Chapter 83: Lin Yi
An Han had never been to a comic convention in his whole life. At first, he was a little excited about going this time.
But now that he knew Long Xing and Chen Junjie were also going, his excitement completely turned into nervousness.
Who knows why it has to be this coincidental?! If they really run into each other at the convention… Just thinking about it made him feel that “maybe” would definitely turn into “for sure,” just like all the unlucky things that had happened to him since he was young.
He let out a troubled sigh and walked toward the school’s parcel pick-up point with a sad face.
Ever since he met the system, he had run into many exciting things, but every time his heart felt like it would jump out, and things always went the wrong way.
It was almost like the system cursed him.
Because it was just after class and he also came a bit late, the line at the parcel pick-up point was almost ten meters long.
An Han stood at the end of the line, still thinking about his task.
This time, he only needed to wear a women’s outfit for one day. The worst result was his friends finding out he liked cross-dressing, but the real “loss” would only be social embarrassment.
To be honest, even if he didn’t cross-dress, his friends already treated him like a girl most of the time.
Except that jerk Chen Junjie!
He was still as annoying as always, talking trash nonstop. Even Wu Dongming was now more careful around him and acted much gentler. But Chen Junjie never changed, he mocked him whenever he got the chance.
A girl wearing girl’s clothes, what’s so strange about that?!
With this self-comforting thought, An Han finally felt a little less nervous, even though he knew he was basically lying to himself.
When he entered the crowded pick-up area, he followed the package number and found his cheongsam on the shelf.
He glanced down at the info on the delivery slip but didn’t think much of it. Then he walked to the counter.
“Package registration.”
“An Han?”
Only then did An Han turn his head, surprised. “Lin Yi?”
Lin Yi was the girl he previously tried to match with Su Peng. She was tall, pretty, and had cute tiger teeth when she smiled. She often stared at Su Peng dreamily during class. Too bad she already had a boyfriend.
The two of them were at least somewhat familiar with each other after their last conversation, so An Han casually asked,
“Picking up a package too? What’s in that big box?”
“Some fabric, for making clothes,” Lin Yi answered. She leaned forward and looked at the package in An Han’s hands. “Clothes? A cheongsam?”
An Han’s face instantly froze.
This shop is terrible! Why would they print the product name big on the delivery label?!
“Why did you buy a cheongsam?” Lin Yi asked with a bright smile. “You should’ve told me! I have some, you could borrow them!”
Who knew she had such a talent? Even if he knew, An Han would never borrow a cheongsam from her.
That would be way too embarrassing!
“It’s for someone else,” An Han calmly explained.
After the staff scanned his package and returned it to him, he quickly turned around and left the pick-up point, afraid she would ask something even more embarrassing.
But somehow, he already felt a little used to this.
If this had happened before, his whole face would definitely be red with panic. But now, his heart simply beat faster and he felt a bit confused, nothing more.
He wasn't even close to Lin Yi anyway, so even if she found out, it didn’t really matter.
He comforted himself in his heart, then tore the delivery slip off the package and threw it into the trash can.
He definitely couldn’t let his roommates see it.
He still had to act as normal as possible.
“An Han.”
But Lin Yi actually ran after him. She smiled brightly, and even before she spoke, An Han felt a strange chill run through his whole body.
He turned around in surprise and looked her up and down, not understanding where that sudden shiver came from.
Lin Yi smiled as she looked at him. She didn’t interact much with him normally and only thought he looked a bit too delicate for a guy. But now that she saw him up close, she realized he wasn’t just delicate, except for the clothes, he was basically a girl!
This made her even more satisfied.
“What do you want?” An Han stepped back nervously.
“A cheongsam that costs only thirty or forty yuan will feel really cheap when you wear it~”
Lin Yi smiled sweetly, showing her two playful tiger teeth. Her smile looked exactly like the one An Han had when he planned to trick someone.
He understood immediately, this girl wanted to trap him!
An Han reacted right away. He also had that same weirdly sweet smile whenever he was about to trick someone.
“What do you want?” His guard instantly went up. “I said it’s my friend’s clothes.”
“Then why is your name on the delivery slip?”
“Can’t I buy something for a friend?”
He tried hard to make excuses, but Lin Yi clearly didn’t believe him at all.
“I’m in the anime club, you know~”
Lin Yi suddenly held onto his arm, feeling the soft sensation through his sleeve.
She felt even more strongly that this was basically a girl.
An Han tried to pull away, but he was also afraid his arm might touch places it shouldn’t, so he didn’t dare use too much force. At that moment, he heard Lin Yi ask,
“We have an event at the comic convention this weekend. We’re missing one person. Are you interested?”
“Huh?” An Han froze. He didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence. “Tell me more?”
Lin Yi explained right away, “I took a modeling job for a traditional-style clothing shop. They want pretty girls taller than 165 cm. We’re missing someone, how about you fill in?”
“I’m a guy.”
She glanced him up and down and pouted, “If you wear women’s clothes, who would be able to tell?”
“You don’t have any other friends?”
“In the anime club, some people already have cosplay to do, some are too short, and the boss thinks some aren’t pretty enough.” Lin Yi spread her hands. “What can I do?”
“This…”
He originally only planned to wear a cheongsam and walk around the comic con for a day.
But now she wanted him to be a model?
“I’ll pay you 500 yuan for one day!”
“I’ll… think about it?” An Han shook his head in distress. “Besides, I only like the cheongsam.”
“Oh~ and you said it was for your friend?”
“……”
If you’ve already seen through it, can you stop saying it out loud? Do you know how embarrassing this is?!
An Han finally broke free from Lin Yi’s grip and ran toward the dormitory like he was escaping for his life.
After running several hundred meters, he looked back and saw she wasn’t chasing him. Only then did he sit down heavily on the edge of a flowerbed, gasping for breath.
That girl! She’s too scary!
It wasn’t just about her inviting him to be a model. The main issue was her gaze. She looked at him like a cat staring at a toy it really liked, full of mischief.
Only a crazy person would go to the comic con with her! Even if she paid him, no way!
After two deep breaths, his rapidly rising chest finally calmed down a bit.
His stamina was even worse than before.
Then he raised his head and looked toward the dorm building.
He needed to find a place to try on the cheongsam he’d just bought.
It was a bit past six in the evening. Classes usually started around seven, so right now the teaching building would be the safest place.