In the suite numbered 515, Shen Xi had just emerged from the washroom when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, realizing her period had arrived.
This usually happened when she had her period before, but since giving birth and with her own conditioning, this symptom had significantly improved.
She couldn't figure out why it had suddenly started hurting again. Had she caught a chill from the rain earlier?
Moreover, her period had come a few days early, catching her completely off guard and unprepared.
She only had tissues with her, and even sleeping had become a problem.
Her phone had just finished charging and powered on. She called Jian Fan, but he didn't answer.
Hmph! Her stomach hurt so much, and she couldn't go out to buy anything herself.
What should she do? What should she do now?
Shen Xi curled up in pain on the bed. At some point, tears had already filled her eyes.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. "Shen Xi, how are you?"
It was Qin Si Ye.
Shen Xi's heart skipped a beat. Her eyes darted around. He had arrived at just the right time. She could only ask for his help now.
Slowly getting out of bed, Shen Xi clutched her stomach and shuffled towards the door.
The moment the door opened, she quickly turned back, enduring the pain in her lower abdomen, and ran back to the bed, burying herself under the covers.
Qin Si Ye, who had just raised his hand, let it fall gently.
How did the door open? Where did she go?
"Shen Xi, are you there?" Qin Si Ye asked, looking confused, and stepped inside.
The room was dimly lit, with only a bedside lamp on.
"Mmm." Shen Xi kept her head buried in the covers, emitting a low sound.
Qin Si Ye's heart tightened. He walked quickly towards the bedside. "What's wrong?"
"My stomach hurts," Shen Xi replied softly.
"Ah? Why does your stomach hurt all of a sudden? Did you eat something bad today?" Qin Si Ye couldn't hide the worry in his eyes. "Is it serious? How about I take you to the hospital?"
"No need." Shen Xi still had her head covered. Her face was already flushed. "It's not that kind of pain, it's a different kind of pain."
A different kind of pain? What did that mean? Qin Si Ye was momentarily stunned.
With his thirty-plus years of life experience, he genuinely didn't know where else in the stomach could hurt besides the digestive system.
"Why do you always cover your head? Can't you show your face and talk properly? Where exactly does it hurt?" Qin Si Ye looked at the woman wrapped like a dumpling on the bed and couldn't help but reach out to pull down her covers.
This woman was too unusual today, speaking vaguely, completely unlike her usual demeanor.
As his hand was about to touch the quilt, Shen Xi suddenly rolled to the other side and shouted, "Ah— don't touch it!"
Qin Si Ye was exasperated by her reaction, finding it both funny and annoying. "If you continue like this, then I'm leaving?"
"Wait." Shen Xi hastily revealed her head, her back to him, and said indignantly, "Why are you so stupid? It's that kind of pain women have."
Hearing this, Qin Si Ye finally understood.
However, it couldn't be blamed on him. He had always been a germaphobe and had rarely come into contact with women.
Although he knew women had these physiological reactions, he hadn't immediately thought of that.
Just as Shen Xi thought he would be very angry after she had cursed him in her haste, she heard a gentle voice, "Wait a moment, I'll be right back."
When Qin Si Ye reached the door, he turned back, poured her a cup of hot water, and placed it on the bedside. "Drink some hot water first, bear with it. I'll be back soon."
The moment the door closed, Shen Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief. She slowly turned over, picked up the cup of hot water, took a few sips, and walked towards the washroom.
While washing her hands, Shen Xi looked at her fair and delicate face in the mirror and smiled slightly, feeling fortunate that she had reacted quickly. If that man had seen her true appearance, she didn't know what the consequences would be.
She had been deceiving him for so long, and even had a tombstone made for Yin Xi. He would surely be furious.
Moreover, she absolutely could not let him know the information Chen Fa had told her today.
Five years ago, the first time she went to the Qin family, she met Su Cheng Yu at the door and told him herself that she didn't know that man.
A few days ago at the Qin family, Qin Si Ye had already discovered that Su Cheng Yu was the one who had drugged him that night and was suspicious of Lu Yu Shan's sudden appearance in his room.
He believed they had colluded to do it.
If he were to find out that it was her that night, and that Su Cheng Yu was her ex-boyfriend, wouldn't his suspicions towards her grow even greater?