Chapter 171: What Does It Feel Like to Push a Guy Who Likes You to the Edge?
Sometimes, boys can really be childish and even a bit silly.
“Does it really matter that much to guys, whether they are the only one or just one of many?”
Lin Yibai thought about how that annoying love rival seemed to like her now. So, honestly, the answer was already clear.
After all, boys have liked and chased after girls before, Lin Yibai used to be one herself, so she totally understood how her annoying rival must be feeling now. He was probably full of hope, just waiting for her reply, right?
She started typing on her phone with her slender fingers, “Yes, I’ve asked a lot of people for their opinion, and you’re just one of them.”
She originally wanted to tease him a little. She wanted to see him cry. She wanted to see him angry. She wanted to see him disappointed, while she sat behind the scenes like a little devil enjoying the show.
But just as Lin Yibai was feeling secretly pleased and about to hit "send", her fingers stopped.
She asked herself deep down, “Do I really want to mess with him like this?”
She thought about that annoying rival again. Actually, he didn’t seem that bad.
Suddenly, she felt a little guilty. Being fair, maybe he was kind of pitiful too.
Maybe… just this once, she’ll let it go.
So, she decided to tell him the truth.
Lin Yibai sighed softly, deleted the teasing message, and typed instead, “I have a lot of friends, but you’re the first person I asked… Mm, the first guy I asked.”
She hit send.
Looking at the message she had sent, Lin Yibai suddenly felt a little emotional. Was she really starting to care about that annoying love rival?
She didn’t feel like herself anymore. At least not the old her.
When it came to boys, she was feeling… sigh… it was just all a bit weird and confusing. She didn’t even know how to describe it.
She just stared blankly at the message she sent, lost in thought.
But what she didn’t know was, as soon as Xia Changyu saw her message, he was so happy he nearly jumped up from his chair.
He looked up at the sky and laughed loudly like a little kid who just fell in love, waving his hands and shouting.
“Did you see that? I’m the first! I’m her first guy… I mean, the first guy she asked, hahaha!”
Was it really something worth being that excited about?
Maybe only people who are in love, or trying hard to win someone’s heart, can understand that feeling.
Xia Changyu felt like he was already winning big. Just four words: Way ahead of everyone.
He was so happy, but didn’t even realize it was because someone felt bad for him that he was able to be “way ahead.”
Of course, the original problem still wasn’t solved.
Lin Yibai was racking her brain for this annoying rival. She was trying so hard. But maybe both of them were just a couple of silly idiots?
She thought to herself, “I don’t know much about girls’ hairstyles, does that annoying guy really know either?”
So she searched for some hairstyle pictures and info, then sent them to him. She asked, “What do you think about a ponytail? Like the sweet, quiet girl type you see in libraries?”
Xia Changyu replied, “Nice.”
Lin Yibai then asked, “What about twin ponytails?”
Xia Changyu replied again, “Very nice.”
Lin Yibai looked at the message and started thinking again. She asked another question.
“What about the hairstyle where the ends of the long hair are slightly curled, like a fairytale princess style?”
Xia Changyu gave a strong and happy reply. He typed cheerfully, “That looks really good!”
Lin Yibai stared at all those replies from that annoying guy and felt like her head was getting bigger. Some people seem to answer a lot, but in the end, it’s like they didn’t say anything at all.
To put it simply. He answered, but said nothing.
‘I asked for your opinion! Not just for you to say I look pretty with that sweet mouth of yours, got it?’
Looks like being polite and normal won’t work anymore. Lin Yibai decided to turn up the heat a bit.
She typed, “Okay, then what about that shoulder-length haircut that a lot of girls like nowadays?”
Xia Changyu gave the same kind of answer as before, just added a few more words. “Sure, sure, that looks nice too.”
Then Lin Yibai hit him with the final boss question.
“Or how about really long hair pulled to the front over the chest, or tied up in a bun at the back with a big hair clip, like those sexy hairstyles?”
Xia Changyu: !!!!?
What the heck is a “sexy” hairstyle??
As he read the words Lin Yibai sent, images started popping up in his mind. He imagined the girl he liked suddenly giving off that irresistible, mature wifey vibe with long hair over her chest… or tied up with a clip at the back…
Ahhhhh!! No no no! That’s too dangerous!
Especially since he hadn’t even gotten her to be his girlfriend yet, and she wasn’t his wife either.
So how could she go around with such a dangerous hairstyle?
Freaked out, Xia Changyu suddenly sat up straight and typed as fast as he could.
“No, no! You absolutely can’t use that kind of hairstyle! You just can’t!”
Oho~
Lin Yibai’s lips finally curled into a smile. A “dangerous” glint flashed in her eyes. She looked like she had expected this.
Wasn’t this the same guy who just kept saying “looks good, looks good, anything’s fine”?
Now that she pushed him a little harder, look at that, he finally panicked.
He’s panicking.jpg.
Lin Yibai had gotten the answer she wanted.
Whatever that annoying guy opposes, we support. Whatever he supports, we go against.
Of course, this doesn’t mean Xia Changyu likes that “dangerous” hairstyle. It just means he didn’t want a certain girl to mess around and tempt fate.
Still teasing a bit, Lin Yibai asked, “Then tell me, why? Why are you against it?”
Xia Changyu was already in a rush and blurted out.
“Because you’re not my girlfriend yet! And you’re not my wife either! But now you want to use a hairstyle like that, are you kidding me? How could I not freak out?”
Lin Yibai smiled and said, “So?”
Xia Changyu took a deep breath, then replied in a strong tone.
“Don’t say ‘so’ or ‘then’ anymore! Just go with the shoulder-length style. It’s fresh, simple, and still beautiful. Okay?”
Why didn’t you just say that earlier?
Here she was going back and forth about ponytails, princess curls, and “wife-style” hairdos.
She looked at the shoulder-length hairstyle again and nodded. She softly said, “It’s not bad. That hairstyle really does look good. Besides, the system won’t just give me super long hair right away, it’s a gradual process. So compared to other girls, my hair will just grow a bit faster, that’s all.”
The shoulder-length hairstyle was just a bit longer than her current short hair. It would fall around her shoulders and collarbone.
Later, once her hair grew longer, she could try out other styles.
Like maybe… Wavy “bad girl” curls?
Or two long braids, a sailor uniform, holding a thick book in front of her chest, wearing fake glasses with no prescription...
Tsk tsk tsk… she could totally cosplay as a quiet book-loving girl.
One thing was for sure, Lin Yibai might not dare to say anything else. But when it came to style, if someone married her, they’d definitely never get bored.