Chapter 424: No Scare Here
This…….
Seeing this scene, all the girls were taken aback. Right now, Xia Yu is the darling of the girls, going to the women’s restroom is very normal.
Kanai…Xia Yu was afraid to expose her situation and kept it a secret. Xia Hong and Xia Le were also clueless. It was challenging and time was running out. Before the girls could come up with a good plan for Xia Yu, Xia Yu was dragged by her father Xia Hong into the men’s bathroom.
There’s no other choice. As things already happened, we can only go with the flow.
“Let’s go.”
Xia Ling snapped out of it first and reminded, pulling Jiang Hanhan along to remind their mother Wang Wenjuan not to overthink it. Plus, there are partitions in the men’s bathroom. With Xia Yu’s smarts, she won’t get caught.
Indeed, once in the bathroom, Xia Yu rushed to an empty stall, closed the door, and did her business. Dad Xia Hong wanted to check on his second son’s development, but seeing Xia Yu so shy, he gave up and went to a urinal.
How long has it been since Xia Yu last entered a men’s bathroom? She had forgotten. Now, being pulled into the men’s room by Dad gave her a peculiar jolt.
Especially… it wasn’t just them; others were also using the restrooms. Perhaps Xia Hong didn’t notice, but Xia Yu keenly did. The looks from others were very odd.
Of course, a girl’s appearance entering the men’s room would scare people.
After finishing quickly, she should leave. Thinking of all the men waiting outside made Xia Yu feel tense. Maybe she was scared of scaring people? But what has to happen will happen.
Tugging at her clothes and zipping them fully, Xia Yu boldly opened the door.
Sure enough, there were people outside. They were stunned to see Xia Yu step out of the stall—such a cute girl in the men’s bathroom?
Without letting them process, Xia Yu left, skipping washing her hands. Heh.
Out there, Xia Hong was smoking to stay alert as night driving was exhausting.
Noticing Xia Yu panic-exit the men’s restroom, Xia Hong found it amusing, playing it cool: “What’s wrong?”
True, Xia Hong noticed the weird stares Xia Yu received. Why wouldn’t he? His second son was girlish, especially with long hair. Xia Hong wanted to push his son to trim his hair, or else he’d always be mistaken as a girl.
“No big deal.”
Outside, Xia Yu relaxed gradually and acted nonchalantly, returning to the car lest she inhale secondhand smoke. Her plan seemed futile anyway.
Watching his small daughter walk away, Xia Hong took a deep drag; this was irritating.
In fact, Xia Hong never bothered much with Xia Yu’s matters. More trouble than it’s worth. However, now Xia Yu’s state affected more and more people.
Ignoring the village gossip, Xia Yu’s friend circle began suggesting they tidy up her appearance, otherwise, “he’s neither man nor woman.”
The car wasn’t locked; Xia Yu was nearly the last back. Inside, everyone occupied themselves with phones.
“Why so slow?”
Jiang Hanhan promptly squeezed towards Xia Ling to make space for Xia Yu, wary of being separated from Xia Yu. Xia Yu sat back undeterred, relieved.
Just now, the situation truly freaked her out. She wondered if her father was thinking too much. Now, she needed an excuse pronto—no room for risks.
Thinking that, Xia Yu lost her drowsiness, checked the map on her phone, and saw how far home was. Suddenly, a head bumped into Xia Yu’s chest…
“Get away, I told you it’s uncomfortable! Go bother Xia Ling, don’t disturb me,” Xia Yu said while trying to push Jiang Hanhan away but failing.
“Xia Ling wants to play games with me, so I’ll reluctantly keep on your lap. You should feel honored, knowing you have a little beauty under you now.”
“Oh…”
How shameless can she be?
Knowing Jiang Hanhan for what she is, Xia Yu feigned resistance then gave in. Conveniently, Jiang Hanhan made a nice warm blanket.
Xia Yu laid her head on the window to ponder excuses—what if her dad exposed her identity? What reason should she offer to convince him? She wasn’t worried about being kicked out now that Xiao Ning still liked her, and she wouldn’t end up homeless.
But… Xia Yu didn’t want things to be too harsh. If someday she was exposed and Dad accepted her, great. If not, what would she do? It was tough to think about.
Tic!
Xia Yu’s tiny head gently knocked against the glass. But no solution appeared out of thin air.
Not only Xia Yu, even Wang Wenjuan was fretting. Regardless of gossip, Xia Yu was her child. This condition wasn’t by choice and couldn’t be changed.
Through the rearview mirror, Wang Wenjuan watched the three cuddling. Sighing, she wished Xia Yu had been born a girl—it’d simplify everything.
Soon after, Xia Hong returned, cigarette finished: “We have two hours till home, you can take a quick nap.” Affirmative nods.
Though, nobody slept now—phones in hands, thoughts in minds.
Conveniently, Xia Hong, the driver, could chat with the passengers aware none were willing to sleep. Recognizing everyone’s reluctance to slumber, Xia Hong spoke up cheerily, “Xiao Yu, I have something to ask.”
“What?”
Despite the calm tone, Xia Yu panicked—had her secret been unveiled?
Then she recounted the bathroom incident. No slip-ups apart from her momentary panic. “Aren’t you learning cooking? How’s that going?”
“Ah?”
