If This Is the Kind of Girl She Is

"Have some water. You'll feel better."

Later, Zhu Maolin brought Xiao Lu back to the company. He got a cup of water from the pantry and handed it to her. The two of them were sitting in the office at the time.

"Thank you." Xiao Lu nodded and accepted the paper cup with both hands. It was warm water, not hot enough to burn her hands, yet in the winter it didn't feel cold either.

Since they were near the bottom floor of GG Company, Zhu Maolin simply suggested that Xiao Lu come back and rest there if she didn't mind... They didn't say much more along the way.

Xiao Lu seemed somewhat dazed. Her lips were pale, and she still looked shaken. She looked at Zhu Maolin. "Um... Manager, aren't you going to ask about what happened to me?"

Zhu Maolin said indifferently, "I told you, I'm not going to get too involved in your affairs. I helped you today mostly because you gave me a pretty good finished video... So your private matters are your private matters."

Xiao Lu lowered her head and silently took a sip of the warm water. Watching the ripples in the paper cup, she said quietly, "I understand... Anyone else would probably be the same. Who would be willing to associate with someone like me, who's entangled with those people... Everyone's more afraid of trouble."

"Good that you understand." Zhu Maolin nodded.

Xiao Lu suddenly raised her head and said gratefully, "But... even so, I still have to thank you for today. Manager Zhu, if it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know what to... what to do."

A sorrowful, tearful face—this had to be the kind of face that could particularly stir a man's protective instincts... This weakness and helplessness didn't look