The Senior Student (female) Is Not Human - Chapter 45

Chapter 45: The Bathroom (10,000 Nutrient Fluid Plus Update)

“I’ll help you wash.…”

The damp warmth came from the skin of her earlobe.

Jiang Xi-yao instinctively anticipated the next step—

This ear would be pierced by sharp teeth or violently dragged.

Intense and brutal pain was her familiar domain.

Jiang Xi-yao had examined Xie Shiwei’s teeth: very white and very straight. She must have been a good baby who meticulously brushed every angle for at least five minutes since childhood.

But even the most obedient human’s healthy teeth surely possessed the force to bite through skin and flesh.

Yet, she waited for a long time and only received a light, gentle grinding from those pearly teeth.

It was more like a simple holding than a bite.

Xie Shiwei held that ear non-painfully for a long time before reluctantly letting go.

Afterward, seeing the slight redness, she guiltily leaned over and gave it a small, pleasing lick with the tip of her tongue.

Jiang Xi-yao was left hanging by the lick.

The girl’s eyes were shy, and she looked like she wanted to explain her inexplicable impulse.

The next second.

Just as she parted her lips, Jiang Xi-yao unceremoniously gripped her jaw, inserted two fingers to separate her teeth, and tapped her front teeth.

“Tap, tap”

Two light sounds.

Xie Shiwei looked at her blankly, her mouth agape, her words muffled: “…Gi-girlfriend?”

Jiang Xi-yao had clearly heard her inner voice, [I want to bite], but the bite never came:

“Let me check. Is there something wrong with your teeth?”

Xie Shiwei stared blankly with her mouth open.

【Is she a dentist? Or does she have some special requirement? No kissing if I have a cavity? No kissing until I’ve brushed my teeth? No kissing unless I have 985, 211 teeth?】

【What’s wrong with my teeth? Are they especially soft? Especially suitable for eating my beautiful wife’s soft food?】

While she was zoning out, Jiang Xi-yao clearly examined her oral cavity.

Clear saliva was building up inside her cheeks, and her glottis was struggling, swallowing repeatedly.

Her soft tongue, like its owner, was timid, retracting uneasily.

She had initially been testing the girl’s bite force until she saw that retreating tongue.

—How annoying.

Jiang Xi-yao hated all of Xie Shiwei’s resistance and avoidance towards her.

Her fingers moved further inward, deciding to capture that timid tongue and make Xie Shiwei remain still until she never dared to hide from her again.

“Knock! Knock!”

The tight embrace by the hospital room door was suddenly broken by a knock.

Zhong Chu-yao’s voice sounded right next to the viewing glass: “Weiwei, are you changing clothes? Why are you standing by the door? Go change in the bathroom. Send me a message when you’re done, and I’ll come in.”

Xie Shiwei jumped.

She instinctively snapped her jaws shut, narrowly missing Jiang Xi-yao’s fingertips, and whispered to her:

“Next time, next time we check, okay?”

Jiang Xi-yao narrowed her eyes at her.

Xie Shiwei had been like this before, afraid of being seen interacting with her, constantly hiding and obscuring, as if she were some shameful, ambiguous partner.

And this time?

Jiang Xi-yao expressionlessly scanned the surroundings: under the bed, the closet, the bathroom… Where was Xie Shiwei planning to hide her this time?

The girl, whose back conveniently blocked the viewing panel, raised a hand to rub her flushed face and suddenly pulled Jiang Xi-yao’s wrist.

“Although, although I still don’t know why I accidentally forgot you, my best friend just visited me and even talked about it.”

“I told her that if I ever started dating and got a partner, I would definitely tell her immediately. The person I like, she would definitely appreciate—Should we go out and invite her to dinner together?”

“And then, could you help me tell her some sweet stories about our time together, okay?”

The bright, sparkling eyes, filled with the anticipation of a sweet romance, made Jiang Xi-yao pause.

Sweet moments?

What sweet moments did they have?

Before, Xie Shiwei was afraid of her, terrified of her. To escape her side, she learned to please her by crying. Later, Xie Shiwei fell in love with someone else and wanted to confess, and Jiang Xi-yao ruthlessly intervened, snatching the love letter and driving the competitor mad—

On that rainy night, Jiang Xi-yao burst into Xie Shiwei’s life like a female ghost, aggressively forcing her to face her true self.

In all those stories, Jiang Xi-yao couldn’t even count how many times she had made Xie Shiwei cry.

She thought of the person patiently waiting outside.

Nan Chu-shan, a descendant of the Zhong family.

If that kind of righteousness-obsessed Daoist knew what she had done to Xie Shiwei, she would certainly want to eliminate her as quickly as possible. How could she possibly appreciate her?

Jiang Xi-yao had only just found the fun in this dating game; she didn’t want to halt her progress so soon.

So.

The black-haired beauty mournfully withdrew her wrist, lowered her eyes, and spoke with feigned stubbornness:

“I won’t see her.”

“She has always disliked people like me. She thinks I’m hypocritical, full of lies, and doesn’t believe my sincerity toward you. If she sees me, she will definitely advise you to break up with me, thinking I’m deceiving you. I don’t want to see her. I hate her.”

Xie Shiwei was dumbfounded.

She hadn’t expected to encounter “mother-in-law conflict” even with her simple family situation, except that this “mother-in-law” was now Chu Chu and her girlfriend.

She hadn’t learned how to mediate and could only clumsily explain: “Chu Chu, she’s not that kind of person.”

Jiang Xi-yao glanced at her from the corner of her eye:

“So, I’m being small-minded and judging a good person? I’m the one causing trouble and ruining your pure, beautiful friendship? How could I be more important than her? You’d dump me with just a word from her, wouldn’t you?”

“Xie Shiwei, if you just want to take advantage of me and don’t want to date me, just say so. You don’t have to drag me out to endure that kind of atmosphere.”

With that, Jiang Xi-yao turned and walked toward the bathroom.

She left Xie Shiwei staring at her retreating figure in shock.

…

“You… have you changed clothes?”

Five minutes later, Zhong Chu-yao received a message and entered, looking oddly at her friend, who was still wearing the same clothes.

Xie Shiwei sat nervously on the hospital bed, her peripheral vision sneaking a glance at the closed bathroom door. Her tone was distracted:

“I was going to change into the hospital gown, but I found the size was too big, so I didn’t want to wear it.”

Zhong Chu-yao chuckled: “I put you in a VIP room not so you’d have to suffer. If you don’t want to change, then don’t—”

Mid-sentence, she suddenly noticed the black string of beads on Xie Shiwei’s wrist.

She had been too anxious to notice the utterly ruined “talisman” on her wrist when she rushed Xie Shiwei in, and later, when Xie Shiwei woke up, she was tucked under the covers.

Her voice suddenly became sharp: “When did the prayer beads turn like this? Didn’t I tell you to find me if even one bead went missing?”

Xie Shiwei was startled.

“Ah… huh?”

She looked down at the prayer beads on her wrist. Fragments of a cozy bath floated across her mind.

Huh?

When did she get a bathtub at home? Did she and her girlfriend get a new renovation after they started dating?

Xie Shiwei tried hard to recall the important person that her brain had deleted.

“Hiss…”

Her head suddenly started to hurt.

Zhong Chu-yao, who had been anxious, was also startled by her reaction: “My tone was bad. I shouldn’t have been harsh. It’s okay, just let it go if you can’t remember. It’s not a big deal anyway.”

The answer was clear enough.

It definitely had something to do with that fiend.

Xie Shiwei shook her head: “No, it just changed color while I was taking a bath… I’m sorry, Chu Chu. I didn’t know it couldn’t get wet, and it hasn’t lost any more beads, so I was too embarrassed to tell you.”

Zhong Chu-yao looked at her pale face: “It’s fine. I’ll just get you a new one. Hurry up and lie down to rest.”

How could Xie Shiwei dare to accept such an expensive gift?

She shook her head frantically: “No, no, no. This black one looks pretty good, too. It’s understated luxury. I think it’s nice. I don’t want to change it. I like this one.”

She paused after speaking.

Xie Shiwei casually changed the topic:

“Oh, right, Chu Chu. You just asked me about dating—”

“I asked a stupid question!” Zhong Chu-yao interrupted her without hesitation: “You know you haven’t dated, and you know I hate people obsessed with romance, so you don’t have to explain anything to me.”

Xie Shiwei froze.

Chu Chu had been absolutely convinced that she was dating just moments ago, but now she was suddenly taking it back.

Could it really be what her girlfriend said?

Did Zhong Chu-yao actually disapprove of her relationship and her partner, and now that she knew Xie Shiwei had forgotten that person due to amnesia, she simply didn’t want her to remember anything about her?

Xie Shiwei mumbled “Oh” glumly.

On the contrary, Zhong Chu-yao regretted her words, seeing her friend so weak from the headache.

Zhong Chu-yao tried to distract her, setting out a customized meal from a five-star hotel on the small table and putting on some funny variety shows.

Later, seeing Xie Shiwei was distracted and genuinely uninterested, Zhong Chu-yao started to act like a demanding parent, asking about her final exam revision. Xie Shiwei retaliated by showing concern for her.

“Alright, alright. The patient needs to rest early. I’m going to set up the cot. You hurry up and take a shower and go to bed.”

At ten o’clock that night, Zhong Chu-yao ushered her toward the bathroom.

She paused again midway.

Zhong Chu-yao pondered: “Will you pass out inside? Maybe you shouldn’t shower? Or should I find a nurse to stay with you? Or you can leave the door open, and I’ll wait outside?”

Xie Shiwei had been constantly aware of the bathroom situation, looking for an excuse to send her away and let her girlfriend come out. Hearing her suggestion now, she was terrified!

The bathroom! There was someone hiding in there!

“No, no, no, no—”

Xie Shiwei shook her head vigorously: “I’m fine. I’m really fine. I’m shy. I can do it alone. You wait outside for me. I’ll call you if I need anything.”

With that, she quickly darted in and slammed the door shut just as quickly.

The thin wooden door nearly clapped loudly in front of Zhong Chu-yao.

“Thud!”

But Xie Shiwei couldn’t worry about her friend’s feelings, because she was met by a pair of pitch-black eyes behind the door.

Jiang Xi-yao was standing by the sink with her arms crossed, calmly observing her.

In the cramped space, the two faced each other for a moment.

Jiang Xi-yao suddenly extended her arm and turned on the showerhead next to her. Water splashed against the tiles. She then reached out to tug at Xie Shiwei’s clothes.

The girl instinctively placed her hand on Jiang Xi-yao’s.

Jiang Xi-yao lowered her gaze to her action, leaned in close to her small ear, and quietly spoke:

“Do you want the nurse to help you wash? Or should you leave the door open and wash in front of your best friend?”

The girl frantically shook her head, her earlobe brushing against her lips.

Jiang Xi-yao didn’t hesitate to bite down, with enough force to make the fragile human let out a small whimper.

However.

In reward for Xie Shiwei learning to reject the wrong options, Jiang Xi-yao soothed the painful spot with her lips and tongue.

Then, the beauty proposed with a curved smile:

“—I’m your girlfriend. I should be the one to help you wash, shouldn’t I?”

“Raise your hands.”

Xie Shiwei’s rationality was still urging her to shake her head, but her body involuntarily raised both arms.

As her clothes piled loosely around her ankles, Xie Shiwei saw her own flushed face and the movement of her arms tightly wrapped around herself out of shame, reflected in those black eyes, which were clearer than any mirror.

But Jiang Xi-yao’s gaze had already begun to travel downward.

She casually took the showerhead off the wall.

To save costs, the hospital had bought the cheapest showerhead with the highest, most intense water pressure. The water loudly splattered onto the wall and floor tiles, the spray reaching up to a person’s waist.

The water aggressively beat down, making one wonder if the water intended to cleanse or to fight a war.

Xie Shiwei had no doubt that if she stood under that showerhead, even with cold water, her tender skin would be red all over from the powerful stream after just one wash.

It was too terrifying.

Right now, just standing close to the wall, her glasses were covered in condensed droplets of water.

Drip, drop. The water droplets slowly slid down the blurry lenses.

Before the water even reached her body, Jiang Xi-yao could already see the spots where water droplets were gathering more profusely than on her glasses.

The black-haired beauty asked nonchalantly: “Is it very hot outside? Why are you sweating so much?”

Xie Shiwei: “!”

She stared blankly, instinctively wanting to say it wasn’t hot.

It was already past January, almost winter. A cold wave was about to sweep south. How could it be hot?

She recalled the other person’s reaction when she bit her earlobe and couldn’t help but wonder if they had gone “all the way.” Otherwise, why would her girlfriend look at her body and ask such an innocent question?

But the smile curving at her girlfriend’s lips was truly wicked.

It was as if she were thinking of something terribly mischievous.

Xie Shiwei nervously loosened one hand that was covering her chest, quietly extending it downward to block something—

Jiang Xi-yao suddenly stated: “We should always rinse the sweatiest, most unclean place first, right?”

She picked up the showerhead and aimed it at Xie Shiwei’s lower legs.

The strong water current became her extended hand, sweeping back and forth at the ankles.

The spray, like Jiang Xi-yao’s curled fingertips, gently flicked at the ankles, signaling them to move apart obediently.

Simultaneously, the woman’s cold command rang out:

“Open up.”

“—I’ll help you wash it clean.”