12dz Chapter 513 The Blind Girl Bound by Gratitude (6)
Chapter 513 The Blind Girl Bound by Gratitude (6)
Fu Hanji held Mu Zhou's wrist, preventing her from leaving.
From Mu Zhou's slightly hunched shoulders, he realized that it was his overly cold aura that had frightened her.
"Sit down, let's apply the medicine first."
Despite the cold tone, there was still a hint of softness in her voice.
Mu Zhou hesitated for a moment, but eventually sat down again following his force.
When she noticed his large hand gripping her skirt, Mu Zhou shrank her legs in embarrassment.
Eventually, the skirt was lifted above the knee, revealing slender and straight calves.
Her skin, which rarely sees the sun, is as white as jade, without any impurities.
That's why the bruises from the bumps and knocks are so eye-catching.
Fu Hanji's eyes flickered slightly.
He lowered his eyes, his expression unchanged, and dipped a cotton swab in some iodine.
Mu Zhou couldn't see anything, so he could only judge and guess what the other person was doing based on some sounds.
She could feel the texture of the cotton swab.
Fu Hanji seemed to be intentionally avoiding any physical contact with her.
Soon, a cool sensation came from my knee, followed by a slight stinging pain.
It probably hurt more when I was disinfecting because there was some abrasion.
Mu Zhou remained silent, prompting Fu Hanji to glance at her.
He moved his hands a little lighter.
One of his knees was bruised and looked quite bad. After applying medicine, Fu Hanji rubbed it with his fingertips.
His fingertips were soft and cool, but the medicated oil was scalding hot.
Soon, Mu Zhou felt a burning sensation in his knee.
Because he is blind, Mu Zhou is more sensitive to sound.
In the quiet atmosphere, Fu Hanji's breathing was very noticeable to Mu Zhou.
I even felt a little uncomfortable.
She couldn't help but start a conversation.
"By the way, I asked Lanze to return the clothes you borrowed from me last time. I'm really sorry. If you need them dry-cleaned or replaced with brand new ones, I can compensate you."
Fu Hanji's voice was calm:
"Need not."
Mu Zhou remained silent.
She couldn't help but bite her lip again, leaving obvious teeth marks on her lower lip.
After taking a few deep breaths, just as she was about to speak again, she heard Fu Hanji say:
"You shouldn't trust a stranger like that."
He spoke in a low voice, and even though he tried his best to keep his emotions from being too cold and hard, it still carried a hint of sharpness.
The man has been taken to the police station by his driver and will receive the punishment he deserves.
But this matter must be made clear so that Mu Zhou will remember it.
Otherwise, the consequences would be too severe.
A look of guilt flashed across Mu Zhou's face, and her fingers unconsciously gripped the hem of her skirt above her knees.
"I'm sorry, I know I was too reckless. I shouldn't have been so careless. I won't do it again."
Her attitude in admitting her mistake was so obedient and earnest that Fu Hanji found it hard to say what he was going to say next.
Some even reflected on whether they had been too harsh.
He heard from his assistant that Mu Zhou had only been blind for a year, and that he had been receiving treatment and resting at home for the previous year, only recently choosing to go out on his own.
She may not be used to being unable to see, and it's possible that she might misjudge some dangers.
We shouldn't blame her.
Fu Hanji's gaze fell on her face, stared for a moment, and then moved down to her lips.
There was a clear tooth mark on his pale lips, making him look somewhat disheveled.
He instinctively wanted to raise his hand and rub it with his fingertips, but the moment he raised his hand, his whole body stiffened instantly.
Fu Hanji was startled by his own thought.
Seeing that he didn't make any further moves, Mu Zhou asked:
"Ok?"
"Ah."
Fu Hanji gave a vague reply.
After receiving an affirmative answer, Mu Zhou carefully laid down the skirt.
"Thank you. Could you take me home? If it's inconvenient, you can take me to the subway station."
We couldn't let a blind person leave alone in a completely unfamiliar place.
Fu Hanji would certainly not do that.
He then drove Mu Zhou back to the vicinity of the mall.
Before getting out of the car, Mu Zhou said with regret and self-reproach:
"It's all my fault for being too greedy. I haven't had a chance to drink that milk tea since I got injured. When I heard that someone knew the address of that shop, I went there without thinking much about it. I can't do that again."
She is still reviewing today's unexpected events.
Fu Hanji, however, grasped another key point from this passage:
What kind of milk tea shop?
After Mu Zhou described it, Fu Hanji said he would take her to buy it.
She quickly refused:
"No need, it's just a cup of milk tea. I can drink it or not. Besides, today's trouble was all because of milk tea, so I'd rather not drink it."
Just then, a young couple walked by outside the car.
The girl said it was too hot and she didn't want to leave, so she asked her boyfriend to go and queue up to buy fried chicken wings.
The boy readily agreed and found a shady spot for his girlfriend to sit down.
Fu Hanji glanced out the car window and suddenly said to Mu Zhou:
Why don't you let Lanze buy it for you?
Mu Zhou's forced smile froze.
Her lips moved slightly, and the unnaturalness in her eyes and brows was obvious:
"He's busy with work, so I don't want to bother him."
Fu Hanji pursed his lips, looking somewhat serious.
He had never heard Mu Zhou's name mentioned by Lan Ze.
They only discuss work when they're together.
Or perhaps, Lanze only talks about work-related things with people.
Fu Hanji heard about Lan Ze's sudden marriage from other people.
He felt responsible because his wife had lost her sight while trying to save him.
Many people in the research institute secretly envied Lanze for having such a loving wife.
To love to the point of being willing to give one's life.
Fu Hanji didn't think much of it when he heard these things.
Unexpectedly, when Mu Zhou truly appeared vividly before him, those words that had not lingered in his heart suddenly flashed through his mind again.
At a life-or-death moment, the girl in front of him saved Lanze without hesitation.
She didn't even care about her own life.
However, it seems that Lanze's feelings for her are not the same as hers.
Looking at Mu Zhou's dull eyes, Fu Hanji felt an overwhelming sense of irritation.
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Fu Hanji eventually bought milk tea for Mu Zhou.
After buying the milk tea, he didn't stay any longer.
His favorability rating rose from 5% to 15%, a relatively large increase, but this 10% increase was quite volatile.
He seemed to be caught in some kind of dilemma.
Mu Zhou was drinking milk tea when he heard his phone vibrate.
She turned on her phone and listened to the message.
It was sent by Lanze.
He asked where Mu Zhou was, saying he had already arrived at the mall and wanted to have lunch with her.
Mu Zhou called him back, saying that she had already eaten and was about to go home.
So Lanze drove back to the lab without hesitation.
Mu Zhou listened to his words and smiled silently.
Is he truly emotionally inept, or simply indifferent to her?
She had originally wanted Lanze to take her home.
She was indeed tired after being out all day.
Unexpectedly, he hung up the phone so decisively.
Lanze received the same evaluation after returning to the laboratory.
Assistant Yang Xue was very puzzled when she saw him return.
Why are you back so soon?
This is clearly not enough time to eat a meal.