Standing in the corridor in front of the elevator, Song Yunshen came back to his senses, touched his face, and was still savoring Xia Yunuo's call of " Yunshen " just now.
Surprisingly, it's quite new.
I felt my heart skip a beat.
However, since I call her Nuonuo and she calls me Yunshen, it's a fair exchange.
After calming himself down, Song Yunshen slung his backpack over his shoulder and went home. He tossed the backpack onto the sofa, took out his phone, and glanced at his messages.
Xia Jinshu said she was already on her way back and would be at the entrance of the residential area in a few minutes.
So Song Yunshen went to the restroom, then took the electric scooter keys and went downstairs. He rode the scooter slowly to the entrance of the community, and after waiting for a while, he saw Xia Jinshu walking towards him from a distance.
Starting the electric scooter, Song Yunshen walked up to Xia Jinshu, handed her the helmet, and said with a smile, " Teacher Xia, get on."
"Hmm." Xia Jinshu put on her helmet, skillfully sat sideways on the back of Song Yunshen's seat, and gently placed her hands on Song Yunshen's waist.
Compared to Xia Yunuo, Xia Jinshu was noticeably more reserved.
The two arrived at the market without incident, and after strolling around, they met Grandpa Zhao Lisong again.
Xia Jinshu quietly picked out vegetables, while Song Yunshen with his grandfather.
"Come over on Sunday, you can go fishing and pick some vegetables," Zhao Lisong said with a smile. "There are so many vegetables in the pond, we can't even finish them all ourselves, so please take more."
"You can also go into the water to collect goose eggs. Those geese are restless; they often lay their eggs near the water's edge, and a lot of them go to waste."
"Your uncle bought a kayak last time, it's quite fun, but it's best to play in the evening, otherwise it's too sunny during the day."
"Okay, okay." Song Yunshen waved his hand, then asked, "You went for a check-up with Grandma yesterday, right? How are you feeling?"
"It's fine," Zhao Lisong said. "No major problems, just the usual things like blood sugar and cholesterol."
"Try to smoke and drink less," Song Yunshen said, "And try to see my son and daughter."
"Good, good, good!" Zhao Lisong laughed heartily, glancing at Xia Jinshu who was picking out vegetables beside him, his eyes filled with teasing, seemingly quite expectant.
While the two chatted, Xia Jinshu had already selected the vegetables she needed.
Zhao Lisong wrapped it up for them, and Song Yunshen took it from him, reminding them again to come to the fishpond to play on Sunday.
Song Yunshen agreed and led Xia Jinshu back to the Tangning New Residence.
After returning home, Xia Jinshu went to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients, while Song Yunshen sharpened his knife before the spot check, hoping to pass smoothly.
After preparing the food, Xia Jinshu went to the study and gave him a quick test. Seeing that he had memorized all the words, she nodded in satisfaction.
It seems that using weekly rewards to motivate him is indeed very effective.
Xia Jinshu was unaware that Song Yunshen and Xia Kening had swapped bodies, and mistakenly believed that her teaching methods had been effective.
Song Yunshen couldn't explain it either, so he had no choice but to acquiesce.
The one-hour English class ended quickly.
Song Yunshen stretched, while Xia Jinshu got up to cook.
She went into the kitchen, and a short while later, Song Yunshen followed her in to help.
Xia Jinshu remembered the diary she hadn't been able to see last night, turned her head to steal a glance at Song Yunshen's profile, then quickly looked away. After considering her words for a moment, she tentatively asked, "Can I ask you a question?"
"Hmm?" Song Yunshen paused his washing of vegetables, turned to look at Xia Jinshu, and raised an eyebrow in surprise. " Teacher Xia, is there a problem?"
Xia Jinshu hesitated for a moment, then decided to think of a more tactful way to ask Song Yunshen, "When you're in a bad mood, what are some ways you relieve it?"
"How to cope?" Song Yunshen thought for a moment, "Play games, or invite friends out to play. Try to clear your mind and don't think about sad things."
"I see."
"Is Teacher Xia in a bad mood?" Song Yunshen asked.
Xia Jinshu shook her head and simply said, "When I'm in a bad mood, I write it down in my diary. It's like transferring all my emotions into the diary, and that helps me calm down."
"That's a good method too." Song Yunshen nodded. "I also have the habit of writing in a diary, but not to relieve my troubles."
"What's the reason for that?" Xia Jinshu asked.
"This..." Song Yunshen smiled slightly, "Please allow me to keep this a secret."
"Okay." Xia Jinshu didn't ask any further questions, but her eyes flickered. "Will you write every day?"
"Basically, yes." Song Yunshen said, then suddenly remembered, "Hiss... now that you mention it, I realized I forgot to write in my diary yesterday."
Xia Jinshu: "..."
Was it simply a matter of forgetting?
I thought something had happened.
Xia Jinshu bit her lip lightly, feeling slightly relieved.
Judging from this, we should be able to see Song Yunshen's diary again tonight.
Not bad, not bad.
Xia Jinshu is now like a reader following a serialized novel.
The author had consistently maintained a daily update schedule, but just as she became increasingly engrossed in her reading, one day she suddenly stopped updating without any explanation.
This naturally makes people scratch their heads and feel listless.
Xia Jinshu breathed a sigh of relief after the interview revealed the author's background.
Song Yunshen didn't expect Xia Jinshu to bring up the topic of diaries, but he didn't think much of it. He just found it strange that Xia Jinshu would take the initiative to start a conversation with him.
Could something have really upset her?
Thinking of this, Song Yunshen tentatively said, " Teacher Xia."
"Um?"
"If you have anything bothering you, you can share it with me," Song Yunshen said. "Some things are better kept inside; talking about them might make you feel better."
Xia Jinshu was stunned for a moment, then realized that Song Yunshen might have misunderstood.
But she didn't want to explain further, so she could only nod gently. "Yes, I'm fine. If anything really happens, I'll definitely tell you."
Dinner is ready.
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Song Yunshen brought the three dishes to the table, while Xia Jinshu took out bowls and chopsticks and came to the dining room.
After the two of them served their rice and sat down, Xia Jinshu said quite naturally, "Dinner's ready."
In just over a week, Xia Jinshu had completely gotten used to that phrase.
Even when eating at home, if she's cooking, she'll unconsciously say this.
I feel like it's become a habit...
After dinner, the two cleaned up the table.
Xia Jinshu slung her backpack over her shoulder, said goodbye, and left.
Song Yunshen, rubbing his full stomach, walked into the study, turned on both computers, and confirmed that the PUBG: Battlegrounds had been updated to the latest version.
Then he created a WeChat group, added Xu Zhuoyue and Zhong Long, and sent a message in the group.
[ Song Yunshen ]: I'm all ready.
[ Zhong Long ]: I'm ready!
[ Xu Zhuoyue ]: Just a moment, just a moment, I'm still eating, it'll be ready soon!
[ Song Yunshen ]: Who organized this gathering? And yet, they're the ones doing the eating?
[ Xu Zhuoyue ]: What's your rush? It's not even six o'clock yet!
[ Song Yunshen ]: Dithering and dawdling.
[ Xu Zhuoyue ]: Immediately!
While waiting for Xu Zhuoyue, Song Yunshen logged into the game and first went to the training ground to practice his shooting skills.
He hasn't touched this thing in ages; controlling the recoil is really difficult.
After handling the rifle for a while, he obediently switched back to the submachine gun.
A short while later, Xu Zhuoyue logged on.
He added Song Yunshen and Zhong Long to the team, and after connecting via voice chat, Xu Zhuoyue asked, "Where's your cousin? Tell her to log in."
"She hasn't arrived yet."
"Then what the hell are you yelling about!" Xu Zhuoyue shouted speechlessly, "Which idiot was babbling on over there? I barely ate anything!"
"If you're going to play with girls, you should warm up your skills first." Song Yunshen picked at his ear. "Same as always, I'm the commander, you're the melee fighter, Fat Dragon is the sniper. Let's each do our part, okay? Let's play a few rounds."
"Fine, fine, you're always right." Xu Zhuoyue didn't care and quickly pressed the start button to enter the game.
Before starting, Song Yunshen sent Xia Kening a message, telling her to come early, and then put on his headphones and got into the zone.
I played five rounds in a row, which took less than half an hour in total. I spent the whole time jumping to the self-isolation city to engage in gunfights and get a feel for the game.
It wasn't until someone suddenly tapped Song Yunshen's shoulder that he realized what was happening, turned around, took off his headphones, and looked at Xia Kening, who was standing behind him sipping yogurt.
"Oh, you're here."
"Mmm." Xia Kening leaned closer to the computer screen, carefully examining the game interface. "This is the new game you were talking about?"
"Yes."
"You pervert! The character in the game is a woman, and she's even wearing black stockings!"
"Hey, hey, speak properly!" Song Yunshen quickly reached out and covered her mouth. "I'm on a live stream, my classmate is here too."
"Oh, oh." Xia Kening realized what was happening, slapped his thieving hand away, and blushed slightly. "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Hurry up, sit down first." Song Yunshen pressed her shoulder to make her sit down next to him, then said to Xu Zhuoyue and the other man, "My cousin has arrived. Let's hold off for a moment, I'll take her to her number."
After saying that, Song Yunshen took off his headphones, taught Xia Kening how to register an account and log in to the game, and then immediately added her to his team.
"K, try the microphone and see if there's any sound."
"Hello, hello?" Xia Kening tried to say.
"I heard you, I heard you." Xu Zhuoyue immediately responded, "Hello, hello, I'm Xu Zhuoyue. We met once before, do you remember?"
"Mmm, I remember." Xia Kening certainly recognized the other person; after all, he was an idiot.
"I'm Zhong Long, you can just call me Fat Dragon," Zhong Long said into the microphone.
"Oh, hello!" Xia Kening replied energetically.
She also knew Zhong Long, but since they hadn't met in person, she pretended to be meeting him for the first time and greeted him.
Hearing the girl's sweet voice, Xu Zhuoyue and Zhong Long immediately got excited and started a new game.
This time, the four of them chose to find a remote, secluded spot to farm, while Xia Kening familiarized herself with the game mechanics.
Fortunately, I had Genshin Impact as a foundation, so at least the basic character controls weren't a problem.
Song Yunshen told her to just pick up submachine guns; she could suppress the firing line no matter what.
Once she found the gun, she was allowed to try firing a burst.
"Why is the gun barrel floating upwards?" Xia Kening asked.
"Every gun has recoil; you have to press down on the mouse to aim at a point," Song Yunshen said, already behind Xia Kening, bending down and taking her hand that was holding the mouse.
Xia Kening felt her hand completely enveloped by Song Yunshen, and her heart raced instantly. She shuddered, and her cheeks flushed red.
So much so that when Song Yunshen fired another round while holding her hand, she didn't even realize what was happening; her attention was completely focused on Song Yunshen's hand.
"Does this count as holding hands...?" Xia Kening wondered.
Clusters of electric current surged through me, and I felt a slight numbness in my right arm.
"What are you spacing out for?" Song Yunshen released Xia Kening's hand, gesturing for her to do it herself. "Try it yourself."
"Oh, oh." Xia Kening snapped out of her daze, quickly composed herself, pursed her lips, and imitated the movements Song Yunshen just taught her, slowly pressing down on the mouse. She finally managed to stop the submachine gun, blinking in realization, "So that's how it is."
Watching her character fire bullets in rapid succession, Xia Kening momentarily forgot about being taken advantage of by Song Yunshen.
Controlling the submachine gun in her hand, she became a little excited. Having tasted success, she pointed the gun at Xu Zhuoyue next to her and fired another burst.
"Holy crap! Who shot me? Someone's here!" Xu Zhuoyue jumped in fright, immediately falling to the ground and screaming for help, "Help me! Help me! There are enemies! Didn't you hear footsteps?"
"Um..." Xia Kening scratched her head awkwardly and said cautiously to Song Yunshen, "It seems like I was the one who hit him..."
Song Yunshen looked speechless. "... Why are you hitting your own people?"
"I thought it wouldn't hurt if our own teammates attacked each other," Xia Kening muttered softly. "It didn't hurt you either when we played Genshin Impact in co-op."
"It's alright, we'll just help him up," Song Yunshen said with a smile.
Xia Kening arrived at Song Yunshen's house at 6:30 and played until 8:00 pm, still feeling a bit reluctant to stop when she shut down the computer.
Because Xia Kening was using a new account, she was mostly matched with bots and new players.
I played five games in an hour and a half, and won three times. Xia Kening even killed five or six people. The game experience was very good.
"This is so much fun!" Xia Kening exclaimed.
"So, we'll play this every night from now on?"
"Huh?" Xia Kening hesitated upon hearing this. "No, I haven't finished the story yet. There's still so much more to do."
"No rush, take your time playing." Song Yunshen patted her head. "There are plenty of fun games out there."
"Sigh..." Xia Kening slumped back in the ergonomic chair and let out a long sigh, "If only I could be financially independent and stay home playing video games every day."
"You're dreaming." Song Yunshen moved his chair closer, reached out and grabbed Xia Kening's mouse, processed the recording software he had opened before starting the game, and saved the footage.
"Huh? Have you started recording?"
"It's open," Song Yunshen said. "Perfect timing, let's start a new segment and see if we can earn some extra pocket money."
"Then good luck." Xia Kening chuckled, "Brother, you're awesome!"
With games to play and pocket money to earn, Xia Kening was naturally overjoyed that such a good thing could exist.
"Alright, go home now." Song Yunshen got up and saw Xia Kening to the door. Once back in his study, he put on his headphones and said to the two of them, "Okay, let's continue."
"Bro~ Bro~ You~ Awesome~" Xu Zhuoyue said in a high-pitched voice into the microphone, "Ugh~ You bastard, you really deserve to die!"
"What's wrong with my cousin praising me?" Song Yunshen said with a straight face, but he was secretly pleased, and the corners of his mouth were even turned up.
"I have serious doubts about your character now," Xu Zhuoyue said irritably. "She'd better really be your cousin!"
Song Yunshen coughed, not continuing the topic, but urging him to start the game quickly.
We played for another half hour.
Song Yunshen's phone vibrated.
He took it out and saw that it was a message from Xia Jinshu.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: Did you memorize your vocabulary properly today?
Good grief, online supervision again?
[ Song Yunshen ]: I was just about to memorize it.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: I just happened to be on the rooftop enjoying the breeze. Shall I make a call WeChat?
[ Song Yunshen ]: k.
Mama Xia's orders cannot be disobeyed.
So Song Yunshen decisively said into the microphone, "I'm logging off now, I have things to do, bye!"
"Hey! What could you possibly want so late at night?"
A pretty girl asked me to have a long phone call with her.
" Xia Yunuo?"
"You guess."
"Guess what?! Get the hell out of here!"