CHAPTER 45: CHAPTER 44: PERIOD (2)

At night, when the film crew wrapped up, it was already past two in the morning.

Zhou Huaiyi was so tired she could barely keep her eyes open, yawning behind her hand repeatedly, her face written with exhaustion. By the time she had removed her makeup and changed her clothes, she had no energy left to talk to Xiang Qichen.

The hotel wasn’t far from the studio, about a ten-minute drive. Zhou Huaiyi forced herself to stay awake and glanced at Xiang Qichen, who was driving, suddenly realizing she would have a day off tomorrow. She couldn’t help but smile, "Qi Chen, we have a break tomorrow. I want to go home... is that okay?"

Xiang Qichen didn’t move his head, answering directly, "No, it’s not."

Zhou Huaiyi’s smile immediately dropped, "Why not!"

"There are other jobs for the next three days." Xiang Qichen flicked the signal light and turned right, "Besides... the last time, your dad called to ask if you would go home, I decided for you that you wouldn’t."

Zhou Huaiyi shuddered and sat up straight, "When was that!"

Xiang Qichen: "The first day you came to the set, sorry, I forgot to tell you."

Zhou Huaiyi pouted, tears welling up, her tone extremely innocent and pitiful, "It’s fine, your work is important."

But inside she was howling: I really want to go home! QAQ

Xiang Qichen skillfully parked the car, pulled the handbrake, and added, "We have to go to Shanghai at noon tomorrow, and there’s a watch endorsement event in the evening."

Zhou Huaiyi had no choice but to sigh heavily, as her soul was currently embedded in her male god’s body, "Oh..."

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The next day, Xiang Qichen set an alarm for eight o’clock to get up. As he pulled back the covers, he was startled by a small dried bloodstain on the bed sheet, turning pale.

Xiang Qichen: "..."

His first reaction was to call Zhou Huaiyi, waking her from her slumber, "Come over here for a moment."

Zhou Huaiyi, still half-asleep, scratched her head confusedly as she pressed the bell on Xiang Qichen’s room door.

As soon as the door opened, she hadn’t even finished saying "What’s up" before Xiang Qichen pulled her into the room and over to the bed, "Take a look."

Zhou Huaiyi frowned blankly, turning her head in the direction he pointed.

At first glance, she was stunned. She rubbed her eyes and looked again, her mind going blank as she gaped at Xiang Qichen, stammering, "You... you... you... you... did you pop... my... cherry?"

Xiang Qichen: "..."

Realizing she said something wrong, Zhou Huaiyi corrected herself, "No, I mean... you... you took my... virginity!"

Xiang Qichen: "......"

"That’s not right either..."

Xiang Qichen’s eye twitched, cutting her off through gritted teeth, "When do you normally get your periods?"

Zhou Huaiyi froze, finally realizing.

It’s the beginning of the month... it’s the day her Aunt Flo visits!

"Ah... sorry." Zhou Huaiyi awkwardly scratched her ear, "I think it’s... today."

Xiang Qichen pursed his lips and forced a smile, implying, "So... do you have those?"

Zhou Huaiyi: "No..."

Xiang Qichen, incredulous: "Don’t you girls always carry some with you?"

Zhou Huaiyi, embarrassed: "But I’m... not in a girl’s body right now..."

Xiang Qichen: ".........."

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In the end, Zhou Huaiyi phoned the hotel staff to bring up two packs of sanitary pads and a small package of brown sugar.

During the waiting period, Zhou Huaiyi went back to her room to wash her face, brush her teeth, and change clothes before returning to Xiang Qichen’s room.

Once the items arrived, Xiang Qichen held the two packs of sanitary pads in his hand, dumbfounded, "How do I use these?"

Zhou Huaiyi turned on the kettle, walked over, and opened the packaging of the sanitary pads, taking out a pad and demonstrating each step in detail.

"..."

Finally, Xiang Qichen blushingly went into the bathroom.

When the water boiled, Zhou Huaiyi mixed the brown sugar into a cup of hot water. When Xiang Qichen came out after changing pads, she handed him the steaming cup of brown sugar water, looking apologetic, "Drink it while it’s hot. When I get my period, it... hurts quite a bit."

Xiang Qichen, having no concept of her "quite a bit," didn’t think much of it and took the cup, slowly drinking it down as advised.

However, Xiang Qichen didn’t expect that Zhou Huaiyi’s "hurts quite a bit" almost took half his life.

As soon as they got in the nanny car, he felt his lower abdomen swell with a throbbing ache that came in waves.

Thankfully, it was bearable.

But upon reaching the airport, after passing through security and sitting in the waiting lounge, Xiang Qichen fully understood what it meant to be in so much pain he couldn’t stand up straight, and hurt so badly he couldn’t speak...

Yang Li watched him sprawled in the chair, unable to empathize but just seeing his bloodless face made him feel the pain, quickly fetching a thermos to fill with hot water.

Zhou Huaiyi sat beside him, both sympathetic and guilty, "Is it really painful, my god... I’m sorry..."

QAQ

Xiang Qichen weakly clutched her sleeve, barely audible, "Zhou Huaiyi... exactly how much cold stuff have you eaten usually..."

Zhou Huaiyi thought for a moment, "The past two months have been hot, I’ve eaten quite a lot..."

Xiang Qichen: ".........."