Chapter 254 251. This Student Grew Up a Bit Crooked, Didn't He?
I vaguely remember the last time I saw An Han was during winter break last year.
Shi Yi sat somewhat stiffly to one side of An Han, his gaze occasionally drifting toward that face adorned with a beauty mark.
Yeah, it was definitely An Han.
The facial features were basically identical, complete with the same beauty mark and little dimples when smiling... If this were An Han's older sister, there shouldn't be this many similarities.
Even that boisterous personality from earlier was exactly the same as back in the day.
But An Han was quiet now. Resting her chin on one hand, her eyes curved like crescent moons as she watched her old classmates present.
Elegant and tranquil, looking just like a big sister watching her younger siblings mess around...
Shi Yi really couldn't hold back anymore and asked in a hushed voice, "You didn't go get surgery to become a woman, did you?"
"How is that possible?"
A slightly husky, androgynous voice, combined with the aura radiating from the inside out—it was as if he were looking at a mature, sexy older sister.
At first, he could still tease An Han in a joking tone, but now he was sitting honestly and stiffly to the side, on pins and needles, completely clueless on how to treat An Han anymore.
An Han had already adjusted her vocal cords, but to match her current face and avoid too jarring a contrast between her voice and appearance, she couldn't exactly use a deep, thick, middle-aged man's voice to show off a masculinity that she simply didn't have anymore.
She could only settle for a relatively neutral tone, adding a bit of vocal fry to make it sound slightly more masculine.
But looking at Shi Yi's reaction, it seemed like her plan had backfired?
An Han glanced sideways at that slightly flushed face and rubbed the bridge of her nose, feeling a genuine headache coming on.
They clearly all know I’m a guy, and they clearly all used to get bullied by me. I could even accept their affection levels going up once just because of my good looks. But Shi Yi, you're taking it too far! You're practically spamming the notifications!
[Shi Yi's affection towards you +2]
[Shi Yi's affection towards you +3]
[Shi Yi...]
Fortunately, they had barely interacted in the two or three years since graduation. No matter how good of friends or bros they were, their affection levels for her had dropped to rock bottom, so even with the spamming, it hadn't risen that high.
In the past few class reunions, An Han had been the absolute center of attention. After all, she had organized the last two, and she used to be on great terms with most of her classmates.
But this time, while she had become the center of gossip, there was absolutely no one around her actually trying to chat with her.
She glanced at Shi Yi, who was still acting restrained and seemingly had no intention of reminiscing or bragging. Then she glanced at Chen Zhiyong, who had just returned to the private room carrying two cases of beer. Finally, she looked at the other classmates she used to be close with...
There really isn't a single person taking the initiative to chat with me!
Could my secret of turning into a woman have been exposed? It's just a big change in appearance; it shouldn't be this powerful, right? An Han was fully prepared to keep taking everyone's teasing about her appearance, but other than Shi Yi just now, there was actually no one else?
With nothing to do, she grabbed a handful of peanuts, placed them in front of her, and squeezed with her thumb and index finger, trying to crack the shells open.
Frowning, she lowered her head, stacked her hands together, and pushed down with all her might.
Is there something wrong with these peanuts?
"Brother Han, let me do it." Shi Yi eagerly reached out and shelled two peanuts to get on her good side. "You eat, I'll shell them for you."
An Han turned her head to look at him faintly. Her former lackey now seemed to be aggressively flaunting his presence, trying to show off his muscles to her.
So she grabbed a handful of black melon seeds. "I eat, you shell them. Don't use your mouth."
"......"
Usually, people crack melon seeds with their teeth; opening them by hand is a bit difficult, right? It'd be one thing if they were sunflower seeds, but these were black watermelon seeds.
Shi Yi paused, tried twice with his hands, and finally scratched the back of his ear sheepishly.
"Tch~"
Seeing that her former lackey, even after becoming a muscle man, was still completely under her thumb, An Han immediately felt extremely smug and happily started cracking seeds herself.
The first dish finally arrived.
Chen Zhiyong took the initiative to stand up and take the plate from the waiter. Just as he was about to set it in the middle of the table, he subconsciously glanced at An Han.
So, he placed the dish right in front of An Han: "Ladies first."
An Han rolled her eyes at him, only to reap another spam-like barrage of affection notifications.
"Grab me a bottle of beer."
Almost every male had a bottle of beer in front of them, but An Han noticed that she only had a large bottle of coconut milk in front of her.
"Looking at you now, I figured you couldn't handle alcohol anymore."
"My tolerance can still wipe the floor with yours, okay!"
Chen Zhiyong recalled An Han's alcohol tolerance back in the day, then looked at the beautiful older sister in front of him. He curled his lips noncommittally, and then completely ignored An Han's words.
"......"
Whatever, I have to take a car later tonight anyway, so not drinking is probably for the best. Helpless, An Han could only take a sip of the coconut milk and pick up a piece of the fried spareribs right in front of her.
Only after she picked up her chopsticks did the group of old classmates start loudly scrambling for the meat, seemingly treating her like the sole precious girl at the table to be catered to.
The other girls were at another table; it was impossible for all sixteen people to squeeze into one table.
After chatting a bit with some formerly close friends, Chen Zhiyong sat in the empty seat on the other side of An Han. Full of the desire to show off, he picked up a beer bottle and directly chugged half of it down.
Secretly glancing at An Han, who was watching him, a strange sense of accomplishment suddenly swelled in his heart.
An Han must think I look really handsome chugging alcohol like this!
He put down the bottle, grabbed a freshly served garlic shrimp with his chopsticks, leaned slightly towards An Han, and asked, "I get that you've gotten effeminate, but why... the more I look at you, the more you look like a woman?"
Over on the other side, Shi Yi heard the question and curiously turned his head to look.
"You're the one who looks like a woman. I'm a guy, okay?"
That highly flirtatious glare completely lacked any persuasive power.
An Han just felt confused. She had clearly tried her best to suppress any girlish mannerisms, pulling out the swear words she used to use and acting the way she used to act.
It was fine if her classmates were curious about her changed appearance after not seeing each other for so long, but their behavior seemed to be caused by more than just her looks.
A guy like Shi Yi was always a joker who fooled around. He should have teased her appearance constantly, only settling down after she punched him a few times.
Chen Zhiyong was a hardcore straight guy. No matter how much she had changed or how pretty she had become, he still should have been trading profanities and roasting her like usual. Yet now, he was actually going out of his way to take care of her?
An Han was a bit distracted, mechanically picking up the food that rotated in front of her and stuffing it into her mouth.
Could it be because of my Attributes?
But I'm not even wearing women's clothes... Do clothes of a similar style automatically make the 'Mature Sister' attribute pop up? Does it not necessarily have to be actual female clothing?
"The boss is here!"
An Han subconsciously turned to look and saw the private room's door open. The homeroom teacher, in his forties and looking unchanged from a few years ago, walked into the room surrounded by the group.
He casually found an empty seat and sat down, amiably asking about the students' recent lives. The more tactful and socially adept Chen Zhiyong had already quickly grabbed a bottle and rushed over to toast him.
"Boss! A toast to you!"
"Alright, alright, why the formal toasts for just a meal?" The homeroom teacher cheerfully toasted Chen Zhiyong back. He raised his head, sweeping his gaze across those familiar faces, his heart filled with a mix of melancholy and gratification.
Those bratty boys back then who only knew how to cause trouble have all grown up one by one~
Shi Yi had been working out and looked a lot more steady.
Chen Zhiyong wasn't bad either; he seemed to have grown a bit taller and was becoming increasingly slick.
He looked over at the girls' table with gratification.
The former class beauty was still as elegant as ever; he wondered if she was dating anyone in college.
That dark-skinned girl had actually grown into her looks and even learned how to use makeup.
And that...
The homeroom teacher's gaze suddenly stopped on An Han. Sensing something, An Han turned her head, met his eyes, and then flashed a sweet smile.
"......"
Did this student grow up a little... crooked?
Suddenly, his mind flashed back to that most headache-inducing, mischievous male student.
And then he looked again at the intellectual, mature woman right in front of him...
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