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

Chapter 284 : School Begins

Early April.

The temperature along the coast already showed signs of warming. The daily high temperature basically stabilized around twenty degrees, with lows around fifteen or sixteen degrees.

Lin Nan could only put her coat in her suitcase. Although the temperature had no effect on her, she didn't want to receive strange looks from others.

Wu Guodong had run off to work a month ago. Lin Nan had originally planned to take his car to school, but now could only take the train.

Liu Xinyi had also gone back to her senior year of high school half a month ago, crying and clinging to Lin Nan before leaving.

Thanks to the country's sufficiently swift response at the initial outbreak, the domestic epidemic had basically ended by early March. Most areas had become low-risk zones. Unfortunately, at this time the outbreak began abroad, causing Lin Nan's eldest uncle to be unable to return.

Lin Nan and her mother met up with Chen Yao at the train station.

Her mother brought documents and needed to communicate with the school about changing gender information, so she had to go in person.

A few hours later, Lin Nan brought the two to her off-campus rental.

The rent for the rental had already been paid via WeChat previously. The landlord was quite reasonable. Even though no contract had been signed before, having money was good enough and there were no major complaints. He just said when he had time on a weekend, he'd find Lin Nan to sign a new contract.

"The place is quite spacious." Her mother walked into the room, smiling as she picked up a mop to help Lin Nan clean.

"Mom, leave it for now. After you finish the procedures with the school, then we'll talk. I'm not even sure if I can live off-campus." Lin Nan smiled bitterly as she stopped her mother's actions.

Chen Yao set the black and white cats on the ground and placed Lin Nan's suitcase in a corner.

"Are you two living here together?" Her mother asked curiously.

"Just me. The school is quite strict, generally doesn't let students live off-campus unless it's internship period." Lin Nan said, walking into the bedroom and yanking off the bed sheet that had accumulated a layer of dust.

Originally thinking winter break would only be twenty-some days, she hadn't put away many things in the room. But who knew the break would last several months.

No matter how much she washed the sheet, it definitely couldn't be used tonight. Lin Nan could only ball it up, planning to throw it away and buy a new one.

"Today is registration and school opening. I still need to go to the boys' dorm..." Lin Nan looked up at her mother who had followed into the bedroom. "I'll take you to see the counselor, then Chen Yao and I will go to the dorm."

"Alright."

Her mother surveyed this rental. For a one-bedroom apartment, this room seemed cramped, but everything inside was arranged neatly and orderly. Although Lin Nan usually appeared gentle and introverted in front of her, her self-care ability and independence were probably extremely high among peers.

After all, she hadn't really looked after Lin Nan for the past decade or more.

The guilt in her heart hadn't dissipated even now. Instead, seeing Lin Nan's sensible and independent side made her feel even more distressed.

"Let's go."

After opening the curtains and windows for ventilation, Lin Nan pinched her mask and led the way out of the rental.

This was Lin Nan's mother's first time visiting her school.

Not just university, but even elementary, middle, and high school, her mother had never been. From childhood on, Lin Nan had always gone to school alone at the start of each term. Even on the rare occasions when she got in trouble and teachers called for parents, her mother had always used being busy as an excuse.

Her mother curiously observed this enormous school. Lin Nan and Chen Yao walked side by side ahead of her, maintaining some distance, but anyone could tell at a glance they were a couple.

Worth mentioning was that entering and leaving the school still required temperature checks.

After delivering her mother to Zheng Qian's office, the two headed toward the boys' dormitory.

"I should have changed into men's clothing..." Lin Nan kept her head down, dodging other students' gazes, awkwardly tugging at the white women's jacket she wore.

On her legs were mid-to-low-rise jeans. Although the jacket already covered her curves, this outfit was still too feminine, leaving Lin Nan unable to muster the courage to face classmates and acquaintances.

"They'll have to know eventually." Chen Yao tried to comfort Lin Nan with a calm tone.

Lin Nan was nervous, but he was nervous too.

After all, in others' eyes, he was the pervert who hooked up with his own roommate.

Moreover, Lin Nan would just show her face and then live off-campus. He was the one who had to keep living in the school.

He kept chanting and hypnotizing himself in his mind, preparing to use a confident tone to retort when classmates and roommates teased him about this.

Men being perverted isn't wrong! Nothing wrong with it!

So what if I like beautiful people regardless of gender!

I damn well just like Lin Nan!

That last sentence wasn't hypnosis, it was fact.

Arriving at the familiar boys' dormitory entrance, Lin Nan hesitated again. She glanced at the dorm supervisor uncle sitting at the entrance smoking, hesitating as she turned her head, trying not to make eye contact with the old man.

Although on the first day of registration the dorm didn't prohibit women from entering, she still felt guilty.

Fortunately, although the uncle glanced at her, whether due to poor eyesight or Lin Nan's drastic changes, he just let her slip through.

But next there were those two roommates, and even more male classmates. Lin Nan walked guiltily behind Chen Yao, not knowing what kind of reason or attitude to use to face her classmates.

"Just be honest." Chen Yao saw right through her thoughts. "If even Grandfather could accept it, there's no reason Tu Tu and Xiong Da can't."

"That's what you say, but..."

Following Chen Yao up the stairs, Lin Nan's face still flushed with nervousness.

Students passing by looked at her with curious eyes, suspecting Lin Nan was a girl who took advantage of the lax dorm rules during registration period to come visit.

She already didn't like being the center of attention. Although she'd gotten used to wearing women's clothing, being stared at by passersby always made her suspect someone would see through the fact that she used to be male.

Previously, due to the epidemic, there were few people everywhere, which was why Lin Nan could steel herself to wear women's clothing on the street.

She'd thought she was already used to it.

Pinching the metal strip on her mask, Lin Nan kept her head down and followed Chen Yao to the dorm entrance.

Her feet seemed rooted to the spot. She stopped anxiously at the door, unable to bring herself to go in.

Chen Yao took the lead, pulling his suitcase into the room. He glanced at the messy dorm and greeted them. "Tu Tu, you've gotten fat again!"

"Xiong Da, you came back to the dorm and immediately gave your wife a bath again?"

Xiong Da was on the balcony wiping his figurines with wet wipes, too lazy to acknowledge him. Tu Junhui, who had already packed his luggage and was playing on the computer, looked up at Chen Yao at the door and enthusiastically got up to rush over. "Holy crap! Haven't seen you in forever! Come give me a hug!"

"Get lost!" However, despite the cursing, Chen Yao still gave Tu Junhui a hug.

But Tu Junhui's eyes quickly caught sight of Lin Nan outside the door behind Chen Yao. He paused. "Your girlfriend?"

"Yep." Chen Yao nodded confidently.

"Sister-in-law, come on in. Why are you standing at the door?" Tu Junhui was incredibly enthusiastic.

"Call her sister-in-law!" Chen Yao took off his mask and sat down on a chair without caring about the dust.

Lin Nan stood at the door facing the enthusiastic Tu Junhui, embarrassed and not knowing what to do.