Chapter 235: Seriously Fooling Around
Change.
Change egg period?
What is this? Why have I never heard of it before?
Bai Ming stared at the message, feeling a wave of panic for the first time.
Men have this kind of thing too?
What to do? I’ve never heard of it!
“What’s wrong?”
The person on the other side pressed eagerly, “Why did the author stop talking?”
“Could it be… the author doesn’t know men have a change egg period? How could that be?”
“It can’t be that… the author isn’t—”
“Of course I know, haha!” In a panic, Bai Ming could only sweat nervously and explain, “The change egg period, every man has it. It’s just like a woman’s period, you know? Haha.”
“Such plot-inhibiting stuff, of course, is selectively ignored by the author! Just like the female characters in the work, their periods aren’t mentioned either.”
“Wow, so the author knows this.”
The little fan immediately said, “You scared me to death. I thought my admired author was totally clueless about men!”
“Not at all… Don’t joke around, haha.”
Bai Ming sent a nervous smile emoji.
But behind her, she was already drenched in cold sweat.
…That was close.
I almost got exposed.
Fortunately, I guessed it right.
I mean, why should girls suffer every month during their periods while boys have nothing? That’s so unfair.
Sure enough, boys experience a change egg period just as painful as a woman’s period.
Hmph, change egg, just the sound of it seems painful.
Boys probably have thin skin and are too embarrassed to talk about it. That’s why I’ve never heard of it.
But in reality, Bai Ming went to an all-girls school from kindergarten to high school, and her college major had a severely imbalanced gender ratio. She had very few interactions with boys her age.
All this knowledge came from her own imagination.
She felt pretty lucky to have gotten it right.
“Is there… nothing else you want to ask? If not, I’ll—”
“Ah, author, wait!” The little fan clung to her again, continuing to ask, “I have more questions! Why don’t the male characters in your work have any uncle pains? What about their safe days and dangerous days? Why don’t female characters need to wear protection? Why—”
Smack.
Bai Ming, blushing furiously, suddenly shut her tablet and sat on the bed, breathing heavily.
Her eyes were moist and awkward, and her flushed cheeks were adorably cute.
“Ugh… wh-what is this!”
“How come boys have so many troubles too?”
“Oh no,” she clutched her pillow tightly, burying her head deep into it, “I didn’t think of all this when I was writing before; surely someone must have noticed by now…”
“Ugh… what to do?” Bai Ming’s voice sounded pitiful as she raised her head softly.
Her woeful eyes would make anyone forget that she was the mysterious and powerful head of the Floating Splendor Commerce.
She blushed and fretted for quite a while.
Finally, she shot her head up.
“No way.”
“As a dedicated and qualified author.”
“I can’t just write nonsense based on imagination; funny writing isn’t just random chatting!”
“If I want to write realistic and touching little spicy stories, I must learn about men firsthand.”
So, the question comes.
Where do I find men?
All around her were innocent maiden maids, and everyone was just as clueless about men, the atmosphere no different from her days in an all-girls school.
Many maids were still stuck in the mindset that holding hands or kissing would lead to pregnancy; they knew even less than her.
Randomly dragging a man from the street… well, that would be too awkward.
Where can I find a man to consult? For a moment, Bai Ming was somewhat stumped.
Sang Zhe…
Hmm?
Why did I think of him?
Bai Ming shook her head, not even sure why she suddenly thought of that man.
Maybe it was because they were both travelers.
When she was with Sang Zhe, as long as they didn’t talk about business, Bai Ming felt very relaxed and natural.
She didn’t have to worry about saying something strange to raise suspicions, and there were many inside jokes they could share without a care.
That rare feeling of being understood by someone, someone who gets everything she says, was quite nice.
Though upon reflection, he, being from the same hometown, could somewhat understand her feelings and could be a decent consultant.
But it still felt a bit strange…
Once her mind started wandering, it was out of her control.
Before she knew it, it was deep into the night.
Bai Ming, lost in a sea of thoughts, gradually fell into a deep sleep.
——
——
The next day she woke up, Bai Ming finally made a decision.
To ask Sang Zhe.
No way around it, I can’t find any men.
Putting on the outfit of Gongzi Shuiming again, she quietly walked into Fusa Pavilion, heading for the office specially prepared for Sang Zhe, and gently knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
Upon entering, Gongzi Shuiming took a moment to look around, ensuring there was no one else in the office before tiptoeing inside.
“What’s up? Miss Shuiming?”
Seeing her looking mysterious and fidgety, Sang Zhe couldn’t help but ask, “But didn’t the cargo team just set off less than a day ago? Surely nothing has happened already?”
“Well, not exactly…”
Shuiming lightly bit her rosy lips, fingers fiddling behind her back for a long while before shyly asking:
“Um, Sang Zhe… if you have time, would you mind answering a few questions for me?”
Sang Zhe eyed her suspiciously.
The next second, hesitating, he said, “Well, though I do think Miss Shuiming is quite nice, I already have quite a few wives and concubines. If there’s anything more, I’m afraid—”
“… I’m not here to confess, alright, big brother.”
Shuiming sighed and mustered her courage to ask, “I want to know.”
“Do men really go through a change egg period?”
After asking, she shyly lowered her head, her adorable face flushed.
Clearly, she felt that asking such a private question might be a bit embarrassing.
But to her surprise.
“Of course, they do.” Sang Zhe replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world, “Isn’t that common sense?”
“Doesn’t Miss Shuiming know? Men go through a change egg period for a few days every month, and it’s quite painful.”
He shot her a strange look, making her feel even more anxious and embarrassed as her cheeks turned even redder.
“Oh, is that so, haha.”
Shuiming awkwardly laughed, trying hard to suppress her embarrassment as she quietly asked, “Then, um, how do boys calculate their safe and dangerous periods…?”
“That’s just before and after the change egg period—”
Sang Zhe said halfway, suddenly looking at her questioningly: “Aren’t you a woman? Why are you suddenly interested in this?”
Before Shuiming could frantically think of how to explain, Sang Zhe chuckled to himself: “Ah, I see.”
“You must have met a man you like and want to care about him, right?”
Shuiming stiffened momentarily.
After a brief pause, she could only force a sheepish smile and reply, “Y-yeah.”
“Sang Zhe, you’re really sharp. You noticed that much…”
(Second update. Writer’s block and so tired, might post the third update during the day.)
