Chapter 137: Wanting to Wear Men’s Clothes
After her good buddy finished his shower, Lin Muqing knew it was her turn. She reached back to grab a pair of clean underwear. Just then, she instinctively looked at her usual cosplay outfit and picked it up, ready to wear it as pajamas again. But when she remembered her good buddy was still around, she hesitated and put it back. Instead, she walked to the couch to look for him.
“Boss~”
“Hm?”
Seeing Lin Muqing suddenly show up, Ye Ziming put down his phone and turned around, looking at her curiously.
“You said earlier that I could only wear the men’s clothes you gave me. So I’m here to get my outfit.”
She reminded him of what he said earlier, then reached out her hand, asking for clothes.
“Wait a sec.”
As he spoke, Ye Ziming seemed to remember something. He stood up, walked into his room, and came back out holding a set of his own pajamas.
“Boss… aren’t these your pajamas?”
Lin Muqing took the clothes from him and froze for a moment, looking confused.
“Yeah.”
Ye Ziming nodded lightly as he looked into her eyes.
The air suddenly turned silent. Lin Muqing looked at the clothes in her hands, then looked at her good buddy standing in front of her. Her eyes widened in disbelief.
“Wait a second… when you said I could only wear the men’s clothes you provide, you meant your own clothes!?”
She froze for a while before she suddenly realized the truth and looked up at him in shock.
“What else did you think I meant?”
Ye Ziming smiled calmly and answered with a question.
“Uh...”
Lin Muqing was stunned again. She felt like she had fallen right into a trap.
Originally, she thought what he meant was that she shouldn’t keep wearing her old men’s clothes because they were getting worn out. She didn’t expect him to just give her his own clothes.
Technically, yes, they were men’s clothes. But if she wore them, they would look like a dress on her. A super short one, at that.
“You have to understand, you’re a girl now, so you should learn to wear clothes that suit you. Like the pajamas on your bed today, they’re perfect for you.”
Ye Ziming sat back on the sofa, turned his head to look at Lin Muqing, and started lecturing her like a head of the household.
At the same time, he subtly hinted that he wanted to see her wear that cosplay outfit.
“No way! That’s a girl’s outfit!”
She didn’t need to guess, she knew exactly which pajamas he meant. Honestly, she also thought they were a great fit and super comfy to sleep in.
But to protect her “tough guy” image and avoid being treated like a girl by her good buddy, she had to strongly resist anything girly! (Except for working at the cafe, that was for money, so it didn’t count.)
One standing, one sitting, they silently stared at each other for a few seconds.
Seeing how determined Lin Muqing was, Ye Ziming raised an eyebrow, he was a bit surprised. But then, he quickly came up with a plan. He also saw it as a chance to help her out.
“How about this, this week I’ll buy you a set of properly fitting men’s clothes. You can choose the style yourself.”
With a small smile, Ye Ziming crossed his legs, clasped his hands, raised his head slightly, and said to her in a calm, confident tone. He had a strong presence at that moment, since she called him ‘Boss,’ he would act like one.
“Really?”
The sudden change caught Lin Muqing off guard.
“But I have one condition.”
“What condition?”
“After the National Day break, during the physical fitness test, you have to get at least 70 points, or score higher than me.”
He looked at Lin Muqing with a teasing expression, as if he was sure she wouldn’t dare to accept the challenge. As he spoke, Ye Ziming clearly curled his lips into a smirk.
It seemed like he had given her two fair options, but the second one was basically impossible. Ye Ziming’s last physical test score was a perfect 100.
After hearing the condition, Lin Muqing puffed out her cheeks and started thinking.
But she wasn’t thinking about the physical test. Instead, she was trying to figure out if there was a loophole in her buddy’s conditions she could take advantage of.
“Don’t even think about cheating. If your score is below 70, there’s a punishment waiting for you,” Ye Ziming said with narrowed eyes, cutting off her thoughts and staring at her sharply.
“Hehe…”
Busted. Lin Muqing awkwardly scratched the back of her head. She didn’t expect her buddy to know her so well, he even guessed what she was thinking.
“If you think getting 70 is too hard, there’s another option, help me find someone,” Ye Ziming said, just as he glanced at his phone and suddenly thought of something interesting. His smile changed slightly, turning a bit sly, almost sneaky.
“I’ve got an online friend who’s always asking me for... pictures... and she’s always saying in a bunch of large group chats that she’s going to marry me. If you can help me find her, I’ll buy you the men’s clothes you want.”
Looking right into Lin Muqing’s eyes, he lit up his phone screen and opened a friend’s profile, whose contact name was "Mumu-chan". Then, he held it up for her to see.
“There’s no way it’s that many groups! It’s only three!” Lin Muqing’s face instantly turned red. She got flustered and raised her voice to argue. But right after she finished shouting, she realized—
Oops. She had just exposed herself.
“Oh? You know this person?” Ye Ziming raised an eyebrow and smiled.
“I-I don’t know anyone named Mumu-chan! I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
Finishing her sentence, Lin Muqing quickly covered her face with the sleepwear she got from Ye Ziming, then turned and dashed into the bathroom in a panic.
Her dark past had just been exposed, and she was so embarrassed she wanted to crawl into a hole and hide. At that moment, she seriously considered bolting out the door and running back home.
Forget the men’s clothes or women’s clothes, none of that mattered anymore. Right now, what mattered most to Lin Muqing was how to survive this blackmail-worthy moment. What should she do? She had just moved in today, and already she wanted to go home and hide.
"Ughhh... this is so embarrassing..."
"Heh~ that’s what you get for being cheeky."
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Seeing her run away in a panic, Ye Ziming couldn’t hold back his laughter.
Serves her right. That certain someone had been way too wild online, saying all kinds of bold stuff.
Aside from the marriage talk, she had also said things like she wanted to pin him down, drain him dry, and turn him into a plushie, who even knows what she was thinking. Every time he spoke in the group chat and she was around, she would throw out another shocking line.
So now, all Ye Ziming had to do was open the chat logs and read those lines back to her, instant blackmail material.
About twenty minutes later, Lin Muqing finally walked out of the bathroom with damp hair, wearing Ye Ziming’s sleepwear. As she walked into the living room, their eyes met.
Seeing Ye Ziming’s meaningful smile, Lin Muqing couldn’t help but take a step back. Her hands clutched at the hem of the sleepwear, clearly a little nervous.