Chapter 149: 【Last Night】

“Big Brother, you still haven’t gotten used to your own appearance yet?
I noticed you sometimes get startled when you look in the mirror — hahaha, getting scared by yourself? What kind of nonsense is that? Too cute!”

“Get away… it’s not that easy to adjust.
I’ve been a guy for a full seventeen years.
Making me completely change my self-perception in just a few days is impossible.”

“Ehh~ Why not?
Is there still some stubborn attachment in your heart?
You’re unwilling to accept this version of yourself?”

“Probably.”

“But if it were me,
I’d be super happy about it!”

“Then your hard-earned boobs are going to cry.”

“Ahem… well…
being cute is enough.
Sexy or not doesn’t matter~”

Su Xiaoxiao’s gaze fixed on the full-length mirror in front of her.
She tentatively reached out a small hand
and touched her flat chest —
soft, but with almost no rise.

“Should I… maybe eat more nutritious food?
It might look better that way.
Right now I just look like a little kid…
easy to get underestimated.”

“Big Brother, how does it feel?
The girl’s chest you’ve always dreamed of touching —
does it feel nice?”

“No feeling at all…”
She answered ruthlessly, then immediately corrected herself:
“No! That’s not how it should be!
I wanted to touch a youthful, budding maiden’s chest —
not like this!”

“Pfft, your description is so pervy.
Don’t go to school and start groping other well-endowed girls just because of your regrets, okay?
That’s the wrong way to use your girl identity.”

“I’m not a pervert!
Do girls actually touch each other’s chests?”

“Sometimes… if they’re really close…”

Su Xiao Zi covered her mouth and giggled from the side.
Several thick black lines immediately dropped down Su Xiaoxiao’s face.

Why are all of you crowding around me tonight while I look in the mirror?!
First it was Tina, then Evran,
and now it’s your turn to watch my shameful performance?!

“Hey~ don’t get mad.
Girls can’t get angry — it’ll cause wrinkles~
I’ll leave you alone.
Take your time in front of the mirror and work on becoming more ladylike.”

But… what exactly am I doing this for…?

It feels like this body doesn’t belong to me —
like it belongs to some other girl who looks like this.
As if I stole someone else’s body and started using it.

If I don’t properly act like a girl,
it feels like I’d be letting this pretty body down.

But I really can’t do it!!!

The scene shifted back in time —
to the school gate once more.

Hua Ruolian seemed to have noticed something.
She kept staring at Su Xiaoxiao as her footsteps slowly drew closer.
Su Xiaoxiao awkwardly waved her hands,
secretly retreating step by step.

Don’t… don’t come any closer…
Isn’t this a bit too close…?

Suddenly, Su Xiaoxiao’s backward steps came to a halt.
The back of her calf bumped against something hard and square.
She turned her head —
right behind her was the fountain pool at the school gate.
Her calf had already hit the stone edge.

Wait…
this scene… feels awfully familiar…?

School gate.
New student.
Fountain pool.
And the two main characters… were the exact same two people from two years ago.

Su Xiaoxiao swallowed hard.
She absolutely could not fall into the pool like last time.
Falling at all was already forbidden —
falling into the water would be game over!

No more backing up.

“Ah… I remember now.
On Friday, I think I saw you at the — at the mall.
You were with Su Rui’s little sister, Su Xiao Zi.
Are you… Su Xiao Zi’s little sister?
Hm? But isn’t that girl named Su Xiao Zi only in second year?”

Eh?
Did Lian just call me by my old name?
Back then she always insisted on addressing me only as “math class rep” —
never once used my actual name.

Hua Ruolian blinked in confusion,
as though something in her logic had gone slightly off.

Su Xiaoxiao let out a relieved sigh —
at least she hadn’t been forced into the fountain.
She had already anticipated this question from Hua Ruolian
and calmly began to explain:

“That was just Su Xiao Zi joking around.
I’m a seventeen-year-old third-year student.
I just look really young — people often mistake me for an elementary or middle schooler.
She loves teasing me about it.
Actually I’m a little older than her.
My name is Su Xiaoxiao.
Nice to meet you.
May I ask your name…?”

“Oh… I see…
My name is Hua Ruolian.
You said you’re in Class 2 of third year, right?
What a coincidence — we’re classmates.
I’m a member of the student council and also the class president.
If there’s anything you don’t understand about the new school,
feel free to ask me anytime.”

“Thank you.”

Su Xiao Zi is sixteen.
Su Mu Zhe is seventeen.
And Su Xiao Zi has an older sister who’s also seventeen…
but looks like a little kid because she’s short.

Hm?
If Su Mu Zhe and she aren’t twins —
then age-wise… isn’t there something a little… off…?

Hua Ruolian’s mind was exceptionally sharp.
She suddenly felt like she was stepping into dangerous territory
and quickly stopped herself from thinking further.

After all, this was someone else’s family.
She shouldn’t pry too much.
In any case, Su Xiao Zi’s older sister had transferred in
at this somewhat unexpected time.
It was her duty to properly guide her around the class and campus.

“Wait just a moment.
My duty here is almost finished.
Let’s go to the classroom together?”

“Okay.
It’s my first day at a new school —
I wouldn’t dare wander around alone.
Having someone guide me makes me feel much more at ease.”

Xiaoxiao…
is that the name?

Little Xiaoxiao…
so cute.

Hua Ruolian smiled softly
and reached out to gently pat Su Xiaoxiao on the head.

Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but marvel inwardly.

The usually shy and reserved classmate —
the one who always spoke haltingly —
was now speaking fluently
and even showing a rare smile
when facing a new student!

Could it be…
that back then she was only awkward around me?
Or maybe she just prefers cute loli types
and doesn’t get nervous around them?

Ah… but it’s also my fault.
On the first day of school I pushed her into the fountain.
Anyone would feel awkward around me after that.

She had barely managed to bluff her way past Hua Ruolian.
Su Xiaoxiao felt a huge weight lift from her shoulders.

The first step is always the hardest.
Once she got through the beginning,
everything else would naturally fall into place.

Her first day going to school as a girl
was off to a very good start!

Or so she thought —
it should have been that way —
but an unexpected accident still occurred.

Just as Hua Ruolian happily patted Su Xiaoxiao’s head,
a frantic figure suddenly came charging from the distance,
kicking up a cloud of dust behind him.
The students in his wake couldn’t help covering their faces and coughing.

I’m— gonna— be— late—!

With that desperate shout,
Du Xiao — mouth still stuffed with a piece of bread —
rushed past the school gate like a gust of wind.

Time seemed to freeze in that instant.

Su Xiaoxiao stared in shock
as her good buddy took a huge stride,
practically flying through the gate.

Her small mouth fell open.

Then —
in the middle of Du Xiao’s leap,
a basketball slipped out of his half-open sports bag
and flew straight toward Hua Ruolian’s thigh.

Hua Ruolian lost her balance
and uncontrollably pitched forward —
right toward Su Xiaoxiao.

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