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

It was already 9:30 PM.

The academic building had actually been empty of people since around 9 o'clock. Even the latest classes ended by 8:30, and at this time, all the entrances and exits to this building had already been locked by security.

Lin Nan and Chen Yao, who looked completely puzzled, strolled over to the academic building area.

The school was surrounded by trees on all sides. Unlike the small groves in some campus novels, their school's forest had no paths at all, just patches of weeds and trees, not even maintained by anyone.

The two came to the back of the academic building, near a parking shed for teachers.

The lighting here was somewhat dim, with sparse streetlights. All was quiet around them, with the tall building in front and the parking shed and messy grove behind, as if cut off from the world.

Lin Nan kept his head down, appearing somewhat restless and anxious, with a slight flush on his face. If he hadn't already embarked on the irreversible path of becoming a girl, he wouldn't be as bold as he was now.

Chen Yao still didn't know what Lin Nan had called him out here to do. Earlier in the dorm he'd talked about becoming a dance section content creator, but after changing his mind, nothing came of it.

"So what exactly do you want to do?"

He had his hands tucked in his pockets. Although the nighttime temperature was stable above 20 degrees, wearing only a t-shirt still made him feel cold. He looked at Lin Nan, who was wearing his jacket and looked like he was dressed in women's clothing, and noticed this guy was standing far away with his back turned, seeming to hesitate about something.

"Is it about Lina?" After thinking for a moment, he felt Lin Nan might want to talk about something related to Lina, but this kind of thing couldn't be discussed in the dorm. If Tu Junhui overheard, who knows what trouble would arise.

"Sort of." Lin Nan didn't dare get close to him. He felt his head heating up rapidly, his face gradually turning red, and he seemed to hear sounds like a pressure cooker whistling.

If it were drawn in a manga, steam would be coming out of his head by now.

Lin Nan felt that since he'd once said he wanted to wear a women's swimsuit in front of his mother, saying something embarrassing to Chen Yao shouldn't be a big deal.

The problem was, what could he say that would be embarrassing without leaving lasting consequences?

"Um... here's my phone, set it up properly and film a video." Lin Nan stammered with his head down, handing his phone to Chen Yao.

Chen Yao still didn't understand the situation: "What's wrong? Are you really going to dance?"

He laughed while looking for a place to set up the phone, teasing: "You don't really think those girls in the dance section just dance softly without any technical skill, do you? They've at least practiced. How can you dance without any practice?"

He stood on his toes to place the phone on the windowsill outside the academic building's restroom, pointing the camera at Lin Nan in the distance, continuing to laugh: "But it's worth a try. If you really want to upload a video, I'll help you edit it."

"Editing... won't be necessary, right?" Lin Nan muttered. He glanced at the camera, confirming that where he stood was within the filming angle, which made him feel somewhat reassured.

He didn't want another mistake. The previous two times had been embarrassing enough.

Chen Yao stood under the windowsill, watching Lin Nan, ready to see Lin Nan's performance.

But in his impression, Lin Nan wasn't such a bold person. He was curious whether this guy had been stimulated by something, or threatened by Lina again.

"Come here..." Lin Nan was so nervous he could barely breathe.

If he confessed to Chen Yao, he could say afterward that he was just bored and joking around... That would be better than asking Chen Yao to give him a princess carry, right?

And confessing to Chen Yao while he was completely confused would be better than asking Chen Yao to carry him.

If this world really had as many melodramatic plot developments as anime, when the female lead was about to fall, the male lead would catch her in a princess carry...

Then unlocking magic would be much more convenient. Yeah. Why would he need to scheme and plan like some manipulative girl?

Chen Yao didn't hear clearly what he said, but still walked forward: "What did you say?"

He felt Lin Nan's behavior tonight didn't seem like Lin Nan at all, looking just like when he was drunk.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered Lin Nan's sudden kiss back then...

"Chen Yao!" Lin Nan took a deep breath and suddenly raised his face that had turned red to his ears.

"Huh?" Chen Yao was confused for a moment. He felt something wasn't quite right.

"I... I..." Lin Nan's words got stuck in his throat, as if his voice had suddenly gone hoarse, unable to continue speaking.

However, even though he said nothing, Chen Yao still sensed an ambiguous atmosphere seeming to spread between them.

He also unconsciously became nervous, swallowing saliva, both anticipating and fearing Lin Nan's next words.

"I think..." Lin Nan lowered his head again, nervously gripping the corners of his jacket with both hands, closing his eyes and steeling his heart: "I think I kind of want to go jogging and exercise a bit. Yeah."

Damn it, I've already gotten to this point! Why still can't I say it! It's just a joke to unlock magic!

But for some reason, when it came to the crucial moment, he suddenly chickened out.

It's not a big deal! I've even gone out in a swimsuit! It's just a confession joke! Just blame it all on Lina!

"Huh?" Chen Yao was even more confused. The ambiguous atmosphere completely disappeared, and his look at Lin Nan felt like looking at an idiot.

Lin Nan seemed to have learned face-changing opera, suddenly smiling and raising his head to cover his embarrassment: "You didn't really think I was going to confess to you, did you? Stupid fool!"

Chen Yao scratched his head. Undeniably, in that atmosphere just now, he really thought Lin Nan was going to confess to him.

Although he felt it was somewhat inexplicable and didn't understand the situation, thinking carefully, given Lin Nan's personality, actively confessing was probably impossible in this lifetime, right?

Besides, this guy still thought he was male and maintained male thinking, so there was no way he could like him.

Feeling a bit disappointed, Chen Yao still responded forcefully as usual: "Bah! You're probably an idiot! I thought you were going to tell me your last words before jumping off the building!"

"You're just messing with me!" Chen Yao rolled his eyes, turned back to get the phone from the windowsill. "You just can't be comfortable without causing trouble, right? Just wanting to jog and you trick me into coming out."

"If I asked you normally, there would be zero chance you would.”

Lin Nan put on a righteous appearance, but actually felt guilty with his head burning hot.

"I exercised this morning, okay?" Chen Yao sighed deeply. He had originally had the illusion that Lin Nan liked him, but thinking carefully, it was probably just one of life's three great illusions.

How could this guy possibly like him?

Handing the phone back to Lin Nan, Chen Yao could only helplessly believe his explanation: "Fine then, run a couple laps?"

"Yeah."