Yu Qian was awakened by the sound of waves in the morning.

Still half-asleep, she shifted slightly under the covers, intending to change positions and continue sleeping.

“Hiss……” A sudden sharp pain on her scalp instantly jolted her awake.

She carefully turned her head and saw that her hair was trapped under Jiang Zheng.

Alright, now she was fully awake.

Yu Qian cautiously pulled her hair out from under Jiang Zheng’s head.

Jiang Zheng’s eyebrows twitched slightly, but he remained sound asleep.

After a few minutes, Yu Qian finally freed her hair. Though she no longer felt sleepy, she had no intention of getting up. Instead, she lay on her side, quietly watching Jiang Zheng’s sleeping face.

Asleep, Jiang Zheng looked so well-behaved!

He was nothing like his usual self— spirited, arrogant, and untamed.

That mouth, which normally spouted words that infuriated people, was now closed, lips full and soft, making her want to steal a kiss.

Yu Qian carefully inched closer, staring at Jiang Zheng’s face intently.

Her gaze slowly drifted downward.

She stared at Jiang Zheng’s Adam’s apple, her curiosity stirring. Was it hard or soft?

Yu Qian hesitantly stretched out her finger and lightly pressed on it.

Hmm…… A bit firm. When pressed, it moved.

She stifled a giggle, just about to give it a little squeeze when Jiang Zheng’s breathing deepened. His brows furrowed slightly, and he shifted restlessly.

Startled, Yu Qian quickly withdrew her hand. When she saw that Jiang Zheng had settled down again, she couldn’t resist reaching out once more. But this time, her target wasn’t his Adam’s apple, but his abs.

Although they had practically seen each other completely the night before, she hadn’t touched Jiang Zheng’s abs.

Who said only men were interested in women’s bodies? Women were just as curious about men’s bodies, they just tended to keep it to themselves.

Now, feeling wide awake, Yu Qian was brimming with curiosity as she reached out her mischievous hand.

Jiang Zheng was wearing a T-shirt. Yu Qian gently pulled back the blanket, lifted his shirt slightly, and placed her hand on his stomach.

A guy’s stomach felt different from a girl’s……

She pinched her own stomach for comparison. It was obvious hers was softer and had more flesh.

But……

Why did it feel a bit fuzzy?

Why was it fuzzy?

What should she do? She really wanted to take a look.

Just as she was about to sneak a peek, the young man, unable to endure any more disturbances, finally woke up.

“Little Fish……” Jiang Zheng’s voice was thick with sleep. He reached out, pulled Yu Qian into his arms, and pressed her against his chest. His other hand slipped under the covers, capturing her guilty hand. “Are you seducing me?”

Last night, holding Yu Qian had been pure torture. He had only managed to fall asleep past one in the morning. Even now, he was still exhausted.

But no matter how tired he was, he couldn’t resist her initiative.

“I’m not.” Yu Qian blatantly lied with wide eyes. This wasn’t seduction— at most, it was an exploration.

That being said, she felt a bit uncomfortable lying on top of Jiang Zheng. She wanted to get up and wash up.

But the moment she moved, Jiang Zheng took a sharp breath.

“Little Fish, do you know when a man suffers the most?”

Seeing but not being able to have— especially in the morning when the fire burned the strongest— was absolute torture.

Yu Qian replied innocently, “When the zipper gets caught in your pants?”

Jiang Zheng: “……”

Had she unlocked some new knowledge? Why did she suddenly seem so much more open, saying things like this so casually?

They lazed around in bed for a while longer until they were both fully awake.

Jiang Zheng leaned in for a kiss, but Yu Qian shoved him away in disgust.

It was way too early for that. She wasn’t into morning breath kisses.

Yu Qian got out of bed and immediately pulled open the curtains.

Blinding sunlight flooded the room, instantly waking them up completely.

“Jiang Zheng, I feel like eating something sweet today.” She had already decided on breakfast while brushing her teeth.

Jiang Zheng had no objections and simply nodded.

After freshening up, they grabbed their room key and headed out.

Today, they ventured a little farther. Along the way, Yu Qian bought a cup of sweet purple rice porridge and a portion of glutinous rice cakes.

Watching her happily eat her sweets, Jiang Zheng couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.

Yu Qian did eat sweets occasionally, but her usual breakfast consisted of buns and fried dough sticks. This was the first time he’d seen her eat something without oil in the morning.

Following the directions of some locals, they wandered into a lively street filled with vendors selling snacks and fresh produce.

Yu Qian seemed unusually cheerful today. She got excited over everything she saw and eagerly pulled Jiang Zheng along, chatting nonstop.

Jiang Zheng’s internal alarms were ringing louder and louder.

Why was his girlfriend acting so out of character?

That alarm didn’t stop blaring until Yu Qian bought a jianbing^[1]a crispy Chinese pancake and added a sausage to it.

She held the jianbing in her hands and swallowed her saliva, but instead of taking a bite, she held it up to Jiang Zheng’s mouth with shining eyes. “Here, you take the first bite.”

Jiang Zheng didn’t think much of it and casually bit into it, only to accidentally pull out the entire sausage.

And that was a disaster.

Yu Qian stared blankly at the sausage in Jiang Zheng’s mouth, then at the now-empty pancake in her hand. Her eyes immediately welled up with tears.

Jiang Zheng was dumbfounded. His brain hadn’t even caught up yet, but his hands moved instinctively and he hurriedly put the sausage back into the pancake and quickly told the vendor, “Make another one, please.”

Unfortunately, even with a new jianbing in hand, Yu Qian’s tears didn’t stop. They just kept silently rolling down her cheeks.

She wasn’t wailing or sobbing, just staring at him with teary eyes while letting the tears fall.

Jiang Zheng had never encountered such a situation before. He panicked, pacing in circles, but no matter what he said, Yu Qian remained silent.

In the end, it was only after Jiang Zheng bought her a cup of milk tea that her tears finally ceased.

“Little Fish…… are you feeling better now?” Jiang Zheng sat beside her, speaking in an uncharacteristically gentle and cautious tone.

Yu Qian nodded. Even she felt that she had been acting strangely today. Her emotions were all over the place, like a roller coaster. She had no idea why she had started crying just now. Looking at how scared Jiang Zheng had been, she felt guilty.

Plus, she had been craving sweets today……

Could it be that her period was coming?

She always had a sweet tooth and mood swings before her period.

Yu Qian pulled out her phone and checked her period tracking app. It said she still had five days left.

But now that she thought about it, her lower abdomen was starting to ache faintly.

Better check, just in case.

Yu Qian found a public restroom, went in, and sure enough— there were traces of blood.

“Sorry for scaring you just now.” She said while holding Jiang Zheng’s hand as she explained.

Jiang Zheng, still shaken, felt even more alarmed. Was a period always this tormenting? It nearly scared him to death.

Yu Qian dragged him to a supermarket to buy pads.

Originally, Jiang Zheng had offered to buy them himself, but Yu Qian didn’t trust him when it came to these things. Besides, it was just the beginning of her period, and she could manage with some tissue for now.

At the store, Jiang Zheng unhesitatingly followed her to the sanitary pad section and even took a photo of the brand she picked.

Yu Qian looked at him, puzzled. “What are you doing?”

“Memorizing your brand, in case I need to buy it for you in the future.” He said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Yu Qian wanted to say that such a situation was unlikely. Her period coming early was an accident, and she usually prepared in advance.

“Oh, Little Fish, do you want some brown sugar water?”

He had just searched it online. Apparently, drinking brown sugar water helped during periods.