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

Chapter 257 : Confession

"Be my girlfriend?" Is this a confession? This counts as a confession, right! This...

Lin Nan's brain crashed into complete blankness. The chocolate in her hand fell to the floor, but she didn't notice at all. She stared dazedly at Chen Yao on the sofa. Her face instantly turned bright red, her brain continuously issuing high temperature warnings. Her mouth opened and closed, but she had absolutely no idea what to say.

Should I just reject him?

But she could be certain that she had feelings for Chen Yao. Although having never been in a relationship, she didn't understand whether that feeling was actually "liking" or some other emotion.

She watched Chen Yao stand up, and instinctively took two steps back, bumping her head against the wall.

Should I accept him?

But after all, she'd been a man for nearly twenty years. Lin Nan really couldn't accept kissing a male, let alone discussing life philosophy. Although her personality was becoming increasingly feminine, just thinking about being with a man still gave her the illusion that it was "being gay."

She watched Chen Yao get closer and closer. Her skin temperature rose higher and higher, her eyes filled with panic and anxiety.

She had wanted to consider her feelings for Chen Yao later, in a few years, after she could completely accept the fact of becoming female. But she never expected Chen Yao would confess so suddenly!

Chen Yao didn't know what Lin Nan was thinking, but at least she looked bashful, and though her eyes were full of shock, they also seemed to carry a hint of secret delight. He decided to press his advantage, even though his own feet were trembling with nervousness.

"You see... I really, really like you."

As someone with a thick face, Chen Yao couldn't even remember the last time he'd blushed.

"You're not gay, are you?"

Chen Yao had imagined what Lin Nan's reaction would be, what she would say, but he never expected this question.

He was stunned for a moment. Watching Lin Nan's expression gradually begin to return to normal, he suddenly realized that if he really let Lin Nan calm down, this great opportunity might be gone.

He had to say something else.

Say what... For the first time, he regretted not reading romance novels or youth idol dramas. Otherwise, sweet words would flow naturally, and Lin Nan wouldn't have a chance to calm down... "No, I... I only started liking you after you became a girl, okay?" His mouth wasn't quite working right. He stammered through the sentence, then wanted to slap himself.

What the hell am I saying!

However, Lin Nan's thin face suffered a critical hit from hearing these words. She froze completely in place, making no movement for a long while.

"I don't really know how to say it." Chen Yao lowered his head, looking at Lin Nan's toes. "I just really like you. There's no particular reason for liking you."

He suddenly noticed Lin Nan's foot move slightly. When he looked up, he saw this person sliding along the wall, step by step, apparently planning to slip away.

With Lin Nan's personality, she would definitely choose to escape when encountering this kind of situation.

Chen Yao had actually anticipated this scenario. He suddenly stepped forward wanting to do a wall slam, but when he stretched out his hand and leaned in, he smashed his head right into the wall.

He covered his nose, his face twitching in pain, and looked awkwardly at Lin Nan beside him.

Why is Lin Nan's reaction so fast?!

"That... that..." Lin Nan anxiously rubbed the hem of her clothes, not daring to look Chen Yao in the eyes. "Let me think about it?"

"You're probably just acting on impulse, right?" She lowered her head and retreated two more steps, stammering as she continued, "Maybe it's just that we've been living together this whole time, and you reacted to me, so you mistakenly think you like me... right? It’s a man thing, don’t worry, I understand.”

"Why don't you go to the bedroom and look at that kind of stuff, enter sage mode, then we can talk?"

She thought of what she'd done before to unlock magic: "Before, when I kissed you and confessed to you and stuff, it was all just teasing you for fun. There really wasn't any other meaning. I..."

Lin Nan's head was in complete chaos. She didn't even know what kind of wild words she was saying. Her language ability had drastically declined, her face bright red. She felt like she might faint any second now.

Chen Yao actually wasn't really listening. He was just staring at Lin Nan in a daze.

"Also, you might have accidentally confused our close friendship relationship." Lin Nan took a deep breath and finally shook her head. "Can we both think it over more? Separate for a while, calm down a bit."

"I don't think we need to calm down."

Chen Yao replied.

"We still need to..." Lin Nan murmured quietly. This sentence sounded more like she was talking to herself.

She had almost agreed in a heated moment, but this kind of thing might just be an unrestrained college relationship for others, maybe just a boring pastime, or maybe just wanting to find someone to keep them company.

But for her, she was considering whether they would get married later, whether they would have children, whether...

She didn't know if she could accept spending a lifetime with a man.

Even knowing that current relationships were unlikely to last from beginning to end, just touching on the domain of feelings naturally made her think about the future.

Perhaps because the embarrassment and tension had reached a critical point, or maybe because that collision just now had already lost all face, Chen Yao listened to Lin Nan's words but unexpectedly became increasingly calm.

He leaned his shoulder against the wall, crossed his arms, and his expression smoothed out. "I don't think there's anything to consider. I've thought about it enough during this time."

Lin Nan didn't answer. She just stared at the floor, her hands constantly fidgeting with the hem of her clothes.

Chen Yao knew this was her way of escaping.

That was just her personality. When encountering problems, she first wanted to avoid them. But the problems she could truly not escape from, she would stubbornly face it head-on instead.

Who knows what women are thinking in their heads.

After waiting for a long time and still not hearing an answer, he knew now was not the time to be timid.

He gathered his courage and stepped forward.

Lin Nan still had her head lowered, staring at her toes. Her mind was in complete chaos. She wanted to reject him but couldn't say it no matter what. She wanted to agree, but felt it was too lacking in thought.

However, at this moment, a shadow suddenly enveloped her.

Lin Nan instinctively moved to dodge. She had just taken one step when both her shoulders were firmly gripped by his hands. She immediately looked up and retreated, refusing in panic: "What are you doing!!"

After retreating just a few steps, she hit the wall. There was no more room to retreat. She could only widen her eyes and stiffen her body, then was pulled into his embrace.

She was bewildered. Her body pressed tightly against Chen Yao's. She could truly feel the warmth transmitted from Chen Yao's body.

Her hands didn't know what to do. She had no idea where to put them.

An intense sense of shame went to her head, making her brain dizzy. Her unfocused eyes looked at the furniture behind Chen Yao, her gaze full of question marks.

Chen Yao lowered his head, his lips against her earlobe, and said in a low voice.

"Lin Nan, I like you. Be my girlfriend."

The sensitive ear was blown by hot breath, causing waves of itching. It seemed to trigger some mechanism in her body, instantly making her stiff body go soft.

This finally brought Lin Nan back to her senses. She pushed hard, catching Chen Yao off guard and making him release her. Then she turned and ran into the bedroom, closed the door, and locked it.

She leaned against the door, panting. Finally, her legs went soft and she sat down on the floor.