Chapter 46: Trying Thin Silk

Returning to the dormitory, Qi only felt deep exhaustion.

The library was quite far from the dormitory building. Because of the forum incident, she had already made two round trips in this short time, and on the last trip she had walked a bit hastily, so her legs were now under considerable pressure.

Wearing thick stockings restricted her movement too much. She couldn’t run, jump, or rush; she could only climb stairs slowly, one step at a time.

Even the series of embarrassing incidents she had experienced these past days were all caused by the stockings on her legs. She had been tormented enough and wanted nothing more than to take them off and throw them away.

Qi sat down beside Su Xiaoqie, brushed her long hair behind the chair back, and looked up at the ceiling.

“Qiqi, so are you and Jiang Wanli really in a couple relationship now?”

asked Roommate Miss curiously.

Qi glanced at her.

This girl’s computer screen was still on the interface from when she had left earlier; it seemed she had been catching up on the gossip in the forum all this time.

“No, don’t ask about the rest, and don’t bother me,” the black-haired girl replied weakly.

Su Xiaoqie thought for a moment, then asked quietly:

“But the forum says it’s been confirmed that you two are together. If Bai Qiaoyu sees this, will she do something to you?”

Qi narrowed her eyes, only reopening them after a long while, then looked at Su Xiaoqie again.

“Have I ever told you about Bai Qiaoyu?”

“Of course you have, Qiqi, have you forgotten?”

Roommate Miss said firmly.

“Are you too tired today? That’s why you don’t remember.”

“Maybe.”

She really couldn’t remember ever mentioning Bai Qiaoyu; all she could recall was the last time at the maid cafe when she signed the contract, and even then she had only mentioned the name.

But it didn’t matter. She didn’t want to think about these things now. Even if Su Xiaoqie knew about it, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

“I don’t know what she’ll do if she sees it. I’ll take it one step at a time,” Qi said lightly.

“Are you sure you don’t need me to help you pay off the debt?”

“If I really need it, I’ll tell you.”

“Alright then!”

Roommate Miss put her hands on her hips.

“Next, Qiqi, watch me play a game. I’ll show you my exquisite marksmanship!”

“No, I’m going to take a shower.”

Unfortunately, the black-haired girl didn’t give her the satisfaction.

Entering the bathroom, Qi took off her clothes and washed herself again. After most of the fatigue was swept away, she began to face a new decision.

The black-haired girl looked somberly at the brand-new stockings in her hand.

They were a pair of white thin stockings, and taking them out was the result of careful consideration.

Just the feel of these stockings in her hand was completely different from the ones she had worn before. Qi could hardly feel their weight, and with just a slight stretch, she could see her fingers through the fabric.

It was truly embarrassing. If she had no other choice, Qi really didn’t want to wear this thing.

These sheer stockings barely covered her legs. Did she really have the courage to wear them outside?

But what could she do if she didn’t wear them?

Could she only move as if shackled for the rest of her life? Or should she hope that Luo Qing could remove her leg debuff, or that she could find the lost newbie stockings?

That malicious god hadn’t given her any help so far. And as for finding the stolen stockings…

Not to mention whether she could find them, the person who stole the stockings certainly wouldn’t wear them. After being taken for so long, Qi didn’t even want to imagine what that person might have done with them. Even if she could get them back, she didn’t really want to wear them anymore.

She wouldn’t dwell on it. First, she would put them on.

When she had bought stockings before, Qi had bought some of both thicknesses. Last time, she had only tried on the black thin stockings.

But since the purpose of wearing stockings was to cover her legs, even the thinnest stockings were only slightly sheer. And the slightly sheer black stockings still gave a very obvious flesh-like feel when worn. Even when Qi looked at them herself, she found them both revealing and sexy.

So this time she switched to white stockings. Her legs were already very pale, so if she wore white as well, the visual sense of sheerness should be much less.

Gathering her courage, the black-haired girl slowly pulled the stockings onto her legs. After so many days of wearing thick stockings, she could clearly feel the difference between the two.

Although there was still a slight discomfort when worn, the discomfort had decreased significantly, and her legs were gradually adapting. After about five minutes, Qi had completely adjusted to the new stockings. Apart from a slight leg weakness as a permanent buff, she could barely feel the stockings on her legs.

It was an unprecedented relief!

The black-haired girl was a bit happy and tried jumping twice in the bathroom. If it had been before, she would definitely have fallen to the ground from leg weakness, but this time she could actually stay standing.

Indeed, wearing thin stockings, she could run and jump normally. Although she would still get weak and lose strength if she was too intense, it was still much, much better than before.

Moreover, Qi could feel that the pressure accumulated from jumping twice was gradually decreasing as she stood still and rested. This never happened before. This was a qualitative change equivalent to mana recovery going from zero to one!

But in terms of comfort, it still couldn’t compare to the stolen white stockings.

She hadn’t noticed it when she first tried them on, but only after being tormented for days and then shedding that burden did she realize how comfortable thin stockings were. Qi no longer wanted to wear the previous stockings at all.

However, when she looked in the mirror, her happiness felt like it had been doused with cold water, and she quickly calmed down.

As she had guessed, the sheerness of the white stockings was indeed much less than the black ones. If you didn’t look closely, it was almost unnoticeable. Moreover, compared to normal white stockings, because the fibers were thinner, they would be smoother after stretching, giving them a very special luster that looked even more enticing.

Also, because they were thinner and clung to the skin, after wearing them for a while, Qi’s legs would gradually ignore the feel of the thin stockings.

This was both an advantage and a drawback. It would give Qi the illusion that her legs were bare and she wasn’t wearing stockings, making her absolutely dare not go outside wearing this thing.

But in order not to let her down at critical moments, accepting thin stockings was inevitable. Otherwise, if she constantly lost the ability to move due to leg weakness, Qi would never dare to meet Bai Qiaoyu, and she would never get back her campus card.

In that case, she would start from the dormitory and gradually get used to this feeling.

The black-haired girl repeatedly encouraged herself, fully prepared mentally, before slowly opening the bathroom door.

Hiding half of her body, Qi peeked out to look at her roommate. Seeing that she was focused on playing games, she gathered her courage, slowly walked out, and quietly sat down beside her.

Good. Her actions hadn’t caught Su Xiaoqie’s attention.

So today, she would just sit next to her for an hour. As long as she could last an hour.

Qi’s face turned red. She felt as if she was playing some strange exposure game.