Lin Xinyuan was excited all the way until after five in the morning before he finally couldn’t hold on anymore and fell back asleep.
In the morning, the sun displayed its enchanting form, making life miserable for everyone outside, but it had nothing to do with Lin Xinyuan, who was still lost in his dreams.
Daylight shone on the corner of his pillow, and the particles floating in the air were clearly visible, shimmering with a halo.
Half-awake and half-asleep, Lin Xinyuan gradually came to.
After a long while, he finally sat up slowly, stretched lazily, and immediately felt refreshed all over.
What a wonderful day!
He casually picked up his phone to take a look.
“Oh, it’s already ten…”
There was still a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. He was in a great mood today, sweeping away the gloom of the past few days.
Thinking that he might be able to use that jade bracelet to ruthlessly take revenge on that arrogant blond guy, he was overjoyed, and even now he hadn’t completely calmed down.
He glanced around the dormitory. As expected, he was the only one left.
The Head and the others had gone to play ball again. This scene—waking up to find himself alone—was almost a daily occurrence as long as there were no morning classes.
He wasn’t surprised they didn’t call him, since they used to invite him before, but he always refused.
As for why he didn’t join them, there were mainly two reasons.
The first was that Lin Xinyuan had never been interested in playing basketball, and to be honest, he was quite annoyed by lively places.
Although he wouldn’t call himself truly socially anxious…
But still, he had a bit of it, was pretty afraid of interacting with others, and was a genuine homebody.
This probably had a lot to do with his family and the environment he grew up in…
Because his parents had been working out of town since he was little, leaving him in the care of his elderly grandmother.
When he was young, he was often bullied by others, especially during middle school…
When you told the Teacher about it with hope, they didn’t really care, and would only give you the classic line:
“If you don’t provoke them, why would they bother you?”
Otherwise, they’d just tell you to call your parents.
But his parents weren’t around. He’d called them once, but their attitude was about the same as the Teacher’s…
As for his father’s siblings, they were either working in the city or already married and taking care of their own families, so no one had time to bother with him.
Grandmother was elderly, and Lin Xinyuan really didn’t dare tell her, so over time, he could only endure it alone.
Later, gradually, he understood that the more weak you acted, the more those people would push you. After that, he learned to fight back and started to stand up for himself.
Until one time, he couldn’t take it anymore and exploded.
He confronted those people fiercely and directly beat up the one who always led in bullying him, leaving him bloodied and battered.
Although afterward, the Teacher called in the parents…
Sure enough, they didn’t come…
Well, they were busy.
Heh… same attitude as those Teachers, still told him to handle it himself…
The other parents’ curses didn’t scare him at all; instead, he just felt thrilled!
He still remembered, when he was asked to pay compensation, he glared at them fiercely and just said to let the police handle it.
Immediately, they didn’t dare say anything more, and that unwilling, ridiculous expression as they left…
Ever since that incident, no one dared to bully him again! On the other hand, some so-called friends gradually distanced themselves from him, saying their families didn’t want them to hang out with him…
So be it, who cares…
Because of that, he saw through the so-called “friends” and didn’t care much about them. That was the case in middle school, and it was still the same in high school.
Of course, it’s not like he had no friends at all, just very few, not even enough to count on one hand, and the relationships were just so-so, not really close.
As a result, he often stayed home, preferring not to go out and just play on his phone.
This habit continued to this day, gradually cutting off his social life and making him more and more socially anxious…
It wasn’t until university that things seemed to get better. With his current dormmates, Lin Xinyuan actually got along quite well, even though they were pretty noisy…
But they still respected boundaries, and Lin Xinyuan quite liked that feeling…
Even though he couldn’t join in their hobbies and didn’t have much in common to talk about, the relationship was decent enough, mostly due to being dormmates.
But, ever since the start of the semester, he could tell that they weren’t deliberately excluding him.
That was good enough…
The second reason was that he’d once been hit in the head with a basketball by those people.
It was probably around then… That’s why he’s never liked basketball since.
Looking at his university life, apart from the necessary courses, all he did was watch anime, read novels, write novels, occasionally go for a run, oh, and there was the Novel Club—which he only joined because someone recruited him.
Other than that, there was almost nothing else.
You could say his entire university life could be summed up with one word: “homebody.”
Come to think of it, it was exactly this kind of personality that made him full of unrealistic fantasies about love and being with a girl.
He imagined it all too beautifully, so he developed a bit of an obsession with Li Xue, his first love…
Yawning contentedly, Lin Xinyuan got out of bed and walked to the balcony.
As soon as he opened the balcony door, a wave of heat hit him in the face, clashing with the cool air from the air conditioner inside—a battle of ice and fire.
Immediately after, the blazing sunlight made him squint instinctively, but he adjusted quickly.
He went to the sink, picked up his cup, and took out the toothpaste and toothbrush inside.
He filled the cup with water, set it on the counter, rinsed the toothbrush, squeezed on some toothpaste, and walked straight to the full-length mirror on the wall to start brushing his teeth.
With his mouth full of foam, Lin Xinyuan looked at himself in the mirror and felt that something was a little different.
Did he… become more handsome?
Brushing his teeth with his right hand, his left hand couldn’t help but touch his face.
Compared to yesterday, he felt his skin had become a bit fairer, and the acne marks on his face seemed to have faded quite a bit.
Could it be the effect of that jade bracelet?
Oh, so it has miraculous effects like this! Looks like besides Gender Conversion, it’s not totally useless!
Lin Xinyuan, big-hearted as always, thought to himself, feeling rather pleased.
After all, he used to barely count as delicate-looking, his skin wasn’t very fair, and thanks to the horrors of puberty, he had plenty of acne scars.
But now, it felt like his skin was a bit fairer, the rough texture smoother, and the acne marks had faded a lot.
This instantly raised his looks to a whole new level.
Hmm… I really am awesome… hahaha
Lin Xinyuan secretly felt delighted, developing a new understanding of the jade bracelet.
He thought, at this rate, as long as he made good use of the jade bracelet, not only would he become better and better, but he could also get back at that detestable guy.
As for how to take revenge… hehe… he already had quite a few ideas…
But first, he needed to observe the situation, make a proper plan, and teach Qin Nanfeng a real lesson!
After brushing his teeth, he rinsed his mouth and wiped his face with a wet towel.
Hmm hmm… not bad, not bad…
After washing up, Lin Xinyuan couldn’t help but go back to the mirror to check himself out again.
The more he looked, the more narcissistic he became—striking various poses, hands on hips one moment, flipping his bangs the next, or rubbing under his nose, completely indulging in self-admiration.
He had to admit, he looked amazing!
In the future, who knows how devastatingly handsome he’ll get! Hehehe…
Lin Xinyuan was busy admiring himself, but suddenly his movements became a bit stiff—not because he was coming to his senses, nor because he was getting humble.
It was because he felt a gaze watching him. His head turned stiffly, looking to the side.
It was a boy who was both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar—unfamiliar because they didn’t know each other, familiar because he’d seen him a lot. After all, the guy lived in the dorm right across from his balcony, just separated by a road.
At that moment, the boy across the way seemed to have accidentally witnessed his actions. He was looking at Lin Xinyuan, his face full of confusion.
He looked like he’d just woken up, groggy, and when he saw Lin Xinyuan looking back, he scratched the cowlick on his head.
Then he shook his head, yawned, looking puzzled and bemused, and walked into the bathroom.
Social death…
“I…”
Lin Xinyuan wanted to say something, but realized there was no point and no need, but still felt a wave of embarrassment.
So… he was seen…
In his mind, he put himself in the other guy’s shoes:
He just got up, wanted to take a leak, but before even reaching the bathroom, at the balcony, he saw a strange guy across the way, striking all sorts of dramatic poses…
Private holding…