Volume 4 Chapter 51: Caught by My Rival!
Gao Liang froze. The scene in front of him made his mind go blank for a moment.
The girl dressed as the Little Vampire Girl was easy to recognize because of the outfit. But what shocked him even more was…
Her figure.
How should he say it? Her height and body shape looked almost exactly like Lin Lin’s.
Gao Liang saw Lin Lin every day. There was no way he could be wrong about this.
For a moment, he could not believe what he was seeing. The situation felt too unreal… almost like a dream come true for a double fan.
He rubbed his eyes with doubt and opened them again.
Nothing changed.
The girl in the Little Vampire Girl cosplay was still standing there in a daze. She shook her head slightly and scratched her hair, as if she was about to start walking.
Gao Liang felt restless, though he had not been sitting in the first place.
Who is that girl?
Many guesses appeared in his mind.
Is she the real Little Vampire Girl? But would she really come to an anime convention? Even if she did, shouldn’t she be backstage preparing for her livestream?
Is she just an unknown cosplayer? Wait… is this character really Ari-chan? Or did I see it wrong? Maybe it’s a character from another series?
Or…
Is it…
Another answer appeared in his mind, an answer that felt the most impossible.
Could it be… Lin Lin?
No, no. Just because her figure looks similar doesn’t mean it’s Lin Lin. That would be too far-fetched.
But…
Why does that last answer keep repeating in my head?
Lin…
Lin Lin.
It should be the least possible answer. But in Gao Liang’s heart, it somehow felt even more likely than meeting the real Little Vampire Girl.
He could not hold back anymore. He ran quickly toward her.
When he got close, he suddenly realized what he was doing. He quickly stopped himself.
Standing there, he looked at the girl’s back and carefully called out in a low voice.
“Lin Lin?”
“Hm?”
The girl turned around out of habit.
And then…
She saw her rival standing in front of her.
Ah…
“…”
Crack crack crack—
Both of them opened their mouths wide and stared at each other in shock.
Lin Lin felt her whole body shaking. Even her back teeth were trembling. Her legs suddenly felt weak.
Th-That…
It’s my rival?!
Help—!
I got caught by my rival at a cosplay event!
This is so, so, SO embarrassing!
Lin Lin almost fainted. Her vision went dark, and she nearly fell backward.
But Gao Liang was even more confused.
W-What is going on?
Is this girl really Lin Lin?
Just as he was about to call her name again to confirm, Lin Lin suddenly reacted.
She quickly shook her head and changed her voice into a cute, childish tone. Before he could speak, she hurriedly said,
“U-Um, big brother~ Who are you? You suddenly called out from behind and scared me~”
Ugh…
Even Lin Lin herself felt sick talking like that.
But she had no choice. When her brain crashed just now, she tried to save herself. The first thing she thought about was which of her five voice styles she should switch to in order to escape this situation.
She had to confuse Gao Liang. She had to make him believe she was not Lin Lin, but some stranger.
That was her only way to survive.
After thinking quickly, she chose the little-girl voice.
Fine, she would act cute. When an adult hears such a sweet, childish voice, they would probably feel awkward and leave quickly. As long as she made her rival uncomfortable enough to go away, she would win.
Don’t start chatting with me! Gao Liang, I’m warning you! Don’t even think about flirting with other girls at the anime convention!
Wait… what if he likes little girls?
She did not actually find a convincing answer to that last question. But since her brain was already not working properly, she did not have time to think more. In the end, she decided to take a gamble.
As expected, when Gao Liang heard a voice completely different from Lin Lin’s, he froze.
“Uh…”
“S-Sorry, sorry. I must have mistaken you for someone else…”
Gao Liang quickly apologized. It really seemed like he had scared the little girl in front of him.
At least, judging from her reaction just now.
But he was still confused.
Strange… When he called out “Lin Lin,” the girl had replied “Hm?” in a voice that sounded very similar to Lin Lin’s.
“Hm? Big brother, you got the wrong person? Well, fine, I won’t argue with you~ But I can tell at a glance that you’re not a good guy! You came to the anime convention just to look at pretty cosplayer big sisters, right? Hmph! I’m warning you, if you stare at them, I’ll… I’ll draw a circle and curse you!”
Seeing that she had fooled her rival so easily, Lin Lin felt proud. But at the same time, she was confused.
Why did Gao Liang suddenly come to the anime convention?
Did Xiao Ye call him here? That shouldn’t be the case. Or did Xiao Ye secretly tell her brother, “Lin Lin is doing cosplay here, come quickly”? That would be such a betrayal!
But after thinking about it, that seemed unlikely. Earlier, Gao Ye had been shouting about taking photos and sending them to Gao Liang. If he was already coming, why bother with photos?
So…
Did Gao Liang come by himself?
And then just happened to meet her, especially her in the Little Vampire Girl cosplay?
What kind of terrible luck is this?!
In her heart, she cursed her bad luck again and again.
But wait…
Why is he still standing there?
Lin Lin started to feel annoyed.
What is he doing?
Don’t tell me he actually likes me? What a playboy! Flirting with another girl in this situation—no, wait, that’s not cheating! It’s just being close with another girl—no, no, he’s being close with Yi Xiao! Yes, with Yi Xiao.
Anyway, right now her rival was having a suspicious moment with a “strange” girl.
How shameless!
What a playboy!
Meanwhile, Gao Liang was staring closely at the girl’s face.
This is bad.
The more he looked at her features, the more she looked like Lin Lin.
Sure, the voice was different. But the body shape was very similar. She had makeup on, but the more he looked at her face, the more familiar it felt. Even her proud tone and the way she talked to him…
It was all so familiar.
No. Even if Lin Lin turned into ashes, he would still recognize her!
The person in front of him…
Suddenly, Gao Liang took out his phone.
Then he dialed the girl’s phone number.