Chapter 19: The Pink Transformation and a Showering Order

After a whirlwind of eating, only pristine, empty plates remained on the dining table.

To be honest, I truly hadn’t expected my appetite, as a boy, to be so modest. Having devoured my own bun and a small bowl of rice, I was surprisingly stuffed. I had initially assumed Huang Beifeng and the others would be much the same, but it seemed I was mistaken. Astoundingly, these two ate far more than I did, practically annihilating all the dishes on the table. Comparing myself to them, I wondered where my dignity had gone.

Still, never mind that. It was probably better to focus on the more pressing issue of showering.

With only one bathroom in the house, a proper showering schedule would certainly need to be arranged. After all, the first person to shower would enjoy an abundance of hot water. While the weather was still a bit warm and many might opt for a cold rinse, for these somewhat delicate bodies, a hot shower was undeniably the better choice.

“How should we arrange the showering order?”

I had originally planned for Huang Beifeng to go first, but then Mu Rong Xin Xue unexpectedly spoke up.

“Little Ye, you go first, then Beifeng, and finally me. That’s the order.”

“Huh? Why doesn’t Beifeng go first?” I inquired, genuinely curious about Mu Rong Xin Xue’s arrangement.

“Well, Mu Rong Xin Xue didn’t bring many clothes when she came over, just a few school outfits. As for a nightgown, she’ll just borrow one from your wardrobe for now.”

Having heard Mu Rong Xin Xue’s explanation, I understood her reasoning. Just as I was about to leave the dining table, she spoke once more.

“Of course, this order is also based on ‘size’, isn’t it? We have to be kind to the younger ones.”

‘Get out of here! What ‘size’? What ‘younger one’?!

‘Wait a minute, Huang Beifeng is actually a month or two younger than me. So, what ‘size’ is she being ranked by? Could it be…?’

Catching Mu Rong Xin Xue’s knowing gaze, I found my suspicion only growing stronger.

“Sis, the ‘size’ you’re talking about, you’re not referring to *that* thing, are you?”

“What do you think?” she retorted.

As she spoke, she even gestured pointedly towards my own ‘barren land’.

‘Damn it! How could I, a boy, possibly have *that*?! If I really did, and it was large, that would truly be bizarre. Still, if I were actually a girl, being compared in such a way would definitely make me feel a little inferior. But I’m a boy! Yet, having a girl point at my ‘barren land’ and use it for comparison… that’s truly unbearable!’

What made me even more exasperated wasn’t just that; more importantly, my face had inexplicably flushed red again.

‘Hiss! As a boy, I’m far too prone to blushing, aren’t I?’

Ignoring the two strings of silvery laughter echoing behind me, I covered my crimson face. Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, ‘running away’ was the best plan. I’d escape first and deal with it later.

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Watching Mu Rong Luo Ye hastily flee, his face covered, Huang Beifeng and Mu Rong Xin Xue couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“When did Mu Rong Luo Ye become like this? I’ve truly never seen him this way before.”

“Well, he’s been like this ever since I made him wear girl’s clothes.”

Casting a suspicious glance at Mu Rong Xin Xue, Huang Beifeng had more or less figured out what was going on. Over the two months of summer vacation, Mu Rong Xin Xue must have subjected Mu Rong Luo Ye to all sorts of unspeakable things to transform him into this state.

However, this was merely a product of her overly vivid imagination. In reality, Mu Rong Xin Xue had simply disposed of all of Mu Rong Luo Ye’s male clothing, leaving him with a choice between going naked and donning girl’s clothes. Unsurprisingly, Mu Rong Luo Ye chose to put on the little dress prepared for him. On that very day, Mu Rong Xin Xue had already sensed a subtle change in him. With each passing day, these changes steadily grew, making the situation that had just unfolded entirely predictable.

“Come on, my nightgown would be a bit big for you. Let’s go to Little Ye’s room and pick one out for you.”

Before they could leave, Huang Beifeng gently tugged at Mu Rong Xin Xue’s sleeve.

“Um, does Mu Rong Luo Ye truly not have *any* male clothes left?”

“Well, of course! I even threw away all his old underwear. I specifically bought him a variety of panties instead, all sorts of styles.”

Witnessing Mu Rong Xin Xue utter these words with such a casual, almost nonchalant tone, Huang Beifeng was utterly dumbfounded.

‘She really went through with it, didn’t she?’

“What, do you want to see them? I’ll take you.”

Before Huang Beifeng could even voice her thoughts, Mu Rong Xin Xue simply led her directly towards Mu Rong Luo Ye’s room. She neither struggled nor actively refused. When it came to Mu Rong Luo Ye’s room, she was genuinely quite curious.

Gently pushing open the door to Mu Rong Luo Ye’s room, they were greeted by a sight of overwhelming pink.

Unlike her memories, the once pale blue curtains and white walls had vanished, replaced entirely by a sea of pink.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk, Sister Mu Rong Xin Xue, this was your doing too, wasn’t it?”

Judging solely by the room’s decor, it could hardly be considered a boy’s room; calling it a cute girl’s boudoir would be far more accurate.

“Of course it was!” Mu Rong Xin Xue declared proudly.

Grinning triumphantly, Mu Rong Xin Xue had already opened Mu Rong Luo Ye’s wardrobe while Huang Beifeng was still surveying the surroundings. Despite having mentally prepared herself, the reality of what she saw still left her in disbelief.

Inside the wardrobe, a dazzling array of women’s clothing hung. Just as Mu Rong Xin Xue had claimed, there wasn’t a single piece of male attire. All of his men’s underwear was gone, replaced instead by a drawer overflowing with various styles of panties.

Gently pushing open another drawer, she gazed at its contents, and once again, she was utterly stunned.

The drawer was filled entirely with stockings. Beyond black and white, there were all sorts of other colors, an assortment even more extensive than her own collection.

If Mu Rong Xin Xue hadn’t repeatedly insisted that this was indeed Mu Rong Luo Ye’s room, Huang Beifeng would never have believed it could belong to a boy.

As Mu Rong Xin Xue continued to show Huang Beifeng the other items in the room, the door suddenly swung open.