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"I……"
Xu Liang was startled, and the sound that subconsciously escaped from her throat made her pupils shrink.
How did her voice... become Qi Yu's? !
She instinctively covered her throat, but her palm felt a strange bulge. Her round Adam's apple rolled up and down as she swallowed. Heo Kyung was completely stunned. His legs gave way, and he stumbled and fell onto the bed behind him.
"No……"
The trembling tail sound dissipated in the air. She caught a glimpse of the laptop on the table. She looked at it intently. The moment her eyes focused on the computer screen, she felt like she was struck by lightning.
Qi Yu? !
The person outside heard her response and continued, "You're awake, right? Are you feeling any worse?"
Xu Liang was still immersed in great fear and had no time to respond.
The person outside didn't hear a response, so he knocked on the door again: "Ayu? Did you hear what Mom said?"
"Ah..." A dry voice struggled to squeeze out of his throat, and Xu Liang couldn't help swallowing again: "I... I'm fine."
She was not used to using such a deep and mellow voice.
After hearing the response, Qi's mother finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm glad you're okay. By the way, remember to call Xiaoliang and ask if she's feeling better. Your father and I have to go out this afternoon. If you want to go back to your place, remember to send me a message."
“…Okay, I understand…”
Xu Liang responded nervously. When he heard the footsteps outside the door fade away and a muffled sound came from the door, his tense shoulders finally relaxed.
She repeatedly checked her face in 360 degrees on the black computer screen, then opened the iPad camera to confirm again, still unwilling to accept the fact that she was in Qi Yu's body.
She remembered that they met the old lady with strange behavior on the roadside last night. She wanted to pull her away from Qi Yu, but she suddenly fainted after hearing the inexplicable bell.
But why is she in Qi Yu's body?
So where is her body? Where is Qi Yu?
Suddenly, Xu Liang remembered what Qi's mother had said just now: "Remember to call Xiao Liang..."
She turned over and picked up Qi Yu's phone from the bedside, unlocked it with her face, and looked for her own number in the address book.
However, the moment he saw the note, his fingertips paused above the screen.
Poisonous tongue...Wild rose?
The disdain revealed between her eyebrows could no longer be hidden. She sneered, "Do you know how to choose a name? I'm a sharp-tongued wild rose, and you still think you're a tech geek. I'll change your name as soon as I get the phone!"
Xu Liang cursed and called the phone. The ringing lasted for a long time before it was picked up. The voice on the receiver was her own, a voice she was all too familiar with:
"Are you awake?"
Although it was her voice, it had Qi Yu's unique sinking tone at the end.
His calm reaction made Xu Liang furious. She took a deep breath, frowned, and asked, "What on earth happened last night? Why am I in your body?!"
The person on the other end of the line seemed to be eating, making soft chewing sounds. "We rescued that old lady last night, and she lost control and beat us up. I don't know what happened next. It's unbelievable, but I'm sure we swapped souls."
"Soul swap?!"
Xu Liang's brows furrowed even tighter, and an uncomfortable expression appeared on his face.
The person on the phone spoke calmly, as if he had completely accepted the fact.
"Yes, and there's probably no way to change it back at the moment."
“…”
His unhurried attitude seemed to highlight his "rationality" in every sentence, just like his intelligent machines.
Cold and impersonal.
Xu Liang's tone darkened. "Boss Qi, now's not the time to show off your composure. Think about what to do!"
"I've thought about it. You can live in my house." The person on the other end quickly gave a solution.
"Live in your house?!"
Xu Liang couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up from the bed, wanting to punch him right away: "Can you please say something useful?"
It was the first time she felt that her own voice was so infuriating.
"The two of us living together will help us find out how to change back in time."
Qi Yu began to explain: "And in the current situation, we can't go directly to the company. We have to take care of the company's affairs on each other's behalf. Only by living together can we communicate in time."
"If Mr. Xu doesn't want to, I don't mind living in your house."
The person on the phone added.
“No!” Xu Kyung blurted out a refusal, scratching his head guiltily. “I’ll just stay at your house!”
She didn't know if she was hallucinating, but she seemed to hear a low, quick laugh in the receiver.
"No problem. You should be at my parents' place right now, right? Wait, I'll pick you up."
Before she could speak, the line was disconnected.
“…”
Xu Liang froze at the bedside, her phone threatening to slip from her stiff palm. She curled her lips and tossed the phone away.
I felt inexplicably cheated.
However, the physiological reaction quickly overwhelmed the psychological reaction, and the unfamiliar bloating feeling that she had been ignoring until now spread to her lower abdomen.
Her gaze shifted downwards and she swallowed unnaturally. She wanted to suppress that feeling, but Qi Yu's body strongly resisted her consciousness.
She felt like if she struggled for another second, she wouldn't be able to bear it anymore.
Xu Liang rushed into the bathroom in a panic, his eyes automatically avoiding the mirror hanging on the wall.
She was anxious, but the more anxious she was, the less smooth her movements became. In the relatively small space of the closed-door bathroom, her face was already burning hot.
Five minutes later, she walked to the sink, took a deep breath, and let it out slowly.
The mirror in front of her reflected her red cheeks, but she automatically ignored it, squeezed a few pumps of hand sanitizer into her hands, and washed them thoroughly according to the standard disinfection method.
Finally, he came out feeling guilty and closed the toilet door.
The uncomfortable feeling finally dissipated, her tense muscles relaxed instantly, and she returned to her room to change her clothes.
The phone she had thrown on the bed suddenly rang several times. Xu Ying thought it was a message from Qi Yu, so he put the casual clothes he had chosen on the bed and picked up the phone.
However, the message was not sent by Qi Yu, but by Qi Yu's assistant.
Xu Liang saw the most important information in a series of messages. The blush on his face suddenly faded, and his eyes suddenly darkened.
"Mr. Qi, the acquisition plan for Yikang Nursing Home is ready. I've arranged a meeting with Mr. Zhang, the former head of the nursing home, at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Some specific details have been sent to you. Please check if any changes are needed."
Qi Yu also plans to acquire Yikan?
Half a year ago, Yikan Nursing Home was abandoned and idle after it announced its bankruptcy. Because of its remote location, no one was interested in this land.
However, Xu Liang thought that this place was very suitable for building a nursing home. When he did background checks before, he found that there were many left-behind elderly people in this area, and most of them had underlying diseases and lived far away from the hospital.
Building a nursing home in this area can at least provide the nursing needs of some elderly people.
But Xu Liang learned that she was the only one who was willing to acquire the company, and considering Qi Yu's needs, he had no reason to acquire Yikan.
Could it be that he wants to build a high-tech retirement community here?
However, technological retirement communities may not necessarily have an audience in this area.
Or was he just targeting her?
This news was undoubtedly bad news for Xu Liang. She and Qi Yu were competitors with different philosophies. Furthermore, Qi Yu's company was quite wealthy. If he joined the acquisition battle, she might not be able to acquire Yikang at the price she wanted.
Xu Liang repeatedly opened her phone and read the messages over and over again. She wanted to reply, but she didn't want to win over Qi Yu in an dishonorable way.
She was so focused on her phone that she didn't even notice Qi Yu coming in.
It wasn't until the phone in her hand was suddenly taken away that she looked up and saw 'herself' in front of her.
Qi Yu calmly took the phone back, his face calm without any ripples, but Xu Ying could hear the hint of displeasure he was suppressing: "It's not a good habit to peek at other people's phones, Mr. Xu."
Xu Liang suddenly came back to his senses, but his expression remained unchanged. She stood up, feeling a sense of pressure from his body. "Are you planning to acquire Yikang as well?"
Qi Yu returned Xu Liang's phone to her, turned off his own phone and put it in his pocket, without replying to his assistant's message for the time being.
"Just considering it." He answered very calmly, even with a deliberate alienation.
Seeing his serious eyes, Xu Liang's words were choked, and his hands at his sides subconsciously tightened, and he could no longer say the rest of the words.
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
It was Qi Yu who took the initiative to break the deadlock: "Let's go back to your house to pack up your things, and then we can talk about the old man on the way."
Xu Liang was pushed by Qi Yu to change clothes. When she got into the car, she still felt a little complicated.
Qi Yu had already talked about what happened last night: "I asked before I came to pick you up. It was Mr. Lin from the antique shop who found us on his way home last night. My parents happened to call me at that time. Mr. Lin picked up the phone and told my parents that we both fainted on the side of the road. My parents contacted your parents and rushed over. After checking at the hospital and confirming that we were fine, they took us home."
"Where's that grandma?" Heo Kyung asked.
Qi Yu stopped the car at the intersection: "She's in the hospital. Boss Lin called the ambulance. She's insane and passed out. She's not seriously injured, but they say her family hasn't been contacted. She's probably an elderly widower."
Xu Liang recalled some fragments of last night.
The old woman happened to be looking for someone in front of the Yikan Nursing Home. She not only knew Tong Xin, but also knew Grandpa, and even said that Grandpa did not help the person in need.
What secrets does she hold? Who is she looking for? And what is her relationship with Grandpa?
My heart seemed to be surrounded by layers of fog, one after another.
Xu Liang lowered his head in thought, his brows gradually knitting together. Qi Yu continued, "If we still can't find the old woman's family, we'll arrange for her to live in our retirement community."
“Why?” Hee Kyung retorted immediately, “If she’s going to go to a nursing home, she should go to ours. That woman knew my grandfather and she said that about him. I need to find out what’s going on!”
Going to Qi Yu's place would only make me one of the samples of his scientific and technological data research and development. All I would get would be cold technological products, but no warm companionship at all.
Qi Yu was silent for a moment, staring at the front, as if he was in a trance, and didn't even notice that the red light in front turned green.
Xu Liang turned around in confusion and patted the steering wheel: "What are you thinking about? Let's go."
The vehicles behind couldn't wait any longer and started honking their horns.
Only then did Qi Yu release the brake.
Xu Liang was considering whether to go to the hospital to see the old man when Qi Yu's words rang in his ears: "Go to the hospital to visit the old man later and understand the specific situation before making a decision."
…
Xu Liang returned to his apartment and simply packed a few clothes and some belongings. He had no intention of staying at Qi Yu's place for a long time.
She will definitely find a way to change it back as soon as possible.
Half an hour later, she came out of the room pushing a small suitcase.
Qi Yu silently glanced at the suitcase and pursed his lips.
"Let's go." Xu Liang said.
However, their steps were interrupted by the sudden sound of a cell phone.
It was a message from Heo Kyung's secretary:
"Director, Mr. Zhang from Yikang has agreed to sign a contract with us and has agreed to give us a 5% discount."
At the same time, Qi Yu also received a message from his assistant:
"Mr. Qi, Mr. Zhang canceled the meeting at the last minute because Yikang has already signed an acquisition contract with another company."
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