The air in the entire room fell silent in that instant.
It wasn’t just Zhu Niao who was stunned—
Even the little orange cat beside her, which had been licking its fur, stopped mid-action and froze in place.
“What did you say?”
Zhu Niao’s voice trembled slightly, as if charged with emotion, but still constrained by her body, leaving it a bit hoarse.
That lingering feeling of brokenness seemed even heavier now.
“Isn’t it hemorrhoids?” Gou Yu looked utterly bewildered. According to his understanding, it was hard for him to imagine any cause for bleeding from the lower body other than hemorrhoids rupturing before.
“Damn it, I don’t have hemorrhoids.”
Then, a hint of realization crossed Gou Yu’s face. He continued, “I get it… Little Bird, sometimes I have to remind you, you’ve got to be a bit more restrained.”
“You’re probably the only person in the world who bleeds from something like that.” Zhu Niao took a deep breath, as if trying to suppress her anger.
“No, no.” Gou Yu waved his hand, his expression serious as he explained, “I’ve told you so many times already—the bloody napkin on my bed that day was because I had a nosebleed, not because I hurt myself down there.”
Zhu Niao rolled her eyes, clearly too tired to argue with Gou Yu, and honestly, she didn’t have the strength to do so.
She propped herself up on the bed frame with both hands, forcing her weak body to sit up against the headboard once more.
Then, because part of her body left the warm blanket, a chill swept through her, making her gasp sharply.
That dull, suppressed cramping pain flared up again.
It was a twisting pain—one Zhu Niao had never experienced before, and it was inside her.
Moreover, it wasn’t a continuous pain that she could get used to. Instead, it came in sharp, pulsing waves, like gasps, or needles pricking relentlessly.
“So what exactly is wrong with you?” Although Gou Yu didn’t quite understand, that didn’t stop him from caring, “Do I need to take you to the hospital?”
Zhu Niao had never seen anyone admitted to the hospital because of this kind of thing.
And judging by her current state, it wasn’t that serious anyway.
“I’m on my period.” Zhu Niao said this quite plainly.
At first, she felt this was somewhat embarrassing to say, but after hearing Gou Yu spout some nonsensical remarks right in front of her, the last bit of shame vanished completely.
“Ha ha, period? You have that? Don’t make me laugh.”
Gou Yu laughed a couple of times, then suddenly seemed to realize something.
Maybe because it all happened too fast, Gou Yu’s body had reached Zhu Niao’s room before his brain caught up, still stuck at the distant crossroads waiting for the light to change.
Zhu Niao wasn’t the same good buddy he once knew. With the change in her appearance, there must have been some changes inside her as well.
He hadn’t thought of this before.
“The apprentice goddess who turned you into this did such a perfect job? She even nailed the details—good service, very thoughtful.”
Zhu Niao rolled her eyes again. “I just hope her service wasn’t this good. Some details shouldn’t be made so perfect—like this one, it really wasn’t necessary.”
At this moment, Gou Yu’s mind seemed to snap back to reality. Looking at Zhu Niao like this, he pinched his chin and pondered for a moment.
He was thinking: since Zhu Niao could even get these little details down, does that mean she can now have a baby…
“What are you thinking? I feel like you’re thinking of something really inappropriate.” Zhu Niao interrupted Gou Yu’s thoughts.
“I’m thinking about what I can do for you, my dear Little Bird.” Gou Yu’s tone suddenly softened.
Zhu Niao was stunned, hugging herself tightly. “That’s disgusting.”
After she said that, she suddenly froze.
Damn it, it slipped out.
But thankfully, after a quick trip to the bathroom and some simple care, she decided to rummage through the employee gift package the store manager had given her.
And sure enough, she actually found a sanitary pad in that gift package.
After thinking it over a bit, Zhu Niao finally learned how to use it by tearing off a few hairs as a small price to pay.
She glanced up at Gou Yu, who was still looking at her with concern, and for a moment, she couldn’t say anything.
Because she knew calling Gou Yu back now wouldn’t actually help her—
It would only make Gou Yu worry.
But she still wanted to call him back, wanted him by her side, as if just his presence could make her feel a little better.
Though in reality, Gou Yu was no healer with a glowing aura.
Even if he stayed close, it wouldn’t have any positive effect.
She knew that by calling Gou Yu back, he would definitely come—
She also knew he would give up earning money, and might even lose money because he couldn’t deliver the food orders he had on hand.
But still…
Zhu Niao pursed her lips and, as usual, arrogantly issued a command to Gou Yu: “I’m feeling a bit cold now. Go find me a solution.”
“Yes, my lady.”
Gou Yu reached out and grabbed the little orange cat that was licking itself nearby, seemingly trying to prevent anything from disturbing Zhu Niao’s rest.
Muttering an old Beijing folk tune under his breath, he backed out of the room.
After Gou Yu left, Zhu Niao lowered her head slightly.
She felt awkward, and fragile.
If this had happened before, she definitely wouldn’t have lost her composure over something like this, nor would she have called Gou Yu back from work just because of this.
But now, with Gou Yu taking the little orange cat out of the room, leaving her alone in the empty space, she couldn’t bear it—
Just like she couldn’t accept the vulnerable version of herself right now.
She felt like she was becoming a dependent of Gou Yu, always counting on him, always thinking of him whenever she faced any difficulty.
Maybe it was because ever since the accident changed her like this, Gou Yu was always the one standing before her.
Whether it was the parasol outside the milk tea shop, or Sheng Da’s great escape at the Liu Xie opening banquet where he grabbed her hand—
She felt she was being unreasonable.
Even though calling Gou Yu back now was genuinely troublesome for him, she still arrogantly acted the same way as always toward him.
It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
What if Gou Yu found her annoying, hated her?
Oh, she didn’t even have to wonder about Gou Yu—she had started hating herself.
She curled up, as if trying to shrink herself into a ball.
“Here I am!”
Suddenly, a voice broke the stillness.
“I accidentally added some goji berries to the brown sugar water just now. The auction is starting now!”
It was Gou Yu, coming back in with the little cat.
Oh, their little cat.
Eh don’t worry about it Zhiao, that’s the hormones talking.