A Young Woman's Heart

"Ugh..." Mo Xueyao clenched her fists, enduring the pain, and looked down to find that the entire toilet was almost stained red with blood.

This left her somewhat bewildered, her first thought being whether her private area had cracked.

But that shouldn't be the case; the wound should have almost completely healed.

Moreover, the pain did not originate from there.

She touched the most painful spot, that place... was it her liver or her kidney?

No... based on the female physiological structure, it should be the uterus.

It wasn't until this moment that she finally realized what had happened.

Once a girl officially enters puberty, she will definitely have her first period, and the first time is called menarche.

Even after understanding what had happened, Mo Xueyao was still incredibly flustered.

Even if I had taken physiology classes before, they only touched on the topic briefly.

She had absolutely no idea how girls should handle their first period.

Ideally, these kinds of things should be taught by the older generation or learned from those around them.

But how long has Mo Xueyao been a girl?

First, she never even considered learning such a thing, and second, her mother didn't teach her either.

Perhaps they forgot.

After all, having been a boy for sixteen years, many instinctive habits are hard to change.

It was like an unconscious blind spot; even knowing that Mo Xueyao had started puberty, no one would have imagined that she would have her period.

What should I do when I get my period?

With sanitary napkin commercials everywhere on TV, she's not unaware that she should use them.

But the problem is...

Where did the sanitary napkins come from?

Besides, even if you gave it to her, she probably wouldn't know how to use it.

"Mo Xueyao." The class monitor gently knocked on the wooden door. "If you're not feeling well, should I ask for leave for you?"

"It's...it's alright..." Mo Xueyao was still putting on a brave face.

But Li Wanyan could still detect the reluctance in her tone: "Um... are you having menstrual cramps?"

"Menstrual cramps...?" Mo Xueyao was slightly bewildered.

"I just realized that you might be on your period, and you might have caught a chill yesterday, which is why you're having menstrual cramps. That's why I came to ask how you are doing."

"Hmm..." Mo Xueyao replied softly, her face flushed, "That's probably... that's how it is..."

Do you have any sanitary napkins with you?

"I didn't bring it..." Mo Xueyao's voice was softer than a mosquito's buzz.

"In the bag?"

"N-nothing..."

"Hey, even if you forgot to calculate your period time, you should still have some on hand, right?" Li Wanyan's tone was slightly reproachful. "Girls should take better care of themselves."

"Um..." Mo Xueyao scratched her cheek awkwardly and muttered softly, "How...how was I supposed to know I'd be here today..."

"...Is this your first time?"

"Yes, yes..." As a man who has been a man for sixteen years, it is so embarrassing to admit that this is my first period.

"It hasn't officially started developing yet?" Li Wanyan said with some surprise, then added, "I'll go get mine for you, you wait here."

"it is good……"

A short while later, there was another knock on the bathroom door, and Li Wanyan's voice came from outside: "Is the door locked?"

"Probably not..."

Just as Mo Xueyao was feeling uneasy and embarrassed, the door was gently pushed open.

She kept her head down until she saw Li Wanyan's feet stop in front of her.

"Here you go." A sanitary napkin wrapped in white plastic with the words 'ABC' written on it was handed to Mo Xueyao. "Do you know how to use it?"

"No..." Mo Xueyao shook her head like a rattle drum.

Li Wanyan had an "I knew it" look on her face. Then she unpacked the white packaging and carefully instructed, "Look, tear this off, stick it on your safety pants, and then put them on. It's very simple. Remember to unfold the wings here, otherwise there will be a leak."

Mo Xueyao's face was burning hot, and regardless of whether she understood or not, she nodded vigorously.

"Well, it's best to wash your hands before using it." Li Wanyan stuffed the sanitary napkin, which she had demonstrated but hadn't actually torn open the core part, back into the bag. "I'm going out."

"Thanks……"

Mo Xueyao watched Li Wanyan walk out of the bathroom, let out a long breath, and then began to clumsily try.

Of course, you must first wash your hands at the sink next to it and wipe it clean with a paper towel.

Teenage boys are always interested in girls' private things, and among them, boys, especially junior high school boys, like to tease girls about the sanitary napkins in their school bags.

Some mischievous boys would deliberately rummage through girls' bags, find sanitary napkins, and then pass them around in the class to show them.

This is appalling.

Most people, however, would laugh maliciously as the girls rushed to the toilet with sanitary napkins in hand.

Boys who haven't experienced it or actually seen it are very curious about it and find it interesting.

But once you've actually seen it, you'll absolutely not be interested in it.

A large pool of blood flowed out, mixed with some unidentified fragments; in short, it looked disgusting.

Mo Xueyao tilted her head back to avoid looking at them as she threw the paper into the toilet, letting it be flushed away by the water.

The feeling of filth vanished instantly.

Finally, you stick on a sanitary napkin and then put on your pants...

There's something soft pressed against my body, so I don't have to worry about anything leaking out.

It immediately made me feel much more at ease.

She tried taking a few steps and there were no problems.

Just avoid running.

Of course, it would be very uncomfortable to sweat.

It looks like military training can no longer be conducted.

I don't know how long it will last.

The thought of coming every month from now on made Mo Xueyao feel an even bigger headache.

When they returned to the attic, the other girls also began to wake up.

Mo Xueyao stuffed the unused paper back into her schoolbag.

But I touched a soft, square object.

It feels similar to toast.

She looked around curiously and took out the small package.

It turned out to be a pack of Sofy brand sanitary napkins...

She was absolutely certain that she had never put such a thing in her bag.

Then it must have been put there by the mother, right?

Perhaps because she was too busy with work, she forgot to teach her what to do if she got her period.

But before she left, he carefully put a bag in her backpack in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

"Mo Xueyao, I have a few packets of loose pills here. If you didn't bring any, you can use mine," Li Wanyan said softly as she walked over.

"Uh, I just checked my bag." Mo Xueyao scratched her head sheepishly. "Turns out my mom put it in there. Thanks for everything."

"That's good." Li Wanyan nodded gently. "You can ask me anything you don't understand. I'll ask the instructor for leave for you later. Drink more hot water these few days. If there are spicy dishes in the cafeteria, try to eat less of them. Um... and you can't take baths anymore. You can only take a shower at most. But since this is your first time here, I still suggest you just wipe yourself down."

"Thank you..." Mo Xueyao was so grateful that she didn't know what to say.

"Also, you can just change into your own clothes. That way it will be cleaner. After all, these military training clothes are full of sweat. If they smell bad, you'll have to take a shower again."

"Ah...is everything alright?"

"It's okay, I'll talk to the teacher."

"Okay, okay... thank you..."

"There's no need to keep saying thank you. It's only right for classmates to help each other."

"Um……"

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Chapter Sixty: Military Training in the Rain

As it turns out, military training still had to be conducted even when it was raining.

At 5:10, the female instructor's voice rang out from downstairs in another villa not far away.

It was clearly the girls from other classes who were woken up.

Then, her voice rang out from downstairs in the villa where the girls of Class 2, Grade 11 lived.

"Get up, everyone! Wash up now! We're assembled at 5:30!"

Most girls spend a lot of time on washing and grooming on weekdays.

Mo Xueyao's ability to resolve the issue in three minutes is seen by the girls as equivalent to not having washed at all.