Chapter 45: Choose!
After a good while, the chill seeping into her body finally sobered Yi Ning up.
She shivered.
Besides Lu Zheng, everyone in the D-City Hero Association was a woman—how could he possibly be interested in a girl who used to be a man?
She consoled herself, trying not to think of all those suggestive scenes.
And even if…
She was just saying, if…
If Lu Zheng really had any improper thoughts about her, she’d just activate the house’s backup hidden power source and take him down with her!
Yi Ning pushed the thought aside for now, placing her hand on the shower control and carefully adjusting the water temperature.
She hadn’t fully rinsed off the body wash yet.
After ensuring the temperature was just right, she first dipped in her fingertips, then her whole hand. Once she confirmed the heat was acceptable, she stepped back under the water and began rinsing the body wash from her skin.
“Gotta admit—my skin now is amazing. Feels incredible.”
Taking advantage of the rinse, Yi Ning’s hands explored her smooth, supple skin. Every inch her fingers touched was soft and elastic.
The body’s curves were also just right—except for being one centimeter too tall and a bit flat-chested, she was otherwise quite satisfied with her new physique.
Once the wash was complete and all water wiped away, Yi Ning reached for her change of clothes.
Empty.
Her brows furrowed as she reached into the laundry basket again.
Still nothing.
Yi Ning’s expression turned stiff.
She poked her head out and peered into the laundry basket meant for clean clothes.
Indeed, there was nothing there—Except for a light layer of dust.
Yes.
Nothing else.
Because there never was supposed to be anything in there.
Ever since Yi Ning had bought that laundry basket, it had never once been used for its intended purpose.
She didn’t have a habit of changing into fresh clothes right after a shower.
She usually walked out stark naked—or at most, with just her panties on.
Yi Ning preferred to bathe before bed and never bothered with pajamas, so the basket’s dereliction of duty was entirely expected.
But today, it failed her at the worst possible time.
A healthy, vigorous man was currently sitting outside.
And he probably had the wrong idea about her.
More indecent scenarios began flooding into Yi Ning’s head again.
Wait!
Yi Ning clapped her right fist into her left palm.
A sudden flash of insight struck through her cluttered brain.
She still had the outfit she wore before entering the bathroom!
Although she didn’t want to put on something already stained and contaminated, wasn’t that a small price compared to losing her dignity?
She could just take another shower afterward.
She looked toward the dirty laundry basket where the outfit should have been.
Like its clean counterpart, it too held only a faint layer of dust.
Yi Ning now recalled—she didn’t have a habit of using that one either.
She always tossed her clothes into the sink first, and only threw them into the washer after bathing.
Yi Ning picked up the outfit she had thrown into the sink.
Half soaked.
It was summer, and all the clothes were made of light, thin materials.
Once wet, they were practically see-through—everything, whether meant to be seen or not, would be in full view.
If she went out like that, even if Lu Zheng hadn’t misunderstood before, he definitely would now.
Shimizu rock… floating bridge… closing gate…
Her mind was already on volume four of an adult film series.
Yi Ning was now stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Soaked seduction?
Or a stark-naked entrance?
She wanted neither!
Yi Ning took a deep breath, shut the bathroom door tightly, and made a decision.
She braced for total social death and shouted toward the living room:
“Lu Zheng, can you come here for a moment? I’ve got a tiny, insignificant favor to ask!”
“Huh?”
Lu Zheng sounded confused as he walked a few steps toward the bathroom, stopping several meters away. He tactfully turned his head away from the curvy silhouette behind the frosted glass.
“What’s up?”
He asked.
“It’s nothing really special…”
Yi Ning faltered.
She took a deep breath to calm herself.
No big deal. Just asking him to fetch clothes. Nothing will happen.
She steeled herself and went all in.
“Can you get me some clothes? They’re in my bedroom closet.”
That line seemed to sap every ounce of strength from her. She clutched her face in despair and slumped over the long-suffering plastic stool.
“Huh?”
Lu Zheng couldn’t believe his ears.
“You want me to do what?”
“Clothes… Just bring me some clothes…”
Yi Ning repeated in utter despair.
Perhaps pushed too far, she let out a twisted cry.
“Stop asking questions! Just get them already! And forget this ever happened afterward!!!”
“Got… got it…”
Seeing Yi Ning like this, Lu Zheng didn’t dare ask further. He quickly returned to the living room and began wandering around the house.
He had no idea which room was Yi Ning’s, so he opened each one.
Luckily, either his or Yi Ning’s luck was good—the second room had a dust-covered bed and a wardrobe embedded in the wall.
Lu Zheng hurried in and opened the wardrobe door—inside were all the clothes Yi Ning had worn as a man.
He pulled out a shirt and examined it.
That kind of thing… wouldn’t fit Yi Ning now, right?
It would barely cover her thighs—and maybe her fingertips.
Would be nice to see though.
Lu Zheng suppressed the urge to hand her that and put it back, opening the wardrobe’s drawer instead.
It was packed full—with all of Yi Ning’s old underwear.
He sighed and was about to shut it when a flash of white in the corner caught his eye.
Most of the underwear was dark-colored—what was that white thing?
Curious, he reached in and pulled it out.
And gasped—then quickly shoved it back in.
It was Yi Ning’s current kind.
He slammed the drawer shut, pretending he’d never opened it, and continued rummaging through the wardrobe until even Yi Ning in the bathroom was starting to grow impatient.
“Did you find it?”
She called out.
“Yeah… yeah, I found it!”
Lu Zheng had been searching one side of the wardrobe the whole time—finally, he found her current clothes on the other side.
He grabbed them and rushed toward the bathroom.
But just as he left the room, he hesitated.
He was only carrying outerwear—should he also bring some underwear?
He hesitated again.
But remembering that underwear could protect sensitive areas, Lu Zheng ultimately reopened the drawer and tucked that white item into the outfit bundle.