Chapter 191: Physical Test [11/40]
On Monday, Aunt Flow arrived on schedule.
Fortunately, Ning Chu had started drinking warm water a few days in advance and temporarily gave up soda, so the pain was significantly less than last month.
Just some mild discomfort, hormonal changes, and the hot, uncomfortable feeling from the sanitary napkin… all these factors made her mood a bit low all day.
“Ugh, there’s gym class later.”
Ning Chu walked out of the bathroom looking lifeless and slumped over to Wen Yang’s side.
“Want me to get you a leave pass?”
“Forget it, there’s a physical test today…”
The previous gym classes had been free play, but starting this week, they had to do the college students’ physical assessment.
It was probably going to be height, weight, and sprints, that kind of stuff.
She had just changed her sanitary napkin, but because of her underwear, it wasn’t snug against her body, and the edges of the napkin were a bit rough, causing discomfort.
The emotional lows caused by Aunt Flow eased somewhat in Wen Yang’s company; she found herself unconsciously leaning closer, and they lightly bumped shoulders before she realized she should keep her distance.
“What are we testing today?”
“Should be height, weight, and the 50-meter dash.”
“I probably won’t pass.”
Ning Chu mumbled, unsure about the school’s rules for failing the physical test.
Even if she felt great, she couldn’t meet the average standards, let alone now that Aunt Flow had arrived.
After all, she was being measured by male standards.
With five minutes left before class, most of the classmates had gathered on the playground, chatting and joking around.
“Ning Chu!”
As soon as she heard that cheerful shout, Ning Chu’s expression soured.
Looking over, Yan Xinya had already approached her, sniffing the air like a bloodhound: “Whoa, quite a lot going on, huh?”
“……”
Caught red-handed.
Her face flushed as she turned away.
“Remember to change often~”
Ning Chu glanced around, pulled Yan Xinya away from the crowd, and whispered, holding back her embarrassment: “Do you have any comfy pads? This one is a bit irritating…”
“That’s because you’re wearing boxers, right? Uncomfortable and prone to leakage.”
“Isn’t it unavoidable…?”
Normally, asking girls about these kinds of bodily functions shouldn’t feel embarrassing, but Ning Chu wasn’t exactly your typical girl.
After thinking for a moment, Yan Xinya suggested, “How about tampons? That would work for your situation!”
“What’s that?”
“It’s just a cotton stick that you use to block things down there…”
Ning Chu’s face turned even redder. She cut off Wolf Girl: “Let’s not.”
“Hey~ I use tampons, and they’re super comfortable! You won’t even feel it, you can run and jump without worrying about leaks.”
“No way, no way!”
She rejected it even more vehemently.
Even if she had gotten the hang of the new accessories during bathing and bathroom breaks, the thought of inserting something was just too much to handle.
And it felt a bit weird…
“How about a menstrual cup… um, never mind, that’s not right for you,” Yan Xinya said, shaking her head, her wolf ears twitching. “Just hang in there, it’s only a few days a month.”
“Time to gather!”
Just then, the class bell rang, and the PE teacher showed up.
The two rushed back to the class line, landing in a disorganized four-row formation.
Next to the teacher was a height and weight measuring device, and Wen Yang was holding a score sheet beside it.
“Everyone come up for your height and weight. If you’re absent, it’s counted as a skip.”
In the crowd, Ning Chu peeked over at Wen Yang and turned to Zhang Shaoqing beside her: “Hey, how tall are you?”
“One eighty!”
“Wang Jie, what about you?”
“One seventy-five.”
She pouted, turning to Lily and asking, “Lily, how tall are you?”
“One sixty.”
Is that so?
Ning Chu sized up Lily, feeling like she might be a tad taller.
Next, she scanned the girls in her class. Most were around her height, with a few taller ones standing over one seventy. Then there were a few cute girls below one fifty.
As the height and weight measurements began, the line turned chaotic, with most crowding around the measuring device while others played on their phones.
“Zhang Shaoqing.”
“Coming, coming!”
Zhang Shaoqing approached, grinning, and as he passed Wen Yang, he whispered, “Make sure to note me down as one eighty.”
“……”
“Take off your shoes.”
After removing his shoes, he stepped up to the measuring device. Moments later, the teacher announced the number: “One seventy-eight…”
“I’m taller! I’m definitely one eighty!”
“Wang Jie, one seventy-one…”
Holy cow, all lies!
Hearing Zhang Shaoqing and Wang Jie’s real heights almost made Ning Chu burst into laughter.
Most guys cared about their height, always rounding up… but she was just one sixty.
Her smile disappeared; among the boys, she was indisputably the shortest.
At least she was a girl now; one sixty wasn’t too shabby amongst them! Not embarrassing at all!
“Ning Chu, one fifty-nine, ninety-four pounds.”
Ning Chu stood up on the measuring device, subtly rising on her toes, her face hopeful as she looked at the teacher: “Can you check again? I’m one sixty!”
“One fifty-nine, get off!”
“That’s impossible!”
With Zhang Shaoqing leading the class into fits of laughter, she felt even more embarrassed, her face turning red as she hopped off the measuring device in a huff.
“It’s okay, I wrote down one sixty for you,” Wen Yang whispered, “Have you lost weight?”
“Not really?”
“You’re too thin,” he said decisively.
Having spent so much time together, Ning Chu quickly caught Wen Yang’s gaze flicking over her chest. She rolled her eyes and walked away to a grassy patch on the playground, flopping down and resting her chin in her hands, watching the lively crowd nearby.
And soon, she’d have to run the fifty meters…
She worried that after sprinting, Aunt Flow might just come crashing down again.
“Ning Chu~” Yan Xinya arrived with Lily, “Shall we go to the bathroom together?”
While she didn’t quite understand it, bathroom trips together were a common activity among friends regardless of gender.
“Sure.”
In any case, women’s bathrooms typically had stalls, not like guys comparing sizes while they pee.
Stretching, Ning Chu got up but suddenly sensed something amiss.
She turned and saw something alarming—a dark spot on her backside.
“!!”
Oh my! Just leaked right through! She had just changed!
Yan Xinya quickly stepped behind her, shielding Ning Chu from the stares of other classmates who might notice: “You need to hurry back to the dorm and change pants.”
Ning Chu looked around in a bit of a panic, seeing that no one seemed to care about her situation, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thinking back to when she didn’t know any better and had laughed at a girl who leaked, karma had finally caught up to her today.
She walked towards the dormitory building, flanked by Wolf Girl and Lily.
“Wait, there’s a sprint later. Can I take a leave? Just say I sprained my ankle.”
She had already texted Wen Yang, asking him to explain the situation to the teacher.
“That’s just patching a hole, it might leak again,” Yan Xinya chimed in. “Tampons are really great! I’m not lying!”
Honestly, she felt a bit tempted.
Ning Chu hesitantly nodded: “I’ll consider trying them sometime.”
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