My wife is a witch princess.

Song Che handed over two gold coins.

Tao Yao took them and, just like last time, took a bite out of each one. But this time, the gold coins only left shallow teeth marks and didn't crack.

"Is that all?" Song Che asked in confusion. "Last time I had to bite it in half."

"That's...that's what Momoka accidentally broke in two!" Momoka's silly voice immediately chimed in.

Song Che looked at the cat paw prints that had somehow gotten on her face, and his helplessness instantly turned into amusement.

"Did you steal cat food again and get caught by Bruce?"

"Ah, no!" Tao Xiang hurriedly wiped her face with her little hands, but the more she wiped, the more smudged her face became.

This little one is either being bullied or on her way to be bullied. It takes some skill for her to manage to provoke Bruce, who has such a good temper.

The so-called consecration ceremony is so simple that you don't even need to bite it; just touching it is enough.

The gold coin returned to Song Che's hand. He looked at the faint teeth marks but couldn't make heads or tails of it.

In theory, if one gold coin can grant a special ability like mind reading, then two gold coins should have two abilities.

He looked up at Xia Li, then at Bruce and Tao Xiang.

One more small label did appear around Xia Li, but only one more. Where did the other ability go? It couldn't have randomly fallen onto some life form, could it?

What if it fell on a cockroach...

Song Che quickly stopped this terrible thought and went to see what the new label on Xia Li was.

After seeing it clearly, he first breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt something was wrong.

Fortunately, the second gold coin did not grant any new abilities.

It seems that gold coins can no longer be blessed.

But why is it that Xia Li always wins the lottery, while he's always the one who gets messed with?

……

Xia Li was quite interested in the gold coins.

Since this gold coin is a magical item, perhaps she can glean something from it. Moreover, the abilities it grants always seem to coincidentally align with her thoughts.

Last time, she thought, "If only I could know what Song Che is thinking," and as a result, she gained the ability to read minds.

This time, she remembered Song Che saying that to truly understand each other, simply putting yourself in someone else's shoes might not be enough, unless you could "swap bodies" and experience it firsthand. So, subconsciously, she had the thought, "If only I could swap bodies and experience it myself."

After the strange gold coin was "blessed," the thought actually coalesced into a clear magic in her heart.

However, it seems it can only be used once.

She put down the pen and paper she was sketching and moved closer to Song Che.

Song Che moved to the side, and Xia Li moved to the side as well.

"Xia Li, listen to me first!" Song Che glanced at the words on the label and his alarm bells went off. "The magic given by these gold coins might have some strange side effects..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xia Li had already reached out and grabbed his arm.

It's like having your soul extracted and stuffed into another body, and it's forced, leaving you with no way to resist.

His vision was swaying, and when it cleared again, the first thing Song Che saw was "his own" face, which was full of curiosity.

Xia Li moved closer and closer to him, even patting him on the shoulder; she seemed very happy.

He subconsciously looked down and saw a pair of hands that belonged to Xia Li.

Damn it, it's switched over already, I wasn't even ready!

Using Xia Li's body, he could feel its lightness, his vision lowered, and his breathing became shallower. He tried moving his fingers; the sensation had changed, and the strength seemed to have diminished considerably.

On the other side, Xia Li was using his body to move her hands and feet with novelty, looking down at him, and then looking up at him—or rather, at her own body.

"Xia Li..." Song Che began, hearing Xia Li's voice, which made him very uncomfortable, "How...are you feeling?"

"It's a bit heavy," Xia Li replied in his voice, very honestly, and even stomped his foot. "It feels different when walking on it."

As she spoke, she actually took two steps, her steps initially hesitant, but quickly becoming steady. Then she walked back, stopped in front of Song Che, leaned close, and began to examine him closely.

Being stared at like that by myself felt extremely strange.

It was a very strange kind of strangeness. Song Che finally understood why the Six-Eared Macaque and the Monkey King were fighting so fiercely that they couldn't be separated. No one could stand it.

He shrank back, using Xia Li's hand to brace against the shoulder of the curious boy opposite him. "Calm down, this is your own body, why are you getting so close?"

“Look, because I’ve changed bodies, I always have strange feelings.” Xia Li didn’t back down; instead, she leaned forward a little more, her nose almost touching hers. “From the outside, this is how I look… Why does my body blush?”

Song Che felt his cheeks—now Xia Li's cheeks—becoming slightly hot.

He tried to push "himself" away, but Xia Li was clearly stronger and he didn't budge.

Good grief, you're using my body to bully me, aren't you?

"I have a... strange feeling," Xia Li said, his voice filled with confusion. "Could we get a closer look?"

"Wait a minute!" Song Che quickly called out, his ears burning. He realized that talking to Xia Li about "social distancing" and "awkwardness" was completely pointless; all she could think about was "curiosity" and "exploration."

Fortunately, the label said that the magic only lasts for twenty minutes.

If it had been any longer, who knows what this inquisitive prince would have done to her with his body.

Xia Li, why are you doing strange things with this tonic?

"Your Highness, you...you need to calm down." Song Che took half a step back, his back against the wall.

"I am very calm."

She reached out and touched "Xia Li's" cheek. "It feels... different from when I touch it myself."

"Don't touch me..." Song Che felt an itch where she touched him. To make matters worse, Xia Li's body seemed to have a stress response to the touch, her skin tightened and turned pink.

“This is my own body,” Xia Li said matter-of-factly, her fingers still touching the soft flesh of her cheek with curiosity. “You can touch yourself too.”

She was referring to Song Che himself.

"That would mean we'd be touching each other indiscriminately!" Song Che felt a chill run down his spine.

"Hmm." Xia Li nodded, indicating her agreement, but her hands didn't stop moving.

What are you talking about?!

He suddenly stood up, wanting to escape the situation.

Given the current situation, he needs a few minutes to process this sudden misalignment. He's been touched all over by "himself" right away, and his brain is about to explode.

However, he forgot that Xia Li's center of gravity and stride were different from his. He lifted his foot with the force he was used to, and because he misjudged the height, his toes unexpectedly tripped on the coffee table leg.

He lost his balance and fell straight forward, landing squarely in the arms of "Song Che" opposite him.

Xia Li reached out and caught him.

The two bumped into each other, burying their faces in Xia Li's chest, the scent of his usual shower gel lingering around their noses.

The position was too awkward. Song Che scrambled to his feet and rushed to the other side of the table as if he were fleeing. He created what he thought was a safe distance and sat down with a thud, his heart pounding in his chest.

I feel so insecure.

Being a girl makes me feel so insecure.

He wanted to cry but had no tears.

Xia Li's interest was clearly piqued.

I don't know if it's because she finds using his body novel, or if she just has this... rogue potential hidden in her nature? She's definitely a rogue.

She leaned closer again, her face bearing an expression that Song Che would never show.

If he had dared to get so close to Xia Li normally, and even touched her with such ill intent, he would have given her a flick on the head long ago.

But now, he could only protest in Xia Liqing's clear, aggrieved voice: "Don't come any closer... If you keep doing this, I'll... I'll call for help!"

"Who are you calling?" Xia Li didn't stop, but instead moved even closer, their knees touching.

She used Song Che's eyes to observe with great interest the embarrassed expression on "Xia Li's" face.

“My name is…” Song Che was speechless.

Call them Bruce, call them Peach Blossom? They'd never understand a word they'd say!

I'm going to call the police right now, damn it!

Before he could come up with a threat, Xia Li was already so close that he could hear her breathing.

Like a kitten that has discovered a new toy, her eyes sparkled: "Why is it that when I'm so close to you using your body, I don't feel stiff or flustered... instead, I feel a little happy?"

She paused, as if suddenly realizing something, and said in Song Che's voice what made Song Che wish he could disappear on the spot, "So this is what it feels like when you always want to touch me... It is indeed a rather improper thought."

Song Che is now not only physically stiff, but also mentally panicked.

He felt his head burning from his ears to his neck, and the places she touched felt itchy and tight.

If he could, he really wanted to give the "self" in front of him a good whack on the head right now!

Using your body to hit my own head, that makes perfect sense, doesn't it?

He thought viciously.

"You're not allowed to hit me!" Xia Li suddenly warned, covering her forehead.

"Huh?" Song Che was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant and said indignantly, "So you can still hear what I'm thinking even today."

He calculated the days; his mind-reading ability had been active for exactly one month and would only expire tomorrow.

endure.

He told himself.

I have to endure today, endure these twenty minutes... no, it's been quite a while already, just hang in there a little longer, and I'll be able to switch back!

However, Xia Li's "exploration" did not stop.

Her fingers reached out again, this time gently pinching Xia Li's earlobe.

“These are my ears too,” she explained, still as if it were the most natural thing in the world. “I can touch them myself, and you can’t stop me.”

Song Che strongly suspected that Xia Li was just using this opportunity to flirt with him!

He gritted his teeth, deciding he couldn't just sit and wait to die: "You touched me... then I'll touch you too!"