Chapter 36: Is it a congenital issue, or is there some other defect?

Chapter 36: Is it a congenital issue, or is there some kind of defect?

"Of course, I'm not saying you were in the wrong. This was definitely Li Xiao's fault. You're a girl; in a situation like that, you should fight back bravely!"

As he spoke, he thought for a moment and added, "But you still need to maintain some sense of propriety. After all, that attack of yours... it was... well, you know..."

As a man, Li Jianguo found it somewhat difficult to speak about such matters. In all his years, he had never heard of anything like this.

Seeing his face turn bright red, Shen Ci couldn't help but laugh. "I know, Director Li. It was a special situation. You know Li Xiao's physique—it would be easy for him to restrain me, wouldn't it? My hands were the only things I could move. I didn't want to do it; I actually found it quite disgusting!"

He wasn't even wearing underwear!

Of course, Shen Ci didn't say that last part out loud, but she could still vividly recall the sensation from that moment.

Hearing Shen Ci say this, Li Jianguo nodded in relief. Changing the subject, he asked with concern, "Are you settled into your new dormitory? Do you have new roommates?"

"It's great," Shen Ci nodded. "I have a very good roommate; all these snacks I bought are for her. I have to thank you for helping me switch dorms."

"Don't be so polite with me. Your family isn't from Longcheng; besides me, who else could you turn to if something happened?"

Shen Ci smiled, somewhat moved. Just like before, in her heart, Li Jianguo was the embodiment of "truth, goodness, and beauty"—the best counselor one could ask for.

"Thank you for today as well. Because you leaked the news to me in advance, I wasn't caught off guard by the sudden threat."

Li Jianguo nodded with a smile. The atmosphere today had indeed been quite hostile, but he hadn't expected Shen Ci to respond so calmly and handle the matter so well, leaving the other party absolutely no room for rebuttal.

However, as he was smiling, he noticed Shen Ci suddenly turn to look at him with a cold expression. Li Jianguo's smile froze, and he asked, bewildered, "What's wrong?"

Shen Ci casually tossed a bag of potato chips into the shopping basket and turned to face him. "There's something I haven't asked you yet. How did you handle that scholarship issue? A boy from the Mathematics Department suddenly started acting all sycophantic toward me—giving me black wolfberries, giving me flowers... and he even insisted that I was the one who hinted at it first, saying that I liked him."

"Huh?" Li Jianguo was stunned. "The Math Department?"

Shen Ci nodded, and taking the opportunity, she proceeded to recount Hao Penghui's bizarre behavior and remarks from the past few days in full detail.

The more Li Jianguo listened, the more his face contorted. He had seen that student, Hao Penghui, before—ugh, he was so sleazy it was hard to even look at him!

"How can something so absurd happen!" Li Jianguo found it unbelievable, and after hearing the story, he was even angrier than Shen Ci.

Shen Ci was a famously beautiful student in the Astronomy Department and the entire university. The boys in the Math Department were all quite unattractive, yet they dared to harass the girls in her department?

"I suspect that after their counselor received the quota, he wanted to show how hard it was to obtain, so he told the boy that he only got it because you proactively gave up your spot. As a result, the kid misunderstood and thought you gave it up just for him."

Shen Ci laughed. "Director Li, listen to yourself. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Li Jianguo laughed as well, saying helplessly, "It is quite ridiculous. But some guys really do think that way. How does the saying go? 'He is clearly so mediocre, yet he can be so confident?'"

Hearing this, Shen Ci looked at Li Jianguo with an expression of admiration and nodded. "As expected of you, Director Li. Hearing that phrase come from a man like you gives it maximum weight!"

Li Jianguo gave a self-deprecating laugh. "The thing I lack most is confidence, let alone blind confidence."

"Don't worry. I'll talk to their counselor later and tell him to stop harassing you. It's quite terrifying."

Shen Ci breathed a sigh of relief. She had a lot of money now, but she likely only had one life. She had never been this afraid of death before.

As expected, rich people are afraid of death!

But besides being afraid of death, a wealthy man is also afraid of being "incapable."

***

Near the end of the working day, Dr. Sun finally entered Li Xiao's hospital room to personally check on his condition.

"Does it still hurt?" Dr. Sun asked.

Li Xiao shook his head. "It seemed to stop hurting an hour ago, but if I deliberately pull at the area, it still hurts."

"Then it still hurts!" Dr. Sun corrected him, then said expressionlessly, "Drop your pants so I can take a look."

Without a female doctor present, Li Xiao was much more composed. He pulled down his pants and turned his head away. After examining him through his glasses, Dr. Sun nodded. "It's fine. No swelling, and the color is normal. It should be nothing to worry about."

After pulling up his pants, Li Xiao asked urgently, "So, Doctor, will I be fine by tomorrow?"

"More or less. If you wake up tomorrow and feel no pain, come find me to process your discharge."

Having said that, Dr. Sun turned to leave, but Li Xiao called out to him.

He looked at Li Xiao with suspicion, noticing the other man's conflicted and hesitant expression, looking as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"What is it? Is there something else?"

Li Xiao struggled for a moment before finally speaking up. "Dr. Sun, my... my first time with my girlfriend... it was... not very..."

It was truly too embarrassing; Li Xiao was so distressed that his toes curled, and he couldn't even finish a sentence in one breath.

Seeing this, Dr. Sun laughed. He turned back around and said bluntly, "It wasn't successful?"

Li Xiao nodded awkwardly. Fortunately, there was no one else in the room besides Dr. Sun.

"Dr. Sun, am I... am I congenitally incapable? Or is there some kind of defect?" Having reached this point, Li Xiao decided to grit his teeth and ask clearly.

Dr. Sun said softly, "There is no defect. But the first time is very important. If the first experience is poor, it will inevitably have some impact on the future. So, the most important thing is your mindset. You have to forget this experience; you can't let it keep affecting you."

Li Xiao grew anxious. "But my girlfriend is incredibly beautiful, and I like her very much. It took nearly half a year of us being together before she agreed. I've looked forward to this for so long. I really don't know why I just..."

"You say if my interest were low, it would be one thing, but at the time, I was so excited I felt like I was going to have a cerebral hemorrhage, yet 'it' acted as if it weren't mine at all. It completely failed to receive the signals from my brain."

Dr. Sun caught the key point and raised an eyebrow. "Aha, there's the problem. In such moments, being too nervous will affect your state, but being too excited will do the same. You were over-excited."

"Huh?" Li Xiao was stunned. "Shouldn't being excited lead to... a better state?"

"Extremes lead to the opposite. You wanted it too much and wanted to perform too well. You had both extreme nervousness and extreme excitement. It's not strange for this to happen." Dr. Sun smiled as he spoke. "So, there is nothing wrong with you physically; it's just a matter of mindset. Adjust yourself next time, and you'll be fine."