“I’m back!”
An Xiaoyu walked in carrying two big delivery boxes. She looked at the empty room and the steaming food on the table, then fell silent.
This bunch… they made all this food, didn’t eat any of it, and then collectively disappeared. And the worst part? They disappeared without taking her!!!
It hurts. It hurts so much!
She just went to pick up a package, so why does she suddenly feel so left out…
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“Xia Yue, are you sure it’s okay not to wait for Xiaoyu?”
Xia Xi pulled up the straps of his dress, which had slipped off his shoulders again, and asked Xia Yue, who was wearing his original skinsuit right next to him.
“Xiaocha! Watch your address. Outside, you’re supposed to call me ‘big brother’!”
Okay, looks like this girl was really deep in character, actually thinking she was Xia Xi herself.
Xia Xi nodded a bit helplessly.
“Alright, alright, fine. So, ‘big brother,’ are you really sure it’s okay to leave Xiaoyu all alone at home?”
Seeing her big brother give in so easily, Xia Yue’s face lit up with joy.
Just as she thought—a soft, cute little lolita appearance like Bai Xiaocha’s was perfect for her brother to use. With her brother wearing Bai Xiaocha’s looks, he seemed even more soft and huggable~
Hmm… actually, ‘meek’ might be the more appropriate word~
“Don’t worry. We left Xiaoyu so much delicious food. She’s bound to be overwhelmed with emotion.”
Hearing this, Luo Xinyu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and gave Xia Yue a hard knock on the head.
This girl sure had some nerve talking like that. She had worked so hard to make that whole table of food, only for it to go uneaten because of one of Xia Yue’s ideas.
She still remembered Xia Yue saying, “Since we’ve already swapped skins, why not take this chance to hit up the amusement park? As for eating, we can just snack as we walk around.”
Of course, Luo Xinyu herself was pretty tempted by all the different kinds of street food, which was why she agreed to waste the meal she had worked so hard on.
Besides, wasn’t Xiaoyu still at home? Surely Xiaoyu would put the leftovers in the fridge. They could just reheat them tomorrow and eat them then.
“Oh, Xiaoyu is going to be so ‘thankful’ to you.”
Xia Xi rolled his eyes and didn’t say anything more.
The main thing was, every time he opened his mouth, it felt strange. Using Bai Xiaocha’s voice, he felt like he had no authority, no presence whatsoever. It just made him seem weak.
And also!
Who on earth invented dresses?
Every time he sat down or bent his body even a little, those straps would act like they were on greased shoulders, just sliding right down. If he wasn’t careful, there could be a wardrobe malfunction.
Luckily, Bai Xiaocha had a small frame and wore one of those child-like tank-top style undershirts. Even if the dress slipped down, people would only think he had on a layering piece.
Originally, Xia Xi wanted to wear a normal, casual outfit. But Xia Yue insisted that Bai Xiaocha had only brought that one set of clothes. Either he wore that, or he went out completely naked. So, with great humiliation, he reluctantly put on the dress.
“Xia Yue, are there really amusement parks open at night?”
Usually, amusement parks don’t operate at night because there are too many unpredictable factors, making accidents more likely.
But there was one amusement park that was different. It specialized in nighttime atmosphere. The staff would dress up as various ghosts and monsters, and the whole park had a horror theme.
“Don’t worry, I’ve been here twice before. It’s super thrilling.”
Bai Xiaocha rarely went out alone at night. Mostly because she was such a petite, soft little loli, heading out by herself after dark was just way too dangerous. This time, she only felt safe because she had her friends with her, plus Sister Xinyu’s bodyguard.
Up front, the bodyguard boss was focused on driving but silently listening to the conversation in the back. Honestly, he was pretty confused.
He didn’t understand why these two high school students were calling the young lady’s sweetheart “Xia Yue.”
He was pretty sure this guy’s name was Xia Xi. Xia Yue was the girl who had asked, “Are there any amusement parks open at night?”
Despite his confusion, being a professional bodyguard, he definitely wasn’t going to just butt in and question his young lady’s friends.
If they talked that way, they must have their reasons. Maybe they were playing some kind of novel identity-swapping game.
A lot of the time, Bodyguard Boss felt like he was no longer young enough to keep up with all these abstract ideas people had these days.
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The amusement park had a very down-to-earth name, something like “Horrorland.”
The ticket booth was also pretty interesting. It was designed to look like a massive gate shaped like a ferocious ghost’s open mouth, lit up with red lights.
“Hello, four adult tickets and one child’s ticket, please.”
Xia Yue stepped forward to buy the tickets first. After all, she was the one who brought everyone here, so naturally, she was treating them.
Though, tonight’s expenses would, of course, be coming from her brother’s wallet~
“Alright, four adult tickets and one child’s ticket, correct?”
The cashier, dressed in a Tyrannosaurus rex mascot costume, confirmed one more time with Xia Yue before starting to print the tickets.
“Hold on! Why one child’s ticket?”
Xia Xi asked, confused.
Weren’t the five of them all adults? Where was the child?
But as soon as he asked that, not only did the other four who came with him start snickering, but even the cashier was grinning right at him.
“Why’s everyone staring at me?”
Xia Xi still didn’t get it. They were all adults, so shouldn’t they get five adult tickets? It wasn’t like they were short on cash. So why buy a child’s ticket?
“Geez, silly. Xiaocha, take a look at your height right now.”
Because there were strangers around, Xia Yue didn’t call Xia Xi “big brother” but used the name of his current appearance instead.
With Xia Yue’s reminder, Xia Xi finally understood. So that child’s ticket was for him!
He looked down at the tips of his sandaled feet, then lifted his head with a defiant look at the cashier.
“I don’t care about that! Change that child’s ticket to an adult ticket!”
No matter what, he was an adult, so how could they treat him like a child! This was an insult to a real, tough guy!!!
“Pfft, little one, you should listen to your family and just get the child’s ticket. We even give out candy with the child’s tickets, you know~”
The cashier chuckled as he pulled out a lollipop and handed it to Xia Xi.
He’d seen this kind of situation way too many times—a little kid throwing a fuss, insisting on getting the same ticket as the adults.
Kids like to be competitive, it’s totally normal.
“No, seriously, I really am already an adult. I’m a grown-up, not some kid!”
But no matter how much Xia Xi insisted, his current appearance as a little blue-haired loli was just really hard to take seriously.
In the end, after being nudged and pushed along by the others, he clenched his lollipop, took his child’s ticket, and entered the amusement park…
