A Young Woman's Heart

"Hehe, watch out, I've got my eye on your popcorn chicken~" Mo Xueyao said smugly, when suddenly a pair of chopsticks reached out from behind her and snatched the cauliflower from her bowl.

It was Mo Xiaoxiao smiling, revealing two dimples.

"Hehe~ The oriole stalks the cicada, unaware of the hunter behind~"

"Wow, my cauliflower! It even took the meat!"

"Sister, I want some meat~" Mo Zhuyou said to Mo Xiao with a coquettish smile.

Amidst the laughter, everyone finished lunch. However, perhaps due to laughing too much during the meal or excessive exercise, Mo Xueyao felt a bit of a stomachache.

It's like a nerve or muscle is twitching.

"Speaking of which, did anyone bring a change of clothes?" Gao Yuan suddenly asked.

"You didn't say, of course we didn't bring any," Mo Zhuyou replied matter-of-factly.

The others nodded in agreement.

"Did I forget to mention? Hmm... I think so. Uh, never mind, there's air conditioning in the room, it'll dry overnight. I'll just use a bathrobe for today?"

"Putting aside how terrible this suggestion is, the problem is, where are we going to get so many bathrobes?" Mo Xueyao asked, her eyelids drooping.

"No problem, there's some in the car. I originally planned to bring it to use after showering, but now I guess I can only sleep in a bathrobe. Everyone can just throw the clothes in the washing machine later. The central air conditioning is very warm."

"You're going to throw all the clothes in the washing machine and then wear bathrobes?" Mo Xueyao asked, puzzled. She felt something was off.

Just then, Gao Yuan suddenly hugged Duanmu Ji, who was standing next to him: "Xiao Ji, what's wrong? Xiao Ji, why are you bleeding from your nose?"

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Chapter Twenty-Six: Vacuum

In the end, the boys washed first.

Because the boys slept in the gym—or rather, the dance studio—on the basement floor.

One advantage of sleeping there is that you don't need to put down a mattress, because there's already a foam pad underneath.

Moreover, there is a large skylight on the roof, so you can see the brilliant starry sky while lying here.

As for bedding, just use some blankets; there's central air conditioning, so it's still warm at night.

The reason Gao Yuan didn't buy any more videotape projectors or similar items is probably because he spent a lot of money on this high-performance central air conditioning unit.

It is said to be made in Japan.

After the boys finished showering and took their clothes out of the washing machine to hang to dry under the air vent, the girls went to shower one by one.

The passageway connecting the two rooms on the basement level is cylindrical and also has a door, which is made of metal. When it opens and closes, it really gives you the feeling of a secret base.

The girls locked the door, of course. Although the boys probably wouldn't peek, it was still more reassuring to do so.

The passageway to the top is also here; if the boys want to go upstairs or to the restroom, they have to go through here.

We'll have to wait until the girls have finished showering.

Meanwhile, Mo Xiaoxiao was fiddling with the television set on the small table: "Yaoyao, you and Wanyan go ahead and shower. I'll shower with my sister later."

“Okay…” Mo Xueyao glanced at Li Wanyan, “Wanyan, I want to take a bath.”

What she meant was, I want to shower alone and then take a bath for a while.

However, Li Wanyan nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to the bar together then."

Mo Xueyao wasn't even used to taking a bath with a girl, let alone taking a soak in the bath with one.

When she walked into the bathroom and saw Mo Xueyao running a bath, she felt a little regretful.

Being completely honest with each other, even between people of the same sex, is actually a very awkward thing, let alone for her, Li Wanyan is still considered a 'sex'.

Li Wanyan first took off her clothes and threw them into the washing machine. She stood under the showerhead, ready to start taking a shower, but found Mo Xueyao standing awkwardly at the door, her eyes wandering and looking somewhere.

"What's wrong, Xiaoyao?" Li Wanyan asked, puzzled. "You can leave your coat on the outside and put the clothes underneath in the washing machine, or are you going to hand wash them?"

Mo Xueyao's clothes were almost always washed by her mother; she rarely washed them herself, and even when she did, it was usually just socks and the like. So, she quickly shook her head, "Ah, no, no, wait a minute, I'll put my coat and stuff outside first..."

"Speaking of which, I've never used a washing machine before," Li Wanyan chuckled softly. "Hmm, won't pantyhose get ruined if I put them in the washing machine?"

"I don't know." Mo Xueyao was even more confused, after all, her family had never bought a washing machine.

My mother has always been in charge of doing the laundry. Sometimes my father wants to do it himself, but my mother stops him, saying that he doesn't do it well enough.

"Hmm...but I heard that washing machines can spin-dry the clothes, making them very dry, which makes them easier to air dry."

"Then let's use the washing machine." Mo Xueyao scratched her head, put the skirt and sweater on the outside rack, and then threw the pantyhose and her underwear into the front washing machine.

A large tub of bathwater can't be filled up so quickly, of course.

There was only one showerhead, so Li Wanyan had to shower first. After she finished showering, she went to apply shower gel and shampoo, and then Mo Xueyao went up to shower.

The steam made the air in the bathroom somewhat humid and heavy, and also greatly reduced visibility, making everything look hazy and blurry.

"Xiaoyao, go wash up, it must be cold standing here." Li Wanyan rinsed her hair with water and then walked to the side, applying shampoo to her head.

Her hair was much smoother than when she first arrived, and she seemed to have grown a little taller.

Hmm, perhaps it's just Mo Xueyao's imagination.

Mo Xueyao shook off these strange thoughts, crawled under the showerhead, and let the warm water wash over her body.

"distant."

"Hmm?" Mo Xueyao closed her eyes and rubbed her hair haphazardly.

"I feel like I've gained weight. Do you think I've gained weight? Especially on my back."

With her eyes closed, Mo Xueyao hurriedly replied, "Ah, no, right?"

"Did you see it? You need to look carefully." Li Wanyan said, then turned around, revealing her body, which was covered in a little foam, to her.

"No, no, right?" Mo Xueyao squinted at it for a moment, then quickly closed her eyes again. "It seems a little high."

"Hmm...maybe it's because I've grown taller and heavier." Li Wanyan wasn't too sure either.

Mo Xueyao looked up nervously, squeezed out some shampoo, and started rubbing it on her head.

"Yaoyao should be starting to develop by now."

"Um……"

"No hair yet, could it be that he/she is hairless?"

For a fleeting moment, Mo Xueyao even had the illusion that the person she was talking to was Hua Yinyin.

"Large...maybe?"

"That's much more convenient, it won't shed as much."

"Why do I always feel like you're talking about some breed of cat...?" Mo Xueyao said with a helpless smile, "It can't be as much as hair loss, right?"

“That’s true, hair is what we lose the most.” Li Wanyan stood under the showerhead rinsing the foam off her hair. “Short hair doesn’t fall out much. Most of the hair that falls out is too long and then breaks off.”

Mo Xueyao sighed, "So it really is better to be a boy."

Since she started growing her hair long, there's always a lot of hair next to her seat, and sometimes it even falls in while she's eating, which is really bothersome for her.

“Boys have their own troubles too, maybe even more than we do,” Li Wanyan said softly, as if she were thinking of something.

“A man’s setbacks are about overcoming a powerful enemy, while a woman’s setbacks are like navigating a maze. There are no opponents; what she has to overcome is an invisible enemy, or herself,” Mo Xueyao sighed with deep feeling, which surprised Li Wanyan.

"What Yao Yao said actually makes a lot of sense. Did she come to that conclusion herself?"

"Ah...more or less."

"Speaking of which, the water's almost ready." Li Wanyan touched the water in the bathtub. "The temperature should be just right."

"Uh, maybe I shouldn't take a bath?"

"why?"

"Because this bathtub doesn't seem big enough? It might be a bit cramped for two people, right?"

Li Wanyan brushed the wet strands of hair that clung to her ears behind her ear: "It's okay, Yaoyao is so petite, she won't take up much space."

"Ahem!" Mo Xueyao didn't want to seem too strange, so she could only reluctantly agree.

Two people sat facing each other in the bathtub, and when their eyes met, they were both slightly embarrassed.

"Yaoyao has grown quite a bit," Li Wanyan said casually in a flat tone.

Mo Xueyao subconsciously looked down at her chest. Indeed, it was already like a small steamed bun that was gradually fermenting. Moreover, it hurt a lot when touched, as if a needle was pricking it.

"And, she seems to have lost a bit of weight?" Li Wanyan looked at Mo Xueyao's thighs. "But she was cuter when she was chubby before."

"Really... It's better to be thinner, so you can move around more easily." Mo Xueyao said, looking at her chest. She wished that area could be thinner too.

Unfortunately, the flesh on my legs and face seemed to be controlled by an invisible force, shifting there.

"But it seems like you haven't grown much taller?" Li Wanyan patted Mo Xueyao's head and asked with a gentle smile.

"It will definitely grow when the time comes! It will shoot up like bamboo. If I'm over 1.7 meters tall, Wanyan, don't be surprised."

"Xiao Yao, who's 1.7 meters tall?" Li Wanyan stroked her chin and thought for a moment. "I can't imagine it."

"Then, Wanyan will have to look up to me, hahaha!" Mo Xueyao laughed triumphantly, as if she had already grown that tall.

But she actually had no idea whether her Russian heritage would actually help her grow taller.

After all, her father is only a little over 1.7 meters tall. How could she be taller than her father?

But her father's eyes were not blue, but rather dark brown like an ordinary person's, which suggests that Mo Xueyao may have inherited genes from her grandfather or even her great-grandfather's generation.

Thinking about it this way, it's not impossible that I might actually grow much taller.

The bath didn't last too long. Firstly, it would make my body numb if it went on too long, and secondly, the two sisters, Mo Xiaoxiao and Mo Zhuyou, also needed to take a bath, so I couldn't take up too much of their time.

So Mo Xueyao and Li Wanyan wrapped themselves in bath towels, or rather bathrobes, and walked out of the bathroom. They also took out their washed clothes, intending to hang them to dry at the air vent upstairs.

"Can't Haruka tie a bathrobe?"

"Uh, I've never done this before." Mo Xueyao said somewhat awkwardly.