Lin Nan didn't know much about the girls in his class. He could only remember the names of a few who sat in the front rows, and even then he mostly couldn't match faces to names, let alone girls from other classes in his department.
But he happened to know this girl in front of him. On a rainy afternoon, when Lin Nan had finally worked up the courage to skip class with Chen Yao but was stumped by the downpour outside the teaching building, it was this girl who had offered them a spare umbrella.
That umbrella was still in Lin Nan's dorm, forgotten to be returned. Perhaps it was that chance encounter that had made this girl remember his name.
If he remembered correctly, this girl should be called Liu Xin?
So Lin Nan tentatively asked: "Liu Xin?"
The girl, who had already wrapped herself in a thin coat, looked up and rolled her eyes at Lin Nan: "It's Liu Xuefei! Liu Xin is in your class!"
She took a deep breath and stood up to question Lin Nan: "What are you doing in the girls' dormitory?"
"....."
He couldn't exactly say he came to crossdress, could he?
"He asked me to help him crossdress! The pretty kind," Lina interjected.
Lin Nan was so embarrassed he almost turned to leave.
"Eh?!!" Liu Xuefei let out a surprised exclamation, eyes widening as she asked, "Want my help?"
Before Lin Nan could answer, Lina agreed on his behalf: "I don't know how to do makeup, can you help me?"
Lin Nan felt awkward and ashamed, thinking that if today's events got out, he probably wouldn't be able to show his face at school for the next two years.
His face flushed red with embarrassment, not knowing what to say, he could only stand awkwardly in place, staring at his shoe tips as if trying to make patterns appear on them.
After putting on a coat, Liu Xuefei no longer felt shy. She stood up and hurriedly came forward, looking the awkward Lin Nan up and down.
She let out a tittering laugh: "I always thought you'd definitely suit crossdressing! Let me do your makeup, you'll look absolutely beautiful!"
Lin Nan nodded with a red face, about to say something when a set of women's clothes was already being handed over from Lina: "Go change in the bathroom and come back."
"....."
Although he had volunteered to crossdress, Lin Nan now regretted it so much he wanted to die, wanting to find a hole to bury his head in and never see anyone again.
He had thought today's crossdressing would go smoothly - wear simple women's clothes like a short-sleeved top and long pants at Lina's place, have Lina cast a beauty magic on his face, then stay in Lina's dorm all day. After all, Lina knew about his situation, so crossdressing in front of her wasn't that hard to accept, at least he wouldn't be seen as a pervert.
But he hadn't expected Lina's roommate to be there, or that the outfit would be a short skirt...
Even though Lina usually wore long pants, who knew she had hidden away a set with a short skirt.
Lin Nan went to the bathroom, which smelled even worse than his dorm's bathroom, nearly making him pass out on the spot.
Without thinking too much, he closed his eyes, held his breath, quickly took off his clothes and pants, then put on the short skirt, before hurriedly running out of the bathroom.
He felt completely insecure.
He held down the hem of the skirt, which barely covered a third of his thighs.
His face grew even redder, the flush spreading to his neck and ears. The burning in his face seemed to have turned his brain to porridge, leaving him completely dazed.
"Lin Nan, those legs!"
Although she had only joined as the makeup artist, Liu Xuefei was even more excited than Lina. Seeing Lin Nan crossdressed, she froze for two seconds before letting out a screech like a prairie dog: "How can your legs be so long?!"
Probably only the legs look good, right?
Lin Nan didn't dare look at her, keeping his head down as he walked back into the room from the balcony.
Lina came forward with a hairnet, examining Lin Nan's current appearance with interest before finally sighing: "You're looking more and more like Lilith."
"Who's Lilith?" Liu Xuefei didn't understand Lina's words, but she was already used to it. When Lina first came to the dorm, she had introduced herself as something like Lina, but seeing her East Asian face, everyone had assumed it was just an accent issue at the time.
She ignored Lina and walked forward to push Lin Nan into the chair in front of the mirror. Lina immediately picked up a comb and started tidying Lin Nan's messy hair.
"Tsk, such nice hair texture," Liu Xuefei let out another envious sigh, "After I do your makeup, you'll at least be a pretty girl. Lin Nan, were you born the wrong gender?"
Lin Nan kept his head down, carefully glancing at himself in the mirror from the corner of his eye.
Still quite ugly.
He felt inexplicably disappointed, clearly Lilith wasn't very satisfied with the current appearance.
Lina combed his hair neat and covered it with a hairnet, making Lin Nan feel like he looked like a bald person painted black.
However, the long straight black wig was soon placed on his head. The wig reached down to his waist, with see-through bangs, and the hair on both sides fell down to cover Lin Nan's still somewhat masculine cheekbones and facial contours.
But putting on a wig wasn't as simple as just wearing it. Lina and Liu Xuefei took combs and scissors and started working on the wig around Lin Nan, all while constantly teasing him.
"He's going to crossdress all day today, want to help out?"
Liu Xuefei asked in surprise: "Did you lose at truth or dare?"
This time Lin Nan didn't wait for Lina to say something shocking, quickly nodding: "Yes!"
"Don't move around, if we cut it crooked it'll look ugly." Liu Xuefei hurriedly straightened Lin Nan's head, saying with a grin, "Something this interesting, of course I want to join! Where should we go play after you're dressed up?"
"Let's just walk around," Lina said with narrowed eyes, feeling very pleased seeing Lin Nan's awkward, flustered state.
This time Lin Nan firmly disagreed: "I'm staying in the dorm!"
"It's fine, I'll lend you my safety shorts!"
This isn't just about wearing an extra pair of shorts!
Lina suddenly gave Lin Nan's leg a gentle kick. Lin Nan was about to protest but held back his words, following Lina's hint to look in the mirror, only to see that while talking he had forgotten to keep his thighs together.
He immediately pressed his legs together, his already flushed face turning even redder if possible. His body even started trembling slightly, his fingers going numb as his head grew increasingly foggy from the heat.
He didn't dare say much more now, sitting there with his eyes tightly closed and body tense, letting the two girls style the wig. Then Liu Xuefei took out her makeup and came over to start applying primer on Lin Nan.
"How can a boy have such good skin?"
"And such enviable legs..."
"Lin Nan, you should have crossdressed earlier... if your roommates find out... hehe!"
Liu Xuefei muttered, and at this thought, she suddenly got more excited, her eyes shining as she said: "I really want to write a novel about you!"