For many people, the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of Disney is fairytales.
And that’s essentially true.
The castle, seemingly plucked from a storybook, the buildings all sporting that distinct cartoonish style… Aside from the fact that the actual rides rely on modern means—like boat rides, hot air balloon ascents, and merry-go-rounds—it’s almost indistinguishable from a fairytale kingdom.
Xia Xi and Luo Xinyu even watched a stage play about a prince and a princess.
Of course, Xia Xi, this young lady of high standing, believed she looked more like a princess than the actress on stage right now.
“You must be tired from all the fun. Here, try this sliced beef.”
Back in the hotel room, Xia Xi stared blankly at the man beside her who was placing food in her bowl. A strange, unbidden thought surfaced in her heart: I feel like I’ve seen this face somewhere before.
No, not somewhere. More like… in a mirror.
Xia Xi silently turned her head to look at the full-length mirror provided in the room.
Reflected in the mirror was a cute girl with dark red hair, dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit.
Hmm… I’m a dignified young lady. How could I possibly see my senior’s face in the mirror? I must be losing my mind…
“What are you looking at?”
Luo Xinyu followed Xia Xi’s gaze toward the mirror. Aside from their two reflections and the small hotpot simmering on the table, he didn’t see anything unusual.
“Is the food not to your taste?” he asked.
Xia Xi just shook her head gently.
“No, the hotpot is delicious.”
As she spoke, she picked up a piece of beef from her bowl with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth.
It was the same kind of beef. She remembered the family chef preparing it for her many times. But for some reason, after her shoulder inadvertently brushed and rubbed against her senior’s a few times, the beef in her mouth seemed to taste even more tender and flavorful.
Accompanying this was a strange warmth spreading across her cheeks. Of course, she merely attributed it to the room being too stuffy with the doors and windows shut tight.
After the meal, the two lay on the hotel’s large bed. Not far in front of them was a fairly large TV, currently playing the movie Tokyo Love Story.
Xia Xi hadn’t expected this senior, who seemed peculiar in so many ways, to like such an old-fashioned film.
“When I first read the novel, I wondered, how could someone fall uncontrollably in love after just a seven-day trip?” Luo Xinyu said suddenly, his eyes on the TV.
“And then?” Xia Xi’s tone was as indifferent as usual, seemingly not particularly interested in the topic.
“And then I thought of myself. Didn’t I also fall for someone quite easily?”
Xia Xi turned to look at his face without saying a word.
She remembered how he had confessed to her several times at school. Those “I like you”s that didn’t seem like jokes… could they have been sincere?
Does love at first sight really exist?
Xia Xi didn’t believe it.
“I’m going to sleep.”
She lay down quietly, pulled the covers up to her nose, turned on her side with her back to Luo Xinyu, not letting him see her expression.
“Sleep well.”
…
Xia Xi had a dream, which was a rare occurrence for her.
In the dream, she was the senior. No, more accurately, she was a male senior in his fourth year of university.
Her family wasn’t well-off; she wasn’t any “young lady.”
She even had a younger sister…
At the thought of the sister, her entire face, which had been serene in sleep, seemed to scrunch up. Her beautiful eyebrows knitted tightly together as if she were struggling.
No, that’s wrong!
I am the young lady! I only have a younger brother. Where did some damn sister come from?!
It must be that Luo Xinyu had cast some magical spell on her, like the time acceleration today, affecting her dreams. Yes, that had to be it!
In the dream, Xia Xi looked at her reflection in the mirror. That face… it was precisely Senior Luo Xinyu’s face!
“Hah!”
Startled awake from the dream, Xia Xi abruptly sat up in bed, gasping for breath.
“You’re awake?”
Xia Xi turned her head.
Beside her was Luo Xinyu, holding a basin of water and a towel.
“You suddenly developed a fever last night, muttering ‘I am the young lady, I am the young lady’ over and over, like you were possessed.”
Hearing this, Xia Xi’s brow furrowed again.
When had she ever lost her composure like that in front of others?
Could it be because it was the first time she’d slept in the same bed with a man?
“Um…”
Luo Xinyu looked at Xia Xi, handing her the warm, damp towel, seeming to hesitate.
“No, it’s nothing.”
In the end, he didn’t say it.
Xia Xi didn’t pay it much mind either, simply assuming he wanted to ask what she’d like for breakfast.
As if I need a man to buy me breakfast! I’m not some delicate flower who relies on men!
What’s going on… According to the script I wrote, Xia Xi should have regained her memories today and continued the trip using my body. But looking at her, not only has she not regained her memories, she even developed a fever.
Luo Xinyu took the towel back from Xia Xi after she finished wiping her face and dropped it into the basin.
Just like Xia Xi, his eyebrows were tightly knit. However, because he was carrying the basin out and happened to have his back to her, Xia Xi didn’t see his expression.
Luo Xinyu didn’t think Xia Xi had secretly changed the script herself.
First, she had promised not to peek. He believed Xia Xi would keep her word.
Second, changing the script to include a fever and not regaining memories offered her no benefit whatsoever. There was simply no need.
And also…
Luo Xinyu looked down at his feet nestled in the hotel slippers.
Pale, smooth, with plump, rounded toes… they didn’t look like a boy’s feet at all.
“Are we gradually swapping back?”
The situation had completely slipped from his control. He hadn’t written any of this into his script.
“Could it be that Xia Xi has already regained her memories? Is she just pretending, and even secretly changed some things to mess with me?”
Because this game space belonged to Xia Xi, Luo Xinyu naturally assumed she had the authority to modify it.
But on second thought, she had no reason to do that either. Unable to figure it out, he ultimately decided not to dwell on it.
After all, this isn’t reality. It should be fine…
On the other side, Xia Xi sat dumbfounded on the bed. She had already thrown off the covers and was also staring at her feet, which looked different from before.
So, last night’s dream was a premonition of her swapping bodies with Senior Luo Xinyu?
Because her memories of being the young lady felt so intensely real, Xia Xi could only interpret last night’s dream as a prophetic one.
However, for some reason, she couldn’t see the transparent panel that should be floating before her eyes.
[Temporary Mission: Seven-Day Journey]
[Luo Xinyu’s designed script was too dull. The system has made modifications. Hope the Host enjoys the experience.]
[Mission Conditions: Memory Modification, Body Exchange, Specific Scenarios. The body begins to gradually revert after being confessed to by Luo Xinyu. Memories are restored after confessing to Luo Xinyu.]
[Mission Objective: Under the condition of modified memories, confess to Luo Xinyu.]
[Mission Reward: Game Story Save File]
[Mission Penalty: In reality, become the Young Lady.]
