CHAPTER 24: CHAPTER 23: THIS DAY

Zhou Huaiyi opened the door and looked down at a shorter version of himself, awkwardly waving, "Hi..."

"..."

Xiang Qichen tilted his head to see his own face, feeling utterly hopeless as he rubbed his forehead, then stepped inside and closed the door.

Zhou Huaiyi nervously fidgeted with his fingers and followed behind him, biting his lip, unsure of what to say.

Who would’ve thought that meeting his idol again would be like this...

It’s like suddenly getting intimate with him (¬_¬)

"You..." Xiang Qichen suddenly turned around, just about to speak, but as soon as he caught sight of his own chest, he felt incredibly uncomfortable, looked up, sighed, and ended up saying nothing...

Zhou Huaiyi pressed his lips together, feeling completely uncertain. Seeing the two of them like this made her nose tingle, and she almost wanted to cry, "How did this happen..."

Xiang Qichen felt like his head was going to explode, scratching his long hair, he said, "I’m afraid I can’t explain it. There’s no scientific basis for this at all, I even doubt I’m dreaming."

On the way here from the hotel, Xiang Qichen had almost managed to calm his emotions, but he still couldn’t believe such an extraordinary phenomenon.

Zhou Huaiyi suddenly thought of something: "Could it be we’ll revert by tomorrow?"

"That would be ideal," Xiang Qichen sat on the sofa beside him, letting out a long sigh, "Right now, we have no solution, we can only... temporarily accept it."

Zhou Huaiyi looked at him sideways.

He said, "Keep things as they are. You live my life, and I will live yours."

After that, they briefly exchanged some personal information and phones.

Zhou Huaiyi suddenly remembered, "Just now, someone named Sister Yan called about getting someone to pick you up for the birthday rehearsal."

"She’s my agent," Xiang Qichen replied easily, "She’s easygoing, just listen to her for work arrangements, and if you’re really unsure, call me."

Zhou Huaiyi nodded.

"Also..." he added, "We’ll keep our own phones. I’m only in Yanchuan for four days this time, and after the birthday event, I need to go back to H City for filming..." When he got to this point, Xiang Qichen suddenly felt like his head was going to explode, "I hope by then we’re back to normal..."

Zhou Huaiyi listened to him carefully explaining, her eyes landing on the well-dressed body, her face suddenly turning red: "Um... did you change your clothes yourself..."

Xiang Qichen instinctively looked at his T-shirt and shorts, turned his head shyly, and said with a red face, "I changed with my eyes closed..."

"So you touched it, right?"

"..."

The air suddenly turned silent. Zhou Huaiyi stared at Xiang Qichen, who was getting increasingly uncomfortable, desperately trying to salvage the situation, "It’s okay, really! I touched yours too, so we’re even!"

Xiang Qichen: "......"

┬─┬ノ(゜-゜ノ)

Oh my god, just kill her already. What on earth is she saying!

A cheerful cartoon ringtone suddenly blared, and Zhou Huaiyi blinked—it was her phone.

The name "Old Kang" was glaring on the screen.

She instinctively looked up at Xiang Qichen, about to cry, "Can you help me answer it, please T^T"

Xiang Qichen reached out and took it.

Zhou Huaiyi quickly stood up beside him, "Just tell them something suddenly came up at school, and I’m heading back right away!"

Xiang Qichen adeptly picked up the call, and before he even put it to his ear, a hysterical shout burst through the receiver: "Zhou Huaiyi! You left after sleeping with me? You’ve got some nerve!"

Xiang Qichen: "..."

Zhou Huaiyi: "..."

Kang Xuan’s anger was like a raging flood: "Zhou Huaiyi! Speak!"

Zhou Huaiyi felt embarrassed, covering her eyes and bowing deeply in apology to Xiang Qichen, gesturing for him to continue the call.

Xiang Qichen: "Hello..."

Kang Xuan: "Where the heck did you go early in the morning? Planning to ditch me?"

Xiang Qichen cleared his throat, calmly saying, "Something came up at school, I’m heading back right away."

Kang Xuan: "You better sprint back to me immediately."

Buzzzzz...

Xiang Qichen: "..."

Zhou Huaiyi couldn’t help but twitch, worrying... Old Kang, you’ll regret your rudeness one day...

"I’m so sorry... She’s the friend who was sleeping next to you this morning..." Zhou Huaiyi apologized, hunching over, feeling ashamed, "She’s also your fan..."

Xiang Qichen: "...It’s fine."

"By the way, I promised her today that I’d show her around Yanchuan City, so..." Zhou Huaiyi fiddled with her fingers.

Xiang Qichen looked at himself, feeling awkward about his own frail posture, and looked away, "I will take her."

Zhou Huaiyi felt immensely grateful: "Thank you so much! Her name is Kang Xuan, she’s my best friend, just as blunt as me, so you just need to keep an eye out and she won’t notice anything wrong."

Xiang Qichen nodded in agreement: "Alright."

Since Kang Xuan was waiting at the hotel, after sorting out the details between them, Xiang Qichen had to head back to the hotel without delay.

Zhou Huaiyi followed him to the entryway, smiling as she waved him off.

Xiang Qichen put on his shoes and turned around, still unaccustomed, looking up as he said, "Just wait at home, and remember to wear a hat and mask when you go out."

Zhou Huaiyi nodded vigorously like a pecking chick.

"And..." He hesitated, frowning slightly, looking at the somewhat pigeon-toed man in front of him, and finally said with difficulty, "Don’t... be too girlish."

Zhou Huaiyi: ! (◎_◎;)