Chapter 95: Let’s Be More Direct
She was definitely going to turn back into a man.
But what if Little Chubby ended up never finding a girlfriend afterward and stayed a virgin for his whole life? She felt like she might partly be responsible for that.
Thinking this, Mu Yi finally agreed with the little witch to meet again at midnight.
At that time, she would get rid of this girl’s body and become a real tough guy again!
As for the time before then, there were still some things she absolutely needed to do.
“Mmm...”
Mu Yi frowned slightly and suddenly opened her eyes, instantly sitting upright at the same time.
Seeing Mu Yi suddenly wake up, Gu Zhiren’s lips moved slightly. His eyebrows lowered a little, and then he frowned worriedly while looking at her with concern and heartache.
Before he could even ask anything, Mu Yi suddenly turned her head, lowered her eyes, and seriously said,
“Gu Zhiren, I have something very important I need to tell you. Let’s get out of the car and talk.”
“Ah... okay.”
Gu Zhiren could tell that she was being serious, so he immediately agreed.
He did not know what she wanted to say, but deep down, he felt it probably would not be something good for him.
………………
Outside the white luxury car,
The two sat side by side on a step, staying silent for a long time while watching the people passing by in front of them.
After a long while, Mu Yi finally pressed her lips together, let out a deep breath, and softly said:
“Gu Zhiren, after midnight tonight, I’ll turn back into a boy.”
Gu Zhiren froze for a moment.
After midnight, she would become a boy again.
For some reason, it gave him a strange feeling of familiarity.
Like the story of Cinderella?
Then Mu Yi slowly explained everything to him, including how she suddenly became a girl overnight.
After hearing the full story, Gu Zhiren could not help clasping his fingers together and lowering his head slightly. He frowned tightly in frustration, bit his lip, and fell into silence for a short time.
He truly did not know.
He really did not know that the truth behind what happened to her was actually like this.
It felt like a fairy tale deliberately arranged by fate itself. Once midnight arrived, both he and she would wake up, and everything would return to how it originally was.
“That’s good.”
Gu Zhiren forced himself to say it despite the unwillingness in his heart. He tilted his head slightly and casually raised an eyebrow before turning to look at Mu Yi’s side profile with complicated emotions in his eyes.
On that delicate little face, her long eyelashes trembled lightly. Her eyes were slightly red, carrying a faint layer of moisture.
Her snow-white hair danced softly in the wind.
Those strands of hair felt like feathers brushing against the ocean inside his heart, causing endless ripples across the water.
Gu Zhiren stared at her absentmindedly.
If she suddenly cried right now,
He would not know whether those tears would come from happiness or from regret, just like his own feelings.
Then Mu Yi suddenly turned her eyes toward him. A sweet smile slowly appeared on her pretty face.
“Little Chubby, you like how I look right now, don’t you?”
The moment he heard this, Gu Zhiren’s expression shifted slightly, but he stayed silent for the moment.
“Then if I suddenly turn back into a boy like this, you’re not going to stupidly keep living in the past, fail to fall for any other girls, and stay a virgin forever... right?”
The corners of her lips curled upward. There was worry on her face, but also a hidden trace of pride.
It was almost like a little devil with sharp horns on her head and a thin tail behind her, smugly swaying it around in arrogance.
Gu Zhiren still said nothing.
He only swallowed quietly and lowered his gaze while turning his eyes away.
“If it were me... if I liked a girl, I’d want to strip off all her clothes and throw her directly onto the bed.”
At this point, Mu Yi nodded confidently. Her tone rose slightly as she let out a soft sound that was half spoiled and half proud.
“Mhm. Men around the world are probably all the same. Little Chubby, you won’t be an exception either. So let’s just be direct about it. There are still a few hours left today...”
Gu Zhiren narrowed his eyes while listening to the girl’s almost nonsense-like words. Very quickly, he could not help turning his face to look directly into her smiling eyes.
“I don’t need you to force yourself this much for my sake.”
As he spoke, Gu Zhiren’s nose suddenly felt sore. He endured the bitterness in his heart while frowning deeply.
After swallowing once more, he forced out a strained smile. Then he closed his eyes, shook his head slightly, and continued:
“Mu Yi, you only need to make sure you live happily yourself. You don’t always have to think about me.”
“...W-What are you talking about? H-Hey! I just don’t want you to stay lonely forever and make me feel guilty, that’s all.”
She nervously took a light breath, puffed up her cheeks guiltily, and shakily raised one hand. Her eyes darted away as she blinked nervously and could not help biting her fingernail.
“Forget it, forget it! Just pretend I never said any of this today.”
She turned her back toward him and angrily puffed up her cheeks again, tightly pressing her rosy lips together.
“Tch, Gu Zhiren, you really aren’t acting like a man! Earlier, when I was unconscious, you secretly k-kissed me. But now that I’m the one bringing this up first, you’re suddenly hesitating so much.”
She pressed both hands onto her thighs, curled herself into a small ball, and kept mumbling complaints.
“The one who benefits the most from doing that is obviously you!!”
Hearing Mu Yi suddenly shout this, Gu Zhiren narrowed his eyes slightly. Then he slowly stood up and directly walked toward the white luxury car, greeting a certain detective who had secretly been watching the drama unfold.
Su Yu immediately smiled knowingly and happily waved her hand. Under Gu Zhiren’s gaze, she drove away.
“Anran once said Gu Zhiren is like a god, but I don’t think Gu Zhiren is a god. He’s just a very ordinary person.”
“Just like other men, he’ll become careful and nervous in front of the girl he likes. And when that girl boldly teases him, there’s no way he can keep holding himself back.”
Gu Zhiren turned around again and noticed Mu Yi blankly watching the car drive away before looking back at him. He unconsciously smiled softly.
Gu Zhiren directly stepped forward and, without giving her any chance to refuse, pulled Mu Yi up from the steps.
“H-Hey! What are you doing?!”
The two looked at each other. Gu Zhiren could not help laughing softly.
Then he lowered his head, stared into Mu Yi’s eyes, and said,
“As you wish~ Let’s go get a room.”
………………
The silver moon already hung high in the night sky. Its bright light mixed together with the colorful glow of neon lights, making the streets look dreamy and unreal.
Tonight was Halloween night, but Ganlan City did not look much different from usual.
Like every other passerby, Mu Yi and Gu Zhiren walked side by side, constantly brushing past strangers as they strolled through the brightly lit streets.
The distance between their shoulders, one higher and one lower, always stayed somewhere between close and far.
The height difference between the man and the girl was perfectly ordinary.
A tall and handsome man.
A small and adorable girl.
Anyone seeing them together would probably sigh and wonder when love itself would finally ripen.
True beauty never needed decoration, even if the girl’s clothes were extremely plain.
She still made people unable to look away.
Of course, “unable to look away” should probably be put in quotation marks, because people could barely even stand straight anymore.
Everyone was too busy trying to hold down the beast inside themselves.
The scenery beside the streets kept changing, and countless groups of pedestrians passed by them.
Slowly, the looks from others became even hotter. The sound of people swallowing nervously almost seemed clear enough to hear, and even the whispers around them became more and more obvious.
As if they noticed nothing about the strange atmosphere around them, the two of them “calmly” stopped in front of a hotel.