Chapter 71: She Couldn’t Care Less
“Ugh!”
Standing smugly on the shore, Yi Ning didn’t react in time and was drenched by the splash of water Lu Zheng threw at her, turning her into a soaked mess.
Her clothes, already somewhat thin, became semi-transparent under the wetness, faintly revealing a bit of color beneath.
Pink and white.
That color wasn’t especially obvious under a white T-shirt.
But who was Lu Zheng?
The ace hero of the D-City Hero Association!
Even without using his abilities, his vision far surpassed that of ordinary people.
Even the slightest color variation couldn’t escape his eyes!
And the faint color revealed by Yi Ning was already enough for him to mentally fill in the rest!
“Ah, uh…”
So now Lu Zheng was crouched in the hot spring, looking awkwardly at Yi Ning on the shore, who stood with arms akimbo and furrowed brows.
Because he was engaging in such an unethical act as peeking, Lu Zheng’s conscience was suffering terribly.
But he couldn’t help wanting to look!
Come to think of it, this person had said before that she wasn’t too used to being a girl and had some resistance toward wearing underwear, but from the look of it now, those insignificant little emotions were not even worth mentioning anymore.
Lu Zheng tried to distract himself by thinking about something else to avoid paying attention to Yi Ning’s clothes, but it didn’t work well—his gaze still lingered between her collarbone and lower abdomen.
“I say…”
Yi Ning didn’t seem to have noticed her clothes had become somewhat transparent. She didn’t make any effort to cover sensitive areas, standing on the shore with an annoyed expression directed at Lu Zheng.
No.
Rather than saying she hadn’t noticed, it was more accurate to say she didn’t care at all that her clothes had become transparent.
After all, just a few days ago, she had still been male. Even though she had accepted her current identity, some thoughts in her head weren’t something that could change immediately.
So the clothes got wet and became a bit transparent.
But so what?
A trivial matter, not worth mentioning.
She couldn’t care less.
Wet was just wet.
But because of that, Lu Zheng got a good deal.
His gaze seemed magnetized to one spot, not moving at all.
Although he was trying to divert his attention from the looks of it, the effect wasn’t very good.
He had managed to control his gaze before when directly facing underwear.
So.
Was it true, then?
That for men, the allure of something half-concealed was the most powerful?
“Sigh~”
Yi Ning let out a sigh.
“You’ve really gone too far!”
This line, filled with resentment, finally made Lu Zheng retract his gaze.
“I’m truly very sorry.”
Lu Zheng lowered his head to Yi Ning while still in the water.
He had indeed gone too far.
Staring at a girl’s see-through clothing…
This kind of harassment was undeniably wrong, yet he hadn’t stopped himself in time.
Was he still fit to be called a hero?
Too impure.
Just like Miss Qiu Yu had said.
He should give up the title of hero and start over from the hero code.
Taking this opportunity, Lu Zheng began to reflect on himself.
Once his brain regained control of his body, he felt an intense sense of guilt.
If he weren’t currently engaged in a hero operation, he would’ve taken off his helmet and given himself two hard slaps.
No!
How could he use that as an excuse to evade punishment?
Once this mission was over, he would kneel before Yi Ning and give himself two hard slaps as an act of repentance.
“As long as you know.”
Seeing the apologetic emoticon on Lu Zheng’s pixel screen and his humbled appearance, Yi Ning’s anger mostly dissipated.
She waved at Lu Zheng, signaling her magnanimity.
“Unless it’s a special situation, splashing water on someone dressed isn’t exactly a likable act.”
“Soaking wet is just annoying.”
She gripped the hem of her T-shirt into a bundle and wrung it forcefully.
Lu Zheng looked at Yi Ning, who easily forgave him, and his pixel screen showed a bewildered emoticon.
“You’re angry just because of that?”
“What else then?”
Looking at the screen full of confusion, Yi Ning also wore a puzzled expression.
Wasn’t having your clothes soaked a valid reason to be angry?
Wearing wet clothes lowered body temperature, making one more susceptible to catching a cold.
It also didn’t help the body expel harmful waste.
Most importantly, wearing wet clothes felt sticky and uncomfortable.
Weren’t all these enough reasons to be upset?
“Uh… No… That’s not what I meant.”
Facing Yi Ning’s growing displeasure, Lu Zheng realized she had misunderstood his words.
He opened his mouth, about to explain, when a shady thought interrupted him.
Was it really necessary to explain everything to Yi Ning?
It was obvious she hadn’t fully adapted to her female body.
She didn’t even realize that her behavior was inappropriate.
If he didn’t say anything, things could pass smoothly, and he wouldn’t get caught by Yi Ning again.
Everyone could be happy.
Why not?
Lu Zheng closed his mouth, hesitating.
But soon, that thought was kicked out of his mind.
What kind of joke was that?
He was a hero!
How could he engage in such self-deceptive behavior?
Lu Zheng clenched his fists and stood resolutely from the hot spring, intending to confess everything.
But he quickly remembered he wasn’t wearing anything on his lower half and immediately crouched down again.
“What are you doing?”
Watching Lu Zheng stand up resolutely and then suddenly crouch back down, Yi Ning looked even more confused.
“Nothing.”
Lu Zheng turned his head.
After that internal struggle, he finally managed to shift his gaze elsewhere.
“I need to confess something to you.”
Once he calmed down, Lu Zheng turned back, looking straight into Yi Ning’s eyes.
His serious demeanor even made Yi Ning feel a bit uncomfortable.
“What is it?”
She asked.
“Your clothes…”
Lu Zheng struggled for a while but only managed to utter two words.
Admitting his mistakes in front of someone else was harder than he’d imagined.
But fortunately, after a long mental battle, he finally managed to get the words out.
“Because of me, your clothes got wet. Everything underneath was basically visible. I’m really, really sorry.”
“Visible?”
Yi Ning was a bit confused. She didn’t react at first, but noticing the embarrassed emoticon on Lu Zheng’s pixel screen and the occasional twitch of his head, she finally lowered her gaze.
Although the color was faint, she could still make out the pink and white peeking through the semi-transparent shirt.
It was her underwear.