Yu Qian shook her head awkwardly and said there was no need.

After buying sanitary pads, she immediately went to the public restroom to change.

Menstruation is truly a mysterious thing. When you didn’t know it had arrived, you barely felt anything, but the moment you realized it was there, it hurt like hell.

In the end, Jiang Zheng carried Yu Qian on his back all the way to the hotel.

“Little Fish, are you sure you don’t want to take medicine?” Jiang Zheng looked at Yu Qian, who was sweating from the pain and felt anxious.

He had looked it up online. Period cramps could be relieved with medication.

Yu Qian shook her head in agony. The pain was still within her tolerance, and she didn’t want to take medicine.

“Why is it so bad this time? I don’t remember you ever being in pain before.”

“Maybe because I was soaking in water yesterday.”

Yu Qian had never felt this kind of pain before, as if her internal organs were being twisted together. In the past, she had only experienced a slight heaviness on the first day.

Hearing her answer, Jiang Zheng suddenly regretted it. Why did he insist on teaching her how to swim yesterday?

“It’s not your fault.”

Seeing Jiang Zheng looking like he was about to spiral into self-blame, Yu Qian couldn’t help but comfort him.

Even she hadn’t expected her period to arrive a few days early. It was truly an unpredictable visitor, coming and going as it pleased without any room for negotiation.

Jiang Zheng lay down beside her and placed a hand on her lower abdomen. “Want me to massage it for you?”

Yu Qian, looking like she had lost all hope in life, nodded.

“Stop, stop, stop……” She pushed his hand away, her expression complicated.

The moment he started rubbing, she felt the floodgates burst open.

Pushing Jiang Zheng’s hand aside, she staggered toward the bathroom.

She was probably going to be stuck in there all day.

This was Jiang Zheng’s first time witnessing, up close, what a girl’s period was really like. It was pure torture, and the worst part was that he couldn’t do anything about it.

The entire day, Yu Qian remained weak and lifeless, lying in bed. Jiang Zheng bought her dinner and brought it back to the room.

That night, Yu Qian didn’t sleep well, which meant Jiang Zheng didn’t either. He remained half awake the entire night, stirring whenever she moved.

They hadn’t done anything at all, yet after two nights of sleeping beside Yu Qian, Jiang Zheng was mentally and physically exhausted.

By the second day, Yu Qian’s cramps had finally subsided, and it was time for them to leave.

Yu Qian still remembered to buy coconut cakes and other local snacks, dragging Jiang Zheng around as she shopped.

Watching her move around so energetically again, Jiang Zheng still hadn’t recovered from the shock. He silently took note of Yu Qian’s period symptoms, vowing to be fully prepared in the future.

Before they left, Jiang Zheng made sure to retrieve the five boxes of condoms, packing them into his suitcase.

Yu Qian told him to throw them away, but he replied righteously, “We’ll use them eventually. Besides, you bought them. Don’t worry, when we have our first time, I’ll definitely use them.”

Yu Qian was speechless. Wasn’t he thinking too far ahead? What if they expired? Couldn’t they just buy more when needed?

In the end, she couldn’t argue with him and could only watch as he happily stuffed the things into his suitcase.

Upon returning to the capital, the familiar cold instantly pulled Yu Qian back to reality. The past two days in Nan City had reminded her that summer truly was the best season!

“Keep your hat on properly. Ah Ming and Niannian will arrive in an hour. Let’s grab something to eat while we wait.”

Jiang Zheng carefully wrapped Yu Qian up, now extra cautious about her catching a cold.

The airport didn’t have much in terms of good food, so the two of them went into KFC, ordered a few things, and waited for the other two to arrive.

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This translation is by Pocketrobbin at S h a n g h a i f a n t a s y . c o m

Before seeing Lin Niannian, Yu Qian had imagined all sorts of scenarios. Maybe Lin Niannian would angrily demand why she and Jiang Zheng had snuck off together, or perhaps Lin Niannian would be so mad that she’d ignore her altogether.

She had already prepared herself to apologize sincerely.

But unexpectedly, when they finally met, it was Lin Niannian who looked guilty instead.

Yu Qian: “???” Had their roles been reversed?

“Niannian?”

Yu Qian glanced at Lin Niannian, who looked like she had done something wrong. She kept sneaking glances at Bai Qiming, her expression a mix of shyness and guilt.

Yu Qian’s gossip radar immediately went off.

No way, no way…… Had these two already sparked something between them?

In the novel, they didn’t get together until they were about to graduate!

She turned to look at Bai Qiming. His face was still as cold as ever, but when he looked at Lin Niannian, his gaze softened noticeably.

Oh no. She needed to know what had happened.

Yu Qian’s curiosity was quickly satisfied.

Lin Niannian was someone who couldn’t hold things in, and she desperately needed to tell someone about her experience. Naturally, Yu Qian became her designated confidant.

So, Yu Qian became the ultimate bystander, listening as Lin Niannian recounted her past two days.

While staying at the hotel, Lin Niannian’s hairdryer had broken while she was showering. Not wanting to trouble the staff so late at night, she had gone next door to ask Bai Qiming for help.

He had opened the door wearing only a bathrobe. She had accidentally tripped and not only pulled his robe down but also gave him her first kiss.

At this point, the situation could still be dismissed as an accident.

But the crucial part was…… she didn’t just kiss him once!

Seeing Bai Qiming lying beneath her, she had a moment of daze. Instead of getting up, she leaned in and kissed him again. The rest was history.

Listening to the story, Yu Qian’s expression went from shocked to utterly speechless.

“Niannian, I have a small question…… Did you…… see everything?” Yu Qian’s heart pounded excitedly, feeling like a fan who had just watched her favorite couple get together.

Lin Niannian’s face turned scarlet as she nodded. Actually, she hadn’t just seen everything, she had even touched a little……

Yu Qian clutched her chest, trying to suppress her excitement. One inappropriate thought popped into her mind— how did their relationship progress so fast?! She hadn’t even seen Jiang Zheng naked yet!

Also…… Bai Qiming hadn’t been wearing anything under that bathrobe. Was that really an accident?

She boldly speculated. Was it possible that Bai Qiming had tripped Lin Niannian on purpose?

She wouldn’t put it past him. Judging by how he and Jiang Zheng got along so well, Bai Qiming was definitely capable of pulling such a move.

“Every time I look at Ah Ming now, my heart races, and I keep thinking about that night. Do you think I like him?”

Lin Niannian was panicking. She found herself unable to stop watching Bai Qiming, but she wasn’t sure if this feeling was love.

Even though Yu Qian had a reader’s perspective and knew the two were destined to be together, she understood that love was something the person had to realize on their own.

So, she asked, “If Brother Ming were to kiss you right now, would you resist?”

Lin Niannian hesitated, then blushed and shook her head. The thought of him kissing her again made her nervous yet strangely happy.

“Actually…… I think I like Ah Ming. In a romantic way.”

Lin Niannian glanced back at Bai Qiming, her face still flushed. “But we’ve always been just friends. If I really do like him…… do you think he’d accept me?”

Bai Qiming had been waiting for this very moment!

Yu Qian couldn’t bring herself to tell Lin Niannian about the scheming thoughts that Bai Qiming and Jiang Zheng had before. According to Jiang Zheng, Bai Qiming had long planned to take advantage of their solo trip to have a breakthrough in his relationship with Lin Niannian.

Yu Qian had always assumed that Bai Qiming would be the one to confess his feelings first, but who would have thought that Bai Qiming was even darker than she imagined?

He had actually orchestrated it so that Lin Niannian would be the one to develop feelings first. From the looks of it, he was even waiting for Lin Niannian to confess to him!

What should she do? She wanted to expose Bai Qiming right in front of Lin Niannian. But if she did, there was no doubt that Bai Qiming would make things difficult for her later……

Ugh, this was so frustrating! Was she supposed to just stand by and watch Lin Niannian willingly jump into Bai Qiming’s trap?

Ahead, the two girls walked hand in hand, while behind them, the two guys sized each other up, each harboring their own ulterior motives.