The housekeeper squatted and said, “I’m gonna help you up now. Can you stand with my support?”
“I’ll try.” Although the hotel employee was a woman, Tan Mo was brimming with shame as she was in the state of nature.
“But first, can you please cover me up with a towel or something?” Tan Mo asked.
“Sure, right away.” The housekeeper was too caught up in lifting Tan Mo and let that slip through her mind.
Following that, she looked around in the bathroom and found a big towel to cover Tan Mo.
Upon noticing the shower gel foam covering Tan Mo’s feet, she used another towel to clean them.
“Thanks.” Tan Mo responded awkwardly.
“Where did you hurt yourself?” The housekeeper was afraid of accidentally worsening Tan Mo’s injured part.
“Both of my limbs. I don’t dare to move them now,” Tan Mo stated.
“Well, um…” The housekeeper tried to carry Tan Mo by supporting her back.
Even though Tan Mo’s feet were clean, she could not stand up as she was unable to support herself by wrapping her arm over the staff’s shoulders.
“It’s not good for you to lie on the floor like this. Should I call the ambulance?” the housekeeper asked.
“How’s everything going?” Wei Zhiqian’s voice could be heard from outside.
“Uncle!” Tan Mo exclaimed.
Upon hearing that, the housekeeper let out a sigh of relief. She stood up, stuck her head outside the door, and explained, “Ms. Tan can’t move her limbs at all, and I can’t carry her by myself.”
“Is she properly clothed?” Wei Zhiqian asked.
“I’ve wrapped a towel around her,” the housekeeper replied.
After hearing that, Wei Zhiqian asked, “Momo, can I come in now? Allow me to carry you out. Letting you lie on the floor like this is not an option.”
Indeed, remaining in her current position was not the solution. After contemplating it, Tan Mo said, “Hold on. Please get me a bathrobe.”
She felt unclad with only a towel as her covering.
“It’s in the closet,” she added.
“Alright.” The housekeeper immediately headed to the closet and grabbed a bathrobe.
Tan Mo could not wear it in her current condition, so the housekeeper could only place it over her body.
Initially, the housekeeper thought of helping Tan Mo wear it inside out. With the herms arms put into the sleeves, it’d be more secure.
However, she gave up the idea since Tan Mo’s arms were in great pain with just a slight movement.
Still, having a bathrobe on top of the towel was definitely better than before.
Immediately after, the housekeeper said, “Sir, you may go in now.”
Wei Zhiqian strode toward the bathroom in a dash.
He came to a stop before the door and asked, “Momo, can I come in?”
“Okay.” Tan Mo’s voice sounded pitiable upon hearing Wei Zhiqian’s asking.
The housekeeper thought, ‘Did she just completely change her tone?’
Her coquettish voice made her sound like a poor, helpless girl.
Having said that, Tan Mo did not do that on purpose.
She felt relaxed and tension eased when she heard Wei Zhiqian’s voice, thinking she would be safe in his hands.
Since she was young, she behaved this way whenever she was facing Wei Zhiqian. Having gotten used to it, she did not feel there was anything out of place.
Wei Zhiqian’s uneasiness intensified upon hearing Tan Mo’s voice earlier.
He still did not know how much she hurt herself.
He was overwhelmed with remorse.
‘I shouldn’t have made a sound.’
‘She must have fallen over after being startled by my voice.’
The moment Wei Zhiqian stepped into the bathroom, he saw Tan Mo shivering on the floor with a frail look.
Although she was covered with a towel and bathrobe, they did not wrap around her back. Thus, the skin of her rear was directly in contact with the tiles, spreading cold chills to every spot of her body.
After a prolonged period, she began to quiver uncontrollably.
Wasting no time, Wei Zhiqian put his arms on the towel and bathrobe. He pulled them behind Tan Mo’s back and the back of her legs.
His skin did not touch Tan Mo’s since the towel and bathrobe were in between them.
The housekeeper was impressed with how gentlemanly Wei Zhiqian was as she stood and watched from the sidelines.
Finally, Tan Mo felt calmed and heaved a deep sigh of relief.
Wei Zhiqian was as thoughtful as always. He did not make her feel even the slightest awkwardness.
In a swift motion, he carried Tan Mo and placed her on the bed. After that, he turned to the housekeeper and uttered, “Thanks a lot. I’ll take over from here.”
The housekeeper presumed that Wei Zhiqian was Tan Mo’s actual uncle. After witnessing the young woman’s trust toward him, she let her guard down.
She responded, “If you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us.”
“Sure.” After sending the housekeeper off, Wei Zhiqian closed the door and returned to where Tan Mo was.
He said in a soft tone, “Momo please let me check your arms.”
Tan Mo nodded. Following that, he carefully moved her left arm out from the covering of the bathrobe.
With that, her shoulder and limb came into full view.
Her skin was as fair as whipped cream. After lying on the cold floor for an extended period, she had goosebumps all over.
Wei Zhiqian’s heart ached at the sight of her condition. His thoughts were not swayed by his carnal desires.
Immediately, he scrutinized the injured part on Tan Mo’s left shoulder.
A bruise had already formed where she hurt herself.
“Apart from this injury, I’ll check and see if you hurt yourself anywhere. Tell me if you feel uneasy,” Wei Zhiqian instructed.
Tan Mo bowed her head.
After he was done checking, there was no wound other than the black-and-blue mark on her shoulder.
Wei Zhiqian stretched his finger to touch it gently.
The moment his fingertip came in contact with her skin, Tan Mo shrieked with watery eyes, “Ouch!”
“Alright. Okay. No more touching.” Wei Zhiqian blew on her shoulder in reflex as one would do toward a child.
Tan Mo’s face flushed as the pleasant sensation of his breath blew on her skin.
At that moment, Wei Zhiqian’s nose was within a hair’s breadth away from her shoulder.
As he breathed, the aroma of the shower gel on her skin along with her natural body scent rushed into his nostrils.
Even though her contusion was gory, her fair skin surrounding it was a breathtaking sight to behold.
Wei Zhiqian lowered his eyes, trying his best to conceal his overflowing emotions. He put her left arm back under the bathrobe meticulously.
Her bewitching fair skin was revealed as he lifted the edge of the bathrobe. It looked like the cream in a choux au craquelin after one took a bite. An epiphany hit Wei Zhiqian that she was stark naked beneath the bathrobe and towel.
It was different from that time at the apartment next to Beijing University when Tan Mo was awakened from a nightmare. She had properly been wearing pajamas, though there was nothing underneath them.
This time, she was merely covered by a towel and a bathrobe like a defenseless girl.
If he were to lift the towel and bathrobe, there would be nothing to protect her bare form from being seen.
Wei Zhiqian contracted his throat, trying to remove every distraction in his mind.
Holding her right wrist, he tried to pull her arm out.
Right when he did it, Tan Mo sniffled loudly, “It hurts!”
“My bad. Please bear with it for a while,” Wei Zhiqian coaxed in a soft voice. “How did you hurt your right arm?”
“I grabbed the basin in a reflex when I was about to fall. My body was already off-balance, and I fell anyway. I twisted my arm in the process. I don’t know where I hurt myself. I don’t even dare to move it.” Tears rolled down Tan Mo’s cheeks as she was in pain.
