Chapter 146: I’m a Man!
Yu Fan! He must be out of his mind!
Li Mu swallowed nervously, feeling awkward under all the stares around him. He just couldn’t accept being pulled along by another guy in public.
He felt super embarrassed. As a man, being chased openly by another man was just way too humiliating.
It seemed like Yu Fan had totally given up on acting normal!
Li Mu felt a strong sense of danger. He even started wondering if he’d end up being pushed onto a bed tonight.
His brain was a complete mess, full of strange thoughts, and before he realized it, Yu Fan had already pulled him up to the second floor of the mall.
Downstairs was crowded because of the show match happening in the middle of the mall, but the second floor was much quieter, with only a few people walking around.
Now that no one was watching, Li Mu tried hard to calm himself down.
Then, he stopped in front of a women’s clothing store.
“You already look like a girl, but you’re still wearing men’s clothes and keeping your hair short. Don’t you think it looks weird when you walk around like that?”
“What’s it got to do with you?”
Li Mu finally pulled his hand away and quickly stepped back to put some distance between them. His face was still red, and he couldn’t manage to look cold or serious, so he just turned his head to the side.
“I’m a guy.”
He had thought Yu Fan brought him here to confess or something, but turns out that wasn’t the case.
“Your ID says you’re a girl.”
“I have a ding-dong.”
“……”
Yu Fan was speechless for a moment.
He suddenly realized something important. If he did manage to win Li Mu over now, wouldn’t that mean he couldn’t actually do anything with him?
Well, it’s fine. He admitted he was a bit of a pervert, but he wasn’t that desperate. Most guys are perverts anyway.
He looked at Li Mu’s pretty face, which still looked a little guarded, and suddenly remembered the first time they met.
Wasn’t it Li Mu who confessed to him first?
“That ghost said his biggest wish in life was to be a girl,” Yu Fan suddenly said seriously. “His parents raised him like a girl when he was young, so he kind of ended up with a male body and a girl’s heart, you know? Kind of the opposite of you.”
“I am a guy,” Li Mu replied, his guard dropping a little.
Yu Fan continued making things up. “Liu Shenglong couldn’t face reality, so he escaped into the internet and pretended to be a girl online. Then, a few days ago, he played too much and suddenly died.”
“……”
“See how he’s kind of like you? He avoided real life and tried to feel important online by pretending to be a girl. But you’re even more direct, you just wear guys’ clothes and act like a man.”
“I am a man! And you think I'd believe your made-up stuff?”
If Yu Fan wasn’t lying. Li Mu couldn’t help but feel a bit of sympathy for that ghost named Liu Shenglong. He didn’t even need to put himself in the ghost’s shoes to understand how he felt…
Li Mu glanced at Yu Fan, then pouted and said, “You’re full of nonsense.”
“I’m not!”
Yu Fan was good at lying, his face never gave anything away. Sometimes, Li Mu had no idea if he was telling the truth or not.
But he didn’t really care anymore. He stepped into the women’s clothing store.
After all, he was already wearing women’s underwear, so buying some girl’s clothes wasn’t a big deal anymore, right?
Besides, it was getting cold, time to buy something warmer.
And Yu Fan was right. With his appearance now so feminine, not wearing girls’ clothes just made people stare even more on the street.
School was different. Everyone in class already knew he was a guy, so wearing boys’ clothes didn’t matter there.
And also…
He looked at the clothes, hesitating.
“To be honest, before, you were shy about wearing girls' clothes because you were afraid people would find out, right?” Yu Fan noticed his hesitation and quickly added, “But now, if you wear boys' clothes, people might start talking behind your back, don’t you think?”
As long as Li Mu started wearing girls’ clothes and using girls’ things, his mind would slowly begin to accept his female body, even if just a little.
“...…”
But Li Mu shook his head. “Forget it.”
He backed down again.
Yu Fan had expected this reaction from someone who looked cold and confident in boys’ clothes, so he went ahead and explained Liu Shenglong’s obsession one more time.
“Look, Liu Shenglong’s biggest wish was to be a girl. I could let his ghost possess you, and then you could wear girls’ clothes, wouldn’t that let him experience the joy of being a girl?”
“What kind of nonsense logic is that? Also, at least make up a more convincing story.” Li Mu rolled his eyes. “Even if it's true, why not let the ghost possess you? You wear the girls’ clothes.”
“Sure, why not? Go online and see if there are any girl clothes in my size.” Yu Fan smiled and kept trying to talk him into it. “If we both dress in girls’ clothes, maybe you won’t feel so shy.”
Li Mu felt like this guy had some hidden motive.
“Forget it.” He turned around and tried to walk away.
But his wrist was grabbed again. He instinctively tried to pull free, but when he looked at Yu Fan, he saw a silly but innocent-looking smile on his face.
Hmmph. Innocent? He probably just wants my body!
Li Mu stopped, realizing he couldn’t break free, so he simply lowered his head, face slightly red.
His strength had gotten weaker. There was nothing he could do about Yu Fan anymore.
After today, I’m never talking to him again.
Yu Fan noticed the helpless expression on Li Mu’s face and was overjoyed. Without hesitation, he locked fingers with Li Mu.
Li Mu felt uncomfortable and struggled a little.
But since that didn’t work, he just lowered his head and said softly, “Don’t try anything weird.”
“Of course not,” Yu Fan said, smiling happily.
He had figured it out, Li Mu was the passive tsundere type.
The shy expression of wanting to accept but also resisting was incredibly adorable.
Li Mu probably had some feelings for him too. Otherwise, he would have been hit straight away.
He felt lucky and happily held Li Mu’s hand as they walked around the quiet second floor of the mall.
Li Mu’s mind was almost blank. He stared at the tips of his shoes, quietly following Yu Fan around.
“Here is your milk tea.”
He instinctively reached out with his other hand and took the drink. When he looked up, the smiling server said, “Sir, your girlfriend is really pretty.”
He thought the server was talking to him at first, but a moment later realized it was meant for Yu Fan.
He wanted to say something back, but Yu Fan had already pulled him away.
Li Mu felt completely confused. When their fingers were interlocked, he could clearly feel his heart beating faster in his chest. He also felt a strange sense of safety and comfort being next to Yu Fan. He could even sense Yu Fan’s excitement.
He realized that his blushing was only half from feeling embarrassed as a guy.
The other half… felt more like the shyness someone feels when they’re with someone they like.
But! But still!
I’m a guy!
So why do I feel so happy when I’m with Yu Fan!?