Don't let Qing Ning's status as an assassin fool you. In the common stereotype, such a person only knows how to kill, doesn't understand human relationships or social niceties, and may even lack any education.
The truth is quite the opposite.
Lime is not only savvy in social interactions, but also very cultured.
Because when carrying out missions, due to the different mission objectives and the complexity of the environment, it is completely impossible to be ignorant of human relationships. After all, in order to get close to the mission target, assassins need to be proficient in playing the roles of various identities in order to have the opportunity to get close.
As for culture, needless to say.
An uneducated assassin will never amount to anything; he'll only ever be a low-level killer.
Qing Ning is a noble monthly assassin of the Assassin Hall. Although she is only September, in terms of culture, she is likely to be the number one among the other dozen or so months.
"If you're really worried, just go say hello in a bit and you'll know once you meet him."
Xia Che raised an eyebrow and smiled, "My technique is amazing. A mere sprained ankle, I can fix it with a couple of massages."
"Really?"
Qing Ning chuckled, draped her arm over Xia Che's shoulder, and grinned mischievously, "You can give massages? If I remember correctly, someone used to ask me to massage him when we were kids, right?"
"...That's not true, you're mistaken."
Xia Che subtly shifted his gaze, looking somewhat guilty.
Damn it...
The original owner left without a care in the world, but left behind a complete mess!
He left without giving any information, and now look what's happened—he's run into his childhood sweetheart. What should I do?
Xia Che was completely clueless about these things that happened when he was a child. He had never even heard of them, let alone responded to them.
The only thing to do is to make jokes and get by.
Fortunately, the original owner of this body was quite cheerful before he became withdrawn, which is not much different from Xia Che now.
"Tch, they dare to do it but not admit it."
Lime stuck out her tongue.
Say what you want.
Xia Che smelled the pleasant fragrance on the other person and took another sip of cola.
Turning his head to look at the sunset outside the window, Xia Che suddenly felt that this moment was very beautiful.
if……
It would be better if Qingning were in my arms, being held, instead of like this. It would be even better if she put her arm around my shoulder.
Clang—
A can of cola suddenly slipped from Xia Che's hand and crashed to the floor, exploding into a cloud of brown foam.
Ouch!
Qing Ning was startled and instinctively put a little distance between herself and Xia Che.
This is a conditioned reflex she developed over the years of walking on the edge of a knife: no matter what happens, she must immediately distance herself from the other party to ensure her own safety.
"Sorry, sorry, I was distracted just now. Let me handle it."
Xia Che waved his hand with a wry smile, then quickly picked up the mop next to him, wiped the brown foam off the floor, and threw the empty can into the trash can before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
"What was that thought just now...? Why did I suddenly have that thought?"
Xia Che, with his back to Qing Ning, washed the mop in the sink beside him, his brows slowly furrowing.
He is well aware of his own personality.
Although I no longer treat the comic book world as a highly immersive game as before, I now seriously treat it as the real world.
However, Xia Che maintains that his relationship with the female lead in the comic is just that of friends, and there is no possibility of any progress.
After all, he'll have to go back sooner or later.
If your soul travels in, then naturally it will travel back in.
When that time comes, I can leave whenever I want. If I really have a relationship with a female protagonist in a comic book that crosses the line, what should she do?
I've heard of long-distance relationships, and I've also heard of international relationships.
But a love story set in another world...
Xia Che had never heard of it before.
So, Xia Che knew what his fate would be, how could he possibly let tragedy happen?
"So the thought I had just had... wasn't my own?"
Xia Che casually put the clean mop down, touched his chest, and looked somewhat serious.
He had read those online novels where the protagonist, after being transported into another body, would occasionally sense the residual consciousness of that body. Some of these consciousnesses were faint, only causing the protagonist to lose focus for a moment, while others were strong enough to interfere with the protagonist's cognition.
In other words...
Xia Che's thoughts just now weren't about himself, but rather...
The original owner?
For no apparent reason, Xia Che turned to look at Qing Ning in front of him, his brows furrowing slightly.
Xia Che confirmed his previous guess at this moment.
The original owner and Qing Ning were very likely childhood sweethearts.
That's why it looks so strange in the original manga.
For the original owner of this body at the time, Li Junyang was just someone who had never been outmaneuvered before, right?
"What's wrong with you? You've been acting strangely since earlier. Are you alright?"
Qing Ning's senses were equally sharp. She met Xia Che's gaze and took the initiative to walk towards him.
In Qingning's view, her childhood sweetheart has changed a lot over the years.
It was so large that even Qing Ning couldn't quite see through it.
Can……
Qing Ning let out a long breath, a ripple appearing in her eyes.
Is the promise from your childhood no longer going to be kept?
That's absolutely unacceptable!
Qing Ning suddenly tensed up, but quickly suppressed the tension with her well-trained mindset.
She just got back.
There's still a long time ahead, we can't rush it, we absolutely mustn't rush it...
"It's nothing, I was just spacing out, thinking about something else."
Xia Che smiled gently, indicating to Qing Ning that she didn't need to worry.
Regarding the relationship between the original owner of this body and Qing Ning, if it's really as I suspect, then...
That would be troublesome.
Xia Che tries hard to avoid getting any closer to the female lead in the comic because he is not from the comic world and will return after completing his mission.
Another world romance... Xia Che felt it was too gloomy just thinking about it.
But unfortunately, Qing Ning and the original owner of this body have this kind of relationship...
Headache.
My head hurts so much.
Just thinking about it gives me a headache that feels like it's going to explode.
"Okay, it seems you're really alright."
Hearing this, Qing Ning breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Dinner will be ready in a little while. I've already notified everyone, they should all be in the restaurant by now, right?"
"Luckily, the apartment I rented this time is big enough, otherwise there really wouldn't be enough room for so many people."
"By the way, Xia Che... there's something I'm bothered about, and I'd like to tell you about it."
Just when Xia Che thought that was all Qing Ning was going to say, she suddenly changed the subject, staring intently at Xia Che, her beautiful eyes holding an emotion that Xia Che couldn't understand.
She looked at him, and he looked at her.
"Please don't call me Shi Qingning anymore. I still prefer the name Qingning. Please don't include my surname."
Suddenly, Qing Ning's face flushed red. She couldn't bring herself to say those words, so she turned her head away and brought up a trivial matter of how to address someone.
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