Chapter 228: Can I treat you as a woman?

Clatter.

The plastic fork in Lin Yu’s hand fell onto the table, splashing a few drops of oil.

“Graduate? Th-this… how is that possible?!”

He couldn’t understand—or rather, he refused to understand.

For a shut-in like him, it felt no different from the sky collapsing.

His fingers trembled as he tapped open the video.

There was no avatar animation—just a black background, and Lulu’s voice, filled with reluctance.

His mind buzzed, like thousands of flies swarming inside. He couldn’t focus at all.

He only caught a few fragmented phrases:

“…the income from being a virtual streamer is too low…”

“…real life pressure is too much, I really can’t keep going…”

“…thank you everyone for this period of time…”

“…I’ll remember you all…”

The video ended.

Lin Yu stared blankly at the dark screen.

Low income?

How could it be low?

Clearly, her viewer count had been increasing lately.

People were subscribing as Admirals every day—

“Don’t go, okay?! Don’t leave!”

His eyes turned red as he tried to hold her back in the comments.

“I can borrow money! I can subscribe as an Admiral! I’ll definitely do it!”

Just as he was about to send that humble message—

His gaze accidentally landed on a new comment.

The tone was full of mockery and disdain:

“Heh, stop pretending. What ‘graduating’? Just milked enough money from simps. Dressing it up so nicely—acting pure while being shameless.”

“Shut up—!”

Something inside Lin Yu snapped.

A surge of anger rushed straight to his head.

He lost control.

He opened that person’s profile and sent a private message, hurling the most vicious insults he could think of.

“Bullshit! Who the hell are you to slander her like that?!”

“Lulu is not that kind of person! What would a keyboard loser like you understand?!”

Faced with his hysterical insults—

The other party didn’t argue back.

They simply replied coldly:

“Bro, add my WeChat.”

Lin Yu froze.

He didn’t understand—was this guy trying to fight him offline?

“Fine! I’m not afraid of you!”

Grinding his teeth, he sent his ID.

Soon, the request was accepted.

No small talk.

No nonsense.

The other party directly sent him a file—nearly dozens of megabytes.

Lin Yu opened it.

As he scrolled—

The color drained from his face at a visible speed, turning deathly pale.

It was a compilation of chat screenshots.

Group name: 【Lulu and Her Knights (Admirals Only)】

And in those screenshots—

The account with Lulu’s avatar was speaking in that all-too-familiar tone—

But the words were like plunging into an icy abyss:

“Sigh… if I had known, I wouldn’t have done that offline commission. Today was just rotten luck—I ran into a poor guy who was stingy even with the commission money.”

“I didn’t tear things apart, of course~ Lulu has professional ethics! I even paid for her milk tea myself at the end, encouraged her to work hard. After all, even a mosquito’s leg is still meat—poor people can still be squeezed a little~”

“But next time, I think the entry should be raised to Admiral level…”

“Sorry everyone! Today’s stream might be a bit late… going to eat dinner or something…”

“I didn’t really want to go… but I’ve known him for a while, had to accompany him…”

“But Lulu has never eaten Michelin before~”

“First time receiving so many gifts, Lulu is so happy! Cong-gege is the best~ muah!”

“Going to rest for a few days, streaming continuously is too tiring…”

“Minna-san, Lulu might take a break for a while~ streaming is exhausting, need to relax~”

“Ahh stop it~ it’s not traveling with a boyfriend, don’t make things up~”

Lin Yu’s fingers were stiff like ice, but he kept scrolling mechanically.

The next page—

A photo.

A pair of intertwined legs—one male, one female.

The background: the blue coastline of Sanya.

He didn’t dare look any further.

His hand suddenly lost all strength.

Thud.

The phone slipped from his fingers and hit the floor.

Thump.

His legs gave out, and he collapsed onto his knees on the cold tiles.

His stomach churned violently.

Fake.

It was all fake.

That gentleness.

That thoughtfulness.

That moment under the sunset—

All of it—

Just a performance.

Just a transaction.

A charity from above.

On the fallen phone screen, more messages popped up—

“So this is how it is. Society laughs at poverty, not immorality.”

“At first I thought she was a decent streamer, turns out she’s just another bloodsucker.”

“If you don’t have money, you’re not even qualified to be a dog.”

In that moment—

Lin Yu felt like he had fallen into an ocean.

The entire sea was bitter tears.

Pressure came from all directions, crushing him.

Breathing became impossible.

He opened his mouth, gasping like a fish thrown onto shore—

But all he felt was icy despair flooding his lungs.

He was drowning.

Really drowning.

“Sob… sob…”

He covered his face tightly, suppressing animal-like whimpers.

What was there to cry about?

Wasn’t money the most important thing in this world?

She wasn’t wrong.

She just abandoned poverty—

and chose wealth.

Money could buy everything.

In this society, money was the only truth.

With money, he wouldn’t have to bow and scrape.

With money, his parents wouldn’t lose sleep over him.

Didn’t they say money could solve 99% of problems?

The reason he suffered—

was simply because he had no money.

Poverty was the original sin.

Where was there any fairness?

Where were there any unconditional feelings?

“I’ve had enough…”

“I’m really sick of being this useless…”

“No matter what—I’m going to make money…”

“A lot of money…”

“Ah Yu.”

A deep, gentle voice suddenly broke through the dark ocean.

A rough but reassuring warmth touched his cheek, gently wiping away his tears—

Like sunlight piercing the deep sea.

The cold water retreated.

“What…?”

Lin Yu suddenly gasped and opened his eyes.

His vision slowly focused through tears.

In front of him—

was Luo Shaotian’s sharply defined face.

He was slightly leaning back, one hand on the steering wheel, the other just withdrawn.

There was still a trace of moisture on his thumb.

Where… is this?

Lin Yu blinked blankly, looking at the street outside and the familiar car interior.

Ah…

I remember.

They had just finished meeting Dr. Reed. Because he was weak, he had fallen asleep not long after getting into the car.

So just now—

that was all a dream.

A memory from years ago.

Something he thought he had long thrown into the trash of his mind—

Yet it resurfaced now.

And even in his sleep—

he had cried.

What a ridiculous dream.

“You cried.”

Luo Shaotian suddenly said.

“…A little.”

“What did you dream about?”

“Just some unpleasant old memories.”

Lin Yu turned his head away irritably, pulling back.

Even though his current body was delicate—and even more sensitive due to his condition—

Deep down, he still clung to that fragile sense of masculinity.

He couldn’t accept such intimate contact.

Luo Shaotian didn’t press further.

But his tone became serious:

“Ah Yu, this is the second time you’ve spaced out today.”

“Ever since we left Dr. Reed’s place, something’s been off about you.”

“I’m worried.”

“Worried?”

Lin Yu suddenly laughed coldly.

That laugh was full of self-mockery and sharpness.

“Worried about me?”

“Oh… I get it.”

“You’re not worried about Lin Yu.”

“You’re worried about this face, right?”

Luo Shaotian frowned.

“What do you mean?”

Lin Yu’s emotions ignited like a powder keg.

“All those years after graduation, we barely kept in touch.”

“Why suddenly care so much when we met again?”

“Why cling to me like this?”

“Isn’t it because you saw what I look like after transforming?!”

Luo Shaotian tightened his grip on the steering wheel, silent.

“Nothing to say?”

Lin Yu pointed at him, voice trembling.

“You’re the same as before—when you’re in the wrong, you just shut up!”

“Fine, I’ll say it for you!”

“You don’t care about me at all!”

“You’re just attracted to this face!”

“You want this body, right?!”

His vision blurred with tears.

“You pretend! You act like you care!”

“When you wiped my tears just now—were you imagining I was that girl?!”

The car filled with heavy breathing.

Luo Shaotian remained silent.

“Silent again? That means I’m right!”

Lin Yu’s voice cracked.

“No one cares about me…”

“Everyone is lying…”

“Not a single person is sincere…”

Click.

Suddenly—

Luo Shaotian unbuckled his seatbelt.

He got out of the driver’s seat—

then opened the back door and got in beside him.

The space became cramped.

The sudden closeness made Lin Yu shrink back instinctively.

“What… what are you doing?!”

“Want to fight?! I’m a patient right now!”

Ignoring him, Luo Shaotian took out a tissue and handed it over.

“Here. Wipe your tears.”

Smack!

Lin Yu slapped it away.

“Are you insane?! You came back here just to give me a tissue?!”

“Of course not.”

Luo Shaotian looked at the fallen tissue calmly.

“I also want to explain something properly.”

“Explain what?”

Lin Yu sneered.

“Explain that you don’t like Lulu? Fine, I believe you—”

“I do.”

He cut him off.

“…What?”

“I said—I like Lulu.”

Luo Shaotian looked straight at him, his gaze unwavering.

Lin Yu froze for three seconds before exploding:

“Are you crazy?!”

“I told you a thousand times—Lulu is fake!”

“She doesn’t exist!”

“You’re throwing away our brotherhood for someone fake?!”

“Lulu is real.”

Luo Shaotian said firmly.

“Bullshit!”

Lin Yu pointed at his own face.

“Look at this! Want me to解除 the transformation right now?!”

“Then do it.”

“…I…”

He froze.

“I can’t… the medicine hasn’t worn off yet…”

“And my transformation crystal is at home…”

“Exactly.”

Luo Shaotian suddenly leaned closer.

Like a collapsing mountain—

He pressed him back against the car door.

Too close.

Close enough to feel his breath.

“Right now…”

“Lulu is real.”

He didn’t touch him this time—

but trapped him between himself and the window.

His gaze turned sharp, almost aggressive.

“You have a girl’s body.”

“You smell like a girl.”

“You’re even going through a girl’s biological cycle.”

“Ah Yu—no matter how much you deny it…”

“In my eyes…”

“You are a girl.”

His voice was low, husky—

dangerously close.

“So tell me…”

“Right now…”

“Can I treat you as a real woman?”

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