Since Jian Jiaojiao was already there, she had no reason to refuse. She walked over slowly, not knowing how to support him. Her hand hovered in the air for a long time and didn't touch Sheng Sibai's body for a while.
"What? Are you waiting for me to stand up by myself?"
Sheng Sibai glanced at her, impatiently grabbed her hand and placed it on his arm. "Support me like this from now on."
Jian Jiaojiao responded dully. It took her a great deal of effort to help Sheng Sibai stand up.
Under Jian Jiaojiao's care, Sheng Sibai finished washing up and went downstairs for breakfast. When she first came, there were still servants downstairs, but when she came down this time, she didn't see a single one.
It was so quiet in this large place with only the two of them. She wasn't quite used to it for a moment.
Sheng Sibai was having breakfast and saw her looking around. "What are you looking at?"
Jian Jiaojiao quickly lowered her head, not daring to look around anymore. She shook her head and didn't say anything.
For some reason, she felt that Sheng Sibai was completely different from the one in her memory. At school, he was very gentle and almost always smiling when he saw anyone.
"I'm not a monster. Answer me properly when I ask you something."
His tone was far from gentle, making her feel a bit uncomfortable. But since he had spoken like this, she didn't dare to act like a mute anymore.
"I'm just curious. There were a lot of people here just now, but now there's not a single one."
Her family used to have servants too. She knew that servants wouldn't all hide away and leave the boss alone.
She just didn't know if it was because this was Mark Manor and Sheng Sibai was much richer than her family, so the rules in his house were different from those in other families.
Sheng Sibai wiped his mouth with a handkerchief. "You won't see them anymore."
Jian Jiaojiao was still wondering what he meant when suddenly she saw him smile, more like a sneer, mocking her for overestimating herself.
"From now on, there will only be the two of us here."
"But..." Jian Jiaojiao wanted to object. This place was so big. She couldn't possibly do the work of ten people for the same pay, could she?
"If you're not willing, you can leave now. I won't force you." Sheng Sibai's sudden show of mercy left Jian Jiaojiao stunned.
She felt that the current Sheng Sibai was not only different from the one she knew but also very strange. He didn't even seem like a good person.
But this job was not only an opportunity for her to earn a lot of money in a short time, but the person who hired her was Sheng Sibai!
How could she leave him at this time?
"Get rid of that pitying look on your face. Do you think you're so great? I'm just hiring a nanny, not a savior. Don't think so highly of yourself."
Jian Jiaojiao's gaze on him felt like a stab in his heart.
He was such a proud man, but now he had to be pitied by a nanny.
Jian Jiaojiao pinched her hand to gather her courage. "I'm not pitying you."
"I just think it would be unkind of me to leave at this time," she quickly smiled again. "Don't worry. I'll take good care of you."
After Jian Jiaojiao made such a promise to Sheng Sibai, she also noticed that besides becoming less smiley, he also talked less.
In the first two days when she came, Sheng Sibai would seize every opportunity to mock her, as if he was determined to drive her away. But after the other servants left, he didn't pick on her as much.
It seemed that he was gradually getting used to her presence.
Realizing this, Jian Jiaojiao felt that she could persevere even though things were tough now.
But it wasn't just Sheng Sibai's matter that worried her. The situation back in China weighed heavily on her heart every day, making it impossible for her to relax.
Every time she saw Sheng Sibai, she would try to greet him with a smile. But when he wasn't around, she would hug her phone anxiously waiting for news.
As time went by, Sheng Sibai couldn't help but notice this. At first, he thought Jian Jiaojiao had stayed for the money. But after he had attacked her with harsh words many times and she still chose to endure, his opinion of her changed.
Maybe it was a sign of her sense of responsibility.
There was no one else in the manor. Jian Jiaojiao accompanied him every day. He often accidentally found that Jian Jiaojiao would look anxious and sad sometimes.
If he hadn't happened to catch her crying, he might still have pretended not to know.
But tears were the best proof of vulnerability, especially a woman's tears.
"Have you encountered something?"
Jian Jiaojiao wasn't hired through him, so he didn't know anything about her past. Seeing that she was so young and doing this job, he just assumed that she had dropped out of school early. Maybe she was working for her own livelihood or for her family.
Jian Jiaojiao was panicked that Sheng Sibai had caught her crying. She didn't want him to know about the mess in her family.
But for some reason, at the moment when Sheng Sibai asked her, she felt as if a string in her heart had snapped. She was so oppressed that she could hardly breathe and could only release her emotions by crying loudly.
She started to wail, pouring out her grievances between sobs.
Through her intermittent sobs, Sheng Sibai got a general idea of what had happened in her family.
It turned out that she was just a poor girl.
"Do you need my help? I can arrange for someone to help you with the lawsuit. You might have a better chance of winning."
"Really?" There were still tears in Jian Jiaojiao's eyes. She should have refused his help with pride. But judging from the current situation in China, if no one helped her, everything her parents had left her would really be taken away.
She couldn't give up this opportunity. She needed Sheng Sibai's help.
With her tear - streaked face and those pitiful eyes, Sheng Sibai felt his heart skip a beat.
He nodded involuntarily. "Sure. I can give you the lawyer's phone number."
Jian Jiaojiao wiped the tears on her face messily, saying thank you over and over again. Without any warning, she squatted beside the wheelchair and hugged Sheng Sibai.
Her chin rested on his shoulder. She smelled the faint scent of medicine on him and felt a strange sense of peace.
It turned out that I feel safe when you're by my side. "Thank you, Sheng Sibai."
This was also the first time Jian Jiaojiao had called Sheng Sibai by his full name since she entered Mark Manor.
Sheng Sibai didn't feel offended. Instead, he felt that something that had been withered and dead in him was revived by Jian Jiaojiao's hug.
But he still had a shred of reason. He never let his hand rest on Jian Jiaojiao's back and just waited for her to let go.
Soon, Jian Jiaojiao realized that her behavior had crossed the line. She quickly let go of Sheng Sibai and apologized to him.
Sheng Sibai shook his head very gently. "It's okay."