Chapter 71: The Crossdressing Conspiracy

“So… is this why you came to school in a dress?”

Senior Sister asked, a look of utter disbelief on her face as she stared at Xiao Xi, who was currently sniffling on the sofa in the volunteer club.

Wait, what’s with that skeptical expression? Did she really think a guy like me would voluntarily wear a dress to school without a good reason?

Well…

Technically, it was voluntary.

But the problem was, this was all planned, right? During yesterday’s all-boys assembly, every single one of them had shouted louder than the next, screaming things like “Dresses! Dresses!” and “Let’s do this!” So why, when it actually came time to wear the dresses, did they all bail on me?

It seemed dreams were the opposite of reality. In my dream, my sister got up early to cook, the guys actually wore dresses, and little Meng…

Well…

Meng might actually wear a maid outfit, though?

“Bro… why are you looking at me? It’s not like I told you to wear a dress!” Xiao Meng’s eyes darted away guiltily.

Huh?

Senior Sister caught that look first. She turned around, her sharp gaze sweeping over Xiao Meng from head to toe. Then she covered her mouth and snickered, venturing a guess:

“Xiao Meng, don’t tell me… when your brother was about to put on that dress this morning, you originally intended to stop him, but then your curiosity got the better of you—you wanted to see what he’d look like crossdressing—so you kept your mouth shut?”

“Wh-what are you talking about? Senior Sister, don’t slander me! I hate it when my brother wears girls’ clothes! Hmph!”

Xiao Meng protested loudly, which only made Senior Sister laugh harder. She was a regular detective, wasn’t she?

Senior Sister could guess that much? And so accurately?

And damn, did my little sister already have such terrifying thoughts? Had Sister Yuan been a bad influence on her?

Xiao Xi suddenly grew worried about his own future safety. After all… Sister Yuan and Xiao Meng were biological sisters! Those two… although they’d had very different personalities since childhood, who’s to say they wouldn’t converge in a couple of years?

Himself…

Xiao Xi suddenly felt his life was plunged into darkness. Done for. The thought that Xiao Meng might one day turn dark and stop wearing cute clothes like maid outfits… Shi Xi felt…

The more he thought about that dream, the more terrified he became!

Ugh…

“And you!” Senior Sister suddenly spun around, continuing to exercise her detective genius. “Are you sure… you’re not just making excuses, pretending you believed yesterday’s hype so you could confidently wear a dress to school and let loose? Little Xi~”

“H-how could that be!” Xiao Xi shrank back guiltily.

Just as Senior Sister was about to deliver the final blow, a knock came at the volunteer club’s door. The three people in the room exchanged glances. Senior Sister was the first to react!

A job was coming!

Excitedly rubbing her hands, Senior Sister put on a professional smile and went to open the door. Xiao Meng and Xiao Xi tidied themselves up and sat properly on the sofa.

Uh…

Wait. Xiao Xi suddenly remembered he was still in a dress. He quickly tried to stand up and stop Senior Sister, but Xiao Meng pressed him back down.

“It’s okay, bro. No one can tell you’re a boy. Don’t worry…”

Xiao Meng reassured him. Hearing that, Xiao Xi had no choice but to sit still. Senior Sister opened the door, but the person who entered… wasn’t a student.

A middle-aged man with a hairline that had long since given up all pretense of recovery walked into the room. He looked around. Senior Sister was dumbfounded, thinking he might be someone’s parent. But Xiao Xi and Xiao Meng recognized him instantly.

Hiss—

Xiao Xi sucked in a sharp breath. That… wasn’t that the head of our grade?

“Where’s that male student named Shi Xi? I heard he’s a member of your volunteer club. Have you seen him?”

Not finding Xiao Xi, the head turned to negotiate with Gao Meiyou. Although Senior Sister vaguely figured out that this man was a schoolteacher, she was still completely baffled. What the…

She quietly shot Xiao Xi a look: What should I do? Do I tell him or not?

Was Xiao Xi okay with her turning him in?

Xiao Xi was also troubled. The head… what did the head want with me?

Had he been caught sleeping in class? Or had the surveillance camera caught him copying off Chick-chan’s test paper before? Either… either was possible.

Anyway… being called out by a teacher never meant anything good.

But it wasn’t like he could run away from the entire school.

Boo-hoo. Might as well own up. Worst case, he’d write a self-criticism.

“I… I’m the one…”

Xiao Xi raised his hand miserably. The head followed the voice and saw a cute girl in a blue-and-white sailor uniform raising her hand. He frowned in confusion.

“Isn’t Shi Xi… a boy?”

“I… I am a boy…”

“Huh?”

The head was stunned for a long, long time.

…

Following the head to the head’s office, as soon as he entered, Shi Xi saw Nan Feng, Mia, and several male cadres from the student council…

Ah, this…

Xiao Xi silently walked over to Mia. Everyone in the room looked at each other.

Xiao Xi understood exactly why they’d been summoned! Damn it! It really was about that biggest issue!

Xiao Xi glared resentfully at Mia. Ahem. Mia turned her head away, her eyes shifting guiltily to the side, clearly avoiding Xiao Xi’s gaze.

…

The atmosphere was awkward. Everyone looked at each other, all realizing they were screwed.

What did this have to do with me? Xiao Xi roared inwardly in frustration. It wasn’t like he’d become an accomplice just because he’d been dragged to sit on the stage for a while.

“Xiao Xi…”

Nan Feng broke the ice first. He looked Xiao Xi up and down in astonishment. This…

“Are you really Xiao Xi? You look… amazing!”

“Yeah, yeah!” The other boys couldn’t help chiming in. “I thought a beauty had walked in.”

Xiao Xi silently lowered his head, speechless. You guys, why aren’t you wearing dresses? What happened to your promises yesterday?

Forget it. Just thinking about Nan Feng in a little skirt from his dream made Xiao Xi want to laugh.

Pfft—

No, he couldn’t even look Nan Feng in the eye now.

But! He still had to save face!

He couldn’t let these guys think he was a pervert who liked wearing women’s clothes!

“So… why did all of you bail!”

Xiao Xi accused the boys resentfully. The guys looked a bit embarrassed, lowering their heads and rubbing their necks.

“Uh… actually, yesterday after school, I was about to go break up with my girlfriend. But then… she invited me to the hotel to confirm things… and I… went! That’s when I found out the news was fake.”

One of the boys raised his hand and explained, giving a reason for chickening out of wearing the dress.

Uh…

Xiao Xi’s mouth twitched. You… you actually dared to go!

Even if your girlfriend really was a boy, you’d still be okay with it, right? What exactly did you go to confirm? And what happened after? Give us the details; you don’t have to hold back!

Damn it!

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