Volume 1 Chapter 11: No Matter When, Little Brother Is Always So Unlovable

The person Gao Liang called “uncle” really was an uncle.

Looking at the profile picture, a fresh green plant, Gao Liang almost blurted out, “Grass.”

But older people usually use simple profile pictures on WeChat, so he didn’t care about that. What he cared about was the nervous feeling as he quietly waited for a reply.

Besides being nervous, there was also a little… expectation?

Himself…

What was wrong with him?

While waiting for the other person to reply, Gao Liang even started to regret it.

Why did he ask his uncle about this kind of thing? This…

It was just a small streamer he had never even met.

And besides, if he really found out who the other person was, with his current strange and obsessive feelings, he would probably end up bothering her.

Ah—

He knew his own flaws very well. Feeling annoyed, he scratched his head. Just as he was about to take back the message, he realized the three-minute recall limit had already passed.

Still, that Ari-chan…

She really was kind of cute.

Sigh.

Gao Liang was just about to send another message to tell his uncle that he didn’t want to investigate anymore, when the other side suddenly replied.

And it was the kind of reply that directly gave the result!

“Can’t find it. Maybe the info hasn’t been added to the system yet, or maybe it’s a black account. Should I contact the platform to ban it?”

Seeing such a blunt result, Gao Liang’s mouth twitched.

This…

Did he not even take the time to reply normally, and instead just checked it right away?

Uncle, your work efficiency is way too high, isn’t it?

Could it be that he was on night duty at the office, bored with nothing to do, and suddenly got a message from his nephew?

Ahem. Thinking about it like this, he was actually helping others keep busy.

But…

Back to the message his uncle sent.

Can’t… can’t find it?

How could that be?

The platform has rules. Any account that can stream should have passed real-name verification.

Gao Liang was stunned and frowned, but didn’t say much.

Maybe there was a problem with his uncle’s system, or the database wasn’t complete yet. After all, it takes time for websites to sync this kind of information.

Ari’s account really was new. You could tell just by looking at the level, it must have been registered recently.

Maybe it just hadn’t synced yet.

He nodded, then replied, “No need, no need. Sorry to trouble you, Uncle. Good night.”

“Hey, you brat, what’s with this sudden start and stop? Did you fall for some female streamer, Ah Liang? When are you coming to visit your uncle?”

Ignoring his uncle’s boredom and his attempt to chat, Gao Liang tossed his phone aside and started thinking.

What’s going on…

Ari-chan suddenly feels a bit mysterious.

…………………………

Back in the living room, late at night, the light suddenly turned on with a snap—! sound.

Lin Lin stood there awkwardly, her body slightly bent forward, holding a cup of water. She turned her head and froze like a statue as she looked at her little brother, Lin Yu.

The atmosphere immediately became very quiet. After a long while, her little brother, whose face was somewhat handsome but completely ruined by those gloomy, dead-fish eyes, showed a helpless expression and sighed.

This…

What kind of reaction was that?

Lin Lin was stunned. She had thought her brother had caught her in the middle of changing genders, but… she didn’t expect him to be so calm.

Huh?

What is this supposed to be? She was already panicking to death over here, okay?

Her hands shaking, she lifted the cup with both hands and took a small sip, using the water to calm herself down.

Over there, her little brother walked up to her with a helpless look, took a sip of water too, and complained.

“Can you stop sneaking around in the middle of the night? It really sounded like a thief broke into the house…”

“Huh?”

Lin Lin, who had been trembling beside her brother, never expected his first words to be this.

She nodded blankly at first, then immediately felt that something was wrong. She grabbed the corner of Lin Yu’s clothes as he was about to leave and suddenly asked:

“Do you… really know who I am?”

Lin Yu turned back, looking at Lin Lin with a dark expression, not understanding what strange idea she had again.

But the more Lin Lin thought about it, the stranger it felt.

What was going on?

Why did her brother look so unconcerned?

Come on, there was suddenly a girl in the house that he didn’t recognize!

Even if—

Even if I look pretty, you shouldn’t be this careless, right?!

Could it be… could he actually recognize me?

How?

Huh?

“What are you talking about?” Lin Yu asked, tilting his head in confusion.

Lin Lin finally couldn’t hold it in anymore. After a long pause, she stood up straight, leaned against the small bookshelf beside her, put one hand on her waist, pointed at her face, and said,

“Little brother, I’m your brother! I’m Lin Lin! I turned into a girl!”

“……”

Huh? Why is he making that face?

Her brother looked at her with a dark expression, as if she were completely crazy.

Lin Lin was so embarrassed that the corner of her mouth twitched, and the atmosphere became even more awkward.

After a long while, Lin Yu turned away, muttered, “Weren’t you already a girl…,” and quietly walked back to his bedroom.

When the door closed with a click of the lock, Lin Lin finally reacted.

And then…

She fell into even deeper confusion.

Wha—

What did that mean?

What her brother just said, she… she had always been a girl?

Lin Lin rushed into the bathroom, ran to the mirror, washed her face, then lifted her head and looked at the girl in the mirror.

The cold water on her face helped her clear her mind. After a moment, new memories kept pouring into her head.

Those were…

Memories of Lin Lin living as a girl for more than ten years. No more like daily life knowledge.

After a long time, she finally understood.

Her…

Her world seemed to have been changed by the system.

In this world, Lin Lin had never been a boy from the moment she was born, but instead…

A girl.

That meant the world she was in now was one where Lin Lin existed as a girl.

Family, teachers, and even many people she met and events she experienced had not changed. Things related to gender simply disappeared, as if the system had filled in bugs.

Lin Lin couldn’t even tell whether this was a parallel world, or if the system was changing how the world saw her.

After thinking quietly with her eyes closed for a long time, Lin Lin finally opened her eyes and let out a long breath.

Looking at the beautiful girl in the mirror, she couldn’t quite believe it.

This…

Is this really me?

Lin Lin, existing in the world as a girl?

Well, it still felt a bit strange.

But this time…

Thinking back on the experiences she talked about tonight, she quietly clenched her fist.

It’s decided. Starting today, she will become the brightest and most popular beautiful girl!

With such good looks, it would be a waste not to use them!

Uh…