At this moment, only the red-hot sun rising from the east remained.
The morning breeze brushed through her shoulder-length hair.
Song Qiuyu shook off her fatigue, exuding a youthful, lively, cute, and playful aura.
While Song Qiuyu was excited about capturing the sunrise, Jiang Xiao’s expression was subtle, his eyes lingering on her face for a couple more seconds, growing increasingly complicated.
Her image was overlapping with someone else’s.
Though he knew he shouldn’t think like that, it had already happened.
He began to think that if Shen Xi were sitting next to him, she would probably have the same reaction as Song Qiuyu now.
Unable to control his thoughts, Jiang Xiao quickly diverted his attention and picked up his phone.
Absentmindedly, he aimed it at the distant red sun and snapped a photo.
He then glanced sideways at Song Qiuyu’s phone.
She looked up just as he did and praised, “You’ve improved a lot, Jiang Xiao. This shot of the sunrise is amazing!”
“Mm.”
The moment Song Qiuyu’s voice sounded, Jiang Xiao’s gaze involuntarily turned to her sunlit, youthful face.
His heartbeat accelerated again.
“Really!”
Sang Tian leaned in too.
No sooner had she spoken than Xie Zhuran and Lin An also came over to watch.
“Lao Jiang, are you quite talented?”
“You’re praising the wrong person. This is what we call a great teacher producing great students!”
“You mean I teach well?”
“Do you deserve it?”
The two bantered back and forth.
Jiang Xiao listened, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.
“Now that we’ve seen the sunrise, let’s sit a little longer before heading down the mountain. But no more cable cars this time!”
Song Qiuyu checked the balance on her phone, her face full of pain.
Though she had earned some money, the landlord’s family had no surplus.
They had to be frugal.
She stood up from her spot, but just as she turned, a sudden tickle at the tip of her nose made her want to sneeze.
Alarm bells rang in Song Qiuyu’s head.
Oh no, she had a sanitary pad underneath, and it was probably already quite wet. If she sneezed now, it could cause a heavy flow…
That would be disastrous!
Right, she would go to the restroom at the mountain top and change her pad.
Anyway, she wouldn’t be coming back to Moon Viewing Cliff. She’d just slip into the men’s restroom, do it quickly, and run out!
Frowning, she tried to hold back the sneeze but failed.
“Ah-choo!”
Her face instantly paled.
It was over.
“Song, are you okay?”
Sang Tian’s sharp eyes caught her discomfort.
“Ah… I-I’m fine! Just suddenly my stomach feels… uncomfortable. I’ll… I’ll go to the restroom first!”
Unable to hold it in any longer, Song Qiuyu dashed out of their sight, heading for the mountain top restroom.
Seeing her hurried exit, everyone was stunned for a moment, feeling a strange sense of her fleeing.
Probably just an illusion.
Song Qiuyu took a deep breath outside and quickly slipped into the men’s restroom.
Fortunately, no one else was inside.
She rushed into a stall and yanked down her jeans.
She was a warrior, bravely facing the bloody reality, but her pretty face honestly showed pain and discomfort.
The sanitary pad hadn’t protected her underwear well; the underwear was a complete loss.
She silently offered a prayer for her underwear, mourning for two seconds.
The only consolation was that she was wearing dark jeans, so even if there were stains, they wouldn’t be obvious unless someone looked closely.
The problem was, she was going to wear a cosplay outfit later—more precisely, stockings for work.
How could she wear stained underwear then?
Now, there was only one solution.
She bit her lip and took out some tissues from her pocket, clutching them tightly. After last night’s dorm tragedy, she had to be extra cautious.
After all, this was a public restroom and she had no spare clothes.
None inside, none outside.
To avoid accidentally staining her clothes, she boldly pulled up her shirt hem with her mouth, exposing her pale belly.
Then she carefully took off her jeans.
After removing them, she hesitated, then braved placing the jeans over her neck.
At this moment, she suddenly missed Jiang Xiao—the human clothes rack.
If he were here, she could hang her pants on him, and everything would be much easier.
Of course, if Jiang Xiao were here, her identity as a girl would definitely be exposed…
Looking at the mess below her waist, Song Qiuyu suddenly felt wronged.
This thing shouldn’t have anything to do with her, yet from now on, it would torment her every month.
After dealing with the embarrassing mess, Song Qiuyu sighed deeply.
She was getting better at this…
Staring at the bloody sanitary pad and stained underwear, she sighed long and hard, then threw them into the trash can, covering them with tissue.
Next, she quickly opened a brand-new super large overnight sanitary pad.
She clumsily fixed it onto the jeans’ crotch area as securely as possible.
Once secured, she nervously started putting the pants back on, but even with it fixed, without her underwear, the chance of wet jeans had increased several times!
Still, something was better than nothing.
She finally walked out of the stall with legs slightly squeezed together.
This was only the beginning. Next, she needed to find a lingerie shop to buy underwear!
And she couldn’t let Jiang Xiao or the others find out!
“I can do this!”
Cheering herself on, Song Qiuyu squeezed her legs together and returned to Jiang Xiao and the others.
Then she changed her mind, “Uh, I thought about it. I have to work all day today, so I won’t trouble myself. Let’s just take the cable car down.”
“?”
Everyone looked at her in confusion.
She had just gone to the restroom and suddenly changed her mind?
While others were cultivating at Longchang, Song Qiuyu was cultivating enlightenment in the restroom?
“Lao Song, you finally came to your senses!”
Xie Zhuran sighed.
“Yeah, I’m kind of hungry. Let’s take the cable car down quickly. The shop manager should be there by now, and we can’t waste time. Plus, I have to work today, so being too tired won’t do.”
Song Qiuyu found an excuse.
She then headed toward the cable car, careful not to move too fast or too slow. Each step, with her legs squeezed together, sped up her heartbeat.
Seeing this, Xie Zhuran, Lin An, and Sang Tian naturally assumed she was really hungry and followed along, chatting and laughing.
Jiang Xiao’s gaze darkened. He keenly noticed her strange walking posture after returning from the men’s restroom, as if she was deliberately squeezing her legs.
Strange.
Though puzzled, he said nothing.
If Song Qiuyu didn’t want to talk, he would keep her secret—that was a debt he owed her.
Soon, the cable car started moving.
“It was too dark last night to see much, but now I realize, the view from the cable car is really moving.”
Xie Zhuran leaned against the window, looking out.
“Lao Song, do you want to take a look?”
“Uh, I’m afraid of heights.”
Song Qiuyu made an excuse.
Moving?
She didn’t dare.
On the surface, she looked natural, but she was tightly clutching the sanitary pad, afraid it might shift.
If it shifted and the tide came, it would be a real disaster…
Even if it didn’t shift, it was still dangerous.
Her heart was pounding out of control. She stared at her phone, calculating exactly how many seconds until the cable car stopped.
She also wracked her brain figuring out the shortest route to the lingerie store.
Seeing Song Qiuyu’s anxiety, Jiang Xiao furrowed his brows. He wanted to help but didn’t know what was wrong, and she wasn’t willing to say. He didn’t want to push.
After thinking for a while, he took out his phone and asked.
“Ding!”
Song Qiuyu’s phone received a new QQ message.
She glanced down and froze after just one look.
It was a message from Jiang Xiao.
But Jiang Xiao was sitting right beside her.
She opened the QQ chat box.
［Jiang Xiao］: Song Qiuyu, I noticed you’ve been walking with your legs squeezed. Are you in trouble? If there’s anything I can help with, just say it.
Reading the message, Song Qiuyu’s heart skipped a beat. She instinctively looked at the person beside her, eyes slightly wide, mouth slightly open, lips trembling.
Jiang Xiao had noticed.
Jiang Xiao also looked at her, eyes filled with determination. His lips moved slightly but said nothing. Instead, he sent another message.
［Jiang Xiao］: If you really don’t want to say, just pretend I never asked. Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone else.
Seeing this message, Song Qiuyu fell silent.
Nearby, Sang Tian glanced back and forth between the two who kept texting and looking at their phones, narrowing her eyes, sensing some secret.
Could it be they were playing team voice chat or whispering secrets?
Sang Tian’s eyes lit up.
“Ding!” The QQ message alert sounded again—this time from Jiang Xiao’s phone.
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