CHAPTER 281: CHAPTER 280: ZHEN YU IN ACTION

"Do you think... that Xiao Yu suddenly transferring schools could be a misunderstanding with our son?"

Mr. Han was about to agree!

But Mrs. Han suddenly said anxiously, "Or maybe she never had any feelings for Ming Yue at all, and she discovered something that made her leave?!"

"Your saying that makes me uncertain now..." Mr. Han grumbled about his wife in his heart.

But he still insisted aloud, "Why do you care so much! If your son is capable, let him chase after her himself!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Han scornfully said, "Humph! As if you could help even if he didn’t chase her himself! Back in the day..."

"Cough!" Once Mr. Han heard Mrs. Han about to bring up the past, he quickly coughed loudly, "I can turn a blind eye to him dating early, but only if his grades don’t drop! And it can’t affect Xiao Yu’s grades either! Otherwise,"

"Alright, alright, enough! I get it! My son knows what he’s doing!" Mrs. Han interrupted her husband impatiently, not at all concerned.

Mr. Han could only resolve in his heart to regularly check Han Mingyue’s test papers to stay informed about his eldest son’s academic performance.

Thunder roars, but little rain falls.

This was the case at the Han Family today.

Han Mingyue hesitated for a long time, but when it came to meeting Shen Qi, he chose to tell the truth.

Only then did Mr. and Mrs. Han understand the situation with Zhen Yu at school. No matter how much Han Jiayang shouted and yelled, what’s done is done, and there was no need to mention it again.

Regarding Han Mingyue’s actions, Mr. Han was affirmative on one hand but also pointed out his shortcomings.

"You had no need to talk about this at school, and certainly no need to do it behind Zhen Yu’s back! You should have left the matter for Zhen Yu to handle! If Xiao Yu had been the one to do it, the outcome would certainly have been better than you handling it!"

Han Mingyue nodded silently, showing agreement with his father’s words.

"That’s it then! In the future, when you brothers do something, don’t just rush in without thinking about the consequences!"

——

"Little sister! Have you slept enough? How many times do I have to call you for dinner?!"

Zhen Yan’s voice came from below the stairs, interrupting Zhen Yu’s contemplation. She hurriedly responded and ran downstairs.

As soon as she sat down, Zhen Yan asked, "What were you dawdling for upstairs? Who was on the phone just now?"

"Bai Xue," Zhen Yu answered casually.

Mrs. Zhen glanced at her daughter, "How come she calls as soon as you leave? Is something the matter?"

"Nothing," Zhen Yu replied without looking up, "She just missed me."

Mrs. Zhen obviously didn’t believe her, but thinking that two girls couldn’t cause much trouble, she didn’t press further.

Zhen Yu ate half a bowl of rice tastelessly, the more she ate, the more her stomach hurt! If this wasn’t truly made by her mother, she would have suspected she was poisoned...

Zhen Yan sat next to his sister, and while eating, he noticed her frequently clutching her stomach. Concerned, he asked, "Little sister! What’s wrong with you?!"

Another wave of pain came, and Zhen Yu gritted her teeth! This time, she faintly felt something was wrong with her body, but she still needed to see it with her own eyes to be sure.

Mrs. Zhen had already put down her bowl and walked over to her daughter upon hearing her son’s words. She checked her forehead and stroked her back while fussing, "What’s wrong with you? How come you’re sick as soon as you get back today? You were fine before you came home at noon! It can’t be motion sickness!"

Recovering from her painful ordeal, Zhen Yu swallowed hard and found an excuse with a weak voice, "Mom! I want to go upstairs and lie down for a bit."

"Come on! I’ll help you up! Where does it hurt? If lying down doesn’t help, we can go to a clinic, oh my! Hurry upstairs!"

Mrs. Zhen had only gotten halfway through her words when she saw the blood behind her daughter. She quickly stepped forward to block her son’s view, and in a moment understood why her daughter had a stomachache.

Seeing her mother’s reaction, Zhen Yu also confirmed the suspicion in her heart and couldn’t help but turn pale!

In her previous life, her period hadn’t come this early, and dammit, she’d never had cramps! If it had come two years earlier, she would’ve had to endure this agony, then she would rather it have come later!!

But alas, there’s no reasoning with this thing! It has come, and the pain is there, so Zhen Yu could only bear it...

"Mom?" Zhen Yan was utterly confused by his mother’s change from concern to sudden realization, and he couldn’t help but ask.

Mrs. Zhen turned her head and said, "Hurry up and eat your meal! Once you’re done, go to your evening study session! Your sister is fine!"

"Hey," Zhen Yan wanted to ask more, but Mrs. Zhen had already quickly dragged her daughter to the stairs.

——

Once upstairs, Mrs. Zhen ushered her daughter into the bathroom.

Under her mother’s ’say important things three times’ teaching method, Zhen Yu, pretending to be a novice, smoothly handled the first big task of her life.

Then she curled up in bed, watching her mom bustling about, attending to her, filling a hot water bottle, brewing brown sugar water, washing the soiled clothes.

Zhen Yu secretly wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with a pillowcase, thinking, could this be considered as exchanging the pain of menstrual cramps for her mother’s affection?! Or perhaps the kind she had dreamt of in her previous life...

In her previous life, although her period came late, there was nobody to guide or care for her.

At first, she couldn’t quite get the hang of it, always sticking things on crookedly. Then, she often wouldn’t dare to move an inch in class or had to run to the restroom to adjust during multiple periods...

From unfamiliarity to proficiency, this wasn’t the only thing she learned all by herself.

When Mrs. Zhen finally consented to sit by the bed and rest for a while, she blurted out, "I don’t have this problem of painful periods either! Don’t they say daughters take after their mothers? Who did you take after?!"

Mrs. Zhen meant to imply that Zhen Yu might have taken after her aunts, but Zhen Yu deliberately joked with her mom, "Maybe I take after dad..."

"Get out of here!" Mrs. Zhen laughed and scolded, "He’s a man, what period pains could he have!"

"After this period is over, mom will take you to see a good traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and you’ll take some herbal medicine! I’ve heard that if this problem isn’t dealt with early, it can persist until you have children!"

Zhen Yu’s face turned sour, "Isn’t that an exaggeration... That would mean suffering for more than a decade or two, right?"

"How could it be that long! How old would you be in twenty years?!" Mrs. Zhen’s face fell, "By latest, 27 or 28 you should be having kids! Show me any woman in her thirties who hasn’t had children!"

Zhen Yu: "..."

Now there aren’t any, but in the future, there will be lots of women in their thirties who aren’t married!

Worried that saying this might upset her mother, Zhen Yu chose to keep quiet.

Seeing her daughter silent, Mrs. Zhen thought she had started hurting again!

"How are you feeling? Is the hot water bottle not effective? Tomorrow, mom will buy you an electric heating blanket!"

Zhen Yu couldn’t help but chuckle, "Mom... are there any for sale in this summer heat?"

"That, you don’t need to worry about!"