Xia Kening woke up.
She opened her eyes and looked at the white ceiling, which was noticeably farther away than it should have been. She was still in a daze from sleep.
She instinctively raised her arm and gauged the distance between herself and the ceiling. Then her eyes suddenly narrowed as she sensed something was wrong.
I definitely slept on the top bunk, so why is the ceiling so far away?
Strange...
Xia Kening realized something was wrong and turned to look around.
The next second, she shot upright in bed, staring in horror at the unfamiliar surroundings, her whole body frozen.
Where... am I...?
The room was huge.
Soft, milk-tea-colored curtains were drawn tight, letting in not a sliver of sunlight.
In the dim room, a desk stood by the window, a bedside table stood on the other side, and an entire row of light gray wardrobes stretched up to the ceiling along the wall.
Xia Kening carefully climbed out of bed and slipped on a pair of slippers, instinctively covering her chest.
But the next second, she was jolted with shock. She clutched her chest, kneading it up and down in astonishment.
Holy shit!
Where did my boobs go?!
So this is what it feels like to have no boobs? I haven't felt this way in years.
But... this doesn't seem to be my body...
Xia Kening finally realized how serious things were. She immediately looked around, then turned to the desk, hoping to find a mirror.
Unfortunately, there wasn't one on the desk.
But she noticed that her line of sight was unusually high, and her field of vision was somewhat wider than usual.
And...
Xia Kening blinked and looked down at the bulge in her underwear, falling into thought.
I've actually... turned into a man?
This... feels so weird... why does it feel so swollen?
In this situation, could this be the legendary transmigration?
Did I transmigrate to some parallel world, where I'm about to activate my own personal golden finger, become someone like the protagonist of a novel, and reach the peak of life?
Xia Kening forced her gaze away from her underwear and tried to ignore the sensation there. Recalling the plots of the novels her deskmate often read, her brain raced.
Finally, her gaze fell on the phone by the bed.
There's a camera on the phone.
With that thought, Xia Kening reached out and picked it up.
Fortunately, the phone had fingerprint unlock. After Xia Kening unlocked the side-mounted sensor with her thumb, the phone's interface appeared before her.
She opened the camera and switched lenses.
The next second, a familiar, handsome face entered her view.
Th-this is...
Song Yunshen?!
The landlord's son!
They had met at the convenience store by the residential compound's entrance last Sunday. He had even helped her buy that cup, and they had added each other on WeChat while they were at it.
Of course Xia Kening remembered him.
She recognized whose body this was almost instantly.
But why did this happen?
I've become Song Yunshen, so does that mean... Song Yunshen is controlling my body right now???
At the thought, Xia Kening immediately panicked.
That guy had better not do anything weird to my body!
If he does whatever he wants, what will happen to my innocence?!
Xia Kening paced back and forth anxiously, phone in hand, unsure what to do.
But as she paced, she realized that the room really was huge.
If she were in her dorm or at home, she would probably have reached the other end in just a couple of steps.
Once she realized that, a thought suddenly occurred to her.
If neither of us can ever switch back, maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing?
Song Yunshen's family must be rich, so could I take that money and give it to Mom and the others?
Then Mom wouldn't have to work so hard.
But... looking like this, how am I supposed to get Mom to accept the money?
No, no!
What if Song Yunshen comes looking for her while controlling my body?
If we confronted each other then, I don't know anything about his family, so I'd probably be exposed right away.
And if Mom found out, she definitely wouldn't agree to me messing with someone else's family's money.
Oh, come on!
What on earth am I thinking about?!
First, I need to figure out what to do!
Xia Kening was frantic, and just then, the phone in her hand suddenly vibrated.
-WeChat video call request
Incoming call: Xia Kening.
When she saw the WeChat contact name displayed on the screen, realization dawned on her face.
That's right.
We added each other on WeChat before, so we can call and talk!
Realizing this, Xia Kening hurriedly answered the call.
She then heard a voice that was both familiar and a little strange.
"Hello?" The person on the other end said hello, then fell silent for a long time.
After a while, the person on the other end finally asked again, "...Xia Kening?"
Hearing her own voice over the phone felt very strange.
Xia Kening blinked and instinctively murmured in acknowledgment.
Hearing a voice far deeper and more magnetic than her own come from her throat, Xia Kening jumped, unable to get used to it.
"Y-you're Song Yunshen, right?" Xia Kening asked tentatively.
"Yes, it's me," Song Yunshen replied gravely on the other end. "You should have a rough idea of what's happened by now, right?"
Xia Kening swallowed. "We... we swapped bodies?"
"That's right." Song Yunshen continued, "The reason is still unknown, but it's already happened, so I hope you can stay rational and hear me out. Can you do that?"
Xia Kening's mind was completely blank, and she had no idea what to do, but hearing Song Yunshen say that immediately gave her a sense of security.
So she nodded obediently. "Okay, go ahead."
"OK." Song Yunshen cleared his throat on the other end and gathered his thoughts before saying solemnly, "First, I want to apologize to you."
"Huh?"
"When I woke up, I hadn't realized what had happened yet, and I accidentally touched your breasts."
"...You don't have to tell me that!" Xia Kening said loudly, her face flushed with embarrassment.
"Ahem... could you not talk like that? And could you stop making such a bashful face?" Song Yunshen covered his cheek on the other end and spoke with a hint of nausea. "I really can't stand seeing my own face make that expression."
"It's not like I can control it," Xia Kening said, puffing out her cheeks.
"Don't puff out your cheeks, either."
"You're so demanding!"
"In any case." Song Yunshen cleared his throat again. "In our current situation, I can't hold anything back from you, or it'll only deepen the suspicion between us."
"So I can promise you this: aside from accidentally touching them when I first woke up, I haven't directly touched your body since."
"I-I know..." Xia Kening replied quietly.
Even so, she still thought it was a little too absurd for him to bring that up right off the bat.
But for some reason, she felt an inexplicable rush of relief, and her previously frantic heart settled a little.
"So how do you usually put on a bra?" Song Yunshen asked.
Xia Kening: "...?"
Fine, she didn't feel reassured at all now!