Volume 4 Chapter 20: Comic Convention, Nightmare, Picking Me Up for School?
Huh?
Lin Lin blinked. Sister Wenmei suddenly sent her a message. This…
This didn’t feel like a good thing.
“Ah!”
The girl was not careful. Her hand slipped, and her phone fell straight onto her face again. Her phone was quite heavy. The hit almost made her cry.
Ahh—
Lin Lin sighed, rubbed her red nose, and picked up her phone again. She typed a reply:
【Lin Lin: What’s wrong, Sister Wenmei…? I’ve been pretty free recently. Nothing much to do.】
【Du Wenmei: Aha~ Actually, there’s a comic convention recently. I want to invite Xiao Lin to go with me~】
【Lin Lin: A comic convention?】
Mm…
Lin Lin put down her phone and thought for a moment. For her, comic conventions were still something new.
She hadn’t really gone before. What do people even do there?
She tried to remember some videos she saw online.
Going there probably means taking photos with a group of otaku who finally left their homes, and lots of cosplayers who like anime, right?
It’s like outgoing people meeting other outgoing people.
There are also booths to look around. Hmm, that part actually interested Lin Lin.
Maybe there would even be some cross-dressers?
Her curiosity about strange and interesting things still wasn’t satisfied.
Even though she now wore girls’ clothes every day, she was still curious to see real male cross-dressers.
Ah, but if you go to a comic convention, shouldn’t you wear a cosplay outfit? Otherwise it’s not complete, right?
But…
Lin Lin thought about it. C-cosplay…
The image of herself wearing a cosplay costume, especially the outfits of her favorite game characters…
Forget it.
The girl quickly shook her head. She was too shy. She didn’t dare.
Well, even if she didn’t dare to cosplay herself, it would still be nice to walk around and look at other cute girl cosplayers.
Maybe she could even buy some souvenirs. Things at conventions might not be cheap.
But you can’t always find those things elsewhere.
Mm…
After thinking for a while, Lin Lin gave a clear answer.
【Lin Lin: I’ll go!】
【Du Wenmei: Yay~ Then let’s meet at the café tomorrow night. Actually, I also have a plan. We can talk about it in person~】
A… a plan?
Lin Lin suddenly felt regret. She felt like she had fallen into a trap. As expected, she knew it would not be that simple!
When something is unusual, there must be a reason. How could Sister Wenmei suddenly invite her to a comic convention for no reason?
Lin Lin sighed, put down her phone, sat on her bed, and hugged her knees while thinking.
Strange.
Why did she agree so quickly?
It felt like…
She was not like this before.
Her thoughts slowly drifted far away. This time, she suddenly remembered herself from a few years ago.
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Back then, every holiday, Lin Lin would stay at home feeling bored and sad. No friends came to invite “him” out, and “he” did not want to go out either.
However, since he was in several otaku online groups, he did receive an invitation from an online friend.
“Let’s go to a comic convention together! We can see cosplayers!”
That person said this.
But… even though it was a rare invitation, Lin Lin chose to refuse.
“Ah, I’m too shy. I don’t dare to go. People will look at me in a strange way. Sorry, sorry.”
That was how Lin Lin replied.
At that time, no matter how the other person encouraged “him”, Lin Lin still did not dare to go to such public places.
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But now…
Has she become more confident?
Lin Lin blinked and returned to the present. Her mind suddenly froze.
Only now did she realize she was starting to feel scared.
Although she was more confident than before and not as afraid of social situations… what if someone suddenly came up to talk to her at the convention?
She…
She still would not know how to deal with that at all!
The girl slowly fell back onto her bed and began imagining the feeling of strangers staring at her at the convention. Soon, her whole body felt cold and nervous.
This won’t work. Gao Liang… little brother… Xiao Ye, Sister Wenmei, Xiao Bai—help me~
……………
Just as the room felt completely quiet and cold, Lin Yu suddenly knocked on the door. When no one answered, he frowned and pushed the door open.
“Lin Lin, Mom asked you… huh?”
Lin Yu froze.
He saw the girl lying on the bed without moving, her eyes empty and unfocused. He immediately panicked and ran over to check on her. She did not respond at all. When he touched her forehead, it even felt cold!
“Hiss—”
Big sister… is she… gone?
“Lin Lin! Lin Lin—!”
His loud shouting finally woke her up. She still felt dizzy. She suddenly sat up in confusion, blinked, and looked around.
“Phew~” Seeing Lin Lin sit up, Lin Yu finally felt relieved. After a moment, he complained,
“What’s wrong with you? Were you pretending to be dead when I came in?”
“I wasn’t pretending!” The girl said in a wronged voice, scratching her hair. She thought for a moment, then looked forward blankly and said to herself, “I think I fell asleep… then I had a dream… and then it turned into a nightmare. Ah, I was covered in cold sweat. It was so scary.”
“A nightmare?”
Lin Yu nodded. He wanted to comfort his sister, but after thinking about it, maybe someone else would comfort her later. So… he decided to just pass on the message.
“Mom asked if you’re going to take a shower tonight.”
“Mm… yes, yes, yes!”
Lin Lin answered without hesitation. First Yi Xiao, then Gao Liang and Sister Wenmei, she had too much stress today. A shower would help her relax.
In the bathroom, warm water poured down over her small body. Lin Lin sighed.
So annoying… what if she wanted to cancel? What if she didn’t want to go to the comic convention with Sister Wenmei?
But she already agreed.
Ah—
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That night, after taking a shower, the girl slept very well.
The next morning, she woke up, stretched, and as usual pulled open the curtains. She rubbed her eyes and looked at the weather outside.
Mm, not bad. It was a sunny day.
Then she looked at the street in the neighborhood in the distance.
Huh?
Lin Lin suddenly blinked and focused her eyes on a familiar black car.
Ah…
Ah?!
She tried to look at the license plate again.
Uh, it was a little far. She couldn’t see it clearly.
But this car looked way too familiar!
No way… did Gao Liang come to pick her up for school?
Lin Lin quickly shook her head, strongly denying that thought.
However, after a moment, she nervously picked up her phone and looked at the new message.
Hiss—
【Phone Notification: You have a new message.】
【Gao Liang: Lin Lin~ I asked the driver to park on the east side of your street, near the exercise equipment. Come down after you finish breakfast!】
This…
This is really his car?!
What is going on? This is not right!
When did I ever ask you to pick me up for school?!