Chapter 224: So Embarrassing (Part 2)
"Uh…" Hearing the voice on the phone, Xu Danying froze on the spot, completely stunned—even when a flustered, nearly half-naked Xu Dantong came running toward her, she still hadn't snapped out of it.
"Pads? Panties? Measurements?" Xu Danying repeated blankly, only to realize that the phone in her hand had already been snatched away by a gust of wind—also known as Xu Dantong.
"You brat! Didn't I tell you not to answer?"
"Uh…" Xu Danying pointed dazedly at the iPhone in her sister's hand, her eyes vacant. "Second Sister, you and Brother-in-law… what was that? Just now—"
Xu Dantong's face was scarlet. She quickly pushed her aside. "I'll explain later."
She glanced down at the phone—sure enough, the call was already connected, several seconds in.
Xu Dantong nearly lost her mind. What the hell was happening? Without another word, she dashed into the bathroom, phone in hand.
"Brother-in-law, what are you doing?" Xu Dantong was speechless. She wanted to strangle Zhang Yang through the phone, but it wasn't even his fault. She had no idea what to say.
"Huh? Wasn't it you who answered just now?" Zhang Yang finally noticed the slight difference in their voices.
"No…" Xu Dantong lowered her voice as much as she could. "That was Danying, my dear Brother-in-law…"
"Uh…" Zhang Yang wasn't stupid. He immediately realized his blunder. "I… I didn't mean it, okay? Your voices sound way too similar, and I didn't know she had your phone."
Xu Dantong's pretty face tightened; she was on the verge of tears.
Great, all her dignity was gone today. But she couldn't even blame Zhang Yang—after all, he was helping her, and he was her brother-in-law.
"I know. I'm not mad. By the way, why did you call?"
"Uh… the salesgirl asked for your measurements. You wanted panties, right?"
Xu Dantong's beautiful eyes widened, tears almost spilling out.
God, why was she being punished like this? Her brain short-circuited, and she blurted out, "91, 62, 96…"
"Oh, you're about 1.72 meters tall, right? The salesgirl says you've got a great figure. M size might be a bit tight, L would fit better. Which one do you want?"
"L…" Xu Dantong forced herself to answer, dying inside.
"Got it."
"Okay then, I'll hang up—"
"Wait, which brand of pads do you want? I'll get them from the supermarket so I don't have to call again."
Xu Dantong looked at herself in the mirror; her stunning face had reached the peak of embarrassment.
Why… why was she like this?!
She could clearly hear the salesgirl on the other end enthusiastically praising Zhang Yang.
"Sir, your girlfriend has such a great body! You're a lucky man. And she's lucky too—men these days rarely buy underwear and pads for their girlfriends."
For some reason, that actually felt kind of nice to hear.
She sighed and said generously, "Whatever, Sofy or Anerle is fine."
After hanging up, Xu Dantong covered her face, her cheeks burning so hot they could melt steel. God, how was she supposed to face Zhang Yang now?
She patted her cheeks, forcing herself to calm down. Forget it—her dignity was already gone, might as well lean into it.
She called Zhang Yang again. "You've got a heater, right? A hair dryer will do too."
"Uh… you need to dry your hair?"
"No, my panties fell in the water and got wet. I need to dry them." Xu Dantong had completely given up. So what if she wasn't wearing panties—it was just a few square inches of flesh, right?
"There's a dryer in the changing room next to the first-floor restroom, and another one in the lounge beside the fifth-floor theater room. They'll be dry in minutes. Uh, are you… down there right now—"
Xu Dantong felt thunder strike her brain. She rolled her eyes, fists clenched. Brother-in-law, please don't say it. If you say it, I swear I'll kill you.
Thankfully, Zhang Yang seemed to sense her murderous intent and quickly shut up. "If it's inconvenient, I'll dry them for you when I get back. Or better yet, have Danying help."
"Okay, thanks… Brother-in-law." Xu Dantong deliberately emphasized those last two words.
After hanging up, her brief calm vanished. She slammed her phone on the counter, grabbed her cheeks, and screamed.
"Xu Dantong, you shameless idiot!"
"Second Sister, what's wrong?" Xu Danying's voice came from outside the bathroom.
"Nothing…" Xu Dantong clenched her fists. "Xu Danying, I've got a very important mission for you—one that must be done immediately."
"What mission?" The little sister shuffled over in her slippers.
Xu Dantong glanced at the two freshly washed lace panties on the counter, wrinkled her nose, and handed them over. "On the fifth floor, the lounge next to the theater—there's a dryer there. Dry these two panties for me before Brother-in-law gets back."
"Aye aye!" Xu Danying took them cheerfully, but before leaving, she grinned. "Second Sister, are you really on your period… or did you and Brother-in-law, you know…"
"You brat! What nonsense are you spouting? Do you want me to teach you a lesson?" Xu Dantong grabbed a wad of tissues, fuming.
"Okay, okay, I'm going!" Xu Danying ducked away but mumbled as she left, "If not, why'd he ask for your measurements, buy you panties, and pads too…"
"Do you want me to smack you?!" Xu Dantong clenched her fists.
Sure enough, Xu Danying found the dryer in the fifth-floor lounge. It took less than ten minutes to finish the job and return to her sister.
"Finally, no more embarrassment." Xu Dantong looked at her freshly dried white lace panties with tears of relief.
She quickly put them on, freeing herself from the humiliating bottomless state, then threw herself onto the soft, warm bed.
"My dear bed, I missed you… sob!"
"Second Sister, did you really not do anything bad with Brother-in-law?" Xu Danying climbed onto the bed too. The two lay side by side, faces toward the window.
"Brat, what are you saying?" Xu Dantong jabbed her in the side with her elbow. Now that she had underwear on, she finally felt grounded again.
Her heart, which had been floating in midair all morning, was finally settled.
"Then… what's with the panties, pads, and measurements?"
"You little rascal, why do you need to know so much?" Just thinking about all that humiliation made Xu Dantong blush again. She turned and looked at her sister.
"You're not allowed to tell Big Sis about any of this, understand?"
"Not unless you tell me everything first."
"You rebellious brat." Xu Dantong immediately hooked her arm around her sister's neck. "Let's see how I'll deal with you."
With that, she flipped over and straddled her.
Xu Danying refused to lose and quickly fought back. The two sisters wrestled on the bed, skirts flying, long white legs flashing, glimpses of white lace underwear showing between them.
At the door, Zhang Yang stood frozen, staring at the open doorway and the two sisters play-fighting on the bed, nearly dropping the shopping bags in his hands.
Seriously? If you want to wrestle, fine, but why on the bed? And in short skirts? And why the hell is the door wide open—facing the hallway?!
So as Zhang Yang's gaze drifted over the skirts flipped up to their waists, revealing four snow-white, slender legs, a hint of perky butts, and two pairs of white panties, his mouth went dry, and something down below began to stiffen.
"Cough… cough…" After watching for two or three minutes, Zhang Yang realized that if he didn't stop, he'd be committing a crime. So he coughed to announce his presence.
The two sisters froze instantly. Xu Dantong turned first, saw Zhang Yang, and let out a squeal, rolling off the bed and yanking down her skirt as if it could cover her legs and her soul.
"Brother-in-law!!! When did you get back? Why didn't you say anything?"
Zhang Yang set the bags aside and scratched his head. "Oh, about three or four minutes ago."
The sisters exchanged looks, instinctively covering their skirts. Meaning—he'd seen everything.
"Second Sister, this is all your fault." Xu Danying glared, her face burning red.
As for Xu Dantong, she figured her dignity before Zhang Yang was already completely gone. So she took the panties and pads from his hands with calm composure.
"Thanks, Brother-in-law."
"No problem…" Zhang Yang replied awkwardly.
"Brother-in-law, you didn't see anything just now, right?" Xu Dantong asked with a playful smile.
Zhang Yang blinked. Was she hoping he did, or didn't? Probably wanted him to pretend he saw nothing. Yeah, that was the safest bet.
"Nope, didn't see a thing."
"Knew you were the smart one, Brother-in-law." Xu Dantong grinned and looked at her sister. "So, Brother-in-law, what color were Danying's panties?"
"White… uh, no—I don't know."
"Look at him panic." Xu Dantong smirked. "You're not gonna tell Big Sis, right?"
"Of course not!" Zhang Yang thought to himself, I'm not an idiot.
"Thanks, Brother-in-law. Then can you come shopping with us this afternoon?" Xu Dantong's tone turned serious. "We'll be staying here for a while, and we need to buy some essentials. But we're not familiar with the area."
"Hmm… sure." Zhang Yang checked his watch—then froze when he saw the date. Afternoon was exactly when the Nuwa System refreshed.
The new round of M-level Find the Star Menders Missions was reopening. His two sisters-in-law were the targets? Seriously? How cliché could this get?