Chapter 244: Need Help?
All the way home, Ye Ziming carried Lin Muqing in his arms. During the trip, they got a lot of attention from people on the street, and even Uncle Liu secretly gave him a thumbs-up. A handsome guy carrying a cute, small girl in a maid outfit, that’s going to make people look no matter where you are.
“Uncle Liu, later please make some ginger brown sugar tea for me.”
Finally, they reached the front door. With Uncle Liu’s help, Ye Ziming unlocked it. He suddenly remembered that ginger brown sugar tea could help with period pain. After giving quick instructions, he carried Lin Muqing inside and went straight toward the bathroom.
Because in the car he thought Lin Muqing was holding back from going to the toilet, as soon as they got home, he set her down on the toilet seat.
“Huh?”
When her good buddy carried her into the house, Lin Muqing had already let go of his clothes. She just stared blankly as he carried her into the bathroom. Now sitting on the toilet, she looked up at him with a very red face, not really sure what he was trying to do.
The air suddenly went quiet. They just stared at each other without speaking.
“Do you… need help?”
Before Lin Muqing could ask what was going on, Ye Ziming frowned slightly and spoke first.
He asked because she was looking at him with big, bright eyes, and with that cute red face, he thought she was asking for help.
Also, because he was worried, in his mind she was already in so much pain from her period that she couldn’t walk well. He forgot one important thing, even if she really needed to use the toilet, she wouldn’t just pull down her underwear in front of him.
“Uh… how would you help?”
She swallowed the question she was going to ask, tilted her head, and blinked curiously.
The air went silent again. Ye Ziming looked at her, frowned, then relaxed his brows, as if making a decision.
Then, under Lin Muqing’s puzzled gaze, he slowly bent down, put his hands under her little skirt, and grabbed her underwear.
“Ah! What are you doing!?”
The moment her underwear was grabbed, Lin Muqing finally couldn’t hold back and shouted. She quickly reached out to hold her underwear in place. Taking off my underwear without saying anything? What kind of crazy move is that!?
“Didn’t you say you needed help?”
Ye Ziming quickly let go, avoiding getting scratch marks on his arm, and turned his head in confusion.
“Hey! You totally misunderstood me!”
Flustered, Lin Muqing stood up right away, pulled her underwear, which had been pulled down to her thighs, back up, and began explaining the situation. Like an angry kitten, she suddenly forgot about her period pain and became much more energetic.
After a long explanation, the misunderstanding was finally cleared. Lin Muqing then realized her good buddy had just been worried about her the whole time.
And Ye Ziming also realized that when he first heard she wasn’t feeling well, he had gotten way too nervous, that’s why so many things happened.
“I’m not as bad as you think,” Lin Muqing said softly, embarrassed as she looked into his eyes.
“Mm, I understand. So… do you still need to use the toilet?”
Knowing it was his mistake, Ye Ziming felt a bit awkward but tried to act calm. He pointed at the toilet, trying to change the subject and get rid of the awkward mood.
“Uh… yeah.”
After all this, Lin Muqing did feel like going, so she nodded lightly. The bathroom went quiet again.
She looked at her good buddy, waiting for him to leave so she could finally sit down and go.
Ye Ziming kept looking at Lin Muqing, waiting for her to finish using the toilet so they could go eat together.
“You should go out already.”
This time, Lin Muqing spoke first. She stared wide-eyed at her “good buddy,” clearly wanting to complain.
“Ahem… okay.”
Ye Ziming coughed twice to clear his throat and cover up the awkwardness. Realizing the problem, he quickly turned and left. Honestly, he thought that even if he stayed, it wouldn’t be a big deal.
After all, before this, he had already seen the little cutie from head to toe. So what if he saw her one more time?
“Idiot~”
Watching her good buddy leave the bathroom and close the door, Lin Muqing muttered softly to herself.
Once she calmed down, she started thinking back to when he carried her home earlier. That strange feeling came again, her heart beating fast, her face getting hot, feeling nervous and shy, but also strangely safe.
That feeling… wasn’t bad at all. She might even like it a little.
Thinking this, she lifted her arms and made a hugging motion toward the empty air in front of her, staring blankly as if she were holding the air in her arms.
“Hugging… is it this feeling?” she murmured softly to herself.
She had hugged many people close to her before, Sister Yu, her parents, and so on. But none of those hugs felt quite like this one.
It was strange. She even wanted to hug him again just to figure out the difference. But when she came out of the bathroom, she didn’t dare. She just stared at her good buddy in silence.
“What’s wrong?”
Noticing her stare, Ye Ziming looked at her in confusion.
“Emmm… nothing.”
She shook her head but kept watching him, as if trying to see something special.
Then, the two of them left the bathroom together, ate together, and relaxed together afterward.
During all this, Lin Muqing almost never took her eyes off Ye Ziming. It was like she was studying him under a magnifying glass.
“Have some ginger sugar water. You’ll feel better.”
Holding a small bowl, Ye Ziming sat down next to her on the sofa. While speaking, he picked up a spoon and prepared to feed her himself.
“Uh…”
At that moment, Lin Muqing finally stopped staring at him. Her eyes widened slightly in fear as she scooted back.
The thing that scared her wasn’t Ye Ziming. It was the bowl of ginger sugar water, full of that strong, spicy smell. She still remembered the horrible experience of drinking it last time.
“Be good~ It’s not spicy.”
Leaning forward a little, Ye Ziming spoke as gently as he could.
“Liar! Uncle Liu made this, didn’t he?”
Scooting back again, Lin Muqing looked very resistant.
Forget drinking it, just smelling that strong, burning scent was enough for her to know the “power” of this bowl.
Ye Ziming froze. She was right. This ginger sugar water was indeed made by Uncle Liu.
He had forgotten to mention it earlier, and Uncle Liu hadn’t made it milder for her. He had just cooked it according to his own taste.