I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

"I...I have a stomachache." Her voice was small, weak, and trembling.

"stomachache?"

Chen Shuo was taken aback, and subconsciously looked down, only to find that the area where the thin blanket covered his abdomen was slightly bulging, and the outline of a hand could be vaguely seen.

"How could this have happened out of nowhere...?"

As he spoke, he lifted the blanket to take a closer look, but as soon as he did, his voice abruptly stopped, as if a pause button had been pressed.

Chen Shuo saw that Bai Xiaoqi's thighs and the hem of her nightgown were stained with glaring bloodstains, and even the sofa was soaked with some.

That's it...

He felt a bit conflicted. He had just made a blunder about this yesterday morning, and this morning his period had actually started.

Moreover, judging from her behavior, her relative clearly has a rather unfriendly temper.

Chen Shuo silently pulled the blanket over himself, and after a moment of silence, said, "Your relative has really come this time."

relative?

Bai Xiaoqi suddenly remembered that he had mentioned relatives yesterday morning. Like a drowning person grabbing a straw, she grabbed Chen Shuo's wrist and said with a mournful face, "You, what relatives are you talking about? Why am I bleeding so much? Am I going to die?"

As she spoke the last sentence, her voice inevitably trembled with tears, and tears welled up in her eyes. She also tightened her grip on her hands.

"What do you mean 'die'? Don't talk nonsense."

Feeling the sharp pain in his wrist, Chen Shuo couldn't help but twitch his lips and explained through gritted teeth, "Having your period is just a normal physiological phenomenon, it's not an illness, and it won't kill you."

Hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi felt relieved, but the unbearable pain in her stomach still left her with teary eyes.

She couldn't help but wrinkle her little nose and asked pitifully, "Do all humans have this? So, when you have your period, does your stomach hurt a lot?"

"I'm a man, and men don't have relatives; only women do."

Seeing her like this, Chen Shuo knew she was in a lot of pain, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for her too, as his wrist also hurt.

But this isn't the time to worry about that. I remember she said last night that she was tired and her stomach was upset, which is probably a sign that her period is about to start.

Unfortunately, neither of them knew anything about this. One was here for the first time, and the other had no idea how to come. Both of them lacked experience and thought they had just eaten too much, so they even thought of using yogurt to help with digestion.

Yogurt is supposed to be kept in the freezer, it's freezing cold, and she still drank so much of it.

It would be strange if it didn't hurt.

"Why, why are only women coming?"

"because..."

Chen Shuo was about to answer when he suddenly realized he was confused. "How the hell would I know this? This is completely beyond my knowledge."

"At this point, you shouldn't ask so many questions. Besides, it's hard for me to explain this. Anyway, every woman gets her period, and almost every woman experiences pain."

"Then, how long will it hurt?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuo hesitated for a moment before replying, "Seven days."

Upon hearing this unit of time, Bai Xiaoqi's trembling little body instantly froze, and tears welled up in her eyes as she burst into sobs, "I... I don't want to be human anymore, waaaah..."

"........."

Chapter Thirty-Four: A Clear Conscience?

Seeing the cat girl on the sofa crying miserably, repeatedly saying things like "I'm not human anymore," I was struck by a glimpse of her.

Chen Shuo was at a loss and didn't know how to comfort her. If he told her that there would be many more days like this in the future, and that she would have to come for seven days every month, would she break down?

"Don't cry, I'll make you some brown sugar water. Drinking some brown sugar water might make the pain go away."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi's cat ears twitched suddenly, her crying abruptly stopped, and she asked through teary eyes, "Really, really?"

"Yes, brown sugar water is for drinking when menstruation comes. I'll go make it for you now, it'll be quick, just bear with it a little longer."

Without further delay, Chen Shuo stood up and went to the kitchen to boil water. Before the water boiled, he sliced ​​the red dates, mixed them with brown sugar, and cooked them in the pot. After thinking for a moment, he added a handful of ginger slices.

Next came the patient wait. Chen Shuo stared at the pot for a while, then took out his phone from his pocket, opened Baidu, and started searching for things like whether cats get periods.

The answer popped up on the page, and Chen Shuo only had time to glance at it before he saw that the brown sugar water in the pot was boiling. He quickly put his phone back in his pocket, poured the brown sugar water into a bowl, a whole big bowl, and without caring that it was hot, he carried the brown sugar water back to the living room.

At this moment, Bai Xiaoqi was still curled up on the sofa, her eyes still moist from crying, and she was still whimpering. She looked so pitiful, with a hint of regret mixed in with her pitifulness.

Seeing this, Chen Shuo couldn't help but think of the answer he had just searched for, and sighed almost imperceptibly, "You chose it, idol."

Now you know it's not easy being a human, is it? It's so much better to be a cat, at least cats don't have periods.

Remembering something, he put the brown sugar water on the coffee table, went back to the bedroom, picked up the leftover cola bottle from the computer desk, went to the water dispenser, filled the bottle with hot water, and tightened the cap.

Turning her head, she saw Bai Xiaoqi struggling to bend over, reaching out her little hand to pick up a spoon, and shakily scooping up a spoonful of brown sugar water to put it into her mouth.

The image gave the impression of someone who was physically disabled but determined, as if she firmly believed that as long as she drank this, her stomach pain would stop.

"Given your condition, why don't you just stay in bed and not try to help yourself?"

Without saying a word, Chen Shuo walked over, helped her lean against the sofa, picked up the bowl, and handed her the Coke bottle that had just been filled with hot water. "Put this hot water bottle on your stomach, that should help relieve some of the pain."

"Ah."

Bai Xiaoqi took the water bottle and placed it on her lower abdomen. She couldn't help but let out a soft groan as soon as she touched it, but her brows relaxed after she gradually got used to the temperature.

I feel much better now.

Chen Shuo half-squatted down beside the sofa, scooped up a spoonful of brown sugar water, blew on it gently twice, and brought it to her lips: "Come on, open your mouth."

As Bai Xiaoqi sipped the brown sugar water spoonful by spoonful, her expression gradually relaxed. Seeing this, Chen Shuo asked, "How are you feeling? Do you feel any better?"

"Hmm, it doesn't hurt as much as it did before."

"See, I told you, drinking some brown sugar water when your period comes will help immediately."

Chen Shuo looked rather smug, feeling incredibly proud of himself. He then blew on the sugar water in the spoon, about to feed it to her, when he looked up and saw that Bai Xiaoqi's eyes were misty with tears. The next second, tears welled up again.

Why are you crying again? Didn't we agree to be better?

"I... I just think you're a really good person... *slurp*"

Bai Xiaoqi wiped away her tears, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart. She didn't forget to open her mouth and drink the brown sugar water he offered, making a slurping sound. She smacked her lips before continuing in a tearful voice, "I...I used to live in the mountains. When I came to the human world, no one was ever kind to me. You're the first person to be so kind to me, sob sob, slurp..."

As she spoke, she took another sip of brown sugar water, made a slurping sound, and then continued to smack her lips.

Seeing her like this, Chen Shuo was both annoyed and amused. "At a time like this, you should just drink it already. You still have time to smack your lips and savor the taste."

Bai Xiaoqi's choked voice continued, tinged with apology, "I... I sometimes think you're bad, and a bit shameless, but I know you're actually a very good person. I... I knew that when I was asking for the title."

Chen Shuo's eye twitched. He didn't know if she was praising him or scolding him, and he didn't want to ask. He could only say helplessly, "Alright, stop sighing. We can talk about it later. Drink up."

"Ah."

Bai Xiaoqi opened her mouth and took another sip, smacked her lips a few times, hesitated for a moment, then raised her eyes and asked softly, "Will you always be this good to me?"

"meeting."

"really?"

"It's true." Chen Shuo sighed and fed her the last spoonful of sugar water in the bowl.

The cat girl was being rather sentimental today, which made him a little uneasy.

As usual, Bai Xiaoqi smacked her lips. After finishing a bowl of brown sugar water, she felt warm in her stomach, and the pain lessened considerably. She glanced longingly at the empty bowl.

Can I drink some more?

"Okay, I'll go make you some more." Chen Shuo picked up the bowl and was about to go back to the kitchen to continue making brown sugar water when he suddenly remembered the blood-red stain he had seen earlier.

He suddenly stopped, put down the bowl, and said, "Wait a moment." Then he turned and went into the bathroom.

A moment later, he came out carrying a basin of hot water with a towel soaking in it.

Chen Shuo placed the basin in front of the sofa, dipped a towel in the water a few times, and handed over the hot towel, saying, "Wipe your blood off."

"..."

Bai Xiaoqi opened her mouth, her cheeks flushed slightly, hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took the towel, putting it into the blanket and starting to rustle.

Knowing she was a little embarrassed, Chen Shuo didn't stare at her. He deliberately turned his head to the side and waited a moment before hearing her say softly, "Here, for you."

Chen Shuo then turned his head back, looked at her blushing, shy face, and then at the towel that had turned slightly red, and asked, "How is it? Is it clean?"

"..."

Bai Xiaoqi was too embarrassed to speak, and simply shook her head slightly.

Seeing this, Chen Shuo didn't say anything. He put the towel in the water for a while, then handed it to her. He repeated this several times until the towel was finally clean, and the water in the basin changed color.

He carried the basin into the bathroom and poured out the water. Then he turned around and rummaged through the closet to find a clean dress and underwear. He also took out the sanitary napkins he had bought yesterday from under the coffee table.

He handed it to her and said, "This is for when you have your period. Stick the adhesive side to your underwear and then put it on... Um, there are pictures on it, you should be able to understand. After you're done, remember to change your clothes."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Shuo took the bowl, turned around, and went into the kitchen to boil another pot of brown sugar water.

The living room was quiet for a few seconds, then a rustling sound came from inside.

After a moment, Bai Xiaoqi moved her position away from the blood-stained area on the sofa.

She gently stroked the hot water bottle on her stomach, and couldn't help but look up at the busy figure in the kitchen, suddenly feeling a sense of peace she had never felt before.

Thinking of something, her eyes flickered a few times, then lowered slightly.

Do I have a clear conscience?

Chapter Thirty-Five: Drinking Large Cups

The sofa was stained with blood, so Chen Shuo took it off and threw it into the washing machine to clean it.

The sofa surface hadn't been replaced, making it look exceptionally ugly—dark, dirty, and completely unsuitable for lying down.

So Bai Xiaoqi temporarily moved to the bed, where she was wrapped in a blanket watching Chen Shuo type on the keyboard.

She rarely came in when Chen Shuo was writing, so she didn't really know his state of mind when he was writing.

But after observing him today, she felt that this person seemed a bit abnormal.

One moment he'd burst into laughter for no reason, the next he'd mutter something to himself.

He seems a bit neurotic.