Lin Nan didn't sleep well the entire night.
Soul-stirring sounds kept reaching his ears. Starting from nine in the evening, the rooms to his left, right, and above took turns making various strange noises. Lin Nan lay in bed with his eyes closed until two in the morning before the surrounding sounds finally diminished.
After sleeping until six in the morning, he was again awakened by the noise in the corridor.
He groggily woke up from bed, rubbing his sore eyes, and finally let out a long sigh as he stared blankly at the ceiling.
Perhaps because he was sleeping in women's clothes, or perhaps because the surrounding rooms were too noisy last night, or maybe simply because something was wrong with his head...
He actually dreamed about being violated by a male...
"Bad luck," Lin Nan cursed as he got up from the bed and walked into the bathroom with his messy wig.
The Purification Magic had been unlocked. The main function of this magic was to clear waste gases and materials from the body, which meant that in Lin Na's world, little fairies who mastered this magic truly wouldn't need to use the toilet.
But although the Purification Magic could be used now, Lin Nan hadn't brought his male clothes, so he could only continue wearing women's clothes back to Lina's dormitory to change.
The wig was a bit messy due to his sleeping position, but the hotel provided disposable combs. Since Lina and Liu Xuefei had already trimmed and combed the wig yesterday, it was much easier for Lin Nan to tidy it today.
After grooming himself roughly, he looked in the mirror from left to right for over ten minutes, feeling that no one would be able to tell he was a man dressed as a woman, which finally put his mind somewhat at ease.
After gathering his belongings and checking out at the counter, Lin Nan left the small hotel.
I'll never stay in such a low-end hotel again.
Grumbling in his heart, Lin Nan took advantage of the early morning when there were few people on the streets and at school. Head lowered, he hurriedly returned to Lina's dormitory through the back gate.
Using makeup remover to clean his face and changing back into his own clothes, Lin Nan instantly felt much better physically and mentally. His extreme unease quickly dissipated, though it was accompanied by a slight feeling of loss.
Afterwards, he hurriedly headed to his own dormitory. After being away for a day, who knows how worried Chen Yao would be.
Pushing open the dormitory door, Lin Nan peeked in cautiously, but before he could see clearly what was inside, a hand suddenly slapped his butt from behind.
"Where have you been all day?"
Lin Nan turned around in confusion and saw Chen Yao standing behind him with breakfast in hand.
"How did you get up so early?" Lin Nan smiled awkwardly as he explained, "A relative came to visit, so I went to pick him up and show him around."
"I can tell you're making that up."
Chen Yao walked straight into the dormitory with his breakfast and sat in his spot. After yawning several times, he finally started eating.
Lin Nan felt a bit uneasy, fearing that his cross-dressing encounter with Chen Yao yesterday would be recognized. But after sitting and waiting for a while, Chen Yao still didn't mention the incident.
Looks like he was overthinking?
He curiously looked up at Chen Yao and saw that this guy had dark circles under his eyes as if he had stayed up all night.
"Did you pull an all-nighter last night?"
"Ranked matches with Dong An. We kept losing." Chen Yao explained briefly, "We just finished half an hour ago, and then I went to buy breakfast."
Losing rank matches, that's too real.
Looking at Chen Yao's occasional yawning, Lin Nan, who also hadn't slept well last night, found himself contagiously yawning as well.
"I'm going to take a shower and catch up on sleep. I'll help you rank up in the afternoon," Lin Nan said, stretching lazily as he got up and pulled out the male clothes his uncle had bought from the wardrobe.
Although he indeed had been eyeing women's clothing longingly while shopping, he was still male... Hmm, he felt that even if he completely became female, it would be difficult for him to adapt to women's clothing in a short time, even though he had experienced it for a whole day yesterday.
He was holding his clothes and about to go to the bathroom when he suddenly heard Chen Yao say,
"Yesterday I saw a girl who looked a lot like you."
As expected!
Lin Nan's heart began to race. With his back to Chen Yao, he pretended to be curious and asked, "What a coincidence? Was she pretty?"
"Pretty good-looking, looked similar to when you cross-dressed," Chen Yao sat with one leg over the other, observing Lin Nan's reaction.
The two had been childhood friends, buddies for many years. Although he was only looking at Lin Nan's back, he could still keenly sense that this guy was hiding something and seemed to be getting nervous.
"Really?" Lin Nan awkwardly tried to change the subject, "I'll take a shower first. I was exhausted taking my relative around yesterday, and I didn't bring clothes with me, so I couldn't shower last night."
"Mm, go ahead then."
If he hadn't seen Lin Nan's reaction, Chen Yao might still doubt whether the long-haired girl he saw yesterday was just someone who happened to look similar. But seeing his cautious demeanor, Chen Yao now confirmed his thoughts.
Drinking his soy milk, Chen Yao's head was still filled with confusion.
Logically, Lin Nan shouldn't be the type to cross-dress, right? Last time, if he hadn't used "moral coercion," Lin Nan wouldn't have so easily decided to cross-dress.
But yesterday, not only did Lin Nan cross-dress, he even went to eat at the cafeteria...
Could this mean that Lin Nan's psychology was also becoming increasingly like a girl's?
He suddenly recalled the medical examination report he had seen earlier. Although he had been skeptical about it, now the credibility of that report seemed to increase.
If Lin Nan hadn't realized that he might originally have been a girl, how could he suddenly become so feminine in just over a month?
Despite being worried all night and not sleeping, Chen Yao didn't feel sleepy now. His eyes were dry and painful, but mentally he was still excited from playing games all night.
Or perhaps Lin Nan was coerced into cross-dressing again by someone?
Chen Yao recalled Lina's meaningful smile. Could it be Lina?
He felt somewhat angry. Lin Nan's cross-dressing was supposed to be his exclusive enjoyment, but after yesterday, a group of people had seen Lin Nan cross-dressed, making him feel extremely unbalanced.
Why? I was the first to let Lin Nan discover the new world of cross-dressing, but for his second time cross-dressing, he actually kept it from me?
He stuffed the last bite of meat bun into his mouth with frustration, gloomily planning to continue playing games.
He was the first, whether it was Lin Nan's cross-dressing or their best friend relationship. How could Lina cut in halfway?
Sighing despondently, Chen Yao's mindset changed a bit.
After half an hour, Lin Nan finally returned from the balcony feeling refreshed. He was wearing comfortable, loose short-sleeved shirt and shorts. Compared to the women's clothes and heavy wig he wore yesterday, he now felt completely at ease, as if a burden had been lifted.
But as soon as he entered the room, he noticed that Chen Yao's gaze at him seemed a bit off.
It was like the look his cousins gave him when they complained he wasn't treating each cousin fairly?