Nan Zhu made an exploding gesture. He had never really cared much for Rat.
After all, from his perspective, Rat was just the protagonist's best bad-influence friend in a novel.
Still, this did make Wu Liang seem rather pitiful.
Rat had been his only bad-influence friend from beginning to end. If possible, Nan Zhu even wanted to sympathize with him a little.
"You..."
"Wu Liang~!~!"
A sweet, delicate voice rang out behind Wu Liang before he could even turn around.
Two soft masses had already pressed against his back, and Wu Liang felt his body sink.
A thick fragrance of perfume instantly invaded Wu Liang's nostrils.
"So you were here. No wonder I couldn't find you when I went to your classroom~"
The girl hanging off Wu Liang clung to him like an octopus, nibbling lightly at his earlobe and breathing fragrant warmth against him.
She twisted her delicate body coquettishly, the two soft masses before her chest squeezed slightly out of shape.
"???"
Wu Liang stared in bewilderment at the busty woman who had suddenly jumped onto him.
What was going on? Who was this? Did I know a girl with watermelons stuffed in her chest??
If she had not been a girl, he would have already whipped a kick at her the moment she jumped onto his back.
"Why aren't you styling your pompadour anymore~? Though you still look pretty handsome without it~~~"
"I recognized you at first glance, you know. Hurry up and praise this cutie~"
The heavily made-up girl tightly wrapped her arms around Wu Liang's neck and rubbed herself all over him.
Eek! Wu Liang looked ridiculously handsome today!! His pompadour used to be pretty stylish too.
But Wu Liang, full of masculine charm like this, was even more attractive!
"Shuang'er, get off me."
Wu Liang remembered now. This delinquent girl with rainbow-colored hair, earrings, and a lip piercing was his nominal "girlfriend."
A week ago, before his memories had awakened, he had met this so-called delinquent girl while smoking on the rooftop.
He and she had gotten along very well, especially since the girl had a uniquely refined taste in pompadours. They had hit it off immediately and become confidants.
Although they had never confirmed a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, their behavior had been extremely intimate, so the other students had treated them as a delinquent couple.
The rumors about the two of them were even more outrageous. Supposedly, they had studied profound subjects such as the old man pushing the cart and human pyramids on the grass, in a warehouse, and atop classroom desks.
"Huh? Why do you feel so distant today?"
The girl called Shuang'er looked confused, but she obediently jumped down from Wu Liang's back.
"Ah, Wu Liang, could you introduce this girl to me?"
Suddenly, Nan Zhu walked over to Wu Liang, pulled him aside, and looked at the girl with a smile in her eyes.
"What are you doing?"
Goosebumps instantly rose all over Wu Liang's body as he stared at Nan Zhu beside him with a dark expression.
Why was Nan Zhu standing so close to him? Could this guy really be gay???
"Me? I just wanted to get to know some of your other friends."
Nan Zhu revealed a mischievous smile, then abruptly pulled Wu Liang's arm into her embrace...
Chapter 23: Nan Zhu? Nan Qingshui?
Nan Zhu held Wu Liang's arm and leaned intimately against his shoulder. Her submissive-looking manner gave Wu Liang goosebumps all over his body.
The soft sensation made Wu Liang's heart stir, but this was not the time for him to enjoy such a wonderful feeling.
Nan Zhu's unbelievably gay behavior nearly made him throw up. If not for the other's status as the protagonist, Wu Liang would have already gone berserk with both blades drawn.
"Don't pull this kind of nonsense at a time like this."
Wu Liang spoke through gritted teeth, his face nearly black.
What kind of thought process did Nan Zhu have? What exactly was going through her head?
"Whoa... Wu Liang... I never thought you were into this..."
Shuang'er stared in shock at the two of them, who were practically glued together in a display of magical love.
Wu Liang was actually into this? A fondness for men? As expected of her best friend, even his tastes in this regard were so unconventional.
"Huh? Wu Liang, isn't she your girlfriend?"
Nan Zhu was also puzzled when Shuang'er showed none of the displeasure a girlfriend ought to have.
She had thought this delinquent girl was Wu Liang's girlfriend. Looks like she had misunderstood. Sigh...
"Ning Shuang is only my friend. You should have had enough fun by now."
Wu Liang looked displeasedly at Nan Zhu leaning against his shoulder, intending to pull his arm free from her embrace.
What did it look like for two grown men to cling to each other affectionately and gaze lovingly into each other's eyes? He was not gay.
Besides, the surrounding students were paying more and more attention to them. He did not want to hear rumors tomorrow that Wu Liang actually liked men.
But just as Wu Liang tugged his arm a few times within Nan Zhu's embrace, that soft sensation wrapped around him again.
"Eek! Don't move around all of a sudden!!"
Nan Zhu's little face instantly turned bright red. The strange friction against her chest made her let out a soft cry.
She had only wanted to play a little joke on Wu Liang. She had not expected his arm to be so thick and powerful...
"..."
Wu Liang froze, and Ning Shuang froze as well. More precisely, they had both been petrified on the spot.
Wu Liang, who had failed to notice it earlier, finally realized something was off.
A man's chest... was a man's chest supposed to be this broad and soft... Were you trying to embody the saying that greatness lay in tolerance???
"Hey... don't tell me you..."
Wu Liang turned his stiff neck toward Nan Zhu. He knew perfectly well what had caused that exquisite sensation. It was boobs!
After all, just minutes ago, Ning Shuang's two spherical nuclear bombs had already given him quite the experience.
This Nan Zhu before him clearly could not be a man. Men did not have those things, unless... she was futanari...
"Wu Liang!!"
A shout from afar made Wu Liang turn toward the sound, but he froze even harder after seeing who had come.
A handsome face filled with apology appeared before him. However, this boy looked even more striking than Nan Zhu, rather than possessing a gender-neutral beauty.
Having vaguely guessed something, Wu Liang abruptly turned his head toward the person beside him. The Nan Zhu who had been holding him had already sneaked off to one side on tiptoe.
"Don't even think about leaving until you've explained this clearly."
Wu Liang strode over to the fake "Nan Zhu" and pressed a hand onto her shoulder.
Because Nan Zhu's identity was so special, he had been too nervous before and had failed to make a proper judgment.
He really was an idiot. If he had observed this "Nan Zhu" carefully, he would have easily noticed that she was full of flaws.
The Nan Zhu he had encountered in the alley earlier had clearly been a little taller than this one.
As for their voices, Nan Zhu's had also been deeper and stronger than this impostor's.
Still, this girl was very skilled at makeup, using it to conceal the soft contours of a woman's face.
But no matter how much makeup she wore, male and female frames were still different. This impostor's frame was clearly much smaller.
"Heh heh... I suddenly remembered that I have something urgent to do..."
"Nan Zhu" gave an awkward laugh and tried to escape Wu Liang's control.
But she discovered that Wu Liang's palm was like an iron claw gripping her shoulder. A mountain-like weight pressed down upon her, leaving her unable to move.
I'm done for. That was "Nan Zhu's" first reaction. There was no way she could escape this man's grasp.
This had gone too far. She had originally only wanted to take this chance to learn more about Wu Liang, but she had played herself right into trouble.
"Wu Liang! I'm so sorry! My little sister Qingshui caused you trouble!"
The real Nan Zhu ran up beside Wu Liang and bowed apologetically.
He should never have agreed to his sister's request. As expected, Wu Liang had been toyed with by this girl.
"Since you're the real Nan Zhu, then this impostor..."
Wu Liang looked at the true protagonist before him and found the situation rather amusing.
He had actually been fooled by that girl at first.
"She's my younger sister, Nan Qingshui. She heard about what happened this morning and became interested in you, Wu Liang, so she..."
Nan Zhu looked helplessly at his sister. Qingshui's makeup skills were still as formidable as ever.
Even he could hardly believe that the boy before him, who looked almost as if he had been carved from the same mold, was his younger sister.
"Heh heh, I just wanted to show my gratitude to Young Master Wu Liang for saving my big brother."
Having been exposed on the spot, Nan Qingshui no longer suppressed her voice. A gentle, clear voice flowed slowly from her lips.
She awkwardly removed the wig from her head, and glossy black hair cascaded down like a waterfall.
"Because I'd heard all those bad rumors about you, Wu Liang, but my brother said you were very kind and enthusiastic, so I..."
"So you wanted to test whether I was really like Nan Zhu said?"
Wu Liang removed his hand from Nan Qingshui's shoulder. He had not expected such a boring reason.
The moment he learned she was a girl, Wu Liang had already guessed that she might be Nan Zhu's younger sister.
In the game, Nan Qingshui was a beauty blogger as well as an expert voice mimic.
Failing to think of that had been Wu Liang's mistake.
"Whoa... a guy turned into a girl..."
Ning Shuang, who had been left standing to one side, widened her eyes at Nan Qingshui, who seemed to have transformed like a magician.
She really was impressive. But how had she hidden her chest so well? With a binding wrap?
Thinking of that, Ning Shuang could not help glancing down at the chest that blocked her view of her feet.
Hmm? No matter how she looked at it, this was not something a binding wrap could solve, right???
Chapter 24: A Hard-to-Detect Disguise
"So, you only pretended to be your brother in order to test me."
His fingers tapped rhythmically against the tabletop as Wu Liang and the others sat in the garden courtyard, chatting casually.
Wu Liang narrowed his eyes at Nan Qingshui before him. As expected of a beauty blogger, her skin care was truly exceptional.
Her supple skin was clear as polished jade. She was obviously not wearing any foundation right now.
Yet she still possessed the elegant beauty of light, natural makeup, while her large, watery eyes were especially lively and bright.
To achieve such a level with a bare face, it was hard to imagine what kind of beauty she would become after putting on makeup.
"Heh heh..."
Nan Qingshui awkwardly scratched the back of her head. She had not expected to be exposed so quickly.
Still, she had been a little too reckless herself. If she had not acted so intimately with Wu Liang, he would not have noticed.
"Nan Qingshui... I remember that name being rather famous among the first-years."
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