Chapter 208: The Fusion
Chapter 208: The Fusion
“No need, just remember what you told me. It’s fine… whatever way works, just don’t go back on your word.” Lin Yin emphasized to Lü Yang.
“As long as you’re alive and haven’t starved to death.” Lü Yang smiled, but a faint uneasiness stirred in his heart. He started to wonder just how much havoc Lin Yin could wreak on his body and life…
A grown man, as long as he didn’t starve, could he really be taken advantage of by someone else?
“The body is fine, very healthy!” Lin Yin replied to Lü Yang.
“Has a woman named Zhang Min tried to contact you? She’s a lawyer, helping Sister Mei with her case.” Lü Yang tentatively asked Lin Yin.
“Yes, but I told her I was out of town, and she didn’t try again. I hope I didn’t mess up your business?”
“No… I wanted to explain things to you, but I didn’t expect you to be so clever. You handled everything perfectly.” Lü Yang was completely relieved now. Since Lin Yin hadn’t interacted with Sister Mei or Zhang Min, she probably hadn’t gotten herself into any trouble.
“Of course I’m clever! Why would I be as foolish and irresponsible as you? Hmph!” Lin Yin shot back at Lü Yang.
“I will definitely swap back with you when I return, don’t worry.” Lü Yang smiled, but inwardly he cursed. Me, foolish? Irresponsible? Damn it! Do these women have crap in their heads? Which eye of theirs saw Lü Yang as foolish and irresponsible?
“Alright, I’m really busy. I can’t chat much longer.”
“Then shall I meet you at Jinda Hotel tomorrow?”
“No, let’s just meet back at the Rented Room. Is 9:30 okay?”
“Yes.”
“Got it, got it! Bye!” Lin Yin hung up the phone with obvious irritation.
Lü Yang was bewildered. What was wrong with Lin Yin? Was she on her period?
Wait, that couldn’t be. If it’s that time of the month, it should be me having it now. How could she possibly have it? Does that thing follow the soul around?
…
The next day, in Guishe City.
After the inspection ended and the tour bus got off the highway back into the city, Lü Yang made up an excuse to ask Gong Xue for leave and went straight back to the Rented Room in Jing’an Residential Area.
Lin Yin also told a big lie to turn down Liu Hui’s invitation and waited in the Rented Room.
Her feelings were very complicated at that moment.
“You!”
Lin Yin opened the door and looked at ‘herself’ standing there, unable to hide her surprise.
Was this really her? It couldn’t be, could it?
Did she get plastic surgery?
What women cared about most was their appearance. Whenever Lin Yin used to look in the mirror, she always felt some parts of herself weren’t perfect. Because of this, she felt very insecure next to the nearly flawless Yi Ya.
But now, the ‘her’ standing before her had skin that was fair with a rosy glow, incredibly soft and delicate. Her big eyes blinked brightly, and her small nose was pert and cute… Everything seemed almost perfect, beyond compare.
Men would surely be mesmerized. Even women who saw her couldn’t help but feel admiration.
“Surprised?”
Lü Yang frowned. It seemed Lin Yin still had memories from before! After all, none of her classmates had shown any surprise when they saw how her appearance had changed.
“What did you do to me?” Lin Yin looked uneasily at the ‘herself’ in front of her. It felt like lending someone a beat-up bicycle, only to have them return a high-end sports car.
“I just made you a little prettier. Aren’t you happy?” Lü Yang looked at the ‘himself’ in front of him and suddenly felt that this clumsy, tall girl looked really silly when she stood there dazed.
So frustrating. After completing the task in the Mountain Peak Village Mysterious Domain, he’d received a reward that could permanently boost his charm—but it ended up being applied to Lin Yin’s body. Otherwise, he would be really handsome now, not silly-looking.
But… Lü Yang wasn’t a woman. He’d never been dissatisfied with his own appearance and didn’t want to change anything. He liked his original self. If he actually became better-looking, he’d feel it wasn’t him anymore.
“How did you do it?” Lin Yin looked skeptically at Lü Yang. Even though becoming prettier was a good thing, she still needed to know how it happened.
“That’s a long story, and you probably wouldn’t understand anyway.” Lü Yang looked helplessly at Lin Yin.
“Then give me the short version.”
“I can’t make it short. How about this—let’s swap bodies back first, and then I’ll explain it to you slowly.” Lü Yang felt very uncomfortable looking at his current self.
“You didn’t damage my body, did you?” Lin Yin asked Lü Yang with concern.
“I guarantee it’s original, never been opened.” Lü Yang replied.
“Opened?” Lin Yin was stunned for a moment, then caught on. She blushed, put her hands on her hips, and spat in disgust at Lü Yang.
“Damn! You… could you not make such girly gestures? It’s ruining my image!” Lü Yang felt sick seeing ‘himself’ act so effeminately and immediately protested to Lin Yin.
“Don’t use such crude language! You’re ruining my ladylike image!” Lin Yin also protested to Lü Yang.
“Then let’s just swap back sooner!” Lü Yang waved his hand at Lin Yin, telling her to cut the nonsense.
“How do we swap?” Lin Yin asked.
“It’s a curse. I’ve obtained a Curse Removal Card, but the condition for using it is that we must first fully fuse with each other’s bodies…”
“What does ‘fully fuse’ mean?” Lin Yin looked strangely at Lü Yang. She had a vague, uneasy feeling…
“Probably… we need to hug each other tightly…” Lü Yang spread his hands. He hadn’t fully grasped the meaning of the spell’s instructions and could only guess for now.
“I’m not interested in women!” Lin Yin glanced disdainfully at the ‘woman’ in front of her. Lin Yin seemed to have forgotten that she’d often hugged Liu Hui affectionately these past few days… It seemed the target of the hug had to bring a sense of happiness for it to work.
“Seriously! I’m not interested in men, either! Right now, I just want my own body back, OK!?” Lü Yang looked miserably at the ‘himself’ in front of him, who had just made another very girlish gesture.
“Hugging… wouldn’t I be at a disadvantage? I’m not your girlfriend, so why should I let you hug me?” Lin Yin felt something about this wasn’t right.
“Right now, I’m the one at a disadvantage, and you’re the one taking advantage, okay?” Lü Yang looked helplessly at Lin Yin.
“But after we swap back, wouldn’t it still be like you hugged me?” Lin Yin pouted. She was a young, unmarried woman, and no man had ever held her since she grew up.
“Could you please stop making such disgusting expressions? It’s unbearable!” Lü Yang couldn’t stand the sight of his present self any longer.
“You said I’m disgusting!? Fine! Then I’ll be disgustingly stubborn! We’re not swapping back!” Lin Yin was clearly provoked by Lü Yang. Her petty, feminine temper flared up. Deep down, she did have some reluctance to swap back.
“Sorry… I wasn’t talking about you, I meant ‘me,’ my own self… Let’s just swap back quickly.” Lü Yang felt both exasperated and amused. It would be a big problem if Lin Yin really refused to swap bodies back. In that case, he’d have to use force to make the exchange happen.
But… ’she’ was so big and tall now, while he was just a weak girl. Unless he wasted Eerie Points to boost his strength, he wouldn’t be able to force her to swap.
“You’re not lying to me, are you?” Lin Yin had calmed down, but she still didn’t trust Lü Yang’s curse removal method.
“Why would I lie to you? Do you think I enjoy being stuck in your body? I don’t want to be a dainty woman!” Lü Yang looked disdainfully at the body he currently inhabited.
“Dainty woman!? You’re insulting me again!? I used to have a good impression of you. I never imagined you were such a heartless, arrogant, and rude jerk!” Lin Yin glared angrily at Lü Yang.
“What the hell!”
“See? You swear again!”
“I’m not your boyfriend. Even if I have a ton of flaws, what’s it to you? Please, let’s just swap bodies back…”
Lin Yin glared fiercely at Lü Yang for a long time before speaking again: “We can hug, but no funny thoughts!”
“What would I think? Does hugging myself feel good?” Lü Yang shook his head. Women! Even if you give them a man’s body, they still can’t shake their feminine nature deep down.
“Stop saying such vulgar things! You’re ruining my image…” Hearing the word ‘good,’ Lin Yin visibly blushed.
“Damn! What did I say that was vulgar?”
“That right there! That’s vulgar!” Lin Yin immediately pointed out.
“Fine, I won’t talk. Okay?”
“…”
“…”
Finally, Lin Yin looked up at the ceiling, and Lü Yang turned his face away. They held each other, Lü Yang’s chest pressed tightly against Lin Yin’s. Holding oneself… felt really strange…
“Did we swap back?” Lin Yin asked Lü Yang, still looking at the ceiling.
“No.”
“Then I’ll hold tighter.”
“…”
“Did we swap back?”
“No…”
“I’ll hold even tighter…”
“…”
“Did we swap back?”
“Ugh…”
“Ugh what? Say something!”
“Ugh, ugh…”
“What are you doing?” Lin Yin let go.
“You nearly squeezed me to death! Don’t you know how strong you are? Can you go a little easier? You almost broke my bones!” Lü Yang stepped back, panting heavily as he protested to Lin Yin.
“You told me to hold tighter…”
“I’m warning you! This body is yours—if you break the bones, you’ll suffer later!” Lü Yang was so angry he wanted to punch the silly, tall girl in front of him. But then he realized that would be like hurting himself, so he stopped.
“It’s your method that doesn’t work… what ‘close fusion’… Where did you get this method? Did some quack scam you?”
“We just didn’t do it right.” Lü Yang shook his head.
“What else could we do? We’re already hugging this tight—what more do you call ‘close fusion’?” Lin Yin looked discontentedly at Lü Yang.
“I think I know how to fuse…” Lü Yang spoke again after a long pause.
“How?”
“Don’t get mad if I tell you.”
“Mad?”
“And don’t say I’m being vulgar…”