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Qi Yu wiped his hands with a tissue, and after a brief pause, he raised his hand to look at the time on his watch.
The white coat was hung back behind the door. He stood in front of Xu Liang and said in a slightly cold tone, "I think you need to explain to me why you are here during the meeting."
Xu Liang suddenly raised his eyes, and those eyes that should have been cold and arrogant were filled with stubbornness.
"I don't want to work for you! I don't want to face all those sophisticated and intelligent machines every day. I don't want to live your life, and I don't want to be you!"
Xu Liang was so emotional that he felt that he was really unlucky.
Why did such a terrible thing happen to her? Why did she have to face something she didn't like? Why did she have to become Qi Yu?
She just wants to manage the nursing home left to her by her grandparents with care, develop her retirement philosophy, and let the elderly in the nursing home have a happy old age.
His eye sockets couldn't help but start to ache, and the outer edges were stained lightly red. Xu Liang turned his head away, unwilling to meet his gaze.
The person in front of him was silent for a moment.
A voice of obvious displeasure followed: "So you're saying you can't do it? I did what I promised you, but you didn't do what you promised me. Xu Kyung, is your so-called humanity just about handling everything with emotion?"
Emotional words only elicited sharper responses. Xu Liang abruptly stood up from the sofa, his tone sinking with a hint of anger. "Yes, I was emotional, but even if I was, I'm better than those emotionless machines of yours! I don't understand. I don't understand why I didn't do anything, yet somehow I ended up swapping souls with yours, and somehow I have to live my life as you!"
The sourness in his nasal cavity grew stronger, and Xu Liang even felt his vision blurry for a moment.
She turned her back, trying to hide her fading toughness and stubbornness.
She had thought Qi Yu would continue to refute and argue with her, but unexpectedly, his attitude changed inexplicably. She didn't even know if it was something she had said that had touched him.
"Sorry, just think of it as me being a little rude."
Xu Liang couldn't see his expression, but he could hear his voice become calm.
But she didn't respond and sniffed quietly.
There was silence behind him for two seconds.
In the blink of an eye, Qi Yu was already standing in front of her, his tone much better than before.
"You don't want others to find out that our souls have been swapped, right? At least, try to be patient for a while before switching back."
She didn't know if it was her imagination, but that face she was so familiar with showed a hint of helplessness, even...
There is also a hint of guilt.
But why did Qi Yu feel guilty towards her?
Qi Yu, however, stopped her from wondering, and asked her to sit back on the sofa. He then squatted down and said in a gentle voice, "Since you're not in the mood to work anymore, why don't you go get your pocket watch from Boss Lin, okay?"
Xu Liang's anger had not completely subsided, but now every punch she threw was like hitting soft cotton. She didn't know what was wrong with Qi Yu and why he suddenly lost his temper.
Could it be that soul swapping also has the function of changing personality?
She curled her lips. She didn't want to give him face, but there's a saying that goes "Don't hit someone who smiles at you." So, there's nothing wrong with her being more generous...right?
"You drive." Xu Liang raised his chin, his expression a little unnatural, but with a hint of refreshment.
The car keys were hooked into Qi Yu's hand, "Okay."
Two figures walked out of the office together and ran into the vice president.
It's not that the vice president hasn't seen Qi Yu before, but he just finds him new. He glances at the two of them twice and asks, "What are you doing?"
Xu Liang subconsciously opened his mouth to explain, but Qi Yu held the back of his hand. He spoke first, "Boss Qi and I have something to go out for."
Then he took her away.
The Vice President was now even more confused, repeatedly glancing at the two men as they left. But since Xiaoliang had mentioned something, it must have been true.
…
In the smoothly moving car, Xu Liang leaned lazily on the passenger seat. Even though she had been using this body for two days, she still hadn't fully adapted to it.
For example, these two legs that are too long to be fully stretched out, and the heartbeat inside the chest wall that keeps accelerating.
She couldn't help but complain in front of him: "Qi Yu, how come your physical fitness has deteriorated so much in recent years?"
When he was in school, if she remembered correctly, Qi Yu had won the 3,000-meter long-distance race championship.
But now, since she entered this body, the slightest movement can cause her heartbeat to accelerate.
Qi Yu glanced at her in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"I haven't done any strenuous exercise in the past two days. I packed my bags yesterday and just walked from the office to the parking lot. Your heart rate is so high. It's a good thing you didn't become a doctor."
Xu Liang placed his hand on his heart and leaned slightly to the side.
However, Qi Yu didn't say anything. He turned the hand holding the steering wheel and gently covered his lips with his free hand.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xu Liang continued, "Boss Qi, are you relying too much on technology and not moving enough, or are you too busy dealing with all these women and your body is weak?"
Qi Yu denied without a second thought: "When did I ever have a woman? And a rapid heartbeat isn't necessarily due to poor physical fitness, it could be due to other reasons."
He said this with a hint of meaning, but Xu Liang missed the point.
She gloated a bit, shook her head and said, "He's 28 and still hasn't had a woman. No wonder he's so perverted!"
“…”
Qi Yu put down the hand that was covering his lips and curled the corners of his mouth downwards.
He looked like he wanted to say something, but seemed to be restraining himself.
In the end, all he could muster was this: "Does it mean I'm a pervert just because I advocate for technology?"
Xu Kyung would then realize that he and she were not on the same page. She didn't think twice and blurted out, "What? I was talking about your impulsive lower body."
“…”
There was a long silence.
The moment Xu Liang finished speaking, he regretted it and wanted to slap himself, but he didn't want things to get weird, so he forced himself to remain calm.
The atmosphere in the car was a little subtle.
Xu Liang felt like his back teeth were about to break, and his mind was in a mess.
What is she talking about?
Why did you just say it directly?
Is she and Qi Yu related enough to talk about this matter?
The toes hidden in those exquisite leather shoes are enough to dig out a three-bedroom apartment.
Fortunately, Qi Yu broke the awkward situation.
"Then why don't you introduce me to someone, Mr. Xu?"
Xu Liang tsk-tsks, "There's no one suitable for you around me!"
After a brief pause, he casually said, "Besides, don't you have a first love? Have you ever considered getting her back?"
"Me? First love?" Qi Yu was even more confused.
Xu Liang felt a little guilty, his eyes glancing away awkwardly, and he said in a gloomy tone, "Yeah, didn't the whole class know about it back in sophomore year?"
However, Qi Yu still couldn't remember, and just kept explaining: "What do you mean the whole class knows? How come I didn't know that I had a first love?"
Qi Yu wanted to continue the conversation, but Xu Liang didn't want to continue. They had just arrived at their destination, so Xu Liang got out of the car without hesitation: "No more talking, I need to go get my pocket watch!"
After a few seconds, the tall figure disappeared behind the door curtain.
With the lesson learned from that phone call, Xu Liang activated her acting skills this time. She recalled Qi Yu's somewhat pretentious words and actions, put her hands in her trouser pockets, straightened her back, lowered the corners of her mouth, and did not smile.
"Boss Lin."
Boss Lin didn't seem to notice anything unusual and replied with a faint smile, "Mr. Qi, didn't Miss Xu come with you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the wind chimes at the door rang and Qi Yu came in.
Boss Lin tilted his head, smiled knowingly, took out the repaired pocket watch and placed it on the glass cabinet.
"When I was repairing your two pocket watches, I discovered that the model, internal parts, and construction materials are exactly the same. They're just slightly different on the outside. They look like a pair of couple's pocket watches."
"Couple pocket watches?!"
Xu Liang looked up suddenly, his pupils filled with shock.
Boss Lin looked at her, then glanced at Qi Yu, still with a slightly raised lip expression: "Ms. Xu seems to have known that this is a couple's pocket watch a long time ago?"
"Huh?" Xu Ying blurted out the question, and then quickly realized that she was talking about Qi Yu.
So he turned around and looked.
Qi Yu indeed looked indifferent, as if this was just an ordinary matter.
"Did you know this is a couple's watch?" Heo Kyung asked.
Qi Yu took the watch that originally belonged to Xu Liang, and gently rubbed the dial with his fingertips. He said in a calm tone: "If it's not a limited edition, it shouldn't be surprising to buy a pair, right?"
"But this pair is a limited edition," Boss Lin added. "I specifically checked these two watches. They're commemorative pocket watches released in 1996. Only three pairs were produced, and they've never been re-produced due to the special manufacturing process."
"Did you buy this watch?" Xu Liang asked again.
Qi Yu put the pocket watch into his pocket and shook his head.
"No, it was given to me by someone else."
Xu Liang picked up his pocket watch with a half-believing and half-doubting attitude, and looked at it carefully. It seemed to be the same as her pocket watch, except for a slight difference in the chain, which she had not noticed last time.
But she had never seen Qi Yu holding this watch. If she hadn't come to Boss Lin's place, she wouldn't even know the existence of this watch.
"And this pair of pocket watches and this antique clock actually have the same purpose." Boss Lin pointed to the antique clock on the other side of the store.
The complex and exquisite craftsmanship presents the most unique style in the store. The clock body shines with golden light under the light, and the hands inside move regularly, and time passes by every minute and every second.
It was the first time Xu Liang noticed the antique clock that had been left there. She wanted to ask what the similarities were, but Qi Yu pulled her away before she could open her mouth. He only said to Boss Lin, "We have things to do, so we're leaving first."
…
Back in the car again, Xu Liang felt that Qi Yu was baffling.
His tone was somewhat dissatisfied: "What's the matter? I also want to ask Boss Lin about the origins of these two watches."
But Qi Yu didn't seem to want Xu Jing to pay too much attention to these two watches. "What could be their origin? It's just a casual design."
"But don't you think this is too much of a coincidence? How did this limited edition couple's pocket watch just happen to fall into our hands? My grandparents didn't tell me it was a couple's watch when they gave it to me."
"Even though it's limited, there are still three pairs, right? Some things might just be coincidences."
Xu Liang wanted to argue, but Qi Yu added, "Maybe... it's just like what Boss Lin said, it's because we are destined to be together."
The burning emotions were instantly dashed.
Xu Liang glanced at him with disdain: "Are you sick?"
…
After returning home with a lot of emotional ups and downs that day, Xu Liang threw himself into the bed as soon as he entered the room.
As soon as the body stops, the mind can't help but review.
She was indeed a little impulsive in what happened today. She was too emotional at the time and ran away without thinking.
But she really didn't want to go to Yian.
But they couldn't really let anyone find out that their souls had swapped.
She turned over and lay flat on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, wondering what to do.
The familiar ringtone interrupted her, and Xu Liang answered the phone directly without even glancing at the note: "Hello?"
"Ayu? Why are you the one who answered the phone?" The person on the other end of the line was Xu Liang's most familiar mother.
She took a breath and sat up suddenly. Her phone seemed like a hot potato at the moment.
I don’t want to take it, and I can’t throw it away.
She forgot again!
Her tongue seemed to be tied, and she stammered and finally explained to the other end: "Ah... Mom... No... Auntie... I... I took Xu Kyung's phone by mistake. Is there anything you need? I'll tell her."
Xu Liang gritted his teeth, made faces, and his expression was written all over his face.
"Oh, nothing." The woman on the phone smiled. "I just wanted to know if she was feeling better. Didn't you guys faint on the side of the road a few days ago? I was worried something might happen again."
"No...it's okay. She and I are fine. Don't worry."
"Then I'm relieved. You go ahead and do your work. I'll contact Xiaoliang later."
After finally hanging up the phone, Xu Liang breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stood up to find Qi Yu to exchange his phone.
The moment the door opened, Qi Yu was also standing in front of the door, as if he was coming to find her too.
Their eyes met and they paused for a moment. Qi Yu spoke first: "Let's talk."
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