Chapter 342: – Angry Lin Chen
To be honest, although having her family’s memories tampered was beneficial for Lin Jin, it still felt somewhat uncomfortable no matter how she looked at it.
But without tampering them, she had no way to explain how she had turned into a woman overnight.
Becoming a woman was a bit hard for Lin Jin to adapt to. Even going to pee meant having to take off her pants and sit down. A process that used to take less than ten seconds now wasted a whole half minute. Plus, after becoming a woman, she seems to have gotten weaker than before and more emotional. She always felt easily overwhelmed by her emotions, even gaming would get her anxious like crazy.
So being a man was better after all. Being a woman means living with the constant fear of being dominated by her mom. Every afternoon, her mom would take two hours to teach Lin Jin how to put on makeup and dress up. If her mom was particularly free, she would even tightly wrap Lin Jin up and take her out to shop for women's clothes.
In conclusion, being overly cared for really was uncomfortable…
Nowadays, Lin Jin couldn’t open the windows in her bedroom, had to wear at least two layers of clothing even at home, and her mom wouldn’t let her do anything. Not even help setting the table…
F*ck, while it might sound great to play all day, Lin Jin wasn’t someone who can just sit around. Even when she was in her rental apartment, she always found things to do. Now she couldn't do anything. Even when gaming, her mother makes her take a half hour break every hour, saying that sitting for too long was bad for her health.
Lin Jin was a little annoyed at being treated like a porcelain doll. She always felt it was a bit too embarrassing to be so coddled, so she frantically started to find things to do. She’d quickly clean the house or cook dinner or something whenever her mom was out, trying hard to make herself more present in the family.
Cleaning and cooking weren’t a big deal for Lin Jin. After all, she had been doing these things since she was a teenager all the way until she started college. Repeating it almost every day had improved her skills. According to her mom, aside from not being able to serve a husband and teach children, Lin Jin was now the perfect wife in terms of figure and homemaking skills.
It sounded quite despairing.
Soon, it was Wednesday. Lin Chen returned home in a daze around eight. He shoveled a few bites of food at the dining table and then went back to his room with his schoolbag.
Mom sitting on the sofa frowned slightly and asked Lin Jin, who was busily learning sewing skills beside her, "Do you feel like something’s off with Lin Chen?"
"Really?" Lin Jin looked up, puzzled, and glanced towards Lin Chen's room door. "Doesn’t he come back every day looking utterly dejected?"
"But today when he saw you, he didn’t show any expression at all." Worried that she had been caring too much for Lin Jin and neglecting Lin Chen which might have caused him to resent his sister, she stood up and said to Lin Jin, "I’ll go check on him. You continue."
"Eh... Mom, don't people just buy new clothes when they tear? Why bother learning to sew?" Lin Jin, despite her fair and slender fingers, had never done fine work like this and he couldn’t handle the thin needle very well. Within just half an hour, the needle had already viciously pricked her fingers four times.
"You have to learn it. What if you need it someday."
Her mom walked straight into Lin Chen's room. After closing the door, the whole room fell into silence.
The walls of this house had very good soundproofing. With the doors closed, unless someone was shouting or turned the computer volume to maximum, it was basically impossible to hear any noise coming from the rooms.
Lin Jin curiously stared at Lin Chen's bedroom door, a bit curious about what her mom and brother were discussing. But looking down at the old clothes in her hands, which was getting more frayed the more she tried to mend it, she thought she might as well finish her task first.
Originally, the old clothing only had a small hole, so it was perfectly wearable if you wanted. Now however, it was filled with loose threads everywhere. Although her mom had taught her for half an hour, she still hadn’t grasped how to properly mend clothes.
Just as she was about to continue focusing again, he suddenly heard a loud "bang" sound coming from Lin Chen’s room.
Lin Jin was so startled she pricked her finger again. But she quickly stood up, sucking on her finger while rushing to the door. She wanted to open the door and enter but found it already locked.
"Mom! Lin Chen! What's going on?" Lin Jin banged on the door anxiously, worriedly imagining the possible scenarios inside.
Could it be that Lin Chen was too overwhelmed by academic pressure that he lashed out at their mom?
Or maybe Lin Chen was jealous of all the attention their mom had been giving her lately and vented his anger on their mom?
Regardless of which one it was, Lin Jin didn’t want it. She just wanted to see her mom safe and sound in front of her.
A moment later, the door opened and her mom appeared, looking exhausted. Lin Jin quickly stepped forward to check on her and found no signs of injury. She let out a sigh of relief and poked her head inside to look.
Currently, Lin Chen was sitting on the edge of the bed, head down and silent. At his feet lay a broken lamp. The sound just now should be the sound of it breaking.
"Mom, what happened?"
Lin Chen was surrounded by an air of low pressure, a stark contrast to his usually reserved but warm smile. This was the first time Lin Jin had seen her brother lose his temper. Hesitating, she could only look up at their mom standing beside her.
"He got upset in school" Her mom said calmly, apparently this was not the first time she has seen Lin Chen like this.She sighed "You go talk to him, try to make him feel better."
With that, she walked straight out of the bedroom and left the house.
Lin Jin frowned deeply, unsure of what to do as she watched Lin Chen sitting on the edge of the bed.
Lin Chen's anger was too intimidating. Even though his face was bowed down and not fully visible, Lin Jin could see his face contorting just from the side. His fists were clenched and from time to time, he would suddenly punch the bed. Each punch made a loud sound, startling Lin Jin who stood by the door.
"Lin Chen?" Lin Jin pursed her lips and cautiously took a few steps closer, asking softly, "What's wrong? Why are you so upset?"
"It’s nothing" Lin Chen replied in a hoarse voice, his head still lowered.
Speaking of which, it seemed his whole family was like this. They always tended to keep their troubles to themselves. No matter how upset they were, they would still say "It's nothing" when asked by friends and family.
Of course, Lin Jin knew her brother had the same temperament. She helplessly scratched her head and sat down beside him, leaning in slightly to try and see his expression.
It seemed a bit better than before.
"Lin Chen, just talk if something’s up. I’m not mom. I won’t scold you if you tell me or anything" Lin Jin frowned, trying to reason with and emotionally appeal to him. "Look, wasn’t it you in our family who first found out about my crossdressing and wanting to be a girl?"
Lin Chen looked up in surprise: "It was mom."
Okay, god knows what kind of memories the black cat implanted.
"Weren't you the one who always came to me when you felt wronged outside when we were kids? Why keep quiet now when you’re bullied?" Lin Jin huffed, "Am I still your brother to you?"
"It's sister."
What the f*ck! Can we even talk properly anymore!
Lin Jin glared at Lin Chen in frustration: "Anyways, just tell me what's going on! If it can be solved, sister will definitely help you solve it!"
Lin Chen was silent for a moment, then finally sighed and said: "My grades suddenly dropped by half..."
So it was just this small type of thing!