Chapter 216: After Becoming a Girl, My Behavior Started Getting Strange
Even guarding against your own brothers? I didn’t expect you to be this kind of person, love rival.
But Lin Yibai didn’t seem to think there was anything wrong with it. If you think about it, it kind of shows that she’s important to someone, doesn’t it?
...Wait, why am I thinking like this?
I’m supposed to be a boy… Oh, right—
I guess I’m not really one anymore, huh?
At least on the outside, I now totally look like a real girl.
As for what’s inside…
When Lin Yibai went to change clothes, she already found it weird to look directly at her completely naked body. But at the same time, she kept sneaking peeks at herself.
After her transformation percentage reached 50%, the most obvious parts of her body that showed she was once a boy had completely disappeared.
Also, all the extra, useless, and not-so-pretty body hair had been wiped out by the system a long time ago. So now, the parts that make her look more like a girl were even clearer.
Lin Yibai gently touched herself.
“Ugh~~”
“Ahhh~”
“Darn it!”
She would never admit this. But was that strange, unfamiliar feeling, the kind only girls are supposed to experience, starting to slowly show up?
Lin Yibai started to wonder. Did she maybe pick the wrong setting somewhere?
Because this was starting to feel a bit too sensitive!
And this was just touching from the outside!
If she remembered right, the real effect of that setting… was supposed to happen inside the body?
She had another question too. In that forbidden area…
Was it already fully formed and ready to, well, feel good?
Or, like when she was a guy, did she need to increase her transformation level more to fully develop the parts?
She had no idea and the system didn’t even give a hint.
It kind of felt like the system wanted her to figure it out herself. Lin Yibai’s soft, pale hand hovered over that place…
But in the end, she just didn’t have the courage to explore further. It felt like going on an adventure.
Okay, there’s a cave entrance... but how deep is it? And what if something collapses inside while I’m exploring?
Ugh. Every day is just ugh.
Forget it, time to get dressed.
She didn’t take her love rival’s clothing suggestion. Instead, she changed into a shirt, a skirt with shorts underneath, and wedge shoes.
As she got dressed, she mumbled, “It’s the middle of summer. It’s not like we’re going hiking or camping. Why should I listen to him and wrap myself up like a rice dumpling, just so I don’t show too much in front of other guys? I’d die from the heat!”
She didn’t put on makeup either.
Not that she really needed to. But people say putting on makeup is a kind of manners, especially when going out to meet friends.
But, whatever!
Lin Yibai thought, “When I go hang out with my close guy friends, I never wear makeup. So why should I have to wear makeup just to meet his close guy friends?”
But she changed her backpack to a shoulder bag.
Creak~
She opened the door.
Xia Changyu had been waiting outside for a while. The moment he saw Lin Yibai’s outfit, he raised an eyebrow and said, “Didn’t I tell you not to wear a skirt? You’re so pretty, what if you make my guy friends fall for you?”
Lin Yibai rolled her eyes. “It’s a skort! (shorts that look like a skirt)”
Hearing that, Xia Changyu scratched his head and said, “Okay, fine!”
Then he started hurrying her, saying they should leave soon, or they’d hit the evening rush hour traffic in the city.
But she didn’t go just yet. Lin Yibai said she wanted to wash her hands first.
Xia Changyu thought it wasn’t necessary at all. He pointed at her small hands and said, “So soft and fair, they look so clean and pretty. I bet they even smell good, right?”
Lin Yibai: “!!”
She didn’t mind being praised for her soft and fair skin. But clean and good-smelling? That made her feel awkward.
Her eyes shifted away. After all, only she knew where her hands had just been and what she had just touched…
A quiet path leads to hidden places.
Flowers bloom around a peaceful room.
Delicate fingers touched… red beans…
“……”
Ugh, damn it. Just damn it. Why am I thinking like a poet now?
Her face started turning red. She had to use extra soap later, no choice!
But before she could react, she realized that Xia Changyu had already grabbed that very hand, gently pulled her forward, and even closed the door behind her.
Lin Yibai: “You—!”
Xia Changyu, confused: “What’s wrong?”
Lin Yibai shook her head. After a moment, she replied, “Nothing. Let’s go.”
She couldn’t possibly say to this annoying guy, ‘My hand’s dirty.’
She didn’t know what would happen if she said that.
But she guessed, maybe... he’d get even more excited?
Thinking from a guy’s point of view, if she were still a boy and a girl told her, “My hand just touched something... not so clean… and I didn’t wash it yet,” wouldn’t that be kind of exciting?
………………………………
They got into the car together.
Just before rush hour started, they managed to reach a hot pot restaurant in the center of the city.
Looking at the busy road full of cars, Lin Yibai suddenly thought, ‘Will I become someone like this in the future too? A person who works from 9 to 5, or even worse, a 996 or 007 worker?’
Xia Changyu parked the car, then turned to her with a smile and asked, “What were you thinking about? You looked so lost in thought.”
Lin Yibai answered, “I was thinking about whether I’ll become a 9-to-5 worker, or a 996 or 007 kind of employee.”
Xia Changyu laughed and said, “You’re just overthinking things. In the real world, people only have 996 or 007 schedules. Who really works 9 to 5? That only happens in dreams!”
What he really meant was to scare her a little, so she’d understand how tough the world could be…
Then he’d show his true intention, that she didn’t have to face the outside world alone. Not if she became his wife.
Becoming Mrs. Xia.
As long as he was still around, he would never let Lin Yibai suffer in any way.
But Lin Yibai only felt more worried. She was already unsure about her thesis and what kind of job she wanted after graduation, and now this annoying love rival said something like that?
She couldn’t help but take a deep breath and asked, “Then tell me, what kind of job lets you work from 9 to 5? I really don’t believe I can’t find a job I like. But… what if that kind of job just doesn’t exist?”
Xia Changyu smiled and said, “There is one, be my wife.”
Lin Yibai frowned a little. She didn’t feel happy about that answer. Instead, she said seriously, “I’m being serious right now! I really feel lost and don’t know what I want to do in the future.”
Seeing the girl looking confused and troubled, Xia Changyu finally stopped joking around. Even though he couldn’t make the decision for her, he could at least offer some advice.
He first asked, “So, what do you expect from a job? Do you want to make a lot of money? How much? Do you want to become a manager or something? And what are your interests?”
Lin Yibai thought for a moment and said, “I want a job that’s easy and simple to understand. I don’t really like boring or repetitive tasks. But if possible, I still want a decent salary. Nothing too high, just average is fine. And I also want proper days off and holidays.”
Everything she said matched her personality. Xia Changyu thought it over. It was true that she seemed like a strong, independent girl who worked hard.
She had the ability to be a leader, but when asked to take over a new department, she didn’t want to. Even when his Brother Jin tried to train her for a management role at the wedding business, she didn’t seem interested either.
If that’s the case...
Xia Changyu suddenly felt he might have an answer.
He himself couldn’t live like that. He had a family business to take over. And more importantly, he still had to support her in the future.
But still, he gave her a suggestion, “Then... what you’re looking for, could it be a civil servant job?”
Lin Yibai: “Huh?”
Just when she thought there was no way out, suddenly a light appeared at the end of the road. She never thought about taking the civil servant exam!
But… it did actually sound like a good path.
It checked almost all the boxes for her. Simple, steady work, with stable hours and proper holidays. Although people said civil servant jobs were more tiring these days, still...
Just as she was daydreaming about all that, she suddenly noticed a sneaky, hesitant hand hovering awkwardly near her waist, arm, and shoulder.
After all, Xia Changyu was about to see his friends. And he brought such a pretty ‘girlfriend’ with him, of course he wanted to show her off a little.
Unfortunately for him, she noticed.
Xia Changyu had no choice but to pretend to be serious. But Lin Yibai had already seen through him.
“Hey hey, were you just trying to put your arm around my waist in front of your friends to show off?”
Xia Changyu, stuttering, “N-No I wasn’t! I would never do something like that! You’re accusing me unfairly!”
Lin Yibai grabbed his hand, as if she was about to place it around her waist, but after hearing him deny it so strongly, she pushed his hand away and said with a smirk.
“Oh? So I was accusing you wrongly? I was about to help you out and go along with it… But never mind then!”
Xia Changyu: “……”
She had completely taken control of the situation.
He had zero chance to fight back.