Volume 1 Chapter 8: Punishment
âZhang Shaoqing!â
It must be said that Ning Chuâs crisp, neutral, and tender voice lacked the imposing presence when he angrily shouted. Even with his eyes glaring in anger, it looked more like a pitiful and coquettish expression.
Itâs a shame heâs not a woman.
Seeing his upset and angry appearance, Zhang Shaoqing subconsciously felt guilty. He awkwardly lowered his head to glance at the phone lying on the ground, its screen turned green. He still insisted, âJust get it fixed⦠Why are you so angry about such a small thing?â
âI donât have money! Could you be a bit quieter when entering the room?â Ning Chu glared at him again, then squatted down to pick up the phone. Most of the screen was covered in green, and the touchscreen was completely ineffective. Obviously, the internal screen was completely damaged.
The deed was done, and Ning Chu could only sigh softly.
âItâs okay, Iâll pay to get it fixed for you.â Zhang Shaoqing crossed his arms, leaning against the wardrobe door nonchalantly.
âBut what will I use in the meantimeâ¦â Ning Chu muttered sadly.
Zhang Shaoqing frowned, searched his pockets, and slapped his own phone on Ning Chuâs desk, saying, âUse mine!â
âHuh?â
âWhatâs with the âhuhâ? Just donât delete my stuff; my watch can make calls anyway.â Zhang Shaoqing looked dissatisfied, took the broken phone and stuffed it into his pocket. He continued, âIâll get it fixed for you tonight. For now, use my phone.â
âAlrightâ¦â
Zhang Shaoqingâs way of handling things left Ning Chu with no reason to argue.
Look at that blonde hair, always looking like a carefree delinquent, but when it came to taking responsibility, he seemed quite manly.
A small conflict made the atmosphere between the two a bit awkward. Ning Chu, with a straight face, emotionless, opened a small game, but within two minutes, Zhang Shaoqing playfully approached again.
âNing Chu, Wen Yang agreed to break up with Ling Ling.â
âOh.â
âAnyway, there are plenty of girls pursuing him, and he doesnât care about this one. Besides, theyâve only been together for a few days.â
âYeah.â
With two indifferent responses, a smile inadvertently appeared on Ning Chuâs lips.
Now the first scene of the novelâs plot would never happen!
If the plot also had a butterfly effect, it might even lead to subsequent events not occurring.
Then the probability of him turning into a girl would be reduced!
As this thought crossed his mind, Ning Chuâs lower abdomen suddenly experienced a severe cramp. He couldnât help but inhale sharply, his body instinctively curling up, hands covering his stomach.
âHiss~ Haâ¦â
âWhatâs wrong?â
The sudden situation caught Zhang Shaoqing off guard, and Wang Jie, who was playing a game, also hurriedly stood up, rushing over.
âNothing, itâs fine.â
Ning Chu curled up on the chair, his tear glands already breaking down, tears streaming down, his body trembling. He bit his lower lip, trying to suppress the painful cry.
âHiss~ Haâ¦â
âWhatâs wrong? Iâll check if thereâs any pain reliever. Take one for now!â
âWhatâs going on? Acute gastroenteritis? Should we call an ambulance and go to the hospital for an IV drip?â
The two roommates were in chaos. Wang Jie was preparing to call for an ambulance, while Zhang Shaoqing rummaged through the dormitory looking for the first aid kit.
The surging tide of pain quickly receded. Ning Chuâs forehead was covered in a layer of cold sweat. Weakly, he rested his forehead on the desk, letting out a long sigh.
The sudden pain made him think of the punishment for changing the novelâs plot.
According to his speculation, the pain earlier in the day, the slight cramping, was due to him preventing Wen Yangâs date last night. The intense pain just now was the punishment for Wen Yang breaking up with Ling Ling, causing the complete breakdown of the first scene of the plot.
But this kind of pain couldnât defeat him!
After a few minutes of rest, Ning Chu weakly lifted his head.
âIâm going to take a shower.â His eyes, still with tears, looked at Zhang Shaoqing behind him. âHelp me with my delivery when it arrives.â
Seeing the redness in his eyes from the pain, Zhang Shaoqing hesitated for a moment, somewhat awkwardly avoiding his gaze. âAre you okay?â
âItâs fine, just a sudden pain.â
Feeling the ease and nonchalance in Ning Chuâs tone, Zhang Shaoqing suspected that this roommate had a tendency for masochism.
âDonât you need to go to the hospital?â Wang Jie interjected with concern.
âNo need!â
After experiencing such pain just now, he now seemed carefree and had no intention of going to the hospital for an examination. He even appeared quite happy?@@novelbin@@
Zhang Shaoqing watched as Ning Chu went to the wardrobe, removed the training suit jacket, took off the long pants, revealing the tight little buttocks supported by boxer briefs and those slender, fair legs.
Although he saw this scene every night during their showers, this time, Zhang Shaoqing felt something different.
That buttocks seemed to be more lifted, it looked more rounder than before?
Fortunately, he had no issues with his sexual orientation and already had a girl he liked.
After a quick glance, he turned back to sit at his desk. However, a sudden confusion popped into his mind.
Did Ning Chu have leg hair?
Itâs not that he wanted to check out a manâs legs; he was just curious if Ning Chu had leg hair.
Zhang Shaoqing turned to look again and saw that Ning Chu had already picked up his clean clothes, holding them in a way that was directly in his line of sight.
âWhat are you doing?â
âYou wash quickly, Iâll need to wash after you,â Ning Chu quickly came up with an excuse, but Zhang Shaoqingâs gaze inadvertently fell on Ning Chuâs chest.
âI understand,â Ning Chu noticed where his gaze had landed, furrowed his eyebrows, and instinctively raised his arm, using the clean clothes he was holding to cover up.
While itâs normal for men to have visible arousal, he felt inexplicably embarrassed and worried about being teased.
He put on a pair of slippers and hurriedly walked towards the balcony.
âWhatâs wrong with him?â When they heard the sound of the bathroom door closing from the balcony, Wang Jie couldnât help but discuss curiously, âCould it be that he really had a stomachache from last night? Then arenât you the culprit?â
âWhy are you talking nonsense? Itâs none of my business,â Zhang Shaoqing cursed and shifted the blame, âNone of us had any issues, but he got a stomachache? Iâd believe it if you said heâs about to give birth.â
âWell, he seems to be in quite a hurry.â
The dormitory door was opened, and Wen Yang walked in, looking bewildered at the commotion in front of him. âWhatâs going on? Itâs quite lively here. Did something happen?â
At the same time, inside the bathroom, Ning Chu was humming an off-key tune, standing beneath the shower, tilting his head back and closing his eyes, enjoying the soothing warmth of the water.
After he completely disrupted the original plot of the novel, he felt that the punishment that had come out of nowhere had landed on him.
Perhaps the current situation was something that someone, or some god, didnât want to see.
âIf I continue to disrupt the plot like this, then I wonât have to be a woman anymore~â
And I wonât have to endure getting pierced through!
Being a man in a world full of beautiful women, with feminine men everywhere, getting married and spending the second half of my life peacefully, itâs not a bad choice!
âPartial victory!â
Feeling pleased with himself, Ning Chu applied shower gel to his body, but his hands suddenly stopped at his chest.
âHmm⦠why does it feel like there are two soft lumps on my chest?â