Chapter 29: Be… Be Gentle
“Let’s get ready to go.” Lin Muxi quickly sat up from the bed, tidied her long hair, and spoke to Mo Ziyang, who was sitting nearby playing on his phone.
“You’re planning to go out in hospital clothes?” Mo Ziyang glanced at her and asked slowly.
“Oh… right… where are my clothes?”
Only then did Lin Muxi realize she was still wearing a patient’s outfit… If she went out like this, wouldn’t people think she escaped from a mental hospital?
“Tsk… left side, in the closet.”
Seeing Lin Muxi standing there looking silly, Mo Ziyang didn’t even know whether to scold her or laugh, so he just clicked his tongue and pointed to the closet.
That strangely cute yet dumb behavior made him wonder… did turning into a girl also lower her IQ?
“What are you still standing here for? Don’t tell me you’re waiting for me to watch you change clothes.”
After taking the clothes, Lin Muxi put on an annoyed face when she saw Mo Ziyang still sitting there.
She didn’t know why her good bro was giving her this “you’re an idiot” look, but her female instincts told her he was thinking something bad.
“Sure, go ahead, I’ll watch.”
???
Hearing that, Lin Muxi widened her eyes in shock, looking at Mo Ziyang, whose eyes had narrowed slightly with a sly smile.
“What are you looking at me for? This is my hospital room. If you don’t like it, you can go change in the hallway.”
Mo Ziyang slowly stood up, straightened his clothes, and looked straight at Lin Muxi.
“Hey, hey…”
Seeing him get up, Lin Muxi looked up nervously, sensing something was wrong.
His expression gave her a bad feeling, like the next second, he might push her down on the bed, force her to change clothes, and… do things she couldn’t speak of.
As she feared, Mo Ziyang walked toward her with his usual blank face.
“You… you… what are you doing… I’m a girl now… can’t you have some mercy? That kind of thing… absolutely not allowed!”
Seeing him get closer, Lin Muxi panicked, scooting back on the bed and clutching the blanket around herself.
“Oh? Have you ever seen me go easy on any girl?”
Lin Muxi froze, come to think of it, she really hadn’t seen her bro be nice to any girl before.
Oh no… does that mean today she’s really going to be done for…? No way! She didn’t want to be taken as someone’s wife or anything like that.
But she couldn’t fight him, Mo Ziyang was stronger and came from a better family, so she could only close her eyes in fear, ready to face whatever storm was coming.
…But after a moment, nothing happened. Instead, she felt like she was being lifted off the ground.
??? What’s going on?
Opening her eyes a little, she realized Mo Ziyang had simply picked her up and was staring at her.
Without fully understanding, she instantly switched to a pitiful expression and looked up at him with big, pleading eyes.
“Hurry up.”
“Huh…?”
Before she could say anything else, Mo Ziyang tossed her, clothes and all, into the bathroom.
…………………………………
A few minutes later, Mo Ziyang stood outside the door, frowning impatiently, and knocked.
“What’s taking so long? Did you fall in the toilet or start doing calculus in there?”
Inside came the sound of her fiddling with clothes, then the click of the lock. Lin Muxi stepped out, looking at him with eyes that seemed to ask for help.
“What now…”
Though a little annoyed at her slowness, he still asked patiently when he saw she seemed to have a problem.
But instead of answering right away, Lin Muxi just stood there blushing, like she was thinking hard about something. After a while, she finally spoke.
“Chest… band-aid.” She looked at Mo Ziyang shyly, her eyes urging him to do something.
But Mo Ziyang wasn’t a girl, and he’d never been in her situation. Hearing those two words, he just frowned in confusion.
“Chest? Band-aid? What do you need that for?”
“…!”
Ugh! Why is my good bro so dumb?! How could she just say that out loud? No way she could explain it without dying of embarrassment!
Still, no matter how she tried to speak, all she could manage was a stammer.
“I… um…”
“Which? Just say it already.” Mo Ziyang looked puzzled as Lin Muxi kept winking and making faces at him, completely confusing him.
“…!”
She was speechless, how could he still not get it? Was his brain something he got for free with a phone plan?
After struggling internally for a while, Lin Muxi suddenly grabbed his shirt, pulled him closer, and lowered her head with a blush.
“It’s… don’t you know a girl’s… body is sensitive? My upper body… doesn’t have that thing.”
Mo Ziyang froze for a second—oh, so those two band-aids from before were for that! He’d thought the nurse meant something kinky back then.
“…Alright, I’ll get it for you.”
Seeing him almost flee the room made Lin Muxi pause, then she smiled slyly. So her untouchable bro was actually afraid of this topic, huh?
Not a huge win, but definitely a win.
A few minutes later, Mo Ziyang came back in holding a roll of bandage, only to see Lin Muxi giving him a smug grin.
“No band-aid. Use this instead, it works the same. And I’m warning you, don’t get any weird ideas.”
He patted her on the head and tossed her the roll.
“How would I dare have ideas about you, Young Master? It’s already good enough that you don’t have ideas about me.”
Smiling mischievously, Lin Muxi teased Mo Ziyang, then took the bandage and closed the bathroom door.
At that moment, Mo Ziyang’s phone rang outside.
“Hello, Grandpa, what is it?”
“Done yet? Why aren’t you home?”
Before Mo Ziyang could finish speaking, Mo Chengling’s impatient voice came from the other end.
“Almost done, almost done. I’m about to leave.”
“Good. I’ll be waiting at home.”
After hanging up, Mo Ziyang rubbed his forehead in relief. Luckily, it was nothing serious, he thought his grandpa was calling to scold him again.
After waiting a bit and checking the time, Mo Ziyang turned off his phone and knocked on the bathroom door again.
“What’s taking so long? What are you doing in there?”
But inside, Lin Muxi was in a total mess. She couldn’t wrap the bandage properly, it kept falling off. Not only that, she had already made a tangled mess out of an entire roll of bandage, wrapping it all over the place.
Although she really wished someone could help her, she remembered it was her best bro standing outside.
This was about her dignity, there was no way she could ask Mo Ziyang for help. Absolutely not. Unless he offered first.
From outside, Mo Ziyang first heard a few whimpers, then Lin Muxi’s voice.
“No… I can’t do it… it’s all messed up.”
Sigh… this idiot. Mo Ziyang slapped his forehead. He knew he shouldn’t have let her do it alone. He pushed the door and said,
“You win. Open the door, I’ll help you.”
With a click, the door unlocked. Mo Ziyang immediately pushed it open, stepped in, and closed it behind him. Luckily it was a private hospital room, so the bathroom was big enough for both of them.
“Don’t—ahhh!” Lin Muxi wasn’t ready at all. She panicked and covered her chest with her hands.
Mo Ziyang looked at her, her bandage was a total disaster, and she was shyly covering herself. For a moment, he didn’t know what to say.
Sigh… Silently, he began removing all the messy bandages. He couldn’t help wondering if Lin Muxi had put all her skill points into studying and left none for practical life skills.
“S-sorry…” Seeing Mo Ziyang fixing her mess, Lin Muxi felt guilty. Even though she was embarrassed, sitting there without a top, she still lowered her head and apologized.
She had to admit, Mo Ziyang’s sudden kindness sometimes really caught her off guard. The contrast was just too much.
“You’re lucky it’s you. If it were someone else, I’d have kicked them out already… Now put your hands down, I’ll help you.”
After tidying up the extra bandages, Mo Ziyang squatted down, motioning for her to lower her hands.
“T-this… doesn’t feel right.” Seeing her bro’s face so close, Lin Muxi’s face turned red instantly. She shrank back a little and spoke in a careful voice.
Inside, she was still a man at heart, but her body was a girl’s, and she knew girls’ bodies shouldn’t be casually shown to others. But then… why was her heart beating so fast when he looked at her?
Wait… am I the pervert here?
“So what do you want to do then?”
Stopping his hands, Mo Ziyang squatted there, looking at Lin Muxi sitting on the toilet, stubbornly refusing to move her hands.
“Didn’t you keep saying you’re still a guy? What, losing your nerve now?”
“That’s different, okay!”
She blushed in anger, how could he use reverse psychology on her? Her mind was one thing, but her body was another! They couldn’t be mixed up. She might feel strange now, but she was not turning into a real girl.
“So what do you want to do?”
And so, in the bathroom, they just stared at each other for a few minutes.
“Fine… but you can’t tell anyone.”
They couldn’t keep this up forever. After all, he was her best friend, letting him help just this once shouldn’t be a big deal.
“Hm?”
By the time Mo Ziyang looked again, Lin Muxi had already lowered her arms. Her face was red to her ears, her hands nervously clutching her clothes. She was clearly embarrassed.
Seeing him frozen in place, she kicked his leg lightly with her small foot.
“Hurry up… it’s so embarrassing like this.”
For some reason, seeing this shy, girly version of Lin Muxi made Mo Ziyang feel strangely happy… She was too cute. It made him want to push her down on the bed and tease her.
Wait—what?!
That sudden thought startled him. That was dangerous.
But seeing her still waiting, he pushed the thought away and focused.
“Alright… I’m coming.”
Once she let her guard down, Mo Ziyang began wrapping the bandage gently around her small frame.
Looking closer, he noticed changes in her body. It was smaller and slimmer than before, her skin whiter and smoother, giving her a maxed-out “cute” look.
She wasn’t exactly a loli, but not quite a full-grown young woman either.
“Ow~! Be gentle…!”
Suddenly, Lin Muxi let out a soft sound and grabbed his shirt. He realized he had moved too fast in a sensitive spot.
“Don’t make this harder for me… I’ve never done this before.”
With a sigh, he slowed down, thinking how this girl suddenly seemed almost… tempting. Even he was having trouble keeping his cool.
Something that should have taken a few minutes ended up lasting over ten.
When the bathroom door opened, Lin Muxi rushed out, her face bright red with embarrassment.
Behind her, Mo Ziyang turned his face slightly, as if feeling awkward. On his cheek was a fresh, bright-red handprint.
As for what happened, it was simple. Just as he was about to finish, curiosity got the better of him and he poked a small bump on the bandage. Lin Muxi exploded and slapped him.
“What’s wrong with you?! Poke your own head!”
Still fuming, Lin Muxi kept cursing at him, then turned back and glared.
“Tell me, what were you thinking? Have you really sunk so low that you’re hitting on your own bro?”
“I was just curious…”
“Curious my foot!”
Yup… today, Mo Ziyang truly understood one thing, an angry girl is impossible to reason with. So he just led the way in silence while she kept scolding him from behind.