After returning from the amusement park, Xia Xi was already completely exhausted.
He had lived for so long, but this was the first time his legs had gone so weak that he couldn’t even walk.
After eating and drinking his fill at the food street, he and Luo Xinyu went to meet up with Xia Yue and Bai Xiaocha.
At that time, the two young girls were still hesitating about whether to go to the haunted house, but when they saw Xia Xi looking totally relaxed and holding a skewer of meat in his hand, their thoughts became firm in an instant.
Heh heh, sneaking off to enjoy delicious food without us? Xia Xi has to be properly punished!
And then, of course, Xia Xi’s legs went weak from fear all over again.
He really shouldn’t be this timid, but the physical reactions of his body affected his senses—especially his tense brain and the nonstop surge of adrenaline.
In short, it’s not that Xia Xi is a coward! It’s that Bai Xiaocha’s body just can’t handle being scared!!!
…
After the monthly break ended, Xia Yue and Bai Xiaocha got ready to return to school.
There was no helping it. As high school students about to face their entrance exams, their time off was very short.
Take this monthly break, for example. Even though they could technically wait until 6 PM to go back to school, there really wasn’t any need. For these two girls, being at home or at school was pretty much the same—both were places to goof off.
Besides, they hadn’t even finished their homework yet. Going back to school a little earlier meant they could borrow other classmates’ assignments to copy.
Sometimes Xia Yue really felt that high school wasn’t a place for humans. With only a day and a half off, they were assigned ten to twenty exam papers—two, three, or even four on average for each subject.
And the worst part? Both Xia Yue and Bai Xiaocha had chosen the humanities track. The answers on humanities papers required countless characters. Finishing just one paper seriously would leave your hands sore from all the writing.
Xia Xi also woke up early today.
Well… he was shaken awake by Xia Yue and Bai Xiaocha sitting on top of him…
Can you imagine opening your eyes and seeing a little blue-haired girl and a cute, mischievous little sister right in front of your face?
It was… terrifying!!!
The main issue was that these two had pulled the curtains in his room completely shut, not letting in a single ray of light. Then they used their phone flashlights to shine light upward from under their chins.
On top of that, they deliberately draped their hair in front of their faces to hide their features. The whole scene looked like female ghosts, which scared Xia Xi—already a little shaken from the amusement park—half to death.
“Alright, I’ll just walk you to the school gate. If you run out of allowance, remember to tell me. Your brother has more than enough money now.”
Even though Xia Xi’s book royalties had stabilized after the series ended, he still got a significant amount of money every month. It might not be enough to buy an apartment in the capital, but it was more than enough to cover his little sister’s everyday spending.
“And Xiaocha, if Xia Yue bullies you at school, just call me. I’ll deal with her.”
Since Xia Xi often used Bai Xiaocha’s body, and every time he did, Xia Yue wouldmore or less pick on him, saying this now was also meant to intimidate Xia Yue a little. That way, the next time he entered Bai Xiaocha’s body, Xia Yue wouldn’t dare act up again, right?
“What do you mean by that?! What do you mean?! Stupid brother, since when have I ever bullied Xiaocha!”
With her hands on her hips, Xia Yue leaned closer to Bai Xiaocha, pressing her cheek against the other girl’s—acting all close and affectionate.
But her eyes darted a warning glance at Bai Xiaocha, as if to say: Xiaocha, if you dare tattle on me to my brother, you’re going to be sorry～
Such a small gesture couldn’t escape Xia Xi’s notice, but he didn’t make a big deal out of it. The two girls were close—what looked like bullying was really just a little bit of intimate teasing between friends.
If it were two guys, you might call it the kind of “roasting” that comes with friendship.
“Speaking of which… Onii-chan～ How about you go to school in my place? I feel like you could play me really well～”
Xia Yue’s eyes darted around as she suggested that Xia Xi continue wearing her “skin suit” to attend school.
“And… look, look～”
As she spoke, she rolled up the hem of her pants, revealing her still slightly swollen ankle joint.
“My foot still isn’t better～ It hurts sooo much when I walk～”
The moment he heard his little sister putting on that cutesy voice again, Xia Xi turned around and started walking away without hesitation.
Are you kidding? There’s no way he’d play the role of a little sister going to high school again!
Never mind the fact that he, a proper tough guy, would have to turn into a little girl, live in the girls’ dormitory, use women’s products, and get all close and personal with female classmates—just the strict daily schedule of high school alone was unbearable.
Just a couple of days ago, when he had filled in for Xia Yue, that morning exercise and morning reading session had already tormented him badly enough.
Which so-called expert came up with morning exercise and morning reading anyway? What kind of nonsense is “the morning is the most valuable part of the day”?! You’re so sleepy you can barely keep your eyes open, you could fall asleep just standing there—how is that the most valuable part of the day?!
…
After sending off Xia Yue and Bai Xiaocha, Xia Xi wasn’t in a hurry to go home.
Luo Xinyu and An Xiaoyu had already left earlier with the bodyguard brother, heading back to the small town. Now that he was alone in the city, he figured he might as well walk around a bit and see the sights.
If he reacted all surprised and amazed at every little thing in the future, wouldn’t he look like some kind of nouveau riche who had just struck it rich?
[Temporary Mission Released: I Spoil My Own People]
Xia Xi: ?
If Xia Xi remembered correctly, he hadn’t done anything yet. From the time he woke up until now, the only thing he had done was send Xia Yue and the others off to school. How could this trigger a temporary mission?
And on top of that, the mission name was so strange—”I Spoil My Own People.” What people had he spoiled?
[The Liu family recently found their long-lost relative Liu Yiyi, who has gained quite a reputation. They hope to bring her back into the family. But since Liu Yiyi refused, her relatives are now plotting to humiliate her.]
[As the swap target bound to the host, please help Liu Yiyi put the Liu family in their place and bring Liu Jiaying back to the small town to continue running the maid café.]
[Mission Reward: Astral Projection Ability
Mission Failure Penalty: Forced activation of a random gameplay mode, pulling you into a game space with a random character.]
This mission actually looked pretty simple. Wasn’t it just helping Liu Yiyi save face? Xia Xi had read so many cheesy “Long Wang Returns” plots that he had kind of figured out the essence of how to help someone show up the bad guys.
It was just that the reward felt a bit underwhelming. His current swap ability was already this versatile, so having astral projection didn’t seem all that useful.
If he needed to enter someone’s body, his swap ability could already handle that—though there was a slot limit…
And besides, the penalty seemed pretty average, acceptable. Whatever happened, it would just be inside the game space. It wouldn’t affect reality.
So…
[Swap target selected: Liu Yiyi. Swap mode: one-way. The host’s original body will be placed under system care.]
