After a brief moment of confusion, Su Shang came to her senses and let out a shrill, mournful scream.
"...You can't make me hold it in forever. That's inhumane."
But... but...
"Besides, if my senses are correct, you actually couldn't hold it in and already—"
Shut up, shut up, shut up!
"I just wanted to say, wouldn't you choose to take a shower afterward?"
Su Shang: "?????"
Sitting on the Jade Toilet, Su Shang finally realized, far too late, that having their five senses linked around the clock would lead to experiences far more horrifyingly embarrassing than she had imagined.
The little fool whose head was usually empty had an unexpectedly quick mind at that moment. Countless strange images instantly sprang to mind, and spirals rapidly spun in her eyes.
Don't faint! If you faint, I'll feel dizzy too!
"Guh..."
A mournful whimper slipped from between Su Shang's lips, and tears had already gathered in the corners of her eyes.
"Mother, Shang Shang will never get married..."
Before she knew it, half an hour had passed.
Su Shang stood in front of the bathroom door, her eyes vacant.
"Are you still not asleep?"
...ZZZZZZ
"Stop pretending to sleep! I can feel what's going on over there—you're not asleep!"
Sometimes, exposing a well-intentioned lie only makes things more awkward. It's not my fault I'm wide awake. The brainstorming on your end hasn't stopped, and it's too noisy for me to sleep at all.
Su Shang was left speechless. She knew Jiang Lianqiu's inability to sleep wasn't his fault, but hers.
"But... it's almost time for me to head out on patrol. I can't exactly go out like this, can I?"
Su Shang lowered her eyes and glanced down. Her skirt concealed it, but the discomfort in her thighs couldn't deceive her.
Because she hadn't managed to hold it in earlier, she needed to take a shower and change clothes.
Perhaps you could look at this from another angle.
"?"
Do you remember what state I was in when our five senses first became linked?
Su Shang: "—!!!"
The perfectly sculpted male body, refined by Mech Servant technology like a statue of David, flashed through Su Shang's mind.
"Gulp..."
Girl unconsciously swallowed.
I didn't think you were such a little pervert.
"N-No!" Su Shang slapped her burning cheeks and shook her head in denial. "I-I-I was just scared!"
Fine, but at least you already got to see me naked once.
"I'm sorry," Su Shang said dazedly.
"?"
Jiang Lianqiu almost burst out laughing. This silly girl really lived up to the assessment: "Her eyes revealed a clear, pure stupidity."
All right, I'll ask Belfast if she has any way to make me fall asleep immediately—though I should mention that, given my body, ordinary sleeping pills theoretically won't work.
Seeing how considerate Jiang Lianqiu was, Su Shang bit down on her lip, her eyes filled with intense struggle.
As time grew more pressing, she finally stomped her foot in resignation. Her face flushed red as she said, "No need! Anyway... anyway, you've already seen and felt that sort of thing. The rest doesn't matter anymore."
Su Shang's voice had taken on a sobbing tone, full of grievance mixed with overwhelming embarrassment.
Jiang Lianqiu: "?"
Before he could say anything, he "saw" Su Shang's fingertips pause against the carved wooden door for half a second before she suddenly slammed open the bathroom door with the force of a Cloud Cavalry Army charge.
This Young Lady will prove the boldness of Xianzhou daughters today!
When she shouted those words with such vigor, the way she flung her hair ribbon onto the glass mirror was certainly bold enough. Unfortunately, her stumbling over the threshold after tripping herself was hardly convincing.
Jiang Lianqiu lay with the back of his head sunk into his pillow, his eye twitching—he could now clearly feel the dull pain of Girl's knee slamming into the doorframe.
"Is this how you prove your boldness?" he sighed at the ceiling.
Sh-shut up!
Though she told him to shut up, Su Shang's movements as she untied her clothes stalled at the very first step.
What was usually a smooth, practiced process of undressing had become unbearably clumsy now that she knew everything she saw could also be seen by him.
Her apricot-colored outer robe dangled from her elbows, half-falling off. In the end, she simply shut her eyes and bounced twice on the spot, only for the tangled sash to wrap directly around her ankle.
Thud!
Jiang Lianqiu clutched his suddenly aching backside. "You can fall twice, front and back, just from taking off your clothes?"
This is all your fault!
Su Shang simply sat on the tiled floor and kicked her legs, like a puffed-up little bird.
I used to be able to change clothes with my eyes closed! An outstanding Cloud Cavalry Army soldier should be able to fully gear up within one minute upon hearing an emergency military order in her sleep!
Three-minute combat showers! This Young Lady holds the record!
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