"Shuangshuang, don’t cry. Just hold on a bit longer, just a bit more," An Hao was also anxious for her.
Feng Chunhua listened from inside the bathroom and couldn’t stop herself from chuckling. She simply refused to open the door; today, she wanted to see a good show.
If only Gu Shuangshuang would mess her pants, how great that would be!
An Hao sensed something was amiss but was helpless, "Sister-in-law, can you hurry up? I know we had a disagreement on the train, but that’s in the past now. You can’t hold this grudge against us, can you? They say there are three types of urgency, and Shuangshuang is really struggling with diarrhea now. She has held it in for quite some time, which is very difficult already."
"Oh my, An Hao, I really didn’t mean that. You guys have diarrhea, I have diarrhea too, and it’s bad enough that I can hardly get up," Feng Chunhua said while letting out a few more cries of pain from within.
After a moment, she wondered why she should moan at all and decided to hum a tune instead.
Gu Shuangshuang’s legs were shaking from holding it in; she just felt a surge swirling around in her belly, constantly... constantly sinking lower...
An Hao realized that she was doing it on purpose and could no longer count on her.
"Shuangshuang, clench your teeth and hang in there. There’s another bathroom 300 meters away from here."
"300 meters!!!" Gu Shuangshuang’s voice trembled, let alone 300 meters, she doubted she could hold on for even three.
"Yes. Hold on a little longer. I’ve got a plan," An Hao said as she spotted a warrior nearby who had just returned from buying supplies on his bicycle, waiting to intercept him.
"You’re not waiting for them?" Feng Chunhua snickered behind the closed door of the bathroom.
"No, we’re not waiting. You just keep on doing your thing!" An Hao thought wrathfully.
"Since that’s the case, I’m not in a hurry then," Feng Chunhua said, obviously taking pleasure in others’ misfortune.
An Hao intercepted the purchasing warrior as he approached.
"Sister-in-law, what’s wrong? Do you need help?"
"Yes. Could you take her to the bathroom across the street? She’s about to have an accident with her diarrhea."
"Okay. Don’t worry, sister-in-law, I’ll be right there," the warrior quickly reassured.
The warriors from the army are all very lovely; hearing there was trouble, he lifted Gu Shuangshuang onto the rear rack of the bicycle and pedaled hard to the restroom entrance.
An Hao ran after them and, upon arrival, saw that Gu Shuangshuang hadn’t entered yet.
The warrior was inside urging people to come out quickly, saying there was a sister-in-law urgently needing to use the restroom.
So the people inside hurried out.
The last warrior had just finished his business and was pulling up his pants, not yet having fastened his belt, when he saw An Hao and Gu Shuangshuang bursting in.
"Sister-in-law," he greeted An Hao with a flushed face before making a quick exit.
Finally finding a bathroom, Gu Shuangshuang squatted down quickly, followed by a series of splashing sounds.
An Hao stood guard outside, driving away anyone who approached.
It wasn’t until Gu Shuangshuang had emptied her stomach that An Hao entered and helped her out. She was nearly dehydrated.
The same young warrior then took Gu Shuangshuang to the infirmary, and by the time An Hao got there, she was already receiving intravenous fluids.
"Shuangshuang, are you feeling better?" An Hao was heartbroken to see Gu Shuangshuang in such a tormented state.
"It’s nothing serious. She’s got acute gastroenteritis and a bit of mild acclimatization issues, but she’ll be better after the fluids. Don’t worry," the doctor explained.
"Okay. Thank you, doctor," An Hao breathed a sigh of relief.
As the fluids were half administered, Gu Shuangshuang’s spirits lifted somewhat.
Thinking back to how she managed to hold it in for seven or eight minutes while struggling with diarrhea, she was furious.
"An Hao, I must deal with Feng Chunhua properly. Otherwise, I won’t be able to swallow this indignity!"