Xi Yuan entered the bedroom to find Rong Xinghe sleeping sound , without any idea about his and Prime Minister's conversation. The man approached the bed with soft footsteps and laid down beside the girl silently. Although he was himself pretty tired by the entire day's work , for some uncertain reason , he was finding it difficult to fall asleep. Involuntarily , his left hand landed over Rong Xinghe's waist as his eyes started observing the girl's each and every facial expression.

But at this time , Rong Xinghe frowned and scrunched her eyebrows. Before Xi Yuan could understand anything , the girl placed her both hands over Xi Yuan's left hand and clutched onto it tightly.

"Xinghe ! Are you alright ?", asked Xi Yuan as he sat down on the bed and tried to wake up the girl worriedly.

As the man's voice reached her ears , Rong Xinghe opened her eyes slowly and looked at him with a muddled expression. But suddenly , she felt a sharp pain kick in into her lower back.

"Aaahh !", the girl screamed in pain.

Soon , she realized what was wrong with her body and bit her lips anxiously.

"Umm... Yuan... could you go out for a while ?", Rong Xinghe asked.

"But what is wrong Xinghe ?", the man asked worriedly ,"Should we go to hospital. Wait ! I will grab the car keys right away."

"No ! Calm down. I am completely alright. Its just that...", the girl panicked with hesitation.

"Xinghe..", the man glared at the girl with a serious expression ,"Complete the sentence !"

The moment the man's words reached the girl's ears , she felt a chill run down her spine. Damn ! The devil had started to lose his patience now. If she dared to hide the matter from him anymore , a disaster was bound to take place. But how was she to tell him about this ? Wouldn't that be too embarrassing ?

Finally , the girl took a deep breath and sat down on the bed beside the man before she pointed her index finger towards a red color spot on the man's white bedsheet ,"I... got my periods."

As soon as Xi Yuan's eyes landed over the blood mark on the sheets , he subconsciously pulled the girl into his embrace. That was scary. That blood was very scary. He had studied about periods in his high school. So he naturally understood what menstruation meant. But he had never dealt with such a problem before. Most importantly , he couldn't see his Xinghe in pain. Yet , he couldn't do anything against the nature. This was how a woman's body was formed , after all.

"Where does it pain , sweetheart ?", the man asked in an extremely soft tone.

Rong Xinghe had never heard such a gentle voice from Xi Yuan. Moreover , she hadn't even expected for him to react so considerately. Clearly , he was concerned for her.

"Yuan... I am fine. They are just period cramps. Most of the women go through this pain before and during their periods every month. My periods are very irregular. And during my periods , my lower abdomen and lower back hurts the most. Its like someone is punching over there every now and then.", the girl tried to explain.

Xi Yuan remained silent for sometime before he cupped the girl's face and looked straight into her eyes ,"It has been one year since we both met. How come I never knew about these cramps ? Does that mean that every time we met , you had a fake smile plastered across your lips ?"

"A woman is too good at hiding her pain , Mr. Xi.", the girl smiled gloomily.

"We will talk about this later.", Xi Yuan sighed helplessly ,"Let me first get you the saitary pads."

"Are you angry , darling ?", Rong Xinghe asked worriedly , as she saw the man change the topic and get down the bed.

"Just calm down. I will talk to Ying first. She must be home by now.", the man said and left the bedroom hurriedly.

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"Done ?", the man asked as the girl stepped out of the washroom.

"Yeah.", said the girl before approaching the man , who was sitting on the living room couch.

The girl then smiled cheekily and sat down on the man's lap before she started massaging his tensed shoulders. She knew that something was bothering him but didn't dared to poke him about it. All she could do was try to pacify him. Naturally , the man understood the girl more than anyone. So he simply grabbed the girl's hands and brought them down before allowing her to rest her head against his shoulders.

"Yuan... What happened ?", the girl frowned.

After sometime , the man kissed the girl's forehead and started speaking ,"Xinghe , the entire world knows how strong you are. And trust me when I say this , I am very proud of you. Its just that I want to know about your weaknesses too. I want to be the person you are completely comfortable around. I feel like an outsider when you hide your pains and tears from me. Are you getting me ?"

The girl thought for few seconds before she smiled and placed a soft kiss against the man's lips ,"I get it. But the same thing goes for you too. No secrets. No contemplations. No overthinking. Yeah ?"

A smile finally appeared across the man's lips as he brushed the girl's hair strands behind her ear ,"Hmm. Works for me. Come here !"

And... the couple spent the next few minutes kissing each other intensely. All they wanted was to melt into each other.

At this time , Xi Yuan's both parents , Xi Chongkun and Li Jungah entered the man's penthouse using a spare key , in order to not disturb the children but ended up witnessing the couple kissing intimately , in the living room. Xinguan also realized a foreign intrusion and parted from each other to see Xi family elders standing at the entrance door.

"Um...", Li Jungah coughed awkwardly ,"We just wanted to grab a file from Yuan's bedroom. Sorry to disturb you young people. Let's go , Mr. Xi."

But as soon as Li Jungah and Xi Chongkun entered Xi Yuan's bedroom , Rong Xinghe slapped her forehead as panic flooded through her heart.

"What is it ?", the man asked worriedly.

"We haven't cleaned your bedsheet !", the girl whispered.