Chapter 232: It's Not That No One Wants Him, He Just Isn't My Boyfriend Yet!
One person was rushing things. The other was holding back.
The one doing the rushing was very curious now.
Hey, weren’t you the one who used to be super eager?
Why aren’t you in a hurry anymore?
Now that the “meat” is in the pot, you’re suddenly playing hard to get?
Lin Yibai was so helpless that she urged him, “Just say it already!”
Hearing this, Xia Changyu really wanted to slap himself.
The prize was right in front of him, so why couldn’t he bring himself to take the next step?
Was there something wrong with him?
But… he did have something to say!
He really, really… just didn’t want to make the girl in front of him feel uncomfortable.
He wanted to give her something special. A beautiful, unforgettable confession, like something out of a dream.
He just… hadn’t figured out how to do it yet.
Xia Changyu looked anxious too. He hurried to explain, “Baiyi, listen to me. It’s not that I don’t want to… You know me. I want to be with you more than anyone else. That’s why I want to give you only the best.”
I am in a rush! More than anyone!
But because I want to give you the best, and I’m not ready yet, that’s the only reason I’ve been putting it off until now.
Lin Yibai thought about it. She tried to see things from Xia Changyu’s point of view.
Then a lot of her complaints disappeared. She guessed that her annoying rival might be the type of person who likes someone so much that he hesitates, afraid to mess things up.
But!!
Fine, fine, if you like to play it this way… Lin Yibai already had an idea on how to “deal with” him.
Still, she couldn’t help but feel a little emotional. Once upon a time, she was a boy too. Now here she was, going through all this trouble just to get another boy to confess to her. It was enough to give her a headache!
She took a deep breath and said, “Okay, let’s do this. Wait here a bit, I’ll get ready, then come with me to meet my thesis advisor. I have some questions about my paper I need to ask her.”
Xia Changyu: “Okay…”
Bang!
‘Okay’ your head! The girl didn’t even want to hear the rest.
She shut the thick door in his face.
Lin Yibai had made up her mind. Inside this door is a girl’s private space. How could she let anyone come in and out as they please? I’m a big girl now, don’t I deserve a little dignity?
What? You want to know how to earn the right to come in?
Simple.
You need one thing first, a boyfriend pass.
The right to enter a girl’s room, only given to her official boyfriend.
Lin Yibai plugged the USB drive into the computer. In just a few seconds, she copied her thesis onto it.
Honestly, it would’ve been better if she had a laptop. Otherwise, she’d have to borrow someone else’s laptop later when she met her advisor.
Most of the time after she closed the door was actually spent choosing what to wear.
If copying the file to the USB took ten seconds, then picking her outfit took at least dozens of times longer.
Looking at the half-full wardrobe of girls' clothes, Lin Yibai thought for a moment and said,
“Better to keep it simple. After all, I’m still a student. It’s not like I’m going anywhere fancy or trying to attract attention!”
White long-sleeved shirt + knee-length skirt + casual sneakers!
Not super plain, but still quite modest overall.
Pss pss~
She sprayed perfume on her wrist twice, then rubbed a bit on the side of her neck.
Very soon, a freshly scented, sweet-smelling girl was ready to go!
Lin Yibai didn’t even know how she ended up like this. But somehow, she had become someone who acted just like a typical girl.
As for the details... well, no need to dig too deep into those.
When she opened the door again, the soft fragrance in the air made Xia Changyu pause, a bit enchanted.
He asked, “Why do you smell so good? Where’s that nice scent coming from?”
Pfft—
That made Lin Yibai suddenly remember. Back when she was still a boy, she often wondered, why do girls always smell so good?
She once thought it must be some kind of natural scent that only girls had.
But after becoming a girl herself, she realized, if you use fragrant shampoo and body wash, take care of your skin, stay clean, and spray a cheap ten-yuan perfume now and then, you too can become a sweet-smelling girl!
Just like other girls, Lin Yibai didn’t answer his question directly. She simply said softly, “Let’s go. Walk me over to my thesis advisor’s office.”
Xia Changyu: “Sure, right away.”
He still didn’t realize what her real reason was to give him a little emotional push.
How dare you not confess your feelings when it’s the right time to do so, you annoying rival!
Outside the school, Xia Changyu’s car wasn’t allowed in.
So the two of them walked side by side toward the teaching building.
Along the way, they ran into several girls from their department.
Those classmates looked a bit curious. After all, Lin Yibai and the handsome guy next to her made an eye-catching pair.
But maybe the system had already adjusted the world around them, so everyone now subconsciously believed that Lin Yibai had always been a girl. And her current name was Lin Baiyi.
Lin Yibai smiled and greeted them. “Morning! Are you going to meet the professor too?”
One classmate smiled and replied, “We already showed our thesis to the teacher yesterday. Now we’re heading to Building 36... Oh, by the way, is that guy next to you... your boyfriend?”
What?! Boyfriend?!
Lin Yibai acted calm and relaxed.
But the rival next to her suddenly sat up straight, looking all hopeful and excited only to hear her say…
“Boyfriend? What boyfriend?” She shot a cold side glance at Xia Changyu before continuing. “Don’t get the wrong idea. He’s just a regular male friend. He’s never confessed to me, so of course we’re not a couple.”
That little emotional jab hit Xia Changyu hard.
After saying goodbye to the girls from class, Lin Yibai noticed something…
Someone looked a little melancholic.
She held back her laughter. If you asked her what she thought, she would only say, ‘Serves him right!’
But the story wasn’t over yet.
After finding her thesis advisor, Lin Yibai mainly wanted the teacher to check if her thesis format was correct, and whether the overall content was clear and not messy.
Luckily, her thesis was pretty good. The teacher only asked her to fix a few sentence mistakes. It took less than forty minutes.
At that point, most of the students in her group had finished. Only one person, a certain love rival, was still stuck outside the door.
He stood there, watching the girl laugh and chat with other guys, and somehow… he felt a little uncomfortable.
Xia Changyu suddenly realized something.
“Wait… am I feeling jealous just now?”
But, she’s not even his girlfriend yet! So being jealous doesn’t make any sense, right?
Still...
Still…
“Aaaah! I can’t take it anymore!”
As soon as Lin Yibai came out of the classroom, Xia Changyu quickly grabbed her from behind, then turned to the other boys and said,
“Uh… hey there. I’m going to take Baiyi out for a meal now, okay?”
Just as he finished talking— OUCH!
He felt a sharp pain in his side. Lin Yibai had twisted the skin at his waist hard, like she was saying, ‘That is not the right way to talk, you know!’
It wasn’t because his actions embarrassed her in front of the class. Actually, she felt a little bad for Xia Changyu.
She peeked out from behind him and said in a playful voice. “Alright, let me introduce him, this is Xia Changyu, and he’s my almost-boyfriend.”
“Why almost? Great question!”
“Because, for some reason, he still hasn’t confessed to me yet. Anyway, I’m going to lunch with him now. See you later, guys!”
And with that, she pulled Xia Changyu away.
In front of my friends or classmates, you don’t have to act small just because you’re chasing me!
In fact, if chasing me makes you feel low or embarrassed, that would actually make me sad.
I may not be a “pure and innocent” girl, but I must have something better than that, something that attracted you in the first place, right?
I won’t boss you around. Instead, I want you to be confident, to treat me as an equal.
At first, Lin Yibai was pulling him forward. Xia Changyu opened his mouth, as many thoughts rushed through his mind.
Then, he gently pulled her hand back, so suddenly that she stopped walking.
He said slowly, “Baiyi… wait a minute. I have something important I want to say to you.”
Upon hearing those words, she paused in her tracks. Her brow furrowed for a brief moment, the depth of her inner turmoil showing through her soft gaze. But in the end, all of it melted away, leaving behind a soft, relieved smile that seemed to light up her face.
She put her hands behind her back, with a smile spread across her face, tender and full of understanding....
As if she was waiting for something.