pjbooks Chapter 201 Are you alright?
Chapter 201 Are you alright?
Ma Junjie was taken aback.
A look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Sister Liu... Sister Liu, didn't you say you couldn't go up?"
Carina Lau smiled brightly, staring at Ma Junjie.
"Ah Jie, tell me honestly, is there something you're hiding in your house?"
Ma Junjie shook his head vigorously.
"No, no, no...it's just..."
"Hahaha!" Carina Lau laughed loudly.
"No, then that works, doesn't it?"
"Come on, since we're already here, I'll check on you, my old colleague, and see what kind of living conditions you're in!"
Before Ma Junjie could answer, he saw Liu Jialing start walking forward.
Ma Junjie let out a breath.
At this moment, Carina Lau turned around.
"Ah Jie, hurry up, it's almost dark, stop dawdling!"
"Let's go up and take a look. I'll treat you to dinner later!"
Ma Junjie had no choice but to smile helplessly and slowly follow.
The two reached the stairwell, and Ma Junjie opened a large iron gate.
The iron gate made a loud clanging sound.
The two went inside and found it pitch black.
"Ah Jie, turn on the lights! It's too dark in the hallway!"
Ma Junjie frantically searched for the switch.
It was his first time coming here at night, and he didn't expect the hallway to be so dark.
Ma Junjie groped around on the wall in the hallway for a while, but couldn't find anything.
Finally, a beam of light shone over.
Carina Lau took out her phone and turned on the flashlight.
He said, utterly speechless.
"Forget it, let's stop looking and go!"
Ma Junjie also took out his phone and turned on the flashlight.
"Sister Liu, I'm so sorry, this is my first time coming here at night, I really didn't expect there wouldn't be any lights."
Carina Lau smiled dismissively.
"Ah Jie, you'll be earning tens of thousands a month in the future. This place is terrible, it's not good enough for you."
"I advise you to cancel your reservation here and find another place."
Ma Junjie gave an awkward smile.
"Sister Liu, the exterior conditions aren't great, but the room... the room is very nice."
"Sister Liu, you'll see when you go inside later."
Carina Lau didn't hold out much hope at all.
He answered casually.
"Alright, I'd like to see just how good your room is."
The two slowly went upstairs.
By the time she reached the third floor, Carina Lau was already a little out of breath.
She suddenly remembered and asked,
"Hey, Ah Jie, by the way, which floor do you live on?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Junjie was immediately embarrassed.
He mumbled something.
"I...I live on the 7th floor."
"Huh?" Carina Lau exclaimed.
"Ah Jie, you...you're trying to kill me!"
"Seven floors above ground, is this even a place for human habitation?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Junjie felt that there was something strange about the statement.
"Sister Liu, you..."
Carina Lau realized this and quickly explained.
"Ah Jie, what I mean is it's too high. Isn't it torture for you to commute to and from get off work every day?"
Ma Junjie didn't seem to care and replied...
"Sister Liu, I feel fine."
"In the countryside, I walk at least five kilometers every morning to gather pig feed. Compared to that, climbing stairs is so much easier."
Upon hearing this, Carina Lau shook her head and said,
"Okay, as long as you think it's fine."
"Anyway, if it were me, I definitely wouldn't live that high up."
After saying that, Carina Lau grabbed the railing with one hand and held her phone in the other, continuing to walk upstairs.
After climbing two more floors, Carina Lau stopped again when she reached the fifth floor.
"Sister Liu, what's wrong?"
Carina Lau waved her hand, panting heavily.
"Huff huff..."
"Ah Jie... I... I haven't exercised in a long time, I'm a little exhausted, I need to rest... take a break."
In the dim light, Ma Junjie saw that Carina Lau's face was slightly flushed and her chest was rising and falling.
Ma Junjie couldn't help but laugh.
This building has many empty rooms, so it's very quiet as most people don't live there.
The two stood in the stairwell, surrounded only by the dim light of their cell phones, in an unusually quiet environment.
Ma Junjie listened carefully and could only hear Liu Jialing's faint breathing.
As he listened, Ma Junjie felt a little embarrassed, and then took a step forward, preparing to walk a little further.
Ma Junjie took a few steps up.
Continue waiting for Carina Lau on the stairwell.
After a while, he prepared to turn around to see how Carina Lau was resting.
Just as I was about to turn around, I suddenly heard a scream.
"Ah, ah!"
Ma Junjie was taken aback and quickly used his phone to shine a light on Carina Lau.
Under the lights, he saw Carina Lau stomping her feet and backing away, screaming repeatedly.
Ma Junjie didn't understand what had happened.
However, he quickly ran downstairs, reached Carina Lau's side, and grabbed her.
"Sister Liu, don't worry, what's wrong?"
"Sister Liu, it's alright, I'm here."
Upon hearing Ma Junjie's voice, Carina Lau felt as if she had found a savior and quickly hid behind him.
"Ah Jie, a mouse, a huge mouse!"
"Ouch! It jumped onto my foot! How scary!"
Ma Junjie suddenly realized,
He smiled faintly.
He slowly and deliberately shone the flashlight on the ground.
Apart from some trash, there were no rats to be seen in the stairwell anymore.
Ma Junjie turned around and comforted Liu Jialing.
"Sister Liu, it's alright now, the rat has run away."
"Haha, Sister Liu, so you're afraid of mice."
Carina Lau patted Ma Junjie on the shoulder.
"Ah Jie, take another closer look, see if it's really gone!"
"It crawled onto my feet, it was so furry, it was disgusting!"
Ma Junjie took the phone out and looked at it again, then answered affirmatively.
"Sister Liu, I'm sure the rat is long gone."
"Mice are actually more timid than humans. If they hear you yell, they'll probably be scared out of their wits."
Hearing Ma Junjie say that, Carina Lau breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh, that really scared me!"
"Ouch, ouch!" Carina Lau came to her senses and suddenly realized that she had twisted her ankle.
"Sister Liu, what's wrong?" Ma Junjie asked.
"Ah Jie, my foot...it hurts so much."
Upon hearing this, Ma Junjie shone a flashlight on Liu Jialing's feet.
Upon looking,
His brows furrowed immediately.
He forgot that Carina Lau was actually wearing high heels.
Just now, Carina Lau panicked and stomped her foot, which may have caused her to twist her ankle.
Ma Junjie reassured him,
"Sister Liu, don't be nervous, relax."
As he spoke, Ma Junjie squatted down and shone a flashlight on Liu Jialing's feet.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Carina Lau had obvious abrasions on the instep of her foot.
Ma Junjie frowned slightly and slowly stood up.
"Sister Liu, you can't keep walking, you need to get treatment immediately."
Carina Lau was in excruciating pain every time she moved.
She frowned and said,
"Ah Jie, I really can't move. It hurts as soon as I move."
"Ah Jie, I...I won't...become crippled, will I?"
Ma Junjie chuckled and slowly squatted down.
Speaking to Carina Lau,
"Sister Liu, come on up, I'll carry you."
"Once you get home, I'll take a look and give you some treatment. You should be fine."
"However, we need to hurry, otherwise, crippling is not out of the question..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ma Junjie felt someone jump onto his back.
Ma Junjie instinctively reached out to support it.
I grabbed it, and lo and behold, two soft, fluffy lumps...
"Ahem!" Ma Junjie coughed twice tactically and said.
"Sister Liu, you...you hold on tight, I'll carry you up and check your feet..."