C12 Lodging for a few days

"Little Zhang, can I borrow it for a few days?" I barely had time to think when the young woman in front of me asked such an imaginative question.

There seemed to be anticipation in her eyes, and for a split-second I thought about what had happened that morning. Could it have something to do with the middle-aged man in the suit?

"Little Zhang, is it inconvenient?"

It wasn't until Bai Jie's voice sounded again that I saw the tears glistening in her eyes.

"Bai Jie, of course, there's no problem. You can stay as long as you want. I'm the only one in the room anyway."

"I knew you were a good man."

"Actually, I'm also a true man full of vigor." Of course, my voice was rather soft, but Bai Jie seemed to have heard it too. Her face turned red quickly, and compared to the teary look from before, she looked a little more innocent.

"Little Zhang, you're so annoying." Bai Jie's words made me understand what she meant, so I helped her drag the suitcase inside. When I closed the door, I felt Bai Jie look back a little.

"Sister Bai, sit anywhere you want. I'll help you carry the luggage in." When I came out of the room, I saw Bai Jie standing by the window. She seemed to be looking at something.

"Sister Bai, would you like some coffee or boiling water?" Bai Jie turned her head to look at me as I asked. She could clearly see that her eyes were filled with sparkling and translucent tears. Could it be that she was touched by something in that short period of time?

"Little Zhang, there's no need to greet Sister Bai." When Bai Jie replied, I couldn't say anything more. It reminded me of that time when she was drunk alone in the district, and it seemed like her loneliness needed someone to fill her emptiness. I wanted to comfort her a little, but I couldn't think of anything to say to her, as it seems that other people wouldn't understand the young wife's worries.

I just stood there quietly for a moment, and then she turned back to me.

"Little Zhang, let me take a bath first."

Hearing such sensitive words again, I suddenly thought of something. It seemed that she really treated me as a good man. When a woman calls a man as a good man, she would still act against him. Did she know so much about men? However, in reality, she was so naive and foolish.

Then she quickly turned around and went to the room to get her clothes before entering the bathroom. Yes, she was familiar with this place since it was her second time here. Besides, we still have a relationship as colleagues.

Soon, the sound of water splashing could be heard in the bathroom. It sounded like a novel fantasy and the sound of water was getting more and more wonderful …

After Bai Jie entered the bathroom, there were a lot of emotions churning in my heart. I always felt that she was too kind, and this time, I heard my cell phone ring, fumbled for my phone, it didn't seem right, I also realized that it wasn't the bell, so I locked onto Bai Jie's phone.

Looking at the unfamiliar number, I went to the bathroom to tell Bai Jie.

But how did I hear something different from inside, the sound of a shower, the sound of sobbing, my heart ached again, I knew that Bai Jie was crying in the bathroom, this injured Bai Jie gave me the urge to protect her, I stood there for a long time, hearing the sound of splashing stopped, the phone also hung up, I didn't tell Bai Jie, I didn't answer, I just asked her to hang up.

I could feel Bai Jie crying inside, as if she had suffered a great deal of trauma. I stood outside the door for a while. I was very sad, too, and I thought of Bai Jie. She was a very simple woman, too, and all I wanted was to give her a powerful hug. At that moment, just as my consciousness was in a state of confusion, the bathroom door opened …

I quickly reacted and prepared to leave as soon as I turned around. I didn't want Bai Jie to know that I had heard her weeping, so my heart was still struggling back then. I didn't expect Bai Jie to open the door and walk out to see me. I heard her call me softly. There was even a hint of a sobbing tone in her voice.

"Little Zhang …"

I looked back, and I too was quickly finding a reason.

"Sister Bai, your phone is ringing."

She looked at me, her eyes glistening in the lamplight, and I felt a little touched and a little sad.

"Sister Bai, are you alright?" At that time, I didn't know why I would bring up such a topic, but I quickly shifted my gaze to her eyes. She suddenly hugged me tightly, and I could feel her sadness.

"Sister Bai, it's okay, I'm here." I gently pat her on the back.

"Little Zhang, treat this as my compensation for staying over for the night." Then, I heard the young woman's ice-cold words. As she said those words, I was stunned. To me, this conclusion was a derogatory one.

The word compensation reminds me of my earlier assault on her. Is this an equation?

I tried to explain something, but it was too late. Bai Jie continued to walk into the room, and as she turned around, I suddenly felt a sense of guilt, and it wasn't until the door closed that I came to my senses, and then the phone rang again. It was still Bai Jie's phone.

"Sister Bai, your phone is ringing."

It took her a while to open the door and pick up the phone, but she and I didn't have much to talk about. Then she closed the door, and it took me a second to realize that she wasn't a casual young woman, that she must have had a hard time staying with me, that at least she knew how to protect herself.

That night, as I tossed and turned in bed, I was thinking about what kind of woman Bai Jie was and what her story was like. What kind of relationship problem did she have with the man in the suit? He cheated? It's still impotence. This series of questions gave me a lot more space to think about Bai Jie …

It wasn't until I woke up the next day that I saw a Post-it note that had been left behind by Bai Jie.

"Little Zhang, breakfast is ready. You can eat before going to work. Thank you for taking me in, but I can't disturb you any longer. Leave a message for Bai Jie." And I found another clue. Her suitcase had been dragged away as well, as if she had made a great internal struggle. She had said that she would stay here for a few days, but she had left in one night.

When I saw the line of words, which were kind but also parting, I felt that Bai Jie must have been upset because of what I had done to her last night. It seemed that I had to find Bai Jie and explain everything when I got back to the company.

However, after returning to the company, I heard a large group of male colleagues from the IT department discussing something. The topic seemed to be about Bai Jie, and in the crowd, I saw Marvin. He was also in the middle of the discussion.

"Dafei, it can't be, right? I saw that you and this young woman are pretty close, how come you don't even know anything about her?" At this point, I became even more curious, and the few elder sisters couldn't bear to see this any longer, so they interjected one by one.

"Don't tell me our stature is really bad? Why does everyone like this Bai Jie? What's so good about her?" This made me feel even more uncomfortable. It wasn't until the sales department had Old Li walk in that I found out the truth about the whole thing.