Lin Mian froze for a moment.
She never expected Shi Lin to say this, causing her head to buzz.
She had never liked to trouble others. If someone didn't say it, she would never ask, even if she was scared and didn't want to cause trouble.
Especially since it was Shi Lin.
Just a few hours ago, she had argued fiercely with him, and the fact that he hadn't gotten fed up with her was already surprising.
Lin Mian reacted belatedly, looking at the semi-familiar man in front of her with red eyes. She hesitated for a moment, lacking the courage to speak up.
"Please, can you accommodate me for one night?" After some consideration, she added politely, "If it's too inconvenient, then forget it."
Shi Lin: "..."
He had brought her to his doorstep and made it so obvious, could it still be inconvenient?
With a dark expression, he grumbled, "Follow me."
Lin Mian wrapped herself tighter in the bedsheet, then quietly got out of the car and followed him.
They arrived at his residence, where Shi Lin used his fingerprint to unlock the door.
After changing shoes, Shi Lin indifferently walked into the living room, while Lin Mian politely put on a pair of disposable slippers from the shoe cabinet before cautiously following him.
His home was so clean, brightly lit, and luxurious. Every inch of light seemed to be scrutinizing her from top to bottom, as if wanting to see through every aspect of her.
Lin Mian's entire being, the bedsheet wrapped around her, and her worn-out pajamas made her appear as cheap as trash.
She suddenly regretted coming up with him.
In the face of fear and inferiority, the latter seemed to make her feel more embarrassed.
"Throw away that torn bedsheet and go take a shower," Shi Lin said, producing a bathrobe from somewhere and tossing it into her arms. Lin Mian instinctively caught it and made her way to the guest room's bathroom.
Looking at herself in the mirror while showering, Lin Mian realized that half of her face was swollen, imprinted with large fingerprints, and even her ear was red. Her eyes were teary, hair disheveled, and she looked unkempt.
It was no wonder Shi Lin was willing to bring her back. After all, she now looked like a destitute girl in need of salvation, whether from selling her eggs or being violated. He had saved her once before, and now he was rescuing her for the second time.
Lin Mian felt like she owed Shi Lin yet another favor.
Taking a deep breath, she turned on the shower and buried herself under the stream of water.
After the shower, Lin Mian came out wrapped in the bathrobe and noticed bruises on her feet and calves, along with a few scratches from the struggle with the drunkard, which were now starting to ache.
"Come here," Shi Lin said from the sofa, with a first aid kit on the coffee table, alongside cotton swabs, iodine, and an ice pack.
Lin Mian obediently walked over and sat on the sofa. Shi Lin handed her the ice pack and proceeded to dress her leg wounds with iodine. As a doctor, his movements were skilled and precise, and when he lowered his gaze, he looked focused and serious.
Lin Mian quietly held the ice pack against half of her face, the cool temperature relieving the heat on her face. For some reason, even her ears felt warm.
After a while, with the wounds disinfected and bandaged, Shi Lin neatly closed the first aid kit.
"Thank you for tonight, Doctor Shi," Lin Mian apologized, feeling ashamed. "I said some hurtful things earlier, and I didn't expect you to still willingly come to rescue me and shelter me. I'm really sorry, and I apologize to you."
Shi Lin wiped his hands with alcohol and glanced at her. "Lin Mian, whether it's an apology or gratitude, it requires sincerity, understand?"
"Huh?" Lin Mian was stunned for a moment. "What sincerity?"
"For example..." He chuckled and looked at her sideways. "Being intimate with me."