Everyone has those urgent needs—it’s just human nature.
The urgency she’d felt as a boy was nothing like this, now that she was a girl. Forcing it back felt entirely different.
Once she’d noticed the sensation, it only grew stronger and more insistent!
Ye Zhibai’s mouth twitched. She couldn’t help but rub her shapely legs slightly and glanced around the room.
There didn’t seem to be a private bathroom in here…?
Should she go out?
That wouldn’t be a problem; finding a restroom shouldn’t be too hard.
But the issue was…
What exactly was the process for a girl using the toilet?!
Ye Zhibai had the basic knowledge and knew the posture was different, but something she’d never actually done before? Doing it for the first time without any confidence was nerve-wracking.
After twenty-odd years of thinking like a boy when solving problems, suddenly reversing her mindset was surprisingly difficult.
Just thinking about it brought another wave, like a torrent pressing against a dam.
No, she couldn’t hold it anymore!
No matter what, she had to at least try!
It was better than letting the raging river burst forth right there on the bed!
Ye Zhibai’s legs felt stiff as she struggled to sit up. She slipped on her slippers and stood, gripping the nearby railing as she took a step forward.
Hiss… Her body had recovered a lot, but walking was still heavy going.
Her soul was fusing with her flesh at a snail’s pace—agonizingly slow.
And with this pent-up release sensation inside her, it made her steps even slower.
She shuffled from the railing to the cabinet, then from the cabinet to the wall, inching her way toward the door.
Almost there… Just about to step out.
Once outside, she could look for the restroom signs and—
Whoosh!
“…”
Just as Ye Zhibai’s hand was about to touch the sliding door—
It opened first.
But her hand was already extended in the same direction.
In her haste, reacting to her body’s urgency without leaving any margin for error, she’d reached out to open it herself.
So, momentum and gravity took over—there was no pulling it back.
And thus…
Her hand ended up grasping something soft.
The one opening the door was none other than Ye Zhiyun, who’d just returned after her phone call.
So, where Ye Zhibai’s hand had landed probably didn’t need spelling out.
Ye Zhibai froze.
When someone freezes, their grip tends to lose any delicacy.
Without delicacy—it tightened unnaturally.
The sudden squeeze made Ye Zhiyun, her face already registering surprise, let out an involuntary squeak from her throat.
“Ah…!”
It hit Ye Zhibai like a hammer to the skull!
Earth’s gravity was such a cute yet infuriating thing!
Ye Zhibai yanked her hand back as fast as she could.
“Sorry.”
She meant it from the bottom of her heart, pouring every ounce of apology into the words!
But… delivered in her cold, flat tone, it came out sounding hollow and perfunctory, maybe even indifferent.
“Uh…? It’s fine?” Ye Zhiyun blinked at first, dazed, and glanced down at her chest.
But she quickly looked back up, a hint of bashfulness in her voice!
“Could it be…? Now that Sister’s awake, she’s awakened an interest in that sort of thing too?!”
Then, she muttered to herself, lost in thought: “But… if that’s the case, I need to keep a close eye on Sister… It’s too dangerous out there, hee hee… If Sister wants some, just tell me ahead of time~ Sudden attacks aren’t good~”
A chill ran through her!
Ye Zhibai felt it from her toes straight to the top of her head!
She desperately wanted to parse those bizarre words, but right now, she had no bandwidth for chit-chat.
With Ye Zhiyun blocking the doorway, Ye Zhibai sidestepped, trying to squeeze past.
“Yun’er… hurry… move aside… you’re in the way…”
Had her language skills gone haywire?!
Why did she sound so punchable?!
But after Ye Zhiyun sucked in a sharp breath—
She broke into the most satisfied smile imaginable!!
“Hiss-ha… In the way… Sorry! Uh, no—Sister, where are you off to?” Where?!
Don’t remind her!
The reminder reignited the urge that shock had briefly suppressed, now surging back at double speed.
Ye Zhibai sensed disaster and clamped her legs together.
“Sister?! Are you unwell?!”
“No…”
“If you’re unwell, you have to say so! This is serious! Hold on! Father’s coming soon to check on you! I’ll call the Medical Maid Corps!”
“No… restroom…”
“Hm?!”
“Restroom…”
“Sister?”
“I said! I need to go… to the restroom…”
“…”
This time, though her tone was still soft and measured,
Ye Zhibai had finally gotten it across clearly.
And Ye Zhiyun had heard her clearly too.
After a flicker of surprise,
A profound sense of responsibility settled over Ye Zhiyun’s ethereal, refined features like never before!
“Sister! Emergency! I’ll take you!”
“No need… I can go myself… just move…”
Ye Zhibai clung to her last shred of stubborn pride.
She’d already embarrassed herself enough in front of this girl.
At least something like using the restroom—she could handle it on her own!
So just move already, for crying out loud!!
But Ye Zhiyun furrowed her pretty brows, and her next words turned Ye Zhibai’s face ashen.
“But… to get to a restroom outside, you’d have to go fifteen floors down… We’re on the thirtieth floor, and the hospital elevators are broken today—under repair.”
“Eh…?”
Ye Zhibai froze mid-motion.
No way…
Climb fifteen floors?
To find a restroom?
And maybe not even get a turn.
Even if she did, figuring out the right way to do it might take time she didn’t have.
In an instant, her already pale face drained to pure white.
This feeling was called despair.
Ye Zhibai still wasn’t adept at or comfortable in her own body.
Add in this utterly hopeless despair…
She stopped moving.
At the same time, along the outside of her dress, an imperceptible trickle traced down her calf.
It fell further, landing with a crisp drip.
What?!!
What just happened?!
Ye Zhibai squatted down abruptly, curling into a ball!
And forced back the rest of the urge!
Don’t look… please don’t look…
Her body trembled faintly, whether from holding on or from misery, she didn’t know.
Actually! Inside, she was cursing the heavens!
Damn it, you bastard heavens!
Wasn’t humiliating my life last time enough?! Now in this life, you’re tormenting me in front of my new family too?!
Wah… Why am I always the one who gets hurt and unlucky?!
Shame pinned her in place; she couldn’t budge.
Ye Zhiyun’s mouth fell slightly open, freezing in place as well.
The light in her eyes dimmed, leaving her gaze hollow.
Sister… in pain, trembling, helpless.
In that moment, time nearly stopped in Ye Zhiyun’s mind.
She wanted to slap herself for reflection!
She’d been careless… thinking Sister was awake meant she was fine.
But how could her body have recovered so quickly?!
Sister must still be in agony, maybe even unable to control—
Argh!
Ye Zhiyun reflected deeply!
Wracked with guilt and self-reproach, she felt endless heartache.
She couldn’t let Sister suffer like this.
“Sis, just hold on. I’ll take you.”
“No… Hm?!”
Ye Zhibai felt the world spin.
When her vision steadied,
She realized—
Ye Zhiyun had scooped her up in a princess carry!!
