Volume 1 Chapter 208: A Confused Older Brother
Tn: This girl is Lily
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“Ning Chu, why don’t you take a few days off?”
“Huh?”
During lunch, their mother was watching a TV drama on her phone while peeling shrimp for her two childrens. She explained, “There are a lot of things to do. I’m worried you won’t have enough time over the weekend.”
Ning Chu was tempted. She had finally started to experience the feeling of home again and didn’t want to leave so soon.
But it had only been a day, and she was already starting to miss Wen Yang…
There was indeed a lot to do in the coming days. Her mother wanted to take her to get a more feminine hairstyle, go shopping for women’s clothes, and celebrate her birthday.
They also needed to go to a big hospital for a medical check-up and return to their hometown to update her ID card.
If she went back to school on Sunday evening, she would have to squeeze everything into just a day and a half. It sounded exhausting just thinking about it.
“It’s just a birthday. What’s the big deal?” Ning Yuan couldn’t hold back anymore and interrupted, “Are you two hiding something from me?”
He looked up at the two sitting at the table. His younger brother had his head lowered, seemingly a little shy, while their mother gave him a meaningful smile.
Their mother placed the peeled shrimp onto a plate, but in the next moment, Ning Chu grabbed all of them, leaving nothing behind.
“Leave some for your brother.”
“Oh~”
Ning Chu couldn’t stop eating. There was half a blue crab in her hands, a few mantis shrimp in her bowl, and a seafood noodle dish in front of her.
“Ning Yuan.” Their mother turned to him with a gentle look and asked with a smile, “Would you like to have a younger sister?”
“No.”
“Why not? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a sister?”
Ning Yuan sighed, “Mom, you’re already in your late forties. Are you really planning on having another baby? Aren’t you worried about the risks?”
“I’m not having another one, just asking.”
His face became even more serious. “Mom, if you’re thinking about finding a stepdad for us, I can only call him ‘Uncle’ at best. If he brings a daughter along, that’s fine, as long as she’s not too young. I hate little kids.”
“Where is your mind going?”
“I just think you should find someone… Both of us are in college now, and there’s no one at home to keep you company.”
Their mother’s smile froze slightly. How did a conversation about Ning Chu suddenly turn into a discussion about her personal life?
She glanced at Ning Chu, only to find that her youngest son—no, her daughter—was holding back laughter.
“After an hour, we’re going out to get your hair done.”
“Mom…” This time, Ning Chu had objections. She looked troubled as she explained, “I can’t. I live in a dormitory right now.”
At that, their mother’s expression darkened.
A succubus living in a male dormitory? She didn’t even dare to imagine the kind of chaos that would cause.
Wouldn’t that just be endless nights of debauchery? After a year, who would even know whose child was whose?
From a succubus’s perspective, it sounded like a blissful life. But from a mother’s perspective, she wanted to wring the necks of every one of her daughter’s dorm mates.
“Move out immediately!”
“Oh…”
Ning Chu shrank her neck and obediently agreed. Seeing the look on her mother’s face, she guessed that her mother had misunderstood and quickly explained, “They don’t know. I’ve hidden it well.”
“Even so, you have to move!”
“Okay!”
She had already planned to move out with her family’s support, so she had no objections.
But Ning Yuan was even more confused now.
What were these two even talking about? He couldn’t understand a single word!
His younger brother was living just fine in the male dormitory, so why did he have to move out all of a sudden?
“I’m done eating. Going to play on the computer.”
Ning Chu watched her older brother leave the table and guessed that he had gone back to his room. Only then did she turn to her mother and say, “Mom, just a slight trim is fine. No need to dye or perm it.”
“Why? Wouldn’t it be nice to make it look prettier?”
“In my classmates’ eyes, I’m still a guy…”
If she got a more feminine hairstyle, she was afraid she’d be mistaken for a cross-dresser when she returned to school. Even the counselor might have something to say about it.
Her mother had no choice but to go along with her wishes. “Alright then. Once your ID is updated, I’ll go to your school and help change your student records.”
“Mm.”
Even for a new ID, expedited processing would take at least a week. Since Ning Chu was also changing her gender marker, it would probably take even longer.
She was already prepared to live off-campus for a month or two.
After finishing her seafood noodles, Ning Chu was so full she kept hiccupping. Holding her slightly bloated stomach, she got up. “I’m gonna play on the computer too~”
It had been a long time since she’d eaten this much, and the fullness made her frown in discomfort.
She slowly made her way to Ning Yuan’s bedroom, pulled over a chair from the corner, and plopped down beside her brother.
A faint scent of a young girl’s fragrance drifted over. Ning Yuan turned his head to look at Ning Chu sitting next to him.
“You wanna play?”
“You go ahead, I’ll just watch.”
There was only one computer at home, and in the past, the two of them often fought over it.
Distracted from his game, Ning Yuan couldn’t hold back his curiosity anymore and asked, “Are you and Mom hiding something from me? Tell me.”
“Uh…”
“And why are you suddenly moving out of the dorm? Did your roommates bully you?”
“No, nothing like that.”
He put down the mouse and turned to look at his younger sibling’s delicate yet strangely seductive face. His brows furrowed as he spoke impatiently, “Stop beating around the bush. Just say it.”
Seeing her brother getting annoyed, Ning Chu shrank her neck timidly. She pulled one leg up onto the chair, wrapped her arms around it, and mumbled softly, “It’s… the thing Mom asked you about.”
She didn’t want to keep hiding it. Ning Yuan had already noticed too many odd details, and she didn’t want a huge rift between them.
“She really found us a stepdad?!”
“No… It’s about your sister.” Ning Chu lowered her head, her face flushing red.
“???”
“I’m… a girl now.”
Ning Yuan’s eyes widened in shock. “What the hell! You wanna be a woman? Mom actually agreed? Do we even have money for surgery?”
“It’s not about wanting to be… I already am.”
Every time she had to come out like this, it felt like a deep interrogation of her soul. It left her feeling mentally and physically drained.
She sighed, “Once my medical results are out, you’ll understand.”
“…”
Ning Yuan stared at his sibling in utter disbelief.
For the first time, he took a serious look at Ning Chu—from head to toe, from overall appearance to tiny details.
He really did look like a beautiful young girl now. If he dressed up a little, he could probably debut as a celebrity.
A sister…
He had suspected something before, but the most outrageous theory he had was that his brother had gender dysphoria and wanted surgery to become a girl. But the reality was even crazier—his brother had actually become a girl in just a few months.
His lips twitched. Even as a young person himself, he was struggling to process this. He couldn’t understand how their mother had accepted this whole “child-switching genders” thing at lightning speed.
Now he could see why Ning Chu had hugged their mom and cried as soon as she got home.
Ning Yuan let out a long sigh, pushed up his glasses, and gave up on his game. He silently got up from the computer and sat on the bed instead.
Leaning back against the wall, he stared at Ning Chu, who was sitting there stiffly.
Is he pranking me?
But then his gaze landed on the bra strap peeking out from his shoulder.
No way… right? Would he really go this far for a prank?
No, Ning Chu wouldn’t do something like that.
Still silent, Ning Yuan lowered his head and searched on his phone: “What to do if your younger brother suddenly becomes your sister?”