Chapter 4: That Girl
“No, wait… how could there be a girl in Lele’s room?!”
After calming down, Xiao Yuze finally realized the most important problem.
And this room, the design and style, was clearly more suitable for a girl. In the corner, he even saw a few large plush toys.
Logically, if Mu Le had really redecorated the room, there was no way Xiao Yuze wouldn’t have noticed.
And this was clearly Mu Le’s room! Just last night, it didn’t look like this at all!
What exactly is going on…?!
Unable to figure it out, Xiao Yuze finally turned his attention to the girl lying not far away.
He took a deep breath, then walked over to her side.
“Hey, miss? Wake up!”
The girl’s face looked healthy and slightly red, and her breathing was normal. Xiao Yuze sat down and gently patted her a few times, but she didn’t respond.
“Um… sorry about this.”
Seeing that this wasn’t working, he hesitated for a moment, then reached out and helped her up.
Using both arms, he lifted her in a princess carry.
“Mm…”
Maybe because of the movement, the girl made a soft, cute sound. Then, while Xiao Yuze stiffened, she rubbed her face lightly against his chest.
She was very light, almost weightless in his arms. Through the smooth fabric of her pajamas, he could faintly feel the warmth of her body.
What made Xiao Yuze feel even more awkward was the light, pleasant scent around her. He couldn’t tell what it was, but it made his body react without control.
He really wasn’t trying to be improper, he believed he had good self-control.
But no matter how strong his self-control was, he was still a man. Holding such a soft and warm girl in his arms, it would be strange if he had no reaction at all.
At the same time, because of the movement, her already loose pajamas were slipping slightly off her shoulders.
The faint view of her fair skin made his breathing become a bit heavier.
“Stay calm, stay calm…”
He silently told himself to relax, took a deep breath, and then somewhat awkwardly carried her to the bed.
After placing her gently on the bed and confirming that she still hadn’t woken up, Xiao Yuze finally let out a sigh of relief.
He was just helping her onto the bed, so why did he feel guilty?!
And also…
Looking down at himself in embarrassment, Xiao Yuze showed a helpless expression, then accepted his situation and prepared to go take a cold shower.
But just as he turned around to leave and calm down, his eyes suddenly landed on the bookshelf nearby.
Although it was called a bookshelf, it didn’t really have many serious books. Instead, it was filled with figurines and comics.
But what caught his attention wasn’t those things. It was… a photo frame.
More precisely, the photo inside it.
Xiao Yuze believed his eyesight was good, but he still rubbed his eyes in disbelief. Then he walked over and picked up the photo frame.
In the background, cherry blossoms were falling everywhere. Sunlight poured down, and the petals looked like pink snow, dreamy and beautiful.
The people in the photo were a man and a woman.
The girl was playfully jumping onto the man, while the man looked helpless, but also seemed worried that she might fall.
Even through the photo, you could feel the happy atmosphere.
But what really shocked Xiao Yuze was that the people in the photo were clearly him and the girl on the bed!
And he actually remembered this photo, but the person in it was not supposed to be this girl.
This photo was clearly the one he took with Mu Le!
He remembered that day, it was when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom in the park. Mu Le had invited him and some classmates to go see them together.
At that time, Xiao Yuze made a joke about Mu Le, and in the end, Mu Le pushed him down onto the grass. Their classmates even took a picture of it.
After printing the photo, Mu Le even put it in a frame, as if to prove that he wasn’t someone easy to bully.
Xiao Yuze had found it funny at the time. It was just a photo, so he didn’t think much about it.
But now…
“Could it be… that I’ve been dreaming this whole time?”
After standing there in silence for a while, Xiao Yuze looked at the photo, then at the girl on the bed.
In the end, he pinched himself hard. Obviously, he was not dreaming.
“What exactly is going on?”
Trying to sort out his messy thoughts, Xiao Yuze felt completely confused. What had happened?
Just as he was feeling lost, the girl on the bed suddenly moved a little.
Then, her eyes slowly opened.
“Mm…? So it really is a dream?” The girl sat up on the bed, shaking her still dizzy head, and muttered softly. “Huh? Aze…?”
Xiao Yuze: “……”
“What’s wrong? Wait… my voice?” Mu Le looked at Xiao Yuze, who had a shocked expression, and was about to ask something. But when she heard her own voice, she froze.
Then, under Xiao Yuze’s shocked gaze, she pulled open her pajamas again.
Her body had not fully matured yet, but it was already starting to develop.
Her fair skin looked soft under the sunlight.
“W-why? Am I really not dreaming?”
Mu Le didn’t even look at Xiao Yuze, who was so shocked he almost lost his balance.
She reached out and touched her chest. The slight strange feeling and faint pain told her that this was real.
“Stop, stop!” Seeing that Mu Le was about to lift the lower part of her clothes, Xiao Yuze finally couldn’t hold back and shouted.
“…Aze?”
Mu Le looked up at him. Her helpless eyes and soft voice almost made Xiao Yuze collapse.
Please, stop… If this continues, I really won’t be able to control myself!
“Waa… Aze!”
Before Xiao Yuze could react, Mu Le climbed off the bed like she had found her only support, and rushed toward him barefoot.
“Oof!”
Although she wasn’t heavy, Xiao Yuze wasn’t prepared and stumbled from the impact.
Luckily, he was physically strong. Otherwise, he might have been knocked down.
The girl in his arms held him tightly. Her small face was full of fear and confusion.
“What should I do, Aze? I think I’ve turned into a woman!”
Xiao Yuze: “…Huh?”
Turned into… a woman?