Chapter 125: Her Feelings Are Getting Closer to His, She’s Becoming More Like a Girl
Again, did Lin Yibai just hit his soft spot again instantly?
Losing it that fast? You can't be a “blink-and-you-miss-it" guy like that!
But when Lin Yibai sent over that picture of the low-cut dress, Xia Changyu immediately fell into a panic and a mix of feelings.
He was just like those guys who have beautiful wives. He wanted his wife to wear that kind of dress only for him to see, but also hoped she would dress more modestly when going out?
So now the question was... How should he reply to Lin Yibai?
That strong sense of possessiveness took over. Xia Changyu quickly typed back while pointing at the low-cut dress.
"I don’t think you should wear this kind of thing at this time."
Lin Yibai scratched his head and typed, "Then... when can I wear something like this?"
When can that girl wear it? Wow, what a question!
Honestly, if it was just the two of them alone. Never mind low-cut, even if ‘she’ didn’t wear anything, he’d be fine with it!
Of course, he was still trying to act like a proper gentleman right now.
So Xia Changyu felt he needed to reason with ‘her’ and sound mature. After thinking for a moment, he typed, "You have to remember, you’re still a student. A student should dress simply and properly. That’s good enough."
After reading that, Lin Yibai had the exact same face as an old man staring at his phone on the subway.
If Xia Changyu had said that a few years ago, maybe he would have believed it. Or if he weren’t actually a boy inside, maybe Lin Yibai would believe him too.
But come on, who are they kidding?
Lin Yibai gave a little hmph, a mischievous smile appearing on his lips. Then he slowly typed.
"If I were a high school girl, maybe I’d believe your nonsense. Yes, girls should dress simply, but what’s wrong with dressing a little flashy? Is there really anything wrong with that?"
Xia Changyu felt a shock in his heart. Oh no! She figured it out!
This girl is... actually really hard to fool!
Lin Yibai thought, we’re both guys, so let’s not play tricks or be fake. Let’s just be real with each other.
He knew his annoying rival clearly liked “her”.
This kind of behavior, trying to control what he wore... He was very familiar with it.
After thinking for a second, Lin Yibai typed something that hit straight to the heart.
"Just admit it, you don’t want me to wear that low-cut dress outside. Is that really so hard?"
Xia Changyu: "Uh—this!"
Oh no, guys... This girl read his mind completely!
Now how should he reply so he could save both his pride and the love he desperately wanted?
Should he admit it? Or not?
No matter what, it felt like he was about to mess this up.
Finally, Xia Changyu gritted his teeth and typed like he was risking it all.
"Okay, okay! I admit it! I do get worried when you wear something like that outside, alright? I’m not even your boyfriend yet, and if some other guy flirts with you first, what am I supposed to do?"
When Lin Yibai read that message, he couldn’t help but cover his mouth and laugh softly.
Wait! Why was he laughing?
He frowned a little, thinking carefully about it. And then he realized something kind of scary—
He didn’t really hate Xia Changyu saying things like that. In fact, he didn’t mind it at all.
“I’m a guy.”
Shouldn’t the first reaction to a sentence like that be to make a disgusted face and act grossed out?
“Why?” Lin Yibai didn’t really understand. He looked down and quietly muttered, “I don’t think I really dislike the way he talks... or the way he looks when he says he likes me... Sometimes I even find it kind of funny.”
Is that... a feeling called happiness?
No! No feeling happy! Hurry up and feel grossed out!
Then get mad at him and say— Wait, but...
Xia Changyu didn’t really do anything wrong, so why would he get mad? That would make no sense at all.
Ugh, this is no good.
The more Lin Yibai thought about it, the more confused he felt.
So he decided to avoid the problem like an ostrich. Since Xia Changyu seemed to have a more conservative mindset, he just looked online for some more modest outfits and sent them over.
This time, Xia Changyu didn’t have any complaints. But he did sound more sad and disappointed when he typed.
“You’re sending me all these outfit pictures, so why don’t you just invite me out? We could go shopping together!”
There were dozens, even hundreds of clothing shops near the university. They sold clothes for girls from middle school to college, and it was also a perfect spot for couples to go on dates.
So... why not go?
Please, just once. Let me take you shopping, even if it’s just one time!
But Lin Yibai had a different opinion and flat-out refused. “I hate shopping.”
Xia Changyu: “?”
Lin Yibai: “Why are you sending me a question mark? I... I mean, is it weird for a girl to not like shopping?”
What do you think?
A girl who doesn’t like shopping, isn’t that strange?
This was honestly the first time in Xia Changyu’s life that he’d heard something like that. And more importantly, the girl wouldn’t even have to pay! He was going to cover everything, and she still didn’t want to go?
But actually, since Lin Yibai was a guy deep down, going shopping really was torture for him.
Xia Changyu had no choice. He just picked one outfit from the ones Lin Yibai sent that he thought looked nice.
Lin Yibai looked at it and commented. “A long dress, and it’s a spaghetti strap one with a slit in front... I admit, your taste is pretty good, really nice, but...”
Xia Changyu got anxious. “But what? What are you hesitating about?”
Lin Yibai thought for a second and said honestly.
“You have to know that spaghetti strap dresses really depend on the girl’s figure. To put it simply, you need to have a model-like body to pull it off. People say that if ten girls wear it, nine of them will look like country bumpkins, and the last one looks like the bumpkin’s mom.”
After reading that, Xia Changyu burst out laughing. He really didn’t understand.
“Lin Baiyi” was obviously so cute and pretty, with a great figure, very attractive!
With all those good traits... Why was she so lacking in confidence?
Compared to guys, Lin Yibai was short. But compared to girls, he was actually tall and slim.
Someone lacked confidence, but Xia Changyu typed confidently on the girl behalf, saying, "Trust me, just wear it. If even you can't pull off this outfit, then I doubt any other girl could."
Lin Yibai replied, “Why should I trust you? Why should I listen to you? Just because you say wear it, I have to wear it?”
Xia Changyu sent a begging emoji and typed with hope.
“My roommate had one last wish before he died...”
Lin Yibai: “To see me wear it?”
Xia Changyu quickly changed his story, “Isn’t it possible... that the ‘roommate’ was me?”
“So you just want to see me wear it?”
“Yes.”
Lin Yibai stared at that white spaghetti strap dress with the slit for a long time. Then, finally, she made up her mind and ordered one online from a local shop.
But... was it really necessary? Spaghetti straps, figure-hugging, a slit, a white dress. This was like a hell-level difficulty outfit.
And yet, just because he wanted to see it. Lin Yibai was really going to wear it?