Chapter 286 : A Girl?!
Chapter 286 : A Girl?!
Lin Nan had originally thought that after her roommates completely learned about her situation, she would be ostracized. At best, they would never be able to become friends again.
But unexpectedly, whether it was Tu Junhui or Xiong Da, they both calmly accepted Chen Yao's explanation.
Perhaps it was because Lin Nan had already looked similar to a girl last semester. Even if he himself was completely unaware, they had already subconsciously started treating her as female.
So that's why they could accept it so quickly?
Tu Junhui was a joker.
He deliberately moved a chair over and asked Lin Nan all sorts of questions.
"Nan Nan, which is better, being a man or being a woman?" he inquired curiously. "From what I've seen online, you actually couldn't, you know, before?"
"No wonder you never talked dirty with us before, so that's why."
"Did you already know last semester? Is that why you wanted to move out?"
"So you liked men before too, right?"
Lin Nan was completely overwhelmed by the questions, sitting there at a complete loss, not knowing how to answer. Normally, Tu Junhui would also act all shy around girls, so why could he chat so freely when facing her?
Chen Yao grabbed Tu Junhui by the collar and pulled him aside, looking displeased.
How could anyone ask questions like that!
Xiong Da watched them fool around from the side, still feeling somewhat at a loss, but Chen Yao's explanation combined with Lin Nan's behavior last semester made him easily accept the facts.
It just felt strange somehow, yet he couldn't say exactly what it was.
After thinking it over, he felt it was better to trust his roommates. After all, these were friends he'd been living with for a year and a half.
Moreover, even if Lin Nan was male and was dating Chen Yao, what did that have to do with him? Aside from sexual orientation, weren’t they still the same roommate as before?
But he still couldn't suppress his curiosity, turning to the two and asking, "Chen Yao, how did you manage to win over Lin Nan? Share some details?"
"Exactly! Our singles club suddenly lost two traitors! Absolutely unforgivable! Hurry up and pass on some experience to us two singles!" Tu Junhui chimed in again.
Lin Nan didn't dare to speak, but Chen Yao stood with his hands on his hips in a perfectly justified manner: "I'm handsome!"
"Tch~"
Lin Nan couldn't help but join Tu Junhui and the others in booing.
"Chen Yao, you're even worse than a rabbit. At least rabbits don't eat the grass by their own burrow." Tu Junhui looked at him like he was looking at scum.
But Xiong Da shook his head: "There's also 'don't let the benefits flow to outsiders.'"
"Exactly, Lin Nan and I have been friends for over ten years. What's wrong with dating!"
"I suspect you're just lusting after Lin Nan's body."
Chen Yao still maintained his righteous appearance: "Yes, I'm being honest! I'm a man, of course I'm lusting... Lin Nan, stop stepping on me!" He hopped around in pain. Lin Nan still kept her head down with an embarrassed expression. If Chen Yao's reaction hadn't been so dramatic, Tu Junhui wouldn't have even noticed that Lin Nan had stepped on his foot.
Tu Junhui watched the two of them and let out a long sigh: "So envious... I’m sour with jealousy..."
He turned to look at Xiong Da beside him and suggested, "How about we two make do together?"
"Get lost." Xiong Da crossed his arms and silently distanced himself from Tu Junhui. "Even if you turned into a woman, you'd be a tank. Not interested. Why can't it be you who turns into a woman?"
"Even if I turned into a woman, I wouldn't be interested in you." Xiong Da continued with his standard iceberg face.
Tu Junhui's heart seemed to be pierced by ten thousand arrows. Looking like he was about to cough up blood, he clutched his chest and returned to his seat.
The atmosphere in the room seemed to have returned to the lively joking and teasing from last semester, but as Lin Nan watched them fool around, she somehow felt completely out of place.
If it were before, Tu Junhui would have come over to tease and make fun of her already. She turned back around to face her desk, bent down and laid her head on it, sighing softly.
Chen Yao began packing his luggage. Whether he would live off-campus with Lin Nan later or make other arrangements, at least for these few days he definitely had to stay in the dorm.
"Should we have a group dinner tonight?" Xiong Da suddenly suggested. "To celebrate Lin Nan finally finding her true gender?"
"Bah! Tonight is a singles gathering! Those two don't qualify!" Although Tu Junhui said this, he changed his tone, "How about we go to Wanda this time? Have you two treat us two singles?"
Chen Yao readily agreed: "No problem! It's on me!"
But Lin Nan hesitantly tugged at his sleeve. "Wanda is really expensive..."
"It's fine, my mom doubled my living expenses." Chen Yao grinned. "Half of it is her dating fund for me. If it's not enough, I can ask her for more."
"That's not very good. Your family is having a hard time now too. You should save money."
"I know, it's just one meal. It should be fine."
Scratching his head, he might not have had much concept of money before, but after delivering takeout for his family during this period, he discovered how difficult it was to earn money.
Lin Nan nodded worriedly.
Over the past few months, Chen Yao's family restaurant had basically only offered delivery service. They only started dine-in service last month, but this epidemic had affected everyone's economic income, so the restaurant's business wasn't as good as last year.
Besides, Chen Yao's money is my money, isn't it?
When Lin Nan thought about how the four of them eating at Wanda might cost five or six hundred yuan, her heart ached so much she could barely breathe.
Seeing the two whispering to each other, Tu Junhui just felt his teeth aching.
A girl had lived in the dorm for a year and a half. How had he never noticed? If he had been nicer to Lin Nan before, would he be the one with a girlfriend now?
He still hadn't quite recovered. Sitting in front of his computer in a daze, he continued looking up information about Lin Nan's condition.
On the other side, equally dazed was Lin Nan's counselor, Zheng Qian.
"Are you Lin Nan's mother?" He sat at the computer in his office, stamping the student IDs that had already been delivered.
When he saw Lin Nan's mother knock on the door, having already received word from Lin Nan, he eagerly stood up and warmly welcomed Lin Nan's mother into the office.
This was his future mother-in-law!
Although it might not be great that he was hooking up with her son, regardless of gender, this was true love!
Zheng Qian enthusiastically poured a cup of tea for Lin Nan's mother. After asking about her health and well-being, he left Lin Nan's mother dizzy and confused, almost forgetting why she had come.
"Teacher Zheng, is it?" She placed the document folder she was holding on the desk. Having never dealt with this type of professional before, she appeared particularly nervous. "I need to communicate with the school about Lin Nan's situation."
"About Lin Nan? I always pay the most attention to his matters." Zheng Qian took the folder with a smile, pulling out the documents while asking, "Auntie, don't be nervous. Lin Nan and I are good friends. What is it about?"
"Well... she had surgery and became a girl." Lin Nan's mother said straightforwardly. "I'm worried that after her gender changed, there might be problems with the school's diploma, so the information your school has on her also needs to be changed."
"Oh, a girl, I see. A girl... A girl?!"
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