Chapter 36: A Boy and a Girl Alone in the Restroom
“Let go of me… Mo Ziyang, stop messing around!”
Seeing the crowd getting closer, Lin Muxi, in a panic, pushed against Mo Ziyang who had cornered her against the wall, trying her best to escape.
“What’s wrong? Didn’t you just say you’d only put on your cap after going back to the classroom? Now you’re scared?”
“Yes, yes, I’m scared! Just let me go already…”
At this moment, Lin Muxi didn’t care about her pride anymore. She knew that if people found out now, she wouldn’t be able to stay in this school any longer. So she used all her strength to break free from Mo Ziyang’s wall trap.
Finally, just before they were about to be discovered, Mo Ziyang released her, giving her enough time to put on her cap and fix her hair.
The second she put on her cap, Mo Ziyang was spotted by several girls from the group of students heading back to class.
“Look, look! Isn’t that Mo Ziyang?”
“Where? Where’s my idol?”
“What the—why is there someone else next to him?”
“What were those two doing together just now? Could it be…”
“Shut up! Don’t insult my idol.”
Hearing the girls talking in the distance and realizing people were watching, Lin Muxi completely panicked.
She quickly pulled down her cap, grabbed Mo Ziyang, and dragged him toward their classroom, as if being even one second late would expose her.
But in fact, anyone who knew Mo Ziyang even a little could already guess that the small figure beside him wasn’t just anyone. It was Lin Muxi, top three in the grade, Mo Ziyang’s classmate, and his only close friend.
The strange thing was, for some reason, anyone who saw Lin Muxi pulling Mo Ziyang away thought that back view didn’t look like Lin Muxi at all, but rather like a cute girl.
Especially when they passed by some students and heard whispers like, “Look at that face and body, are you sure that’s a boy?” Lin Muxi’s face burned red with shame, her embarrassment reaching the limit.
So while Lin Muxi was suffering, Mo Ziyang was enjoying it.
Watching her small body walking quickly in short steps while dragging him along, and seeing her ears turn red, he couldn’t help but smile faintly.
At that moment, Mo Ziyang suddenly realized if Lin Muxi just stopped using that sharp tongue of hers all the time, she could actually be a really cute girl. Both in looks and in heart, she was someone rare and precious.
So, watching Lin Muxi looking so nervous, Mo Ziyang simply let her pull him along.
But just as they entered the teaching building and were about to go upstairs, two familiar figures suddenly appeared beside Mo Ziyang.
It turned out Zhang Hao and Li Bin had spotted him from not far away. They jogged to catch up, and when they noticed Lin Muxi hadn’t seen them, a mischievous idea popped into their heads.
Since Mo Ziyang wasn’t someone they dared to mess with, they decided to tease Lin Muxi instead.
“You two…” Mo Ziyang widened his eyes slightly in surprise as he looked at them, just about to speak, but they cut him off.
“Shh—”
Not wanting Lin Muxi to notice, Zhang Hao and Li Bin quickly made a “silence” gesture, signaling Mo Ziyang with their eyes not to say anything. They wanted to give Lin Muxi a little “surprise.”
After exchanging glances, the two slowly walked forward, sneaking up behind Lin Muxi. Each of them raised a hand, ready to pat her on the shoulders from both sides.
“Waaah!”
As the two hands landed on her shoulders, Lin Muxi, who was in a hurry and pulling Mo Ziyang along, didn’t notice anything at first, until a loud slap sound came from her shoulders.
But after turning into a girl, Lin Muxi’s small body couldn’t handle such a heavy pat. The sharp pain rushed in immediately.
So almost by instinct, Lin Muxi let out a cute cry of surprise, which instantly drew the attention of the students around. Everyone wanted to see which cute girl had made that sound.
Lin Muxi also realized that the strange sound had come from her own mouth. Seeing all the students staring at her, she quickly covered her shoulder and rushed toward the nearest restroom without even looking back.
“Brother Mo? What’s wrong with Muxi?”
“Yeah, Brother Mo…”
Seeing Lin Muxi suddenly run away, Zhang Hao and Li Bin were both confused. They turned to look at Mo Ziyang in puzzlement.
“You guys go ahead. Class is starting soon.”
Probably realizing something was off, Mo Ziyang waved his hand, telling them to leave first.
Then he walked through the crowd and went into the restroom, but there was no sign of her anymore. And since it was break time after PE class, the restroom was packed with people. The mix of sweat and toilet smells made the air unbearable.
The disgusting smell made Mo Ziyang frown with annoyance, and he almost gave up.
But thinking of how strange Lin Muxi had acted earlier, he sighed helplessly and called out her name inside the restroom.
He waited for a while, but there was no response. So he stepped back out and quickly pulled out his phone, ready to call her.
But before he even unlocked it, several messages popped up on the screen.
[Lin Muxi: Can you get me some medicine, like for bruises or sprains?]
[Lin Muxi: Hurry and bring it… my shoulder hurts a lot.]
[Lin Muxi: Help me, I’m dying here!]
Seeing that the messages were from Lin Muxi, Mo Ziyang finally sighed in relief. He quickly typed back.
[Mo Ziyang: Okay, I’ll go right away.]
[Lin Muxi: I’m in the second last stall. Just knock when you arrive.]
After closing QQ, he sent a message to the homeroom teacher to ask for leave for the first class, then rushed straight toward the school infirmary.
Meanwhile, Lin Muxi was in terrible pain inside the restroom. After sending those messages, waves of sharp pain kept coming from her shoulder, it felt almost dislocated from that pat. She clenched her teeth, rubbed her shoulder, and wiped away the tears streaming down her face.
A few minutes later, when the class bell rang, the restroom crowd had already cleared. Even though the pain was unbearable, Lin Muxi forced herself to hold back her sobs.
Before, being patted only felt a little painful. But this time it felt like her arm was broken.
The more she thought about it, the less she understood. Why had she become like this? Ever since turning into a girl, her body had been changing more and more like a real girl’s. It wasn’t just the pain, which now felt extreme, but also many other strange sensations.
After holding on for a few minutes, almost fainting from the pain, Lin Muxi finally heard slow footsteps outside.
Bang, bang, bang…
“Lin Muxi, open the door.”
As the door opened slightly, a hand suddenly reached out from inside, grabbing his clothes. With weak strength, it tugged on him, trying to pull Mo Ziyang in.
After squeezing into the small stall, he saw Lin Muxi with red eyes, tears still hanging at the corners.
When she saw Mo Ziyang, a faint smile appeared on her face. She stretched out her trembling hand, signaling him to give her the medicine.
“What… happened to you?”
He didn’t know what had happened, but seeing her like this, Mo Ziyang couldn’t help but feel surprised and quickly asked with concern.
From her expression, it was clear she had been holding back tears in the restroom for a long time.