Chapter 20: Isn't She a Defective Product?

Sang Yao held his breath and asked her softly, "So, what is it that Yingying needs?"

"I... my period started. There are no sanitary pads here, and I need to go out and buy some now," Sang Fuying said in a low, cautious voice.

The girl’s soft voice was like a gentle, sweet breeze, soothing to the heart, so much so that he initially overlooked the core content of her words.

Sang Yao agreed, "Alright, I understand. I will go buy them for you as quickly as I can. Just wait for me here for a moment."

"So mysterious. Is there something you can't let me know?" After Sang Yao left, Yuan Feiye tilted his head with interest and raised an eyebrow at Sang Fuying.

The look in his eyes, paired with his devastatingly handsome face, made him seem like he was cooking up some mischief.

"That... it’s nothing very important. I just forgot to bring something, so I asked my uncle to help me buy it."

"I could have helped you buy whatever you needed, too. Why didn't you tell me? You're being so distant," Yuan Feiye said, not acting distant at all.

Sang Fuying found it hard to explain. "That... it’s just not very convenient for me to tell you."

Seeing how truly embarrassed she was, Yuan Feiye kindly refrained from pressing further; asking again would indeed have been impolite.

"Alright. Remember to change your clothes; there is a bloodstain on the back of your skirt." He shifted his gaze and reminded her in a casual tone.

Sang Fuying’s face flushed red. She turned urgently to check the bloodstain on her skirt, then hurried to the stairs, shielding her side.

"Is it... a female physiological cycle?" Yuan Feiye asked tentatively.

Sang Fuying nodded.

Yuan Feiye’s expression shifted slightly.

The little one, with a bandage on her forehead and looking so flustered, was incredibly charming and naive.

Defective females do not have physiological cycles; only normal females do.

In that case, is she posing as a defective female to the outside world, and is Sang Yao the one deceiving everyone? Why would he do that?

He understood now.

The little one was so beautiful, and her pheromone scent so alluring, that she would surely attract many males competing to match with her. Normal females are required by the Federation to match with at least fifty males, a mandate that does not apply to defectives.

Defective females usually lack any striking physical features; compared to normal females, they are bland and uninteresting. Unless a male uses them to relieve desire or pass the time, they are rarely touched.

Compared to the obligations the Empire imposes on females, defective females merely hold a low status. Without any specialized skills, they live on the fringes of society and are not required to match with many males.

However, if they are incapable of supporting themselves, they essentially end up as playthings for males or slaves to other females.

The little one is not a defective; she is very likely a high-ranking female.

He speculated that perhaps Sang Yao wanted to monopolize her, so he disguised her as a defective to keep her by his side.

But that didn't quite make sense. If Sang Yao wanted to possess her, why bother with the matches at all? Was it just to fulfill orders from superiors?

Directives from superiors to match with females are only issued based on monthly physical exams, specifically when a male's "loss of control" index is too high.

If the little one could soothe him, his index would remain stable, and he would never face the risk of mental collapse. In that case, the superiors would never force a male to match with a female.

Take himself, for example—his loss of control index has always been perfectly stable.

Although, in private, he has been using potent suppressants every month since he was twenty-five, because he refuses to let his index rise.

Thinking about the fact that Sang Fuying was a normal female, Yuan Feiye felt his lips curl upward in a hint of smug delight, a reaction he didn't even notice himself.

He gave a command to his optical computer: "Find me a tutorial on what to prepare for a female's physiological cycle."

He only knew that females drank a dark, murky soup during this time. He didn't know what it was; he had only seen it in short videos on the StarNet while bored at work, where males trying to please their female partners were making it. It was said that females experienced stomach pain during their cycles, and that drinking this helped significantly.

The computer replied: "The following is the classic tutorial for brown sugar egg soup."

"So, it's brown sugar."

Right, he didn't seem to have brown sugar at home, as no female had ever visited before, and he wasn't particularly fond of sweets.

He didn't bother Sang Yao; instead, he placed an express order on a delivery platform and added the highest-quality sanitary pads on the market to his cart.

The order arrived at his door within five minutes.

He guessed that what the little one had asked Sang Yao to buy was certainly sanitary pads for her cycle.

Since she had asked Sang Yao to buy them, Sang Yao must be fully aware that she was not a defective female.

He supposed that made sense; living under the same roof, with them together day and night, it would be abnormal if Sang Yao didn't know.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt Sang Yao was a despicable man!

Yuan Feiye finished boiling the brown sugar egg soup and had a robot carry a large basket of sanitary pads upstairs. He knocked on Sang Fuying’s door.

Sang Fuying opened the door, having already changed out of her blood-stained clothes into a dark-colored outfit.

"Let me through, be careful it’s hot." Yuan Feiye walked into the bedroom with the mug, placed it on the bedside table, and the robot followed behind him.

"I don't know how long Sang Yao will be, so the pads I ordered arrived first. I didn't know which brand you usually use, so I bought a bit of everything. I also cooked some soup for you to drink during your cycle."

Sang Fuying looked at the massive basket filled with exquisitely packaged sanitary pads. "Thank you, Brother Yuan, but isn't this too many?"

She probably wouldn't finish them in a year.

"It's fine, just pick the ones you like. I won't disturb you anymore; drink that while it's warm." He pointed to the steaming mug on the nightstand and left without a moment's delay.

Sang Fuying randomly selected a pack of daytime pads to use, then picked up the mug from the nightstand. She could faintly distinguish the brown sugar egg soup.

The eggs had completely dispersed into ribbons, and the brown sugar was boiled into a thick syrup.

It looked exactly like the brown sugar egg soup her uncle had made for her the first time.

She took a small sip; even the taste was identical to her memory.

Could it be that this was also the first time Yuan Feiye had ever cooked brown sugar egg soup?

Sang Yao had arrived at the nearest shopping mall. Recalling what Sang Fuying had said, he performed a manual search, and his steps suddenly froze.

Yingying said her period started and she needed sanitary pads.

He had never encountered sanitary pads, nor had he ever interacted with a female, to the point where he knew nothing about such items.

So, it was a product for a female's physiological cycle...

So, the "that" Yingying mentioned was a female's period?

He didn't know much about female physiology, but he knew that a physiological cycle was a sign of a female growing up, whereas a defective female only possessed the outward appearance of a female and lacked all other characteristics, including the cycle.

But wasn't Yingying a defective female? How could a defective have a physiological cycle?