Suddenly Became a Boy – What Should I Do? - Chapter 55.2

Cheng Shiyin, on the other hand, froze in place, utterly stunned. She’d intended to shove Gu Nian aside and protect Lin Xin. But before she could act, Gu Nian had already left.

Now, she stood motionless, staring at Lin Xin’s disheveled form. Her gaze flickered nervously, darting to him and away again. Her thoughts were in disarray as she struggled to process what she’d just seen.

One second… two seconds… three seconds…

Finally, Cheng Shiyin moved. She took a step back and closed the private room door behind her, her movements deliberate and careful. Then, as if trying to erase her presence, she quietly restacked three chairs she had disturbed. It was as if she had never been there at all.

Something had gone horribly wrong. This wasn’t how things were supposed to unfold. She kept thinking, calm down, calm down, as she stood at the door, inhaling deeply in a desperate attempt to steady her wildly racing heart. But it was no use. Whether she stood inside or out, the scene she’d just witnessed replayed endlessly in her mind. Lin Xin’s flushed cheeks, dazed eyes, and that overly intimidating… presence kept intruding on her thoughts.

Her mortification deepened. Even now, outside the room, she couldn’t stop thinking, “How could it be so… big?”

The absurd idea she’d tried to reject over and over was now undeniable. “Lin Xin isn’t a girl,” she thought to herself. “He’s a boy. A real, flesh-and-blood boy.”

But this wasn’t the only reason Cheng Shiyin felt like she couldn’t face him.

Her cheeks burned a deeper shade of red as her thoughts spun wildly out of control. Her imagination raced. “Stop it, stop it,” she pleaded internally. Metaphorical trains kept whistling relentlessly through her chest, derailing her composure at every turn. Again and again, the trains crashed, leaving her mental state in disarray.

At last, she gathered the courage to return. She pushed the chairs aside and knocked on the door. “Are you okay?”

There was no reply from Lin Xin.

The drugs affecting him hadn’t worn off yet. Every attempt to speak produced only a raspy, awkward croak. Even if he wanted to reassure her with a simple “I’m fine,” his body betrayed him. He could do nothing but clamp his lips shut and silently will his metabolism to speed up.

The silence only fueled Cheng Shiyin’s imagination, filling it with countless horrifying scenarios. With Gu Nian still inside the room, her priority was ensuring Lin Xin’s safety.

Determined, she slapped her flushed cheeks lightly to refocus and cautiously pushed the door open a crack, peeking in with one eye. The scene was unchanged. Lin Xin lay disheveled on the floor, while Gu Nian crouched in a corner, trembling like a frightened puppy.

Cheng Shiyin took a deep breath and turned away, trying desperately not to let her eyes wander to places they shouldn’t. But her peripheral vision betrayed her, capturing every detail she’d sworn not to notice.

“Can you… can you get up?” Her throat felt painfully dry, and her words came out halting and awkward.

“…” Lin Xin opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Cheng Shiyin hesitated before stepping forward. She covered her eyes with one hand while leaning down to bring her ear closer to Lin Xin’s mouth. Only then did she hear his barely audible plea. “Can you… help me?”

His voice was so faint, like a feather brushing her ear. It left a ticklish sensation that sent shivers down her spine.

Author’s Note:
I know many readers are curious about Lin Xin’s “length.” Could the protagonist be… small? Of course not! Only those who average at least 18 cm get to be protagonists!
Lin Xin said: I’m still growing, okay?
Cheng Shiyin: Enough, enough.
Gu Nian: Wailing uncontrollably

And with this, the three-way relationship ends here. Gu Nian is officially retired.