Hu Li froze on the spot. Liu Yao wore a strange expression, while Yao Shiming and Luo Yikang were even more confused.
What did she mean by “I’m a TS girl”?
As students living in the information age, they weren’t completely unfamiliar with the term. In some niche standards commonly used in anime and fantasy works, it referred to male characters who, due to supernatural forces or other conditions, were transformed into female characters.
And now Ji Yuennian was saying she herself was a TS girl. Could it be…?
In a flash, an extremely bold guess crossed their minds.
Seeing the four of them staring at her with various odd expressions, Ji Yuennian nodded slightly.
“That’s right. It’s exactly what you’re imagining.”
Then she made a stopping gesture, signaling for them not to ask questions yet.
“You’re all people I got to know during my three years of high school—” Her gaze swept over Hu Li and Liu Yao, and she quickly corrected herself. “Friends. I trust you all, so next I’ll explain everything to you. But let me say this first: I don’t like being interrupted when I’m talking. If you have questions, wait until I’m finished.”
After that, the mature beauty’s ink-dark eyes slowly swept across the four of them. They all nodded in unison, indicating their agreement.
Ji Yuennian took a deep breath and began recounting her bizarre experiences. From treating a green-haired little boy to cotton candy, to obtaining a two-sided silver coin that could change a person’s sex; from wanting to make Jiang Chi, who had embarrassed her, cry in misery, to disguising herself as “Ji Qingchan” and dating him; from being discovered and never being able to turn back, struggling and twisting in agony, to finally accepting the situation and being content with it—甚至 enjoying it.
Thanks to the fact that this wasn’t the first time Ji Yuennian had explained her strange year-long experiences, this telling was extremely vivid.
After listening, the four of them all wore different expressions.
“So, Brother Ji, you’ve actually only been a real girl for less than three months?”
“So, Old Ji, you were actually that ‘Ji Qingchan’ who dated the campus heartthrob and caused such a huge stir at school back then?”
“So, Old Ji, you really are a TS girl!!”
“Damn! The campus heartthrob really has it good!! A pure girl paired with a mature beauty, that’s just—ah!! Wife, don’t pinch me, that hurts, that hurts!!!”
The discordant voice was cut off mid-cheer as Luo Yikang clutched his side and wailed in pain.
Liu Yao expressionlessly withdrew her small hand.
But because of Luo Yikang’s outburst, everyone unconsciously shifted their gaze to the one who had been silent from the very beginning—Jiang Chi, the campus heartthrob himself.
It wasn’t that Jiang Chi was deliberately acting aloof. He simply wasn’t very familiar with Ji Yuennian’s group of roommates to begin with, and on top of that, Ji Yuennian had been repeatedly emphasizing her gender transition identity ever since arriving at the food stall, making it even harder for him to interrupt.
At this moment, faced with everyone’s questioning and probing looks, Jiang Chi was just about to speak when his peripheral vision caught sight of a certain stunning beauty who was clearly enjoying the drama.
And so, the great campus heartthrob had a flash of inspiration and went along with it.
He reached out, grabbed the fair little hand beside him, interlaced their fingers, raised them high above his head, and curved his lips into a charming smile.
“Whether you are Ji Qingchan, or Ji Yuennian,”
“I like you all the same.”
Ji Yuennian froze. Her face flushed red all the way to her ears. She hurriedly shook off Jiang Someone’s hand and muttered a low curse, “Get lost, you bastard.”
The four of them stared at each other, then suddenly understood. Someone started chanting, “Get together! Get together!” and soon the jeering voices became endless.
Ji Yuennian’s cheeks burned crimson. She clearly hadn’t expected her dormmates to turn their elbows outward like this. She lifted her eyes and shot Jiang Someone a fierce glare, grinding her teeth.
Jiang Someone merely raised an eyebrow and smiled, offering no explanation. Instead, he took the initiative to wrap an arm around the stunning beauty’s slender waist, even lifting her up with force and letting her sit steadily on his lap.
Ji Yuennian was so angry she wanted to punch someone, but surrounded by the strange looks drawn over by the cheering, she ultimately didn’t make a move.
“Ahem, um… we’re just ordinary friends right now. Don’t overthink it.”
Clearing her throat, the mature, big-chested beauty sitting in the boy’s arms still hadn’t lost a single bit of her tsundere pride and stubbornness, even after accepting her female identity.
But to the four who were cheering, her words only made it more obvious.
For a moment, questions like “Brother Ji, have you really fallen all the way into being a girl?”, “Old Ji, how does it feel to be loved?”, “Have you two slept together yet?”, and “When are you planning to get married?” came flooding in like a tidal wave of gossip.
Ji Yuennian had thought her skin was thick enough—thick enough to openly confess her identity to her dormmates. But once these questions hit her, her face flushed even redder in an instant, a tempting pink spreading all the way down her neck.
Such an adorable appearance, in the boy’s eyes, was dangerously alluring.
His throat tightened unconsciously.
“Look up,” he said.
Ji Yuennian lifted her head instinctively, and her lips were immediately sealed by a warm touch. A long, passionate kiss caught her completely off guard.
Tulips and mint—two different scents mixed together, making her heart race and her cheeks burn.
He kissed her deeper and deeper, his breathing growing heavier, as if he wanted to swallow her whole.
At this moment, the four who had been cheering were struck dumb by the sight and instantly fell silent.
Wait—weren’t we just cheering to liven things up? How did you two end up kissing already?
Isn’t your progress way too fast?!
No one knew how long the kiss lasted. By the time the scent of tulips finally withdrew, Ji Yuennian was already dazed. She forced her eyes open and looked at the four of them, her face rosy, shy yet stubborn.
“Don’t overthink it. We… we… we’re just having normal interactions!”
She gritted her teeth.
Her wine-red eyes, slightly swollen lips, the lingering mix of tulip and mint, the slightly loosened collar—everything seemed to prove that what had just happened was nothing more than “normal interaction,” with absolutely no other meaning.
The four exchanged glances, silently agreeing.
As expected, Old Ji—no, Sister Ji—is totally a tsundere!
……
“What’s wrong, still mad?”
Night had fallen, moonlight like flowing water.
After eating at the food stall, Ji Yuennian unusually didn’t drive. Instead, she called a designated driver to take the car back, while she herself pulled Jiang Chi along to stroll down the night road.
Along the way, Ji Yuennian rested both hands behind her head, humming softly as she gazed at the night sky with not many stars—completely different from her usual lively, talkative self.
Jiang Chi thought she was angry because he had exposed her in front of acquaintances at the food stall, so he deliberately moved a little closer to her.
Ji Yuennian shot him a sideways glance and stopped beside a utility pole.
“Do you really think I’m that childish? That I’d get mad over something so small?”
She extended her hand. Pale moonlight poured into her palm, as if covering it with a layer of silvery gauze.
Suddenly, she lifted her head and looked at the sky.
“Jiang Chi, what do you think I’m still lacking right now?”
Without waiting for him to answer, she continued talking to herself.
“My life right now is really good. My parents love me, my big brother dotes on me. I can basically get whatever I want. Being a girl is far better than I ever imagined. Even my roommates don’t look at me strangely.”
“Maybe everything isn’t perfect, but it suits me really well. So tell me—what am I still lacking?”
She slowly clenched her hand, the silvery glow shattering in her palm. Ji Yuennian withdrew her gaze and looked straight at the boy beside her.
“Jiang Chi, don’t you like me?”
“I’ve gone shopping, bought women’s clothes, experienced most of a girl’s daily life. But the one thing I’ve never done is date as a girl.”
“And now…”
Under the cold moonlight, the voluptuous mature beauty Ji Yuennian suddenly reached out and shoved Jiang Chi hard against the utility pole, producing a dull thud.
Her arm braced against the pole beside his ear, forming an inescapable barrier.
Ji Yuennian tilted her chin up slightly, her gaze burning as it locked onto Jiang Chi. In her eyes were both provocation and indescribable emotion.
“Jiang Chi, I want you to chase me!!”
“I want to taste what love feels like. I want to be loved. I want kisses and hugs from a boyfriend. I want to gamble and see whether I can really respond to your feelings.”
Her long hair fluttered slightly in the night breeze, adding a touch of wild charm. The corner of Ji Yuennian’s lips curved upward, resembling someone all too familiar.
“So? Dare to gamble with your sister?”
“If you win, then from now on, I’m yours.”
Faced with the mature beauty’s forceful wall-pin and confession, the boy’s lips slowly curved into a smile.
He said,
“Alright.”