Chapter 36: Getting Further and Further on the Path of Becoming a Girl
The girls’ dorm was full of excitement and cheer.
Even Gu Xiaoxue couldn’t help but lift her head proudly.
See? This is why you always need a backup plan!
One of her roommates, greedy as usual, quickly reminded her, “Xiaoxue, we agreed earlier, right? If Lin Yibai gives you some sunscreen, we’ll all share it, okay?”
Gu Xiaoxue was in a pretty good mood and smiled a little, saying, “Sure, that’s fine.”
Yang Yueping cheered, “Xiaoxue, you’re the best! We love you so much!”
Gu Xiaoxue raised her hand to stop them, and then, speaking seriously but very confidently, she said, “I’m not worried about Lin Yibai. What matters now is Xia Changyu.”
“Right, if you can choose someone tall, rich, and handsome, who would bother with that weirdo Lin Yibai?”
“We girls have to treat ourselves well.”
“So Xiaoxue, what’s your plan?”
Gu Xiaoxue smiled and said, “I’ll act soft, pretend I was wrong, and apologize.”
Yang Yueping asked, “Wait, are you really going to say sorry?”
Gu Xiaoxue gave a mysterious smile and replied, “It’s not like I’ll lose anything just by saying a few words. I’ll lie and tell him I already apologized to that front desk girl. The expo is over, what can Xia Changyu do, go find her to check? And besides, don’t you all want to travel to Binhai during the May holiday?”
As soon as she said that, the other girls froze.
A free vacation during the long May weekend? Why not take advantage of it?
The same girls who were mad for Gu Xiaoxue just a moment ago...
Quickly changed their minds and agreed that apologizing was totally the right thing to do.
Back at the hotel, Lin Yibai was also reflecting on everything that had happened.
First, the most important thing. Her feelings toward her ex-girlfriend, Gu Xiaoxue, had changed.
She asked herself honestly, she had liked the perfect version of Gu Xiaoxue she had imagined in her head.
But now, Lin Yibai shook her head and said, “That’s definitely not the same Gu Xiaoxue anymore!”
She lied, blamed others, acted mean, fake... and maybe even cheated on her?
She didn’t want to say too much, but she was definitely not the kind of girl she liked anymore.
Lin Yibai let out a long sigh. After seeing this new side of Gu Xiaoxue, she knew she needed to adjust her mindset.
One thing was clear. She wasn’t going to go crawling back to her.
She took another quick look at the mirror, she was still amazingly beautiful.
But strangely, she was also less and less interested in other girls.
It was kind of like...
“If they’re not even prettier than me in my girl form, why should I care about them?”
She truly wasn’t interested and she had no plans to use her girl form to take advantage of other girls either.
Then, Lin Yibai looked at a stat bar in her vision.
【Female Correction Value: 17%】
This number meant that after one more night’s sleep, she could go back to being a guy.
Right now, she could raise the number and stay in girl form longer, or lower it and return to her male body.
The only good thing about this strange system that turned Lin Yibai into a girl was that it also gave her a full identity as a girl.
She could even look it up on the official site, that's why she was able to get a part-time job and stay at the hotel.
【Name: Lin Baiyi】
【Gender: Female】
【Birthdate: XXXX/XX/XX】
【Address: ————————】
【ID Number: ————————】
It was even a half-filled ID card. Lin Yibai could finish the rest herself, including her life history.
She thought for a moment and said, “Maybe I’ll just write down that I’m an orphan?”
Then paused.
“Wait, no. That sounds kind of unlucky.”
While thinking about her new identity, Lin Yibai slowly fell asleep.
………………………………………
The next morning, she woke up before 7 a.m.
After taking a nice shower, she grabbed her meal ticket and went to the hotel restaurant for a free breakfast.
Lin Yibai checked the number again: 【Female Correction Value: 7%】
Good. It had dropped to 7%.
Then came a pop-up message:
【Friendly Reminder: You will return to your male body in 20 minutes. Please be prepared.】
Lin Yibai: “Huh?”
Wait a second, wasn’t there still 7% left?
She had thought that was enough time to leave the hotel calmly and change back with no problem.
But… okay, fine.
Twenty minutes was enough to:
Change into his male clothes, check out at the front desk, then find a quiet corner.
6%...
5%...
【Your body is now returning to male form.】
Lin Yibai: “???”
Hey hey hey, this is too fast!
Last time, the starting point was only 2%. How did it jump to 5% all at once? That's not fair!
【Because your last transformation lasted a long time, and you did many things while in girl form, your performance was excellent. So now, your starting Female Correction Value is set to 5%.】
"......"
【Since your Female Correction Value has increased to 5%, your body will now receive an upgrade.】
“What the heck?”
Lin Yibai was sure he didn’t mishear anything, he could hear the system voice straight in his mind. He couldn’t help asking, “What do you mean by upgrade? What are you updating?”
【Three random upgrade options have been generated. Please choose one:】
【1. Long, shiny black hair.】
“No way! If I go back to the dorm with long hair, won’t that give me away right away?”
【2. A beautiful, dreamy voice.】
“Pass.”
【3. Remove some unneeded keratin-based scales from your body.】
“What is that?”
That "keratin-based scales" term sounded way too scientific.
Before Lin Yibai could think more about it, a countdown appeared in front of his eyes.
10, 9, 8...
No time to think. Gotta Google it fast.
Three seconds later: It means body hair.
When he found out the truth, Lin Yibai rolled his eyes and said, “So it’s just body hair? Why didn’t you just say that earlier?”
Compared to long hair or a girly voice, removing body hair was the smartest choice.
After all, once you put on clothes, nobody knows whether you have body hair or not.
“Three, three, three. I choose number three!”
Lin Yibai shouted. Right after that, he felt a tingling in his body, like he was standing in static electricity.
He couldn’t help but touch his arm.
Then he saw some gray dust in his palm. Looking closely, he said, “Whoa, I didn’t even have that much arm hair. Is it really necessary to remove it?”
At first, he thought it was just removing hair from arms, legs, and maybe the back.
Even the armpits. Fine, he could accept that.
But then he suddenly remembered something. His face changed, and he rushed to find a more private spot to check.
One moment later—
“AHHH! Didn’t it say only some unneeded hair? Why remove that too?! From a biology point of view, that hair is for protection!”
【Ding!】
【From a biological perspective, that hair is not essential for girls and can be removed.】
Like hell it’s “not essential”!
Right now, Lin Yibai was just full of regret and frustration.
At this point, he really had become a "Little White Dolphin"...