Tianxin skeptically glanced at the underwear in her hand and at Chen Yiran, her eyes practically pleading: Are you sure this will fit!?
"Let's give it a try. If it doesn't fit, we'll figure something out." Chen Yiran returned her dubious look with an embarrassed smile. He then focused back on his keyboard, pretending to be oblivious to the situation.
Tianxin was close to tears.
To try was to still have a way out!! If not, she would have to sleep naked tonight!!
Biting her lip, Tianxin courageously grabbed the shrunken underwear and walked into the guest room.
The clock in the living room ticked away, its constant rhythm echoing in the silence.
Chen Yiran stared at his laptop, his fingers moving over the keys but his mind too distracted to type anything sensible.
After a while, there was still no sound from the guest room.
He furrowed his brows, placed the laptop aside, slowly stood up and walked to the guest room door. He knocked lightly and asked in a low voice, "Tianxin? Are you done yet?"
"…"
The room stayed silent with no reply.
"Tianxin??" He knocked again, but still received no answer.
Could she have fallen asleep??
He glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already half-past eleven, a reasonable time for a high schooler to be asleep.
However, the lights in the room were still on.
With some hesitation, Chen Yiran lightly pushed open the guest room door, intending just to turn off the lights, but was greeted with a startled scream "Ah——!!"
In front of him were a girl's pale, straight legs seemingly gleaming against the dark coffee-colored carpet. Her delicate toes looked like tiny shells, and a shrunken pair of underwear struggled to cover her derriere. A bit of her fair skin peeked out, sparking many imaginations.
"Sorry." Chen Yiran quickly closed the door and retreated, a flicker in his eyes.
Inside the room, Tianxin's heart pounded wildly. She had been too focused on battling the shrunken underwear to hear Chen Yiran's knock and it never occurred to her that he would just walk in… seeing her in such an embarrassing state…
Tianxin held her face in her hands and collapsed onto her bed, whimpering. She must have completely destroyed her image in Yiran's eyes.
Chen Yiran stood outside the door, pondering for a bit before speaking aloud. "Tianxin, is it… a bit too small??"