Something was off.
Not just off—seriously off.
While Exusiai was in the bathroom, Lin Yuan sat on the couch with a level of crisis and unease he'd never felt before.
The movie randomly having a "special segment" inserted into it… fine. He could reluctantly file that under accident.
But Exusiai's reaction was what truly bothered him.
She'd blushed.
And she'd… reacted.
The problem was, that scene lasted only a split second.
Lin Yuan had barely processed what was on the screen, and Exusiai was already in that state…
Normally, people need at least a moment for their brain and body to catch up, don't they?
Who reacts that fast?
But almost immediately, Lin Yuan arrived at a possible explanation—especially after he watched Exusiai excuse herself and head into the bathroom. A sudden, "Oh. That's it," clicked into place.
Right.
Exusiai was probably repressed.
Having physical needs was normal. Sometimes he dealt with them himself too—living together just made it inconvenient.
And thinking back, there had been days each month when Exusiai simply didn't come home to sleep.
Lin Yuan, in hindsight, felt like that might have been Exusiai deliberately leaving herself some private time to… release pressure.
But lately, maybe it had gotten worse.
So bad that even outside her usual timing, something like this could happen…
To the point where she had to rush to the bathroom for an emergency release.
The more Lin Yuan turned it over, the more he felt that "repression" was the only explanation left.
Under normal circumstances, he could understand and be tolerant of that.
But the moment he remembered yesterday, a heavy gloom settled over him.
His "bro" might have a cross-dressing kink.
And beyond that… might actually be into men.
And now Lin Yuan had realized that Exusiai seemed to be in a seriously pent-up state.
And if she really was into men—and really was pent up—
Then right now, Lin Yuan was living with her.
In an instant, a sharp, primal kind of unease stabbed through him.
He gnawed nervously at his fingertip, brows knitting tighter and tighter, turning his head again and again to glance toward the bathroom door.
Exusiai still hadn't come out.
It had been more than five minutes.
No flushing sounds… which, timing-wise, made an uncomfortable amount of sense.
His guess was basically confirmed.
And as soon as that thought landed, Lin Yuan went limp inside, and the same question surged up again:
If his "bro" really was gay, and really did have ideas about him… what was he supposed to do?
Even if he had gynophobia, Lin Yuan wasn't—well—that kind of guy.
Honestly, his plan was to just stay single for life.
But if one day Exusiai's repression reached the breaking point and she came for him—how was he supposed to respond?
The conflict squeezed his heart so hard he felt like even his pulse was slowing.
Only after a long while did he jerk his head in a hard shake.
No. Don't think that far yet.
At the end of the day, "Exusiai might be gay" was still just his own speculation—and the key was confirming it.
He shouldn't spiral before he had certainty.
Wait until it's confirmed, then decide. Until then, stop thinking.
Lin Yuan shoved the problem aside by sheer instinct, refusing to keep chewing on it.
By now, it had been ten minutes since Exusiai went into the bathroom.
Finally—two or three minutes later—Exusiai emerged, rubbing her lower abdomen with a pained expression.
Damn… I got it out, but it still hurts.
That rough piece of wood had a coarse surface, with knots and splinters. Pressing it against her lower belly had left multiple bloody abrasions.
To make them fade faster, she'd stayed inside a little longer to do some basic first aid.
And now, with that handled—she'd basically completed the whole thing perfectly, right?
Exusiai felt oddly light, like a weight had been lifted.
But when she looked up, she froze.
Lin Yuan was sprawled on the couch, face twisted with a complicated, unsettling expression.
It startled her.
"Lin Yuan… are you okay?"
"It's nothing," Lin Yuan said, shaking his head as he stood up quickly. "I just—uh—kind of need to go too."
He hurried toward the bathroom.
One thing at a time.
Some things couldn't be avoided—fine.
But at least he could choose the order.
First, he'd confirm whether Exusiai really had been "repressed."
That was step one.
Lin Yuan stepped into the bathroom.
He didn't sit on the toilet.
He scanned the room instead, searching.
First—check the trash can. See if there were any… particular tissues or anything like that.
But after a careful look, Lin Yuan found something that genuinely surprised him.
The trash can wasn't what he expected.
No suspicious tissues.
Had he guessed wrong?
For a moment, he was completely thrown.
Then his eyes caught something else.
What was that?
His gaze fixed on a corner.
A stick.
He picked it up, frowning.
There were no windows in the bathroom, so it couldn't have blown in from outside.
And he was pretty sure it hadn't been there the last time he used the bathroom.
Which meant…
Exusiai had brought it in herself.
Why would she bring something like this into the bathroom?
Lin Yuan stared at the stick in his hand, curiosity churning—until he registered its size.
His pupils tightened.
And suddenly…
He felt like he understood.
He measured it with his eyes—then his brain short-circuited, a wave of numb panic crawling up his spine.
He hadn't been wrong.
If anything… he'd underestimated the situation.
This wasn't just a random stick.
It looked very intentional.
And combined with the ten minutes Exusiai had spent in here, a truly horrifying guess formed in Lin Yuan's mind.
He suspected Exusiai had used this thing just now.
Which meant she probably really was pent up—his "repression" theory was confirmed.
But more importantly…
Lin Yuan felt like his earlier suspicion—"Exusiai might be gay"—had just been reinforced even harder.
Because if you weren't into men…
What man even thinks about exploring that kind of method?
Using a stick… in the back—
Just imagining what Exusiai might have been doing in here made Lin Yuan's scalp go cold.
If someone does something like that… saying they aren't gay almost didn't feel possible.
And then Lin Yuan thought about himself.
He had a very distinct feeling that his rear was, in fact…
not safe anymore.
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