Volume 4 Chapter 48: Make the Rival Drink Until He Drops
Lin Lin’s eyes slowly became confused after hearing Gao Ye’s reasoning. After a while, she started to feel that… maybe Gao Ye was right.
Happiness… she wanted to be happy.
When you are alive, being happy is important.
That actually made sense.
Cosplaying herself once… it didn’t sound that bad, right?
Once that small thought appeared in her heart, it was hard to turn back.
To Lin Lin, Gao Ye’s constant encouragement felt like the snake’s temptation in the Garden of Eden.
Okay, maybe that comparison was a little dramatic.
But in Lin Lin’s heart, as a shy and introverted otaku girl, her resistance to cosplay was slowly breaking down.
Blushing, she finally nodded slowly in front of Gao Ye.
“Yay!”
Gao Ye cheered and immediately picked up the outfit, pushing Lin Lin into the changing room and makeup area.
First was getting dressed.
To be honest… it was a bit embarrassing.
Even though Lin Lin was the real person behind the Little Vampire, she actually did not clearly know how this kind of outfit was supposed to be worn.
So Gao Ye had to explain it to her. Then she looked at her strangely and asked,
“Sister Lin Lin, have you never worn clothes like this before?”
“It’s not exactly that… It’s just that when I look at the Little Vampire’s outfit, I feel a lot of pressure. Um… I’ll go change first.”
After saying that, Lin Lin pulled open the curtain and went inside to change.
Outside, Gao Ye waited while organizing the hair accessories and taking over a makeup table.
Seriously…
Inside the fitting room, Lin Lin’s face was completely red as she looked at the outfit in front of her.
This dress…
She did not know how to describe it. It felt unexpectedly mature and did not match her usual shy, socially anxious image.
But the Little Vampire character was supposed to be cute with a bit of charm and temptation. So it was normal, right?
At least it was much more modest than many cosplay outfits from anime-style mobile games at conventions.
Hmm…
After some hesitation, she slowly changed into the dress, the knee-high socks, and even the black silk gloves.
After a while, Lin Lin stepped out of the changing room, still covering her chest with her hands.
Hearing the curtain move, Gao Ye turned around to look at her.
When she saw Lin Lin’s embarrassed expression, she could not help laughing softly. She stood up, walked over, and took Lin Lin’s hand.
“It looks pretty good~ Sister Lin Lin. Ah, I really want to take a picture right now and send it to my brother. Too bad~ He can’t see such a cute Sister Lin Lin.”
“P-please don’t!” Lin Lin immediately shook her head, her voice full of embarrassment.
Letting this little devil see her like this was already awkward enough.
If she really took a photo and sent it to her rival…
Lin Lin did not even dare to imagine it.
That guy would definitely tease her to death. Maybe he would even—
Maybe he would ask her to wear it again for him.
That was absolutely impossible!
Lin Lin shook her head hard to reject such a scary idea.
And somehow… she finally understood why some museums do not allow photography.
No electronic devices allowed inside!
Ahem… okay, actually Lin Lin was just feeling awkward herself. It had nothing to do with museums.
“So… this outfit… when I wear it… does it look… similar?”
The girl moved her body left and right awkwardly and asked Gao Ye for her opinion.
Gao Ye looked her up and down, then smiled.
“It’s not bad~ But I feel like you don’t have that charming, seductive feeling of the Little Vampire. You just look like a cute, shy girl who was forced to wear a fancy evening dress. Like Cinderella who feels uncomfortable no matter what?”
“T-That makes me sound really silly.”
Lin Lin puffed her cheeks, a little unhappy. Did she really have no charm at all? She was already wearing this outfit, and still… there was no seductive feeling at all? That was kind of strange, wasn’t it?
Well, to be fair, it might be more convincing if Lin Lin lowered her arms that were tightly pressed against her chest, even though the dress was not very revealing.
The little devil girl in front of her covered her mouth and laughed for a while, then said,
“Try to get into the character~ Sister Lin Lin~ Right now, you are already a Little Vampire~ You only want to drink sweet blood. You fly through the night, a mysterious girl, falling into darkness with my bro—”
“Stop stop stop stop!”
At first, Lin Lin was almost pulled into it by Gao Ye’s deep, dramatic voice. She really started imagining herself as the Little Vampire and even felt a little thirsty.
But then, what was that at the end?!
Why did everything suddenly lead to her brother again?
Lin Lin shook her head firmly.
If she really became the Little Vampire, the first person she would squeeze dry—no, wait, drink dry—would be that annoying rival!
She would bite his artery hard!
Seriously, what was she even thinking?
“Aww~ I was just getting to the important part~” Gao Ye complained after being interrupted. She spread her hands helplessly.
“Anyway, just try to get into the role first. And look at you, you haven’t even put on the wig, the accessories, or the makeup. Of course you won’t look like her right away~”
Gao Ye started calming her down. She held Lin Lin’s shoulders and gently pushed her to sit in front of the dressing table.
Now Gao Ye became a part-time makeup artist. She picked up the tools and asked,
“Let’s do your makeup first, then the wig and accessories. By the way, Sister Lin Lin, do you know how to do makeup yourself?”
“I… I…”
Lin Lin went silent for a moment.
If someone wanted a clear answer, they should ask Lin Yu, the one who almost fainted when he saw her after she once did “careful” makeup for a long time.
Well, Lin Lin had been living as a girl for quite a while now. Her life experience was already fully that of a girl. So…
She should have improved a little, right?
At least during the few times she put on makeup before going out to meet her rival, he did not look shocked or scared.
Yes. That counted as a big success.
Lin Lin praised herself silently.
“For light makeup… I can manage a little, I guess? I don’t do it very often though.”
She answered calmly.
Gao Ye pouted and complained, “Sister Lin Lin, are you trying to show off that you look good even without makeup?”
“Of course not!” the girl quickly shook her head.
“Actually… I-I look better without makeup!”
“Geez—”