Chapter 122: That Time of the Month
After making a deal with his sister, Ye Mengze promised not to exaggerate anything even if she told their parents. Ye Ziming suddenly realized something, Lin Muqing had been in the bathroom for a long time.
Just then, his phone made a sound. When he checked it, he saw that Lin Muqing was calling him via WeChat voice. Confused, he answered the call, but before he could say anything, she hung up immediately.
That’s when he noticed the message she had just sent.
[Lin Muqing: Help me!!]
[Ye Ziming: ?]
[Lin Muqing: That thing came... I really need a pad!!]
Ye Ziming stared at the message, totally confused.
That thing? What “thing”?
And a pad? He thought she meant toilet paper. He had just put a new roll in the bathroom that morning. How could it already be gone?
While he was still puzzled, Ye Mengze sneakily peeked over his shoulder, clearly trying to satisfy her curiosity.
“Ohhh~ no wonder she’s taking so long in there.”
Just one glance, and Ye Mengze immediately understood the situation. After all, she was a girl too. Of course she knew what kind of pad Lin Muqing meant.
“What do you mean?”
Ye Ziming quickly pulled his phone away and frowned a little, clearly unhappy with his sister snooping. At the same time, he looked at her, confused.
“Oh, come on, girls have that time of the month, you know. I just so happen to have a spare, let her use this for now, and you can go buy the right ones later.”
Smiling brightly, Ye Mengze took a large-sized sanitary pad from her bag and handed it to her brother.
Even though she now knew nothing had happened between them last night, Ye Mengze still gave him a teasing look full of hidden meaning.
Staying over at the boyfriend’s house, wearing the boyfriend’s pajamas, and now asking the boyfriend to help buy pads? Isn’t it obvious?
Sigh~ he really is my brother.
The whole family used to worry that his cold personality and lack of interest in girls would mean he’d stay single forever.
But now? That worry was clearly unnecessary. So this was his type, definitely not the pampered rich-girl kind!
While she was still imagining all kinds of things, Ye Ziming had already stood up, holding the pad in his hand as he headed toward the bathroom.
“Muqing, open the door.”
He gently knocked twice and spoke softly through the door.
“That… um, could you bring it in for me…?”
Hearing Lin Muqing’s quiet and embarrassed voice, Ye Ziming froze for a second. His hand, which was about to knock again, paused mid-air.
Then, without thinking, he simply opened the bathroom door and walked in.
For some reason, her request gave him a strange feeling of excitement. Weird, but there it was.
Inside, Lin Muqing was sitting on the toilet with one hand holding her stomach and the other keeping her clothes in place so she didn’t accidentally expose herself.
Her cheeks were visibly red, and her small hands nervously clenched as she looked at him.
“You don’t feel well?”
When he handed her the pad, Ye Ziming noticed right away that her face didn’t look good. He frowned slightly and gently placed his hand on her forehead to check if she had a fever.
He was so worried that he didn’t even pay attention to her long, bare legs right in front of him. All he cared about was whether she was okay.
“…A little, yeah.”
She was a bit surprised. She didn’t expect him to notice so quickly. Her stomach did hurt a bit, but it wasn’t that bad, definitely not as bad as it had been during her fake period last time.
So she thought, I’ll drink that bowl of ginger tea later and find a way to ease the pain. If nothing works, I’ll just tough it out.
“Come with me to the hospital now.”
Ye Ziming suddenly became serious. He patted her on the shoulder as he spoke, clearly intending to take her to the hospital for a check-up right away.
“Wait! I’m not wearing any pants!”
Lin Muqing quickly stopped her good buddy, using one hand to grab his arm and the other to hold down her clothes. She looked super embarrassed.
“Ahem, I’ll wait for you outside.”
Now it was Ye Ziming’s turn to be awkward. He hadn’t even realized that detail until she mentioned it.
Even though he felt embarrassed on the inside, he kept a calm face. He just coughed lightly and walked out of the bathroom.
“Oh right, did you bring my clothes, boss? Just let me change here.”
Just as Ye Ziming was about to close the door, Lin Muqing suddenly remembered and called out to his back.
“Mm.”
He nodded and closed the door, then headed to the living room to get the plastic bag.
On the way, he noticed that Ye Mengze was giving him a weird look, which made him raise his eyebrows in confusion.
“Ooooh~”
Seeing Ye Ziming stay in the bathroom for so long, come out to get something, and then go back in. Ye Mengze couldn’t help but gasp a little in excitement.
Even though she knew there hadn’t been enough time for anything naughty to happen between them…
She just couldn’t help letting her imagination run wild.
In just a short moment, she was already excited, itching to grab her phone and tell their mom about what she had just “seen.”
After all that back and forth, Lin Muqing finally came out of the bathroom. This time, she was wearing her own clothes.
They were the ones Ye Ziming had bought for her.
In one hand, she held the pajamas he had given her earlier. In the other, she awkwardly carried a pair of men’s underwear.
Unfortunately, because of a small mistake she made earlier, the underwear had gotten stained with a bit of blood.
“Sorry, boss… I’ll wash these for you.”
When she saw Ye Ziming waiting for her by the bathroom, Lin Muqing awkwardly apologized and showed him the underwear.
It was already a super awkward situation. She, a girl, had gotten her period while wearing a guy’s underwear. And her good buddy found out and even helped her deal with it.
Just thinking about it made her cheeks flush again. She felt so awkward and embarrassed inside.
But… that wasn’t even the most embarrassing part.
The real shock came when Ye Ziming saw the underwear and immediately snatched it away from her.
“Ah! No, boss! That thing is…”
Lin Muqing quickly tried to grab it back. That underwear had her period blood on it!
But with her short arms and legs, she just couldn’t reach.
Ye Ziming simply placed one hand on her head and gently pushed her away.
“Go wait outside.”
While holding her head still, he also gently rubbed it. Then, using a firm voice, he added, “Be good. Listen.”
“…Gah—fine…”
In that moment, their eyes met. But Lin Muqing had no chance of winning. She could only sigh and quietly go back to the living room.
As for that pair of underwear, she had no idea what Ye Ziming was planning to do with it.
After all, she had already worn it. It was her private item.
Um… he’s not going to use it again himself… right?
That would feel kind of… weird. I mean, it’s personal stuff after all.