Chapter 53: A Family Where Two Negatives Make a Positive

After the female pet class ended, Tang Yunle went straight to the dorm, eager to share what she had seen and heard with Qin Liang, who was from the same world.

Inside the dorm, Lin Haiyu and Li Wei hadn’t returned yet because of their major classes. Only Tang Yunle and Qin Liang, who was holding a fountain pen and writing and drawing in a notebook, were there.

“Ah Liang! I guarantee you’ll never guess what I saw today.”

Tang Yunle leaned close to Qin Liang’s ear and whispered a few words.

Sure enough, the next second, the young man with ice-blue pupils’ eyes widened, and his right hand subconsciously covered his lower back.

“This… is a person?”

“If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t believe it exists.”

Tang Yunle was so excited that she slapped her thigh, the fair skin and her palm colliding with a crisp sound. “Honestly, putting aside this bizarre female pet culture, this world is simply perfect. Society is open, women have freedom in their clothing, the social atmosphere is soft and lewd, and there’s no talk of s*x.”

“Most importantly…” she suddenly lowered her voice, her eyes shining with excitement, “we men can openly have harems here! There’s no gender opposition, no moral shackles. It’s a paradise on the level of a fantasy land!”

“If only I could have a girlfriend like Xia Yinqiu. I would definitely be sleepless every night.”

As she spoke, the girl’s face showed a look of longing and envy, as if she couldn’t wait to get a few girlfriends on the spot.

As expected, every male’s genes have a harem attribute.

However, Qin Liang’s gaze swept over Tang Yunle’s curvaceous figure—

Under her fluffy long black hair was a slender swan neck. A slim-fitting knitted sweater outlined a soft waistline. Her skin was also fair and supple, and she had a pair of straight and slender long legs.

This female body had long since overlapped with the image of the carefree boy in his memory.

His throat felt as if it were blocked by something. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he said nothing.

He really wanted to correct his fellow transmigrator, who was once a boy but was now a bona fide beautiful girl roommate.

It wasn’t “we men.” As a man, he was the only one.

If there was to be a harem, he should be the one to have it.

Obviously, Tang Yunle, who had undergone a gender transformation, did not have a clear self-gender identity.

He, no, she, in this world, could only be a female pet and be screwed.

“Hey, what are you writing? A diary?”

After a while of fantasizing, Tang Yunle came back to her senses. Her peripheral vision caught sight of the notebook on Qin Liang’s desk.

—A large number of doodles were accompanied by a few crooked words. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to have the words “black dragon,” “white stockings,” “JK,” and “beautiful girl.”

Seeing Tang Yunle looking, Qin Liang didn’t hide it.

In this world, only the two of them, who were normal, could stick together for warmth. He proactively showed her the notebook and introduced it, “I vaguely remember having a nightmare the night before we transmigrated. Perhaps… our transmigration is related to that nightmare.”

“So you’re looking for a way to go back!”

Tang Yunle was instantly energized. She leaned forward, her hair falling and brushing against the girl’s nose, bringing a tingling sensation.

Because they were too close, her soft chest inadvertently brushed against the back of Qin Liang’s head, the warmth coming through the fabric.

The young man’s ears turned slightly red.

He really wanted to tell Tang Yunle that there was a difference between men and women, and that it would be best for the two of them to maintain a safe distance sometimes. But he was worried about hurting his good brother’s fragile male ego.

“Any results, good brother?”

“If you can take me back and leave this bizarre H-anime world, from now on, you’ll be my big brother! Closer than a real brother.”

“Why not call me ‘daddy’?”

“Come on, if you take me back, calling you ‘godfather’ would be the limit.”

The two of them teased each other.

Just then, the phone in Tang Yunle’s pocket suddenly vibrated.

She shook her phone at Qin Liang, signaling that she was going to answer a call, and then went to the balcony. The caller ID was none other than Tang Mingnuo.

“What’s up? What are Mom and Dad fighting about this time? How much money do they want?” Tang Yunle got straight to the point. Anyway, every time they called, it was about money.

However, this time, the voice from the phone was completely different from the timid and useless male voice she was familiar with.

Cheerful, confident, full of vitality, and optimistic, like a spirited young man. And the content of the phone call made Tang Yunle freeze on the spot.

“Sis, what are you talking about?”

“Mom and Dad’s relationship is great. Why would they fight? Mom even went with Dad to buy new furniture this month.”

Tang Yunle: Huh?

‘The family in this parallel world seems a little off?’

“Then why are you calling?” the girl frowned.

“What, can’t I just call you?” a cheerful laugh came from the phone.

“I’m the future head of the family, so of course I need to know about the female pets in the family. I just asked Yunke. She’s doing great at school. Even the pet tamer praised her for her outstanding talent.”

“What? Isn’t Yunke in her rebellious phase?”

“Rebellious what? Sis, are you still half-asleep? Yunke is very well-behaved and obedient. Her obedience rating is A-.”

Now Tang Yunle was bewildered again.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Yunle returned to the dorm in a daze and collapsed onto a chair, her expression complicated.

Qin Liang couldn’t help but be confused when he saw her appearance.

As a roommate, he knew that Tang Yunle’s relationship with her family was tense.

There had been several times when the originally happy and lively Tang Yunle’s face had instantly turned from sunny to cloudy after answering a phone call. But this time, there was no anger on her face. Instead, there was a sense of bewilderment and confusion.

“Are you okay?” he asked with concern.

“I’m fine, just a little confused. The family in this world is a little different from the family in my original world.”

As Tang Yunle spoke, she compared the two worlds’ younger brothers—the originally timid Tang Mingnuo, and the sunny and cheerful young man on the phone, were like two different people.

If it were in the previous world, although their relationship was good, they would not have been so open with each other.

But in this world, as the only two normal people, they subconsciously stuck together for warmth, seeing each other as an anchor to prove that they hadn’t gone crazy. This special bond had brought them closer, almost to the level of best friends.

After hearing Tang Yunle’s description, Qin Liang stroked his chin and teased, “So, your younger brother in this world is much more of a man than the original one.”

“Yeah, and the family atmosphere is much more harmonious,” Tang Yunle said with a bitter smile.

At this point, she didn’t know what to think. In this bizarre ¹H-anime world, she actually had a normal family.

What was this?

Two negatives make a positive?

“Why don’t you also give your parents in this world a call?” Tang Yunle’s eyes lit up, her tone encouraging.

After all, as best friends, they should be honest with each other about their family situations.

Qin Liang was a little moved.

But thinking that in this world where “female pet culture” was prevalent, his older brother, who was already a playboy, might become a peerless debaucher, he extinguished the thought of making a call.

“No, next time.”

“Come on, we’re brothers. Don’t be shy.”

“Next time for sure.”

“Tsk, you’re no fun.”

The girl pouted and got up to go to the balcony for some fresh air.

She stretched her body, her graceful curves outlined in the sunset.

Qin Liang spun the fountain pen in his hand, his gaze unconsciously falling on the beautiful figure on the balcony. A thought suddenly came to his mind.

Actually, in his opinion, Tang Yunle’s A- rating was a little low. S-grade would be good.

Suddenly, a burning sensation came from his fingertips.

The young man subconsciously threw the fountain pen.

He looked down at his fingertips. There were no burn marks. He then looked at the black fountain pen. There was nothing unusual.

Was that… an illusion?

Footnote:

¹H-anime: A colloquial term referring to p*rnographic anime or manga, often characterized by bizarre, male-centric power fantasies and the objectification of female characters. The term “里番” (lǐ fān) literally means “back-alley program” and is internet slang for this genre.