He was clearly a handsome, well-built man, but when Chaisi stood in the shadows and a slow smile spread across his face, Jin Xueli felt as if her stomach had been filled with ice. All she wanted was to escape this patch of darkness and flee back into the sunlight.
"Wh-what is it?" she asked warily, taking a step to the side. "I—I haven't done anything…"
She had never in her life seen someone so handsome yet so terrifying.
Chaisi reached out a large hand and, before she could react, clapped her on the shoulder twice. Jin Xueli managed to realize he wasn't about to attack her just before she could turn and run. Still, each pat landed with enough force to make her bones ache.
"Not bad," he said in a low voice, his eyes fixed on the door, his thoughts unreadable. "...You may not have meant to, but you've done me a huge favor."
'What happened? What did I say?'
