Chapter 450
It’s okay, as long as you agree to let me work for you. I can do odd jobs for you, and I won’t bother you.
” Humph, you useless thing. You really want to stay here and serve me? Can you serve me?”
“I can. I’ll work hard, as long as you keep me,” Guan Rongrong pleaded.
His stern gaze fell again on Guan Rongrong’s face, which was full of determination.
“Why should I keep you? Do you think I’m running a shelter?”
The stern gaze made Guan Rongrong’s heart tremble, and she felt more and more uneasy. She knew she had said the wrong thing again.
“I… I didn’t mean that. I’ll work hard. Is there anything you need me to do?”
She lowered her head, as if she had made up her mind, gritted her teeth, and raised her head.
“I can do any job. Serving tea, pouring water, cleaning, taking care of the sick, I can do it all.”
“I’ll work hard to prove myself. Give me a chance, okay? I’ll use my performance to prove it to you.”
Guan Rongrong raised her head again. The tears in her eyes seemed like they would fall at any moment.
She knew she had nothing left to fight for. All she could do now was beg.
“Give me a chance, and I will definitely repay you in the future. As long as you are willing to keep me, I will do anything.”
Li Zimu’s eyes were filled with mockery, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He had seen women before, but this was the first time he had seen a woman who was so shameless and主动 asked to stay. Moreover, she was even begging him to stay.
What a freak! Li Zimu shook his head with disdain.
“You want to repay me? Repay me with what? With your body?” Li Zimu’s voice carried a hint of teasing.
“If… if that’s all there is, I’m willing too.” Guan Rongrong lowered her head, her voice so quiet she could barely hear it, but her tone was exceptionally firm.
Li Zimu’s body stiffened. A flicker of shock flashed in his eyes. He seemed not to have expected Guan Rongrong to say such a thing. She was willing to give up her body to stay?
Was she a prostitute?
Li Zimu’s expression turned grim. He narrowed his eyes, a hint of danger in his gaze.
” Humph! Do you think I fancy your body? How much do you think you’re worth?”
Guan Rongrong’s breathing became rapid. She raised her head, her face pale.
“I… I’m not worth much, but… I promise I’ll work hard. I’ll treat this place as my home and take good care of you and the patients here!” Guan Rongrong quickly explained.
“Take care of me? Take care of the patients here? Heh heh, what makes you think you can?” Li Zimu laughed coldly. He took a step forward, approaching Guan Rongrong, and the sense of oppression instantly hit her.
“Are you in such a hurry to stay? Are you afraid I’ll eat you? Let me tell you, I don’t eat people. Even if I eat people, I won’t eat a skinny woman like you with no meat on her!”
Guan Rongrong was so scared that she took two steps back, her face even paler. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but not a single word came out. She could only stare at Li Zimu with wide eyes.
Seeing Guan Rongrong’s reaction, Li Zimu’s expression became even more impatient.
“Don’t look at me with those disgusting eyes. I don’t like it. If you really want to stay, find another job. My place is too small to accommodate a great Buddha like you!”
Hearing Li Zimu’s words, Guan Rongrong felt even more despair. Was she really going to be homeless? Did she really have nowhere to go?
She clenched her fists tightly, her fingernails almost digging into her flesh.
“I promise I won’t cause you any trouble. I’ll stay quietly and won’t disturb you or anyone else. Give me a chance, okay? I’ll prove it with my actions!” Guan Rongrong pleaded again.
Li Zimu looked at her stubborn appearance, and a trace of hesitation appeared in his heart, but he quickly suppressed it.
“Go, I told you, I don’t need you! Don’t force me to kick you out!” Li Zimu refused Guan Rongrong without hesitation.
Guan Rongrong’s eyes turned red. She tried hard to hold back her tears, but they rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably.
“You… why can’t you give me a chance? Why can’t you pity me?”
Seeing her pitiful appearance, a flicker of tenderness flashed in Li Zimu’s heart, but it was fleeting.
“Why should I pity you? We are not related. I have no obligation to pity you!” Li Zimu said cruelly.
Guan Rongrong’s tears flowed even more fiercely, crying her heart out, which was heartbreaking to see.
“I… I know I’m not worthy of you, but I really have nowhere to go!”
“It’s your problem if you have nowhere to go. It has nothing to do with me. Go, if you don’t leave, I’ll call the police!” Li Zimu threatened.
Guan Rongrong’s body trembled. She knew that if Li Zimu really called the police, then she would be finished!
She didn’t want to be arrested, didn’t want to go back to that cold prison!
“I’m leaving, I’m leaving right now!” Guan Rongrong wiped her tears and turned to run.
Li Zimu watched her fleeting figure with a smile unconsciously curving at the corner of his lips.
What an interesting woman.
He turned and went back inside, sat back in his chair, picked up the medical book on the table, and continued to read, as if nothing had happened.
However, his heart was a little unsettled.
He didn’t know why he rejected Guan Rongrong, but he just didn’t want to keep her.
He didn’t like women, especially women who threw themselves at him.
After Guan Rongrong ran out of the clinic, she wandered aimlessly on the street. Her stomach was growling with hunger. But now, she was penniless and couldn’t afford to buy anything to eat.
The streets were deserted at night. She walked on the empty street, her thin clothes unable to ward off the biting cold wind.
She hugged herself tightly, tucked her neck in, trying to keep herself warm.
Occasionally, a few cars passed by, their flashing headlights illuminating her haggard face.
She felt extremely tired, her stomach ached with hunger, and her legs felt weak, as if she would collapse at any moment.
She saw a homeless man squatting by a flower bed across the road. Guan Rongrong hesitated for a moment, then walked over and asked softly, “Hello, is there anywhere nearby I can stay?”
The homeless man looked up at Guan Rongrong, then lowered his head, continuing to rummage through plastic bags he had found in the trash can.
Seeing that he wasn’t paying attention to her, Guan Rongrong felt a little disappointed and asked again, “Excuse me… is there a cheap inn nearby?”
The homeless man finally looked up and looked at Guan Rongrong with a strange expression, as if she were crazy.
“Are you talking to me?” the homeless man asked in a hoarse voice.
Guan Rongrong nodded: “Yes. Excuse me, is there a cheap inn nearby?”
The homeless man suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter full of mockery.
“An inn? Haha, who do you think you are? Are you a princess or a young lady? Dressed like this, where would you get the money to stay in an inn? Stop dreaming and get lost. Don’t get in the way of my trash picking!”
Guan Rongrong’s face turned red. She was angered by the homeless man’s laughter and turned to run.
She ran for a long time until she was finally tired. She stopped under a large tree, panting heavily, leaning against the trunk, feeling weak all over.
She looked up at the stars twinkling in the night sky. Li Zimu’s handsome and cold face suddenly appeared in her mind.
She didn’t understand why Li Zimu rejected her. Wasn’t he a good person? She was willing to be his ox or horse to repay him, so why did he drive her away? Did he really hate her that much?
Thinking of this, Guan Rongrong felt sad again, and tears flowed down her cheeks again.
She really missed Li Zimu now!
Suddenly, her stomach growled again. The hunger made her dizzy. If this continued, she would really starve to death!
She had to find a way to get something to eat!
Guan Rongrong raised her head, a decisive glint in her eyes. Although she was rejected by Li Zimu, she couldn’t give up! She wanted to survive!
She wiped away her tears and continued forward with heavy steps.
As she walked, she suddenly saw a bakery ahead. Inside the transparent display window of the bakery were all sorts of tempting breads, emitting a sweet aroma.
Guan Rongrong stopped, pressed her face against the glass of the display window, and stared greedily at the bread, as if she wanted to eat them all.
Yes, eat them all!
A wicked thought suddenly popped into her mind: steal!
She could steal a loaf of bread. As long as she wasn’t discovered, she could fill her stomach!
As soon as this thought appeared, it grew wildly in her mind.
Stealing bread! She had never done such a thing before. She felt it was too shameful!
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But the hunger drove her to do it!
Reason and desire struggled fiercely in her mind. In the end, the primal instinct of her body overcame her reason.
She swallowed a mouthful of saliva, hesitated for a moment, and raised her hand to push open the bakery door.
Just then, her shoulder was suddenly patted. Guan Rongrong was startled and turned around abruptly.
A police officer in uniform stood behind her, looking at her with a serious expression.
“Miss, what are you doing here so late?” the police officer asked in a deep voice.
Guan Rongrong’s heart pounded like a drum. As if she had a guilty conscience, she hurriedly explained, “I… I was just looking around!”
The police officer frowned, a hint of suspicion in his eyes.
“Just looking around? It’s dangerous for a girl like you to be wandering around outside so late. Go home quickly!”
“I… I don’t have a home!” Guan Rongrong blurted out.
The police officer was stunned. He carefully examined Guan Rongrong and suddenly found her somewhat familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.
He took out his mobile phone from his pocket, brought up a photo, and asked, “Do you know this person?”
Guan Rongrong glanced at the photo on the phone, her pupils contracted sharply, her face instantly turned pale, and her body stiffened.
The person in the photo was none other than herself!
How could she be here? How could the police have her photo?
Guan Rongrong’s heart was filled with terror. She knew that the police had recognized her!
She turned around abruptly and ran.
“Stop!” the police officer shouted and immediately gave chase.
Guan Rongrong ran desperately, gasping for breath, her lungs burning with pain, but she didn’t dare to stop, because she knew that if she was caught, she would be finished!
She ran into an alley. The alley was pitch black, with only the faint moonlight vaguely illuminating the road ahead.
Guan Rongrong stumbled as she ran, almost falling several times, but she gritted her teeth and persevered.
The police officer was hot on her heels. His stamina was much better than Guan Rongrong’s, and he quickly caught up to her.
“Stop running, you can’t escape!” the police officer shouted.
Guan Rongrong looked back, saw the police officer getting closer and closer, and her heart filled with despair.
She knew she couldn’t escape!
Just then, she saw a trash can at the end of the alley. In a moment of desperation, she bolted towards it and hid behind the trash can.
The police officer chased her over and saw no one in the alley. He frowned and stopped, looking around.
Guan Rongrong peeked out from behind the trash can, her head held very carefully. Seeing that the police officer had not discovered her, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She held her breath, trying to remain as quiet as possible, listening to the police officer’s footsteps getting closer and closer, her heart beating faster and faster.
The police officer searched the alley for a while but couldn’t find Guan Rongrong. He was a little puzzled. Had he mistaken her?
He took out his phone and looked at the photo again, confirming that he hadn’t mistaken her.
“Where did this woman go?” the police officer cursed in a low voice, then turned and left the alley.
Guan Rongrong only dared to emerge from behind the trash can after hearing the police officer’s footsteps gradually fade away.
Her forehead was covered in sweat, and her clothes were soaked with sweat, clinging to her body, making her feel very uncomfortable.
She leaned against the wall, panting heavily. It had been a close call just now!
She had almost been caught!
She looked at the dark alley, her heart filled with fear. She knew she couldn’t stay here any longer and had to leave!
She walked forward along the alley. When she exited the alley, she found herself on another street.
This street was livelier than the previous one, with more pedestrians.
Guan Rongrong walked quickly with her head down, not daring to look at anyone, afraid of being recognized again.
As she walked, she suddenly saw a familiar figure.
Li Zimu!
He was standing at the entrance of a supermarket, holding a bag of things, seemingly waiting for someone.
Guan Rongrong hesitated for a moment, but decided to walk over. Now, only Li Zimu could help her!
She mustered up her courage, walked up to Li Zimu, and called out softly, “Dr. Li, hello.”
Li Zimu heard someone call him, turned his head, and saw it was Guan Rongrong. He furrowed his brow slightly.
“Why are you still here?”
Guan Rongrong’s eyes turned red, and she said with a crying voice, “I… I’m being chased by the police!”
Li Zimu was stunned when he heard this, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
“The police are chasing you? Why?”
Guan Rongrong hesitated for a moment, then decided to tell the truth: “I… I think I’m wanted.”
Li Zimu’s expression changed instantly. He grabbed Guan Rongrong’s wrist and said in a low voice, “What exactly did you do? Why are you wanted?”
Guan Rongrong’s wrist hurt terribly from his grip, so much so that tears were about to stream down her face.
“I… I didn’t do anything wrong. I was just misunderstood!”
Li Zimu looked at her panicked appearance, his confusion deepening.
“Misunderstood? What kind of misunderstanding would get you wanted?” Guan Rongrong knew she couldn’t hide it any longer. She took a deep breath, raised her head, looked at Li Zimu, and said firmly, “Dr. Li, I know you are a good person. Please, can you help me? I really didn’t do anything wrong. I’ve been framed! Only you can help me!”
Li Zimu looked at her bloodshot eyes and suddenly felt a strange feeling. He believed she wasn’t lying.
“Okay, I’ll help you.” Li Zimu released Guan Rongrong’s wrist and said lightly.
Guan Rongrong was stunned. She hadn’t expected Li Zimu to agree to help her so easily.
“You… you’re really willing to help me?”
Li Zimu frowned impatiently: “Less nonsense, come with me first!”
Li Zimu took Guan Rongrong and quickly left the entrance of the supermarket, walking towards a black sedan.
“Get in!” Li Zimu opened the passenger door and urged.
Guan Rongrong hesitated for a moment, but finally got into the car.
Li Zimu also got into the car, started the engine, and quickly drove away from the street.
In the car, Li Zimu remained silent, and Guan Rongrong dared not speak. The atmosphere was very heavy.
Guan Rongrong’s heart was filled with anxiety. She didn’t know where Li Zimu was taking her, nor did she know how he would help her.
The car drove for about ten minutes and stopped in front of a villa.
Li Zimu turned off the engine, took out the car keys, and said to Guan Rongrong, “Get out!”
Guan Rongrong followed Li Zimu out of the car and looked at the luxurious villa in front of her. She was full of confusion.
“Dr. Li, where is this?”
“My home,” Li Zimu replied lightly, then led the way into the villa.
Guan Rongrong followed closely into the villa. The interior was lavishly decorated, with European-style furniture and famous paintings, all indicating the owner’s status.
Li Zimu led Guan Rongrong through the living room, up to the second floor, and into a bedroom.
“You stay here first. You’re not allowed to go anywhere!” Li Zimu commanded in a deep voice.
