I Don’t Want to Be Turned into a Girl by Magic

Chapter 210 : Lies

Before, grandmother had said in front of several male cousins that she liked Lin Nan the most.

She also thought Lin Nan was the most handsome among the male cousins, although Lin Nan felt that cousin Jiaming was obviously much more handsome than her.

Additionally, grandmother's treatment of Lin Nan's female cousins was clearly discriminatory. Previously when the male cousins wanted to eat something or go out to play, they could basically get money from grandmother, but the female cousins couldn't. Thinking about it now, grandmother also had some preference for sons over daughters.

Returning to the third-floor bedroom to wait for lunch, Lin Nan couldn't help thinking about cousin Hao Jiaming who, like herself from childhood, always liked following behind Wu Guodong.

She had seen him several times during last year's New Year, but unfortunately due to long periods without contact, her relationship with her cousin had grown increasingly distant. At that time it seemed they only chatted briefly, and she didn't even know whether her cousin was currently studying or working.

Although she had already slept for a while at Chen Yao's house this morning, lying on the bed, Lin Nan still couldn't help feeling drowsy.

Also, did cousin Jiaming know about her current situation?

Having to meet another relative, Lin Nan had just emerged from the awkwardness of meeting her grandparents and now began feeling restless again.

She went to the second-floor bathroom to find a hair dryer, dried her hair, then returned to the room to take out her laptop, sitting cross-legged at the head of the bed, preparing to find some TV dramas to get through her current unease.

Before she found a satisfying drama, her mother pushed open the door and walked in with a smile.

"Where's Chen Yao?" Lin Nan looked up but didn't see Chen Yao's figure.

"He went back first."

"Why did you chase him away?" Her face darkened as she asked with dissatisfaction.

Her mother was stunned. Obviously Chen Yao held an extremely high position in Lin Nan's heart, otherwise she wouldn't show such an attitude.

She helplessly sat beside Lin Nan and explained: "I just think it's not good for him to always be by your side."

"What's wrong with it..."

"In your current situation, if he's always around you, you'll think you like him." Her mother tried to touch Lin Nan's head but was avoided. "He's also gotten used to taking care of you. He might not originally like you romantically, but because you're always together he might misunderstand."

"What kind of logic is that..." Lin Nan shook her head. "I don't like him. He's my brother."

Hearing this, her mother felt she couldn't believe a single punctuation mark. "Anyway, you should separate from him for a while and calm down."

She had chatted with Chen Yao for nearly an hour. Although she thought Chen Yao was indeed quite a good son-in-law candidate, she was afraid their feelings weren't pure due to having been brothers before, or that they had misunderstood that brotherly affection.

Mainly she was afraid Lin Nan would be unknowingly abducted like this.

Lin Nan walked to the bedroom door, looked outside, and quickly closed the door.

Although Chen Yao's departure made her somewhat dissatisfied, she could take the opportunity to do something.

When she turned around, her face was already starting to redden.

"Um, Mom..." She stood there helplessly, lowering her head and handing her mother the document folder from the bedside.

"What's this?"

Her mother looked down and took out the materials from the document folder.

"I've already had the surgery..." Lin Nan nervously rubbed the corner of her clothes. The blushing and rapid heartbeat from lying made her restless, her legs unconsciously shifting and stepping lightly.

Cola looked up and glanced at Lin Nan, discovering her nervous reaction to lying was exactly the same as her former self.

"Already had surgery?" Her mother's heart jumped, but immediately she saw the Island Hospital indicated on the diagnosis, and seeing it was a legitimate hospital, she relaxed. Then while reading the documents, she asked: "Where did you get the money for surgery?"

"I borrowed it from Chen Yao... I didn't want you to owe money everywhere again..." Lin Nan lied through her teeth, her face flushed red.

"Chen Yao could lend such a large sum of money?" Her mother asked in surprise. "How come I didn't hear him mention it?"

"He... didn't want to say..."

Mainly, Chen Yao didn't even know Lin Nan had completely become female.

After fooling her mother, when facing Chen Yao later, she'd say the surgery was completed during New Year period.

Deceiving both sides didn't feel good, but from the beginning when Lin Nan chose not to tell the truth about magic, she was destined to use more lies to cover up.

After all, if she talked about magic, she might be sent to see a psychiatrist.

Her mother frowned as she looked at the surgery reports and similar documents. Although the surgery subject was actually a male dog, the report still indicated that Lin Nan's surgery was very successful with no complications left behind.

After reading several reports, her mother finally pulled out Lin Nan's female ID card from the document folder.

Looking at the ID photo of Lin Nan with her hair in a ponytail, she looked up incredulously: "You even got the ID card done?"

"Mm." Lin Nan nodded with a red face. "I just need you to tell the school I changed genders..."

If she didn't notify the school, if her future diploma still listed male, it would be equivalent to being useless.

All of Lin Nan's previous documents had lost their purpose after she became female. ID cards could be reissued, but diplomas from elementary school onward couldn't be reissued.

Her mother still couldn't quite believe Lin Nan had solved so many things by herself. Staring blankly, she asked again: "How much money did you borrow?"

"Um... two hundred thousand?"

Lin Nan answered uncertainly: "His family has money. Two hundred thousand isn't much to them... I can pay it back in installments after working."

"Looking at his attitude toward you, this is probably bride price..."

Lin Nan, who had never thought of this angle, was confused.

"It's a bit little. The average here is five or six hundred thousand..." Her mother muttered. "So you've met his family too?"

"Yes..." This was actually true.

"Chen Yao really has sincere feelings for you. Two hundred thousand, he lent it just like that." Her mother actually believed Lin Nan's story, muttering to herself: "And you've even met his parents but didn't tell me... I thought he was just after your body.

"Such a major life decision made so quickly, and you didn't discuss it with me..."

The redness had spread to her neck and ear tips. Lin Nan didn't dare refute, keeping her head down, feeling her shame was about to explode.

The lies were full of holes, but unexpectedly her mother had filled in a bunch of details herself.

And her mother actually looked quite happy? She wouldn't really consider Chen Yao her son-in-law, would she?

Lin Nan suddenly realized this lie had basically dug a pit for herself, and she had even actively jumped in waiting to be buried.

After her mother finished reading everything and stuffed it all back into the document folder, she suddenly smiled and asked: "Want to take a bath together tonight?"

"Ah?"

"You haven't been a girl for long. I must tell you some physiological matters." Her mother explained righteously. "Otherwise you won't even know if someone takes advantage of you."

No, I've watched adult anime. I know about these things.

Translator’s Corner

Based.

-Ruminas