After she finished speaking, the room fell into a silence, permeated by an unspoken awkwardness.
Both of them looked away, not daring to meet each other's eyes.
Zhuo Junyi was genuinely scared of the dark. Would Su Shijie misunderstand her and think she was a frivolous woman based on what she had just said?
In the past, he had often thought of her as immodest.
Now he might view her in an indescribable way.
Su Shijie cleared his throat lightly, seemingly a bit torn. "Junyi, are you...are you really scared to be outside alone?"
Zhuo Junyi nodded, "As a child, I was locked in a cabinet because of my own mischief. My mom could not find me until dinner time. She turned the whole house upside down to find me. I had been in the cabinet for an entire afternoon. Ever since, I've been terrified of the dark."
It was unintentional. The cabinet door somehow had locked itself and she couldn't get out.
