“Alright.”
“Hmm…”
Before hanging up, Lin Mother thought she heard, besides Lin Xinyuan’s voice, a soft and sweet female voice…
But it was so faint that Lin Mother assumed she must have misheard or that someone else was nearby, so she didn’t think much of it.
Just the thought that something had happened to Lin Xinyuan—and judging by the situation, it was serious—while she still didn’t know, made her feel complicated, with a tightness in her chest and a touch of panic.
She immediately booked the soonest flight from Yang City to Tianbei City online, then called her boss to request time off.
She was currently a Store Manager at a chain supermarket, earning a decent income, but the job was genuinely busy.
Still, occasionally taking a day off shouldn’t be a big problem…
Her boss was quite satisfied with her, as the branch she managed ranked among the top in Yang City in terms of revenue and operations.
So the boss quickly approved her leave request, saying she could submit the official leave form later.
After instructing some tasks to the staff, Lin Mother hailed a ride-share to head to the airport.
Once in the car, the first thing Lin Mother did was call Lin Xinyuan’s father.
Compared to Lin Mother, Lin Xinyuan obviously had a much better relationship with Lin Father; thus, in the school’s parent information, Lin Xinyuan had filled in Lin Father’s details…
Given this, Lin Mother didn’t need to think twice to know it must be related to Lin Father…
“Hello…”
“You’re asking me why? Your son got into trouble and you don’t know?”
“Forgot? Probably out drinking with some scumbag again, right?”
“Hahaha, go have fun with your useless friends then!”
“That’s it, goodbye!”
After decisively hanging up, Lin Mother took a deep breath.
he had no sense of shame or hesitation toward this nominal husband.
Thinking back to everything before, and especially about her son, her expression darkened with a hint of melancholy, a trace of struggle in her eyes, quickly followed by a flicker of relief and joy…
“Driver, I’m catching a flight, please hurry, I’m counting on you…”
Qin Nanfeng had spent the entire afternoon with the girl, helping her calm down considerably.
After Lin Mother’s call ended, he stayed with her, playing some mobile games, and the whole afternoon passed just like that.
Seeing the yellow-haired guy putting on his jacket, looking ready to leave, Lin Xinyuan’s pink lips slightly parted: “Can you…”
But glancing at the darkening sky, she really couldn’t bring herself to ask him to stay.
Not to mention that she was still in a girl’s body now, Qin Nanfeng had already spent a lot of time with her, which was more than enough kindness.
With that in mind, she started to speak but then fell silent again.
Qin Nanfeng, having just put on his jacket, turned back eagerly upon hearing her voice: “Can I? You want me to stay again?”
“No.”
The girl’s words contradicted her feelings, making Qin Nanfeng smile: “Actually, it’s not impossible… but…”
He kept glancing at her face out of the corner of his eye; when she stole a look at him, he continued: “But where should I sleep then?”
Hearing this, the girl muttered quietly: “How would I know…”
“Oh, so you want me to stay overnight here?”
“Who said that? I never said that.” Lin Xinyuan bristled. She never said such a thing.
“Well then, what about what you just said, isn’t that you debating where I should sleep?”
“I didn’t…”
Lin Xinyuan weakly protested.
She hadn’t really thought so much when she spoke earlier.
Now, she stared blankly at Qin Nanfeng and saw that he had no intention of leaving—he had just laid down on her bed.
“This bed’s not bad…” Qin Nanfeng said while lying there. Then, with a serious look, he took a deep sniff: “Orange scent, kind of like you.”
“You…”
Lin Xinyuan didn’t expect Qin Nanfeng to be so bold—not only did he lie on her bed, he actually sniffed her blanket.
And then proceeded to appraise it—it was a little perverted, especially since this yellow-haired guy knew she used to be a boy.
Combined with his serious expression, it was shameless to the extreme!
Definitely a yellow-haired pervert!
The girl felt her ears heat up—not from shyness, but a deep sense of shame, rushing to the crown of her head, making her cheeks flush.
“Seriously… pervert…”
She spat softly.
But Qin Nanfeng didn’t mind her insult at all.
Instead, he smiled even wider, tilting his head as he looked at the girl leaning against the headboard: “You must be well marinated in this scent, huh?”
Hearing this, Lin Xinyuan was stunned.
Though reluctant to admit it, she agreed it was true.
After all, she had always used orange-scented shampoo and body wash, even the laundry detergent was orange-scented, but back when she was still a proper boy, only a faint trace of this scent lingered on her clothes.
Since becoming a girl, however, this scent seemed to cling to her so strongly that even after several days without showering, it didn’t fade.
To use a metaphor: if boy Lin Xinyuan was an uncut fish, now she was a fish covered with beautiful cuts—well, definitely marinated.
“Hmm… I think it smells nice…”
Hearing the yellow-haired pervert’s words again, Lin Xinyuan was speechless, unsure how to respond.
He was definitely doing this on purpose, right?
Saying it smells nice could easily be misunderstood!
Of course, Lin Xinyuan assumed Qin Nanfeng was joking and teasing her, so she didn’t react too much.
After all, Chen Ze had teased her once before about this so-called “body fragrance.”
But Lin Xinyuan felt this time was somehow different—not because of the person but because of a vague instinct she couldn’t explain…
Qin Nanfeng sat up on the bed, smiling: “Enough joking. Of course, I’m not leaving so soon; I’m worried you’ll turn purple if I leave you alone.”
“Nonsense! I’m not that fragile!”
“Hehe…” The young man gave a noncommittal smile. “Anyway, I won’t leave until your family arrives…”
Lin Xinyuan’s heart warmed. But just as quickly as it warmed, it was shattered.
“After all, someone’s so reluctant to see me go that it feels wrong to leave.”
The girl remained silent for a long while, then slowly muttered three words: “Are you crazy?”
“Can’t say for sure. If you think I am, I don’t mind taking some time to get checked.”
Of course…
She still wasn’t shameless enough; for that, she had to learn from Chen Ze and this yellow-haired guy…
“Alright, I really won’t joke this time. I’m going out to buy dinner. Didn’t you have lunch?”
“Yeah.” Lin Xinyuan nodded.
She was indeed a bit hungry; without the yellow-haired guy mentioning it, she hadn’t even realized.
“I want pig offal fried rice noodles from that usual place, with chili, thanks.”
Qin Nanfeng heard this and asked, “Your period’s not over yet, right? Eating spicy?”
“What? Not allowed? I feel like it’s almost done.” Lin Xinyuan scratched her head.
“Others might be fine, but are you sure about your constitution? With such severe pain, better not eat greasy stuff. Have some soup noodles from the same place instead.”
Hearing this, Lin Xinyuan recalled her situation and thought it made sense.
She really didn’t want to suffer so much pain again: “Alright…”
“Then I’ll get the plain one.”
“Okay, wait for me. I’ll be a while. Remember to lock the door.”
After saying this, Qin Nanfeng went out to buy dinner.
Lin Xinyuan obediently locked the door behind him.
Back on the bed, the girl leaned against the headboard, hugging her bent knees, lost in thought.
With Qin Nanfeng gone, she really didn’t know what to do.
She just couldn’t summon interest in much of anything.
So boring…
She thought to herself, then glanced at her phone on the bedside table.
After some deliberation, Lin Xinyuan picked it up and unlocked the screen.
What appeared were various messages.
Li Tang and the others had messaged her, but earlier she had set her phone to Do Not Disturb, so she hadn’t noticed.
After replying to each one, Lin Xinyuan suddenly noticed a long-unseen message.
It was from her…