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

Chapter 232 : Gift

"What! Some punks slashed the tire?!"

As soon as Lin Nan woke up, she heard news that was extremely unfavorable to her.

"So now the buses have stopped running, the electric scooter is broken, how am I supposed to get back?!" Her voice rose several octaves, furious.

Chen Yao obviously couldn't tell her that his family still had the restaurant's delivery van. Feeling guilty, he didn't dare look at Lin Nan: "What about your uncle?"

"He said someone borrowed his car... My cousin does have an electric scooter, but he's not replying to messages. Last night he probably pulled an all-nighter with my other cousin..."

Lin Nan was deeply troubled: "I can't just stay at your house, can I?"

"Why not? Auntie already prepared everything for you." The aunt came over carrying a huge pile of things, stuffing brand new bath towels, toothpaste, and toothbrushes into Lin Nan's arms. "Look, bath towel, toothpaste, three towels, and I specially bought you cotton socks to wear to bed so your feet won't get cold..."

She was forced to hold these toiletries, feeling that the aunt's preparations seemed a bit too thorough, but she didn't dare question it. She could only mutter with a face full of grievance: "But I don't have anywhere to sleep... and no bedding for me..."

"Let Chen Yao sleep on the sofa. He's healthy and can handle the cold. We have bedding, I'll get it for you in a bit."

Was that even something a person should say? Chen Yao rolled his eyes from the side.

"But staying here would be so much trouble..."

"It's fine, no trouble at all. Auntie would be happy if you came more often."

Lin Nan nodded helplessly.

Just then, the front door was opened with a key. Chen Yao's father had also returned home.

Uncle had just arrived home when he noticed Lin Nan's presence. He froze for a moment and asked: "Why haven't you gone back yet? I heard tomorrow they're closing the roads, not letting people run around everywhere."

"Closing the roads?!"

Lin Nan suddenly stood up from the sofa: "Then I need to leave quickly, or I won't be able to get back."

The aunt gently pulled Lin Nan back down with a tender expression. "But how would you get back?"

Chen Yao leaned back on the sofa with his legs crossed and asked: "We don't have a car."

She dejectedly fell back onto the sofa, head down, muttering a question: "Do you know any friends with a car who could give me a ride?"

Even if they knew someone, they wouldn't do it, right?

Actually, quite a few of her high school classmates should have electric scooters, but the problem was Lin Nan's appearance had changed too much now. She didn't dare meet those classmates. As for the others... only her father was left.

She'd rather stay at Chen Yao's house than go back and beg her father to take her back to the countryside, much less live at home.

After all, here at least the aunt and uncle doted on her, with good food and drink.

The aunt and uncle went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Lin Nan worriedly furrowed her brow and returned to Chen Yao's bedroom.

Something felt off. Could it really be such a coincidence?

Lin Nan had the illusion of having walked into a den of schemers.

Chen Yao followed close behind her into the room, yawning. Seeing her worried expression, he shrugged: "The road closures are real. Go look at the news. Some of the roads around us have already been blocked off from three cases"

"Just three cases and they're closing roads?"

"One was from the epidemic zone, two were infected by that person. It's highly contagious and has a long incubation period." Chen Yao sat beside Lin Nan, unable to hide the smile in his eyes.

"So I have to spend New Year's here?"

"It's fine, my mom won't abandon you."

But that way, when she went back, she wouldn't be able to explain anything clearly, would she?

She sighed lightly, then heard Chen Yao say: "They're saying to try not to go out much during this time. Although the response was pretty quick, after all it's the return-home period. Who knows if someone sitting next to you on the bus came back from the epidemic zone."

Lin Nan suffered the consequences of not usually watching the news. It was mainly because the internet at her grandfather's house was bad, and by the end of the month, her data had run out.

Usually there was WiFi, so she used data carelessly. At her grandfather's house, she had no awareness of conserving it.

"Speaking of which, your mom's earrings..." Lin Nan suddenly looked up at him with bright eyes. "How much are they worth?"

"Cost a few tens of thousands, but they're not actually worth much."

"A few tens of thousands..." Lin Nan ignored his second half of the sentence.

Chen Yao started explaining to Lin Nan how cheap diamonds actually were, but Lin Nan was completely lost in the sparkling brilliance, not hearing a single word.

"Back then my mom was fooled by the marketing, forced my dad to buy them for her. If he didn't buy them, it meant he didn't love her." Chen Yao concluded, "Actually they're just cheap trinkets. The certificate is what's valuable."

He found that Lin Nan wasn't listening at all. Helplessly, he said:

"This is the first time I've discovered you like this kind of thing."

Lin Nan nodded. Actually, even when she was still male, she'd been quite interested in this kind of jewelry. Back then, her interest had been in the price. If she got her hands on it, she'd probably sell it the next day. But now her aesthetic sense found the jewelry very beautiful, and she hoped to wear it on her body.

"If you like it..." Chen Yao opened the computer desk drawer and pulled out a silver necklace. "How about platinum?"

"Huh?" Lin Nan suddenly looked up, her eyes bright as she stared at the necklace, but then suddenly felt puzzled: "For your ex-girlfriend?"

"Where would I have an ex-girlfriend?" Chen Yao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I bought this for my mom's birthday last year, but she didn't like it. If you like it, you can have it."

Lin Nan nodded her little head rapidly without pause.

Chen Yao pinched both ends of the necklace to help Lin Nan put it on.

"Wait, how much was it?"

"Bought it online, one hundred fifty yuan."

The price wasn't expensive, and the style was quite pretty. Although a platinum necklace definitely couldn't compare to diamonds, only a fool would refuse something given for free.

She turned around, her back facing Chen Yao, revealing that slender, graceful back, her face full of anticipation.

Chen Yao smiled very gently, lightly looping the necklace around Lin Nan's swan neck and fastening the clasp.

"Is it on?"

The added weight and coolness on her neck made Lin Nan a bit uncomfortable.

"It's done."

Lin Nan immediately pulled out her phone and opened selfie mode to check the necklace hanging at her neck. She was so happy her smile couldn't stop for a long time. She just kept finding angles to photograph her neck, her whole body radiating an aura called happiness.

Her eyes smiled into crescents, her dimples slightly indented, her smile as sweet as chocolate, sickeningly so.

Chen Yao felt this person was really becoming more and more like a girl.

"Thank you, rich guy!"

"Call me daddy."

Chen Yao answered reflexively.

However, the bedroom door suddenly made a loud noise. His mom kicked the door open with one foot, glaring angrily at Chen Yao with an imposing air: "What kind of thing is that to say!"

Both people in the room were stunned.

Was this a coincidence, or had she been eavesdropping outside?

The two looked awkwardly at the aunt in the doorway. The aunt froze, then sheepishly retreated.

They looked at each other. To ease the awkwardness, Lin Nan scratched her head and made a crude joke: "You don't actually like the whole father-daughter thing, do you? I suspect you're a pervert..."

"..."

Meaning you still can't get over the Eri thing?