"Come and see who this is." Shi Yuli rudely pushed Lin Jin out.
Lin Jin stood bewildered in front of these people, thought for a moment, and didn't say anything. He shook his head helplessly and looked them squarely in the eyes.
"Who is this?" Liu Shengqi on the other side slightly furrowed his brows, asking as if drawing a lottery, "Zi Qi?"
Lin Jin shook his head without hesitation.
"Then who is it?" A short person next to Liu Shengqi interjected, "Could it be that Fatty Jiang?"
The Fatty Jiang this person spoke of was a chubby girl in their middle school class, who already weighed around 80-90 kg back then. However, her face was rather clean, and it was unknown if she had slimmed down now or perhaps even became pretty after doing so.
Shi Yuli sprang out from behind Lin Jin, her face wearing a mischievous smile: "Da Sha, you can't guess, can you?! If you can't, then stop guessing. Whoever treats me well during dinner, I'll tell them."
"Heh, Yuli, I'm not stupid. Why would I try to please you?" Liu Shengqi, nicknamed Da Sha' suddenly showed his smarts. He shyly stepped closer to Lin Jin, "Sis? Sister, what's your name? Tell me so I can get to know you."
Lin Jin took two steps back, frightened by Liu Shengqi's words. How did he not appear to have pervert potential before? His smiling face was truly f*cking obscene.
As they were talking, a few more middle school classmates appeared from behind, several girls coming in a group.
"Yuli! Yuli!"
One of them ran over quickly and hugged Shi Yuli, laughing cheekily: "Caught you! Haha!"
"How come you're still like this after all these years?" Yuli rolled her eyes, but suddenly noticed a middle-aged man among the group of girls. Ignoring the girl who was practically hanging onto her, she greeted the man, "Teacher! Everyone has been waiting for you!"
"I'm here, I'm here." The person referred to as 'Teacher' walked over cheerfully but immediately spotted Lin Jin. He paused for a moment, glanced at the six girls beside him, and at Yuli, as well as the girl hanging onto Yuli like a koala. After racking his brains, he asked bewilderedly, "Didn't our class only have eight girls? Why is there an extra one?"
"Let's go inside and talk!" Yuli, of course, knew that if she revealed Lin Jin's identity here on the street, these guys would spread it around, letting the whole world know that the pretty girl was actually a man. She quickly shook off the human koala clinging to her and moved beside the teacher, "Let's go, let's go, let's go in and eat!"
Once inside the restaurant called Yu Yuan Wai, Shi Yuli and the girls gathered around the teacher to order food, while Lin Jin sat bewildered amidst a group of boys, one of whom was Liu Shengqi, who had spoken to him earlier.
Lin Jin idly leaned against the back of his chair, legs crossed, not bothering to talk to anyone. He scanned the circle of men at the table and lightly furrowed his eyebrows.
His best classmate from middle school hadn't shown up for the reunion, or maybe he was running late, or perhaps had changed so much he didn't recognize him.
As for the guy beside him, this Liu Shengqi fellow, they used to get along well back in the day. Lin Jin back then was playful and got along well with Liu Shengqi, the two were the class's gangsters. Whether it was skipping school to go to the internet café or cutting class to play ball, they always stuck together. However, they weren’t really good friends as after middle school, they stopped all contact except for occasionally gaming online together.
It wasn't that he didn't want to chat with the people next to him, it's just that his 'task' required him not to initiate conversations with others...
"Sis, what's your name?" Liu Shengqi noticed that after Lin Jin glanced around the table, she seemed disengaged, looking down and appearing unsociable. He leaned over and softly asked, "Are you from our class? Or did Yuli bring you here for fun?"
"From the class" Lin Jin continued to look down at his phone.
"From the class?" Liu Shengqi tried to recall his classmates. Though he and Lin Jin were little tyrants in school, his memory was decidedly better than hers. He had recognized a few classmates who had changed dramatically, all except Lin Jin.
"Just consider it as if Yuli brought me along" Lin Jin lifted his head and shot him a glance, not intending to reveal his identity. "You wouldn't guess it anyway."
Liu Shengqi continued to furrow his brows, scrutinizing Lin Jin's face carefully, attempting to find any clues that might jog his memory. But after staring for a while, all Liu Shengqi could think was that the girl in front of him was quite attractive, at least to his type.
And her personality seemed somewhat introverted, very quiet. Although she spoke in a somewhat tomboyish manner, this long black hair really was to his liking, wasn't it?
Liu Shengqi's eyes sparkled, and the way he looked at Lin Jin was almost as if he was looking at his own wife.
I must pursue this!
"What are you looking at?" Lin Jin rolled his eyes at him.
"Nothing, you just look a bit like... Lin Jin?" Liu Shengqi hastily thought of an excuse, only then remembering that Lin Jin's name was on the list of attendees announced by the class teacher. "Right, Lin Jin hasn't arrived yet. Are you his sister, here on his behalf?"
This guy hasn't realized that I'm actually Lin Jin, has he?
Lin Jin chuckled softly and shook his head. He noticed that Yuli and the class teacher had returned from ordering food. Yuli plopped down next to him, while the class teacher sat at another table.
Sixteen people had come to this reunion, neatly divided into two tables of eight. Apart from Yuli, everyone at Lin Jin's table was male, while the other table was mostly female.
"Yuli, who did you bring?" As the organizer, the class teacher wanted to confirm the identities of the attendees. He noticed one less Lin Jin and one more beautiful girl.
"Oh, him!" Yuli instinctively stood up to answer but hesitated sharply, sending Lin Jin a glance.
Should I say or not?
Lin Jin caught the signal and nodded slightly.
If I'm going to get these old classmates to contact me willingly, my identity would have to be revealed sooner or later. Plus, revealing my identity now would make them curious about me, which might help me complete my 'task' more quickly, right?
"It's Lin Jin" Yuli gave the class teacher a bright smile, completely oblivious to the shocked faces of him and the surrounding classmates. She stammered a bit, trying to cover for Lin Jin, "Lin Jin... Lin Jin was always a girl."
What the f*ck?!
Lin Jin stared at Yuli in disbelief.
"Are you kidding? Since when did Lin Jin become a girl?" Someone immediately shouted, clearly not believing Yuli's words. While Lin Jin in middle school was indeed quite pretty, and aside from the hairstyle, wasn't much different from any girl. As for clothes, everyone wore uniforms back then, so there was hardly any difference between boys and girls.
"Could be possible, has anyone ever seen Lin Jin use the school restroom?"
"You're telling me Lin Jin being a girl went unnoticed for three years?"
"Liu Shengqi! Back then, you and Lin Jin were dubbed as the troublemakers by the old class teacher. You were close to him, so you should know Lin Jin's real gender, right?"
Faced with this question, Liu Shengqi, who already looked bewildered, was even more at a loss.
"Come and see who this is." Shi Yuli rudely pushed Lin Jin out.
Lin Jin stood bewildered in front of these people, thought for a moment, and didn't say anything. He shook his head helplessly and looked them squarely in the eyes.
"Who is this?" Liu Shengqi on the other side slightly furrowed his brows, asking as if drawing a lottery, "Zi Qi?"
Lin Jin shook his head without hesitation.
"Then who is it?" A short person next to Liu Shengqi interjected, "Could it be that Fatty Jiang?"
The Fatty Jiang this person spoke of was a chubby girl in their middle school class, who already weighed around 80-90 kg back then. However, her face was rather clean, and it was unknown if she had slimmed down now or perhaps even became pretty after doing so.
Shi Yuli sprang out from behind Lin Jin, her face wearing a mischievous smile: "Da Sha, you can't guess, can you?! If you can't, then stop guessing. Whoever treats me well during dinner, I'll tell them."
"Heh, Yuli, I'm not stupid. Why would I try to please you?" Liu Shengqi, nicknamed Da Sha' suddenly showed his smarts. He shyly stepped closer to Lin Jin, "Sis? Sister, what's your name? Tell me so I can get to know you."
Lin Jin took two steps back, frightened by Liu Shengqi's words. How did he not appear to have pervert potential before? His smiling face was truly f*cking obscene.
As they were talking, a few more middle school classmates appeared from behind, several girls coming in a group.
"Yuli! Yuli!"
One of them ran over quickly and hugged Shi Yuli, laughing cheekily: "Caught you! Haha!"
"How come you're still like this after all these years?" Yuli rolled her eyes, but suddenly noticed a middle-aged man among the group of girls. Ignoring the girl who was practically hanging onto her, she greeted the man, "Teacher! Everyone has been waiting for you!"
"I'm here, I'm here." The person referred to as 'Teacher' walked over cheerfully but immediately spotted Lin Jin. He paused for a moment, glanced at the six girls beside him, and at Yuli, as well as the girl hanging onto Yuli like a koala. After racking his brains, he asked bewilderedly, "Didn't our class only have eight girls? Why is there an extra one?"
"Let's go inside and talk!" Yuli, of course, knew that if she revealed Lin Jin's identity here on the street, these guys would spread it around, letting the whole world know that the pretty girl was actually a man. She quickly shook off the human koala clinging to her and moved beside the teacher, "Let's go, let's go, let's go in and eat!"
Once inside the restaurant called Yu Yuan Wai, Shi Yuli and the girls gathered around the teacher to order food, while Lin Jin sat bewildered amidst a group of boys, one of whom was Liu Shengqi, who had spoken to him earlier.
Lin Jin idly leaned against the back of his chair, legs crossed, not bothering to talk to anyone. He scanned the circle of men at the table and lightly furrowed his eyebrows.
His best classmate from middle school hadn't shown up for the reunion, or maybe he was running late, or perhaps had changed so much he didn't recognize him.
As for the guy beside him, this Liu Shengqi fellow, they used to get along well back in the day. Lin Jin back then was playful and got along well with Liu Shengqi, the two were the class's gangsters. Whether it was skipping school to go to the internet café or cutting class to play ball, they always stuck together. However, they weren’t really good friends as after middle school, they stopped all contact except for occasionally gaming online together.
It wasn't that he didn't want to chat with the people next to him, it's just that his 'task' required him not to initiate conversations with others...
"Sis, what's your name?" Liu Shengqi noticed that after Lin Jin glanced around the table, she seemed disengaged, looking down and appearing unsociable. He leaned over and softly asked, "Are you from our class? Or did Yuli bring you here for fun?"
"From the class" Lin Jin continued to look down at his phone.
"From the class?" Liu Shengqi tried to recall his classmates. Though he and Lin Jin were little tyrants in school, his memory was decidedly better than hers. He had recognized a few classmates who had changed dramatically, all except Lin Jin.
"Just consider it as if Yuli brought me along" Lin Jin lifted his head and shot him a glance, not intending to reveal his identity. "You wouldn't guess it anyway."
Liu Shengqi continued to furrow his brows, scrutinizing Lin Jin's face carefully, attempting to find any clues that might jog his memory. But after staring for a while, all Liu Shengqi could think was that the girl in front of him was quite attractive, at least to his type.
And her personality seemed somewhat introverted, very quiet. Although she spoke in a somewhat tomboyish manner, this long black hair really was to his liking, wasn't it?
Liu Shengqi's eyes sparkled, and the way he looked at Lin Jin was almost as if he was looking at his own wife.
I must pursue this!
"What are you looking at?" Lin Jin rolled his eyes at him.
"Nothing, you just look a bit like... Lin Jin?" Liu Shengqi hastily thought of an excuse, only then remembering that Lin Jin's name was on the list of attendees announced by the class teacher. "Right, Lin Jin hasn't arrived yet. Are you his sister, here on his behalf?"
This guy hasn't realized that I'm actually Lin Jin, has he?
Lin Jin chuckled softly and shook his head. He noticed that Yuli and the class teacher had returned from ordering food. Yuli plopped down next to him, while the class teacher sat at another table.
Sixteen people had come to this reunion, neatly divided into two tables of eight. Apart from Yuli, everyone at Lin Jin's table was male, while the other table was mostly female.
"Yuli, who did you bring?" As the organizer, the class teacher wanted to confirm the identities of the attendees. He noticed one less Lin Jin and one more beautiful girl.
"Oh, him!" Yuli instinctively stood up to answer but hesitated sharply, sending Lin Jin a glance.
Should I say or not?
Lin Jin caught the signal and nodded slightly.
If I'm going to get these old classmates to contact me willingly, my identity would have to be revealed sooner or later. Plus, revealing my identity now would make them curious about me, which might help me complete my 'task' more quickly, right?
"It's Lin Jin" Yuli gave the class teacher a bright smile, completely oblivious to the shocked faces of him and the surrounding classmates. She stammered a bit, trying to cover for Lin Jin, "Lin Jin... Lin Jin was always a girl."
What the f*ck?!
Lin Jin stared at Yuli in disbelief.
"Are you kidding? Since when did Lin Jin become a girl?" Someone immediately shouted, clearly not believing Yuli's words. While Lin Jin in middle school was indeed quite pretty, and aside from the hairstyle, wasn't much different from any girl. As for clothes, everyone wore uniforms back then, so there was hardly any difference between boys and girls.
"Could be possible, has anyone ever seen Lin Jin use the school restroom?"
"You're telling me Lin Jin being a girl went unnoticed for three years?"
"Liu Shengqi! Back then, you and Lin Jin were dubbed as the troublemakers by the old class teacher. You were close to him, so you should know Lin Jin's real gender, right?"
Faced with this question, Liu Shengqi, who already looked bewildered, was even more at a loss.
