‘How could some rich, handsome guy with an eight-pack come over to flirt with me?’
Bai Yao didn’t take the joke seriously at all.
Besides, Qiu Ye was very handsome too—and he was still a virgin!
When she was a man, she had never been in a relationship.
A repressed young virgin like her usually had a bit of a virginity complex, fantasizing that their partner would be pure and flawless before meeting them…
Now that she had become a fine girl, she naturally had a bit of a “virginity complex” herself.
And before meeting her, Qiu Ye had never been in a relationship either.
It felt like she had hit the jackpot! Her possessiveness began to surge.
During class, Bai Yao dazed off, lost in thought.
Several classes passed, and classroom discipline was significantly worse than usual.
Cross-dressing Bai Yao’s presence caused the students to whisper incessantly; no matter how many times the teacher pounded on the desk, they kept chatting in low voices.
Bai Yao felt like the teacher was about to die of anger.
‘But once everyone gets used to it, it should get better, right? They can’t keep staring at her gossip every single day.’
“So you plan to live in women’s clothes every day from now on?”
Qiu Ye asked, resting his chin on one hand as he pondered.
Bai Yao thought for a moment and nodded.
“Yeah.”
“In the Boys’ Dormitory?”
Qiu Ye asked bluntly.
“To be fair, it is a bit dangerous and inconvenient, but don’t I have you?”
“Hmm…”
Qiu Ye paused for a moment.
“Have you considered moving out?”
The corners of Bai Yao’s mouth immediately drooped, and she let out a listless sigh.
Her meager savings were hard-earned, okay!
She had planned to buy a game console, controllers, and all sorts of things—even save for a future house.
It wasn’t like she didn’t have a place to live; why move out?
This money was earned by sacrificing her bottom line and her dignity!
Thinking this, Bai Yao still muttered rationally, “Maybe… I’ll consider it?”
“My mother just started giving me an extra 2,000 every month. I can help you rent a place.”
She shook her head rapidly, cutting Qiu Ye off immediately.
“There’s no need for that!”
Although she was a girl now and it was normal to accept gifts from a boyfriend, Bai Yao couldn’t stand that kind of financial dynamic.
She already had a slight inferiority complex and looked up to Qiu Ye.
If he spent too much money on her, she would feel like her status was sinking, turning her into a dependent or giving her the illusion of being a kept woman.
“You can’t stay in the Boys’ Dormitory forever.”
Qiu Ye looked a bit unhappy.
“You’re always accidentally showing a leg or something in the dorm. It’s fine; I’ll rent the place for you first, and you can just pay me back later. Besides, if the Dorm Mother runs into you, she’ll definitely try to catch you again.”
Bai Yao looked troubled.
Since she had gone public with her cross-dressing, it would actually be easy to explain things to the Dorm Mother.
But she was just terrified of the woman; she wanted to run the moment she saw her.
“Uh… we’ll see. We’ll see.”
But Bai Yao really didn’t want to rent a place.
Money was one thing, but she also didn’t like living alone; it made her feel insecure.
Qiu Ye thought for a moment.
“How about we move in together?”
“In your dreams! What are you thinking?”
Bai Yao rejected him without hesitation.
Well, although she was indeed a bit of a pervert, she wouldn’t give herself away so easily.
She wasn’t some kind of chinyu who was a 100-Person Slayer or some girl who played until she was sent to the Emergency Department!
After the rejection, she slumped onto the desk, waiting for class to end.
She had rejected him bluntly, but deep down, she felt a faint sense of anticipation.
Even if she didn’t do anything “shady” with Qiu Ye, she was looking forward to an experience like those in adult novels.
If she lived alone in a rental, it would be very convenient to be a “pilot”…
Bai Yao had been itching to try it for a long time!
Unfortunately, there were always people in the dormitory, so there was never any space to “take off” and experience that legendary feeling that was supposed to be ten times stronger than a man’s!
‘I can’t think like that! Those stories are all fake! Fake!’
“What kind of person do you take me for?”
Qiu Ye muttered.
“That’s so hurtful.”
They hadn’t been dating for long.
Although he had impulses and saw Bai Yao as “eye candy,” he really didn’t plan on devouring her so soon.
The bell finally rang.
Bai Yao packed her textbooks.
Seeing the students swarming toward the front and back doors, she wasn’t in a rush to leave and continued reading her novel for a while.
By the time Qiu Ye called her, only a few people were left in the classroom.
Only then did Bai Yao stand up with her textbooks, following her roommates and Qiu Ye out with a cold expression.
Although her women’s clothes were modest—just simple long sleeves and pants—she could still feel the gazes of passersby focusing on her wherever she went.
She realized she was starting to enjoy the attention more and more, as if she had become the protagonist at the center of a stage.
But this also gave Bai Yao more of an “idol’s burden,” making her expression even more frigid for fear of any flaws appearing or something embarrassing happening.
Despite her thoughts, her body stiffened under the weight of the attention, making her look clumsy.
Her left foot tripped over her right, and she stumbled forward, her head slamming directly into Qiu Ye’s back.
Qiu Ye turned around to see Bai Yao blushing furiously.
She held her textbooks close and lowered her head, looking shy and timid.
‘Oh no! This is so embarrassing! Everyone’s watching!’
“Your shoelace is untied.”
Bai Yao put down her textbooks and walked to a corner by the hallway, crouching down to retie her laces.
Qiu Ye stopped to wait for her.
“What do you want for lunch?”
“Anything’s fine…”
Just as the words left her mouth, Bai Yao added, “Maybe something hot?”
“How about we go out for Dao Xiao Mian?”
“Sure.”
Bai Yao stood up after tying her laces and handed her textbooks to Chen Zhilong to take back to the dormitory.
She and Qiu Ye then left the school together and headed for the Noodle Shop outside.
Qiu Ye came to this Noodle Shop often and had brought Bai Yao twice before.
Because he was handsome and sociable, he was already on good terms with the owner’s wife.
“Ma’am! Two bowls of pork rib Dao Xiao Mian with extra scrambled eggs!”
“Coming right up!”
The owner shaved the noodles from a thick block of dough resting on his shoulder.
The strips of dough almost formed a continuous line as they fell precisely into the massive pot.
Nearby, his wife scooped out the cooked noodles, seasoned them, and added a large braised pork rib.
A bowl could be ready in less than two minutes.
Bai Yao sat down beside Qiu Ye, and the owner’s wife soon brought two bowls to the table.
“Hey kid, did you get a girlfriend?”
The owner’s wife set down the bowls and chopsticks cheerfully.
She glanced at Bai Yao but then froze.
“Wait, you’re a girl?”
Bai Yao’s expression tensed, and she gave an awkward hum of affirmation.
“Yeah…”
“You used to dress just like a boy.”
“She was just a tomboy,” Qiu Ye said, helping her out.
He then prompted, “Ma’am, are the scrambled eggs ready?”
“Almost ready.”
Once the owner’s wife walked away, Qiu Ye lowered his voice and said, “I thought she wouldn’t recognize you.”
“I’m not even wearing makeup.”
Although the System had optimized Bai Yao’s skin and beautified her features—even making her body more feminine and turning her from an unremarkable short boy into a beauty—she was like an old friend you hadn’t seen in years.
At first glance, there didn’t seem to be a huge change unless you compared her to old photos.
Bai Yao finished half her bowl and couldn’t eat another bite, leaving the rest.
She was still hesitating.
After all, always giving her leftovers to Qiu Ye felt a bit like treating him like a glutton; it wasn’t very polite.
But Qiu Ye’s eyes lit up, and he happily moved her remaining half-bowl in front of himself.
“You’re done? I’ll eat it!”
“Aren’t you disgusted…”
“One bowl never used to fill me up. One and a half is just right.”
Qiu Ye ate happily.