Chapter 86: Saying No with Words, but Yes with Actions
When she ran into technical problems?
She would just go learn.
It wasn’t until the hotel staff came to remind her that Lin Yibai realized it was already the weekend, and already past noon. If she didn’t renew her room, she would be kicked out.
The staff smiled and suggested:
"You can renew for one more day and still enjoy the group discount of 20% off!"
Should she renew?
She started to get a headache. Plus, her laptop had broken down last time.
Lin Yibai couldn’t really do her work just using her phone. After thinking it over, she gave in and said,
"Okay, I’ll stay for one more day."
She swore, this counted as a business trip, right?
No matter what, once the project was finished, she would make Xia Changyu reimburse her. If he dared not to, she'd "teach him a lesson" and get her revenge!
There was also one more thing...
【Female Correction Value: 26%↓】
Looks like she wouldn’t change back into a guy until tonight.
Lin Yibai started feeling even more troubled and said, "At this rate, I’ll have to rent a place sooner or later. And I need a new computer too."
Renting a place would be easy. There were lots of places to rent outside the school.
But buying a laptop, that was a problem. She didn’t have enough money to buy a brand-new one.
So Lin Yibai opened her phone and searched on the second-hand goods app, Xianyu: "Laptop."
She saw listings like:
【Super cheap, 90% new, used by a girl!】
【Senior student graduating, selling a 90% new laptop, used by a girl, for a low price!】
【The Junior is Graduating?】
【Company Closed, Female Employee’s Personal Use?】
【......】
Lin Yibai couldn’t believe it. Are all girls now selling things on second-hand platforms like Xianyu? She decided to ask the guys on the forum instead.
Her budget was only 3,000 yuan, but half an hour later...
"18,000? My budget was 3,000! What kind of place is this? There’s even an internet café across from the school."
She put the matter aside for now and got back to work and study.
Lin Yibai needed to test traffic, but to save money, she had to do it manually. She searched for the most popular keywords related to national style on Taobao, Tmall, and Pinduoduo. She also checked platforms like TikTok and BiliBili for related content.
Gradually, she started to form a rough idea in her mind.
Gugu~~
A sudden hunger hit her. When Lin Yibai came back to her senses, she realized it was already evening, and the neon lights were shining bright.
She rubbed her temples. Lin Yibai sent all the finished materials and files to her private QQ account, so she could continue working later.
She touched her stomach and thought, "What should I eat tonight? Rice with topping, or spicy salted meat rice?"
But then, looking at the “female Correction Value” bar on her screen, she sighed and ordered a green pepper rice bowl instead. If she went out now, she might end up changing back at the wrong moment.
She opened the hotel window wider, watching the busy traffic outside.
Lin Yibai couldn’t help but feel a little lost. What exactly is she doing right now?
After a while, she quietly muttered to herself. "I originally wanted to get back at my rival, make Xia Changyu pay, but now I'm actually working for him?"
And not just working, she was actually getting along with him. While her thoughts were all over the place, the rice with topping arrived.
There were several small cards slipped through the crack of the door. They read things like "Heartfelt big sister" and "Cute little junior"… Lin Yibai didn’t even look at them, just tossed them straight into the trash.
Are these cards useful? Do I even have any tools for the job now?
Eating her rice with topping, Lin Yibai noticed that the "female Correction Value" in her screen had dropped to a very low number.
What was the amount last time for the "Correction Value"?
7%.
That meant this time, it should change back at 7% too, right?
Ding-dong~
She looked at her phone. It was Xia Changyu calling.
"Hello, what’s up?"
Xia Changyu: "What are you doing?"
Lin Yibai twisted a strand of hair on her forehead, and replied calmly, "Eating. What’s up?"
Xia Changyu: "Oh, you’ve already eaten. I was thinking of inviting you to eat out."
Lin Yibai: "Even if I’ve already eaten, does that mean you can’t just invite me to eat out? Hmm… why am I even telling you all this? I’m so silly. Sigh~"
If she didn’t see things from a girl's perspective, she wouldn’t have known that sometimes a guy’s response could be so clueless!
Xia Changyu: "So, how about now? Want to go out?"
Lin Yibai: "No thanks."
Xia Changyu scratched his head and asked, "Uh, are you angry?"
Hearing this, Lin Yibai couldn't help but laugh and replied, "You're really funny. First of all, I’m not anyone special to you, so why would I be mad just because you didn’t invite me to eat?"
"Then come out!"
"Not going."
"Please."
"Hey!" Not this again. If Lin Yibai hadn’t seen her ‘Correction Value’ drop to almost zero, she might have actually gone, but now she had to firmly refuse, "No thanks, I’ve already eaten. I suddenly have something to do."
Xia Changyu guessed, "Are you going to take a shower now?"
The countdown in Lin Yibai’s mind was rapidly reversing.
It seemed that since no one was around to spy on her, she was about to turn back into her male form. She needed to end this call quickly!
But Xia Changyu’s guess made her respond with a bit of sarcasm, "What are you talking about? A shower?!"
At that moment, Lin Yibai's body and voice were almost completely transformed. Her voice was changing too.
Without saying anything more, she urgently and anxiously said, "Let’s leave it at that for now. As for the work stuff, I’ve made some progress. We’ll talk on QQ later."
After that, she hung up the phone.
And at that moment, “she” completely changed back. At the same time, a pop-up box appeared in his vision:
【Your female correction value has made significant progress. Please choose a reward.】
【Reward 1: Hairstyle.】
【Reward 2: Waistline.】
【Reward 3: Chest shape.】
【Reward 4: Selectable fish-shaped options.】
Oh? What’s with the “fish” thing?
Unable to resist, he clicked on the details. The next second, his eyes almost started twitching, and he mumbled something about "don't look at inappropriate things." It was too... shocking.
Don’t ask what he saw. Let’s just say it was bizarre beyond words. Some of the "fish" even had hair growing on them.
【Reward 5: Leg shape.】
【Reward 6: Foot shape.】
【Etc】
Lin Yibai felt dizzy reading all of this. Was this weird system going to make him "shape her body?"
He looked again at his female correction value: 10%.
Lin Yibai's vision went dark, why did it start at 10%? Right now, it was only correcting his appearance. Lin Yibai had a strong feeling.
"If the correction value gets high enough, will it change my inner self too?"
Great, everything's ruined.
【Please make your choice quickly, or the system will randomly pick for you.】
Lin Yibai couldn't help but curse, "Random pick? Why don’t you give me a huge ass option instead?"
【We have received your request, searching inventory.】
Lin Yibai: "?"
Wait, is the system serious? He didn’t even dare to think about what it would be like if he turned into a girl with a huge... ass. He quickly cut off the system and said,
"I’ll pick the voice option, I choose voice!"
【Please confirm your voice type: Cute, Mature, Loli, Ice Queen, Lazy...】
"Just use the voice tone I’ll have after becoming a girl, please."
Wait, why did I say please? It’s the system that turned me into this weird state, so why...
His mouth was clearly refusing, but his body was starting to be honest.