Chapter 57: The Love Rival's "Kindness"
Hmph! That annoying love rival thinks he can control me? No way!
He even dared to ask me out for a meal?
Forget it! Even though all my nice thoughts about Gu Xiaoxue are completely gone now, that still doesn't change the fact that you were once my love rival.
And a love rival is always an annoying love rival.
I’ll just give him the cold shoulder. That’s it.
“I’m leaving…”
Lin Yibai walked toward the corner outside the hotel. A real man doesn’t look back and chat with an annoying love rival. He just raised his right hand and waved casually. That would count as saying goodbye.
She walked past a few streets and crossed the road. Soon, she arrived outside a small hotel.
Daytime is different from night.
If a woman goes to a hotel alone in the middle of the night, and there’s no record of her checking in, people might think she’s doing something improper.
They might even think she’s offering “certain services.”
If she knocked on the wrong door, like a married couple’s room, and someone called the police, it would be really bad for the hotel.
But during the day, it’s different.
Lin Yibai easily entered the inn and went to the room she had booked.
“Whew~”
“Finally back.”
With the cold air from the AC blowing, the tiredness hit Lin Yibai again.
But she couldn’t fall asleep. She might miss the 11:40 AM train.
If that happened, she’d have to stay another day and spend more money.
She picked up her backpack. There were only a few everyday clothes inside.
She checked out online, since she didn’t want to explain why a girl was helping check out a room that was under a guy’s name.
【Female correction value: 49%↓】
At the train station, Lin Yibai looked at the correction value.
These past two days, she had been trying to carefully manage how much it went up or down.
Now it had dropped below 50%. She had to avoid doing anything that would cause it to increase.
Because after she changed back this time… Who knows what new changes would happen?
“Last time, all the useless body hair on my body disappeared... so what will happen this time?”
Lin Yibai shook her head. She really didn’t know either.
And turning into a girl… it felt like opening Pandora’s box.
It’s not that she really wanted to change, or that she thought she was a girl inside.
It’s just that becoming a girl and making life easier brought so many benefits.
She took a deep breath and got on the train, quietly saying to herself.
“As long as I stay clear-headed, it’s okay. I’m only becoming a little bit more like a girl. When I compare the benefits I get to the cost, I think it’s worth it.”
Everything in the world has a price. If you want to enjoy the benefits that girls get, then be ready to become a girl.
Don’t talk to me about emotional struggles or identity.
Let’s be real, I’m only doing this because it has advantages.
She sat on the train and headed home.
Meanwhile, Xia Changyu finally walked out of the police station and sat on the edge of the sidewalk, looking a little lost.
“Sigh~~”
He let out a long sigh.
Is it finally over?
Lian Haifeng and the others were given 14 days of detention and a 500 yuan fine for causing trouble in public.
Gu Xiaoxue, Yang Yueping, and the others got 3 days of detention and a warning for encouraging and organizing the incident.
Would Xia Changyu be satisfied with this punishment?
Of course, the answer was no. He wasn’t very happy about it. But unless Xia Changyu was lying in a hospital bed right now, this was already the most serious punishment they could give.
Ring ring~
He looked at the caller ID. The display showed: Mom.
“Hello, Mom.”
“My dear boy, what happened? Did someone bully you out there?” Mother Xia asked with worry in her voice.
“It’s already taken care of.”
“What really happened? Tell me.”
Obviously, Mom's authority could not be challenged.
So, Xia Changyu briefly explained what had happened. When she heard that her son was beaten, Mother Xia was so angry that her breathing got faster.
And the person who wanted to hurt her son was actually his girlfriend! How hateful!
Xia Changyu said, “Luckily, I met a really kind girl. She helped me a lot. If it wasn’t for her, I think I’d be lying in a hospital bed right now.”
Mother Xia exclaimed in surprise. “Then you must thank her properly!”
“Of course. I know.”
“Start by inviting her to a meal!”
Xia Changyu asked, “Right now?”
Mother Xia: “You weren't going to wait until tomorrow, right? My dear boy, when someone helps you, you need to return the favor quickly!”
Xia Changyu scratched his head and honestly said, “It’s not that I don’t want to treat her. It’s that… she’s already gone.”
In a private house, a beautiful woman with a great figure, Mother Xia, turned her head sharply after hearing that.
She already knew what had happened.
And she felt her son was being very inconsiderate. She reminded him.
“You mean, this girl heard you were in danger at school, traveled all the way to Binhai to help you, probably saved you from being beaten badly, and in the end, you didn’t even buy her a meal and just let her leave on her own?”
Oh my God! No way. Our Xia family could never have such a foolish son.
To Mother Xia, this was just plain rude. But Xia Changyu was feeling helpless too.
He wanted to repay her! But that girl... Did she give him a chance?
“Mom, she didn’t give me a chance!”
“Chance?” Mother Xia got even angrier and shouted, “You’re a grown man, and you’re still talking about needing a chance? Then tell me, after she saved you last night, what exactly did you do to thank your savior? How did you repay her kindness?”
Xia Changyu said, “After the danger was over, I was scared to go back to the hotel alone… so I followed her.”
Slap!
Back in the private house, Mother Xia slapped her own forehead. She was feeling completely defeated. “And then?”
“Then… she bought me a late-night snack. She spent around 27 or 28 yuan.”
“......”
Aaaaaaah! At this point, Mother Xia wanted to travel across time and space to spank her son right on the butt.
She took a deep breath. “Go on.”
Xia Changyu said, “I took a few photos of her. Then I made a suggestion.”
“What did you suggest?”
Xia Changyu hesitated, but finally told the truth. “I actually kind of pestered her until she agreed to go watch the sunrise with me. That meant she barely slept all night. She looked really tired.”
“My dear boy, keep going,” said Mother Xia, trying hard to stay calm.
“Then she just went back to school.”
“You didn’t even go see her off? Even if you couldn’t do much, at least… buy your savior a train ticket, for heaven’s sake!” Mother Xia was deeply disappointed, feeling like she had failed to raise her son right.
She saved your life.
Then you ate her food, kept her awake all night, and ate her breakfast too.
She left, and you didn’t even walk her to the station.
“Mom, this afternoon when I head back, the highway route takes me near our hometown. I can come visit you.”
“No! Don’t come back.”
“Mom?”
“First, go find the girl who saved you. Repay her kindness. Then we can talk about coming home! In our family, we always repay those who help us. Hmph!”
“I don’t know if I can still find her…”
“Why not?”
“She blocked me.”
“She blocked you?” Mother Xia raised her eyebrows. “You mean… the girl who saved your life… blocked you?”
Oh my God! I’ve never seen such a foolish son in my life!
Mother Xia gave her final order.
“Repay the person who saved you first, then we’ll talk about you coming home.”