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

Chapter 289 : Shopping

Although the domestic epidemic had passed, with most of the remaining confirmed cases being imported from overseas.

Most pedestrians on the street still wore masks. Lin Nan and her group were naturally no exception.

Although this place couldn't compare to first-tier big cities, and wasn't the city center, occasionally you could still see a few foreigners. In the past, when seeing foreigners, Lin Nan was mostly curious. Now when she saw them, she'd walk around them.

Wanda was directly across from a university, on the edge of the walking street, belonging to the relatively lively parts of the entire walking street.

The prices were a few levels more expensive than the small shops on the walking street. Therefore, aside from going twice before to watch movies, Lin Nan had never made purchases inside the mall.

Upon arriving inside Wanda Mall, Lin Nan greeted Chen Yao and the others at the bathroom entrance, then walked straight toward the bathroom.

She kept her head down, using her phone's reflection to check her hairstyle. Casually pushing open the bathroom door, when she looked up, she saw several men inside looking at her in confusion.

Lin Nan was stunned for a moment, then awkwardly stepped back two steps: "Sorry, went to the wrong one."

She'd gotten so used to public bathrooms that she accidentally went to the wrong place.

Her face flushed red as she hurriedly walked to the women's bathroom. She had thought there would be very few girls fixing their hair in the bathroom, but happened to see a girl touching up her lipstick in front of the mirror.

Having someone doing the same thing immediately relaxed Lin Nan's nervous emotions somewhat.

This was her second time in a women's bathroom. She still wasn't very used to it. Fortunately, there weren't many people in the bathroom, so she was somewhat more composed.

From last October until now in April, Lin Nan still hadn't been to a hair salon. Her hair had grown naturally. Now the longest parts had barely reached shoulder length.

The worst part about growing out hair was the awkward in-between stage, especially since her face had still carried masculine features before. It made her look even more like one of those non-mainstream youths from the past.

Fortunately, her hair was a bit longer now, so it barely looked like a woman's hairstyle.

After reaching shoulder length, the ends naturally flipped outward. Her bangs had also completely become a middle part, combed by Lin Nan to both sides, revealing the forehead she had always found displeasing to look at.

Now she had gotten used to it.

But why did other girls have a clear dividing line in the middle of their foreheads in their hair? While she could only barely comb out this kind of dividing line, and within a few minutes it would become messy again.

Lin Nan glanced at the girl beside her, feeling somewhat guilty.

Not having the habit of carrying a comb with her, Lin Nan could only use her fingertips to barely tidy her messy hair. Not needing to use the toilet, she turned and left to meet up with Chen Yao.

"Where are those two?" Coming to the main entrance, she discovered only Chen Yao remained.

"They went to the Teochew hot pot place to get tickets and queue up." Chen Yao had both hands stuffed in his pockets. He also didn't notice much difference in Lin Nan's hair before and after tidying, but still said, "It looks much better after tidying."

"Really?" A smile appeared on Lin Nan's face, but it quickly disappeared as she said worriedly, "I still need to go to a hair salon to trim my hair. Otherwise it keeps flipping around."

"That's pretty normal, isn't it? I don't see anything wrong with it." The two walked side by side toward the third floor of the mall. Chen Yao encouraged Lin Nan as much as possible. "You're already better looking than most girls. There’s no need to pay too much attention to it."

"That's not true..."

Perhaps it was related to her experiences growing up. Lin Nan had no confidence in anything.

In Chen Yao's eyes, her appearance could already be considered upper-middle tier in a crowd. If she put on makeup and dressed up, she'd at least be school beauty level. On the street, a pretty girl like her would definitely attract attention.

But when Lin Nan noticed others' gazes, her first thought was always whether she'd made some kind of fool of herself. Then she'd feel guilty, inferior, and so nervous she'd only dare hide behind Chen Yao.

Chen Yao suspected that if this person didn't wear a mask, she probably wouldn't dare go out at all.

On the way to the Teochew hot pot place on the third floor, Chen Yao noticed Lin Nan's eyes looking everywhere. From time to time she'd stop, staring at the clothing stores beside them for a few seconds. That expression was just like a child seeing toys.

"How about I buy you a couple of outfits?" After stopping and starting repeatedly, Chen Yao really couldn't hold back anymore and asked.

"Never mind, never mind, I don't have money..." Lin Nan tried hard to move her gaze away from the clothing store, but happened to see the jewelry store directly across. Her eyes lit up, yet she continued saying, "I'm still a student. Better to save. Today we still have to bleed money treating everyone. Never mind."

Chen Yao sighed softly, reached out to grab Lin Nan's wrist, and dragged her along: "You know it but keep looking. What if you look too long and your head gets hot and you want to buy something?"

"Eh..."

Lin Nan's steps followed his pace, but her gaze remained fixed on the jewelry store, unable to leave for a long time. But eventually she still sighed deeply, exclaiming: "When I graduate and start working, I can buy buy buy."

"My salary should be at least four or five thousand then! Take one thousand to buy clothes..." She muttered to herself, but just after finishing speaking felt heartache again, "How about five hundred?"

"Up to you. Spend your money however you want. But after marriage you'll need to save a bit."

"Five hundred is also a bit much..."

Lin Nan was extremely conflicted. Actually, her mother had also given her two thousand for living expenses this month, which was much more prosperous than before. But thinking about spending money still made her heart ache terribly.

By the time they reached the third floor, those temptations were completely out of sight. Lin Nan immediately became clear-headed again.

She already had enough clothes to wear. She also had the necklace Chen Yao gave her for jewelry. No need to buy more.

The urge to buy buy buy instantly dispersed. Then she realized her hand had somehow been held by Chen Yao at some point.

She glanced around and noticed Tu Junhui standing not far away. A sudden sense of shame came over her, and she hurriedly pulled her hand away from Chen Yao's palm.

Although her roommates already knew she was female, she still couldn't let go in front of acquaintances.

"How much longer do we wait?" Chen Yao didn't mind Lin Nan's action either. He walked forward and asked, "Where's Xiong Da?"

"About half an hour. Xiong Da went to buy Frappuccino." Tu Junhui raised his head to look at the two, teasing: "Look, Lin Nan won't even hold hands with you."

"She's just shy."

Chen Yao looked back at Lin Nan standing still in place, complaining to Tu Junhui: "Everything's good about her, just too timid."

"I bet you pestered her to death before she agreed, right?"

"How is that possible!" Chen Yao said righteously. "Back then it was Lin Nan who pursued me! I'm not a pervert. How could I possibly make a move on my own roommate?"

Tu Junhui suddenly understood. He suddenly shouted at Lin Nan: "Nan Nan! Chen Yao says you're a pervert!"

"..."

Lin Nan was stunned. She rolled up her sleeves and walked forward. Before she could speak, Chen Yao started passing the buck: "You believe what Tu Tu says? He just talks nonsense! Not a single truthful word from his mouth!"

"Makes sense. But I'm believing it this time!"

Lin Nan lifted her foot and kicked at his leg.