Luo Tiantian was kicked out of the System as the King of the Underworld suddenly vanished. An emergency System notification popped up:
**[Detected the abnormal disappearance of the core interaction target (King of the Underworld). Triggering emergency contingency plan. To protect the ‘Support Character’s’ mental stability, you have been granted a one-time Emergency Safety Logout.]**
Just as he took off the helmet, his phone rang.
It was a call from the City Hospital Center, reminding him that several indicators needed to be re-examined. They suggested he visit the hospital as soon as possible, as the doctor wanted to speak with him again.
Should he go? He had no money. Should he skip it? What if it was a more serious problem?
Ultimately, Luo Tiantian decided to take a shower first.
He had jumped back into the game earlier without washing up because he had received the text message about the game currency.
He undressed and stepped into the shower.
Luo Tiantian rubbed his chest.
‘Wait…’
The sensation… didn’t feel right.
Since puberty, his chest had remained basically unchanged, but now his palm could clearly feel a certain suppleness. There was a slight, bulging curve. Though it wasn’t large, it was definitely not the sensation he remembered.
He looked down.
His chest had indeed changed. The skin was incredibly delicate, shimmering with a pearl-like luster under the lights.
The lines of his waist and abdomen had softened, curving inward on both sides to meet the now rounded and full line of his hips. His thighs were plump, his calves slender and straight, and his skin was porcelain white.
Water droplets slid across his smooth skin, neither gathering into drops nor flowing in streams.
Luo Tiantian froze on the spot, his mind a complete blank.
After a long while, his hand trembled as he slowly reached downward.
‘It’s okay, it’s okay.’
The most important part was still there. However, it seemed to have undergone a subtle change as well—its size had shrunk…
At that moment, Luo Tiantian finally realized that his face wasn’t just looking better because he was in high spirits; it was genuinely more than just a little bit more attractive than before.
His eyes were softer, his lips a deep crimson, and the bridge of his nose was dainty and upturned. When his cherry-red lips curled into a smile, he looked adorable. His wet, black hair clung to his cheeks and neck…
He looked about thirty or forty percent similar to Baosi from the game.
‘Does this mean I’m slowly turning into a girl?’
The game’s influence could actually carry over into reality? This was no longer just some ordinary virtual game!
‘What kind of monstrous technology is this?!’
Luo Tiantian felt numb.
But then again, even if he really was changing, what could he do about it now? Run to the police and say a game was turning him into a woman? Who would believe him?
Besides, he was still counting on this game to make money.
‘Forget it. Whatever happens, happens. At most, I’m just a particularly good-looking boy right now.’
Luo Tiantian hurriedly dried himself off.
He pumped himself up. For the sake of his future, he had to set a bottom line.
‘If… if this is really irreversible and I turn into a girl, I’ll only accept Border Friction. I will absolutely never accept a Domain Violation! Yes, that’s it.’
Luo Tiantian put on oversized clothes to hide the changes to his body. The effect was limited, but at least he felt better mentally.
After changing and putting on a hat, he headed out the door.
Then, for no apparent reason, he was struck in the shoulder by a soda can.
He was already feeling frustrated, and this was like adding fuel to the fire.
“Hey, what are you looking at? Apologize to me!”
Su Xiao immediately flashed a gentle smile, as if she wasn’t the one who had been fuming in the park just a moment ago. She said softly, “Miss, I didn’t do it on purpose.”
‘Miss?’
Luo Tiantian dithered for a moment. That nameless fire in his heart felt like a punctured balloon, hissing as it deflated.
Only then did he realize that his current face was already thirty or forty percent similar to Baosi’s.
Baosi possessed a beauty that could topple kingdoms; even a mere thirty or forty percent of that made for an incredibly beautiful woman.
No matter how one looked at it, his current appearance was that of a girl. How was he supposed to go to the hospital like this? Was he expecting the doctor to use DNA to verify his gender?
Forget it.
He might as well go back and mess around with the game.
Luo Tiantian turned to leave.
He didn’t want to deal with this 2D Culture girl in front of him.
She was even wearing a blue wig. He didn’t know which anime convention she had just come from.
People in the 2D Culture were all crazy these days. It was better to avoid trouble.
“Wait!”
Su Xiao suddenly chased after him, grabbing Luo Tiantian’s sleeve.
She couldn’t explain why herself. Perhaps it was the exhaustion on the other person’s face—as if they had lost interest in everything—that caused her own previously unvented grievance and anger to shift onto a new target. Or rather, the girl in front of her was simply too beautiful and looked as though she had suffered some great tragedy. She wanted to protect her.
Maybe her salary had been docked for some reason, which was why she looked so hopeless.
“I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean it. I was just in a bad mood. Are you okay? Does it hurt? Can I buy you a drink to apologize?”
Luo Tiantian just wanted to get away from this mysterious blue-haired girl as quickly as possible. “No need. I’m fine.”
“No! I hit you, so I must apologize!”
Su Xiao’s stubborn streak was showing again. “Where are you going? I’ll take you there! Consider it my way of making amends!”
“I really don’t need it. I have things to do. Please stop following me.”
But Su Xiao was clearly bad at picking up on such signals. She felt an urgent need to use her help to compensate this beauty she had accidentally harmed.
“Are you going to the hospital? You don’t look very well. I’ll go with you! I know the roads around here well!”
“No, thank you. I’m really going home.” Luo Tiantian yanked his sleeve back, wanting only to distance himself from this eccentric blue-haired girl.
Su Xiao took another half-step forward, blocking Luo Tiantian’s path. “Are you having a hard time? Is work not going well? Did your boss bully you? Or… was your pay docked?!”
Luo Tiantian paused.
To Su Xiao, this tiny reaction was a silent admission. She had hit the nail on the head.
“I knew it!”
Su Xiao’s sense of justice flared up. “I hate those black-hearted capitalists the most! They think they can bully people just because they have a little money! Miss, don’t be afraid. Don’t keep it all bottled up. Your face is so pale—are you fuming, or are you feeling unwell? We have to go to the hospital and get you checked out!”
The more she spoke, the more she believed her own reasoning. This beauty must have suffered a massive injustice to look so listless, as if she didn’t even have the energy to argue.
“I’m fine. I don’t need to go to the hospital.” Luo Tiantian tried to sidestep her. “And besides, I’m not—”
Su Xiao grabbed his arm again, this time with more strength. “Don’t force yourself! Don’t worry about the money; I’ll pay! It was my fault for hitting you earlier, so I’ll cover all the medical expenses. The hospital is just ahead. I know the way.”
Luo Tiantian was almost driven to laughter by her self-righteous momentum. Was she some kind of mental patient?
He felt that if he forcibly shook her off, this girl would definitely do something even more exaggerated and draw a crowd.
The last thing he needed right now was to attract attention.
“…You’re really going to pay?” Luo Tiantian’s voice dropped.
He did need the follow-up, and he truly didn’t have the money.
If this mentally unstable 2D Culture girl insisted on being a sucker… he would let her. Once the check-up was over, he would leave immediately and never see her again.
“Of course!” Seeing him relent, Su Xiao immediately beamed.
She pulled Luo Tiantian toward the park exit. Her steps were light, and she didn’t forget to steal glances at the person beside her.
Luo Tiantian was forced to follow as she pulled him along. He felt incredibly awkward. His brow was slightly furrowed, and his lips were unconsciously pursed. Occasionally, he would look up at the road only to quickly lower his gaze again. His long eyelashes fluttered constantly, making him look somewhat fragile. He had an icy, detached air that kept people at a distance, yet his expression was also quite pitiful. He was a complex and incredibly cute sight.
The bridge of his nose was elegantly shaped and his chin was petite. The lines of his entire face were so soft and exquisite that he didn’t seem real, yet he possessed a vivid sense of fragility that surpassed any virtual model.
It was precisely this reluctant, enduring, and helpless appearance that scratched at the itch in Su Xiao’s heart.
‘So beautiful…’
How could someone look so good even when they were unhappy and impatient?
Su Xiao felt her heart racing, and her cheeks grew warm. Through the layer of fabric, the hand holding the other’s arm could feel the slender wrist bone and a body temperature slightly lower than her own.
It was cold, like jade.
‘Warm and soft like jade.’
She glanced down at Luo Tiantian’s fingers.
‘Wow.’
‘So long and slender. So white.’
The thought popped into Su Xiao’s head, and she immediately felt a bit perverse for thinking it.
‘I can’t let go. It would be such a waste to let someone this beautiful and pitiful get away. I have to watch over her. I have to take care of her.’
“My name is Su Xiao. ‘Su’ as in ‘awaken,’ and ‘Xiao’ as in ‘dawn.’ What’s your name?” Su Xiao softened her voice, trying to start a conversation.
“…Luo Tiantian,” Luo Tiantian replied, not wanting to say much.
“Luo Tiantian? That’s such a pretty name!”
Su Xiao automatically ignored the coldness in Luo Tiantian’s tone, her smile brightening further. “Tiantian, don’t worry. I know the hospital well. We’ll be there soon. If the check-up shows everything is fine, that’s for the best. If you’re feeling unwell anywhere, we’ll get it treated properly. Money really isn’t an issue!”
Listening to her overly enthusiastic address and promises, Luo Tiantian simply thought she was a fool. He sighed again and turned his head toward the busy street.
That profile revealed the graceful lines from his snowy-white neck to his jaw. A few strands of black hair slipped from under the brim of his hat, clinging to his cheek.
Su Xiao stared blankly for a moment, nearly bumping into a pedestrian.
She quickly steadied herself, her heart thumping happily.
‘It’s over,’ she thought. ‘I think… I’ve fallen for her at first sight.’
*Beep! Beep! Beep!*
Su Xiao’s phone rang.
It was Shen Xixi.
Su Xiao declined the call without a second thought.
‘I would have been happy if you called to apologize earlier, but right now, who cares about you!’
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