Liu Li and Zhou Huanan continued their stroll down the street.
In a men’s clothing store, Liu Li casually browsed with Zhou Huanan, even though people around them were surprised that she was also picking out clothes. Liu Li, not liking to make eye contact, kept her head down as she quickly retreated into a fitting room with her chosen items, barely noticing the reactions around her.
This incident, however, made Zhou Huanan realize something. Liu Li seemed to still consider herself a boy, and if he wanted to truly win her over, he needed to make her recognize that she was a delicate girl inside.
But how could he do that?
As Zhou Huanan sat on a bench in the store, deep in thought, the curtain of the fitting room in front of him opened. A voice, soft but tinged with a hint of nervousness, floated out.
“What do you think of this outfit?”
Zhou Huanan looked up and saw Liu Li in the fitting room, adjusting a hat. She wore a black cat-ear sun hat, which was both cute and stylish, paired with a relaxed, fashionable dark-colored Korean-style jacket and black pants. The serious color palette, so different from her usual demure demeanor, gave Zhou Huanan a fresh feeling.
However, the cat-ear hat didn’t make her seem tense. With a bare face, a petite and refined nose, and thin lips the color of pale cherry blossoms, Liu Li looked more like a trendy tomboy. Her hair, tied in a black ponytail, hung down her back, not just for convenience like her boss’s, but with the vibrancy of a young girl.
In summary, she looked great as a tomboy.
Zhou Huanan opened his mouth, stammered a bit, and then leaned back, covering his mouth with his hand. “Could you put your ponytail over your shoulder and be my wife?”
“Get lost! Don’t joke about that!”
I might take you seriously…
Liu Li pouted, not finishing her sentence, and laughed with Zhou Huanan. After all, if he was joking, it meant she had chosen well. They picked out the clothes and went straight to the counter. Liu Li’s phone was linked to the card she got from Manager Tian, and the transaction at the front desk was successful. She let out a sigh of relief.
If that guy tries to rip me off, I’ll make him taste the iron fist of Magical Girl Justice! Humph!
Liu Li clenched her fists in her mind, punching the air.
When they exited, the sky was already dark.
“So, that’s it?”
Liu Li took a few steps forward, thinking that everything they wanted to see was seen and everything Zhou Huanan wanted to buy was bought. Her ponytail swayed gracefully as she spoke to Zhou Huanan.
But Zhou Huanan had other plans. He hadn’t made Liu Li realize she was a girl yet! How could he let her go so easily, especially at night?
“Wait.”
“Hmm?”
“There’s something on your chest.”
Liu Li looked at Zhou Huanan, who suddenly became serious, and extended a hand toward her chest.
“Eh?”
Not…!
Before Liu Li could react, Zhou Huanan’s large hand was on her, moving past the jacket to touch her lightly through her thin clothing. Liu Li felt a strange sensation in her chest.
She didn’t react at first, allowing him to touch her a few times. But soon, a tingling sensation, like an electric shock, made her step back several paces.
“What are you doing, you perv!” Liu Li shouted from a few steps away, clutching her chest, looking like a scolded wife.
“I was just helping you remove the price tag.”
Zhou Huanan twirled the price tag on his finger, feigning innocence with a mischievous grin, knowing his plan had succeeded and that he had taken advantage of the situation.
Blood profit, blood profit.
Liu Li couldn’t retaliate, closing her jacket with a huff, silently taking the silent hit. Although she was a girl, Zhou Huanan didn’t know. She decided to let it slide, unless he already knew and was doing it on purpose, in which case she would definitely bite him.
On the other hand, if she made a scene, Zhou Huanan might realize something was off, discover she was a girl…
Shiver, shiver.
That would mean being taken to a hotel, locked in a basement where no one could find her, turned into a plaything, followed by the inevitable pregnancy, and ending up with a baby in each hand. The ending would be a happy marriage, joyous and celebratory, but…
Wait. Liu Li, how could you think that ending was okay! I’m such a lustful, desire-filled woman, ugh.
Liu Li mentally disemboweled herself, while Zhou Huanan, unaware of her inner turmoil, noticed Liu Li occasionally smiling, then looking anxious and uneasy.
This kid, finally gone crazy?
“Okay.” Zhou Huanan clapped his hands, and Liu Li’s eyes cleared, pulled back to reality.
“Anyway, where are you going tonight? Why don’t you stay at my place?”
Zhou Huanan’s calculation was clear, but honestly, it was a tempting offer. She admitted that staying at Zhou Huanan’s place was comfortable, fun, and the food was great…
But she still felt uneasy. She believed that such a good life was too much to handle, and the pain of losing it would be unbearable. It was better to pretend she never had it.
Plus, she had to worry about Zhou Huanan finding out she was a girl.
Hmm, hmm.
Liu Li figured she probably hadn’t been exposed, especially since she had checked herself and was still a virgin. She knew Zhou Huanan was energetic, having been with a class beauty who only allowed holding hands. During that time, Liu Li felt his eyes were green, almost hungry. If Zhou Huanan found out she was actually a girl, he would be like a hungry eagle, swooping in!
The consequences would be unimaginable!
“I think I’ll pass…”
Liu Li pouted cutely and shook her head. Zhou Huanan, seeing this, had nothing more to say, only wondering as he watched Liu Li call a ride on her phone and leave without a hint of sadness, just like when she paid for the clothes.
“Strange.”
Zhou Huanan watched the car drive away, feeling a hint of unease. When had Liu Li become so capable? Was she secretly doing something else?
He gasped, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, comforting himself that Liu Li was too innocent to have done anything like that. But he still needed to marry her soon.
****
Liu Li arrived, opened the door, and collapsed onto her bed with a thud. It hurt a little… The girl, sprawled across the bed, stared at the plain ceiling, thinking her bed wouldn’t bounce a bit like Zhou Huanan’s.
Habitually, she glanced at her phone, searching for Magical Girl Grey Moon. The reviews were no longer one-sided; there was only endless slander and defamation. Forums, Baidu posts, and video sites were filled with debates about Magical Girl Grey Moon, with such intensity that even kind-hearted citizens, skimming the edges, would be shocked, crying, “Oh no, my float!”
Apart from that, there was a promotional video for Magical Girl Grey Moon’s figurine, which seemed to have been ready for a long time, just waiting for authorization to start production and sales…
Even the white lace panties with a butterfly bow under her skirt were perfectly replicated.
Liu Li blushed slightly, turning off her phone, and thought of Xiaose’s situation, unconsciously remembering Zhou Huanan touching her chest earlier. As she lay on the bed, the memory of that strange feeling made her blush. She bounced lightly on the bed, unintentionally squeezing her thighs together.
Desire slowly filled her shy eyes, misting them with moisture, making her neck glisten with a thin layer of sweat, like a summer without air conditioning.
It was an uncomfortable feeling.
Liu Li bit the bedsheet, curling up and tossing and turning, not knowing how to relieve it, her mind filled with thoughts of him. Finally, looking out the window toward Zhou Huanan’s house, she made a bold decision.
“…Transform.”