Chapter 48: Confess

“What does it have to do with me… That idiot came looking for me himself and said some nonsense…”

Lin Xinyuan sneered, speechless.

Now this was truly the shrimp-head guy… this was really the first day she had become a girl…

Qin Nanfeng sized up the girl, his gaze lingering an extra second on her tender pink lips before nodding thoughtfully: “No wonder…”

No wonder what?

Lin Xinyuan was still confused, her mind unable to catch up with what the stinky blond meant.

Before she could ask, Xiong Wei and the others suddenly caught up with them.

Seeing this, she had to swallow her words for now and decided to ask later.

“Boss, it’s you guys?”

Lin Xinyuan turned around and saw the group’s hesitant expressions.

She asked with a clear, soft voice.

She didn’t bother to disguise her voice—it had completely changed with her vocal cords.

Any attempt to disguise it would have been pointless and only made things weirder, so there was no need to hide it anymore.

“Number Six, you…” Xiong Wei hesitated before gritting his teeth and giving up, “How did you… become like this… all this time…”

As he spoke, Xiong Wei glanced at Qin Nanfeng standing calmly beside the girl, clearly already aware of everything.

What the boss said echoed the questions in the other three’s minds, and they all looked at the girl, so different from the memories they had.

If they hadn’t watched the changes step by step, they probably wouldn’t believe it!

But they all behaved tactfully, afraid of hurting the girl’s feelings.

Seeing her roommates’ expressions, Lin Xinyuan forced a smile, feeling a complicated mix of emotions.

Helplessness, bitterness, confusion—all negative feelings—but also some relief…

She knew there was no point in hiding anymore.

However, this wasn’t the place to discuss it. Although they were walking slowly, there were still people around, and such matters shouldn’t be overheard.

At Xu Wentao’s suggestion, they headed toward the Playground.

Since it was noon, everyone was out eating lunch, so there weren’t many people there.

It was a good place to talk privately.

When they reached the Playground, the group found a corner behind the Audience Stand, where buildings blocked the cold wind, making it less chilly.

“Is this place alright?”

“Yeah.” Lin Xinyuan nodded, gathering her thoughts before she started.

Of course, she couldn’t let them know about the jade bracelet—such things were better kept secret…

Having anticipated this day for a while, she had prepared an excuse.

Half-true, mostly false, she recounted the story in detail:

She had realized she was becoming more and more like a girl, then went to the Hospital for tests and discovered her sex chromosomes were XX—a rare case in the world: pseudohermaphroditism.

“So, you still have to have surgery during your vacation?”

After hearing the girl’s words, Chen Ze was the first to ask.

Although he asked this, inside he felt a sense of relief.

Hearing Number Six talk like this, it seemed his previous doubts might not have been a big problem after all…

No, what was he thinking! He was devoted to Xiao Wei—this was only natural…

Yes… definitely!

The others had heard the term online before and had speculated about Lin Xinyuan.

But speculation was just speculation; hearing it from the person herself was a different matter.

This surprised everyone—they never expected something like this to happen so close to them!

But along with surprise came concern for the girl.

Although they didn’t know the specifics of the disease, Lin Xinyuan’s earnest, pitiful demeanor combined with what they had observed recently quickly convinced them.

Even if they didn’t fully understand the condition, they knew the consequences of hormonal imbalance between male and female hormones…

It could shorten one’s lifespan!

So they understood the urgency of Lin Xinyuan’s hormone correction surgery.

“Yes, that’s what the doctor said.” Lin Xinyuan looked inward, this expression clearly showing sadness to her roommates.

They sympathized with her; after all, having lived as a boy for eighteen years, suddenly being told she was a girl—who could accept that immediately?

Carrying fear in her heart, Lin Xinyuan slowly raised her head and casually glanced at the others.

She watched their expressions carefully, but there was no disgust as she had feared.

Only worry, sympathy…

Seeing this, Lin Xinyuan breathed a silent sigh of relief, and a faint warmth rose in her heart.

She realized she’d been overthinking, always preparing for the worst…

But after feeling moved, guilt soon followed.

She was practically already a girl—what was the point of surgery? She could just wait it out…

Lost in thought, Lin Xinyuan’s eyes drifted sideways to Qin Nanfeng.

He saw her glance and gave a half-smile, half-smirk.

Tch… Stinky blond, just wait!

“Is this the place you mentioned?”

Inside the South Street Complex, a stylish young woman looked at the building before her, lips parted slightly as she asked the person on the video call.

Seeing her doubtful expression, the man on screen hurried to say:

“Qingge, I’d never lie to you! That guy’s lover must be here. My people say she’s a very beautiful girl…”

He paused: “But… ahem…”

His expression was hesitant.

“But what?”

The woman’s beautiful eyes narrowed, clearly impatient with Cheng Qian’s heavy breathing.

She was evidently unhappy with this.

The man on video frantically waved his hands like a cat facing a tiger.

The voice transmitted through the phone was slightly distorted: “Don’t be mad! I’m telling you! Okay?!”

“Tch, look at you being such a coward!” Qin Qingge was speechless.

She was just anxious, not mad, but she was used to his behavior.

After all, her fiancé was always like this…

Cheng Qian chuckled, thinking this tactic worked best—if he got it out before Qin Qingge got upset, she would calm down.

Then, carefully choosing his words, he said slowly:

“Um… Although that girl is a girl, she might not actually be a girl, you know?”

“Huh?” Qin Qingge’s head filled with question marks. “Be clearer!”

Cheng Qian gave up resisting: “What I mean is, although my people saw that girl, her ID card shows male, so… maybe…”

He didn’t finish, but Qin Qingge immediately understood.

Her brows furrowed, her cheerful mood turning hesitant.

After a moment, she said, “Got it. You haven’t told my parents about this, right?”

“Of course not. We haven’t verified everything yet, so I wouldn’t dare tell them.”

“That’s good. Also… does my little brother have class this afternoon?”

“No, I checked with him via message.”

“Okay, I’m going to meet that ‘girl’ now.

That’s it, I’m hanging up!” Without waiting for a response, Qin Qingge ended the call.

Looking up at the building, she walked straight inside…

“All right, I…”

Beep beep…

In a certain office, Cheng Qian stared at the ended call and sighed.

The phone screen returned to the chat page with Qin Nanfeng from minutes ago…

Gentleman Qian: “Moshi Moshi! Question mark.JPG”

Q: “What’s up?”

Gentleman Qian: “Are you free this afternoon?”

Q: “No.”

Gentleman Qian: “Hey hey, bro! I’m really asking, seriously, okay? Begging.JPG”

Q: “I am. What is it? Say quickly.”

Gentleman Qian: “Ahem ahem… Nothing now, never mind… hahaha… Doghead.JPG”

Q: “……”

Q: “I hope your son is okay.”

Cheng Qian turned off the screen and slouched in his ergonomic chair, muttering to himself.

“I’m just the busybody of you siblings…”