Chapter 4 (1/2)

Chapter 4

Naturally, Su Yun Jin was oblivious to Cheng Zheng’s internal turmoil. She was consumed with worry over her father’s health; he had liver disease and was deteriorating day by day. His condition was so bad that he had significant weight loss and couldn’t even teach anymore. When she had spoken to her mother over the phone, the sniffling on the other end caused Yun Jin’s heart to sink even deeper.

Yun Jin had asked to return home to visit her father but her mother had choked back her sobs and refused. She reasoned that it was during the critical examination period and Yun Jin should focus on acing it.

Yun Jin was despondent. Not only was she unable to be by her father’s side during his time of need, she wasn’t even able to boast good results to cheer him up. She was a complete failure!

After the phonecall, she felt restless during the evening self-revision session. She couldn’t pinpoint if it was bodily discomfort or heartache. Suddenly, she felt a gush of warmth between her thighs. She had forgotten it was that time of the month again.

She forced herself to concentrate until the break when she then fished out a sanitary pad. However, she was annoyed that her entire uniform didn’t have a pocket large enough to hide the pad to make it less conspicuous. She then had a brilliant idea! She stuffed the pad within the pages of a textbook before heading straight for the ladies.

As her head was bent low and she was in such a mad hurry, she didn’t see where she was going and b.u.mped head-on into someone at the cla.s.sroom exit.

“Su Yun Jin! Are you in a rush to reincarnate or what?”

When she heard the familiar sound of Cheng Zheng’s annoying voice, she felt even more woozy. She desperately wanted to pa.s.s him but he deliberately blocked her path.

“Woaaah look at you. You look so pale. Did you see something unclean?”

“Could you step aside? I need to go to the ladies.”

“Why are you carrying your textbook to the toilet?!”

Yun Jin’s face became even paler. Without responding, she managed to slip past him through the gap between him and the door.

Cheng Zheng saw that something was up and s.n.a.t.c.hed the textbook.

“You’re so weird. Who brings a textbook to the toilet? You must …” He hadn’t even finished speaking when Yun Jin lunged wildly at him, startling him. He utilised his height to his advantage and deftly avoided her. Alas, Yun Jin was set on getting her book back and with both of them grabbing at it, the innocent book on idioms fell onto the floor dramatically and a white pack fell out from between the pages.

Cheng Zheng stared at the object dumbfounded for a full five seconds as Yun Jin stared unwaveringly at him. Shocked, embarra.s.sed, furious, coupled with all the indignation she had suffered and suppressed all this while, plus the bodily discomfort she was experiencing and the worry she had for her father … all the negative emotions erupted in her like a volcano. She slowly bent over to pick up her sanitary pack, dusted the dirt off and right before everyone’s eyes, smashed it right into Cheng Zheng’s face and yelled “ Here, if you want it so bad I’ll give it to you!”

The cla.s.sroom was stunned into a deafening silence.

When Cheng Zheng finally came to his senses, that poor packet had already slid down his chiseled nose and past his slightly parted lips and had fallen onto the floor a second time. The perpetrator had already fled the scene with the speed of an athlete.

Acting on impulse, Cheng Zheng picked it up and raced after her.