“Big… Big Sister, there’s something I want to ask you.”
“Go ahead.”
“It’s just… do you carry the talisman paper and the relic I gave you?”
Xia Xi thought back. Last night, when he returned to his body and was enjoying a nice, relaxing bath, he seemed to have no idea where he’d tossed those two things.
But they probably weren’t anything important anyway. They looked like souvenirs from some temple. Even though they were gifts from his cheap little brother, from what he knew, Luo Xingchen had given Luo Xinyu way too many gifts—so many that even the young lady herself didn’t pay them much mind.
“I put those two things away in my collection. After all, they’re gifts from you, so of course I’d keep them safe.”
Lost them = put them away in a collection.
You can’t fool people like that.
“You put them in a collection?!”
When Luo Xingchen heard this, it felt like the sky was falling.
No wonder his big sister had gone back to acting all weird today—it was because she wasn’t carrying the protective charms he’d given her, so that despicable ghost had taken control of her body again!
“Yeah, what’s wrong?”
Xia Xi couldn’t figure out why Luo Xingchen looked like the world was ending. Could those two things actually be priceless treasures or something?
“Anyway, Xiaochen, take a look—do you want to wear this Lolita princess dress, or this pure and innocent JK uniform~”
He hadn’t forgotten the demand given by the Absolute Choice for even a moment. He absolutely had to make Xiaochen obediently put on a pretty little skirt~
Luo Xingchen didn’t respond. Instead, he clenched his fists, as if struggling with something internally.
Finally, he couldn’t help but glare angrily at Xia Xi.
“You lecherous ghost who loves forcing people into crossdressing, give Big Sister her body back!”
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Wait, no! How did Luo Xingchen know he and Luo Xinyu had swapped bodies?! Could it be that he’d also awakened some kind of system and become a so-called Child of Destiny?
But no matter what, Xia Xi couldn’t possibly reveal his identity. If the other party found out that a grown man had been using his sister’s body this whole time, wouldn’t that be instant social death?!
Maybe the other party’s favorability toward him would even drop into the negatives.
Although Xia Xi had no use for a man’s favorability, the other party was still the young lady’s younger brother. Building a good relationship with Luo Xinyu’s family was never a bad idea.
“What are you talking about, Xiaochen? I’m your sister, genuine and authentic.”
Xia Xi hung the little dress back in the wardrobe and reached out to pat Luo Xingchen’s head.
“Hah!”
Luo Xingchen swung his hand and knocked Xia Xi’s hand away, his face full of righteous indignation.
“You lecherous ghost, still pretending! My big sister would never be the kind of person who forces her own little brother into crossdressing!”
Hearing this, Xia Xi finally understood. The other party hadn’t gained some kind of system like he’d imagined. Rather, it was his series of actions that went against Luo Xinyu’s usual behavior that had made the other party suspicious.
But logically speaking, even if he was suspicious, given how much the other party cared about his big sister, he shouldn’t have blown up like this so directly.
Where exactly was the problem?
Xia Xi suddenly remembered the question the other party had just asked.
The talisman paper and the relic.
Now everything made sense.
From going up the mountain to coming back home, Xia Xi’s behavior had been completely normal. The other party probably assumed that the two items he’d given were what was keeping the lecherous ghost from possessing the young lady.
But now that he was acting so strangely and had lost the talisman paper and relic, the other party was certain he was possessed.
Actually, the situation wasn’t far off. Xia Xi’s soul was indeed residing within Luo Xinyu’s body, so you could call it possession. It was just that those two “exorcism” items were completely useless—pure IQ tax.
Having figured everything out, Xia Xi’s lips curled upward, then he immediately suppressed it and put on a stern face.
Bang!
The familiar sugar-roasted chestnut landed on his stupid little brother’s head.
“How do you talk to your sister! I just think that since Xiaochen is so handsome, it’d be a shame not to try on some pretty clothes.”
Seeing Luo Xingchen clutching his head in pain, Xia Xi felt his mood improve considerably.
No wonder Xia Yue loved teasing him so much. It was surprisingly delightful to watch someone look all pitiful and aggrieved.
But then again, building happiness on someone else’s pain isn’t right. So his current behavior was strictly limited to harmless joking.
“Huh? Is that what you were thinking?”
Luo Xingchen had assumed the lecherous ghost was borrowing his sister’s body to satisfy some strange desires. But hearing what Xia Xi said, he felt… maybe possibly perhaps… it really was something his big sister would think…
Which meant…
No, no, no!
This must be a smoke bomb thrown out by the cunning ghost! Luo Xingchen, oh Luo Xingchen, you can’t get carried away just because you heard a compliment from your sister’s mouth!
“Hah!”
Xia Xi: “…”
Why is he going “hah hah hah” again? Does this kid really not have some kind of chuunibyou disease?
Bang!
“Ow!”
“Good, you know it hurts. Stop acting crazy in broad daylight. Where in the world are there ghosts and spirits? We should believe in science.”
Luo Xingchen held his head with both hands and eyed Xia Xi suspiciously.
Hmm… it really is Big Sister’s body… Her expressions, mannerisms, little movements—they all seem about the same as usual…
Could it be that he really was mistaken?
There really aren’t such things as ghosts and monsters?
Then that would mean he’d just yelled at his beloved big sister and called her a lecherous ghost, called her a pervert who forces people into crossdressing?!
Oh no!
Big Sister won’t hate me, will she?!
I’m doomed!
“You… you really are my sister?”
“Of course. What part of me doesn’t seem like your sister?”
Xia Xi rolled his eyes beautifully and picked out two more outfits from the wardrobe.
“Since you just yelled at me, I’ve decided to switch to two different outfits for you to choose from. You have to pick one, or else I’ll go tell Dad that you’ve gotten bold now and dare to yell at your sister.”
Xia Xi had truly mastered the art of borrowing authority to intimidate.
“I… I understand…”
Luo Xingchen lowered his head like a child who’d done something wrong, not daring to talk back anymore.
As long as Big Sister didn’t hate him, everything else was fine.
“Come on, do you want to wear this bunny girl outfit, or this school swimsuit set?”
Both of these outfits were things Luo Xinyu had originally wanted Xia Xi to try on when he was in her body. But after Xia Xi’s desperate resistance, he ultimately hadn’t sunk to the level of wearing either of them.
So these two outfits were practically brand new. Letting Luo Xingchen wear them wouldn’t trigger any mental cleanliness issues.
“I… I choose…”
