Chapter 22: A Lonely Night
Lu Zhiyin returned to her doorstep, took out her key, and opened the door.
She went back to the bedroom and turned on the living room light.
“I’m back.”
She didn’t know why she said that; she was all alone in her house.
Memories of her previous life surfaced. Although her parents were busy, she still had family.
She thought her life was terrible, but compared to the protagonists of truly difficult games, it seemed insignificant.
She was used as bait for money, and she had to go to great lengths to cook a bowl of noodles to win over Leng Qing Qiu. Now, Lu Zhiyin was mentally and physically exhausted.
However, her mental exhaustion was greater.
She took off her school uniform jacket. The back of the jacket was stained with mud from the alley, and it was quite dirty.
“I’ll take a shower and forget about the unhappy things.”
Talking to herself, Lu Zhiyin sat in her wheelchair and returned to the bedroom. She turned on the light and put the money from her school uniform pocket back into her wallet.
Then, she opened the wardrobe and took out a set of new clothes.
Carrying a pile of clothes, Lu Zhiyin went to the kitchen.
She turned on the lights in the kitchen and bathroom, then put the dirty school uniform jacket into the washstand.
The bathroom had a water heater and shower, as well as a sink, mirror, and a small cabinet.
Lu Zhiyin put the clothes in the small cabinet, then looked up at the water heater and shower.
She couldn’t stand to shower, and the bathroom was not large enough to fit a bathtub.
Perhaps she should be grateful there was no threshold between the bathroom and the kitchen, otherwise, it would be difficult for her to even enter the bathroom.
Turning her head, she looked at herself in the mirror. Lu Zhiyin carefully removed the gauze while thinking about what to do next.
“Forget it, it’s just a bit troublesome…”
Looking at the scabbed wound on her forehead, Lu Zhiyin took the showerhead from the rack and placed the bathtub near the bathroom door.
She adjusted the water temperature and started filling the bathtub.
Holding the showerhead, she watched the water gradually fill the bathtub before turning it off. She placed the body wash and a dry towel next to the bathtub. Lu Zhiyin slowly got off her wheelchair and slid into the bathtub.
Unable to stand, the feeling of crawling on the ground made Lu Zhiyin feel ashamed. She once again resented the god.
As the hot water soaked her clothes in the bathtub, Lu Zhiyin began to slowly take off her clothes.
She slowly took off her T-shirt, school pants, and thin underwear; these clothes were taken off bit by bit.
As the fabric was removed from her body, the girl’s body naturally appeared before her eyes.
Although she had seen the protagonist’s naked body countless times in the game, in reality, it was actually Lu Zhiyin’s first time seeing a woman’s naked body.
Her cheeks felt a bit hot, unsure if it was from shyness or the heat of the water.
Under the bright light, the white-haired girl sat in the bathtub, throwing her wet clothes into the washstand not far away.
She didn’t dare to make overly large movements for fear of wetting the ground, which might cause trouble later.
The girl’s body was not fully extended, but it was still easy to see its graceful posture.
Her legs were slender and straight, with no excess fat on her thighs and calves, making them look perfect. Unfortunately, these legs had lost their original function; they could not support the girl to stand up, nor could they support her to walk or run, making them just useless ornaments.
From bottom to top, there was a flat, soft abdomen and a slender waist. Perhaps because she had been beaten recently, there were some bruises on her skin in this area.
On the girl’s chest, there was a soft, delicate fullness; it wasn’t large, but it was alluring enough.
Her arms were slender and weak, and it was clear at a glance that their owner was fragile. Further up was the girl’s slightly flushed and captivating face.
“Hoo…”
Lu Zhiyin closed her eyes. She cupped some hot water in her hands and poured it over herself. Her hands moved over her skin but did not touch the parts that had appeared in this life, unlike her previous one.
After soaking her entire body in hot water, Lu Zhiyin squeezed some body wash, applied it to her skin, and began to truly wash herself.
She didn’t know what brand the body wash was, but it had a light scent. Although not strong, it was quite noticeable.
Smelling the fragrance of the body wash and feeling the warmth of the hot water, Lu Zhiyin’s anxiety gradually subsided, and her fatigue was slowly dispelled.
Not daring to go too deep, Lu Zhiyin simply cleaned her body. She bent over, soaked her long hair, and then scrubbed it.
As a result, her long hair became very messy, and it was difficult to restore it to its previous neat and smooth appearance. Lu Zhiyin had no experience in managing long hair.
She had no choice but to hurriedly get out of the bathtub and lie down on the relatively dry ground. She grabbed a towel and haphazardly wiped herself dry.
She climbed back into her wheelchair and opened the cabinet where her clothes were stored, and began to put on the dry clothes.
There was no problem with other items, but the bra caused her a lot of trouble. It was a bit difficult to fasten the straps, but she finally managed to change into her clothes.
Putting on her school uniform and pants again, Lu Zhiyin looked at herself in the mirror. She felt more at ease, and her cheeks were no longer hot.
She squeezed her palm and began to try to dry her hair with a towel, but this clearly wasn’t enough to dry her long hair completely.
She poured the bathwater into the toilet and put the bathtub back in its original place. Leaving the kitchen, Lu Zhiyin began to look for a hair dryer in the living room.
Well… she found nothing. It seemed there was no hair dryer in the house. Of course, it was also possible that Lu Zhiyin was simply blind and didn’t see the hair dryer.
“Taking a shower is so troublesome, it’s annoying…”
She scratched her still slightly damp long hair, and Lu Zhiyin turned on the TV to check the time.
Unknowingly, it was already one o’clock in the morning.
After checking the time, Lu Zhiyin turned off the TV.
She then realized that it was getting late, and her body felt tired after the hot shower.
For the moment, Lu Zhiyin couldn’t bother to dry her hair.
If she didn’t sleep now, she probably wouldn’t be able to attend classes properly tomorrow. Although she didn’t want to go to school at all, she clearly needed to learn more about this world from the classrooms. Moreover, to achieve a perfect ending, good grades were also essential.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhiyin felt a bit discouraged again.
She turned off the lights in the kitchen and living room one by one, leaving only the one in the bedroom.
Closing the bedroom door, she slowly crawled back into bed, covered herself with the quilt, and didn’t bother to look for a pillow. She just lay on her bed without any pretense.
The girl who appeared reserved in the eyes of outsiders could relax a little when she was alone, right?
“Good night…”
She softly said good night, unsure if she was saying it to herself or to her parents who were separated in two worlds.
