Suddenly, someone knocked on her door and Xiaozhao let out a yelp from being in a panic. She nearly dropped her phone onto the floor and her face paled even more.
Was that lunatic from downstairs here?
She was instantly reminded of those eyes staring at her from beneath the hoodie, and she felt all her hair stand on end as a chill ran down her spine.
DOONG DOONG DOONG!
The knocking got louder!
Xiaozhao was on the verge of tears.
Her limbs trembled as she inched towards the door but didn't dare to open it at all. Her throat was all dry as she managed to pluck up the courage to just yell out, "Wh-who is it?!"
She purposely yelled loudly in hope of making herself feel braver.
It's me!
Fei's voice came in loudly from outside.
Xiaozhao nearly broke down in tears when she heard Fei's voice. She quickly looked through the peephole to confirm it was Fei, then she pulled the door open. Her eyes were reddening and she looked both upset and angry.
"Why didn't you pick up my call?" Her voice cracked a little.
"I'm just next door.” Fei shrugged and looked helplessly at her. "International calls are very expensive, you know?"
Xiaozhao smashed her little fist into Fei's shoulder. She was so angry that she felt like biting him. "I'll reimburse you for it!"
"So what's the matter?" asked Fei nonchalantly.
"There's someone out there!” said Xiaozhao. "Someone threw a rock at my window and stared at me from downstairs too. Also...he even called my room and said that he's going to come up and look for me. I'm...I'm scared!"
Xiaozhao looked nothing like the proud and bossy secretary to the CEO of Lin Group now. She was like a little girl and her voice even trembled from her fear.
"Nobody's here," said Fei flippantly. "It's just a prank by the locals, just don't open the door to strangers."
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