Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Meanwhile, Lu Huan inquired with the daughter of the former imperial physician about how a woman should adjust her mood when she was menstruating and carefully memorized each and every one of her tips.
Liu Ruyan felt a little embarrassed by the question, but Lu Huan didn’t seem to care.
He felt that Xiao Xi’s emotions had been fluctuating a lot lately, but he didn’t know why. Moreover, he saw that she was in so much pain last time, so she must be in that much pain every time her menstruation came. He felt that this couldn’t go on.
He learned how to use Baidu on a tablet through her. He already knew her tablet password, which was six zeros. Reluctantly, he unlocked it once and searched for solutions, but found that in her world, there were no good measures for women with menstrual cramps; they could only take so-called painkillers.
As for Lu Huan’s dynasty, there were no good countermeasures either. He flipped through books on traditional Chinese medicine and only found a few methods for decocting and taking herbs.
He believed that since this descendant of the former imperial physician was also a woman, she must have some special methods of adjustment, so he came to ask her before returning to the capital.
Liu Ruyan wanted to return to the capital with this young cavalry captain, so after answering his question, she shyly said, “Captain, since you saved my life, I wonder if—”
Before she could finish speaking, the man seemed to know what she was about to say about offering herself in return, and interrupted her without hesitation: “No, the capital is too far away, I can’t take you. If you want to go to the capital, you’ll have to find another way.”
Liu Ruyan: “…”
After saying that, Lu Huan quickly turned and left.
Liu Ruyan: “…”
Lu Huan returned to his tent and first wrote down the methods Liu Ruyan had mentioned for improving mood during menstruation, planning to try them next time Su Xi’s mood was inexplicably erratic. Then he looked at the sun outside and saw that it was already the evening of the eighth day. According to the schedule, she should have finished her exams by now, but for some reason, she hadn’t come yet.
Lu Huan waited in vain, so he opened the curtain and switched from the home screen to her school screen.
Because he didn’t know which classroom she was in, Lu Huan searched one classroom after another, but after searching the entire teaching building, he still couldn’t find her.
Lu Huan then switched the screen to show the lawn, playground, laboratory, and other places. Her favorite spot was the snack stall near the school gate, so she might be there. It would be a good opportunity to see what she usually liked to eat. The daughter of the former imperial physician said that eating some delicious food could help improve a woman’s mood during her menstrual period.
Thinking this, Lu Huan quickly spotted her among a group of people at the school gate.
His dark eyes gleamed slightly as he drew the curtain aside.
But just then, he saw Xiao Xi and her friend Gu Qin standing there, with another person standing opposite them. That person’s title was “School Heartthrob”.
School heartthrob—? What does that mean?
Lu Huan was somewhat puzzled.
The next second, the guy called “School Heartthrob” took out two small rectangular receipts or something similar from his pocket and handed one of them to Xiao Xi. The School Heartthrob didn’t say anything, his face was cool, and he had his other hand in his pocket as he leaned against the school gate.
A large crowd had gathered around the school gate, seemingly watching the spectacle. Some of them even covered their faces and made jeers.
Lu Huan tried hard to understand the scene before him. He saw that Xiao Xi’s face didn’t change much, but Gu Qin next to her was blushing. Suddenly, he understood what this kid called the school heartthrob was doing.
Lu Huan’s face suddenly stiffened.
….
Su Xi was fair-skinned and beautiful. Although she wore baggy school uniforms and a ponytail all day and kept a low profile, she was quite popular at school.
When her family was short of money before, Huo Jingchuan said that she could make a fortune immediately by posting on the campus forum that she could earn 500 yuan for a date.
However, she was a homebody, spending her days either doing practice tests and studying or playing games. Although she had a very easygoing personality and was even a bit oblivious, many of her classmates thought she was very aloof. As a result, not many people pursued her, and many didn’t dare to come up to her, only secretly handing her love letters.
Standing in front of her and Gu Qin, handing over movie tickets and wanting to go to the movies with her, was Yin Yao, the school heartthrob that Huo Jingchuan had often nagged in her ear.
He was called the school heartthrob, so he was definitely rich, but he was not actually that handsome— just above average, not even as handsome as Huo Jingchuan.
But perhaps because he was rich and often donated to school events like the New Year’s Eve party, he became quite well-known and became the school’s heartthrob.
After seeing the cub’s handsome original artwork, Su Xi felt that even the most handsome person in the school was instantly dwarfed by the cub’s original artwork.
Moreover, her son had been on the battlefield for more than half a year, so he had abs, could carry heavy loads, and could lift heavy materials. These boys in school had all become stupid from studying, with sloping shoulders and unable to stand up straight. They were completely incomparable.
Gu Qin pounded her back frantically, wishing she could take the movie ticket for her. But she while looking at the handsome school heartthrob in front of her, who had a small pimple on his forehead but was still quite good-looking, was somewhat lost in thought.
The school heartthrob quickly became dissatisfied and said, “The line of people who want to watch a movie with me is so long it’s practically across the street, Su Xi. So if you don’t want to, you won’t have another chance.”
Many people around cheered, thinking that it was really cool for the school heartthrob to lean against the school gate and say that.
Su Xi wasn’t in the mood for playing games and she certainly wasn’t interested in watching a movie. She had planned to go shopping with Gu Qin. But with so many people around, she needed to come up with a good excuse to refuse.
So Su Xi stared at the school heartthrob, hesitated for a moment, and then said, “I…”
But before he could finish speaking, a sudden gust of wind arose from nowhere, and Yin Yao’s outstretched hand was struck hard.
He couldn’t hold the movie ticket, and it fell to the ground.
Then suddenly, the gate he was leaning against creaked open, as if a screw had been removed. Startled, Yin Yao lost his balance and stumbled forward.
Su Xi: …
This sudden, bizarre event left the surrounding students stunned.
Yin Yao rubbed his arm, cursing under his breath, feeling that he was having a run of bad luck. He was about to continue talking to Su Xi about the topic they had just discussed when he saw Su Xi suddenly seem to realize something, puff out her cheeks as if she couldn’t help but laugh, then take out her phone and pull Gu Qin away.
Gu Qin was still nagging beside her, while Su Xi had already started playing the game.
….
If her guess was correct, then what just happened must have been done by Lu Huan.
Su Xi suppressed a laugh, put on her headphones, and walked along the green belt while turning on the screen to switch to the tent. Feeling refreshed, she said to her son, “I’m here!”
The little one was copying military intelligence behind the desk, expressionless, not even looking up: “Oh.”
Seeing that he was acting as if nothing had happened, Su Xi became even more certain that he was the one who had just caused trouble. Su Xi wanted to laugh, so she dragged the interface around and pulled it behind the table. Sure enough, she saw the little boy’s hand under the table, clenched into a fist, with the knuckles clearly visible.
He seemed to notice that she was turning the screen, his eyelids twitched slightly, and he suddenly let go of his hand.
Su Xi wanted to laugh again, and the sense of loss in her heart lessened a little.
She didn’t know why, but her emotions had been fluctuating wildly lately. She didn’t want to be like this, but sometimes… In short, she had a feeling of being very concerned. She was very concerned that as the game gradually reached its final goal, he and she might not be able to continue as before.
She couldn’t quite articulate these feelings. It was as if there was a lesion somewhere but scratching it through her clothes was like trying to itch through a boot— she couldn’t pinpoint the problem.
She didn’t know what to say, and the little one on the screen kept a sullen face, continuing to transcribe military intelligence, seemingly not in high spirits.
Su Xi suddenly remembered that Lu Huan had never given her a cold shoulder more than a few times, and the last time he had such a stern face was in the Ministry of War courtyard, when he questioned her about “getting married and having children”.
A vague guess began to emerge in Su Xi’s mind, like a moth about to break through the soil, making her heart itch, but the thought was fleeting and she couldn’t catch it.
After much thought, she realized that there was one thing she had been concerned about lately that she had to ask.
So she blurted out, “Hey you, is Liu Ruyan coming back to the capital with you?”
But before she could finish speaking, the boy’s deep voice from behind the table asked at the same time: “There’s a shadow puppet show in the market, do you want to go—”
The two asked the question at the same time, and when they saw each other’s words on the screen, they were both stunned.
….
Then, the air went still for a few seconds.
Both of their faces inexplicably turned red.
The author has something to say:
Lu Huan, who is seventeen and old enough to get married and have children: What’s so great about movies? Shadow puppetry is much better (the voodoo doll).
Su Xi: I suddenly have a very bold and dangerous idea. I suspect that Lu Huan, who is seventeen years old and already old enough to get married and have children, might have a crush on me.
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