Volume 1 / Chapter 54: Huā Yínyín Bursts into the Bathroom

As mentioned earlier, Mò Xuěyáo had noticed that the first floor of the villa didn’t seem to have any bedrooms, but she hadn’t had time to check before the military training whistle had rushed them all out the door.

Now that dinner was over and dusk had settled in, she finally had a chance to explore the villa’s layout in detail.

“Everyone take off your shoes when we go inside,” Lǐ Wǎnyán said while unlocking the door. “There are slippers in the shoe cabinet. Like Āwén said earlier, this is the principal’s new home, so please be careful not to dirty anything.”

“But didn’t we all walk in earlier with our shoes on?” Mo Zhúyōu  asked, puzzled.

“Yeah, but someone came by to clean again afterwards,” Lǐ Wǎnyán explained, pointing to the freshly wiped floor beyond the doorway. She took off her own shoes neatly, grabbed a pair of slippers from the cabinet, and walked in.

The others followed suit, placing their shoes neatly in rows at the entrance.

To officially enter the house, you had to step up a small platform from the entryway.

Everyone wandered inside like they were touring a museum, eyes darting around with curiosity.

The living room was in the center—just a sofa and a coffee table, nothing more.

The study had a bookshelf but no desk, and oddly, the shelves were completely empty.

There were two bathrooms, and each of them actually had a bathtub.

To Mò Xuěyáo, whose home didn’t even have a proper showerhead, this was pure luxury.

The bathrooms were fully equipped—sinks, showers, toilets, everything in place.

In contrast, the kitchen had only the countertop installed. Nothing else. The empty space just made it feel large.

“Xuěyáo~ Let’s go check out the second floor,” said Mo Xiǎoxiào.

“Mm… strange. Is there really enough room for everyone?” Xuěyáo wondered aloud.

“I’m curious about that too.”

When they reached the second floor, aside from a bathroom tucked into the far corner of the hallway, the rest of the space was made up entirely of bedrooms.

There were five bedrooms in total, each with a huge bed pushed against the wall—technically “double beds,” but Mò Xuěyáo felt like you could fit four people on each one without trouble.

If each bed held four girls, that would accommodate twenty. The remaining girl… probably the attic?

“Want to check out the attic?” Mo Xiǎoxiào suggested again.

Xuěyáo nodded, and the two made their way up.

The attic was completely empty. No furniture at all.

Except for the wall leading to the balcony, every side had been fitted with a row of ordinary windows—just standard ones with sills, not floor-to-ceiling.

But it made the attic surprisingly well-lit, far from the dark, damp stereotype.

“Feels like you could cram another twenty people up here,” Xuěyáo muttered to herself.

“Really?” Lǐ Wǎnyán, who had followed them up, took a few steps forward and looked around. “Yeah… looks like you really could fit that many.”

“Hey hey, class monitor! What if all of us girls just sleep up here?” Mo Zhúyōu suddenly shouted with sparkles in her eyes. “It’s military training camp, right? Of course we should bunk together! We can just roll out some mats right here!”

Clearly obsessed with the idea of group sleepovers, Mo Zhúyōu looked absolutely thrilled.

“Let’s ask everyone else later and see if they’re okay with it,” said Lǐ Wǎnyán, hesitating a little before giving a quiet response.

“I’m all for sleeping in the attic!” came a voice from the stairs—it was Huā Yínyín , who hadn’t even seen the space yet but was already shouting with excitement.

“Alright, everyone should start showering now,” Lǐ Wǎnyán said, offering a tired smile, her mind clearly preoccupied. “There are only three bathrooms. It’ll be a crowded once more people line up.”

“Xuěyáo! Let’s bathe together!” Huā Yínyín immediately latched onto Mò Xuěyáo—well, her leg, to be exact.

“Come on, Xuěyáo~ Want to shower with us sisters?” Mo Xiǎoxiào chimed in. “Three people at once—much more efficient!”

“Tch, three people will be even slower, obviously,” retorted Huā Yínyín, still clinging to Xuěyáo’s leg and rubbing her soft cheek against it. “There’s only one shower and one tub per bathroom. Two’s the perfect number!”

“…I’ll shower alone,” said Xuěyáo awkwardly. Taking advantage of Huā Yínyín’s distraction, she quickly pulled her leg free, rushed downstairs, grabbed a change of clothes from her bag, and darted into the bathroom like a rocket.

Only after undressing and placing her clothes on the sink did she realize…

She hadn’t brought any soap.

Just as she was thinking this, the bathroom door suddenly creaked open.

Huā Yínyín, grinning mischievously, slipped inside and locked the door behind her.

“Hehehe~ Xuěyáo~ You can’t escape me now~”

Xuěyáo froze—half flustered, half panicked. Her hands instinctively covered her chest, brain going blank.

And… perhaps there was even a faint trace of excitement?

Could it be the lingering instinct of her past as a man?

“Ehh? No shower gel?” Huā Yínyín feigned a search around the room, her eyes darting blatantly across Xuěyáo’s pale, bare skin.

“No… I didn’t bring… Wait, what are you—”

Xuěyáo had just started to speak when she saw Huā Yínyín begin undressing—right in front of her.

Startled, she reflexively shut her eyes and turned away. “I—I didn’t see anything!”

“Ehhh? What’s with you?” Huā Yínyín asked, genuinely puzzled. “We’re all girls here—what’s there to be shy about?”

Xuěyáo was tongue-tied.

It was the first time she’d ever seen another girl her age naked—not counting herself, of course.

Regaining her composure, she scrambled to draw the shower curtain beside the tub, then rinsed the tub and began running hot water into it.

Huā Yínyín kept noisily shuffling around, taking off her clothes, making Xuěyáo even more frantic inside.

When the tub was finally full, she sighed in relief and slipped in, hugging her knees protectively in a tight, curled-up posture.

“Ta-da~ I’m coming in~!” Huā Yínyín cheerfully pulled open the curtain and plopped herself into the tub.

The warm water surged out over the rim in little waves.

“Hehe~ Xuěyáo~ Big fair thighs~”

“You… I mean… girls shouldn’t… be like this…” Xuěyáo stammered, staring rigidly at the ceiling, doing everything she could not to look at her.

“Says who girls have to be a certain way? And besides, girls bathing together is totally normal, right?” Huā Yínyín leaned in closer, grinning. “Want me to scrub your back?”

“I… I can do it myself…”

“Then did you bring body wash?”

“…”

“I brought milk-scented body wash. Let’s pour some into the tub and soak~” she said gleefully, squeezing the bottle until foamy bubbles filled the clear water.

It helped.

With the bubbles covering the important parts, Mò Xuěyáo finally relaxed a little.

But… Huā Yínyín was still right across from her.

And inching closer.

“What are you doing…?”

“Just getting closer~ So I can scrub your back!” she said playfully, slinking over like a slippery little eel. “Say, Xuěyáo, haven’t started developing yet?”

Startled, Mò Xuěyáo reflexively glanced at her.

Despite her petite, doll-like face and short height, Huā Yínyín was… unexpectedly well-endowed.

But she only looked for a second—then whipped her head away in panic.

“Are your legs naturally hairless, or do you shave?” Huā Yínyín asked curiously.

“...Always been that way.”

“Wow, I’m jealous… I have to shave every week.” she grumbled. Suddenly, she swept away all the bubbles in front of Xuěyáo, revealing clear water underneath.

Before she could react, Xuěyáo found herself completely exposed again.

“Whoa! A báihǔ!! So rare!”

“I’m going to… go use the shower instead…” Xuěyáo muttered, trying to stand up.

But Huā Yínyín grabbed her wrist. “Hey hey, don’t be shy! You said I could scrub your back first! Then you can do mine, okay?”

“Can we not…”

“Come on~ This is how friendships grow stronger! Don’t you know bathing together builds bonds?”

Mò Xuěyáo rolled her eyes. She had no interest in deepening any bond with Huā Yínyín.

But she couldn’t argue her way out, so she finally scooted forward and let her get behind her.

At first it was very normal—just body wash, and Huā Yínyín’s soft chubby hands gently rubbing her back.

“Xuěyáo, when’s the last time you scrubbed your back? Ew—look at all this,” she said, proudly holding up a grimy little ball of dead skin, like it was a treasure.

Yes—even beautiful girls get dirty.

Mò Xuěyáo blushed, a little embarrassed. Back home, they just rinsed off with a hose. She couldn’t reach her back anyway, so she usually didn’t bother.

Didn’t expect there to be so much grime…

“You should really get one of those back scrubbers,” said Huā Yínyín, for once sounding serious. “Can’t let a pretty back get all grimy, right?”

“Mm… okay…”

Just then, Mò Xuěyáo stiffened.

Something soft had pressed against her bare back.

She swallowed hard.

“Hehe~ Feels nice, doesn’t it?”

“You… What are you…”

“Just a little snuggle~ Mmm, your skin is so smooth! Alright, my turn! You scrub me now!”

“Eh… I… I scrub you?”

“Yep! We agreed!” Huā Yínyín stood up and plopped down in front of her, legs stretched out.

What Mò Xuěyáo saw then—well, let’s just say it left nothing to the imagination.

Her face burning, she hesitantly placed her hands on Huā Yínyín’s back, a tingling sensation running through her.

First time bathing with another girl her age.

First time scrubbing another girl’s back.

She couldn’t help but think— If only she were a boy right now.

But if she were, this scene probably wouldn’t be happening at all. Her heart was in turmoil.