Intimate Trial Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Silin stepped on the cold floor with her bare feet and just opened the bedroom door. Those words that were unusually gentle, even with a soft tone that she had never heard before, hit her ears unpreparedly.

“Xiaoyu, I have already arranged for you to skip a grade. Please pay attention to your health.”

It was Ye Chang’s voice.Not far away, in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the living room.

Silin’s footsteps suddenly stopped, as if she had hit an invisible wall.

Xiaoyu… is the girl in the wheelchair.Sioux language.

Ye Chang’s back was turned to her at the moment, and his posture was still upright, but the way he held the phone, the lines of his face, and even the almost caring softness in his voice all gave off a completely different aura than usual.That was the realm of “family”, and it was another side of Ye Chang that Shen Shenlin had never been allowed to see, or even imagined.

She suddenly realized that she had heard things she shouldn’t have heard and glimpsed things she shouldn’t have seen.An intuition mixed with embarrassment, confusion and some inexplicable tingling made her freeze in place, unable to move forward or retreat.

Almost at the same time, Ye Chang seemed to sense the sight behind him, and the call ended abruptly.

“Okay, that’s it, hang up.”

Her voice returned to its usual clear and steady tone, as if the softness just now was just an illusion.She turned around and her eyes fell precisely on Shen Shenlin, who was standing blankly at the door of the bedroom.

Eyes facing each other.

The air was stagnant for a moment.Ye Chang’s eyes stayed on her face for a moment, and then naturally moved downwards, landing on Shen Shenlin’s bare feet on the cold marble floor.

The feet looked particularly white because they had just left the bed. You could even see the light blue blood vessels. The toes were slightly curled up because of the low temperature on the floor.

She said nothing, turned around, and walked straight to the built-in shoe cabinet in the entrance.He opened the cabinet door quickly and took out a pair of slippers – off-white, suede, simple style, they looked brand new, and the labels seemed to have just been cut off.

She walked back with her slippers, stopped half a step in front of Shen Silin, bent down, and placed the slippers neatly on the ground in front of her feet.

“It was an oversight on my part.” Ye Chang straightened up and spoke in a calm tone. He could not hear much emotion. It was more like he was describing a small flaw in the work process. “You should prepare slippers in the guest bedroom. The floor is cold, so put them on.”

The whole process was smooth and natural, as if it were just a thoughtful host entertaining guests, making up for a small and innocuous omission.

But Shen Silin seemed to be nailed to the spot.

From the moment Ye Chang noticed her bare feet, to turning around to get her shoes, to the moment the slippers were lying quietly in front of him… this series of actions revealed a kind of meticulous attention that went beyond superiors and subordinates, and even went beyond ordinary social etiquette.

This is not the category of “supervisor to subordinate”, but more like… some kind of more personal and closer observation and care.

Especially, the phrase “my negligence”.

Shen Shenlin had never heard Ye Chang speak in such a tone.It’s not an order, it’s not guidance, it’s not even the tenderness towards family members on the phone just now, but a… calm statement that’s almost apologetic.

She looked down at the soft off-white slippers, and then looked up at Ye Chang.

Ye Chang had stood up straight again, looking back at her calmly, as if he was waiting for her to put it on, and seemed to be just waiting for the next instruction or reaction after completing this “making up for the omission” action.

The sunlight hit from the side, casting a small, faint shadow under her eyelashes.At this moment, she had lost the fierceness she had in the club last night, and had regained the gentleness she had during the phone call just now, showing a strange, homely calm.

Silin’s heartbeat skipped a few beats, and an emotion mixed with confusion, confusion, and a hint of indescribable throbbing quietly spread over her.

She slowly bent down and put on the slippers with trembling fingertips.The size is slightly larger, but the soles are soft and the suede inside warmly wraps cold feet.

“Thank you… Mr. Ye.” She whispered, her voice drier than before.

“Yes.” Ye Chang responded, seemingly satisfied with the result.Her eyes quickly scanned Shen Shenlin’s whole body again – the loose home clothes, messy hair, pale face, and…the feet that she had now “corrected” and were wearing slippers.

“It’s past 10 o’clock now. I’ll take a break after lunch and go to the company at 2:30, okay?”

Shen Si Lin held the warm honey water and was startled by Ye Chang’s sudden arrangement, which could even be called a “discussion” tone.

It’s not an imperative “report before three o’clock in the afternoon”, nor is it a cold “arrange your own time”.Instead…give a schedule that is specific, reasonable, and even takes into account her need to “eat lunch” and “rest.”

This is too normal.It’s so normal…it’s an unconventional morning here, and it seems unusually unexpected.

“Yes…it’s okay.” Silin followed almost subconsciously, her brain still processing this overly human instruction.Is Ye Chang… taking care of her?This thought made her fingertips tighten slightly.

“Okay.” Ye Chang nodded, as if he had just finalized an ordinary schedule.”I’ll have lunch delivered to you. It’s up to you.” After she said that, she stopped staying and walked to a smaller room next to the study that seemed to be a private office with her files and mobile phone. The door was gently closed, isolating the inside and outside.

Shen Shenlin was completely alone in the living room, and the faint scent of cedar and the sweet scent of honey water lingered in the air.

She slowly walked to the sofa and sat down. The soft leather sofa wrapped her body, and the slippers on her feet were still warm.The sun shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows, spreading bright spots on the carpet.Everything is quiet, comfortable, even cozy.

But Silin felt a deeper uneasiness.

Every layer of Ye Chang’s “disguise” is flawless.From the self-examination of “oversight” last night, to the gentle explanation to her family this morning, to the considerate schedule at this moment… She perfectly plays a boss who “begins to truly value and care about his capable subordinates”, and even vaguely reveals a heart-stopping meticulousness that transcends boundaries.

If Shen Shenlin didn’t know her true purpose, if she hadn’t experienced those cold evaluations and tempering, she would almost be addicted to the illusion of being protected by a powerful person, or even treated specially.

But it was this “perfection” that sent shivers down her spine.

Hunters understand the needs of their prey so well that the bait they cast is so precise and attractive.

What does Ye Chang want to get from her?Is it simply the result of more efficient work?Or… are you waiting for her to completely let go of her defenses, expose more weaknesses, and even… give her undeserved trust and affection?