[ Song Yunshen ]: When is your birthday?
[ Xia Kening ]: Why are you suddenly asking about my birthday? Are you going to prepare a birthday present for me?
[ Song Yunshen ]: If you want to be pretty, hurry up and say it.
[ Xia Kening ]: April 18th.
[ Song Yunshen ]: He should have been born in 2010, right?
[Xia Kening]: Yes, yes, I'm different from you Gen kids.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Please call me a post-05s, I'm different from post-00s.
[ Xia Kening ]: Haha~ So why did you ask me about my birthday? I'm almost at your building!
[ Song Yunshen ]: I've set a visitor password for you. Just enter 20100418 in a moment, and you can open the door directly.
[ Xia Kening ]: Wow! That's so high-tech! But can't you just record faces directly?
[ Song Yunshen ]: You really think this place is your home?
[ Xia Kening ]: I wouldn't steal anything! Besides, you have security cameras in your house.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Am I afraid you'll steal things? You only sneak in to play games when I'm not around.
[ Xia Kening ]: Am I that kind of person?!
[ Song Yunshen ]: Anyway, I've set your visitor password to be effective between 7 and 8 PM, so you can come around that time from now on.
[ Xia Kening ]: Hmph! You stingy little thing!
[ Song Yunshen ]: What are you saying? I turned off your password expiration.
[ Xia Kening ]: No, no, no! Brother! You're the best!
Just as Song Yunshen received Xia Kening's plea for mercy, he heard the sound of a lock being opened coming from the other side of the gate.
Soon, Xia Kening, wearing orange slippers, appeared at the study door, peeking in with a grin to greet him, "Hello~ Good evening!"
"Hurry up." Song Yunshen moved aside, giving her the computer with the game already running. "We'll finish at eight o'clock."
"It's already 7:15!" Xia Kening had just sat down when she heard this and immediately retorted, "We agreed on an hour, it would end at 8:15!"
"Won't your family suspect anything?" Song Yunshen asked, "You've been running for an hour straight, right?"
"You can take a walk after running," Xia Kening said innocently, blinking her eyes. "You're even dumber than me."
"Go do your thing." Song Yunshen ruffled her hair, making it a mess. "Go get you something to drink, yogurt, please."
"Don't touch me." Xia Kening said this, but didn't resist at all. She only reached out to tidy her hair after he finished rubbing it. "Yogurt is fine."
Song Yunshen left the study to get her a bottle of room-temperature yogurt. When he returned to the computer, he saw that she was engrossed in playing the game, so he helped her insert the straw and held it to her lips.
By the time Xia Kening noticed, the yogurt was already in front of her.
She blinked, glanced down, then looked up at Song Yunshen. Without reaching for it, she simply pursed her lips, sucked on the straw, and slurped a couple of sips.
"Don't you have hands?" Song Yunshen chuckled as he placed the yogurt on the table. "You think this place is some fancy internet cafe? This 'feeding service' costs extra."
"It's already a good thing that such a pretty and cute girl like me came to your house to play and didn't have to pay you," Xia Kening snorted and puffed out her chest proudly.
Song Yunshen glanced at her chest, but swallowed back the words he was about to use to mock her.
Well, I suppose what she said makes some sense.
After Song Yunshen sat down, he took out his phone and glanced at the homework Xia Jinshu had sent him earlier. He then took out his draft notebook and began to write down the details.
Rong Yu copied the notes into his notebook and then began to complete his study tasks for the day.
Xia Kening turned her head and saw him memorizing vocabulary words again, and immediately showed a surprised expression.
I initially thought he was just putting on an act this morning, joking with her.
Judging from this, is it really just to see her cook while dressed in cosplay?
Xia Kening blinked, suddenly remembering what her older sister had told them yesterday after she got home: they would be eating dinner at their tutors' houses from now on, so they would have to cook their own dinners.
So Xia Yunuo cooked dinner tonight.
If Song Yunshen really does get 100 on his first exam, shouldn't I practice my cooking skills beforehand?
Compared to her two older sisters, Xia Kening's cooking skills are only edible; they certainly can't compare to Xia Jinshu's.
It would be so embarrassing if I cooked for Song Yunshen and it turned out to be terrible.
How about I tell my second sister tomorrow that she can cook dinner?
Xia Kening pondered this in her mind and secretly made a note of it.
At 8:15 p. m., Song Yunshen's alarm clock, which he had set in advance, went off precisely on time.
He turned off the alarm, glanced at Xia Kening beside him, and seeing that she was still going through the scene, he put away his phone and said, "This part will end when it's over."
"Mmm!" Xia Kening nodded quickly, then continued to watch the plot intently.
To be honest, for Song Yunshen, most of the Genshin Impact storylines were just so-so, with only a few that left a deep impression on him.
He particularly enjoyed some of the side quests.
However, for someone like Xia Kening who has had little experience with games since childhood, it is indeed easy to become addicted to Genshin Impact upon first encountering it.
Therefore, Song Yunshen didn't plan to let her play for too long; one hour a day during the summer vacation would be enough.
With the reason of making videos as a restriction, Xia Kening is also not allowed to use her phone to complete tasks or progress through the story.
At home, she might just use her phone to do some daily tasks like gardening, which shouldn't affect her grades too much.
After all, her mother had gritted her teeth and paid for her to attend Shulan Middle School, which wasn't cheap. If Xia Kening didn't get into Ningjiang Middle School because of her, she would be in a terrible position.
"Alright!" Xia Kening kept her promise and didn't act like a completely undisciplined Little Brat who would try to keep playing even after the agreed time had passed.
After completing the current scene, she immediately logged out of the game, stood up, and stretched.
Song Yunshen sat down next to her, looking up at the beautiful sight of her stretching, as if collecting his internet fee for the day.
"Let's go home early." Song Yunshen reached for the mouse, carefully saving the video of Xia Kening playing the game that she had just recorded. "I still need to edit the video."
"Is it not done yet?" Xia Kening asked curiously. "It's so slow."
"In the next couple of days," Song Yunshen said. "Are you ready to become famous overnight and go viral across the internet?"
"How could it be that exaggerated?" Xia Kening rolled her eyes at him. "Do you think I'm a three-year-old, so easily fooled?"
"Huh? Isn't that right?"
"Get lost!" Xia Kening punched him, grunted, and said, "I'm leaving first."
Song Yunshen got up and saw her to the door. While she was changing her shoes, he pressed the elevator button for her. Suddenly remembering the test about their souls swapping, he said, "Regarding our body swapping, I think we should just let things take their natural course and not do any special tests for now."
"Huh? It's not going to be tested?" Xia Kening asked, looking puzzled.
"It's not that things are unpredictable," Song Yunshen said, "It's just that I've found it quite troublesome to fall asleep and wake up at the same time."
"Let's start keeping track of what time we fall asleep each night before bed, and also record the time we wake up."
"Next time we switch, we can compare our sleep patterns between our usual sleep patterns and the day we switched. Maybe we'll discover something."
Hearing his suggestion, Xia Kening thought it was a good idea, so she nodded, changed her shoes, and stepped into the elevator. "Then I'll do as you say."
Song Yunshen watched her enter the elevator, and before the doors closed, he reminded her, "Let me know when you get home, and don't wander off."
"Okay~ Bye~"
"See you tomorrow."
After seeing Xia Kening off, Song Yunshen returned to his study and continued editing the video.
If you want to be lazy, it's just a beginner's video. You can upload it without cutting a single line, just add a subtitle, and that's fine too.
However, Song Yunshen, being an atypical lazy person, adheres to the philosophy of either being lazy to the end or doing nothing at all from the beginning.
Either once you start doing something, strive for excellence and do your best to make it the best it can be.
Otherwise, wouldn't all the hard-won determination have been wasted?
So Song Yunshen first selected the more interesting and funny parts of Xia Kening's game, and then cut out some boring transitional parts.
Then add subtitles, narration, and commentary, along with some funny emojis and effects.
Doing this immediately increased the workload.
In addition, Song Yunshen had little experience with video editing before, so his speed would definitely be slower.
Song Yunshen wasn't in a hurry. He could just take his time. He didn't rely on this for a living; it was purely out of love.
A few minutes later, my phone vibrated.
Song Yunshen picked it up and glanced at it; it was a message from Xia Kening saying she had arrived home.
He gave a casual reply and then continued editing the video.
A little while later, the phone vibrated again.
This time it's news from Xia Yunuo.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: What time are you going to school tomorrow?
[ Song Yunshen ]: Around 7:30.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: Is it so late?
[ Song Yunshen ]: There's no morning self-study for summer classes; classes don't start until 8 a. m.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: Okay.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Why are you asking this? Tomorrow's math class is the last two periods, right? We'll be going to class separately when we get to school.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: I was just asking----
[ Xia Yunuo ]: I usually pass by your neighborhood on my way to school.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: Oh wait, you ride your bicycle to school, then never mind!
Upon seeing this, Song Yunshen was immediately amused. So, she wanted to go to school with him.
[ Song Yunshen ]: It's not impossible. If you want to go together, I can get up earlier.
Tangning New Residence East District.
Xia Yunuo had just finished showering and drying her hair when she climbed onto the top bunk and lay down on her side. Her phone was still plugged into the charger, and she was regretfully sending the message she had just sent.
Her phone vibrated again, and upon seeing the new message from Song Yunshen, her heart immediately raced, and she felt a surge of joy.
already.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: Is that alright?
[ Song Yunshen ]: That depends on whether you want to go to school with me. If you do, just tell me.
It's happening again— Xia Yunuo bit her lip lightly, hiding under the covers and fidgeting, two blushes rising on her cheeks.
She realized that Song Yunshen particularly enjoyed teasing her like this.
Even if she hadn't said anything, Song Yunshen would definitely have agreed to go to school with her.
Xia Yunuo had already realized this.
But in the end, she still tapped her fingers on the phone screen and replied earnestly.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: I want to go to school with you.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Hmm, that's right, it would have been better to say that from the beginning.
How could I say that from the very beginning?
Xia Yunuo's cheeks flushed even more, and she bit her lip, inwardly scolding herself.
[ Song Yunshen ]: How about 7 a. m. tomorrow? Meet me at the entrance of my residential complex and have breakfast with me first.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: Oh? Want to have breakfast together? I usually eat at home.
[ Song Yunshen ]: My relative runs a breakfast shop where you can eat for free.
In short, he grasped the crux of the problem, and Xia Yunuo was immediately interested.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: You're not lying to me?
[ Song Yunshen ]: You don't believe me?
[ Xia Yunuo ]: Okay, let's eat together then.
Young lady, you seem so easily fooled.
After making the agreement with her, Song Yunshen smiled and put away his phone, then got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
After taking a shower, Song Yunshen returned to his bedroom and checked the progress of his Future Diary. The handwriting on the previous entry hadn't faded yet, so he set it aside for the time being and picked up his own diary to start writing.