Cheng Xi bit her lip, a suspicious blush creeping onto her face.
‘He knows way too much, doesn’t he?’
‘Leaving everything else aside, he really is a very qualified master.’
But she still didn’t know this master’s name.
She only knew that the servants in the castle called him “Master.” She hadn’t heard his name from anyone.
What was his name, and what was his status?
Cheng Xi couldn’t help but feel a little curious about him.
After hearing Mani leave, she stealthily pulled up her pants, squatting as she crept to the door to grab the sanitary pad.
Fortunately, there was no one outside at the moment.
She tore open the pink packaging and pulled one out.
To her surprise, it was exactly the same as the sanitary napkins on Earth.
‘Then again, it makes sense,’ she thought.
‘They’ve captured so many humans and even have translators.
How could they not understand other aspects of humanity?’
‘This is for the best.
Otherwise, my situation would be truly miserable.’
After about ten minutes of sorting herself out, she finally emerged from the bathroom, not feeling her best.
Cheng Xi’s face was slightly pale.
The poison in her body had just been neutralized, she’d just had a good cry, and now her period had arrived.
She felt utterly miserable.
If she could, all she wanted right now was a sip of something hot.
Back on Earth, she never had problems with menstrual cramps.
She didn’t know if it was because of the few cold showers she’d taken in Outer Space or for some other reason, but a dull ache was starting in her lower abdomen.
When she came out of the bathroom, the master who had just been in the room was now nowhere to be seen.
Only Mary and Mani were standing guard at the bedroom door.
Seeing her come out, they hurried forward and asked with concern, “Cheng Xi, how are you? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?”
Cheng Xi pointed to her stomach, indicating that she was a little uncomfortable.
Mary asked nervously, “Is your stomach bothering you?
Should we ask the Master to get a doctor for you?”
She waved her hand, saying weakly, “No, it’s fine.
I just need to drink some hot water.”
‘It would be best if I could add some brown sugar, too.’
The two didn’t understand what she meant, and Cheng Xi didn’t bother gesturing anymore, heading directly to where she could get water herself.
She slowly made her way downstairs to the kitchen, with Mary and Mani following closely behind her.
‘The poisoning incident must have given them a scare, that’s why they’re so worried about me.’
Cheng Xi couldn’t quite put a name to the feeling in her heart.
‘They really do take good care of me.’
Once in the kitchen, Mary and Mani realized she wanted water.
Seeing how weak she looked, the quick-handed Mani was the first to get a cup for her. Visit g.com for the full chapter.
“Here, Cheng Xi. You wanted water, right?”
But Cheng Xi shook her head and pointed at the cup, gesturing.
“Can you heat it up for me?”
She did her best to mime a boiling motion, but Mary and Mani still looked completely bewildered.
Luckily, they were prepared.
They took a book out of a Space Bracelet.
The book’s title was—*The Encyclopedia of Human Rearing*.
It was in an alien script, however, which Cheng Xi couldn’t read.
Under Cheng Xi’s blank and weary gaze, Mary opened the book and searched the table of contents for all information regarding human females.
This was the result of their collection efforts over the past two days.
For ease of organization and viewing, they had bound it into a book containing detailed human habits and a nursing guide.
Human females, much like the females of Rabbit Star, both had physiological cycles.
The difference was, they would most likely only get theirs once every one or two years.
But what was shocking was that human females actually had a physiological cycle every single month.
How incredible!
That such fragile creatures, with lifespans of only a few short decades, could withstand a monthly physiological cycle.
When they learned this, Mary and Mani expressed their deepest sympathies for human females from the bottom of their hearts.
Mary flipped to the page on human female physiological cycles.
“So Cheng Xi wants to drink hot water!
Look, it’s written right here.”
“During their physiological cycle, human females become extremely sensitive to cold.
During this period, there is a high probability of symptoms such as emotional instability, abdominal pain, body aches, or general weakness.
They require large amounts of hot water or nourishing soups that replenish blood and qi as supplementary care.
It is imperative not to give the human female cold-water baths during this time to avoid uncontrollable situations.
If conditions permit, it is best to equip the human female with…”
Mary read aloud as she looked at the page, and Mani leaned in as well.
The two of them studied it with extreme concentration.
At first, Cheng Xi didn’t register what was happening.
It was only after Mary had read a few sentences that she understood.
She could practically feel the lines of exasperation forming on her forehead.
‘Who wrote this thing?!’
‘They even made it into a book?
Have they really studied humanity so thoroughly?’
She had lived for twenty years and never once imagined that one day she would be studied in real-time by someone holding a book about her!
Although these few days were indeed a bit special for women, why did it sound so wrong when they said it?
An inexplicable chill ran down Cheng Xi’s spine.
Mary and Mani finally finished reading the page.
In their eyes, Cheng Xi, who was already delicate, now seemed even more like a fragile doll.
‘Heavens, if we don’t take good care of the human pet during this physiological cycle, it’s hard to say if the human pet will even survive these few days.’
Mani’s face was a mixture of heartache and gravity.
“Don’t you worry, Cheng Xi. We will definitely take good care of you these next few days. I’ll go heat up some water for you right now.”
With that, she took the cup of water to heat it.
To make it easier for the human to drink water, they had also discussed purchasing a batch of daily necessities convenient for human use.
Of course, the list was given to the butler for payment.
Cheng Xi watched their cautious behavior, feeling that they had misunderstood something.
But with the language barrier, there wasn’t much she could say.
‘Oh well,’ she thought.
‘As long as I can get some hot water, it’s fine.’
In less than a minute, Mani brought over the scalding hot water she had just boiled.
“Cheng Xi, the hot water is here!
Drink up.”
“…” Watching the small ripples of the still-boiling water, the corner of Cheng Xi’s eye twitched again and again.
She took it carefully and quickly placed it on the tabletop.
Fortunately, the cup was made of porcelain and wouldn’t be damaged by the heat.
Seeing that she didn’t drink it immediately, Mani asked, confused, “Cheng Xi, didn’t you want hot water?
Why aren’t you drinking it?”
“Heh…
I’ll let it cool for a bit before drinking,” Cheng Xi muttered, a helpless tug at the corner of her mouth.
Before coming to Outer Space, she had made a living with her voice.
Besides, if she chugged a cup of boiling water, she’d probably be dead.
Mary and Mani, however, were mystified.
Seeing that she didn’t drink the water and instead sat down without any other indication, they could only suppress their confusion and stand guard by her side.
After a few minutes, Cheng Xi finally picked up the cup, blew on it gently, and finished the water in small sips.
It was only then that it dawned on Mary and Mani.
‘Oh, so it was because the water was too hot?’
They would know for next time.
*Don’t use such hot water.* The two of them mentally filed this away.
After finishing the cup of water, she felt intensely hungry, as if she hadn’t eaten in days.
Her stomach rumbled in protest.
“Ah!” Mani exclaimed.
“Cheng Xi, you were unconscious for two days and haven’t eaten anything. You must be starving! I’ll go prepare some food for you right now. You go wait for me in the dining room!”