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

Chapter 233 : Staying

Dinner at Chen Yao's house was around 7 PM, and by the time they finished eating, it was already past 8.

Lin Nan was once again fed until she could barely walk.

Having already slept for two hours in the afternoon, she wasn't the least bit drowsy now. On the contrary, she was quite energetic. As soon as she returned to Chen Yao's room, she occupied the desktop computer.

The feeling of smooth internet was really nice.

Although she still felt a bit of resistance about staying here, as soon as Lin Nan touched the computer, she immediately threw that resistance to the back of her mind.

After all, the internet here was good and there were things to do, which was much more comfortable than staying at her grandfather's house with nothing to do.

Plus there was lots of good food.

Lin Nan rubbed her belly, suspecting she'd gain several pounds after staying here for a few days.

Chen Yao was still outside talking to his parents about something. Lin Nan casually clicked on "This PC" in the upper left corner of the screen, opening folder after folder with interest.

There was a certain thrill in sneakily looking at someone else's privacy.

However, Chen Yao's computer was quite messy, with folders scattered everywhere. Most were software, games, and downloaded anime.

Lin Nan randomly clicked on an anime and discovered it was Overlord, which had been hugely popular a few years ago. She hadn't really watched it at the time, so now was a good chance to catch up.

Just watching the beginning, Lin Nan looked at the Skeleton King in the scene using passive magic to forcibly calm himself, and fell into thought.

I seem to... also know this magic?

She blankly recalled the magic she had inexplicably unlocked when she first became a girl, looking bewildered.

The main issue was that unlocking this magic hadn't been her intention. Combined with the anxiety of becoming female and the pressure of final exams, Lin Nan had completely thrown this matter to the back of her mind.

I'm such an idiot!

Lin Nan muttered a curse at herself. She actually didn't need to suffer so much this afternoon, and when watching that horror movie the other day, she could have used magic to calm down too.

But the problem was, this wasn't a game where learned magic could be placed on a quick bar to check anytime. When emotions were running high, who would remember there was a magic spell that could calm you down?

Just like in games when being flamed by toxic players from Zaun, Lin Nan wouldn't remember she had a mute button available.

Forgetting about it was probably inevitable, right?

Even Lilith and Lina from the other world used this magic by activating it beforehand.

Lin Nan made excuses for herself in her mind, but no matter how she thought about it, she felt incredibly stupid.

When Chen Yao came into the room carrying a case of Wangzai milk, he immediately saw Lin Nan regretfully hitting her head with her hand.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Lin Nan naturally couldn't tell him about the magic, so she changed the subject: "I should be able to leave tonight."

Before Chen Yao could say anything, the aunt suddenly appeared at the door: "Leave tonight?!"

Lin Nan felt a bit awkward and scratched her head. Facing the aunt who had always been extremely caring toward her, she felt somewhat guilty and said with an embarrassed smile: "I have a friend who's going to the countryside. I'll give him a call before he leaves to take me along."

The friend she mentioned was actually a ride-share she'd booked on a car-hailing app. Since the buses had stopped running now and the roads would be closed tomorrow, she definitely needed to escape tonight.

Otherwise, she couldn't really spend New Year's at Chen Yao's house, could she?

"Going out at this time isn't safe." The aunt hurried forward, pulling Lin Nan's hand and trying to convince her. "Auntie doesn't lack an extra bowl and chopsticks. Just stay here for a few days. When the epidemic is over in a while, wouldn't it be better to leave then?"

Who knew when it would end?

Although the epidemic didn't seem severe now, the problem was that screening all those returning home for New Year would probably take half a month.

She couldn't possibly stay at Chen Yao's house for that entire half month, could she?

Chen Yao didn't try too hard to persuade her to stay, just mentioning: "Isn't there a reunion tomorrow? Are you really not going?"

"Auntie, if I don't go home for New Year, my family will definitely talk about me." Lin Nan tried to comfort this aunt who treated her so well.

But after just a few words, the forty-something aunt's eyes became teary as she started blaming herself: "It's all my fault for not settling you in properly that you want to leave..."

Wait, why was she crying?

Lin Nan looked up at Chen Yao, but Chen Yao just shook his head, indicating he was helpless too.

"If you get infected on the road going back, how upset would Auntie be..."

"No, the probability of that is way too low..." Lin Nan had always been someone who responded to kindness rather than force. Seeing the aunt's tears about to fall, her mind went blank. In her anxiety, she kept nodding without thinking about the consequences. "I'll stay, I'll stay. I'll stay for a few days, okay?"

"But I don't have any clothes to change into here..."

The aunt's tears immediately stopped, her face full of smiles: "I have friends in the clothing business. I'll have her send over a few outfits tomorrow, guaranteed to all be your preferred style!"

...?

Your emotional changes are probably even faster than mine.

Seeing the aunt's emotions stabilize, Lin Nan breathed a long sigh of relief, but then suddenly remembered that tomorrow the roads would be closed...

If she stayed tonight, she probably wouldn't be able to go back for a while.

She felt a bit panicked and tried to back out, but the aunt gave her absolutely no chance. She got up and immediately called her friend to send women's clothing over. When the aunt turned her back, she shot a look at Chen Yao standing in the doorway.

Chen Yao immediately stepped forward to comfort Lin Nan: "It's fine. Even if they close the roads, it won't be for long. Going back on the second or third day of New Year is the same, right?"

"If I don't go back for New Year, my relatives will definitely say I'm ungrateful..." Lin Nan said dejectedly, head down.

"Why do you care about those relatives you don't even know?" Chen Yao pulled out his phone. "I'll call your mom and explain the situation. She'll definitely understand you."

When did you even get my mom's number?

Lin Nan was extremely conflicted. On one hand, Chen Yao's parents here were really too enthusiastic. Moreover, it was currently the epidemic period. Although there weren't many cases here, going out to take a ride-share right now really wasn't good. Who knew if that driver had been in contact with people from the epidemic zone...

On the other hand, her grandparents and mother definitely hoped she'd go back for New Year. This was her first New Year after becoming a girl, and she didn't really want to miss it.

Chen Yao finished his call and flashed Lin Nan a smile: "Your mom says she understands. She said you don't need to go back for New Year."

"Really?"

Her phone vibrated. Lin Nan looked down at WeChat and found her mother had also sent a message, telling her to try not to go out now, that it didn't matter if she couldn't make it back for New Year, and so on.

Moreover, her mother planned to work overtime at the factory during New Year, to avoid having no income if the epidemic lasted too long.

Don't factories usually have half a month off for New Year?

Lin Nan couldn't quite understand the situation, but since everyone was saying this, she could only reluctantly stay here.

"Fine then..." She turned to look at the computer screen, clicking on the paused player, preparing to continue watching the anime.

However, Chen Yao suddenly became nervous: "I think it would be better to watch it on the website instead. There are bullet comments, it's livelier."

"I don't like bullet comments, they're too messy." Lin Nan replied.

But she immediately sensed something was wrong. She glanced suspiciously at Chen Yao behind her, then suddenly reached out to grab the mouse and opened the player's history page.

Sure enough!

Lots of strange Japanese titles!