Men and Women on the Wrong Lines? Volume 2: Past Events Like the Wind

  "Xīnyuè, does your family have a villa in Xueyu Mountains?"

  "Huh? Xīnyuè didn't think much of it and casually replied, 'Yeah, that was many years ago. I went to play there when I was a kid, and later heard from Dad that the house was sold to someone else.'"

  No, no! This is something from when I was still Yun Qingchi, how can you talk nonsense like that...

  Xīnyuè wanted to change her words, but thinking about it, Yōngjǐ didn't know the details, and if she fabricated randomly, it would only become more unclear.

  "Xīnyuè, did you go play in Xueyu Mountains when you were 9 years old?"

  "Yeah, why ask this suddenly? Is there something going on?"

  "It's nothing much, just curiosity, because that year I happened to be in Xueyu Mountain too, and I met a little friend, but I didn't know his name. I always feel that person is you."

  "Huh? Why would you think that person is me?" Xinyue asked in confusion.

  "Because my premonitions are always accurate!" Yumi smiled and continued to explain: "This... is a long story, our family is an ancient clan that worships gods and Buddhas, since ancient times we have had a unique perspective on divination and astrology. I know you must think these things are unscientific, at first I thought they were superstitions too, but later I found out that there are indeed many mysterious things in the world that cannot be explained by science. So..."

  "I agree, I agree!" Xiang Yue's face was filled with excitement as she looked at Yong Ji, and couldn't help but ask, "Do you think there are ghosts or spirits in the world? Like a rabbit wearing glasses that can talk?"

  Yongji stroked her chin thoughtfully and replied with a serious face: "All these are possible, there are many supernatural things in the world that cannot be explained by science, so they are labeled as superstition. I think what you said about the rabbit is also possible, after all, in this world, the unknowns far outnumber the knowns."

  Xīn Yuè bit her lip, her heart racing nonstop, and couldn't help but ask: "So do you think there's such a thing as the soul? Like when people die, their souls fly out and then possess a baby's body, or maybe two people's souls suddenly switch?"

  She didn't answer, but smiled and asked: "Do you know about an experiment done in the US a few years ago? When people die, their body weight decreases by 7 grams instantly. Some say that these 7 grams are the weight of the soul. There's also another theory that humans have deciphered 90% of DNA base pairs, and the remaining 10% holds the secret of the human soul."

  Xīng Yuè blinked her glasses, gazing at the girl in front of her with some admiration, and exclaimed: "Yōu Jī is so amazing! Then, is there any way to swap souls between two people?"

  "Hey, why are you asking this?" Yongji furrowed her brow, then suddenly sparkled in her eyes and said: "Hehe, we've digressed. Come to my place another day and I'll tell you slowly about this matter. For now, think carefully, have you ever saved a little girl in Xueyu Mountain?"

  "This...". Xinyue racked her brains, carefully recalling that she indeed met a little girl in the Snow Domain Mountains, but didn't know her name. Her childhood memories had long since faded, and she had no impression of what the girl looked like - whether she was fat or thin, tall or short.

  Could it be that the girl is Yuki?

  "Oh no!" Xīnyuè was thinking to herself, but in a moment of carelessness, her foot stepped into empty space. Yōngjī quickly took a step forward and supported her.

  "Hehe, I was too reckless! Luckily, there's Yuki!" Xiangyue said with a sheepish grin, sticking out her tongue.

  This sentence sounds so familiar! Yongji's heart strongly trembled, and in a daze, two thin figures appeared before her eyes:

  。。。。。。

  The little boy frowned and said, "You're too reckless! You dare to slide down such a steep slope!"

  The little girl's face turned red as she apologized, "Sorry, I'm just a careless person, but luckily you were there! Hehe!" A drop of bright red blood flowed out from the boy's back and fell onto the snowy ground, spreading rapidly with a reddish tint. The little girl covered her mouth in surprise and exclaimed, "Oh no, blood! You're bleeding! Let me take a look!"

  。。。。。。

  That's right! If it was really him, there should be a scar on his back! Yōko couldn't help but stretch out her trembling hands, but stopped at the moment she touched Kaoru.

  She was struggling intensely in her heart, hoping to touch the scar on Xinyue's back. If so, it would mean that she was indeed the benefactor who saved her life when she was a child, and this also meant that the little boy was actually a girl.

  The ears rang again with the tender voice of childhood: "I've grown up, can I be your bride? Wuuu, you mustn't die, wuuu..."

  "Xīn yuè! Don't move!" Yōng jī suddenly shouted.

  "Ah?" Xīnyuè jumped in fright, keeping one knee forward, her small hands still stroking her hair, her eyes wide open, not daring to blink once.

  No matter if he's a boy or a girl, that promise must be fulfilled! Yuki made up her mind and gently pulled up Xiangyue's collar.

  The little beauty's whole body trembled, and she only felt a cold hand slipping down from the back of her neck, like a light silk smooth and slippery, sweeping over her shoulders, stroking her spine...

  That action, though embarrassing and extremely unwilling, had a kind of bone-melting pleasure in the faint coolness. The little beauty was stiff all over, unable to move, and felt that her feet were soft and unsteady, unable to stand firmly.

  Summer home... Bathroom...

  Fog, a vast expanse of white, can't see clearly, nor is there any way to see clearly.

  Soft light shines down, passing through layer after layer of mist... eventually dispersing into tiny starlight that drifts and falls gently throughout the small room.

  Like a paradise in the clouds, soft and serene, occasionally hearing one or two sounds of flowing water sliding over the pleasant piano sound, as if it were echoing in my ear, and like singing in the starry sky.

  The little beauty lay quietly in the bathtub, her head tilted back, eyes closed, and a complete blank in her mind.

  The water of the pond, mist and foam formed a pure fairy dress, gently covering the little beauty's body, softly, tenderly, shielding her from shame, fearing she would catch cold.

  Time flies so fast, I and Qingchi have swapped bodies for so long, from the initial curiosity and embarrassment to the current habituation, everything seems to have happened yesterday.

  "Whoosh!" The little beauty suddenly stood up from the bathtub and stared at herself in the mirror like that.

  Beautiful long hair was rolled up and wrapped in a white towel, making the small face look even more delicate and lovely. The big black eyes blinked twice, causing the round water droplets on the eyelashes to shake along with it.

  The little beauty in the mirror suddenly opened her mouth and smiled, revealing two rows of white and chubby teeth.

  Wow, so cute, I want to hug it...

  The little beauty actually... actually hugged herself with both hands and kissed the other little beauty in the mirror.

  "Do you still want to return to being Ye Qingchi? Ah~" A gloomy and old voice faintly echoed.

  The little beauty is still in a passionate kiss...

  "But on the surface, she replied neatly: "Yes, yes! I really want to go back and be with the real Xiang Yue... The real... Ah? Who are you?"

  A shrill cry pierced through the night sky...