Chapter 35: Help me buy a bag Sanitary napkins

Tang Ziya’s eyes flickered.

She was naturally the type of person to get stuck in a rut.

However, once she understood a situation, she recovered quickly.

Being told those words actually made sense to her.

Not only was she not a student who had made a mistake, she was everyone’s idol!

“Here, I used AI to generate the self-reflection for you. Just copy it when you get back to the classroom. You don’t have to force yourself to write it from scratch.”

To ensure her cooperation, Gu Chen had come fully prepared.

He could generate one using any random software; it was no trouble at all.

Of course, if he wanted to turn it into some kind of script or novella, he still couldn’t match Guo Ming’s level.

In that regard, humans couldn’t be replaced for the time being…

“Fine.”

Having reached this point, Tang Ziya stopped hesitating and nodded in agreement.

“Then take a picture of it and write it in your notebook later,” Gu Chen said.

“Just send it to me directly.”

“How? We haven’t even added each other as friends!”

Tang Ziya’s mouth hung open.

She only just realized that despite being classmates for two years, she truly hadn’t added Gu Chen as a friend.

However, that was normal.

Thus, she simply added him through the class group chat to make future communication easier.

Once he finished giving instructions, Gu Chen put away his phone and turned to leave.

“Um… thank you.”

Tang Ziya took a deep breath.

It was difficult for her to force the words of gratitude out, and her voice was so small she could barely hear it herself.

“What did you say?”

Gu Chen stopped, having genuinely not heard her clearly.

“Nothing!”

Tang Ziya clenched her pink fists.

She didn’t have the courage to say those words a second time, so she walked away in the other direction, huffing with annoyance.

“What’s her problem? Getting moody again for no reason. Is it that time of the month?”

Gu Chen muttered under his breath.

—

In the afternoon, Tang Ziya finally submitted the self-reflection, not letting Teacher Li’s help go to waste.

The rest of the class couldn’t understand it at all, feeling that she was being bullied too much.

Naturally, they immediately blamed Gu Chen.

“What’s wrong with the Class Monitor? Didn’t she say she wouldn’t submit a self-reflection even if it killed her?”

“Who knows? I bet she was threatened by Gu Chen. His relationship with the homeroom teacher is sketchy. This is clearly the behavior of a lapdog!”

“Right, right! I think I saw Gu Chen take the Class Monitor away during PE class. Maybe he threatened her then?”

“Oh my god, is the Class Monitor also going to succumb to Gu Chen’s tyranny? It’s over. No one will be able to stop that guy from now on!”

Wails of despair filled the classroom as if the apocalypse had arrived.

As for the self-reflection, it was posted on the campus wall almost immediately.

The school leaders had never been so efficient.

Tang Ziya felt like shutting herself away from the world.

Fortunately, the result was similar to what Gu Chen had predicted.

No one mocked or ridiculed her.

Instead, it drew a massive amount of gratitude and sympathy.

If anyone dared to say a single negative word, they would be flamed on the spot until they felt depressed.

It had to be said that this move earned Tang Ziya a lot of popularity.

At this rate, she could probably participate in the upcoming Student Union elections.

—

As night fell, evening self-study came to an end.

Gu Chen was in no hurry to shower.

Instead, he rested in the dormitory first, playing on his phone to kill time.

He only slowly got up when it was close to lights out.

After two days of rest, the wound on his arm was mostly healed.

If he didn’t shower soon, his body would start to smell.

Guo Ming didn’t suspect anything, clutching his phone while looking at who-knows-what.

“Wow, they really installed a lot of cameras.”

Passing by the artificial lake, Gu Chen noticed that almost the entire area was under surveillance with no blind spots.

The school had really spent a fortune.

Reassured, he hurried to the faculty showers.

From now on, he could only sneakily bathe here, acting like a thief.

Looking at the quiet shower room and confirming no one was there, he found the innermost stall and locked the door.

“Phew… this feels good…”

As the hot water washed over his body, Gu Chen couldn’t help but sigh in relief.

While scrubbing himself, he wondered if Tang Ziya had told the homeroom teacher about the PE teacher.

‘Whatever, I’ll ask tomorrow.’

As he continued washing, Gu Chen started to feel that something was wrong.

A faint, pungent smell of blood reached his nose.

“What’s going on?”

He looked down and almost jumped out of his skin.

The water at his feet had turned a pale red at some point.

The blood mixed with the tap water, flowing across the floor in a bizarre scene…

“Shit!”

Gu Chen’s scalp tingled with fear.

He felt terrible.

He quickly checked his body to see where he was injured.

How could he be losing so much blood?

The wound on his arm had already scabbed over; there was no problem there.

After searching for a long time, he finally found the source.

The blood was flowing from between his legs…

‘Are you fucking kidding me…?’

Gu Chen stood there like a wooden statue.

He felt like dying.

The water from the showerhead was hot, yet he felt as if his entire body had fallen into an ice cellar!

“Agh!!!”

A shrill scream echoed throughout the shower room.

If anyone had heard it, a ghost legend would probably be circulating the school by the next day.

Ten minutes later, Gu Chen walked out, looking completely souled.

His face was practically a canvas of despair.

This was the first time he had ever experienced a period without being prepared.

He was completely at a loss in this situation and could only stuff a towel into his crotch.

Fortunately, it wasn’t very noticeable in the dark.

Gu Chen obviously knew he needed a sanitary pad.

But to the outside world, he was still a “man.”

If he went to the campus store to buy some, the news would spread across the school by the next day.

Either his identity would be exposed, or he would be branded as someone with a new, perverted hobby.

If that happened, he would be just as infamous as that pervert Li Fugui!

‘What do I do? What do I do?’

Gu Chen was nearly pulling his hair out.

He couldn’t convince himself to go buy them; it was too embarrassing.

But if he didn’t buy them, leaking in the middle of class would be an even bigger social death.

“Student Gu Chen, what are you doing here?”

Hearing someone call his name, Gu Chen turned around and saw that it was Wang Meng.

She was looking at him with a terrified expression, clutching a transparent shopping bag in her arms.

Inside, there happened to be Sophie and Kao brand pads…

Coming out to buy pads late at night — was it her time of the month too?

This was too damn coincidental!

“Ah, haha, Student Wang Meng… Um, could I borrow a few of those Sophie pads in your arms?”

Gu Chen forced a kind expression and smiled at her.

Gu Chen naturally looked like a woman.

From a man’s perspective, he was very delicate and pretty.

From a woman’s perspective, he could be considered a top-tier beauty.

However, in Wang Meng’s eyes alone — filtered through labels like man, pervert, fighter, drug user, arsonist, and various other harmful biases — Gu Chen’s smile looked incredibly wretched.

It looked like he was smiling evilly while asking for her pads.

Scenes from Japanese adult films were already flashing through her mind…

“No! No!”

In the next second, Wang Meng was so scared that she crouched directly on the ground, waving the plastic bag around wildly.

What were those crystal-clear droplets in the corners of her eyes…?

Those were tears!

‘Dammit!’

‘Am I really that terrifying?! I’m just trying to borrow a few pads!’

Gu Chen was instantly at a loss.

“What are you two doing?”

Suddenly, Li Yanqiu’s voice came from behind them.

She was holding her class notes.

“Teacher… Teacher Li!?”

Hearing the homeroom teacher’s arrival, Wang Meng stood up tremblingly from the ground, her tearful eyes making her look pitiable.

Gu Chen jolted, feeling incredibly guilty.

“Gu Chen, are you bullying Student Wang Meng?”

Li Yanqiu asked as she approached.

“I didn’t…”

Gu Chen replied guiltily, just about to turn and run.

“Wait. If you didn’t bully Wang Meng, why are you running? I’m not going to eat you.”

Li Yanqiu immediately called him back.

Her eyes darted around before she suddenly spoke, “Wang Meng, go back to the dormitory first. I have something to discuss with Gu Chen.”

Wang Meng nodded hurriedly.

Clinging to her plastic bag of pads, she left in a rush.

“Teacher Li, if it’s nothing urgent, let’s talk next time. I have to go too. I have something important to deal with.”

‘Dammit, if I delay any longer, my pants are going to be stained red!’

“Do me a favor. Go to the store and buy a pack of sanitary pads, then bring them to the faculty dormitory entrance. Can you do that?”

“Huh!?”

Gu Chen was stunned on the spot.

“What do you mean ‘huh’? I’ve been busy all day and really don’t want to walk anymore. Just run an errand for me. This isn’t asking too much, is it? If anyone asks, just say you’re buying them for a teacher. No need to be shy; it’s a normal thing.”

Li Yanqiu pulled a long face, looking slightly displeased.