Chapter 71: Laughing At Your Cuteness

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Being left aside, Gu Jinrong was first stunned but quickly understood in her heart.

The bathroom's door shut tightly, not even a fly could enter.

A minute passed, and it was still still very quiet inside.

Gu Jinrong approached, knocked on the door twice, and softly called out, "Qingqing."

"What?!" Shen Qingzhi's voice quivered slightly, feeling somewhat embarrassed being visited by a red buff*.

*Menstruation/or in League of Legends, the red statue, and some other PVP games, beating it makes your enemy move slower. Just like menstruation, they both get 'resurrected' at a certain period.

What's even more embarrassing is that she just ran too fast and forgot to bring something.

At this time, she used the large round mirror in the bathroom to see that the bottom of her clothes was stained, and she was too embarrassed to go out again.

She had marked the date - it should have been the day after tomorrow, neither early nor late, yet it happened right at this moment. It's so frustrating!

"I'll bring you something," Gu Jinrong said, raising her arm, allowing Shen Qingzhi to see her shadow through the frosted glass door.

Shen Qingzhi bit her lower lip, thinking: She is really considerate, but… this is still so embarrassing.

But at this moment, she couldn't continue pretending, so she had to crack open the bathroom door a bit and stretch her palm through the gap.

"Thank you, give me the stuff, and then you can go ahead and get busy."

Even though she didn't know what she could be busy with at the moment.

“Heh."

Gu Jinrong watched as Shen Qingzhi's slender hand explored through the gap in the door for several seconds, making a short, abrupt sound before placing everything into her palm.

Shen Qingzhi took the things and closed the door tightly.

She looked at the tall, slender figure outside the door and, with a tone carrying a bit of complaint and a bit of petulance, said, "Why are you still standing at the door?"

Gu Jinrong left from outside the door, and Shen Qingzhi inside breathed a sigh of relief.

She spent twenty minutes cleaning herself up, washing the dirty clothes she had changed, and tidying up her appearance in the mirror before going to open the bathroom door.

At this time, she was particularly concerned about her own image, and her idol image burden rose to an unprecedented level.

Just two minutes before opening the door, she rehearsed in front of the mirror how to greet Gu Jinrong gracefully and politely, and then passed her off as if nothing had happened.

"Hi." Shen Qingzhi walked out of the bathroom and waved in the direction facing the bed very calmly.

Nobody.

She turned around and faced the sofa.

Still no one.

This bedroom is not small, but everything can be seen at a glance.

Shen Qingzhi looked around the entire room for five seconds and had to accept the fact that she was the only one in the room.

Where is she? She must be busy.

After Shen Qingzhi finished asking and answering questions in her mind, she suddenly felt a little aggrieved.

She took small steps to the edge of the bed, then laid down facing it, burying her head into the pillow.

Her lower abdomen started to ache faintly; it must have been from not using hot enough water while washing her clothes just now.

If she had known there was no one outside, she could have soaked for a while first. Thinking this way made her feel even more aggrieved.

Shen Qingzhi covered her belly with both hands, sniffing and cursing herself in her heart for being pretentious.

You're the one who told her to go busy, why are you whimpering like this? 

You've been through your period alone before.

Her original intention was to scold herself to toughen up, but the more she scolded, the more fragile she felt. Before long, the pillow was dampened by her tears.

When Gu Jinrong opened the door and entered the room, she saw Shen Qingzhi burying herself in the quilt, shrugging her shoulders as if she were crying.

"Qingqing." She placed the porcelain bowl in her hand on the bedside table, reaching out to nudge the girl lying on the bed.

But the normally soft girl on the bed was as stiff as a log now; she used three parts of her strength but couldn't move her even a bit.

"What's wrong, are you feeling uncomfortable?" Gu Jinrong knelt on one knee on the edge of the bed, stretched out her hand to push the furry head, and coaxed softly.

When Shen Qingzhi heard the familiar voice, she actually felt less aggrieved, but she just shed tears and looked a little embarrassed.

So she refused to show her face, and just lay on the bed and groaned: "My stomach hurts."

"Mm, periods can be painful. Get up and drink this bowl of hot brown sugar water, it'll help with the pain after drinking it." 

Gu Jinrong said, raising Shen Qingzhi's shoulders, afraid she might accidentally suffocate herself to death.

"Okay." This time, Shen Qingzhi didn't resist, hurriedly wiped away two tears with her sleeve, and propped herself up on the bed.

The person who had just cried had red eyes and looked a little more pitiful than a rabbit.

She looked at the orchid porcelain bowl on the bedside table and whispered: "So you just went out to prepare this?"

"Otherwise?" Gu Jinrong looked at her little girl's aggrieved look and finally figured out what she was thinking. Feeling both angry and amused, she held the bowl and spoon, feeding her while explaining.

"There is no kitchen in this room, so I can only go downstairs to borrow from the hotel. I sent you a message, did you see it?”

"No..." Shen Qingzhi said this a little weakly. She had just seen that there was no one in the room, and she was only thinking about her own grievances, and she suddenly lost the intelligence that a normal person should have.

"Drink the sugar water." Seeing Shen Qingzhi's distraction, Gu Jinrong put down the spoon and poked her forehead.

"Oh." Shen Qingzhi became well-behaved now and didn't wait for anyone to feed her again. She took the bowl with both hands and drank the whole thing in two mouthfuls.

In the end, to prove that she was obedient and drank every drop, she turned over the empty bowl, looking a bit like asking for praise.

As a result, the last drop of sugar water fell vertically on the quilt along the edge of the bowl.

Gu Jinrong:...

Shen Qingzhi:...

Sure enough, menstrual period will reduce people's IQ.

Gu Jinrong smiled and sighed, took the bowl and put it back on the bedside table, tore open a pack of wet wipes, and wiped it on the bedding.

"It's just a small spot, not a big deal, the bedding will have to be changed later anyway.”

Shen Qingzhi silently watched Gu Jinrong clean up the mess. The other party was too considerate, which made her even more embarrassed.

Being stared at at close range by someone will make you feel strange, especially when someone you like is staring at you at close range.

Shen Qingzhi, whose IQ was below the line at this moment, didn't know how to restrain her gaze at all. Those watery red eyes almost poked two holes in Gu Jinrong's body.

"Do I look good?" Gu Jinrong threw the used wet wipes and the packaging into the small trash can at the foot of the bed, with a slight arc at the corner of her mouth.

"Good-looking." Shen Qing answered subconsciously, and after speaking, she looked into Gu Jinrong's beautiful and shining eyes, feeling as if she had been tricked.

"If I look good, then keep looking."

After all, Gu Jinrong is a few years older and not as thin-skinned as the younger girl, felt pleased that this appearance could capture the affection of the one she admired.

But Shen Qingzhi couldn't stand such "teasing". She turned her head and fell on the bed and continued to moan, "I don't want to look now... hmph~"

"Is your stomach still hurting?" Gu Jinrong noticed Shen Qingzhi's hands resting on her lower abdomen and, following suit, she also turned to lie beside her, extending one hand over.

Shen Qingzhi had already curled up into half a shrimp, and this posture seemed like she was completely embraced by Gu Jinrong.

The soft and warm touch from behind was so comfortable that it made her not want to move at all.

Actually, after just finishing the bowl of brown sugar water, her pain had already lessened. It was just that Gu Jinrong's current tenderness made her feel more delicate and pampered than usual.

Gu Jinrong, noticing Shen Qingzhi's silence, simply held her hand and rubbed her lower abdomen through the thin fabric.

"Your hands are so cold, why don't you change into pajamas and get under the quilt to keep warm.”

"Hmm...Okay~" Shen Qingzhi agreed verbally but remained nestled in bed, showing no intention of getting up.

Gu Jinrong smiled and pulled the pajamas on the bedside with one hand while the other hand groped towards the first button of Shen Qingzhi's top. She used her index finger and thumb to unfasten the button, which made a slight sound.

Then came the second, the third... Every undone button was accompanied by a faint sound.

The woman's fingers were slender and delicate, even though they didn't directly touch the skin, they sent shivers down Shen Qingzhi's body.

What's going on? It feels like the red buff is getting more intense?

Shen Qingzhi's legs tightened together, and she reached back, holding Gu Jinrong's hand and unbuttoning her attire. Her voice carried a hint of complaint, "I'm currently on my period."

Her words were full of accusations. After all, things like "running a red light”* are really too beastly!

*sex while on period 

"I'm helping you change clothes, what do you think I'm up to?" Gu Jinrong's tone carried a faint smile as she spoke and had already removed Shen Qingzhi's shirt.

"I...I'll do it myself!" Shen Qingzhi didn't dare to be lazy anymore. She grabbed her pajamas with one hand and pulled the quilt with the other.

Her slender body formed a small mound under the red quilt, which bulged for a long time.

Although she had let Gu Jinrong undress her more than once, the circumstances at those times were special.

In broad daylight like this, unexpectedly facing such a candid situation, and being seen one-sidedly by her, everything felt awkward.

Gu Jinrong, looking at the trembling small mound on the bed, suddenly felt extremely pleased. This joy made the laughter in her heart uncontrollably spill out.

"Ha~"

“What are you laughing at?” Shen Qingzhi kicked the replaced clothes to the foot of the bed. As soon as she emerged from the blanket, she heard someone laughing at her, feeling both embarrassed and angry.

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"I'm laughing at your cuteness."

Shen Qingzhi is wearing an off-white cotton pajamas at the moment. It has been with her for several years, and due to its comfortable fabric, she is reluctant to part with it.

The neckline had a layer of fur edging, adding a furry charm to the shirt's owner.

When she was changing, she had hidden herself entirely under the quilt. Now, back in the fresh air, her cheeks were still a bit flushed, and her eyes slightly red.

Gu Jinrong recalled seeing a few young people in the lounge discussing the popular Hachimi*, how adorable and appealing it was, unintentionally catching their conversation.

*a made-up song by Tokai Teio (Machico), a character from Uma Musume: Pretty Derby, it was released as a single and became a meme song often used as bgm for pet videos in bilibili and TikTok, lyrics go something like ‘honey, honey, if I taste it, my legs will get stronger’. GJR was referring to the videos.

But those are not one percent as cute as her little girl.

Shen Qingzhi deliberately stared at Gu Jinrong. Seeing the other party's sincere expression, as if not intending to ridicule her.

The two exchanged glances for over ten seconds. Originally, Shen Qingzhi wanted to exude some intimidation, to regain some ground.

But unintentionally caught by Gu Jinrong's gaze, she failed to release any intimidation, ending up feeling embarrassed instead.

What's going on? Even if menstruation reduces IQ, does it also reduce aura?

Shen Qingzhi felt she couldn't continue being this feeble. She sat upright on the bed, her neck held high, like a proud swan.

She vigorously rubbed the ears of the gray rabbit stuff toy beside her, took a deep breath, and spoke with power:

"You're the cute one, the cutest of all!"