Chapter 203

She compared them herself. "It seems..." "It's quite big." 154. From now on, offense and defense will be different!? At seven o'clock in the morning, in Xia Yan's very peaceful home. "Click." A very slight sound of a door opening rang out, and the girl walked barefoot and tiptoed out of the guest room. Since there was no sound of slippers, she probably wouldn't disturb Xia Yan. The girl silently looked at the bedroom door opposite, which was still tightly closed, and quickly turned around and went to the bathroom. "Ugh..." Hua Xin yawned, tears streaming down her face, her face full of listlessness. The drowsiness in her eyes clearly proved that her sleep quality last night was not very good. The warm water flowed into her hands, and she weakly scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on her face. Hmm, much more comfortable than cold water. The girl thought to herself. This was certainly warmer than the water in her house that was so cold it could make her face paralyzed. At least it wouldn't make her sleepy all the time and put on a mask of pain. Oh no... Her face was soaked from the water, and her hair, which wasn't tied up, was also wet from the wash. Hua Xin silently looked at her wrist; it was bare except for a red string with a safety buckle tied around it, contrasting against her fair skin. The hair tie wasn't on her wrist; she must have taken it off yesterday while washing dishes... "Should I get a haircut..." Hua Xin absentmindedly touched her wet hair, staring blankly at the beautiful girl in the mirror. Familiar, yet unfamiliar. After all, she had lived with the appearance of a boy for over a decade, and had only been like this for a little over six months. To say she had completely adapted would be... well, she had completely adapted. Whether it was menstruation, the differences in daily life compared to boys, the changed shape of her underwear, or how to protect herself... all these things had subtly influenced her, making her a qualified "girl." She was no longer the reclusive guy who would stay home forever, and similarly, it seemed she couldn't call herself a reclusive girl anymore either? Hua Xin smiled gently, a rare hint of amusement flashing in her eyes. The girl remembered the friends she had made, the fun she had at the cat cafe, the wages she earned through her own efforts, and the courage to no longer be afraid of the things she used to fear. Any one of these things, taken individually, was something the former "him" wouldn't have dared to even dream of. And... "Ah, you're wearing this bracelet now, isn't it pretty?" A strangely chubby voice came from behind, making Hua Xin, who was lost in thought, instantly stand up straight with a chill down her spine. Her perspective through the mirror was just right, allowing her to see Xia Yan staring intently at her from behind. "What are you doing in this bathroom??" "You pervert." Xia Yan's house was obviously much bigger than the girl's, with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a relatively small study, which was usually used to store some unused odds and ends, such as the cat tree and cat bed that he had taken from Master Zhang, which were kept in the study before he went to get them for Hua Xin. Hua Xin looked at Xia Yan, who had just popped his head out, Hua Xin the mirror in front of her. Xia Yan simply smiled slightly, "I missed you." His Gentleman's Power made him look away from the girl's slender, fair legs and the bra straps faintly visible beneath her white short-sleeved shirt. Okay, even though he was a gentleman, if he didn't look at those two places immediately, he could be disqualified from being a man. After shifting his gaze, he looked back at the mirror, in the direction of the girl. His pupils contracted... Hua Xin's lips twitched, her hair-tidying movements noticeably paused, and her tone was unmistakably disdainful. "Can you stop being so cheesy? It's so old-fashioned and pathetic, it's like you're sleepwalking..." The girl then put the towel back on the rack beside her, but when she looked up again and her eyes met his in the mirror, she suddenly realized something: "Xia Yan..." "What are you looking at?" Although it wasn't a shout or a question, Xia Yan could still sense the calm before the storm in her calm voice. Faced with the choice of telling the truth, the upright Xia Yan would usually choose to do so. After all, from childhood, teachers and elders had taught him to tell the truth; a child who lies will be eaten by the big bad wolf. But now... it didn't seem like a good time to tell the truth. Xia Yan guiltily looked away, but the girl's short-sleeved shirt, having been washed many times, wasn't as thick as a brand-new pure cotton shirt; it was rather thin. If the clothes underneath weren't white, they would be easily visible. But now, Xia Yan seemed to understand something. That is, even if the clothes underneath were white, they would be slightly different from the white of the short-sleeved shirt, and even if both were white, they would still be visible. The girl also looked down, following Xia Yan's gaze. Xia Yan swallowed hard, a rare look of embarrassment on his face: "Look..." "Slime?" Hua Xin, unusually, didn't show anger or shyness; instead, she turned slightly, her tone teasing, and looked at Xia Yan with a hint of cunning as she finished the sentence. Ah, after a long and intense internal struggle last night, comparing her relationship with Xia Yan, and contemplating life and the mysteries of the universe... the girl suddenly felt there was nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about. Shouldn't Xia Yan be the one embarrassed? Because she hadn't revealed anything overtly suggestive; it was just her bra strap and underwear that Xia Yan had seen—what was there to be ashamed of? It wasn't like he had seen or touched her entire body or any of her private parts. Shouldn't he be the one feeling ashamed? This cowardly man with the desire but no courage! He clearly wanted it but didn't, he clearly thought about it in his mind but his reason had to remain clear. As a woman with a man's heart, Hua Xin found it incredibly easy to put herself in Xia Yan's shoes. If she were Xia Yan and had experienced the near-being forced into sexual acts yesterday, she probably wouldn't be able to sleep at night either, replaying the events in her mind. As expected, Hua Xin confirmed this guess after seeing Xia Yan's dark circles, which were similar to her own. Even if Xia Yan is mature and reliable, he's still just a... virgin! Why should she play the weaker party? Sure enough, Xia Yan's eyes darted around even more when he saw the girl turn away, and... did Hua Xin notice that Xia Yan's ears seemed to be turning red? The girl felt like she had found a way to control Xia Yan. "Ahem, let's go out for breakfast later." "And buy some couplets and some drinks and snacks." "I'll go wash up and change first..." Xia Yan coughed lightly with a straight face, then wanted to quickly disappear from the girl's teasing gaze. Something's not right... something's really not right... how come the girl seems like a completely different person overnight? Well, it's not that she's a completely different person. After all, yesterday she had already pulled out his belt and almost pulled down his pants. But this feeling is still very strange, it's not like her previous personality... it seems to match her online persona? Xia Yan was slightly taken aback.