Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 921 - 920: Toilet Seat Cover

"I... I can... walk, let's go..."Chu Shiyao stammered these words through clenched teeth, barely managed to straighten up, and took a small step forward. That small step was as awkward as could be.

"Are you sure? You really can do it?" Seeing Chu Shiyao's difficult steps, Chu Ge rubbed his forehead, expressing deep doubt.

"Absolutely, of course, who do you think I am, I'm Chu Shiyao. Don't worry, I'm definitely, definitely fine."

Chu Shiyao forced a smile, took another small step forward, and immediately clamped her legs tightly together, sucking in a sharp breath through her teeth.

Chu Ge slapped his forehead. Seeing Chu Shiyao like this, it didn't look like she could last. He mentioned two minutes earlier, which was how long it would take them to get to the bathroom at a normal speed. With Chu Shiyao walking like this, taking a step then stopping and squeezing her legs, five minutes just to get downstairs would be optimistic.

"Absolutely, of course?"

"Absolutely..." Chu Shiyao finally admitted she couldn't hold on any longer, shook her head with a wry smile, "I can't."

Chu Ge scratched his head and took big strides towards Qin Ruojing's house while pulling out the new lock-picking tool from his newly purchased bag.

"Chu... Brother Chu, what, what are you doing?"

"Opening the door, letting you use the bathroom."

"But, but..."

"Okay, quit it with the 'buts.' You can't let a living person be killed by holding it in, right?"

Chu Ge muttered helplessly as he fiddled with the door lock. He knew exactly what Chu Shiyao was worried about. She was concerned that Qin Ruojing might come back suddenly, escalating tensions between the two of them.

But given her condition, what else could Chu Ge do?

Take her downstairs? Don't make jokes. If she started moving, she'd probably wet her pants before reaching the bathroom.

In hindsight, it was really quite funny. Chu Shiyao once helped him with a bathroom emergency, and now it was his turn to help her with the same issue.

They'd waited so long and Qin Ruojing still hadn't returned. Picking the lock and letting Chu Shiyao use the bathroom wouldn't take long. They'd just keep the place looking exactly the same as before.

If by any chance Qin Ruojing happened to come back while he was helping Chu Shiyao, that would just be his bad luck.

After a dozen seconds, Chu Ge successfully opened the door without damaging the lock. The moment the door opened, his heart was pounding. Even though he wasn't doing anything wrong, he felt extremely guilty.

The house was very quiet. He took a look around, didn't even put on slippers, and tiptoed through each room to confirm Qin Ruojing really wasn't home. He felt both relieved and a bit disappointed.

With a mixed bag of emotions, Chu Ge quickly returned to the entrance, looked at Chu Shiyao not far away, "Yaoyao, she's not home. Come in quickly."

"Mmm... mmhmm."

Forcing a smile that was as awkward as could be, Chu Shiyao pressed her lips tightly and shuffled in with her legs clamped together, taking over a minute just to get inside from the hallway.

"Here, the bathroom's this way, let's make it quick."

Once Chu Shiyao was inside, Chu Ge got her some slippers and pointed in the direction of the bathroom, then closed the door behind them.

"Thud."

The sound wasn't loud, but it gave the already tense and nervous Chu Shiyao a fright, leaving her frozen with her tightly shut and trembling legs.

"Yaoyao, you... you aren't leaking, right?"

"Not... not yet, but it's close."

"Then why don't you hurry up?"

"I can't, I... I'm too scared to move."

More black lines appeared on Chu Ge's forehead, "You have to move no matter what."

"But..."

"No 'buts,' just go already."

Chu Shiyao smiled wryly, nodded, took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and sprinted towards the bathroom.

Watching her back, Chu Ge couldn't help but feel speechless. Had he known, he should have found a place for Chu Shiyao to use the bathroom earlier. But it was too late for that now.

Chu Shiyao dashed into the bathroom while Chu Ge waited outside. But after a long time, she still hadn't come out. Puzzled, Chu Ge wondered what she was doing. Was she doing number two?

He wanted to ask but feared it might embarrass her, so he kept quiet and continued waiting. Yet, after another half a minute with still no sound from within, he began to suspect something was wrong.

"Yaoyao?"

"Ah... Ah, Brother Chu." From her voice, it seemed Chu Shiyao was startled, hinting at embarrassment and panic.

"You still not done in there yet?"

"I'm done, I'm done."

"Then why don't you come out? I'm waiting to go, you know."

Right after saying it, Chu Ge realized there was something off. He meant waiting for the bathroom, but that sounded quite ambiguous, didn't it?

Luckily, Chu Shiyao didn't seem to notice, and stammered, "I did finish... but... but..."

Hearing Chu Shiyao's tone, Chu Ge found it even more odd and asked, "But what? What's wrong?"

"I... Brother Chu, it's just... sigh!"

"What's the matter? You can tell me anything, what can't you say to me?"

"It's just... I sort of have a stomachache again."

On hearing this, Chu Ge was at a loss for words, feeling lines of embarrassment run down his forehead, as he guessed right.

"It's alright, take your time, no rush."

Actually, Chu Ge was quite anxious. On one hand, he needed to use the bathroom himself, and on the other, he worried that Qin Ruojing might come home unexpectedly. However, since Chu Shiyao was feeling unwell, he could only offer some comforting words and sit down on the living room sofa.

After a while, the sound of flushing came from the bathroom, and Chu Ge breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Chu Shiyao hadn't taken too long, and Qin Ruojing hadn't come back yet. Now, he just needed to use the bathroom and then continue waiting outside.

But still... Chu Shiyao didn't come out, and Chu Ge's eye twitched. What's with this clueless girl now?

After ten seconds or so with no movement, Chu Ge had to ask again, "Yaoyao? What's going on in there?"

"Um, Brother Chu, I..." Chu Shiyao's voice was filled with hesitation.

"What is it? What's there you can't say to me?"

"Brother Chu, it's just... I accidentally got the toilet seat cover wet."

Chu Ge, worrying about Qin Ruojing suddenly coming back and also anxious to use the bathroom himself, didn't think too much and just found himself puzzled. What on earth was Chu Shiyao talking about?

"What?"

Once he said it, Chu Ge realized what it was about, his mouth twitching while lines of embarrassment ran down his forehead. If he guessed right, it seemed...

"The toilet seat cover got wet, and... I didn't do it on purpose."

Chu Ge started to sweat heavily, embarrassment falling all around him like raindrops. It seemed that in her rush, Chu Shiyao had accidentally wet the toilet seat cover and used the stomachache as an excuse to cover her embarrassment.

Pinching his brow with force, Chu Ge wondered what a mess this was. The seat cover was wet, and if Qin Ruojing returned, she'd definitely notice!

"Well, how wet did you get it?"

"Not too big, not too small, but quite obvious. Brother Chu, what should I do?"

Chu Shiyao's voice was as tangled as it could be, almost on the verge of tears. A situation like this, especially for a girl, was truly embarrassing beyond belief.

Even so, she couldn't stay in the bathroom indefinitely. While speaking, she walked out, shuffling and twiddling her hands, looking apologetically at Chu Ge.

Seeing how conflicted Chu Shiyao looked, Chu Ge felt too embarrassed to say much. He just forced a smile and said, "Don't worry too much, I'll go take a look."

Saying so, Chu Ge went into the bathroom and took a glance, feeling a bit relieved. The seat cover isn't the only one in the house; there's another one just like it. If replaced, even if Qin Ruojing came back, she wouldn't notice easily.

After all, who goes around closely inspecting the toilet seat cover in their own house?

"Yaoyao, no worries, we have another one just like it here. I'll just switch them out."

With that, Chu Ge opened a cabinet in the bathroom, took off the slightly wet seat cover, and replaced it with an identical one.

Holding the cover he removed, Chu Ge felt a bit conflicted. Should he throw it away? Or stash it back in the cabinet?

"Brother Chu, maybe... I should wash this? It's just a little thing, it'll be quick, and then we can head out immediately?"

Chu Shiyao sounded slightly calmer, and she was speaking more fluently. After all, what's done is done, and there's no point dwelling on it. She knew she was there to help and not to make things worse, so she'd better not waste more time. Saying this, she reached for the cover in Chu Ge's hand.

Chu Ge was still quite conflicted. Wash it? But where would it go after being washed? Wouldn't that make it easier to get caught?

But seeing the conflicted look in Chu Shiyao's eyes, Chu Ge understood. If he was conflicted over this, Chu Shiyao was even more so. If the cover wasn't washed, she'd be very, very uneasy.

Since things were already like this, Chu Ge sighed in frustration, "Alright, go ahead and wash it."

With her free hand, Chu Shiyao awkwardly scratched her head, "Um, Brother Chu, which basin do you use for washing this kind of thing?"

Looking puzzled, Chu Ge replied, "You can just wash it in the sink! The detergent is right next to the washing machine, isn't it?"