Chapter 10: The Embarrassing Changing Room and Unexpected PE

“I really don’t want to go in!” Despite my fervent struggles, it was no use; Huang Beifeng forcibly dragged me into the changing room.

Phew, thankfully there were individual changing stalls inside. That made it much safer. If I had known, I wouldn’t have bothered arguing with Huang Beifeng for so long earlier.

Even with separate stalls, the thought of being surrounded by girls still made it difficult to accept at first.

As I was dragged into the changing room, I kept my eyes tightly shut. I didn’t open them even when I took Huang Beifeng’s clothes into the stall. This was my final act of stubbornness.

I glanced at the clothes in my hands. Her lingering scent still clung to them. Donning them directly felt a little strange; it was my first time wearing someone else’s clothes, let alone a girl’s.

‘Wait, “body scent”? What the hell is that? What am I even thinking about all day?’

Gently slapping my slightly flushed cheeks, I slowly shed my own clothes and quickly changed into Huang Beifeng’s sportswear.

To my surprise, it fit unexpectedly well. It was fortunate that my figure was quite similar to hers; though the clothes were a little snug, they were still quite suitable.

I carefully examined the sportswear. The base color was red, the top resembling a T-shirt, and the bottom a pair of shorts that ended just above the knee, leaving my pale legs exposed.

Slowly, I pushed open the door, covering my slightly reddened face. It wasn’t until I had exited the changing room that I finally lowered my hands.

At the same time, a chorus of soft laughter suddenly erupted behind me.

“Luo Ye looks so shy.”

“His little face is so flushed, he looks adorable. I just want to pinch his cheeks.”

‘Hmph! Even if you’re calling me cute, I’m certainly not happy about it!’

Just then, I felt a heavy pat on my shoulder. Following the hand that had landed there, I saw Huang Beifeng, a mischievous grin playing on her lips.

“So, how is it? Do my clothes fit well?”

“They’re a little snug, but quite a good fit.”

After scrutinizing the silver-haired loli standing before her, Huang Beifeng briefly compared her own figure to mine.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk. I really can’t believe you’re a boy. Aside from *that* area, your figure is truly better than mine. I can’t believe I’m outdone by a boy.”

‘Uh, really? I glanced down at the slight swell of her chest, then at my own flat front. It really was true.’

‘Wait, what am I doing? Why would I have *that*? What’s going on in my head?’

I gently patted my cheeks, forcing myself to calm down, then secretly cast a glance at Huang Beifeng. Thankfully, she hadn’t noticed my odd behavior, or she’d surely have something more to say.

“Alright, let’s go. PE class is about to start; it’s time to assemble.”

With that, Huang Beifeng took my hand and pulled me forward, breaking into a run.

Watching her hand clasp mine, my face flushed once more. It was one of the rare times I’d ever held a girl’s hand.

****

The school’s sports field was quite expansive. In the center lay an artificially turfed area, likely a football pitch. To the east, numerous basketball hoops were scattered, while other directions boasted volleyball courts, badminton courts, and even an open-air swimming pool.

‘Hold on, a swimming pool? Don’t tell me we’ll have swimming lessons later. If that’s truly the case, no matter what, I’ll definitely skip class!’

Before dwelling on those thoughts, however, a hint of curiosity about our PE teacher surfaced. Yet, once the class had lined up according to height, my composure vanished. I—I—I was actually among the very first few in line!

Looking at the boys’ side, the shortest among them was at least 1.7 meters tall. The girls’ side, by contrast, was significantly shorter than the boys’.

‘Ugh, am I really a boy? My height is so pathetic. Compared to those guys over there, I’m utterly mortified.’

‘I’m retreating into myself. Let me go squat in a corner and draw some circles.’

While that might be true, can I really be blamed for my height? It’s not like I can just grow taller on command. Besides, I’m only fifteen; I’ll definitely grow more later.

As for my abnormal older sister, who just started university and is around 1.7 meters tall, we share the same genes. As a boy, I should at least reach her height eventually, right?

As I was lost in my musings, our PE teacher began walking towards us.

Just as I’d imagined, he was roughly estimated to be over 1.8 meters tall and appeared quite robust.

‘He definitely belonged to the muscular type. I really hope I can have a physique like that in the future. Then, who would dare mistake me for a femboy and make me wear girls’ clothes? Hmph.’

“Attention, everyone, stand at ease.”

“Attention!”

Following the PE teacher’s commands, we naturally performed the corresponding actions.

After briefly emphasizing the points to note during PE class, just as I thought the teacher would dismiss us for free activity, he suddenly spoke up, “Before we dismiss, let’s do some warm-up exercises first.” With that, he pointed towards the rubber track not far away.

“See that? One lap is 400 meters. Boys will run four laps, girls two, then you can begin your free activity.”

‘Huh, four laps, two laps? Suddenly, I felt that in certain situations, cross-dressing might not be such a bad option after all.’

‘At least here, I’d only have to run two laps, which is 800 meters. For someone who ran a thousand meters in three and a half minutes during junior high PE exams, that’s practically effortless, isn’t it?’

‘Don’t let my cute appearance fool you, or think my body is fragile and easily knocked over. My physical endurance is actually quite strong, okay?’