Chapter 111

Page Four The Key to the Secret Base

Huangfu Yuehua, Lin Hua’s grandmother, was nominally the principal of the boys’ school, but she did not come to the school this year.

After listening to the vice-principal’s long and tedious speech on the playground, and seeing the pitiful freshmen of the new grade, the new semester began. I felt nothing but sadness, with no girls or girlfriend around, the life at the boys’ high school remained unexciting.

By the way, compared to the other students who stood under the sun for two hours, having a leg fracture was almost a blessing. Aside from the slightly hot weather, sitting in a wheelchair was quite comfortable.

After the routine opening ceremony, Yan Liuzhuan called me out of the classroom as soon as I returned. His expression was eerie when he waved at me from outside the window, as if summoning a spirit or demanding repayment.

“What? Tan Linhua transferred to the neighboring girls’ school?”

Yan Liuzhuan’s words surprised me, but upon reflection, it made sense.

“When was this decided?”

Tan Linhua had called me the day she returned to school, and she hadn’t mentioned this at that time.

Pushing his gold-rimmed glasses up, Yan Liuzhuan replied, “She went back home the day before yesterday and told her family about her situation.”

If that was true, there was indeed no reason for her to stay at the boys’ school. She probably even changed her gender on her household registration, becoming a legal woman.

It wasn’t surprising that she spilled the beans; after all, this matter would eventually be exposed. It was better to be honest sooner rather than later. But I hoped she didn’t mention anything about the Beautiful Girl Goddess Cult.

And going back home, she must have talked to Old Feng, also known as Huangfu Fei. After these two exchanged information, they would definitely suspect me.

I scratched my head, feeling troubled.

“She came to my house last night and asked me to give you this, saying it was payment for something you agreed to.”

Yan Liuzhuan handed me a small copper key, which I recognized as the key to Tan Linhua’s secret base.

Actually, this payment was not valid. Initially, Yan Liuzhuan promised me the use of the secret base if I modeled for him, but in the end, he only drew his own nude body.

Still, it was a kind gesture from Linhua, so I didn’t refuse and accepted it.

Promoted to second year, our classroom moved to the second floor. The “2-B” class number stood out.

The homeroom teacher was still that balding middle-aged man, and my seat was still the main character’s seat, albeit without the shade of trees. Even in September, sitting under the sun for too long left me drenched in sweat.

I touched the key in my pocket, looking forward to the lunch break.

Linhua’s secret base had air conditioning, a soft bed, and even a shower. With just this key, the next two years of high school would be much easier than for other students.

The only difficulty was that now I had to use crutches to climb to the fifth floor, which wasn’t easy. If I hopped up on one leg, I could either get a muscle cramp or fall down the stairs and break another bone.

I needed help.

“Hey, Zhao Zhao,” I knocked on the back desk.

Perhaps because it was the start of the school year, this guy was surprisingly energetic and hadn’t slept all morning, watching videos on his phone behind my chair.

“What’s wrong? Need to pee?”

“Not really… How can you talk about such crude words?”

If it were Xiao Lei, she wouldn’t say such things.

“Haha, so what if I do? Don’t bother me while I watch Meow-Meow’s live stream.”

Meow-Meow?

“Is it Thunder Meow-Meow?”

“Yeah, she’s really charming.”

Zhao Zhao smiled dreamily. I turned to take half of his headphones and listened, confirming it was indeed Thunder Meow-Meow’s unique voice.

“Don’t you remember how badly she beat you?”

“Think about it, Chairman. If I hadn’t been beaten, you wouldn’t have turned her into a girl out of anger. Without her, the world would lose such an outstanding idol! So, isn’t this beating worth it?”

This person is beyond hope!

But lately, living a decadent life at home playing games, I hadn’t paid much attention to Thunder Meow-Meow’s recent activities. It seemed she hadn’t stopped her career as an idol and had performed somewhere else.

With talent and hard work, it was unfair that Thunder Meow-Meow wasn’t famous.

“Oh right, Meow-Meow released her first album recently. Although it’s a mini-album with only three songs, the response has been热烈… Oh, she’s so cute.”

“Really? Then I’ll buy one to support her.” I tried to steer the conversation back to the point: “No, let’s not talk about this now. At lunchtime, go with me to the fifth floor.”

“You’re still on crutches and want to go up for lunch? Just sit in the classroom, and I’ll buy bread for you.”

“No, no, just take me up. You’ll be surprised.”

He looked at me puzzled, but seconds later, he was drawn back by Thunder Meow-Meow’s voice and figure.

“She’s really interesting.”

…

Lunch Break.

“Alright! Put me down!”

“Ugh, please don’t move. The drink might spill!”

Zhao Zhao actually carried me up the stairs in a princess carry.

If other students saw this, tomorrow’s gossip would be about Chang Kai being carried by Zhao Zhao to the fifth-floor men’s bathroom [inappropriately]. My reputation would be ruined.

I covered my face in agony: “Why does it have to be a princess carry?”

“Ah? Didn’t you say you didn’t like me carrying you?”

“Then just help me up.”

“That’s too slow… Why are we eating lunch in the men’s restroom?”

I used my crutches to thoroughly check the inside of the restroom, making sure no one else was coming, then pulled out the key to open the fire cabinet.

Zhao Zhao leaned over and looked inside, his jaw dropping in shock.

“Wow! Our school has a place like this?”

His reaction was exactly the same as mine. Who would have thought there would be such a secret base hidden here?

“Go in!”

“Crawl in?”

“Otherwise?”

Speaking of it, this entrance was indeed not very user-friendly, and the crawling action was somewhat humiliating.

Then, this tall and clumsy guy got stuck in the hole.

“Lower your butt a bit!”

“My thigh bone doesn’t stretch, and my shoulders are stuck too!”

“Then crawl!”

Strange, Linhua and I could crawl through easily, but why is he struggling so much? Is this door that small?

“Can’t be helped.” I sighed softly, calling out: “Notebook大人, can you help a bit?”

The air twisted, and the Beautiful Girl Notebook appeared decisively.

Recently, I noticed that Notebook大人 was quite enthusiastic about turning people into beautiful girls. Whenever I had a request, it appeared promptly.

I wrote Zhao Zhao’s name with a pencil, and the Zhao Zhao stuck in the hole visibly shrank.

“Say something before transforming, you scared me!” Xiao Lei complained, then easily crawled in.

“Wow! Amazing! What is this amazing space? The whole room is pink.”

I was crawling when I heard her exclaiming inside.

“This is Linhua’s secret base, but since she transferred to the neighboring girls’ school, she lent me the key.” I waved the air conditioner remote control in front of Xiao Lei: “There’s air conditioning. Let’s eat lunch here, but don’t tell anyone.”

“Ah? You never told me about such a nice place before?”

“After all, I only found out about it near the end of last term, and besides, this is Linhua’s territory.”

“You two, a boy and a girl, spending midday together in this room… doing what?”

“What are you talking about? Calm down, she was still a man back then.”

There’s no kitchen here, so where did the vinegar smell come from? Open the air conditioning to ventilate.

As the room temperature gradually dropped and we finished the lunch bread, Xiao Lei dove into the multiple racks of clothes left by Linhua.

“How is it, Chairman!”

Xiao Lei held up a bubble dress left by Linhua in front of herself, as if asking for my opinion.

“Hey, don’t mess with other people’s clothes. Besides, this style isn’t suitable for you.”

“What type suits me then?” She took out a denim overalls skirt and asked: “This one?”

I thought for a moment.

“Lively and refreshing type.”

“What does that mean? No, although I understand your meaning, how should I match it?”

I sat on the bed with my crutches, but a layer of white dust rose, and the carpet was also a bit dusty, looking dirty.

So dirty, I realized. This room hadn’t been cleaned all summer, even in a sealed room, it would gather some dust.

“Xiao Lei, clean up a bit.”

“Eh.”

She lay on the sofa, unwilling to move.

“You’ve already used the air conditioning, so helping Linhua clean up shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

“It’s troublesome.”

What a lazy ghost!

I have a bit of OCD. Once I notice something dirty, I feel uncomfortable unless it’s clean.

If it weren’t for my leg problems, I’d start a thorough cleaning right now.

Wait a minute.

It seems there’s a solution?