Chapter 119: Want Dominate? Stupid Love Rival, Your True Feelings Are Finally Showing, Huh?
This scene was just way too awkward.
There were so many trees in this small forest, Lin Yibai honestly wanted to find one and bang his head against it.
He had imagined many ways he might bump into Xia Changyu.
Maybe it’d be when he just turned back into a guy and got caught on the spot. Or maybe it’d be when his secret identity was finally exposed.
But never… absolutely never like this!
His annoying love rival was standing behind him, clearly anxious about something. Meanwhile, Lin Yibai was standing in front of a big tree, having just "turned on the faucet"... and also seemed to be waiting for something?
Xia Changyu seemed like he was getting impatient. He couldn’t help but ask, "Are you done yet?"
What? Done?
He hadn’t even started!
Seriously, what kind of messed up situation was this!?
Lin Yibai turned his head and gave his annoying rival a fierce glare. But when he spoke, his tone was weirdly bitter. “W-Why are you rushing me? Can’t you wait just a little longer?”
Of course Xia Changyu was in a hurry!
Because this was about the girl he liked, what if something had happened to her?
Maybe Lin Yibai saw through his thoughts, and while still waiting for "the water to come," he said, “You're talking about that pretty girl, right? The one with short hair? She’s fine. I saw her get picked up by her friend.”
Huh?
So Baiyi was safe after all?
Hearing this made Xia Changyu’s face relax immediately. Only now did the exhaustion hit him, he’d run almost a whole kilometer in under three minutes.
Tired? Of course he was!
He was disappointed he didn’t get to see her. But knowing that Lin Baiyi was okay, that was the most important thing.
At that moment, Xia Changyu finally loosened up a bit and even joked. “Hey hey hey, you still not done? You sure you're okay? Don’t tell me you’ve got some kind of problem?”
What? Some kind of… growth?
No way!
Not only wouldn't it be a growth, but for Lin Yibai, in certain situations, it might even be a reduction?
Down to a negative number!
But still, no guy liked being questioned like that. Panicked, Lin Yibai turned to the side and snapped back.
“You’re the one with a problem! Your whole family has problems!”
But just by turning slightly like that, something almost got accidentally revealed.
Xia Changyu felt like… something… flashed in front of his eyes.
And then—
“AHHH—MY EYES! I’M GOING BLIND!” he howled.
Lin Yibai: “Crap!”
Finally, the “faucet” started running.
Swooosh— Time felt like it passed so slowly.
Damn it. This never happened normally!
Why was there so much today!?
Splashhhh!
Xia Changyu didn’t know how to describe the current situation, but he felt like the tree that his “brother” was watering just now… must be feeling very satisfied today.
And at the end, there was even a little shake. Nice, just like a classic move from any guy.
Finally, it seemed like the two of them could have a proper conversation.
But for some reason, Lin Yibai’s face was already completely red.
Right now, he was feeling something called "shame."
‘If only I were a girl right now... If this had happened when I was in girl form, it wouldn’t be this embarrassing. But why did it have to happen when I’m in guy form, with him standing right behind me!?’
Why was he having this weird feeling?
Logically, if he was a girl and someone saw that, it should’ve been way worse, right? And also totally unfair.
But somehow, he felt that if the one who had been seen just now was his girl form, it wouldn’t be this awkward.
Lin Yibai didn’t really understand his own feelings. He just knew it felt awful.
He wanted to act manly because he was in guy form. But deep inside, he kind of wished he was in girl form right now. The result? A confusing mess.
So the words that came out of his mouth were. “What are you looking at?”
Not bad, this sounded a bit like a tsundere girl trying to act tough.
But then—
The next sentence was, “Is mine… really big?”
Lin Yibai: “???”
Wait, WHAT!? Why did I say something like that!? Can we please pause this scene? Can I take that sentence back??
Xia Changyu: “??”
Well then… A guy had just asked him that kind of question.
Now, normally, Xia Changyu wouldn’t care about winning or losing.
But if it was that question? He had to answer properly.
So he cleared his throat and answered seriously:
“It looks about the same as mine... but based on my own measurements, mine might be just a bit bigger.”
Lin Baiyi: “You’re lying.”
Xia Changyu: “Facts speak louder than words.”
“I don’t believe you. Unless—uh… mmm… hmm… mmm!”
“Uhhh… what!?”
Seriously now, why are they competing about something this weird!?
Why are they so competitive… in such a bizarre situation?!
This whole day had just been too frustrating.
In the end, Lin Yibai asked with a bitter tone. “So… you really saw it, didn’t you?”
Xia Changyu: “...!”
No need to think too hard. Yeah, he definitely saw it.
The only small comfort was. At least he had put his mask on at the last second.
Thank goodness that wearing a mask is a normal thing nowadays. Otherwise, how could he even begin to explain… why he looked almost exactly like the girl Xia Changyu has been thinking about all this time?
Even though the so-called "system" was supposed to make adjustments, Lin Yibai still wasn’t sure how exactly those adjustments worked for Xia Changyu.
So deep down, Lin Yibai already had some expectations.
He thought to himself, ‘It’s not that I can’t meet Xia Changyu while I’m in guy form… It’s just… it’s not the right time yet!’
Then when would be the right time to meet him?
In Lin Yibai’s mind, it would either be when the “water faucet” disappears, or when some weird and awkward things stop happening... In short, it’s all just super annoying.
But no matter how he looked at it, none of the situations felt quite right either.
Thankfully, they were both guys. So they didn’t stay stuck on that awkward topic for too long.
After Lin Yibai calmed down, he noticed Xia Changyu still had a serious look on his face. He couldn’t help but ask. “That girl you mentioned earlier... is she really that important to you?”
There was no one else around right now, and since they were both guys, surely Xia Changyu would be honest with him, right?
And sure enough, Xia Changyu nodded seriously.
Strangely, Lin Yibai couldn’t help but smile a little.
Even though I’m nothing special as a guy... As a girl, someone actually cares about me this much?
Getting a little bolder, Lin Yibai asked again. “So, just how important is she?”
Xia Changyu replied, “Why are you asking so many questions?”
Lin Yibai said, “Hey, it’s fine if you don’t want to say. After all, we’re guys. We say one thing and mean another, I get it.”
Xia Changyu immediately got angry. “That’s not true! Maybe before I didn’t really understand what ‘liking’ or ‘love’ meant… But Baiyi, she’s someone I truly want to protect!”
Whoa. Whoa!
Even if he said that right in front of the person involved… I, Lin Yibai, won’t laugh... probably.
He smiled again and said, “So… you like her? That’s all? You already said she’s super pretty, don’t you want to...?”
Xia Changyu gave him a side glance, then finally said, “…Maybe you’re not wrong. I really like her. That’s why I want her so much… I want to dominate her so badly.”
Lin Yibai: ???
Excuse me??
You say you want to really love me…
Then you say you want to dominate me!?
You—you—you—
Isn’t that a total contradiction!?
Wait… Actually, when I think about it, maybe it’s not contradictory at all.
But still... Brother, what’s wrong with you!?