From this angle, the collar of her school uniform was a little low and revealed a slender and beautiful neck. The sun outside the window made her skin appear translucent.
It was nearly blindingly pale.
Wang Jingyuan retracted his gaze and handed the homework papers from his desk drawer to Peng Jianda.
The first class after morning reading today was physical education.
Lu Qingyan didn't expect that the current experimental school was far more advanced and wealthier than the high school she previously attended. Not only was it only four students per dormitory, but the school also had its own swimming pool. In addition to students that specialized in swimming, ordinary students were also allowed to use it.
There were also swimming classes and although men and women were in separate lanes, the two classes were taught together.
For Lu Qingyan, who'd never learned how to swim, this was her golden opportunity. She even prepared her swimming bag the night before with a level of dedication normally reserved for exam prep.
But alas, fate was cruel.
However, when she arrived at the swimming pool, she immediately noticed that something was wrong.
The moment she stepped foot into the building, a sharp pain bloomed in her lower abdomen, followed by that familiar uncomfortable warmth.
She froze on the spot. Blinked slowly. Then tilted her head to the heavens.
Ah.
Of course.
Of course her period would come today, out of all days.
She reluctantly went to the teacher to ask for leave.
Clutching her stomach like she had just been shot in a war film, Lu Qingyan reluctantly approached the PE teacher, who took one look at her pale face and the way she hunched like an old grandma, and waved her off with surprising kindness.
"Go rest," she said sympathetically. "Don't push yourself."
She shuffled forward, her brain foggy with pain and period hormones.
All she wanted now was to change back into her school uniform and curl up into a ball.
When she arrived at the locker room, she found the locker where she stored her clothes according to her memory.
But when she opened the locker, she realized that something was wrong.
Instead of her clothes, there were a pair of black swimming trunks and goggles in the locker.
Lu Qingyan's fingers froze on the locker door. Her expression gradually shifted from confusion… to realization… to pure horror.
Oh no.
Wait.
Wait, wait, wait.
When she passed the entrance of the pool, did she walk left or right?
Did she turn left?
Or right?
Her brain, still too groggy to function, couldn't remember.
And it was her first time at the pool, she might've…
Her lips parted as a cold, unspeakable realization began to dawn upon her.
She may have just entered…
The men's locker room.
Her soul left her body.
Her eyes widened in a slow, dawning fuck-my-life kind of way.
Lu Qingyan swallowed slowly.
Lu Qingyan was shocked and turned around without thinking, intending to leave.
At this moment, there were voices outside of the locker room.
"I think the girls have already changed their swimsuits and entered the pool. Why does our teacher always have to talk so much before class every time?"
"Who knows, hurry up, I can't wait any longer. Brothers, your little diving prince is here!!"
"Why did you take off your clothes before entering the locker room!!"
"We're all men, why are you so shy? I directly wore my swimming drunks today."
"Hey, do you know that Han Ming from Class 9 is quite amazing. He skipped class so that he can come here to hang out with Wang Jingyuan from Special Class. He's the real MVP."
"I really admire him. I bet that Han Ming already has their class schedule memorized."
Lu Qingyan's heart screamed a loud "f*ck" as she quickly looked around. She searched for a long time but still couldn't find a place to hide.
Then, she stared at the locker in front of her, hesitated for a moment, before she took a deep breath and went straight in. She hurriedly pulled it shut from the inside.
The locker had a very light scent of Chinese honey locust that smelled quite good from where she hid.
Then she heard the bustling noises from outside, there seemed to be a lot of people coming in.
Afterward, some strange conversations drifted around.
"Bro. That's not okay. You're too small."
"HEY! WHERE ARE YOU STARING AT?!"
"I'm small?! I'm small?! I'm XXL, okay?! You wanna see the tag?!"
"...Did you lie to me about your abs? Where are the abs? WHERE ARE THEY?"
Someone laughed so hard they wheezed.
"Bro, I knew it! Your abs were a catfish!"
"
Lu Qingyan, stuffed in the locker like a forgotten dumpling, had never wanted to disintegrate more in her entire life.
Forget curling into a ball. She was going to implode.
As the ridiculous conversations outside continued, she slowly clutched her face in her hands.
"...Did you lie to me about your abs? Where are the abs? WHERE ARE THEY?"
Someone laughed so hard they wheezed.
"Bro, I knew it! Your abs were a catfish!"
Lu Qingyan, stuffed in the locker like a forgotten dumpling, had never wanted to disintegrate more in her entire life.
Forget curling into a ball. She was going to implode.
As the ridiculous conversations outside continued, she slowly clutched her face in her hands.