NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 99
Chapter 99: 098. Sense of Security
What on earth is going on?
Ning Chu tossed and turned in bed, utterly baffled by her own brain.
Clearly, in the past, before she was a girl, she might not have been the epitome of manhood, but at least she was independent, right?
So why, ever since she arrived in this world, everything has changed?
She started to feel insecure, struggling to sleep at night, startled by the slightest noise, becoming more sensitive and fragile, constantly on edge and scrutinizing her surroundings.
She couldn’t even go out alone; she should have mustered the courage to leave tonight, but after just half an hour, Wen Yang sweet-talked her back home.
This time she didn’t leave on a whim; next time she might not have the guts.
Why?
She shouldn’t have such extreme social anxiety.
Is it because she’s in a Small Royal Text? Because of this strange, weak female body? Or was she always this type of person, just lacking support and having to rely on herself before?
Ning Chu stared at the pitch-black dormitory, wide awake.
She struggled to understand her own unease, even more so the inexplicable joy she felt whenever Wen Yang appeared, the overwhelming sense of security flooding her heart right then.
It was like that at the amusement park last time, and today as well.
It shouldn’t be happening! Wen Yang is dangerous too!
“Still awake?”
Wen Yang noticed the shaking of the bed and heard Ning Chu’s restless movements.
“Yeah, can’t sleep,” Ning Chu replied, closing her eyes, trying to push the confusion away.
But while the confusion was temporarily set aside, the sense of crisis resurfaced.
What if Wen Yang sneaks into her bed in the middle of the night and leaks her secret?!
Suddenly awake, she raised her head slightly, staring intently at Wen Yang sleeping opposite her.
When she saw that Wen Yang was still, she sighed tiredly and lay back down, her chaotic thoughts forming a tangled mess in her mind, making sleep impossible.
Too much had happened today…
She was pulled into the plot by Yan Xinya in the morning, tricked Wen Yang into calling the police at noon, and turned into a woman in the evening, even fainting from excessive emotion and ending up in the hospital.
She’s turned into a woman…
Her previously unclear future now seemed completely bleak.
Ning Chu forced a smile, turning onto her side, curling her legs, and wrapping herself into a ball.
In the stillness of the night, Wen Yang also couldn’t sleep.
He just lay there, recalling Ning Chu’s behavior from today.
In the morning, she acted as usual, forbidding him from talking to girls; at noon, she gave him plenty of trust and confidence, urging him to step up for Yan Xinya; then in the evening, she abruptly switched personalities, demanding to leave and suddenly becoming guarded.
Indeed, women are the most difficult creatures to understand.
With a soft sigh, just as Wen Yang was about to close his eyes, he suddenly felt a slight tremor in the bed.
He remained still, listening to the sounds in the dorm.
Ning Chu was crying…
The suppressed, fragmented sobs nearly broke his heart.
The tremors intensified, her cries became louder, interspersed with short breaths and sniffles.
Wen Yang could hardly hold back.
He shot up abruptly, but at that moment, Ning Chu’s crying came to an immediate halt.
“…”
He wanted to comfort her, wrapping his arms around her fragile shoulders, but she had stopped crying.
Wen Yang ran his fingers through his hair and lay back down.
…
Ning Chu was awakened by Zhang Shaoqing’s loud voice.
She opened her swollen eyes, her blurry vision hazily staring at the ceiling light bulb, unable to remember how she fell asleep last night.
Rubbing her eyes, she propped herself up; the fatigue from the night didn’t seem to leave her.
“Awake?”
Ning Chu turned to see Wen Yang cramming her luggage into the wardrobe.
“Um…”
“Since you didn’t leave last night, and you’re back now, you must not want to go, right?” Wen Yang looked up, offering her a way out with a smile. “Let’s call it pleading, shall we?”
Ning Chu pressed her lips together, averting her gaze from that gentle face.
“Hey! Ning Chu!” Zhang Shaoqing, as usual, was all smiles and didn’t mention last night’s events. “Didn’t the counselor catch you two? So now there’s no counselor anymore?”
“Surely, the school will assign someone new?”
“What the heck! Hurry and get the sports meeting registration form out! Cross my name off!”
“Cross mine off too!”
Wang Jie shouted from the balcony while brushing his teeth.
Wen Yang nodded helplessly. “It’s just a sports meeting; it’s not like we’re going to prison or something!”
Watching the still noisy dorm, Ning Chu curled her legs, leaning forward with her chin resting on her knees, silently observing their antics.
She still wanted to grab a bucket and run away, but the courage and impulse to do so had been exhausted last night.
No big deal; after all, Wen Yang is still a virgin.
Even if that guy finds out her gender now, the odds are he’ll still like her, but he’s just too timid and bashful!
When you think about it, Wen Yang isn’t that dangerous anyway.
She might as well use this time to strengthen her own heart, making that always anxious heart a little bolder, getting used to the feeling of going out alone instead of panicking every time she’s by herself.
Main quest: Try to go out on her own more often and rebuild a strong heart!
Side quest: Ensure Wen Yang remains a virgin to delay the main quest!
“Hurry up, class is starting, get up!” Wen Yang was already putting on his shoes. “Ning Chu, we have PE class in the afternoon. Are you going or not?”
“Guess I’ll go; my stomach should be feeling a bit better.”
Ning Chu slowly climbed down from her bed.
She initially planned to go to the bathroom first, but upon entering the bathroom, she remembered the existence of sanitary napkins.
Casually closing the door, she muttered to herself in frustration, “How do I change this sanitary napkin… Do I go to the public restroom?”
Seeing the brand new sanitary utensil, Ning Chu’s breath caught, her heart involuntarily fluttering.
A whole night has passed, yet it still feels like just a dream.
But it’s real.
She still didn’t dare look or touch; after using the toilet, she hastily wiped herself with toilet paper, quickly pulled her pants up, and took out a band-aid to smooth out her protruding features.
Fortunately, even though she’s completely turned into a girl, it seems that she only changed how she goes to the bathroom, and her life won’t be too affected.
As long as her bust remains small and cute…
“Today, I’ll try to disrupt a plot and see if the punishment from heaven has changed.”
Muttering, Ning Chu pushed the door open and turned aside just as Wang Jie rushed in, nearly colliding with her.
She was about to wash up when she heard Wang Jie’s puzzled voice from inside the bathroom: “Ning Chu, why does it smell so fishy in here?”
“Seems like it was like that last night; the smell was pretty strong.”
“…”
His face suddenly went beet red, but Ning Chu felt a bit guilty and said nothing.
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Updating two chapters at midnight, adding more updates during the day.
Just when I was ready to explode with hard work, the whole nation starts nucleic acid testing; it’s giving me a headache.