Chapter 114: Uh-Oh, I Got Seen
She called out twice, but still didn’t get a reply. That probably meant her good buddy really wasn’t in the bathroom anymore.
To be honest, he had prepared everything quite thoughtfully. After sending her into the bathroom, he didn’t forget to leave her a pair of slippers and a large towel to wrap herself in.
So when Lin Muqing came out of the shower, she wasn’t walking around completely naked. At least she had a towel on.
When she walked over to the washing machine, she saw a basin on top of it. Inside was a set of men’s clothes, clearly her good buddy’s.
And besides the clothes, there was also a pair of boxers. Judging by how they looked, they were brand new and never worn.
“Wow… this service is too good.”
She muttered with a small sigh of admiration, and as she said that, she started to unwrap the towel so she could put on the clothes he’d prepared.
Just then, she suddenly noticed a black spider behind the washing machine, right where it touched the wall!
“Ahh!”
The moment she saw it, Lin Muqing got a huge scare. She panicked and stumbled backward, crying out in surprise. In her rush, she accidentally knocked over a bucket, making a loud clattering sound.
As if sensing something, the spider scurried a few steps and climbed up onto the basin with her clothes.
That was even scarier! Now there was no way she could change clothes!
“What happened?”
Ye Ziming, who was sitting in the living room, frowned when he heard the noise of the bucket tipping over.
He looked puzzled. And if he listened closely, he thought he could hear a faint shriek, which made him start to worry.
He walked over to the bathroom and tried to open the door to take a look. But worried he might startle her, he decided instead to knock twice and ask.
“Uh… what’s going on?”
Inside, Lin Muqing heard his voice from outside the door and nervously stammered.
“There’s… um… a spider.”
She really hated hairy bugs, especially spiders, which were not only hairy but also had way too many legs. Just the sight of one gave her goosebumps.
If the spider had just been crawling around in a random corner of the bathroom, she wouldn’t have minded too much. She could’ve just stayed away and asked her buddy for help later.
But now the spider was standing right next to her clothes! That made things very awkward.
“Open the door. I’ll take care of it for you.”
When Ye Ziming heard what the problem was, he let out a small sigh of relief. Just a bug, that was easy enough to handle. But when he tried to open the door, he realized it was locked.
So he had no choice but to knock again, trying to get her to open it.
“Uhh…”
The situation suddenly became super awkward.
A tough decision now appeared in front of Lin Muqing. Should she open the door or not?
If she did, there was a high chance her secret would be exposed.
If she didn’t, she’d have to deal with that spider next to her clothes by herself.
Meanwhile, next door, Uncle Liu was cooking ginger syrup. When he looked up at the ceiling light, he suddenly remembered something.
“Oh no, Xiao Wang said he was coming to change the bathroom light today… why hasn’t he shown up yet?”
Muttering to himself, he pulled out his phone and tapped to call Xiao Wang.
But the lightbulb he was talking about wasn’t in his own home. It was the one in Ye Ziming’s bathroom.
Back in the bathroom, Lin Muqing was still stuck in indecision, trying to figure out what to do.
Suddenly, the light above her began to flicker a few times. And right before her eyes, the lightbulb, like it had reached its limit, went out with a pop.
“AHHH!”
In that instant, darkness completely swallowed the room. A wave of fear surged through her, and she let out another scream. This time not just surprised, but genuinely terrified.
Bathroom.
Darkness.
Spider.
Toilet...
All these elements put together reminded her of a horror movie she once saw.
If it weren’t for the faint light still coming from the shower area, Lin Muqing felt like she might’ve cried out of fear right then and there.
BANG!
BANG!! BANG!!!
Right after Lin Muqing screamed, loud banging sounds followed from the bathroom door, each one louder than the last.
On the third bang, Ye Ziming actually forced the door open, pushing it wide in one swift motion.
Standing right next to the door, Lin Muqing was hit by the sudden movement and fell flat onto the floor.
“Ow…”
She wasn’t really hurt. Just landed on her butt, which stung a little, so she let out a soft cry of pain.
Ye Ziming rushed in the moment he heard the sound, afraid something serious had happened to her.
But just as he got close and was about to say, “Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?”, he suddenly froze at what he saw.
Because of the sudden fall and movement, the towel wrapped around Lin Muqing had shifted and wasn’t really covering her properly anymore.
In Ye Ziming’s own words, ‘Might as well not be wearing anything at all.’
“Boss! What are you doing!”
Lin Muqing finally came to her senses. While rubbing her sore butt, she tried to get up and talk to her good buddy.
But then she froze too, she had just realized her towel wasn’t covering her well either.
“You… you saw…”
Panicking, she quickly grabbed the towel and wrapped it tightly around herself again, her face full of anxiety as she looked at her buddy.
“Ahem.”
Ye Ziming coughed twice to hide the awkwardness.
He had known for a while now that Lin Muqing was actually a girl, but he had never imagined he would find out this way.
Before he could even confirm the evidence, she had already confirmed it herself. Totally unexpected.
“I-I can explain.”
“Alright. Before you explain anything, let’s get you dressed first. Where’s the spider? I’ll take care of it.”
Looking at the panicked Lin Muqing, Ye Ziming couldn’t help but find the situation a little funny.
He had just seen her like that, yet instead of scolding him, her first reaction was to look all nervous and want to apologize.
That surprised him even more.
“It-it’s over there…”
Realizing something all of a sudden, Lin Muqing clutched her towel even tighter.
Her face turned bright red.
The lights were so dim just now, maybe he didn’t see that much, right?
Waaahhh…
Her two biggest secrets had only lasted two weeks in front of her good buddy, and now she wanted to cry.
After that, with Ye Ziming’s help, Lin Muqing finally got her clothes and was taken to the guest room to change.
That room… was the one Ye Ziming had specially renovated and decorated just for her, putting a lot of effort into it.
“Wait, does someone live here?”
While getting dressed, Lin Muqing noticed how the room was decorated. It looked just like a girl’s room, pink and super cute. And the more she looked at it, the prettier it seemed.
The warm, soft colors made her feel cozy and peaceful, even giving off a comforting vibe.
Lin Muqing: Wait a minute… does my good buddy have a girlfriend living here?