff that Su Jin had left, Zhou Zhenxing's voice immediately rose.
"They left this morning."
Why didn't you stop her?!
In his haste, Zhou Zhenxing's words carried a hint of reproach.
The other person immediately shut up.
This is a guesthouse; they have no obligation to watch over people.
Zhuo Lanyu immediately calmed him down, "Brother Zhou, don't be angry, it's not their fault."
Zhou Zhenxing then realized his lapse in composure, said "I'm sorry" to the other party, and then walked out with Zhuo Lanyu.
The two returned to the car, Zhou Zhenxing's brows furrowed tightly.
Although Su Jin had indeed expressed her intention to leave before, he really didn't expect her to leave so quickly.
She didn't even say hello to him.
Zhuo Lanyu looked at his gloomy face and clenched her hands.
“Brother Zhou, she is an adult after all, and she must have her own considerations and plans for leaving here.”
“She wanted to leave this heartbreaking place,” Zhou Zhenxing said, feeling helpless and guilty.
Zhuo Lanyu wanted to hold his hand, but then felt it was inappropriate, and pulled it back after already raising it.
“Brother Zhou, you’ve done very well. She doesn’t want to stay because she wants to get over this sadness as soon as possible.”
Zhou Zhenxing remained noncommittal, saying, "It's just a pity, you arranged such a good job for her."
Zhuo Lanyu said understandingly, "It's alright, it wasn't a big deal to begin with. But..."
This was the first time Zhou Zhenxing had seen her so conflicted. "But what?"
Zhuo Lanyu lowered her eyes, seemingly hesitating whether or not she should speak up.
After a moment, under Zhou Zhenxing's concerned gaze, she chose to continue: "But I see that you seem to care a lot about her leaving, Brother Zhou. Are you still unable to completely let go of her?"
This is a very important issue for her.
Zhou Zhenxing was slightly taken aback, not expecting it to give her such a misconception.
"I didn't have any romantic feelings for her; I just felt a bit guilty and sympathetic."
Besides, that woman had taken care of his parents for three years, and he was grateful to her.
Hearing his firm reply, Zhuo Lanyu's uncomfortable feeling vanished.
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