Chapter 58: The pain of menstruation…who knows!

Lin Xinyuan didn’t attend her afternoon classes and had already asked Teacher Qi for leave in advance.

The accumulation of various emotions over this period, coupled perhaps with the impending arrival of her period, left her mentally exhausted and emotionally unstable.

She couldn’t write her novel either, but since she had some drafts saved up, there was no immediate worry about updates.

In this miserable mood, her period suddenly arrived during the night.

Fortunately, she had prepared everything in advance, so she wasn’t flustered.

In the bathroom, Lin Xinyuan hesitated for quite a while before awkwardly changing her sanitary pad, putting on clean underwear, and then stumbling out.

She felt like she was dying…

Her stomach ached terribly, and her whole body was weak.

Feeling that unfamiliar sensation wrapped around her backside, Lin Xinyuan was quite uncomfortable.

But at the same time, she felt a little grateful—especially to Sister Ou.

It was thanks to Xu Ou’s gift of Fat Underpants that her usual boxer shorts could never have held the sanitary pad properly.

Looks like she needed to buy more pairs…

Thinking of this made Lin Xinyuan even more angry and aggrieved.

Here she was, a proud young man, yet reduced to this state…

“Sss…”

Just as she sat back on the edge of the bed, Lin Xinyuan felt a sharp pulling sensation dragging down inside her stomach, followed by intensified pain.

“Wuwuwu…”

It really hurt.

Lin Xinyuan had never experienced such pain before—far worse than the cramps from food poisoning she had had in the past.

It was the middle of the night, with a bright moon and sparse stars.

But Lin Xinyuan knew tonight’s sleep was definitely going to be restless…

When daylight finally streamed through the window onto the floor, a new day had begun—but not for Lin Xinyuan.

Because of her period, she barely slept during the latter half of the night.

Now, with eyes tinged red and faint dark circles, she lay listlessly in bed.

She hid under the covers, wrapping herself tightly.

Lin Xinyuan scrolled through videos absentmindedly, but the pain blurred her vision, making it impossible to focus.

One hand kept soothing herself while she sipped cup after cup of hot water, trying to ease her discomfort.

But no matter how many cups she drank, it only helped a little.

The pain persisted, even numbing her somewhat…

“No… after this, I really need to exercise! I can’t keep suffering like this every time…”

Lin Xinyuan murmured, vowing quietly to herself.

But just the thought of these days dragging on for three or four more days, maybe even a week, and the online warnings that the first day might not even be the worst, made her feel dizzy.

The world seemed to tremble!

“The Kettle’s empty…”

After pouring out the last of the boiling water, Lin Xinyuan sadly realized there was no water left.

Her stomach hurt too much—she didn’t even want to get up to fill it.

The pain made it impossible to straighten her body, so she could only curl up in bed.

“I can’t take this… ah…”

“Damn this broken thing, it’s all your fault…”

“……”

Lin Xinyuan whimpered, cursing her jade bracelet.

Her hoarse voice echoed in the room, filled with grievance.

“Ding!”

A notification suddenly sounded, but Lin Xinyuan was too pained to look.

She silently wiped away tears.

The alert sounded again and again, like a debt collector knocking, finally irritating Lin Xinyuan into complaining, “mbd, who the hell is messaging me at a time like this…”

Her tone was harsh, but paired with her soft girl voice, it sounded ridiculous.

Lin Xinyuan didn’t notice.

She didn’t even know when she had grown accustomed to her own voice.

Annoyed, she unlocked her phone and saw the messages were from her roommates, who had noticed she hadn’t come to class and were checking on her.

Technically, it was an Elective Course today, so skipping wouldn’t be a big deal, as long as she wasn’t caught.

Or she could have someone call out for her.

The teacher would probably turn a blind eye—besides, she had already asked for leave yesterday.

But she hadn’t told her roommates about the leave.

Perhaps out of consideration for her past experiences, it was normal for them to ask a bit more.

Despite the pain, she replied one by one to the Group Chat and Private Messages, explaining her stomach hurt and she was on leave, though she was too embarrassed to go into details.

Then she saw a Private Message from Qin Nanfeng, and froze.

He’s back?

Lin Xinyuan didn’t know how to feel.

If he were around one day, would those things never have happened?

But if that were the case, would she even have met A Tang…

Her heart felt conflicted.

For some reason, just looking at the red dot on Qin Nanfeng’s profile picture gave her a strange sense of happiness…

「You’re not coming to class today? Feeling unwell?」

Lin Xinyuan read Qin Nanfeng’s message, hesitated, then replied honestly,

「My period’s here. My stomach hurts so much…」

「Very painful? Have you drunk boiling water? Does it help?」

「I drank, but it didn’t help! It still hurts a lot, I can’t get up…」

Meanwhile, in a classroom at Tianbei University, Qin Nanfeng, freshly returned from a business trip, sat at his seat scrolling through the messages.

He furrowed his brow and thought for a moment, then quickly typed back: 「Wait for me.」

As soon as he sent the message, Qin Nanfeng quietly slipped out.

The teacher at the podium seemed to notice but pretended not to see, letting him leave through the back door.

On the other side of the classroom, Xu Wentao turned and asked curiously, “Eh, why did Number Three leave again? Didn’t he just get here?”

“I’ll ask.” Chen Ze opened the green chat bubble, and shortly after said, “Oh… he’s going to see Number Six, and he’s buying medicine for him.”

Upon hearing this, the group immediately sensed something was off.

“Hmm…”

They all thought about what these two might have talked about, realizing their relationship must be special.

Otherwise, why would he go straight to Number Six without hesitation?

Could it be…

The few exchanged looks, daring to speculate.

Considering Qin Nanfeng, the Casanova, hadn’t shown any new interests lately.

Maybe it wasn’t that he had none, but that it had always been nearby?

Sss…

Thinking this, they all quietly took a sharp breath…

Lin Xinyuan stared at Qin Nanfeng’s message, a little dazed.

Wait for me?

Isn’t he in class?

Why is he coming to her?

To see her?

Just the thought made her heart messy.

For a moment, she didn’t know how to reply, so she slowly put down her phone.

He’s just a damn yellow-haired guy who likes stealing others’ partners!

So why…

Forget it, don’t think too much…

Ugh… it’s so uncomfortable…

When will this day ever end?

Amid sighs and numb pain, Lin Xinyuan lost track of time.

Though she wouldn’t admit it, there was a flicker of expectation deep down…

Just as her mood wavered, time dragged like years, and Lin Xinyuan was on the verge of fainting from pain, a knock on the door rang out like a great bell, jolting her soul awake.

“I’m here. Can you open the door?”

It was the yellow-haired guy’s voice…

Because of the door, the voice wasn’t loud, but it was enough for Lin Xinyuan to hear.

“Okay… I’m coming…”

Her body weak and exhausted, Lin Xinyuan’s voice was barely audible.

Outside, Qin Nanfeng didn’t hear her but heard movement inside and patiently waited.

Inside, Lin Xinyuan gritted her teeth against the pain, forcing herself out of bed.

She stumbled slowly toward the door.

Though slow, the space was small, and she soon reached the door.

She unlocked the deadbolt and weakly turned the doorknob.

The door creaked open.

Qin Nanfeng saw a haggard girl, bent over slightly.

Once she stepped aside, he quickly entered, shutting the door behind him to keep out the cold air…