Today was the weekend.
Back at the dorm, Bai Yao had lost the liveliness he’d shown while shopping with Qiu Ye yesterday.
He shed his feminine demeanor and returned to his usual cold expression and slightly stiff, masculine posture.
Resting his chin on one hand, he watched an analysis of the Aotai Line accidents playing on his screen.
His ears were filled with phrases like “spur-of-the-moment,” “since we’re already here,” “lack of experience,” and “insufficient preparation.”
Behind him, his roommates were busy.
Wang Zuhao changed into his jersey; he was on the basketball team and had practice today.
Lin Mingxin was vanity-grooming his hair and spraying on cologne.
Apparently, a senior was taking him on a date again.
He didn’t seem worried about whether his body could handle it.
Chen Zhilong also looked ready to head out.
‘I don’t know where they get all these activities from. Wouldn’t it be better to stay in the dorm and play games every day like Qiu Ye and me?’
Bai Yao complained enviously in his head.
He wanted to go out and play too, but he didn’t have anything he was particularly interested in.
He had gone shopping with Qiu Ye yesterday, so he felt a bit embarrassed to ask him out again.
“Brother Long, where are you going to play?”
Bai Yao pricked up his ears to eavesdrop on his roommates’ conversation.
“Going to a friend’s dorm to play Mahjong.
They need one more,” Chen Zhilong said happily.
“If I win, I’ll treat you all to dinner when I get back.”
‘Wait, they even have Mahjong tables in the dorms now? Are you guys here to study or what?’
Just as Bai Yao was complaining internally, he saw Qiu Ye suddenly stand up and trot after Chen Zhilong.
“I’m bored anyway. I’ll go watch you guys play.”
“You know how to play Mahjong?”
“I’m a Silver Room Player in Mahjong Soul!”
Brother Long was stunned for a moment, not understanding the reference, but he took it to mean Qiu Ye knew how to play.
“Let’s go, let’s go. If we’re short a person, you can fill in.”
‘That bastard Qiu Ye! Leaving me all alone in the dorm!’
Bai Yao watched gloomily as Qiu Ye and Chen Zhilong left, followed shortly by Lin Mingxin and Wang Zuhao.
The once-lively dorm suddenly became so quiet that only he remained, giving him a sudden sense of desolation, as if he had been abandoned.
But after a while, Bai Yao relaxed his body and leisurely crossed his legs.
‘Isn’t this better? I liked the peace and quiet anyway! Being alone in the dorm makes it harder to trigger missions! Plus, I can look at some spicy stuff!’
Although Bai Yao’s body had no lewd urges at all, his mind was quite eager.
He impatiently opened his browser and scrolled through the manga updates from the past week.
‘Hmm…’
He didn’t feel anything.
Leave alone his little brother rebelling, even Bai Yao’s brain stayed perfectly calm.
The urgency from a moment ago vanished.
He looked down at the slight mounds on his chest.
After a moment of hesitation, he got up and locked the dorm door.
‘Whatever, being pure and free of desire is fine too.’
He didn’t want to follow in the footsteps of that perverted nympho and become a “hundred-man slayer” or something.
Bai Yao randomly opened a live stream.
He shook his leg and rested his chin on his hand, his eyes occasionally darting toward the locked door.
Feeling like a thief, he looked toward the balcony door on the other side.
‘The roommates are all gone…’
‘I’ll just try it and see if the changes are significant. What if it looks really good?’
Bai Yao’s face gradually turned a shade of crimson.
He gripped his pant legs with a mix of guilt and shame.
After hesitating for a long time, he still couldn’t defeat his overwhelming curiosity.
After all, Qiu Ye had said he would definitely look good in women’s clothes.
And most strangers now easily mistook him for a girl.
‘It’s not like I haven’t worn them before. What’s the harm in wearing them one more time?’
Bai Yao crouched down and opened the bottom drawer, which he almost never used.
Inside was an unsealed delivery box.
Underneath it lay a makeup kit and a set of women’s clothes.
He took out the delivery box first and peeked inside.
His face turned beet red, burning intensely.
He stood up, pulled the bed curtains slightly apart, and stuffed the box under his covers for temporary storage.
Usually, leaving it on the bed would be foolproof, but who knew why Qiu Ye had insisted on sleeping with him the past two nights?
He then took out the makeup kit and the women’s clothes, arranging them neatly on the desk.
‘If I put on makeup while crossdressing, maybe I’ll look even better than I imagined…’
Bai Yao’s heart pounded wildly, and his hands trembled with shame.
If he could use the system’s threats and incentives as an excuse the first time he crossdressed, then this second time was truly by his own will.
‘Has my limit really been lowered bit by bit?!’
Bai Yao felt his entire body burning with shame.
He could even clearly feel his pulse throbbing.
He took a deep breath, pursed his lips tightly, and expressionlessly took off his t-shirt to put on the white blouse and skirt.
After tucking the hem into the high-waisted skirt and smoothing out the wrinkles, he looked up at the mirror.
The skirt cinched his waist, making it look exceptionally slender, managing to outline a youthful curve with a protruding chest and rounded hips.
The fair legs extending from beneath the hem were pressed tightly together.
They were plump but didn’t look fat; with the slightest movement, they wobbled with a tenderness like soft tofu.
Without him noticing, his leg shape and fat distribution seemed to have become just like a girl’s.
Only then did Bai Yao look at his face, and a hint of disappointment appeared.
The face that had been enhanced once was indeed quite pretty and much softer than before, but he always felt a lingering masculine aura that he couldn’t shake off.
Most of the crossdressers he saw online also had this aura.
It was full of inconsistency, making it obvious at a glance that they were men.
Bai Yao fell silent for a moment before silently switching to his “feminine” posture.
His stiff stance softened instantly.
Every movement carried a sense of grace and delicacy.
With a slight smile, that clashing aura dissipated.
In the mirror stood a gentle and graceful young girl.
Excitement welled up in Bai Yao’s heart.
He turned and picked up the makeup palette.
This was the “Godly Makeup Tool” rewarded by the system.
It was his first time using it, and he didn’t know what made it so “godly.”
Upon opening the kit, it looked like a paint box with several brushes and puffs arranged on the side.
Confused, he randomly picked up a puff, dipped it in some color, and wiped it on his face.
After wiping, he patted it a few times and turned to look in the mirror.
“???”
‘Is this magic?!’
He clearly hadn’t done much, right?
Yet his entire face looked much more refined.
All the imperfections had vanished, as if he had turned on a whitening beauty filter! Even the shading and highlights were done, making his face look significantly more beautiful and three-dimensional.
He heard there was eye makeup, eyebrows, and lipstick to do as well.
But Bai Yao was already very satisfied.
He happily leaned close to the mirror to examine himself, unable to keep from laughing out loud.
“Hehe… I’m really pretty.”
With his hands on his hips, he let out a perverted-sounding laugh.
He took a step back to admire his breathtaking beauty in the mirror, twisting his waist left and right.
He even felt a sudden impulse to go outside and show everyone.
**[You have finally learned how to apply makeup! Congratulations! But how can you appreciate your makeup alone? It’s time to head out in your most perfect form! You will definitely be the most beautiful person on this street! Completely wash away the underlying shade of low self-esteem!]**
**[Attract the attention of more than 10 males while outside! Reward: 100 Cash]**
“!!!”
‘Ten?!’
Until now, even including the roommates he lived with day and night, Bai Yao had only attracted the attention of six or seven people.
Although he was quite pretty with makeup, his hair was still too short, and his figure was still too poor…
No, no, no, who knew when his roommates would come back!
What if he got blocked outside and couldn’t even return to the dorm!
Even though he should have quickly changed out of the clothes after admiring his look, he couldn’t help but feel tempted.