CHAPTER 56: CHAPTER 56: WILL YOU HELP ME, PLEASE?

However, the embarrassment lasted only a moment before Ye Manman could say something, He Chen, with a look of conflict and determination, helped her up again.

He had her lie back down in the correct position on the bed, covering her with a blanket from the knees up, then quickly left the room.

Lying in bed, remembering how she had just lain in front of He Chen, Ye Manman felt so ashamed she wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Just as she thought of moving, He Chen returned with another blanket.

He brought his own blanket and covered her below the knees, making sure none of her wounds were touched before he was relieved enough to walk to the door.

"Rest well for now, call me when you wake up, or if it hurts too much and you want to talk to me, I’m here with you."

He always had his back to Ye Manman, his voice slightly hoarse but still normal, and when Ye Manman turned to look, she saw his ears were bright red.

"...Okay."

Ye Manman shyly turned her face away, screaming internally.

Oh heaven and earth, strike me with lightning now!

Why is there such an embarrassing thing in this world! And it had to happen to her!

She screamed internally, and just a door away, He Chen’s heart was also wildly roaring.

He drank cup after cup of cold water, hardly believing he could endure such powerful temptation!

Seeing Ye Manman’s pitiful appearance, her smooth, straight legs right in front of him, he almost bit his molars to the breaking point to refrain from doing something shameful.

He Chen felt his hands and legs were still slightly trembling, and he couldn’t stop them even now.

He couldn’t believe he actually did it, and acted so properly.

Even though in his heart he had long since...

Thinking about it, he was startled again and quickly drank cold water.

But not wearing pants, won’t she catch a cold? The weather is already very cold, and in a month it will start snowing.

He Chen started to worry again, rummaging through the room’s wardrobe, but couldn’t find a pair of shorts for Ye Manman to wear.

Just as he was getting anxious, Ye Manman called for him from the room.

He rushed over, and the moment Ye Manman saw him, her face turned a deeper red than before.

"What’s wrong? Did you hit your wounds?"

He Chen’s tone was a little anxious as he looked her over with concern.

Yet, Ye Manman hadn’t moved at all, her wounds still exposed to the air.

He Chen asked again curiously, "Did you want some water? Or something else?"

Honestly, her current state, with her hands and legs injured and unable to move freely, was very much like a bedridden patient.

Ye Manman was sobbing without tears, wishing her knees didn’t hurt so much!

"It’s not that..."

Facing He Chen’s concerned eyes, Ye Manman thought of her urgent need, feeling ashamed enough to die.

"I, I need to use the bathroom..."

She had wanted to use the bathroom earlier, but was too embarrassed to say so; now she couldn’t hold it any longer, feeling like her poor bladder was on the verge of exploding.

Her voice was soft and timid, so faint from embarrassment that He Chen couldn’t hear clearly.

"What?"

He walked straight from the doorway to her bedside.

His concerned gaze was now much closer.

Ye Manman thought if she could just die now, it would be better than being caught in such unbearable shame by heaven!

"I need to use the bathroom..."

She said it again with a flushed face, her eyes misting with tears of shame, looking pitiful.

He Chen heard it clearly this time and was dumbstruck.

"This...this... I..."

He awkwardly muttered several single words in a row. The cold water he had drunk to calm down was no match, and his mind buzzed as his face turned bright red again.

"You... shall I carry you?"

"But you’re not wearing pants now, you can’t go outside..."

He scratched his head awkwardly, his words even a bit slurred.

Yet Ye Manman had no time to laugh at him.

She was the one who’s supposed to be laughed at now! Help!

Her room had a chamber pot for when she was scared to use the outside toilet at night, and when she did get up at night, she would be diligent enough to dispose of it the next day.

But now, if she used the chamber pot, who would dispose of it?

Was she supposed to ask He Chen to dispose of it?

Help! This was too humiliating!

Ye Manman howled inwardly, but her bladder was truly at its breaking point.

She had no choice but to grit her teeth and speak.

"The chamber pot is at the foot of the bed near the wall, just help me get it and lift me a little, I can take care of it myself..."

She truly couldn’t get up on her own, as her elbows were also scraped and would hurt upon pressing on the bed.

Obediently, a blushing He Chen fetched the chamber pot and even thoughtfully removed the lid.

And his problem was that he would have to lift Ye Manman again, with her bare legs exposed!

Oh heavens, what was he to do...

He Chen was too embarrassed to look at himself, and Ye Manman was reaching her limit.

Clenching her teeth, she urged him on.

"Hurry, I can’t hold it much longer!"

Despite the embarrassment and impending social death, if she really wet the bed, making He Chen wash the soiled sheets would be an everlasting shadow she couldn’t shake off.

Ye Manman raised her hand proactively, and seeing her urgency, He Chen didn’t care about anything else, went over, lifted the blanket, and picked her up.

This time, the smooth, delicate feeling directly and intensely stimulated He Chen’s nerves, making him feel his breath heat up again.

"Alright, put me down now, you can leave first."

Ye Manman was nearly out of time, especially with her poor little bladder surging with urgency at the sight of the chamber pot, she quickly beckoned He Chen out.

He Chen exited the room almost clumsily, and even closed the door behind him.

Ye Manman gritted her teeth, carefully but urgently attempting to squat and relieve herself, but sharp, unbearable pains shot through both knees. As she quickly turned to her side to avoid re-injuring them by kneeling, she still ended up falling.

"Wuwuwu..."

So useless!

She couldn’t even use the bathroom on her own!

Her shame finally reached its peak as the pain from her knees continuously assaulted her, and lying on the cold, hard floor, she couldn’t help but start crying out loud.

He Chen had rushed back in upon hearing her fall, and seeing her collapsed and crying pitifully on the ground broke his heart. He quickly picked her up.

"He Chen wuwu, I need to use the bathroom, I can’t hold it anymore, please help me, help me..."

Ye Manman leaned into He Chen’s arms, her bladder nearing its limit, leaving her unable to think about anything else.

Seeing her knees bleeding again and her eyes red from crying, He Chen wished he could slap himself.

"I’m sorry, it’s all my fault, I shouldn’t have left you alone in the room, I’ll help you, don’t cry, don’t be scared..."

He gently comforted her, quickly carrying her to the chamber pot and swiftly pulled her pants back up.

Ye Manman was finally relieved.

She cried and shamefully closed her eyes, her face red enough to drip blood.

He Chen listened to the rushing sound, feeling his thoughts wandering away, but mostly he just felt heartbroken and upset.

Ye Manman, someone usually so proud, had nearly lost all her dignity in front of him over such an embarrassing little matter. Her heart would probably hurt a hundred times more than her body.

With that thought, all those amorous thoughts in his mind vanished without a trace.

He wasn’t even a good husband, not proactively helping her earlier, instead his mind wandered at such a critical moment, causing her injuries to worsen.

Never again!

Gradually, the sounds ceased.

Ye Manman’s body trembled from crying, her voice still filled with thick sobs, too ashamed to open her eyes.

"...I’m done."