Ch. 26Having a Meal with Xia Yunuo

Song Yunshen and Xia Kening continued adjusting to their swapped bodies while wondering how to switch back. At lunch, Xia Kening invited Xia Yunuo to eat with her, and Xia Yunuo agreed to dine together instead of accepting a treat.

  • During the exam, Song Yunshen worried about how to reverse the soul swap and considered ways to get Xia Kening out of her boarding school.
  • After the exam, Kong Xi apologized to Song Yunshen for Xu Lingcheng's confession, and Song Yunshen reassured her before playing five-in-a-row with her.
  • Xia Kening struggled through the math exam and agreed to invite Xia Yunuo to lunch after Xu Zhuoyue teased her about treating her sister again.
  • Xia Kening approached Xia Yunuo at lunchtime and offered to treat her, but Xia Yunuo refused the treat and suggested they eat together.

Ch. 27Why Can't I Hear Him?

In Song Yunshen’s body, Xia Kening ate lunch with her second sister, Xia Yunuo, and struggled to hide her sadness at how little Xia Yunuo ate. Xia Yunuo wondered why she could no longer hear Song Yunshen’s thoughts, and the loss left her wary but unexpectedly lonely.

  • Xia Kening noticed Xia Yunuo seemed small and cute from Song Yunshen’s taller body, but held back from teasing or hitting her.
  • Xia Yunuo asked Xia Kening why she was not chatting with the students behind them, and Xia Kening made an excuse about the afternoon exams.
  • Xia Yunuo ordered only vegetables and rice with chicken broth, refused Xia Kening’s offer to buy her meat, and said she ate that way every day.
  • Xia Kening watched Xia Yunuo eat and felt so bitter that she nearly cried, but remembered she was in Song Yunshen’s body.
  • Xia Yunuo realized she could no longer hear Song Yunshen’s thoughts and considered withdrawing from him, though she felt a lingering sense of loss.

Ch. 28Xia Jinshu's Love Letter

While trapped in Xia Kening’s body, Song Yunshen struggled with the discomfort of her figure and fended off Xu Lingcheng’s persistent advances. Meanwhile, Xia Kening heard Xu Zhuoyue suggest that she and Xia Jinshu were dating, leaving her stunned by the apparent connection between her sister and Song Yunshen.

  • Song Yunshen learned from Kong Xi that Xia Kening used books on her lap to support her chest while napping, and copied her routine.
  • At dinner, Xu Lingcheng apologized to Kong Xi and confessed that he liked Xia Kening, but Song Yunshen rejected him and told him to stop bothering her.
  • Xia Kening won dinner from Xu Zhuoyue by guessing the cafeteria’s meat dish, then searched the second-year classrooms for her eldest sister without finding her.
  • At the school gate, Xu Zhuoyue asked why Xia Kening was not riding her bicycle, and she claimed it was being repaired.
  • Xu Zhuoyue teased Xia Kening about dating Xia Jinshu after mentioning her love letter, and Xia Kening was shocked that Song Yunshen seemed connected to her eldest sister.

Ch. 29A Spotless Reputation

After school, Xia Kening returned to Song Yunshen’s home and called him to report how she had managed their body swap. Song Yunshen learned that she had asked Xia Yunuo to lunch because Xu Zhuoyue claimed he was pursuing her, leaving him indignant over the rumor.

  • Xu Zhuoyue teased Xia Kening about whether Xia Jinshu had written a love letter, and Xia Kening denied it while learning that Xu Zhuoyue had never believed her earlier claim.
  • Xia Kening accidentally headed for the East District before remembering she was Song Yunshen, then entered his home in the West District using facial recognition.
  • Xia Kening explored Song Yunshen’s high-tech apartment and admired the view from its floor-to-ceiling window, while feeling a pang of envy about their different upbringings.
  • Xia Kening used Song Yunshen’s WeChat account to contact him, and he asked whether either of them had exposed their identities during the day.
  • Xia Kening described copying Song Yunshen’s handwriting, struggling through a math exam, and eating lunch with Xia Yunuo after Song Yunshen’s desk mate said he was pursuing her.
  • Song Yunshen denied pursuing Xia Yunuo and blamed Xu Zhuoyue for tarnishing his spotless reputation.

Ch. 30Future Brother-in-Law

Xia Kening and Song Yunshen compared what happened during their day while living in each other’s bodies, discussing Xia Yunuo, their classmates, and the next day’s English exam. Song Yunshen ended by revealing that a boy had confessed to him, and Xia Kening reacted as if it had happened before.

  • Xia Kening learned that Song Yunshen’s class believed he liked Xia Yunuo, but he denied pursuing her and said he had only treated her to lunch after borrowing her English homework.
  • Xia Kening told Song Yunshen she had won eight yuan in a cafeteria bet with Kong Xi, then worried about Xia Yunuo’s small meals after learning her family was not well-off.
  • Xia Kening recounted playing five-in-a-row with Kong Xi and warned Song Yunshen not to take advantage of her softhearted deskmate.
  • Xia Kening asked about a love letter from Xia Jinshu, and Song Yunshen explained that they exchanged letters through the English Club to practice English.
  • Xia Kening promised to help Song Yunshen with his English exam, and the two bickered about their habits while inhabiting each other’s bodies.
  • Song Yunshen said a boy had confessed to him, and Xia Kening responded, “...Again?”

Ch. 31Might as Well Just Pick You Up

Song Yunshen told Xia Kening that Xu Lingcheng had confessed to her because he liked being beaten up by her, prompting them to discuss her previous unwanted confessions and tease each other about their body swap. They agreed to meet on Saturday if they still had not switched back, though Xia Kening rejected Song Yunshen’s suggestion that kissing might help.

  • Xia Kening recounted how four boys had previously confessed to her for reasons she found ridiculous.
  • Song Yunshen revealed that Xu Lingcheng, the boy Xia Kening had punched until he cried, had confessed because he liked being beaten by her.
  • Xia Kening and Song Yunshen bickered about romance, Xia Yunuo, and their exchanged bodies before calling a temporary truce.
  • Song Yunshen suggested they meet on Saturday to look for a way to switch back if they were still in each other’s bodies.
  • Xia Kening blushed and rejected Song Yunshen’s suggestion that they might need to kiss to switch back.

Ch. 32Xia Jinshu's Doubts

Song Yunshen and Xia Kening discussed their exams and the awkward rules of sharing bodies, while Xia Kening privately wrestled with the intimacy and their uncertain future. Meanwhile, Xia Jinshu noticed that Song Yunshen had left his diary blank and felt unsettled by the missing entry.

  • Song Yunshen warned Xia Kening not to expect a high English score, while he predicted he could earn high marks on her math and science exams.
  • Xia Kening worried that an abrupt rise in her grades would make her teachers and classmates suspicious.
  • Song Yunshen and Xia Kening agreed that he would wait until the weekend before showering in her body, and they exchanged instructions about their belongings and laundry.
  • After their call, Xia Kening wondered why Song Yunshen had forbidden her from touching his desk and bookcase, then showered and went to bed thinking about their situation.
  • Xia Jinshu found Song Yunshen's diary blank and felt a strange sense of loss because she could not read his thoughts that night.

Ch. 33The Conditions That Trigger the Swap

After waking up in his own body, Song Yunshen confirmed that he and Xia Kening had switched back after sleeping. Their teasing messages left them unsure what triggered the swap and wary that it could happen again.

  • Song Yunshen woke in his own room, realized he had returned to his body, and checked the date on his phone.
  • Song Yunshen messaged Xia Kening, and she confirmed that she had also switched back.
  • Song Yunshen and Xia Kening argued over what they had done while inhabiting each other's bodies, including her shower in his body.
  • Song Yunshen warned Xia Kening that they still did not know what caused the swap and that it could happen again.
  • Song Yunshen sent Xia Kening a screenshot of her shower record, and she angrily told him to delete her contact.

Ch. 34Being a Dumbass Is a Habit

Xia Kening reflected on her body swap with Song Yunshen and snapped at Xu Lingcheng when he approached her. Song Yunshen went to school after breakfast with his aunt and uncle, while Xia Yunuo discovered she could hear his thoughts again.

  • Xia Kening imagined using Song Yunshen's wealth to buy snacks for her sisters if they swapped bodies again, and wondered whether one of them might end up with him.
  • Xu Lingcheng approached Xia Kening at the cafeteria, but she called him a dumbass and told him she was not interested in him.
  • Song Yunshen ate breakfast with Zhao Zeheng and Ruan Zheng, agreed to visit them for dinner the next evening, and rode to school.
  • Xia Yunuo heard Song Yunshen's inner thoughts as he entered her classroom and realized she could hear him again.
  • Song Yunshen wondered whether Xia Yunuo had a secret crush on him, and Xia Yunuo thought he was narcissistic.

Ch. 35Who Cares?

During morning self-study, Song Yunshen joked with Xu Zhuoyue while Xia Yunuo overheard his thoughts about her and her sisters and grew suspicious of how well he knew them. After the English exam, Song Yunshen invited Xia Yunuo to eat with him, and she agreed.

  • Song Yunshen and Xu Zhuoyue bantered over a five-in-a-row game, and Xu Zhuoyue admitted he had called Song Yunshen a dumbass while asking about Xia Yunuo.
  • Jiang Wenpei scolded Xu Zhuoyue for chatting before the exam and warned she would stop giving him snacks if he failed again.
  • Xia Yunuo overheard Song Yunshen thinking about the legs of Peipei, Xia Kening, Xia Jinshu, and her, and wondered how he knew her sisters.
  • Song Yunshen finished the English exam feeling despondent and returned to Class 5 to play five-in-a-row with Xu Zhuoyue.
  • At lunchtime, Song Yunshen left Xu Zhuoyue and asked Xia Yunuo to get something to eat; she agreed.

Ch. 36You Can't Put on Weight Eating Nothing but Vegetables

Song Yunshen asked Xia Yunuo to review his English exam with him, then secretly bought her lunch while she tried to refuse. As they left the cafeteria line, Xia Yunuo heard his thoughts about her diet and figure and was touched until his comments embarrassed and angered her.

  • Song Yunshen asked Xia Yunuo to go over his English exam paper with him next week, and she agreed.
  • Song Yunshen struck up a conversation with a student about their game character stickers while Xia Yunuo reviewed for her afternoon exams.
  • Song Yunshen asked Xia Yunuo what cafeteria foods she liked, then ordered separate meals and paid for both.
  • Song Yunshen pushed Xia Yunuo out of the line and told her she would have to finish the dishes he did not eat.
  • Xia Yunuo heard Song Yunshen thinking that her vegetable-heavy diet left her undernourished and made her chest flat, and she nearly dumped the tray on his head.

Ch. 37The Adorable River Snail Girl

Xia Yunuo and Song Yunshen ate lunch together, and she accepted his offer to accompany her when she asked Teacher Song about tutoring. The chapter left them back in the classroom, where Xia Yunuo had secretly bought Song Yunshen iced black tea.

  • Song Yunshen shared extra food with Xia Yunuo at lunch, and she realized he was giving her the chicken wings because he knew she liked them.
  • Song Yunshen offered to go with Xia Yunuo to ask Teacher Song about tutoring after her exam, and she agreed.
  • Xu Zhuoyue called Song Yunshen over to play basketball, so he left Xia Yunuo and ran to the court.
  • When Song Yunshen returned to class, he found iced black tea on his desk and told Xu Zhuoyue that Xia Yunuo had bought it for him.

Ch. 38A Sunday Date

Song Yunshen arranged a Sunday lunch and library date with Xia Yunuo, then read a new entry in the Future Diary and questioned whether it reflected changes to the future. He ended the night teasing Xia Kening over messages about his exam and their next possible soul swap.

  • Xia Yunuo invited Song Yunshen to study English at the library, and he arranged to meet her Sunday afternoon for lunch and studying.
  • Song Yunshen joked with Xu Zhuoyue after returning to his seat.
  • Song Yunshen read a Future Diary entry about Xia Jinshu’s Saturday plans and wondered why it contradicted his arrangement to have lunch with her.
  • Song Yunshen and Xia Kening exchanged teasing messages about his English exam and their next soul swap.

Ch. 39The Younger Sister Slowly Falling for Him

Song Yunshen discussed hiring Xia Jinshu as his tutor with his father, then wrote a diary entry about his interactions with Xia Yunuo and his plans for the next day. After reading it, Xia Jinshu worried that Song Yunshen was getting close to her sister and asked Xia Yunuo whether they had eaten lunch together.

  • Song Mingyuan asked Song Yunshen about his tutor search and told him to arrange the details and draft a contract with Xia Jinshu.
  • Song Yunshen wrote about sharing lunch with Xia Yunuo, giving her an extra chicken wing, receiving iced tea from her, and arranging to eat together on Sunday.
  • Xia Jinshu read Song Yunshen's diary and worried that he was drawing Xia Yunuo closer with little tricks, though she accepted the proposed tutoring rate of a hundred yuan an hour.
  • Xia Jinshu decided to look for backup part-time work and noticed Xia Yunuo had been washing her hair every day.
  • Xia Jinshu asked Xia Yunuo whether she had eaten lunch with Song Yunshen that day.

Ch. 40Becoming a Real Adult

Xia Jinshu discussed her tutoring plans with Xia Yunuo and their mother, Yan Zhenxia, after reassuring her sister that she was only concerned about her. When Xia Jinshu revealed that her prospective student was Song Yunshen, Yan Zhenxia recognized the name and concealed that he was their landlord’s son.

  • Xia Yunuo explained that Song Yunshen had treated her to lunch after she agreed to review his English final exam, while Xia Jinshu warned her to tell her if she developed feelings for him.
  • Xia Jinshu told Yan Zhenxia that she would meet Song Yunshen the next day to discuss tutoring and wanted both families to meet before signing a contract.
  • Yan Zhenxia asked about the student’s grade, name, and lesson schedule, then froze when Xia Jinshu identified him as Song Yunshen.
  • Xia Jinshu said she could handle the contract and meetings herself, while Yan Zhenxia decided not to tell her that Song Yunshen was their landlord’s son.
  • Xia Jinshu went to bed happily, looking forward to earning money and paying the next month’s rent.

Ch. 41Let Me Copy Yours

Song Yunshen finished his technology exam and arranged to borrow Kang Ping’s summer homework before hearing Xia Yunuo think about visiting Teacher Song. He followed her out of the classroom, leaving the reason for her visit unresolved.

  • Song Yunshen woke in his own body, went to school, and declined Xu Zhuoyue’s invitation to play ball because he had family plans.
  • Song Yunshen completed the technology exam and arranged with Kang Ping to borrow her summer homework, while Xu Zhuoyue and Zhong Long negotiated to copy it afterward.
  • Xia Yunuo wondered whether Teacher Song had returned to the office and decided to go there alone.
  • Song Yunshen noticed Xia Yunuo leave through the back door, got up to follow her, and told Xu Zhuoyue he was going to play the hero and save the beauty.

Ch. 42I'll Let You Copy Mine

Xia Yunuo asked Song Minggui for help finding summer tutoring work, and Zhang Zhidong explained that her family wanted her to gain experience. After Song Yunshen helped her feel at ease, she offered to let him copy her summer homework if he insisted.

  • Song Yunshen followed Xia Yunuo into the teachers' office and jokingly teased Jiang Wenpei while she asked Song Minggui about tutoring work.
  • Xia Yunuo clarified that she wanted a summer job as a tutor, and Song Minggui agreed to ask a friend about suitable opportunities after Zhang Zhidong confirmed her parent had raised the idea.
  • Zhang Zhidong cautioned Song Minggui to consider Xia Yunuo's safety, and the teachers planned to have lunch together.
  • Song Yunshen gave Xia Yunuo a lollipop and admitted he had invented Xu Zhuoyue's promised reward so he could take it from Jiang Wenpei.
  • Xia Yunuo told Song Yunshen he should do his summer homework himself, but offered to let him copy hers if he insisted.

Ch. 43Want to Have Lunch Together?

Song Yunshen asked Song Minggui about tutoring rates and made sure Xia Yunuo would not be charged an unaffordable agency fee. He brought Xia Yunuo chips at lunchtime, and she asked if he wanted to eat with her.

  • Song Yunshen asked Song Minggui to find Xia Yunuo a female student to tutor, then learned that private tutoring usually cost less than agency rates.
  • Song Minggui said an agency might charge Xia Yunuo several hundred yuan in fees, and Song Yunshen offered to pay them himself.
  • Song Yunshen asked Jiang Wenpei for her chips and carried them back to the classroom.
  • Song Yunshen gave Xia Yunuo the chips, and Xia Yunuo asked him if he wanted to have lunch together.

Ch. 44An Affair and Catching the Cheaters

Xia Yunuo overheard Song Yunshen thinking that he planned to have lunch with her sister, Xia Jinshu, and hurried after him, feeling betrayed and wondering whether they were friends. Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu met at the cafeteria, but when Xia Yunuo arrived, they ducked into a stairwell, where Song Yunshen wondered if their secretive meeting resembled his imagined future affair.

  • Song Yunshen turned down Xia Yunuo’s lunch invitation, and she heard his inner voice reveal that he was meeting Xia Jinshu.
  • Xia Yunuo suspected her sister was testing Song Yunshen and chased after him, troubled by her feelings and by the possibility that they were friends.
  • Xia Jinshu waited at the cafeteria’s side entrance, and Song Yunshen arrived to meet her.
  • Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu spotted Xia Yunuo entering the cafeteria and hid together in a nearby stairwell.
  • Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu let go of each other’s arms, and Song Yunshen wondered whether the meeting foreshadowed a future affair.

Ch. 45An Unexpected Encounter

Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu hid in the stairwell, then went out for braised chicken and rice after he showed her a buy-one-get-one-free coupon. At the restaurant, Song Minggui, Zhang Zhidong, and Jiang Wenpei discussed helping Xia Yunuo with tutoring costs, then spotted Song Yunshen with a girl as they prepared to leave.

  • Song Yunshen stared at Xia Jinshu while they hid in the stairwell, and both wondered why the other was keeping their meeting from Xia Yunuo.
  • Xia Jinshu declined Song Yunshen's offer to pay for lunch until he showed her a genuine buy-one-get-one-free coupon, then agreed to go with him and insisted on paying half.
  • Song Minggui, Zhang Zhidong, and Jiang Wenpei ate lunch together after discussing the tutoring agency fee for Xia Yunuo.
  • Zhang Zhidong offered to cover Xia Yunuo's agency fee because her family had narrowly missed qualifying for financial aid, and Jiang Wenpei volunteered to contribute a hundred yuan.
  • As Song Minggui prepared to drive away, Jiang Wenpei spotted Song Yunshen walking with Xia Jinshu and asked who the girl was.

Ch. 46Could She Be Your Girlfriend?

Xia Jinshu accompanied Song Yunshen to a restaurant, where they agreed on the terms for her to tutor him over summer vacation. As they began their meal, a woman who knew Song Yunshen mistook Xia Jinshu for his girlfriend.

  • Xia Jinshu followed Song Yunshen toward the Tangning New Residence, and he stopped her from stepping into the road against a red light.
  • Jiang Wenpei, Song Minggui, and Zhang Zhidong saw Song Yunshen enter the restaurant with a tall girl and decided to wait and find out who she was.
  • Song Yunshen showed Xia Jinshu a tutoring contract and agreed to start lessons on July fifth at a rate of one hundred yuan per hour.
  • A short-haired woman approached Song Yunshen at the restaurant, put an arm around his neck, and asked whether Xia Jinshu was his girlfriend.

Ch. 47Untitled

The author reflected on his father’s death, his grief, and how friends helped him regain some vitality as he finished his old book and began a new one. He concluded that writing made him happy and hoped his novels could bring readers happiness too.

  • The author’s father passed away in June, and the author kept writing while handling the funeral and renovating their new home.
  • The author became numb to life, stopped writing the old book’s side stories, and updated it sporadically.
  • After friends moved from Guangzhou to Hangzhou to live with him, the author gradually regained some vitality and finished the old book’s main story.
  • The author released the new book on June 21, the summer solstice, which was also Father’s Day and roughly the first anniversary of his father’s death.
  • The author decided to focus on the happiness writing brought him and hoped his novels would make readers happier.

Ch. 48The 120-Point Bet

Song Yunshen introduced Xia Jinshu to his aunt, who treated them to a meal and bet that Xia could raise his English score to 120 for free meals at her restaurant. After discussing their tutoring arrangement, Song invited Xia to visit his home before they finalized the contract.

  • Song Yunshen introduced Xia Jinshu as his tutor, and his aunt was surprised to learn that Xia was still a high school student.
  • Song Yunshen's aunt treated them to braised chicken and praised Xia for working during summer vacation.
  • Song Yunshen's aunt offered Xia free meals at her restaurant if she raised his English score to 120, and Xia accepted the challenge.
  • Song Yunshen and Xia discussed the tutoring details and planned to print a contract at a nearby convenience store.
  • Song Yunshen invited Xia to visit his home and see her prospective work environment, and she agreed after hesitating.

Ch. 49Niece-in-Law

Song Minggui, Zhang Zhidong, and Jiang Wenpei learned that Song Yunshen had hired Xia Jinshu as his summer English tutor and debated whether they should interfere. Zhang Zhidong decided to leave the arrangement alone, while Song Wantang vowed to protect Xia Jinshu; unaware they had been watching him, Song Yunshen left with her to print their contract and take her home.

  • Song Wantang approached Song Minggui's car and met his colleagues, then told them Song Yunshen was eating with Xia Jinshu.
  • Song Wantang clarified that Xia Jinshu was Song Yunshen's English tutor, prompting Song Minggui to worry about them being alone together over summer break.
  • Song Wantang defended the tutoring arrangement, and Zhang Zhidong said he would leave it alone but inform Xia Jinshu's homeroom teacher.
  • Song Wantang rode with Song Minggui to a mahjong parlor and asked Jiang Wenpei about her single friends.
  • Song Yunshen left with Xia Jinshu to print their tutoring contract and invited her to his home.

Ch. 50The First Visit

Xia Jinshu visited Song Yunshen’s home for the first time, where he showed her the study they would use for tutoring. They reviewed and signed the tutoring contract, leaving Xia Jinshu ready to teach him over the summer.

  • Song Yunshen led Xia Jinshu through Tangning New Residence West District to his home in Building 24.
  • Song Yunshen showed Xia Jinshu his spacious, smart-enabled home and the study where they would work, including a piano he said he could not play.
  • Song Yunshen asked whether Xia Jinshu’s family had approved the arrangement, and she told him her mother had reviewed the contract.
  • Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu signed two copies of the contract, and Xia Jinshu felt relieved about earning three thousand a month.
  • Song Yunshen thanked Xia Jinshu for tutoring him over the summer, and they exchanged a brief handshake.
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