After being kicked out of the wealthy family along with her yandere childhood friend

Pei Jin stood in front of the sink, his finger under his nose.

He lowered his head, his fingertips brushing against the tip of his nose before lowering them, his face showing an infatuation he himself was unaware of.

The white peach had an indescribable fragrance that lingered in his mind.

The feeling of burying my face in it just now—soft, warm, with body heat, and—

The smell seemed to linger in his nasal cavity, refusing to dissipate.

"Pei Jin~"

Bai Tao's voice came from the toilet, the last syllable drawn out, as if she was preparing something.

When Pei Jin heard her call him, he stiffened for a moment and slowly lowered his hand.

He didn't understand why Bai Tao's behavior had suddenly changed so drastically; it didn't sound like a good thing.

But he still walked to the toilet door and stood next to the door frame.

"What's wrong?"

Bai Tao pinched her inner thigh hard to stop herself from laughing out loud, straining her voice to be soft and weak.

"Pei Jin~ I forgot to bring my underwear in, and my pants are dirty. Could you bring me a pair?"

Pei Jin was stunned. He had a feeling that Bai Tao was doing it on purpose, but he also felt that it couldn't be.

Bai Tao is a bit silly, but she's so cute and kind, without a lot of ulterior motives.

He walked to Bai Tao's suitcase, squatted down, and although he knew where Bai Tao usually kept her underwear, he still turned his head and asked.

"Where should I put it?"

"There's a small storage box in the suitcase."

Pei Jin asked and searched, pulling out a white, cotton strip with a small ruffled edge.

so cute.

He glanced at it and put it back.

Then I pulled out a light pink one, also made of cotton, with clean edges.

It was put back.

Then he saw the white lace trim, the edges were extremely fine, the fabric was so thin it was like a layer of gauze, and it felt almost weightless between his fingers.

Pei Jin's Adam's apple bobbed slightly.

This is the one.

He opened it and took a look. Just imagining what Bai Tao would look like in it made him realize how much he was thinking about it.

He took it in his hand casually, then stood up, walked to the bathroom door, and gently knocked on it.

A slit was made in the white peach, and Pei Jin reached out and handed it inside.

Bai Tao's eyes widened.

Can someone explain why he did that?

Why are you holding it so openly in your hand?

Shouldn't you be just as shy and embarrassed as she is, blushing and hesitant to take it?

She took it and closed the door.

Looking down at the piece of fabric in my hand, the lace trim shimmered under the light.

Why did it have to be this one...?

This was a gift from her roommates when she graduated from university, to celebrate that everyone would be a mature woman entering the workforce.

She had never worn it, and after living with Pei Jin, she had never even touched it.

It's shameful just to wash it clean and hang it in the toilet.

Bai Tao slowly and deliberately changed the clothes and went outside.

Pei Jin sat in front of the coffee table drinking water. When Bai Tao came out, his ears turned slightly red.

The thought of Bai Tao wearing the underwear he had just chosen made him suddenly stand up.

"I'm going to take a shower."

Bai Tao nodded, slumped onto the sofa, and said she would take a shower.

She now felt she couldn't stay with Pei Jin; she regretted ever asking him to carry it for her.

Now, she always feels like she's running naked in front of Pei Jin.

Pei Jin stood under the showerhead, water pouring down from above, running down his shoulders, arms, and waist.

He didn't move, his eyes closed, his back pressed against the cold tiles, his mind filled with the scene from just now.

He glanced up and saw Bai Tao's little clothes drying in the air. Pei Jin hooked his fingertip.

Can I borrow this?

Finally, it was over. He looked down at himself and sighed.

I should have known better than to take that one.

He turned on the tap, filled a handful with cold water, washed his face, and pulled all his hair back.

Pei Jin raised his head and looked at himself in the mirror, his forehead exposed, full of desire, his pupils gleaming.

He washed Bai Tao's underwear again and then hung it back in its original place.

Then he filled a bucket with water and rinsed every corner of the floor. He also opened the window a crack to let in some fresh air, afraid that she might smell something strange.

Bai Tao was lying on her side on the sofa playing on her tablet. When Pei Jin came out, she glanced at him gently.

Forty minutes.

Do men really need to take this long to shower?

Pei Jin almost went back to the bathroom because of her casual glance.

He lowered the curtain with one hand and sat back on the bed.

Bai Tao raised her head and glanced at the lowered curtain. Something was wrong, something was very wrong!

Why did he go to bed so early today?

Pei Jin came out and turned off the lights when I went to bed at night.

As he passed by Bai Tao, he saw that she was covered tightly with a blanket, her hands alternately covering her stomach, and her breathing was even, as if she had already fallen asleep.

He turned off the light, stood in the dark for a while to make sure she was alright, and then lay back down on the bed.

That evening, Bai Tao lay on the sofa, her lower abdomen aching intermittently.

The pain wasn't sharp or sudden, but a dull, persistent ache, like something slowly tightening, loosening, and tightening deep inside the abdomen.

Her period was a few days late this time, and she had never experienced any pain before. It might be because she recently moved to a basement, causing a hormonal imbalance.

In addition, after drinking the fruit tea that Pei Jin brought back today, she felt very uncomfortable in her stomach, as if something was blocking it.

My lower back was even more painful, feeling sore and swollen as if it were being torn apart from the middle.

She tried several positions—lying on her side, lying flat, and curling her legs—but none of them could suppress the dull pain and discomfort that spread from deep within her.

She tossed and turned on the sofa, but it was too narrow for her to turn over properly. She could only turn slightly to one side and then back to the other.

She pounded the back of the sofa in frustration, the sound muffled by the blanket.

Pei Jin heard her tossing and turning, indicating that she wasn't sleeping soundly. He reached for his phone and glanced at it; it was one in the morning.

He didn't get up immediately. He waited a while to make sure she wasn't asleep. Afraid of startling Bai Tao if he suddenly went out, he coughed twice before lifting the curtain, walking out, and turning on the bathroom light.

Turning on the basement light directly is too bright and glaring, but turning on the bathroom light won't be.

He walked back and squatted down in front of Bai Tao, his voice very low.

"uncomfortable?"

Bai Tao nodded, looking at Pei Jin with a pitiful expression.

Pei Jin then noticed that there was a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, and a few strands of wet hair were stuck to her face, making her look pitiful.

She got her period, so Pei Jin turned off the air conditioner fan before going to bed.

Pei Jin didn't feel very hot, but Bai Tao must have been sweating profusely from feeling uncomfortable.

Pei Jin didn't ask any questions. He went to pour her a cup of hot water, and let the two cups cool down for a while until the water was no longer too hot to drink before bringing it over.

Bai Tao glanced at it; she didn't want to drink it.

She nestled on the sofa, small and delicate, with the blanket wrapped around her chin, only her eyes showing, looking at Pei Jin as if waiting for him to come up with a better solution.

Pei Jin squatted by the sofa, looking at the person curled up in the blanket, and felt that there was nothing he could do about her.

"Go to bed."

He said.

The sofa is too small; Bai Tao can't even turn over properly.

Before she could agree, Pei Jin reached under her with both hands, supporting her back with one hand and her knees with the other, and gently lifted Bai Tao up.

Hold me tight.

He spoke very softly.

Bai Tao wrapped her arms around his neck, and Pei Jin freed one hand to pick up Bai Tao's pillow and take it with him.

Pei Jin gently placed her on the bed, then turned around and covered her with the blanket.

After doing all this, Pei Jin sat on the edge of the bed, gently placing his hand on her stomach through the blanket.

"Go to sleep."

Wow, the feeling of lying in bed again moved Bai Tao so much that she wanted to swim in bed.

This feels so good!

Although this mattress is just a very ordinary one, not as good as the Hästen custom-made one she slept on at the Bai family's house, it's much better than that smelly sofa!

She curled up, lay on her side, and slowly calmed down.

Just before falling asleep, Bai Tao weakly opened her mouth, her voice so slurred it was barely audible.

"Where do you sleep?"

Pei Jin's men didn't stop moving.

"Sleep on the sofa for a bit. Go to sleep, don't worry about me."

Having not slept in a bed for so long, Bai Taotou quickly curled up into a ball and fell asleep hugging Pei Jin's arm as soon as her head touched the pillow, with Pei Jin's hand still pressing on her lower abdomen through the blanket.

Pei Jin sat on the edge of the bed, without pulling his hand away.

He looked at her for a long time.

Her eyelashes drooped, his head was lowered, and finally, his thin lips parted slightly, tentatively calling her name twice, the sound only he could hear.

"White peach? White peach?"

He received no response.

Then he paused for a moment, finally allowing himself to say the name he had repeated in his mind many times.

"Baby."

He knelt down and tenderly kissed Bai Tao's forehead.

Then his fingertips gently touched her lips.

He would ask her for his first kiss when she was sober.