Chapter 370
Page Fourteen Babysitter
A sudden burst of white light momentarily blinded Ah Hó and Ah Yì.
“Ah Yì! Miss Yǐn exploded!”
Ah Yì glanced at the mechanical watch in his hand. Yǐn Tiānjié’s sudden transformation was clearly related to this watch.
“No, she didn’t explode. I’ve seen this kind of light before… This is a transformation.”
Ah Hó didn’t understand and asked, “Brother, what do you mean by transformation?”
“Táozhōu, it’s the same as when the big brother suddenly turned into a girl. Something similar happened to her too.”
“Oh? Isn’t that just nonsense from drinking too much? If that’s the case, then Miss Yǐn is also a man who transformed?”
“I don’t know, but when I press the crown, she glows. There must be some connection. It should be fine soon…”
“Ugh—”
Ah Yì planned to ask Miss Yǐn for clarification once she returned to normal, but after the white light dissipated, instead of a man appearing, they heard the cry of a baby—Ah Yì felt a bit disappointed.
Ah Hó found a plump little girl baby in Yǐn Tiānjié’s clothes, clean and very cute.
“Brother, Miss Yǐn didn’t turn into a man; she turned into a baby! Oh, little darling, don’t cry!”
Ah Hó tried to soothe the crying baby. If the neighbors heard this, it would cause trouble.
Ah Yì had no idea what was happening. He had only seen Long Táozhōu transform twice.
“Uh, it seems everyone’s situation is different.”
After calming the baby down for a while, she finally stopped crying and sucked her thumb quietly.
Ah Yì found it amazing and asked, “Do you know how to take care of a baby?”
“Brother, we work at a home service company. How can we help others if we can’t even take care of a baby?”
Ah Hó said it matter-of-factly, but Ah Yì couldn’t help but admire him.
“Don’t be so modest. I wouldn’t have been able to do it. Your skills are impressive. But who would hire a man as a babysitter?”
“That’s called a ‘babysitter.’ Although rare, there are still people who do. I’ll get some milk powder for her first, Brother. You hold little Yǐnyǐn for now.”
Wrapping the baby in a knitted sweater, Ah Hó handed her to Ah Yì. When he held her, he realized she was heavier than expected, warm and substantial in his arms.
This was probably a six or seven-month-old baby.
Ah Yì didn’t know that if he had turned the clock back another hour, Yǐn Tiānjié would have disappeared entirely.
“Uh, little Yǐnyǐn?”
“We don’t know when she’ll turn back. We should give her a name.”
Ah Yì had no experience with babies, so he mimicked Ah Hó’s posture, letting little Yǐnyǐn rest her head on his arm. She bit her thumb nail and stared curiously at him.
Fortunately, little Yǐnyǐn didn’t cry. It seemed Miss Yǐn’s dislike didn’t affect the baby.
“She’s really cute…”
Ah Yì gradually grew fond of holding babies. He sat on the sofa with little Yǐnyǐn and asked, “Do we have any milk powder at home?”
“Yeah, I used it to boil eggs this morning. We can eat whatever, but we need to keep up our nutrition since we’re doing physical labor… Oh no! We don’t have a bottle.”
After mixing the milk powder, Ah Hó realized they were missing something essential.
He scratched his head and went to the door, turning back to say, “Brother, I’ll go downstairs.”
“Hold on, the apartment supermarket doesn’t have bottles, right?”
“We can use a drink bottle as a substitute. The milk needs to cool down anyway… Brother, don’t think any inappropriate thoughts about little Yǐnyǐn!”
Being told this, Ah Yì felt embarrassed and retorted, “What kind of pervert do you think I am? With such a young child, what could I possibly want?”
Ah Hó went downstairs, leaving Ah Yì alone with Yǐn Tiānjié again.
He placed the baby on the side of the sofa and took out the mechanical watch to ponder.
He had turned the hands counterclockwise, which made Miss Yǐn turn into a baby. Would turning them clockwise bring her back?
“Goo goo gaa gaa!” (Baby talk)
Little Yǐnyǐn on the side of his leg rolled over, broke free from the swaddling, and crawled onto Ah Yì’s lap, laughing and reaching for the mechanical watch.
Ah Yì quickly dressed her again. Even though he was drunk, he concluded that turning her back now would tear her clothes and make him look like a criminal.
He figured out how to revert her, but he didn’t know how to do it safely. Her frightened eyes when she first woke up troubled him…
“Am I only attracted to girls who can transform?”
Táozhōu made him infatuated, and Miss Yǐn made him fall in love at first sight.
Ah Yì thought he needed to see a psychologist, but talking about these things might land him in a mental hospital.
“Hee hee~”
Little Yǐnyǐn grabbed his finger with small strength.
“When Ah Yì comes back, I’ll feed you and then we’ll think about changing you back.”
It was already half past ten, and Ah Yì felt drowsy. His eyelids drooped, and he fell asleep on the sofa with the baby in his arms.
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[November 28th, 5:20 AM]
He woke up again in the morning. It was still dark outside during winter at this time.
But today he had work to do, so he set his alarm early. Along with the alarm, little Yǐnyǐn’s cries echoed.
He was sleeping in bed, and little Yǐnyǐn was lying under his blanket.
“Okay, okay, don’t cry.”
Ah Hó on the adjacent bed was already awake. He ran over to soothe the baby as soon as he heard the cries. His actions were quite proficient, indicating he was a professional babysitter.
“Brother, you fell asleep holding her last night, so I moved both of you to the bed.”
“So you made me sleep with Miss Yǐn all night?”
“Yeah, you got lucky.”
While Ah Hó took care of little Yǐnyǐn, Ah Yì got up to wash and brush his teeth. As workers, they needed to leave at six, but they couldn’t leave the baby behind. They had to change her back.
As he ate the boiled egg and milk powder prepared by Ah Hó, he shared his speculations.
“The watch isn’t moving. So does that mean the watch is linked to her age?”
“It’s most likely true, but think about it, if she changes back now, she’ll be naked… I don’t want her to think I’m taking advantage.”
“Ah Yì, you really like Miss Yǐn?”
Ah Hó teased with a smirk and crossed his arms, thinking hard.
“Lock her in the bathroom to change back. Put her clothes on the rack. She’ll dress herself and come out. As long as we don’t see, it won’t be considered a crime.”
“…Is that really possible?”
“There’s no better way. We don’t have time.”
After swallowing the last bite of the boiled egg, Ah Yì carried little Yǐnyǐn to the bathroom, ensuring her clothes wouldn’t tear when she grew bigger. He placed her on the floor of the bathroom and carefully stepped out, closing the door.
Immediately, the baby’s cries echoed inside.
“Brother.”
Ah Hó handed him the watch.
“For safety, let’s turn it less and see if she grows.”
Ah Yì pulled out the crown and muttered as he turned it clockwise two notches.
Click—
Pressing the crown stopped the baby’s cries, and a strong light seeped through the cracks, making Ah Yì nervous.
The white light faded, and it was quiet for a while.
Ah Hó hid behind Ah Yì and asked, “Brother, how is it?”
“How should I know? But it’s glowing, so it looks like it changed.”
Knock knock—
A knocking sound came from inside.
And a childish voice saying, “One notch one year, add more!”
Yǐn Tiānjié inside the bathroom was now three years old.
Although still young, she was rational enough to find her own clothes and the watch.
She couldn’t put on her clothes and couldn’t find the watch. Hearing the commotion outside, she guessed the situation.
Based on the information from Yǐn Tiānjié, Ah Yì estimated and turned the crown counterclockwise by nearly half a circle.
He turned it about ten notches, fast-forwarding her age by roughly ten years.
Click—
Pressing the crown again, the bathroom went silent.
When the white light faded, the seventeen-year-old Yǐn Tiānjié immediately stood up and locked the door, preventing anyone from barging in.
“Miss Yǐn? Are you back to normal now?”
“Yes! Don’t touch my watch anymore!”
Her clothes were piled on the bathroom shelf, including the puffy underwear and bra given by Director Kē. She felt embarrassed putting them back on and walked out of the bathroom with a frown.
“Give it to me!”
Seeing the teary-eyed girl, Ah Yì froze, until Ah Hó nudged him in the back.
“Oh, your watch… I’m really sorry.”
Yǐn Tiānjié wiped her eyes, clearing away the tears, then looked at the clock on the living room wall and frowned.
“It’s been a whole night already?”
Ah Yì honestly replied, “Yesterday, I turned you into a baby, and I accidentally fell asleep while comforting you… Then I held you all night.”
“You? You!”
Everyone could see the anger in Yǐn Tiānjié’s eyes. She pointed at Ah Yì for a long time before spitting out, “You are truly despicable!”
Before putting on the watch, she flipped it over and saw that the purple fluorescent liquid was only half left. She had been gone from the institute for less than a day…
Once she settled down, she decided to contact Director Kē.
With her mind made up, she pushed Ah Yì aside and headed for the door.
“I’m leaving!”
But Ah Hó brought something over from the coffee table.
“Hold on! Miss Yǐn, your phone is charged.”
“Oh, thank you.”
Although she disliked Ah Yì, she didn’t have the same feelings towards Ah Hó.
Ah Yì, who had finally found someone who interested him, naturally didn’t want to let go. He asked boldly, “Hold on, Miss Yǐn, can I have your contact information?”
“Huh? You still want to pursue me? I never want to see you again!”
“Actually, I know a friend who had a similar situation. She glowed and turned from a man to a woman… Do you have any ideas?”
Despite disliking Ah Yì, Yǐn Tiānjié listened to this as she reached the door.
“Tell me, what happened to your friend?”