Chapter 65: Cross-dressing
The weekend felt pretty boring for Li Mu.
At first, he thought about going home for the weekend, but he didn’t want to squeeze onto a crowded bus, and he didn’t want to always bother Yu Fan for a ride either.
Mainly, he had already asked Yu Fan for help so many times that he felt like if Yu Fan needed something in the future, he wouldn’t be able to say no.
This time, he only bought a pair of jeans and a hoodie online.
He put them on over his own T-shirt, stood in front of the mirror, and changed into women’s clothes.
Compared to last time, when he wore women's clothes without makeup or a wig and looked kind of awkward, this time his face looked softer and more delicate, so the look felt much better.
The women’s jeans were definitely more comfortable than his own pants. Even though they fit tightly around his thighs, the stretchy fabric didn’t feel uncomfortable at all, and he didn’t have to worry about them tearing when he moved around.
The white women’s hoodie over the black T-shirt, paired with black jeans, along with his tall height and calm expression, actually gave him a cool and confident vibe.
Looking at the person in the mirror, someone you couldn’t tell was male or female, Li Mu mumbled, “Feels like I don’t even need a wig or makeup anymore.”
Compared to the last time, when he was so embarrassed he wanted to curl up and disappear, this time he just had a bit of a blush on his face.
Maybe it was because he was just wearing women’s clothes and not going out?
Still, there was something strangely exciting about it.
“You sure have an odd little hobby.” Xiao Jing said.
Li Mu’s face instantly turned red… Was he cross-dressing in front of his sister?
Even though his sister had passed away, all the shame he had been trying to control rushed back to his head.
He tried to stay calm. “This is all because of you!”
“You just wanted an excuse to dress like a girl…”
“Stop making my body talk!” Li Mu yelled in frustration. “Or I’ll return everything I bought and drop out of the singing contest!”
Xiao Jing stayed quiet after that, and the redness in Li Mu’s face slowly faded.
The clothes fit really well. He had ordered them based on the size of a woman who was 1.75 meters tall.
Li Mu tried to ignore the fact that Xiao Jing was still in his body watching everything, and leaned closer to the mirror to look at his skin.
Because he didn’t get acne during puberty and had always used facial cleanser, his skin was already smooth and clear.
But even so, he noticed his complexion looked way better than before. Whiter, rosier, and glowing in the sunlight like polished glass.
He picked up the makeup he had bought and carefully applied it to his face.
He softened his still-slightly-sharp features, added eyeshadow, brushed his eyelashes, and cleaned up his eyebrows… Even though it was his first time putting on makeup, it all came surprisingly naturally.
The light, natural makeup didn’t take very long. After taking two steps back, Li Mu looked at his reflection again and saw a short-haired, strong and cool older-sister-type woman staring back at him.
There was even a small mole under one of his eyes that added a touch of feminine charm to him.
Too bad… the chest was too flat…
Wait, why am I disappointed about that?
Li Mu quickly pushed that thought out of his head.
If earlier he looked like someone between male and female because of the clothes, now with the makeup, he looked completely like a woman.
Looking at his “work,” Li Mu actually felt a little proud.
“Damn, am I becoming more and more perverted?” he muttered, trying to shake off that bit of pride.
“Those cross-dressing guys must’ve kept doing it because they felt this same sense of achievement after putting on makeup. I can’t be like that…”
Even though he said that, his hands were already reaching for two hair clips, pinning the long bangs that almost covered his eyes behind his ears.
Kind of like that character Hideyoshi from some anime.
He sighed and collapsed on his desk, burying his face in his arms, feeling like life was meaningless.
Forget it… I’m really turning into a pervert…
Whatever little pride he used to have was completely gone.
And this time, cross-dressing felt surprisingly easy and natural.
Suddenly, the door handle of the dorm room turned, and Li Mu was so scared he almost jumped on the spot.
“Li Mu, why did you lock the door?”
Chen Zhihao’s haircut was that fast? It hasn’t even been half an hour!
Panicking, Li Mu stuffed all his things into the wardrobe. He was just about to change clothes when he heard the sound of a key turning in the lock.
“Li Mu went out? He twisted his ankle earlier, how is he walking already…”
No time! Why the hell did you bring your key to a haircut?!
Li Mu glanced at the wardrobe, too full to hide a person inside.
He stepped onto the ladder to climb into the bed above and hide, but the door had already opened.
“You…” Chen Zhihao stood frozen in the doorway, staring at Li Mu in shock, his eyes wide like a stunned dog.
Li Mu looked down, speechless.
“You’re Li Mu’s girlfriend?”
Li Mu looked up in surprise and nodded hard.
Thank goodness he had makeup on, even if it was just light makeup, it made him look very different from usual, enough to confuse Chen Zhihao.
Or maybe Chen Zhihao just couldn’t recognize faces?
“Where is he? Why’d he leave you locked in here alone?” Chen Zhihao asked as he slowly walked inside. “I never heard him mention he had a girlfriend. Oh right, we’re not that close, so why would he tell me…”
Li Mu didn’t dare say a word. He forced a stiff smile, afraid his voice or his usual cold expression would give him away.
His hands and legs were shaking from nerves, and his mouth was producing so much saliva he had to keep swallowing it down.
As he walked past Li Mu, Chen Zhihao muttered to himself, “No wonder Li Mu’s been smelling like perfume lately. It must be from you.”
“Hey, why aren’t you saying anything?” He absentmindedly pulled out a cigarette but remembered there was a girl in the room, so he tossed it on the desk and asked again, “Where is Li Mu?”
“I…” Li Mu hesitated, trying hard to remember how Xiao Jing spoke when she controlled his body.
“He went to the bathroom.”
Li Mu suddenly felt his body being taken over and relaxed a little.
Xiao Jing was much more reliable than Lin Xi. At least she always stopped at a reasonable point when taking over.
Unlike Lin Xi, who once used his body to pull down his pants just to look at “little Li Mu.”
“Oh.” Chen Zhihao didn’t seem to care whether the excuse made sense or not. He just looked down and started memorizing his English vocabulary again.
Since he didn’t ask anything else, Xiao Jing turned Li Mu’s body around and walked out of the dorm. Only after she closed the door did she give control back to him.
“That was close…”
He almost got mistaken for a total pervert by his classmate…
Li Mu patted his chest, only to feel something soft.
He didn’t think much of it, until he looked up and saw the students in the hallway staring at him with curious faces.
Then his expression changed instantly.
Wait a minute… does this mean I have to go out dressed like this?!