Volume 2 Chapter 3: Become a Lolita Girl, Then Take the Bus
The next morning, as soon as he woke up, Lin Yu sat in the living room and saw Lin Lin walking back and forth.
What is she doing?
He normally didn’t pay much attention to her, but walking around like that was really distracting…
He couldn’t help but look up in annoyance. He saw the girl pacing around the living room, washing up, picking clothes, and changing back and forth.
“Are you… going out?” Lin Yu finally asked.
At the same time, their mom, who was cooking in the kitchen with a smile on her face, leaned out and said with a laugh,
“Our little Lin Lin is dressing up nicely~ Xiao Yu, help your sister see if she looks good.”
“Ah! I’m just going out to walk around by myself!”
The girl’s face turned red as she quickly argued back.
Their mom covered her mouth and laughed playfully. “There are some cosmetics in my room, Lin Lin. You can use them if you want… Oh right, you have your own too, don’t you?”
“Umm…”
Lin Lin blushed.
Yes, makeup. She actually had some.
In her memory, the “her” in this world once bought some makeup to become more popular. She even followed beauty vloggers and watched tutorial videos for a while.
And then…
On a stormy night, she bravely tried to put on makeup by herself. She gave herself a “tired of the world” style makeup look.
Then…
That same night, Lin Yu came home because of the heavy rain. The moment he opened the door, he was so scared he almost lost his life.
After that…
Lin Yu described that look as “funeral makeup.”
Damn!
She really had zero talent for makeup.
The girl opened her closet and stared at the few simple pieces of clothing inside. After choosing for a long time, she took some outfits to the living room to show her mom.
“Mom, what about this one? Is it too plain? Or maybe this one…”
“Aren’t you going out alone? Then why are you asking~”
Her mom turned her head away, trying not to laugh.
“Ah~ Just help me look! I-I… I’m going to meet a friend.”
“Xiao Yu, do you think your sister looks good in that outfit?”
“No matter how good she looks, once she opens her mouth, everything is exposed.”
Lin Yu lowered his head and continued looking at his phone.
Lin Lin glared at him angrily. “Good thing you didn’t say anything earlier. If you had, I would’ve thrown this outfit away. Bad luck!”
“You…”
Lin Yu simply turned his back to her.
Lin Lin continued to cling to her mom. “Mom, mom, what about this pleated skirt? Ah… is it too short?”
“Hmm, I think this one is pretty good.”
Her mom suddenly pointed to the last outfit in Lin Lin’s arms.
The girl pulled it out and said shyly, “Ah? This one…”
It was a Lolita dress—very fancy, like a beautiful doll-style outfit. Lin Lin had bought it before just because it was trendy.
It looked very pretty, but wearing it outside…
“What’s wrong? Isn’t it cute?” her mom said with a smile. “It’s adorable~ It suits you very well.”
“But it’s too fancy. If I wear this outside…”
“Oh, it’s fine. It’s not something strange or inappropriate. It’s cute. And besides, won’t your tall friend protect you?”
Umm…
How would she know if that person was tall or not?
But since Mom already said so…
Umm…
“Alright, alright, let’s try it on~”
Her mom pushed her all the way into the room and helped her dress up properly. After a while, the “new” Lolita girl was pushed back out of the room.
Mom happily adjusted the small side braid she had tied for her good daughter and patted her head. “So pretty. You look just like a princess.”
Lin Lin stood there awkwardly, lowering her head from time to time to look at her wide skirt.
Mom suddenly shouted toward Lin Yu, “Hey, Xiao Yu, look at your cute big sister!”
Umm…
Lin Lin blushed and slowly raised her head, meeting her younger brother’s eyes.
It’s over. He’s going to laugh at me so hard.
Wuu…
But surprisingly, after Lin Yu looked at her, he didn’t laugh or make fun of her. Instead, he paused for a moment.
Well… she is kind of cute.
He nodded to himself, then quickly lowered his head and said, “Not bad.”
“Hehe, see? Even your brother says that. Don’t worry. You really look beautiful right now~”
Mom used the usual “adult comforting a child” trick again, but it worked quite well on Lin Lin. The girl turned her head away shyly and nodded.
She felt much more confident now. After checking the time, she realized it was almost time to go.
“Then… I’m heading out!”
She turned to leave the house, while her mom reminded her from behind to stay safe.
When she reached the door, she suddenly turned around and saw Lin Yu about to stand up.
“You’re not allowed to follow me!”
She shouted suddenly. It was clear she was still afraid because of what happened last time.
Lin Yu pulled at the corner of his mouth helplessly. “I just want to go back to my room and get ready. I’m going to play basketball this afternoon. Why would I go out now? Am I not going to eat lunch? And who would want to follow you anyway…”
Umm…
Lin Lin looked away helplessly, thinking, Didn’t you follow me last time? Then she left the house.
At noon in this season, the weather was actually quite nice. It wasn’t too hot, even wearing Lolita outside. The girl walked shyly on the street, thinking that she needed to take the bus to the business district because it was quite far.
She stood at the bus stop and felt the strange looks from several aunties holding vegetables, waiting for the bus.
Umm…
She quietly lowered her head.
After a while, the bus slowly arrived. She followed the aunties and got on the bus.
And then…
She got stuck.
Uh…
Yes, stuck. Her skirt was too wide and couldn’t pass through the bus door.
Wait, what…
She pulled at her skirt desperately, trying to squeeze through, making strange squeaking sounds from the fabric rubbing against the door.
Why is the bus door so narrow?!
Damn!
Everyone on the bus looked at the stuck girl with confused faces. Lin Lin’s face turned bright red. After finally freeing herself, she quickly ran onto the bus.
Ahhh, so embarrassing.
She lowered her head, covered her face, and stayed silent for a moment.
I don’t want to live anymore… wuu.
Suddenly, a Canon ringtone sounded inside the bus.
She jumped in shock.
She looked around for a long time, making sure there was no pressure cooker on the bus. Only then did she lower her head again.
Forget it… I’ll just keep living.
The bus stopped again and again as it headed toward the business district.
Finally…
“Ding-dong. Business District has arrived. Passengers going to Business District, please get off.”
The girl raised her head, got off the bus, and walked toward KFC.
She felt a little upset, and also very nervous.
When she stepped into KFC and looked up, she saw a mature woman wearing a white wool sweater lift her head. Her eyes suddenly lit up.
But the woman spoke first.
“Hey~ Are you Ari-chan?”