By the time Lin Jin returned home and changed his clothes, his dad had already returned, taken a shower, and was sitting on a small stool watching TV.
Luckily, the gathering didn't go on for another half an hour, otherwise Lin Jin would have had to face his dad's storm of criticism in drag.
"Where have you been?"
"A reunion for middle school. I told you about it a few days ago." Lin Jin's attitude towards his dad had grown cold again. The hurtful words from his dad a few days ago still weighed on his mind.
However, he had bigger issues to worry about. Back then, he felt devastated, but now his mind was preoccupied with how to deal with Liu Shengqi, that pervert.
Who knows, the stalker in Black Cat's task rewards or punishments might just be this Liu Shengqi.
"I've already bought the water heater, it will be delivered and installed by noon tomorrow. Keep an eye out" his dad said, eyes still fixed on the small TV in front of him, not even glancing at Lin Jin. "Haven't bought the television yet, still choosing."
"Oh" Lin Jin responded coldly as he walked into the bathroom. He looked at his buzzed hair in the mirror and his lips twitched. He wiped his face with a towel.
"Lin Jin" he heard his dad calling him as he returned to his room.
"What?" Lin Jin paused at the bedroom door. He was more anxious to see how many old classmates would contact him because of his crossdressing today.
Finally, Dad looked up at Lin Jin. He seemed quite pleased with Lin Jin's buzz cut and nodded before saying, "Your physical examination results are out. There's nothing wrong."
"Also, are you still taking medication?"
"Can you stop saying that I'm taking medication?" Lin Jin sighed helplessly. He didn't know who brainwashed his dad into thinking he was on some sort of hormone therapy. Turning around, he angrily asked, "Why do you keep saying that I'm taking medication? What's wrong with me being naturally good-looking? You preferred it when I had acne and looked skinny and ugly with a pockmarked face in high school?"
"Now my acne is gone, I've rounded out a bit, and I look as good as I did in elementary and middle school. What's the problem?" Lin Jin finally found a chance to talk back against his father. He frowned because he was said to be neither male nor female by his father before. "What does it have to do with me if your friend's son is taking hormones? When I start becoming more handsome, you accume me of also taking it? Are you crazy?"
Dad was at a loss for words, staring at the suddenly exploding Lin Jin, unsure of what to say.
"That friend of mine's son is just like you. After coming back from college, he became very…"
"He's him, I'm me!"
Lin Jin bluntly cut his dad off. Since his parents divorced, he'd been dutifully cooking and doing household chores at home, so the only authority his dad had left was physical force. Unlike other kids who might cower in front of their dads, Lin Jin had no such reservations. So he continued without any politeness.
"Was he as cute as me when he was a kid? Did he get called 'little girl' by old aunties on the street before he got acne in middle school? It’s just that my acne is gone now! Where are you getting all this drama?" Lin Jin glared menacingly at his bewildered dad before turning around and storming into his room.
Motherf*cker! Dad shouldn't be saying stuff about me being unmanly or looking neither man nor woman now, right?
Lin Jin took a moment to calm himself down and pulled out his phone to check his QQ messages.
Two people had added him as a friend, and two others had directly asked him via a temporary chat session whether he was male or female.
Lin Jin then opened the goddess app and noticed that none of the five-person task indicators had been completed. So he decided to reply to the two individuals who initiated chats with him.
"Guess. If you guess wrong, then guess again."
After all, for gender, you can guess at most three times, either male, female, or nonbinary. These two couldn't possibly guess wrong.
Ah, the task completion jumped from 0 to 2.
Even though the conversation consisted of only one sentence from each person, according to the task criteria, this still counted as completion.
Without any concern for his old classmates' feelings, Lin Jin even forgot the names displayed on those two temporary chat windows. He simply blocked them. They were of no use to him once the task was completed.
He also accepted the other two friend requests. One was from someone whose name he had forgotten but looked familiar, and the other was from the relentless Liu Shengqi.
Within a few seconds, Liu Shengqi took the initiative to start a conversation with Lin Jin.
"Let’s go to the movies tomorrow?"
What the hell? Is this guy still not giving up? Does he think I lied about being a guy, or does he really think it’s acceptable for a pretty boy to transition?
"No, I'm busy tomorrow."
But he still had to reply, since there's the task. Although this task is kind of a trap as there's not much difference between succeeding or failing. Either way, you get a stalker, just the nature is different. The successful stalker is a bodyguard, while the failed one is an obsessed creep.
Well, although the task description states the reward for success was: a loyal bodyguard. The description for failure was: a loyal suitor. But what's the damn difference? Aren't they both stalkers?
Lin Jin took a deep breath of relief after deleting and blocking Liu Shengqi from his friend list. It's only Monday, and he's already completed three-fifths of the task after the reunion. Looks like he won’t fail this task now.
The middle school alumni group chat seemed to still be discussing Lin Jin's gender. These people had discussed it once during the meeting and even sneakily uploaded photos of Lin Jin in women’s clothing. Now, all forty-plus members were debating Lin Jin's gender. They were divided into two camps. One insisted that Lin Jin must be a girl, while the other argued that he was crossdressing.
Hmm, don’t know if it was his mischievous mentality, but Lin Jin enjoyed watching them argue, each side using various evidence or reasoning to prove whether he was a woman or not.
After briefly scanning through the group chat history, Lin Jin tossed his phone aside.
Go ahead and talk. In the end, they'll still have to come to me for confirmation. At that time, I'll just reply "guess" so I’ll be able to recover regardless if I turn into a girl or if I become free from this black cat and remain a man.
Sighing, Lin Jin glanced at the pile of women's clothing in his closet. After some thought, he neatly packed them into a bag and hid them in his suitcase.
Thankfully, it's winter now, so he won’t sweat much when wearing women's clothing outside. Otherwise, these clothes that I've worn several times but never washed would probably smell by now.
Moreover, although the weekly task was going smoothly, the task of restoring his relationship with his father was making negative progress.
I don't know why Dad is so adamant about thinking I'm a on hormones.
Lin Jin hesitated, wondering if he should use the forgiveness pill on his dad. If he did, his dad would probably forgive him. But when his mom comes, if she can't forgive his reformed dad, then the forgiveness pill could be used then.
Just as Lin Jin was pondering about the tasks, he suddenly heard the doorbell ring. Moments later, with the sound of coarse voices, his dad's friends arrived.
"Go go go, let’s go drink!"
What the f*ck?! Didn't Dad say he was going to turn over a new leaf?
By the time Lin Jin returned home and changed his clothes, his dad had already returned, taken a shower, and was sitting on a small stool watching TV.
Luckily, the gathering didn't go on for another half an hour, otherwise Lin Jin would have had to face his dad's storm of criticism in drag.
"Where have you been?"
"A reunion for middle school. I told you about it a few days ago." Lin Jin's attitude towards his dad had grown cold again. The hurtful words from his dad a few days ago still weighed on his mind.
However, he had bigger issues to worry about. Back then, he felt devastated, but now his mind was preoccupied with how to deal with Liu Shengqi, that pervert.
Who knows, the stalker in Black Cat's task rewards or punishments might just be this Liu Shengqi.
"I've already bought the water heater, it will be delivered and installed by noon tomorrow. Keep an eye out" his dad said, eyes still fixed on the small TV in front of him, not even glancing at Lin Jin. "Haven't bought the television yet, still choosing."
"Oh" Lin Jin responded coldly as he walked into the bathroom. He looked at his buzzed hair in the mirror and his lips twitched. He wiped his face with a towel.
"Lin Jin" he heard his dad calling him as he returned to his room.
"What?" Lin Jin paused at the bedroom door. He was more anxious to see how many old classmates would contact him because of his crossdressing today.
Finally, Dad looked up at Lin Jin. He seemed quite pleased with Lin Jin's buzz cut and nodded before saying, "Your physical examination results are out. There's nothing wrong."
"Also, are you still taking medication?"
"Can you stop saying that I'm taking medication?" Lin Jin sighed helplessly. He didn't know who brainwashed his dad into thinking he was on some sort of hormone therapy. Turning around, he angrily asked, "Why do you keep saying that I'm taking medication? What's wrong with me being naturally good-looking? You preferred it when I had acne and looked skinny and ugly with a pockmarked face in high school?"
"Now my acne is gone, I've rounded out a bit, and I look as good as I did in elementary and middle school. What's the problem?" Lin Jin finally found a chance to talk back against his father. He frowned because he was said to be neither male nor female by his father before. "What does it have to do with me if your friend's son is taking hormones? When I start becoming more handsome, you accume me of also taking it? Are you crazy?"
Dad was at a loss for words, staring at the suddenly exploding Lin Jin, unsure of what to say.
"That friend of mine's son is just like you. After coming back from college, he became very…"
"He's him, I'm me!"
Lin Jin bluntly cut his dad off. Since his parents divorced, he'd been dutifully cooking and doing household chores at home, so the only authority his dad had left was physical force. Unlike other kids who might cower in front of their dads, Lin Jin had no such reservations. So he continued without any politeness.
"Was he as cute as me when he was a kid? Did he get called 'little girl' by old aunties on the street before he got acne in middle school? It’s just that my acne is gone now! Where are you getting all this drama?" Lin Jin glared menacingly at his bewildered dad before turning around and storming into his room.
Motherf*cker! Dad shouldn't be saying stuff about me being unmanly or looking neither man nor woman now, right?
Lin Jin took a moment to calm himself down and pulled out his phone to check his QQ messages.
Two people had added him as a friend, and two others had directly asked him via a temporary chat session whether he was male or female.
Lin Jin then opened the goddess app and noticed that none of the five-person task indicators had been completed. So he decided to reply to the two individuals who initiated chats with him.
"Guess. If you guess wrong, then guess again."
After all, for gender, you can guess at most three times, either male, female, or nonbinary. These two couldn't possibly guess wrong.
Ah, the task completion jumped from 0 to 2.
Even though the conversation consisted of only one sentence from each person, according to the task criteria, this still counted as completion.
Without any concern for his old classmates' feelings, Lin Jin even forgot the names displayed on those two temporary chat windows. He simply blocked them. They were of no use to him once the task was completed.
He also accepted the other two friend requests. One was from someone whose name he had forgotten but looked familiar, and the other was from the relentless Liu Shengqi.
Within a few seconds, Liu Shengqi took the initiative to start a conversation with Lin Jin.
"Let’s go to the movies tomorrow?"
What the hell? Is this guy still not giving up? Does he think I lied about being a guy, or does he really think it’s acceptable for a pretty boy to transition?
"No, I'm busy tomorrow."
But he still had to reply, since there's the task. Although this task is kind of a trap as there's not much difference between succeeding or failing. Either way, you get a stalker, just the nature is different. The successful stalker is a bodyguard, while the failed one is an obsessed creep.
Well, although the task description states the reward for success was: a loyal bodyguard. The description for failure was: a loyal suitor. But what's the damn difference? Aren't they both stalkers?
Lin Jin took a deep breath of relief after deleting and blocking Liu Shengqi from his friend list. It's only Monday, and he's already completed three-fifths of the task after the reunion. Looks like he won’t fail this task now.
The middle school alumni group chat seemed to still be discussing Lin Jin's gender. These people had discussed it once during the meeting and even sneakily uploaded photos of Lin Jin in women’s clothing. Now, all forty-plus members were debating Lin Jin's gender. They were divided into two camps. One insisted that Lin Jin must be a girl, while the other argued that he was crossdressing.
Hmm, don’t know if it was his mischievous mentality, but Lin Jin enjoyed watching them argue, each side using various evidence or reasoning to prove whether he was a woman or not.
After briefly scanning through the group chat history, Lin Jin tossed his phone aside.
Go ahead and talk. In the end, they'll still have to come to me for confirmation. At that time, I'll just reply "guess" so I’ll be able to recover regardless if I turn into a girl or if I become free from this black cat and remain a man.
Sighing, Lin Jin glanced at the pile of women's clothing in his closet. After some thought, he neatly packed them into a bag and hid them in his suitcase.
Thankfully, it's winter now, so he won’t sweat much when wearing women's clothing outside. Otherwise, these clothes that I've worn several times but never washed would probably smell by now.
Moreover, although the weekly task was going smoothly, the task of restoring his relationship with his father was making negative progress.
I don't know why Dad is so adamant about thinking I'm a on hormones.
Lin Jin hesitated, wondering if he should use the forgiveness pill on his dad. If he did, his dad would probably forgive him. But when his mom comes, if she can't forgive his reformed dad, then the forgiveness pill could be used then.
Just as Lin Jin was pondering about the tasks, he suddenly heard the doorbell ring. Moments later, with the sound of coarse voices, his dad's friends arrived.
"Go go go, let’s go drink!"
What the f*ck?! Didn't Dad say he was going to turn over a new leaf?
