novelraw Chapter 263 : Another Visitor from Another World
Chapter 263 : Another Visitor from Another World
Lilith lay in front of the keyboard, curled up, focused on watching "Joy of Life" on the computer screen.
Although she didn't really understand the worldview of "Joy of Life", her round eyes remained focused nonetheless, searching for handsome guys in the show.
"This Emperor Qing is so handsome! Chen Pingping is handsome too, that mature man charm!"
"Wu Zhu is also a handsome guy! I want all three of them!" Unfortunately this was another world. If she were back home, when Lilith saw such appealing handsome men, she wouldn't just be drooling here, she would have long since taken the initiative to seduce and carry them away.
She sighed and turned to look at the gray sky outside the window.
Although the standard of living in this other world was much higher than back home, she had now lost her magic and even became a cat. No matter how high the standard of living, the loss outweighed the gain.
Fortunately, being a cat was relatively safe. It was hard for pursuers from home to find her trail. The only problem was being easily chased and beaten by dogs when going out on the street.
But if Lina came, why didn't any of my subordinates come looking for me?
Lilith dissatisfiedly used her paw to hit the keyboard's spacebar.
They really were all fair-weather friends. As soon as this lady fell on hard times, they all ran away. Either they pledged allegiance elsewhere or set up their own operations. No one would think of looking for her.
Just as she was lost in thought, Lilith suddenly jumped up from the desk.
Her limbs tensed, back arched, tail standing up, baring her teeth as she looked at the window.
At some point, Lina was actually quietly floating outside the window, tilting her head, observing Lilith's movements from outside.
She was stunned, but seeing that scrutinizing gaze, she realized Lina might not have discovered she had become a cat. Gradually, she slowly lowered her tail, imitating the posture of wild cats when encountering enemies, backing up step by step.
She tried her best to appear like a normal frightened cat. Taking advantage of the moment when Lina's gaze shifted away from her, she turned and flew toward the bedroom door!
"Lin Nan!"
She screamed, rushing out of the bedroom, grabbing onto Lin Nan's calf.
Lin Nan had only just entered not long ago. Seeing Cola frightened and trembling, fur standing on end, she looked at Chen Yao in confusion.
"Did a thief break in?" She retreated a step somewhat fearfully with Cola attached to her foot.
"I'll go check." Chen Yao frowned, turned around to open the shoe cabinet, and took out a small chainsaw from the very bottom.
Lin Nan looked at the small chainsaw in his hands in shock. This was the first time she knew there was such a thing in the shoe cabinet.
"My family runs a restaurant. Occasionally we need a chainsaw to cut big bones. Very reasonable, right?" Chen Yao smiled at Lin Nan. "Actually, my relative asked my mom to buy it. They need to use it in the countryside."
She nodded dumbly.
Lin Nan had only heard of people keeping small chainsaws in their cars to deter road rage, but she hadn't expected Chen Yao's family to have one.
Chen Yao carried the small chainsaw as he cautiously entered the bedroom, but after looking around, he didn't find any trace of a thief.
He casually set it aside and looked at Cola, whose fur was still standing on end, speculating: "Probably a cockroach or mouse or something scared it?"
"That's really disgraceful for a cat." Lin Nan disdainfully kicked her leg, but the cat just firmly gripped her pant leg, hanging on her calf swinging with her leg, refusing to let go.
Returning to the room, Chen Yao sat in front of the computer and casually closed the TV show tab.
Afraid Cola would be bored at home alone, Lin Nan had put on a TV show before leaving, not caring whether it could understand or not.
Lin Nan returned to the bed. For some reason, she felt there was an unusual aura in the room.
Since she normally used purification magic five or six times every day to maintain her "goddess" status, she now had a strange sense for magic.
Just like how some masters could tell gender no matter how feminine the crossdresser looked after seeing too many crossdressers, or how veteran players could tell a girl's measurements at a glance, Lin Nan could now sense the aura of magic having been used in the room.
After she left, there was only Cola in the room, but Cola could be ruled out first.
Although this cat's recent behavior was much more abnormal than when it was young, at the end of the day it was a cat she had raised herself. She knew it inside and out.
Could Lina have returned?
It couldn't be that another person came from the other world, right?
She stroked Cola lying on her thigh, hand moving from head to back, her face full of worry.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yao turned to look at Lin Nan's worried expression.
Ever since he confessed to Lin Nan, he rarely saw her with this expression.
"Got some worries on my mind." Lin Nan knew matters involving magic were best kept from Chen Yao. She hugged the still trembling Cola and leaned against the bed.
"Want to talk about it?" Chen Yao moved to sit beside her.
Lin Nan sighed and changed her explanation: "What do you think our classmates will think of us when we get back to school?"
"Lovers finally together."
"I'm afraid they'll think we're both gay." Lin Nan always cared a lot about others' opinions.
Chen Yao wasn't afraid at all, curling his lip: "Who cares what they say? They're just jealous you have such a handsome boyfriend like me."
Although he said this, Lin Nan still frowned worriedly. Of course she knew she shouldn't care about others' opinions, but from childhood she had never been able to avoid caring.
"Be confident. Other people basically just think you're beautiful and envy me." Chen Yao sat beside Lin Nan's legs, particularly envious of Cola who could have a lap pillow, but his mouth continued to comfort: "Plus when you go back to school, the class should all know you're female, right?"
Indeed, when school started, her mother would need to go to the school to process the gender change procedures.
By then she would have to move into the girls' dormitory. Even if the news didn't spread, her classmates would definitely know the situation when she moved into the girls' dormitory.
After all, renting off-campus would cost several hundred more...
Thinking of this, Lin Nan was even more stunned.
"If we start school in April, doesn't that mean I have to start paying rent?"
"Hm?"
"That house only had three months of rent paid, lasting until April..."
Lin Nan had only lived in that rental for about half a month. The rent was already paid by Zheng Qian's friend. Originally winter break was just one month, and after going back she could pack up things from the rental and move to the girls' dormitory. But according to the current situation, not being able to start school for another two or three months was normal.
By then she would have paid rent without being able to live there many days.
It felt like there were more and more things to worry about...
Fortunately, the close friend by her side had now become her boyfriend. She no longer needed to be secretive about telling him some things on her mind.
"It's fine, right? Just a few hundred in rent. Just consider it like losing a wallet?" Chen Yao laughed. "You've been at my place these past few days. Any random meal costs over a hundred. What's a few hundred in rent to worry about?"
He didn't value money very much. "Plus the money from my videos last month should arrive soon. That'll be a few hundred too, enough for your rent."
Although they just got together and Lin Nan couldn't feel at ease using Chen Yao's money, a few hundred in rent really wasn't much. She could just take some from her New Year's money and it would be enough.