204. Have You Found a Boyfriend Yet!
Ning Chu pushed open the bathroom door, her head hanging low, cheeks already flushed with embarrassment.
She hesitated, meeting her mother’s gaze as she timidly stepped into the bedroom, standing there stiffly, too afraid to make eye contact.
Her prominent figure was quite the showstopper, causing her to awkwardly hunch her shoulders—a touch of a hunchback vibe, really.
Her legs were tightly squeezed together, feeling the chill beneath her skirt since she had traded the loose shorts for snug little panties. It was as if the skirt was just waiting for a wardrobe malfunction.
Currently, she was standing in front of her mother in a short skirt and nothing else…
Yet, under the overwhelming shame, a flicker of excitement from her past life as GHS nudged at her.
Oh, this is just more nerve-racking.
“You look so pretty~” Her mother examined her son in the skirt and waved her over, “Come, sit down.”
“Sit up straight. We’ll have to go buy some proper underwear soon.”
“Um…”
“Should we use breast tape for now?”
Ning Chu blinked and quickly shook her head, “It’s fine; I can wear boy’s clothes. I’ll wear the skirt after I get some underwear.”
Even if she had breast tape to cover the points, those free-spirited, bouncy bits were still too noticeable! Especially with this super-thin skirt.
She absolutely did not want to catch her brother’s weird stare.
“I’m cold.” She added another excuse.
Her mother nodded in helpless sympathy, gently stroking the back of Ning Chu’s head, sighing, “It’s my fault; I should have told you earlier.”
No worries, even if you did, I wouldn’t have understood…
“Your hair’s a mess too; it needs some fixing.”
“Um…”
“How’s your development going?”
As Ning Chu was about to answer, her mother shook her head, “Just starting? You’re still so small.”
Why do I always feel like I’m being judged…?
Indeed, she was quite small, a walking embarrassment of a succubus.
She forced a smile that looked more awkward than anything else, standing stiffly by her mother’s side, only to have her arm gently wrapped.
“Have you found a boyfriend yet?”
“No!” Ning Chu cut off any mention of Wen Yang’s existence like a pro.
Just got her mother to accept her as a girl, and now suddenly say she had a boyfriend? Even the strongest mother wouldn’t handle that too well!
Her mother sighed with concern, “You need to hurry up and find one~”
“……”
Other than the initial shock, Ning Chu was surprised at how quickly her mother accepted everything.
She had prepared for the worst before returning home, even thought if she got kicked out, she’d just pester Wen Yang to let her crash with him while working part-time.
Now, she was feeling a bit lost and out of sorts.
“You might have experienced that feeling before, it’s not easy,” her mother continued.
Ning Chu nodded, head hung low.
It really wasn’t easy; after holding it in for too long, she had lost her sanity once, thoughts just swirling around guys.
That experience was terrifying; it felt like slipping into something unforgivable.
Much worse than any gender confusion!
“Don’t be shy!” Her mother hugged her shoulders, encouraging, “You’ve already become a girl, what can you do? Get surgery to change back?”
“Better find a boyfriend to bring home, but until then…” She hesitated, her cheeks turning unexpectedly rosy, “You need to figure it out yourself.”
As if she could just toss away her pride as a mother!
Isn’t it normal that I can’t just shake off the worldview I formed as a guy?!
Although, I guess it’s not completely intact anymore…
Ning Chu sighed softly, rising, “I’ll change back; I’m getting a bit hungry.”
“Alright.”
“What about my brother…?”
Her mother froze slightly and turned to head outside, “You go explain it to him.”
“!!”
Wait a minute! Why would you leave me hanging now?!
Ning Chu quickly grabbed her mother’s arm, refusing to let go, pleading, “Mom! I can’t explain this to my brother! I can’t just strip in front of him to prove I’m a girl now!”
But her mother’s focus was on another point: “You’ve learned to be cute now, huh~”
“……”
“Seems like you’re accepting it pretty fast; that’s a relief for me.”
As she spoke, she opened the bedroom door.
Ning Chu jolted, immediately dodging to the side, terrified of being seen by her brother in this scandalous outfit—a little skirt with nothing underneath!
If word got out… she hadn’t forgotten this parallel world’s origin was that of a “Little Emperor Wen.”
Even in her past life, the bizarre scenarios from that world were still a thing of legends online; there was no shortage of wild tales.
She had to dress conservatively in front of her brother!
First, she needed to change back into boy’s clothes!
Hurrying off to change back into her original outfit, she finally sighed in relief and pushed open the door.
Only to immediately face Ning Yuan’s confused expression.
“……”
Holding back her embarrassment, she caught a whiff of something burnt. Alarm bells rang in her head as she hurried to the kitchen.
“Mom…”
“Forgot to turn off the stove.” Her mother was in the kitchen, bustling around in a panic. “It’s fine; you go order some takeout.”
Just like I suspected~ You’d think she’d improve her cooking skills!
Ning Chu sighed gloomily, rubbing her belly that was grumbling from hunger. She hadn’t even had dinner, rushing back home.
But there was something even more pressing.
“Mom, where am I sleeping tonight?”
With only two bedrooms in the house, the seventy-some square meters didn’t feel cramped, but there was definitely no extra room available.
“You can sleep with me.” As Ning Yuan caught a whiff of the burnt smell, he stepped into the kitchen, arms crossed. “What’s up? Haven’t we always slept together since we were little?”
Ning Chu looked at her mother with pleading eyes.
You have to explain my current situation to him now! Otherwise, I’ll have to keep hiding!
Her mother gave her a reassuring look. “You can share a room with me.”
“Ah?”
Ning Yuan looked even more perplexed. Since getting his little ‘brother,’ he had felt an odd air lingering around everything.
His ‘brother’ looked almost like a sister, crying so dramatically when they got home. And the mother, who usually detested anything girly, was dragging Ning Chu to the bedroom without a hint of protest. Something just didn’t add up.
He thought to himself, feeling like his mother and brother were hiding something from him.
Ning Chu leaned closer to her mother, helping tidy the kitchen while quietly asking, “What do we do?”
“Step by step.”
After all, her mother was already prepared for the child-rearing part, but Ning Yuan wasn’t.
Seeing the brother he raised suddenly turning into a sister—a succubus—would make all but the most twisted folks ecstatic. The rest would probably question their life choices.
Her mother explained softly, “You’re already sleeping in the same room; eventually, you’ll wear girl’s clothes and even need to change your ID. Even if we don’t say anything, he’ll figure it out.”
“When that time comes, it’ll be much easier to explain.”
Ning Chu thought that was a solid plan.
Most of her energy today had been spent worrying about her mother; she really didn’t have the headspace to clarify everything with her brother.
After all, it was just a matter of days.
“I’m ordering takeout; I’m so hungry.”
“All you do is order takeout; it’s unhealthy.”
“What do you mean? It’s not like you’ve been cooking it right…”
