Page Six: Xiao Lei’s Mischievous Behavior
The hair dried by the hairdryer had a pleasant fragrance, and Xiao Lei’s head smelled like fresh milk cake just out of the oven from a bakery, still warm.
As soon as her head was dry, she complained about the heat and ran back under the air conditioner. I picked up the vacuum cleaner again to tidy up the secret base.
A quick sweep wasn’t enough to make it clean, but time was limited, so I could only continue cleaning later.
Thanks to the air conditioner, I didn’t sweat much. But since conditions allowed, I decided to take a shower. After all, besides cleansing the body, bathing can also soothe the soul.
“I’ll go in and take a shower too. Watch the clothes in the washing machine and change into them when they’re done. By the time I come out, it should be time to leave.”
Xiao Lei sat on the bed and nodded obediently.
Seeing her unusually compliant behavior, I felt something was amiss and added, “And don’t you dare peek!”
She nodded even more vigorously, like a woodpecker.
The hot water from the showerhead splashed against my face. I closed my eyes, imagining myself walking in the rain, the water cascading down, refreshing my entire body and washing away the fatigue from cleaning.
The process of drying off in front of the mirror made me blush again. The bathroom at home didn’t have such a full-length mirror. Strictly speaking, this was the first time I had observed my body so directly. Besides the embarrassing breasts, even the previously unseen belly and other areas were now visible.
……
Hey! Director! Wouldn’t censoring it this way make it even worse in every sense?
After the shower, I returned to my body without using a hairdryer. I just wiped it dry enough not to drip and left the bathroom wrapped in a white towel.
Outside the bathroom, the cold air from the air conditioner refreshed me.
Xiao Lei had already changed into Zhao Zhao’s loose boys’ school uniform. She lay on the bed with her legs crossed, playing with her phone. My main consciousness slept peacefully beside her.
At first glance, everything seemed normal, but closer inspection revealed a noticeable flush on her face.
“Did you really not peek while I was showering?”
She avoided eye contact, looking guilty.
“No way!”
“Then why won’t you look me in the eye?”
“Because Chairman Wei’s chest is too big!”
“My chest isn’t on my face!”
Faced with my questioning, she seemed impatient, pointing at the bathroom behind me.
“I really didn’t peek! The bathroom walls are frosted glass, how could I peek? Even if I pressed my face against it, I couldn’t see anything!”
Have you actually tried pressing your face against it to look!
I sighed and stopped arguing with her. There was no evidence to blame her, and there wasn’t much time left for our nap before we needed to return to class.
I touched the notebook on the bed and erased the name on the transparent bookmark, instantly plunging my consciousness back into darkness.
After several seconds, my senses returned, and the first thing I felt was the hard plaster and the dull pain in my right leg.
Though it was just a minor fracture, it was still troublesome.
“Wow, Chairman Wei, you finally woke up? I thought you were gone when you turned into light particles!”
Opening my eyes, I saw Xiao Lei’s face close to mine. She was fiddling with my bangs and quickly let go when she saw me open my eyes.
“What bad luck, I’m the protagonist of a daily life novel, how could I easily die?”
I pushed her head away and got up, leaning on crutches to leave the bed, calling Xiao Lei to follow.
“Let’s go, let’s go. Time’s running out. We’ll come back tomorrow.”
“Hold on, Chairman Wei, your glasses!”
Xiao Lei chased after me with the large-framed glasses, putting them on my nose and playfully tapping my nose.
“Oh, thank you.” I said politely, then felt confused, “Wait, when did I take off my glasses?”
Xiao Lei, who had just put on the glasses, clearly stiffened as she hadn’t had time to retract her hand.
“Were you doing something to my body while I was showering?”
“Oh no, we’re going to be late for class! Let’s hurry downstairs!”
“—Stare.”
This girl isn’t very good at lying. To be precise, her brain isn’t sharp enough to support her lies. Her evasive reaction looked like she was confirming my suspicions.
Besides, she has a history. Before summer vacation, she took some rather awkward photos while I was asleep at my place. At the Ferris wheel underwater, she also secretly kissed my forehead.
Thinking carefully, Xiao Lei is a proactive, carnivorous girl. Putting her body together with mine is truly dangerous!
Right, the phone. When I came out, she was playing with it.
“Give me the phone.”
“No!”
“Then confess honestly.”
“I, I, I, I!”
Her underdeveloped brain couldn’t come up with an excuse, and her mouth started stuttering.
“You, you, you, you what, forget it, I can guess what you did.”
I opened the fire cabinet door and peeked outside to ensure no one was around before climbing out. Honestly, having my hands on the tiles of the men’s restroom gave me a psychological resistance.
Xiao Lei followed me out, lowering her head so I couldn’t see her expression.
“Even though you’ve been a girl yourself, Chairman Wei still doesn’t understand my feelings. Every girl has secrets, and men who pry too much won’t be liked.”
She handed me the notebook, her tone somewhat aggrieved.
“Let Zhao Zhao out, I want to disappear! Now!”
Her tone was like that of a wronged wife returning home. How could it sound like I was the one who did something wrong?
Moreover, Zhao Zhao is you yourself!
I erased the name “Zhao Zhao” from the notebook, and under the effect of white light and twinkling stars, the loose clothes expanded, and Xiao Lei inflated into a mountain gorilla nearly two meters tall. Just thinking about what she might have done to my body made my stomach churn.
I felt uncomfortable, but Zhao Zhao was no different. His hand covering his forehead looked equally painful.
“Sorry, Chairman Wei, Xiao Lei seems to have done something irreparable. She—”
Irreparable?!
“Ahh!” Seeing Zhao Zhao’s face, I couldn’t help but cry out, interrupting him, “Don’t say any more! I’m not ready yet!”
Just thinking about the mountain gorilla possibly absorbing something from my body, my mind was almost overloaded. It was too terrifying.
“I… Xiao Lei saw a motionless body of yours and couldn’t control her excitement.”
“Please try to control yourself. Didn’t you promise to control it?”
“I’ve tried.”
The shadows on Zhao Zhao’s face became heavier, highlighting his complex emotions.
“But after you split into two, the fondness doubled. I couldn’t hold back just now.”
“When my leg heals, I’ll use a marker pen to write your name on the bookmark, separating you and Xiao Lei forever… Until then, please try to control yourself.”
“So, are you planning to accept Xiao Lei’s feelings?”
Am I going to accept Xiao Lei’s feelings?
Imagining such a future seemed impossible.
“This is something to consider later. At least, I don’t want either of you to disappear.”
I locked the fire cabinet and walked towards the door with crutches, asking on the way, “Hey, Zhao Zhao, what is Xiao Lei to you?”
Without answering directly, he suddenly lifted me up in a princess carry, which startled me.
“Why another princess carry?”
“Your question is too complicated. I’m not good at thinking. Philosophical questions are too convoluted, making my head hurt.”
He skipped down the stairs three steps at a time, which seemed dangerous, but fortunately, he had good balance.
“If I must answer, Xiao Lei represents another possibility for me. If I had been born a girl, our relationship would probably be like that.”
Zhao Zhao’s face looked unexpectedly clear.
Recently, I often have visual hallucinations, seeing Zhao Zhao’s shadow on Xiao Lei and vice versa.
“No, no, no. If that were true, you should be attending classes with Little Crabapple at the girls’ school next door.”
“Yes, then you’d be in trouble.”
In the end, we barely made it to the class bell.
