Lin Jin put the temporary task to the back of his mind. He always feels that Chen Shi already suspects that he was a man. Therefore, matters like confession should also be put off until he completed the temporary task and obtained the so-called one-day transformation card. Then, he would have the confidence to tell Chen Shi that he was a girl.
But it seemed that time was running out.
Chen Shi, the rabbit, was a sophomore. Although her daily courses were fewer than Lin Jin's, who was a freshman, she had three night classes from Monday to Friday, lasting from seven in the evening to after nine.
Therefore, Lin Jin didn't put on his running shoes and leave the dormitory building until nine, heading straight to the spectator’s stand on the sports field and sitting down. The grandstand had not yet been restored to its original state, and the stage from New Year's eve gala was still not dismantled.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Lin Jin spotted Chen Shi's figure under the light of the entrance lamp to the sports field.
"You're early" Chen Shi said, coming up to Lin Jin and leaned against the grandstand before yawning heavily. "The elective teacher is insane, actually dragging the class on."
"That's definitely insane" Lin Jin nodded in agreement. Although he had been in school for less than half a year and wouldn't have elective courses until next semester, whatever Chen Shi said was right.
"Let's run. Two laps, then I'll go back to shower and sleep" Chen Shi said, not waiting for Lin Jin, and began to jog around the track after bouncing on the spot twice.
Lin Jin frowned, watching Chen Shi's figure grow fainter and fainter in the dim evening.
For some reason, ever since meeting up today, he felt as though Chen Shi's attitude towards him had undergone some subtle changes, and inexplicably felt that she seemed a little colder towards him.
Unable to figure it out, Lin Jin jumped down from the grandstand and began to jog leisurely.
Running was nothing short of torture for Lin Jin. Even a slow jog would make his calves ache and his knees begin to hurt after half a lap. Although he didn't run many laps every day, his body seemed unable to adapt.
Indeed, his previous body was better. His current one was even more fragile than Lin Daiyu's.
He felt he could even give himself a nickname called "Little Sister Lin."
After running one lap, Lin Jin sat down on an unoccupied lawn, his whole body aching. He glanced around. Even though it was the middle of winter and past nine in the evening, there were quite a few students out for night runs, dating, or simply sitting on the lawn chatting with friends. At a glance, there were probably more than a dozen people.
"Not running anymore?" Chen Shi squatted beside Lin Jin. "Why do I feel like your body is even worse than mine?"
"It must be a natural constitution problem" Lin Jin found a casual excuse, looking at Chen Shi, who was engrossed in something on her phone. "I've only been running with you for a few days, and now my knees are hurting. My body is just too weak."
"Hmm..." The rabbit seemed lost in thought, leaning back and plopping down on the grass, continuing to look at her phone.
Lin Jin sneakily peeped at Chen Shi from the corner of his eye, swallowing hard.
The last time they met, Chen Shi would playfully interact with him at close quarters, even pouncing on Lin Jin to frolic. But this time, Chen Shi indeed seemed much colder.
"What are you looking at?" Lin Jin asked somewhat restrainedly, his hands clasped together as he turned to Chen Shi. "Why do I feel like you're not in a good mood today?"
"No, not at all" Chen Shi lifted her head, a hesitant look on her face. "Well... many people on the forum are saying you're a man."
Lin Jin's heart gave a violent thud and sank heavily.
He had been friends with Chen Shi as a girl and even planned to continue his relationship with her as a girl. Although he wanted to tell her that he was actually a man, the task's requirements did not allow him to do so.
"Maybe someone is stirring up drama on the forum" Lin Jin forced a laugh, his face filled with an awkward expression. "I have a bad relationship with a classmate, and she often posts on the forum."
"Really?" Chen Shi tilted her head, looking at Lin Jin. Her originally bunny-like innocent eyes now revealed a very serious and earnest gaze. "But your classmate also said you're a man."
"I have a fellow townsman in your class, we went to the same high school" Chen Shi scrolled to the chat history on her phone and handed it to Lin Jin. "My fellow townsman wouldn't lie to me, right? He said that even though you look very pretty and sometimes cross-dress, you live in the male dormitory, so you must be a man."
Lin Jin didn't take Chen Shi's phone, his head hanging somewhat dejectedly.
"Actually, I don't care whether you're a male or a female" Chen Shi said, unconcerned, putting away her phone and scooting closer to Lin Jin. Her big eyes stared at Lin Jin's bowed head. "It's not like I can only hang out with girls."
"And you like me, right? But since you like me, why would you pretend to be a girl?" Chen Shi tilted her head in confusion. "It doesn't make sense."
Lin Jin gave a bitter smile. He couldn't possibly tell her that the black cat required him to approach the Rabbit pretending to be a woman, could he? And if he continued following the black cat's plan, he would eventually become a woman.
Even though he wanted to resist the black cat, the creature always came up with punishments that he could not accept and rewards he could not refuse. Besides, he was becoming more and more handsome, although his demeanor might indeed be a bit effeminate. In Lin Jin's eyes, after spending more than a month with the black cat, he was definitely more handsome than before.
At least his originally thin, fleshless face had become fuller, and with just a little hairstyling, he looked almost like a Korean pop star.
Even though he had never liked Korean stars before as he always found them too effeminate.
"What's the real reason?" Chen Shi poked Lin Jin's arm with her finger, her face flushing slightly. "Actually, if you want to date me, I don't mind, but you at least have to tell me your real gender. You can't hide it from me, right?"
Lin Jin was taken aback for a moment. He wasn't a fool, from Chen Shi's words, he knew that she seemed to genuinely like him.
Should he just abandon the task and start dating Chen Shi?
Should he tell Chen Shi about the black cat? Ask her to help him resist the black cat's tasks?
But with the black cat's inexplicable existence, even if he showed the black cat to Chen Shi, she would only think it was a prank video.
"Um..." Lin Jin hesitated for a long time, still unable to muster the courage to tell her about the black cat.
"What's wrong?"
"Never mind..." Lin Jin gave another bitter smile, patting his buttocks as he stood up. "I'm going home."
"Huh?"
Lin Jin put the temporary task to the back of his mind. He always feels that Chen Shi already suspects that he was a man. Therefore, matters like confession should also be put off until he completed the temporary task and obtained the so-called one-day transformation card. Then, he would have the confidence to tell Chen Shi that he was a girl.
But it seemed that time was running out.
Chen Shi, the rabbit, was a sophomore. Although her daily courses were fewer than Lin Jin's, who was a freshman, she had three night classes from Monday to Friday, lasting from seven in the evening to after nine.
Therefore, Lin Jin didn't put on his running shoes and leave the dormitory building until nine, heading straight to the spectator’s stand on the sports field and sitting down. The grandstand had not yet been restored to its original state, and the stage from New Year's eve gala was still not dismantled.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Lin Jin spotted Chen Shi's figure under the light of the entrance lamp to the sports field.
"You're early" Chen Shi said, coming up to Lin Jin and leaned against the grandstand before yawning heavily. "The elective teacher is insane, actually dragging the class on."
"That's definitely insane" Lin Jin nodded in agreement. Although he had been in school for less than half a year and wouldn't have elective courses until next semester, whatever Chen Shi said was right.
"Let's run. Two laps, then I'll go back to shower and sleep" Chen Shi said, not waiting for Lin Jin, and began to jog around the track after bouncing on the spot twice.
Lin Jin frowned, watching Chen Shi's figure grow fainter and fainter in the dim evening.
For some reason, ever since meeting up today, he felt as though Chen Shi's attitude towards him had undergone some subtle changes, and inexplicably felt that she seemed a little colder towards him.
Unable to figure it out, Lin Jin jumped down from the grandstand and began to jog leisurely.
Running was nothing short of torture for Lin Jin. Even a slow jog would make his calves ache and his knees begin to hurt after half a lap. Although he didn't run many laps every day, his body seemed unable to adapt.
Indeed, his previous body was better. His current one was even more fragile than Lin Daiyu's.
He felt he could even give himself a nickname called "Little Sister Lin."
After running one lap, Lin Jin sat down on an unoccupied lawn, his whole body aching. He glanced around. Even though it was the middle of winter and past nine in the evening, there were quite a few students out for night runs, dating, or simply sitting on the lawn chatting with friends. At a glance, there were probably more than a dozen people.
"Not running anymore?" Chen Shi squatted beside Lin Jin. "Why do I feel like your body is even worse than mine?"
"It must be a natural constitution problem" Lin Jin found a casual excuse, looking at Chen Shi, who was engrossed in something on her phone. "I've only been running with you for a few days, and now my knees are hurting. My body is just too weak."
"Hmm..." The rabbit seemed lost in thought, leaning back and plopping down on the grass, continuing to look at her phone.
Lin Jin sneakily peeped at Chen Shi from the corner of his eye, swallowing hard.
The last time they met, Chen Shi would playfully interact with him at close quarters, even pouncing on Lin Jin to frolic. But this time, Chen Shi indeed seemed much colder.
"What are you looking at?" Lin Jin asked somewhat restrainedly, his hands clasped together as he turned to Chen Shi. "Why do I feel like you're not in a good mood today?"
"No, not at all" Chen Shi lifted her head, a hesitant look on her face. "Well... many people on the forum are saying you're a man."
Lin Jin's heart gave a violent thud and sank heavily.
He had been friends with Chen Shi as a girl and even planned to continue his relationship with her as a girl. Although he wanted to tell her that he was actually a man, the task's requirements did not allow him to do so.
"Maybe someone is stirring up drama on the forum" Lin Jin forced a laugh, his face filled with an awkward expression. "I have a bad relationship with a classmate, and she often posts on the forum."
"Really?" Chen Shi tilted her head, looking at Lin Jin. Her originally bunny-like innocent eyes now revealed a very serious and earnest gaze. "But your classmate also said you're a man."
"I have a fellow townsman in your class, we went to the same high school" Chen Shi scrolled to the chat history on her phone and handed it to Lin Jin. "My fellow townsman wouldn't lie to me, right? He said that even though you look very pretty and sometimes cross-dress, you live in the male dormitory, so you must be a man."
Lin Jin didn't take Chen Shi's phone, his head hanging somewhat dejectedly.
"Actually, I don't care whether you're a male or a female" Chen Shi said, unconcerned, putting away her phone and scooting closer to Lin Jin. Her big eyes stared at Lin Jin's bowed head. "It's not like I can only hang out with girls."
"And you like me, right? But since you like me, why would you pretend to be a girl?" Chen Shi tilted her head in confusion. "It doesn't make sense."
Lin Jin gave a bitter smile. He couldn't possibly tell her that the black cat required him to approach the Rabbit pretending to be a woman, could he? And if he continued following the black cat's plan, he would eventually become a woman.
Even though he wanted to resist the black cat, the creature always came up with punishments that he could not accept and rewards he could not refuse. Besides, he was becoming more and more handsome, although his demeanor might indeed be a bit effeminate. In Lin Jin's eyes, after spending more than a month with the black cat, he was definitely more handsome than before.
At least his originally thin, fleshless face had become fuller, and with just a little hairstyling, he looked almost like a Korean pop star.
Even though he had never liked Korean stars before as he always found them too effeminate.
"What's the real reason?" Chen Shi poked Lin Jin's arm with her finger, her face flushing slightly. "Actually, if you want to date me, I don't mind, but you at least have to tell me your real gender. You can't hide it from me, right?"
Lin Jin was taken aback for a moment. He wasn't a fool, from Chen Shi's words, he knew that she seemed to genuinely like him.
Should he just abandon the task and start dating Chen Shi?
Should he tell Chen Shi about the black cat? Ask her to help him resist the black cat's tasks?
But with the black cat's inexplicable existence, even if he showed the black cat to Chen Shi, she would only think it was a prank video.
"Um..." Lin Jin hesitated for a long time, still unable to muster the courage to tell her about the black cat.
"What's wrong?"
"Never mind..." Lin Jin gave another bitter smile, patting his buttocks as he stood up. "I'm going home."
"Huh?"
