"No." She said firmly.
"Why? There are six rooms, three of which are empty. You can sleep anywhere you want." Now that she was so resolute, Ben couldn't help but ask.
"Anyway. I just can't." Bella didn't know why, but she knew subconsciously she could not stay here.
"Did you want to say it will ruin your reputation? Don't worry. There's no one in my house. Nobody will know it." Ben lowered his voice as if he was telling her a secret.
Bella blushed. She certainly knew there were no outsiders, but she simply couldn't accept it.
"Give me a moment." Bella walked into his house with her head down.
Ben's thin lips curled into a smile. He asked her to stay because he wanted to spend more time with her.
Ben was cooking dinner, while Bella was cleaning his house with a cloth.
When he finished cooking dinner, Bella was so tired that her head was covered in sweat. But she was also very relaxed.
Ben handed her a towel when he noticed there was sweat on her forehead. He said, "If you don't want to do the chores, I'll invite a part-time worker."
"It's fine. I'm not tired." Bella shook her head. She liked working off her stress by doing housework.
Ben understood her feelings, so he didn't stop her and let her continue.
Bella ate more rice during dinner. Recently, she became healthier and stronger thanks to his cooking.
However, Bella did not notice her changes. She only knew she wasn't lost anymore.
It was about ten o'clock in a blink of an eye. Bella was pondering whether to find someone to unlock her apartment.
"Alright, don't play on your phone. Go take a shower and rest." Ben saw she holding her phone with a thoughtful expression. He took it away and put it on the table, "Can you play chess?"
Bella nodded, "Yes."
"Great. Come upstairs and let's play chess." Ben looked at her admiringly, "Girls rarely learn this."
"My mother forced me to play piano, zither, chess, and flower arrangement and dancing. As long as the skill makes me more feminine and elegant, she signed me up." Her mother had spent efforts on nurturing her.
"Looks like you're versatile." Ben chuckled.
"I know something about everything, but I'm not a professional." Bella explained.
"Well, your mother probably wanted you to marry a rich man." Ben teased her.
Bella blushed, "She did. She asked me to marry a rich man and help her out of her misery."
"Now that you've met him, why are you so hesitant?" Ben gazed her.
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