Chapter 124: If This Keeps Going, I Might Have to Move Out!
I’m not that annoying guy’s girlfriend!
Ughhh~~ This is so frustrating!
How did things with that annoying rival end up like this?
Weren’t we supposed to be mortal enemies? The kind of enemies that draw swords and fight until the end?
If someone had told Lin Yibai right after he broke up with Gu Xiaoxue that he wouldn’t hate his rival, but would even sing a song just for him one day. Would you believe it?
That’s why this whole situation is completely out of control!
Lin Yibai rubbed both sides of his forehead.
About that annoying guy calling “her” his “goddess” and bragging about “her” to his roommates... Lin Yibai seriously felt a headache coming on.
“Forget it, whatever!”
“No matter how crazy this gets, it’s not like one day I’ll marry him, have a bunch of kids, and ruin my peaceful life or something, right?”
Lin Yibai shook his head. Even just imagining that kind of future made him feel like it was way beyond ridiculous. There was no way that would ever happen.
He turned back toward the dorm, looking up.
Some of the curtains around the beds inside were still shaking. Could it be... they were peeking just now?
That annoying guy was already giving him enough headaches. Now his “brothers” were starting to get weird too, which made it even worse.
“Oh great.” Lin Yibai rubbed his aching head again and sighed, “If this keeps going, someday one of them might try to confess their feelings to me too!”
Like that guy Yang Chenjun, who always says he’s the “straightest of straight guys,” super bright and manly.
But everyone knows this one truth. Even the strongest stick breaks if it’s too stiff.
“No, this can’t keep happening.” Lin Yibai was starting to feel a little scared. “If Brother Yang ever confesses to me, then that would really be crazy.”
There was a full-length mirror on the dorm balcony.
Lin Yibai twirled in front of it. His oversized shirt fluttered like a dress, flowing and graceful.
Even he had to admit, when he looked at himself in the mirror, “Wow, I actually look kind of... adorable.”
He had to admit. Yep, he really is cute.
And because he was cute and pretty, being in the boys’ dorm suddenly felt a lot more… dangerous.
Honestly, if someone like Yang Chenjun ever did something to him in the middle of the night, he wouldn’t even be that surprised.
Lin Yibai slowly realized something and whispered to himself. “It’s not that I don’t care about the friendship between us... it’s just getting too awkward. I really need to move out…”
But even then, he sighed again. It still felt like such a hassle.
Moving out sounded easy, but it really wasn’t.
He had saved up a little bit of money, but he wasn’t rich or anything. He didn’t win some lottery and become super wealthy overnight.
So even if he did want to live off-campus, he’d still have to think about whether it's worth the money, right?
And everyone knows how rent is these days.
If the rent is cheap, the place usually isn’t very good. But if she just trying to avoid the guys in the school dorm and end up sharing a place with other people outside, wouldn’t that make her a fool, just trading one random group for another?
He couldn’t just leave the “brothers” only to live with a bunch of unknown roommates. What would be the point of that?
“Around 1000 yuan…”
“One bedroom, one living room, and a bathroom.”
That was what Lin Yibai was hoping for.
But honestly, that kind of place at that price was really rare. Almost impossible to find.
Ugh, it’s getting more and more annoying. The prettier you are, the more trouble you have!
………………………………………
Over the next few days, Lin Yibai stayed inside most of the time.
He kept looking for rental listings while also trying to get used to his new self.
The system had adjusted the way people saw him, but not completely. For example, people he used to know just assumed it was normal that Lin Yibai now looked like a beautiful girl even though he was technically still a guy.
But strangers, people who didn’t know him, would often give him strange looks.
After that, Lin Yibai focused on studying seriously. He answered the teacher’s questions often, hoping to make up for the participation points he lost last week.
After all… this cute classmate with a boy’s body and a girl’s appearance. You don’t want to fail the final exam, right?
That day, while Lin Yibai was working hard on a homework project the teacher had given them—
Ding dong~
A message popped up:
【Tomorrow (Friday night), don’t forget to come watch my performance! Also, remember to dress nicely!】
He looked at who sent the message. Then he slapped his forehead and said with regret, “How could I forget about Sister Xia? I seriously deserve a smack!”
Only then did he remember that he had promised to go see Xia Zhilian’s performance.
In his mind, Lin Yibai imagined that Xia Zhilian was just playing a small role at the music school. So of course, he should go and show her some support.
But why didn’t Lin Yibai think that Xia Zhilian might actually be the main star of the performance?
Come on, this is the music academy!
Would the academy really let someone who just works in the annoying rival's company doing background music be the star of the show?
No way! People at the music academy would never allow that… right?
With that thought, Lin Yibai replied, “Okay, I’ll go to the music school later this afternoon.”
Xia Zhilian: OK!
She also sent a QR code for a ticket.
What? You need a ticket for this too? Why so formal and serious?
In Lin Yibai’s simple imagination, he just thought it would be a group of people playing instruments on stage, then maybe singing in a big chorus, while a crowd of students watched from below.
He thought about it some more. He probably wasn’t the only one invited, right?
Who else might be going? Maybe Xiao Wei, Xiao Jing, or some coworkers from the photography department?
Lin Yibai sent them messages, but they all said they didn’t get an invite or ticket.
He hesitated for a moment, then decided to message his so-called rival.
“Xia... dead pomfret fish, are you there?”
Xia Changyu: ?
What’s going on? Why “pomfret fish”?
Still, it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. After all, if they weren’t at least on friendly terms, would ‘she’ be using nicknames like that?
Thinking this, Xia Changyu felt strangely happy, and quickly replied, “I’m here. What’s up?”
Lin Yibai typed: “It’s about Sister Xia.”
My mom... oh no, I mean our mom, what happened to her?
While Xia Changyu was still confused, another message came in.
“Did Sister Xia invite you too?”
Invite to what?
The next second, Xia Changyu understood. Of course he knew his mom was the main performer at the music school. How could he, her son, not go?
Xia Changyu replied immediately, “Of course I’m going! Didn’t she say you’d be going too?”
“Yeah... so should we go together?”
It would be easier to take care of each other that way, right? It almost felt like fate had arranged it, and yet... it also felt completely normal.
Was this some kind of setup? Probably not, right?
Lin Yibai thought for a moment and then asked, “Sister Xia also told me to dress nicely, do you have any suggestions?”
Oh, he had ideas alright!
Animal ears, short skirt, something flirty?
But sadly, his current “good guy” image meant he had to hide his true nature for now. Only after he “won her over” could he reveal the real him!
He felt just like the king of patience.
Time to use my special skill: “Endure”!
Then, Lin Yibai found a photo of a low-cut dress online and sent it to him, asking, “How about this?”
And with that...
Xia Changyu immediately lost all self-control!