August 26th. Weather unknown.

My advisor replied—they’ll consult school leadership. As for the ten-day military training at semester start? Naturally waived. 🥰 (Yesss!)

By this day, I’d mostly recovered. No headache, no stuffy nose, no itchy throat. Just a slightly sore lower back.

Idle hours spent scrolling tunes.

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August 27th. Sunny—I saw it while fetching dried bedsheets from the bathroom.

My #1 online "son" still hadn’t replied. Probably chickened out after my last rant. Still… I was touched by his message that day. So today, I only scolded him twice. (Tsundere mode.)

Lower back a tad sore. Legs a tad wobbly.

Idle hours spent scrolling tunes.

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August 28th. Weather unknown.

After grinding hard in Summoner’s Rift to reach Diamond I, I rewarded myself with a whole Golden Arches fried chicken. So fragrant. So delicious. 😋 Felt almost guilty (sobbing)… Someone like me doesn’t deserve such tasty chicken. Shouldn’t have spent so much. 🥺

Only instant noodles for the rest of the month… (dejected)

Lower back slightly sore. Legs slightly soft.

Idle hours spent scrolling tunes.

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August 29th. Probably rainy—I heard the downpour.

Nothing happy today. I hate rainy days. Even if I stay dry…

They always drag up bad memories.

Lower back faintly sore. Legs faintly weak.

Idle hours spent scrolling tunes.

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August 30th. Either sunny or cloudy—yesterday rained, today didn’t. (Hmph.)

Scrolled music apps 🎶 and stumbled on breathtaking scenery from all over—home and abroad… So, so beautiful. (Yearning.)

Azure oceans. Sunrises. Mountain cliffs…

But… I’ve never seen the sea. Never climbed a mountain. 🙂

Posts say "seize the day," but I’ve got no cash. No courage to travel.

Lower back sore. Legs soft.

Idle hours spent scrolling tunes.

August 31st. Weather unknown.

Woke up late—already 1 PM. Might as well sleep till midnight. Skip a meal that way. (Proud.)

Back sore. Legs soft.

Idle hours spent scrolling tunes.

August 32nd. Weather… whatever.

Fell in love with a new game today—*Mingchao*. So fun. Played all day. Only remembered sleep at 11 PM. (So sleepy meow) 💤

Monsters are brutal…

Back sore. Legs soft.

Idle hours spent scrolling tunes.

September 1st… 2nd.

Turns out August only has 31 days.

My "son" finally replied. Still asking if I’m a real man. If yes, come fight him IRL.

Too bad I’m not anymore. (Smug) 😉 Or I’d really have to brawl him.

Moon-sore. Moon-soft.

Idle hours spent scrolling tunes.

September 3rd.

Bad news today.

Advisor said the school won’t change rules for one person. Must attend classes and exams—or consider taking a leave, or dropping out… 😨😨

But even a year’s leave won’t fix me. And for that promise… I can’t quit school. (Sigh.)

Advisor’s kind. Said she’ll keep negotiating for me. (Tears.)

Sore. Soft.

Idle hours spent scrolling tunes.

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September 4th.

Advisor messaged me in the afternoon. Sent the class rep’s WeChat. Shared the final decision. (Gloomy.)

I must attend class two days a week. Score over 70 on finals. Or in sophomore year—drop out, or follow the normal schedule.

Tears just spilled. 😭 Panic made me skip a whole meal today.

Then I realized something.

What about my voice? My appearance???

😨😨😨

Sure, what I hear isn’t what others hear… but I can’t deny it—

My voice now is soft. Sweet. Adorably melodic. (Confident.)

…

CONFIDENT MY ASS!!!! 👊🏻😭👊🏻

Then I remembered an otaku’s classic skill… voice acting!! 🤔

Back when I still had my dick, I tried learning girly voices to catfish guys online for cash. Failed. Gave up…

But now? No turning back. (Battle face) 😡

Sore. Soft.

Idle hours spent scrolling tunes.

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Days later.

"Ahhh→ah↗ah↘ah→ah↖ah↓ah↑ah←."

A noticeably androgynous voice echoed in the room.

Hua Xin: "Cough-cough-cough-CAUGH—🥺…"

"*Ptooey!* … *glug-glug-glug-glug* … Hah… 😇"

After spitting, the girl chugged the entire bottle of Binglu water to soothe her throat.

"This voice acting is so damn hard… 😖"

Hua Xin slumped over the desk, tears threatening to spill again. 🥺

Glancing at the date and time in the computer’s corner—Sept 11, Wednesday, 6 AM—she almost wanted to off herself and escape to the 2D world.

After talking with the advisor, the school’s final verdict came:

Same as before.

She’d contacted every professor. Fought hard for me.

Even when I threatened to jump off a building, she stayed patient… 🥺

I was so moved, I didn’t even scroll tunes that night.

But it changed nothing. I still had to attend class…

"…Sigh." Hua Xin softly exhaled. Grabbed her phone. Opened WeChat. Hesitated. Then tapped a chat with a black cat avatar.

Hua Xin: "."

The reply came instantly.

Yunzi (Class Rep Xia Yan): "👌🏻."

Wait…

Does this guy never sleep?? 🤔

Seeing the near-instant reply, she twitched.

They’d added each other a week ago via the advisor. Beyond initial pleasantries, only three exchanges:

Sept 9

Hua Xin: "Class rep. Taking leave."

Xia Yan: "Noted."

Sept 10

Hua Xin: "Leave."

Xia Yan: "Okay."

Sept 11

Hua Xin: "."

Xia Yan: "👌🏻"

…This was getting weirdly intimate.

Hua Xin shut off her phone.

She hadn’t forgotten—all her records still listed her as male.

Every effort now was to stay hidden. Graduate. Then hibernate at home forever…

If exposed…

😨😨😨

Hua Xin snapped upright. Stared dead-serious at the voice tutorial on screen.

Absolutely. Positively. NO ONE could know her dick had vanished!!!!

But this androgynous boyish voice was her limit. Nowhere near the beefy baritone she used to have.

Wait…

Hua Xin hit pause.

Why did she start learning voice acting again?

Catfishing? …

She glanced at her chest. Her bare, slender legs resting on the floor. Her stunning face faintly reflected in the monitor…

A dangerously bold plan formed in her mind.

Slowly, she opened QQ. Stared at her pinned chat: "My #1 Online Son." Deep in thought.