"Let's eat, let's eat. Stop teasing Yan Shi. Can't you see Zhuang Zhao is holding back his big move? You're all going to be wiped out in a minute." Yuan Xinle picked up a fried sweet potato fries and quickly put them in her mouth, chewing as she spoke to cover up her true feelings.

"I saw it, go wash your hands."

"I touched it and ate it, I didn't dirty anyone else's food," Yuan Xinle complained, pouting, looking unconvinced.

"But others will be disgusted if they see it, and they won't even bother to hide it when they're stealing food."

“I did nothing wrong, how can it be considered stealing food?” Yuan Xinle said as she walked towards the restroom.

Zhuang Zhao was just coming out of the restroom when the two almost bumped into each other. Zhuang Zhao turned around and avoided an accident.

"Oh, sorry, I didn't watch the show," Yuan Xinle said casually.

"Does Xinle often practice puppetry with you?" Yan Shi asked casually, twirling his chopsticks.

“Occasionally, she would come back once or twice a week, and then Grandpa Yuan would drag her away to practice.”

"I see."

"What's wrong?" Zhuang Zhao noticed Yan Shi's unusual behavior and glanced at her expression and movements, trying to figure something out.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of asking."

"I've learned enough, so I don't need to come here so often anymore."

"Practicing with professionals is more effective. You should run around more when you have free time, otherwise Grandpa Yuan will get bored at home by himself," Yan Shi suggested.

"Yes, Master said that my level is almost catching up with Yuan Xinle's now. After consolidating my skills, I can start moving on to the next stage."

What's the next stage?

"Using people as puppets to control their minds."

"No wonder he has a talent bonus, but manipulating people's hearts and such sounds kind of scary."

"Master also said that mind control is a forbidden technique and should not be used indiscriminately except in emergencies. However, mastering mind control can improve puppetry skills, and most importantly, it is useful against alien species."

"I wouldn't use it for bad things, and mind control isn't a panacea. If the other person can make him emotionally fluctuate, then it can't be controlled."

"There are quite a few restrictions, are you saying we can't even be nervous?"

"I don't know yet."

"Don't pry into my studies like a homeroom teacher. Look how scared Zhuang Zhao is, he doesn't even know what to say." Tong Ying said, holding a glass of cola chicken wings.

"I didn't," Yan Shi said, looking aggrieved.

"It's okay, this is just them showing they care about me. I'm happy to be cared for," Zhuang Zhao quickly replied.

"Oh my, you really don't let Yan Shi suffer even the slightest grievance."

"That's why our Zhuang Zhao is so cute." Yan Shi stared at the glistening chicken wings, swallowing hard.

After the meal, Zhuang Zhao was asked to stay by Grandpa Yuan. Seeing that Zhuang Zhao wouldn't be able to go back anytime soon, Yan Shi went back first.

Who would have thought that it would rain so heavily on the day when Yan Shi was going back? The rain was heavy and cold, and even though he was wearing a fluffy coat, his hair and face were soaked. He felt cold and uncomfortable, and when the wind blew, he felt his body temperature drop sharply. He was so cold that he kept shivering and his teeth chattered.

With one hand covering his parents' wet foreheads to prevent the wind from blowing on them, he tightened his clothes with the other and ran back in the rain.

As soon as I entered the door, I was hit with sneezes and a runny nose. I took off my wet clothes, took a hot shower, put on my fluffy pajamas, and only felt alive again after I forcibly hugged Xiao Hei.

Little Black was warm, and Yan Shi, feeling drowsy, fell asleep in no time.

When I woke up again, my nose was stuffy, I had difficulty breathing, and my head felt heavy. I was probably going to catch a cold.

I got up to go to the bathroom and found out I had started my period. When I was looking for a sanitary napkin, I bumped my knee on the door frame. When I got back to my room, I saw bloodstains on the sheets. I tore the sheets off and threw them in a basin of water, then filled it with cold water and washed them.

Menstrual blood can only be washed off with cold water. Menstrual blood contains protein, and washing with hot water will cause the protein to coagulate, making it even harder to remove the stains.

Just rubbing off the bloodstains made my fingers ache from the cold, and I had to add extra hot water when I changed the water a second time to warm them up.

The sheets are hung up to dry, but I don't know how long it will take to dry in this awful weather.

I turned around and went back to make the bed. After cleaning up the mess, I heard a sound coming from the kitchen. It was Hei Hei.

As soon as the window was opened, a cool breeze rushed in, causing Yan Shi to sneeze several times in a row.

I gave Heihei some food, and also fed Xiaohei. When I got back to bed, my back ached and my stomach was bloated, so I couldn't lie down comfortably no matter what I did.

Just as she was hesitating whether to get up to fill a hot water bottle or continue to lie in bed, Zhuang Zhao returned.

Why aren't the lights on?

"Too lazy to drive."

"Did you catch a cold from the rain? You don't look well."

"Yeah, pretty much. My period is here, and I'm practically a corpse now."

"Did you fill the hot water bottle? Where are the hand warmers?"

"I haven't filled it up, and I'm out of hand warmers."

Where did you put the hot water bottle?

"Would you like me to pour hot water under my feet?"

"Okay, I'll go out and buy some hand warmers later."

"No need, no need, a hot water bottle is fine. Zhuang Zhao, you're an angel."

"No, what do you want to eat tonight?"

"I don't have much of an appetite, I want to sleep."

"Then I'll see how it goes."

After the hot water bottle was brought over, Yan Shi drifted off to sleep again.

Therefore, because of physical discomfort, the dreams one has are not good dreams.

She dreamt that Zhuang Zhao had a girlfriend, and he brought her home. His girlfriend didn't like her and told her to move out. Zhuang Zhao also told her to move out. She was kicked out with her suitcase. Xiao Hei was so well-behaved in Zhuang Zhao's girlfriend's arms that she didn't even recognize him.

With nowhere to go, she was targeted by the alien species and kept hiding until Quan Hou and his men captured her and took her to a laboratory, where she was constantly being bleed by tubes inserted into her.

When I woke up, I checked my phone and it was past 9 p.m. After using the bathroom, I saw covered food on the dining table.

I glanced into Zhuang Zhao's room and saw light seeping out from under the door, accompanied by faint sounds, probably someone carving wood.

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