Chapter 311: I’m Really Annoyed Right Now!
It wasn’t easy for Lin Yibai to fully become a woman.
Now, she was finally able to “eat,” in more than one way. In fact, in every possible way.
Just thinking about how her body was now taking in those “nutrients” made her cheeks blush. This was just way too embarrassing.
Seriously, can’t this kind of thing be kept private?
Why does her face have to look all rosy and glowing, making it obvious to everyone?
Anyway, no matter how she looked at it, this was all Xia Changyu’s fault!
Who told him to give her so much! Lin Yibai clenched her tiny fists and muttered.
“Even though... okay, maybe I also share a tiny bit of the blame. A woman shouldn’t push too hard either!”
But soon, another problem showed up.
Lin Yibai gently touched her lower belly, looking slightly worried.
It felt bloated. She told herself not to overthink it, it wasn’t because of that. It was just a faint, mild kind of pain.
Almost like... she had a stomachache?
But after going to the bathroom a few times, it didn’t feel like she ate something bad.
It was such a strange feeling! What was going on with her body?
She couldn’t figure it out. But since the discomfort wasn’t unbearable, Lin Yibai, being the type who didn’t dwell on things, decided to ignore it for now and focus on her work.
Even though her heart was set on passing the civil service exam. She still had to do her job seriously every day, like a monk ringing a bell.
The company had plans to train her for a management position. They also hoped she could help them lock down Xia Changyu as a client. But Lin Yibai didn’t seem very interested, which made the higher-ups worry a lot.
A newly transferred department leader called her in for a talk. He went straight into the usual stuff:
“Baiyi, you know, our company might go public someday. The future of the company is in the hands of young people like you. This company will belong to your generation.”
Lin Yibai frowned and cut him off. “I think if you have something to say, just get to the point.”
The new manager continued, “How do you feel about our company?”
Lin Yibai mumbled, “It’s okay, I guess.”
As a regular HR employee, her base salary was just over 3,000 yuan. With performance bonuses and evaluations, she might be able to make 4,000–5,000 a month if she worked hard.
To be honest, that kind of salary wasn’t all that special in a city like Fucheng.
Seeing the manager trying to talk in circles again, saying they wanted to "train" her and that she should "take the chance"...
This time, Lin Yibai finally stopped holding back. She interrupted, “Actually, I’ve been preparing for the civil service exam this whole time. Umm... my boyfriend really hopes I’ll take a job that’s clean, quiet, and stable.”
Lin Yibai swore to herself, this was the last time she’d explain herself or turn them down.
She even brought up Xia Changyu as a kind of human shield.
The company wanted to use him for his connections.
But if she said that taking the civil service exam was what he wanted, then maybe the company would stop bothering her, right?
As expected, once the new manager heard that, his face fell completely. After that, they didn’t mention “training” Lin Yibai again, because now there was no point.
When she walked out of the office...
Lin Yibai touched her belly again.
Then she went to the bathroom for a bit. She just felt uncomfortable, like something wanted to come out but wouldn’t.
She kept frowning the whole time.
By the time work ended, Xia Changyu, who came to pick her up, also noticed something was off.
For a moment, he was confused and didn’t understand what was going on. He asked curiously, “Did something bad happen to you at work?”
But that didn’t really make sense, right?
He had just given her company a big contract. If they still dared to treat his girlfriend badly, that would be pretty stupid. After all, even with a signed contract, as the client, he still had a hundred ways to make things difficult for them.
Was it him who made her mad? What should he do now? Oh great internet people, what should he do in this kind of situation?
Xia Changyu had no idea what the reason was, but his survival instinct kicked in, and he immediately blurted out.
“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault.”
Lin Yibai had just finished putting on her seatbelt. She was surprised and a little confused. “Huh?”
Xia Changyu said, “You’ve been frowning this whole time. You don’t look very happy. I must have done something to upset you. So I’m saying sorry.”
“……” Lin Yibai stared deeply at her boyfriend.
For a moment, she actually thought about playing along, blaming him for something, complaining, maybe even throwing a little tantrum. After all, with the way Xia Changyu was acting, no matter how unreasonable she was, he’d definitely forgive her.
But sadly that thought didn’t last.
Her reason, the logical thinking left over from her time being a guy, told her that doing that would be wrong.
Sure, she could use the moment to feel powerful or make him give in, but wrong is still wrong. A mistake doesn’t become right just because it benefits you.
“It’s my own issue.” Lin Yibai took a deep breath.
Her mood got better for some reason, even though she had been feeling irritable and grumpy the whole day.
“But—” Xia Changyu wanted to say more.
“That’s enough.” Lin Yibai smiled and said, “If something isn’t your fault, don’t say sorry for it. Don’t just take the blame for everything, okay?”
Xia Changyu started smiling like an idiot as he drove.
Why was he smiling like that? Even he didn’t know!
He just felt like smiling, maybe because somewhere in that smile, there was a bit of happiness.
Then Lin Yibai told him about the strange feeling in her stomach.
At first, Xia Changyu got nervous and wanted to take her to the hospital, but she quickly refused.
She knew her body best, and she was sure it wasn’t anything serious.
Even so, she still got the best care. When they got back to the apartment, she didn’t have to lift a finger.
Xia Changyu brought her a big thermos of hot water and said seriously, “Drink more hot water.”
“Thanks,” Lin Yibai replied.
Xia Changyu looked like he had made a serious decision. He clenched his teeth and said, “Since you’re not feeling well today, we’ll take the night off, no 'battle' tonight.”
“Pfft~” Lin Yibai laughed.
Wha–what was that supposed to mean?
Take a break? From what? What "battle"??
Even though Xia Changyu always started strong and ended a little weak, he really did put in effort every single night!
So why was he suddenly surrendering without even trying today?
Even though Lin Yibai was usually the passive one in this “battle”. This time, well, how should she put it?
She frowned slightly, then said seriously, “About this ‘taking the night off’ thing. Can we decide on that later?”
Even though her stomach felt weird, even though her temper wasn’t great today, even though her mood had been a mess and she felt all over the place emotionally...
But still!
Still!!
She was really in a bad mood!