The Last to Turn the Tide (6)

It was Huo Shaoheng's voice! Gu Nianzhi sighed deeply before hugging her baseball bat and sliding down against the wall. She wasn't being sensitive but had truly been too anxious earlier. She thought that Ishihara Taro was all-powerful enough to be able to use common thieves as well. There were many cases of break-ins, robbery, and murder. As a single woman living there, she feared nothing more than that.

Huo Shaoheng probably understood her psyche well, so he immediately called out his name when he opened the door.

Gu Nianzhi called out, "Huo Shao? It's so late. What are you doing here?"

Huo Shaoheng pressed the wall switch to turn on the living room lights. The recessed ceiling lights instantly illuminated the dark living room like it was daylight. Sitting against the bedroom wall, Gu Nianzhi rubbed her eyes. When she put her arms down, there was already a pair of long legs before her.