In the end, Jiang Zixuan still couldn’t persuade her.

Shu Yuxin was usually very easygoing, but once she got stubborn, even eight oxen couldn’t drag her back. This little temper often showed itself when she was young and pestered Shu Dad and Shu Mom to buy her toys; it had improved a lot as she grew older. Jiang Zixuan had never really seen her get stubborn in person before, so now he had a headache.

After completely giving in, Jiang Zixuan first went to take a shower to calm himself down. During that time, Shu Yuxin played games in the living room for a while. She was in quite a good mood, the expression on her face exactly the same as when she was a child and finally got the toy her parents had reluctantly agreed to buy.

It wasn’t until eleven thirty that Shu Yuxin took her underwear into the bathroom. Jiang Zixuan, already showered, sat at the desk in his bedroom, aimlessly browsing webpages on his computer.

He couldn’t quite understand why, even though he was about to sleep with a school-beauty-level girl, he wasn’t happy at all.

He even felt a bit aggrieved.

The first result on the search page was a forum post—
“My bro turned into a girl and says she wants to sleep with me. What should I do? Waiting online, pretty urgent.”

Driven by some inexplicable impulse, Jiang Zixuan moved the mouse and clicked into the post.

The post had been made several years ago and had more than two hundred replies. Jiang Zixuan patiently read every single one and then summarized—

About five percent of the replies were a mess: some asked what exactly had happened, some questioned the authenticity of the post, some asked for photos, some asked for the OP’s home address, some recommended swimming and fitness, and some even suggested raising a kun…

The remaining ninety-five percent were astonishingly uniform, basically saying the same thing:
“Holy shit, what are you waiting for? Just do her already!”

Reading all the way to the end, Jiang Zixuan found that the OP had posted photos revealing the truth in the last few replies. Turns out the “bro” had cross-dressed and learned voice imitation, successfully fooling the OP for a while.

That reply ended with the OP asking how to retrieve something that had retracted into his body in fear, but unfortunately the nested replies were all just a sea of “666.”

Jiang Zixuan wanted to laugh, but couldn’t.

He closed the post page and then noticed that he had typed “bro turned into a girl” into the search bar. He paused for a moment, then closed the entire browser.

Come to think of it, people online had been discussing similar topics long ago—things like “If I turned into a girl, the first thing I’d do would be to let my brothers have some fun.” That kind of talk appeared back then. He even remembered discussing it enthusiastically with Shu Yuxin back in high school. They never came to a conclusion, but at the time, it even felt a bit wonderful.

They say distance creates beauty. That saying doesn’t just apply to people; it seems applicable to things like this too. Back then, no matter how seriously they discussed it, they knew deep down that such a thing could never really happen, so there was inevitably a joking mindset. But now, not only had it actually happened—it had happened to his own best friend. And suddenly, it wasn’t beautiful at all.

He suddenly grew curious: those people online who said, “If I turned into a girl, I’d definitely let my brothers have some fun”—if one day they really did turn into a curvy girl, would they actually carry out those words?

While he was lost in these thoughts, the bedroom door suddenly opened. Shu Yuxin, wearing only a bra and panties, had just stepped in when she shivered from the cold. “Brr—! So cold!”

Jiang Zixuan turned to say something, but froze when he saw her. He cleared his throat lightly and picked up the air conditioner remote from the desk. “Should I turn the temperature up a bit?”

“It’s fine, I’ll put something on.” Shu Yuxin hugged her chest with both arms, walked a few steps to the bed, grabbed a black T-shirt, and casually pulled it over herself. She tugged at the hem and then flopped straight onto the bed. “Ah… taking a shower feels so damn good.”

Jiang Zixuan turned his chair to face her, his gaze deep.

He had to admit that Shu Yuxin was very beautiful, with a great figure. Among all the young women he had seen in real life, she definitely ranked at the very top. And now, such a girl was completely unguarded, presenting her best side to him. Everything he should and shouldn’t see was basically laid bare before him. If he had no reaction at all, that would only mean there was something wrong with him.

Even while frantically telling himself that the girl in front of him was his best bro, a noticeable peak still rose on Jiang Zixuan’s body.

He felt that not putting on loose shorts after his shower was absolutely the dumbest thing he’d done all day.

Just as he was about to adjust himself to hide it a little, Shu Yuxin happened to turn over and sharply noticed the change. Having been a man for half her life, Shu Yuxin immediately burst into laughter. “Hey, don’t tell me you’re getting feelings?”

Jiang Zixuan immediately spun his chair around. “You go to sleep first. I’ll play on the computer a bit longer.”

“What’s so fun about the computer?” Shu Yuxin jumped off the bed, grabbed the back of the chair, and dragged both the chair and Jiang Zixuan over to the bed. “It’s already past midnight. Not sleeping—are you trying to cultivate immortality? Aren’t you afraid of dropping dead?”

“…Stop messing around. If you’re sleepy, go rest first.”

“I won’t.” Shu Yuxin grabbed Jiang Zixuan’s arm with a mischievous grin. “Come on, sleep together. What’s so interesting about a computer? Is it more fun than sleeping?”

Jiang Zixuan tried to move the chair, but it wouldn’t budge. He didn’t dare use too much force—Shu Yuxin was still holding his arm, and he was afraid of dragging her off the bed.

Judging by the situation, she wasn’t going to let him keep using the computer anyway.

Letting out a sigh of surrender, Jiang Zixuan removed her hand and said, “Fine, I’ll sleep. Let me turn off the computer first.”

Satisfied, Shu Yuxin let go without making things difficult for him.

Jiang Zixuan didn’t intend to keep fooling around. He shut down the computer, then turned off the light, and only then slowly climbed onto the bed.

Moonlight streamed in through the window. Even with the lights off, everything in the room was clearly visible. As soon as Jiang Zixuan lay down, he saw Shu Yuxin excitedly scoot closer.

“Sleep! Stop messing around!”

“Okay, sleep, sleep.” Shu Yuxin rubbed against him a bit, then passed half of the blanket covering her over to him. “By the way, how long has it been since we last slept under the same blanket? Kind of nostalgic.”

Jiang Zixuan didn’t say anything.

Shu Yuxin was lying on her side facing him, so her chest was pressed directly against his arm. That thin layer of fabric clearly couldn’t block the soft sensation. Coupled with the faint fragrance of body wash and shampoo emanating from her, it was an enormous temptation for a young man in his prime. The only thing Jiang Zixuan could do now was keep himself as calm as possible—he had absolutely no sleepiness at all.

To be honest, it was torture.

“Zixuan, I can’t fall asleep.” Shu Yuxin’s small muttering suddenly sounded by his ear, bringing a warm, moist breath that made his ear itch slightly.

“Can’t sleep?” Jiang Zixuan took a deep breath and forced a smile. “Want me to play a set of high school English listening test recordings for you? Those work better than lullabies.”

Shu Yuxin shook her head. “Boring.”

After a pause, her tone suddenly became excited. “Hey, Zixuan, let’s do something interesting!”

“…What?” A trace of wariness flashed through Jiang Zixuan’s eyes.

If she dared say something out of line, he’d get out of bed and go sleep on the couch immediately.

Thankfully, Shu Yuxin didn’t have much interest in teasing her bro right now. “Let’s watch some educational videos?”

“Videos?” And educational?

Jiang Zixuan’s thoughts immediately went astray. “I don’t have any on my phone.”

“There’s Wi-Fi. Use my phone.” Shu Yuxin excitedly got up and brought her phone over.

Jiang Zixuan was stunned. “Online ones?”

“Yeah.” After a pause, Shu Yuxin grinned. “But after watching them, you might not be able to fall asleep.”

“Huh, and you can?”

“I’ve seen plenty. I’m immune.”

“Then why watch?”

“Suddenly felt like it. So, are you watching or not?”

“…Fine. If you want to watch, we’ll watch for a bit. After that, sleep.”

At least this request wasn’t excessive, which already made Jiang Zixuan feel quite relieved.