Chapter 2: When Stockings Gain Sentience

Xiao Mingyue could not make sense of it.

She woke up in the middle of her sleep, her body uncontrollably went to the mirror, ate food, and finally stared at her own legs…

She first thought she was sleepwalking, yet her mind stayed crystal clear and only her body refused to obey.

She planned to quietly observe “herself” for a while.

Until “she”…

“What are you doing? Don’t you dare lift my skirt!” Xiao Mingyue cried in embarrassment.

Lu Li’s body froze… who had just spoken?

He quickly put the hem back down and looked around in confusion.

No one was there.

“Who are you, and why are you inside my body?” After her brief shame, Xiao Mingyue asked calmly.

Lu Li blinked; he finally realized the voice was echoing straight inside his head.

What did she say? I’m inside her body? Then she… must be the real owner of it?!

Lu Li instantly went into a brainstorming frenzy.

What is going on? Why can I hear the original owner’s voice in my mind?

Could it be that entering the love interest’s body didn’t mean entering a game world, but that my soul was overlaid onto a real person’s body?

Only I have higher privileges and can operate this girl’s body!

Lu Li’s quick brain soon figured out the situation.

So that’s the mechanic! Why didn’t this crappy dating game say so earlier?

No wonder everything feels so real and the fruit and desserts taste amazing… this is the real world!

Then what should I do now? Explain everything to her?

But this is so awkward…

After thinking for a moment, Lu Li decided to pretend he heard nothing.

“Don’t bother, you can hear me.” Xiao Mingyue seemed to see through everything. “The moment I spoke, your movements stalled for half a second. I scared you, didn’t I?”

You even noticed half a second… Fine, playing dead failed.

Xiao Mingyue fired three questions in a row: “Who are you, why are you controlling my body? And why do you keep staring at my legs?”

Since he could not dodge it, Lu Li took a deep breath and said slowly, “Actually, I’m a sentient pair of stockings.”

The moment he spoke, it was Xiao Mingyue’s own voice that came out.

“A sentient pair of stockings?” Xiao Mingyue sounded puzzled.

Lu Li nodded. “That’s right. I cultivated into a spirit from a pair of stockings. I’ve drifted half my life only to find a pair of beautiful legs to serve as my master. I looked at your legs just now to confirm whether you had the qualifications.”

Xiao Mingyue: “…”

Seeing Xiao Mingyue fall silent, Lu Li started to feel lucky… did I fool her?

“Do you take me for an idiot?”

Xiao Mingyue suddenly let out a chilly laugh, her tone icy. “A stocking spirit? Why not say you’re Qin Shihuang (TL: First Emperor of China) reincarnated and ask me to wire you 50 bucks to resurrect the Terracotta Army?

What kind of stocking spirit loves desserts and fruit? Don’t try to cover it up. I can’t hear your thoughts, but I can feel your emotions!

Your favorite dessert is cream puffs, and your favorite fruit is strawberries, right? When you ate those two, your mood rose far more than with anything else!

I don’t know how you’re controlling my body, but you are definitely human! Tell me, who on earth are you?”

Well, the bluff failed… Lu Li sighed softly. This girl is too smart… worthy of maxed-out cheating-detection Intelligence!

Lu Li sighed again; he understood Xiao Mingyue’s anger. If someone suddenly seized his body, he’d be even more furious than she was.

By comparison, Xiao Mingyue was already calm and gentle.

Should I just tell the truth? After all, he didn’t mean to offend this beauty.

Yet at that moment he heard Xiao Mingyue snort coldly, “You dare occupy my body and even peek at my legs! I’ll grab you and throw you onto Geladandong, the main peak of the Tanggula Mountains, so you’ll learn where the Yangtze River begins!”

Why Geladandong on the Tanggula main range, of all places…

Only an idiot would tell you who I am now.

Lu Li drew in a light breath and went with it. “Say, is there a possibility that I really am Qin Shihuang?”

Xiao Mingyue: “…”

“Still lying? Once I find out who you are, I’ll peel your skin, pull out your tendons, grind your bones to powder, and scatter them into the Yangtze!” Xiao Mingyue gnashed her teeth.

Must I end up in the Yangtze?!

Finally provoked by Xiao Mingyue’s overbearing tone, Lu Li snapped, “Can’t we talk like civilized people? Why be so aggressive?”

“You kept lying and forced me to!” Xiao Mingyue grew even angrier. She had given Lu Li a chance to come clean, yet he kept spinning tales, and her patience had limits!

Right then, Lu Li’s body suddenly stiffened, and a wry smile appeared.

“What’s wrong with you?” Xiao Mingyue asked in confusion.

Lu Li laughed awkwardly. “I mean no offense, it’s just… I drank half a bottle of soda, and I, I, I… I need to pee!”

Lu Li stood up and rushed toward the bathroom, glancing at the waistband as he moved.

Xiao Mingyue: “!!!”

“What are you planning?” Xiao Mingyue exclaimed.

Pinching the silky waistband, Lu Li said awkwardly, “Well, it’s a bit embarrassing. I don’t know the procedure for a girl using the toilet, but practice makes perfect. I’m sure if I do it enough times, I’ll learn.”

You need more practice? Xiao Mingyue almost spat blood.

“Die! Give me back my body!” Xiao Mingyue roared.

Buzz!

Lu Li felt his brain swirl as the surroundings shifted. He left the antique-style room and returned to his own rented flat furnished with only the bare essentials.

[Love interest’s mood collapsed. Game disconnected.]

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