Taking Off the Hoodie and Mask

Xia Yan stroked his chin, watching Hua Xin, who had put the all-black hoodie back on once more, looking thoughtful. Finally, he couldn't help but slowly say:

I said...

"Isn't it unnecessary to still be wearing this?"

If Hua Xin used to wear this classic all-black outfit because she was afraid of the world and the unfamiliar environment, it was because the bad memories she had experienced at school made her unable to fight against it.

So all they could do was wear hoodies and masks, which would cover them up as well as the world.

But now...

Xia Yan felt that Hua Xin was now brave enough to face reality.

The atmosphere at school is quite different from when she worked at the cat cafe. It could also be said that Hua Xin suddenly shed the protective shell she wore to protect herself from being an insignificant nobody on the sidelines, revealing her true self, which is worthy of everyone's praise and admiration.

To be honest, his encounter with Hua Xin was probably like opening a blind box.

With so many equally outstanding girls pursuing him and showing him affection, how could he not understand what the other was thinking, especially since they were all in the same age group?

But Xia Yan felt nothing at all.

Even though Lin Qingyu and Liu Ruoyun are already very outstanding and beautiful, they have already taken the initiative and openly expressed their feelings. But whether someone likes you or not is not something that can be decided by a momentary impulse.

Love is something that truly cannot be predicted.

Who would have thought that this person, sitting alone in the corner of the classroom, always wearing a mask and hood, would become their favorite girl?

"What?" Hua Xin asked, pulling back her hood to reveal her fair face and neat ponytail. She hesitated, then added, "Let's keep it the same as before..."

"After all, I'm used to wearing them."

That's a lie.

The girl kicked away Chun Qiu, who was rubbing against her feet and trying to please her, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

How could I possibly be used to wearing it?

Summers are very hot and winters are very cold. Whether she is having a quiet class in the classroom or engaging in strenuous physical education on the playground, she has to wear a mask at all times.

But she had also considered going to school with Xia Yan in normal clothes, using her current appearance to face the scenes that she used to be afraid of.

Hua Xin works at the cat cafe because from the beginning, she has nothing to hide. She has always presented herself as a girl and worked diligently.

But it's different at school...

From the very beginning, she was probably perceived by most people as a reclusive boy... no... perhaps the vast majority of people didn't even know she existed, so how could they possibly know whether she was male or female?

Thinking about this, Hua Xin fell silent for a moment for some reason.

From this perspective, she really is a completely invisible person who has become nothing.

But!!!!!!!!

Even so, aside from Xia Yan, weren't there still some people who talked to her and even became friends with her?!

Take Mu Feng and Xiang Guan, for example.

During the time when they had secretly gone to their dorm to plot against Xia Yan, and during occasional chats in online group chats after exams, at sports meets, welcome parties, and even after exams...

If students go to school like this now, it would probably cause an uproar even without any explanation.

There are many terrifying things in the world. It might be eating noodles without a condiment packet or a fork, or drinking the last sip of cola when it's flat and tastes sweet, or not being able to find a comfortable sleeping position when you're about to fall asleep.

But Hua Xin felt that the impression she originally left on them was that of a boy, but now she had suddenly become a beautiful girl, and the one who had been having an online Online Relationship with Xia Yan was even more terrifying.

Moreover, although she has already changed her ID card and her identity information at school has been corrected with the help of her counselor, she is an accurate female student from any perspective.

But it seems like there will still be a lot of strange and troublesome things.

So.

It would be quieter and more peaceful if everything remained the same. Hua Xin really didn't want to waste any more energy on troublesome matters. After all, going to work and school every day, and then playing games after coming home was already exhausting enough. If only she could graduate quickly and stay home all day sleeping, eating, and playing games...

"No, I can't wear it because I'm used to it."

"Wear your usual work clothes to school today, okay? You can't wear a mask and hood like this anymore."

Xia Yan said firmly and seriously, without compromising or agreeing with Hua Xin's explanation.

The misunderstanding has been cleared up, and all other troubles have been resolved. Accepting the new identity is also a way of accepting oneself. If Xia Yan were to still wear a mask and hood to school all the time, wouldn't all of Xia Yan's previous efforts have been in vain?

This proves that Hua Xin is still afraid and clearly lacks self-confidence.

Hua Xin, who was about to continue exchanging a few more casual words with Xia Yan Huhu, swallowed back the words she wanted to use to plead and beg for mercy.

The girl, who had been somewhat doubtful just moments before, seemed to have suddenly realized something.

"I usually wear cat ears to work, do you want to wear them today too?" Hua Xin looked at Xia Yan's thoughtful expression and said slowly with a sly glint in her eyes, but she knew very well Xia Yan this young man was thinking.

"This won't do!"

Xia Yan immediately replied without thinking.

How come he didn't know Hua Xin wore cat ears to work? He didn't see them when he picked her up from work last time, and he didn't see them when he secretly came to the cat cafe to act as a human surveillance camera the time before that...

"Heh heh..."

Hua Xin sneered, then lifted the hem of her shirt and took off her hoodie from bottom to top, revealing a very fitted gray-black wool sweater underneath.

The well-fitting long-sleeved wool sweater perfectly outlined the girl's exquisite curves, but under the cover of the sweatshirt, it became unremarkable and hard to notice.

Hua Xin casually grabbed a jacket she usually wore to work at the cat cafe from the hanger and put it on under Xia Yan's satisfied gaze, without saying anything further.

Oh, little boy, little boy...

He just wants others to know that he has a girlfriend, that she is his girlfriend, and that they are together.

Why beat around the bush like this?

It seems like it's time to consider letting Xia Yan graduate. I need to have a proper discussion with him sometime.

Otherwise, a young boy's mindset is both adorable and childish.