Chapter 32: It Will Never Come True
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"Did you buy it, especially for me?" Ruan Yesheng shook the medicinal oil.
Xi Mo sat back and said without changing her expression: "My back hurts. I bought it for myself to massage. If your knees hurt, you can use it too."
"Your back hurts? Did you hurt it during the filming scene?" After hearing this, Ruan Yesheng was stunned for a moment and quickly asked her about the situation. Although she usually talks professionally to Xi Mo, when she hears Xi Mo say the word "pain", she gets extremely nervous and turns professional and caring.
But she immediately regretted it after asking. She took a look at Xi Mo's expression, which showed a familiar arrogance. Her body was as straight as a bamboo pole, and there was no slightest sign of back pain.
Xi Mo still had a straight face: "I have to hang on wires while filming, can it not hurt?"
After saying that, she gestured at the bottle of medicinal oil with her gaze: "But keep that bottle for yourself, I can buy another one."
Ruan Yesheng understood it by now, and that earlier worry naturally faded away. She smiled and said, "But even if you say that, I still think you bought this specifically for me."
Xi Mo: "..."
You really have no modesty!
"I see you were in quite a bit of pain just now, how about applying the medicine now?" Xi Mo glanced over.
Then, as if she wanted to say something more, she hesitated for a moment but didn't say anything. She just sat still in her chair.
After Ruan Yesheng read the instructions on the back of the medicinal oil bottle, she moved the chair she was sitting on slightly away, sat in another direction, bent down, and slowly lifted her skirt. Due to the hot weather and the injury on her knee, she couldn't expose it. Wearing long pants to cover it might cause bruising, so after taking a shower, she deliberately changed into a long skirt that reached her calves.
She didn't shy away from anything and directly pushed her skirt up, revealing a piece of fair and tender skin on her thigh. She piled the skirt on her lap, carefully gathering it, and used her left arm to press it to prevent it from falling.
Seeing her action of picking up her skirt, Xi Mo subconsciously looked away. Then she thought that those were her legs. She had seen them since she was a child, so there was nothing she couldn't see. She suddenly felt a subtle sense of calmness. Seeing that Ruan Yesheng couldn't easily unscrew the bottle cap while pressing her skirt, she helped her open the medicinal oil and handed it to her left hand.
Ruan Yesheng took it, maintaining the posture of her left arm pressing her skirt and her left hand holding the bottle. She poured the medicinal oil into her right palm, and then, in this somewhat awkward position, began applying the oil to her knee.
Xi Mo was a little taller than Ruan Yesheng, and with her long legs, sitting in this restaurant chair was not very comfortable. Plus, the bruised area on her knee was quite large. From Ruan Yesheng's bent-over angle, dealing with it was relatively inconvenient. Applying the oil wasn't much of an issue, but after applying, it required extensive massaging according to the instructions, which was tiring to maintain for a long time.
Xi Mo saw that she seemed to be a little helpless after fumbling with the medicinal oil for a while, so she said, "Come closer."
Ruan Yesheng stopped after listening to her words, lifted her skirt, and leaned close to her. Their faces were so close that she could even smell Xi Mo's fragrance.
Xi Mo: "..."
"I'm talking about your legs." Xi Mo said word by word.
"Speak clearly, otherwise I will misunderstand and think you're up to something," Ruan Yesheng glanced at Xi Mo vaguely, She leaned back, moved her chair toward Xi Mo's side, and folded her legs.
Xi Mo asked her to just hold her skirt and sit down this time. Ruan Yesheng was obedient and sat still. Xi Mo sat on the chair opposite her, bent down, and started to rub the medicinal oil for her.
Ruan Yesheng lowered her head and stared blankly at the hair on Xi Mo's head. Her long hair scattered down her back, and from this angle, she couldn't see her face.
But Ruan Yesheng could clearly hear her own heartbeat, and in her mind, the image of Xi Mo's face appeared.
Her face was so beautiful.
It made Ruan Yesheng feel how sinful it was to occupy this beautiful body of hers at this moment.
Xi Mo didn't know what Ruan Yesheng was thinking, so she concentrated on massaging her bruise.
It's just that massaging with the medicinal oil was inherently painful, and later, Xi Mo applied a bit more pressure at certain points. Ruan Yesheng couldn't help it and, when she came back to her senses, had already involuntarily let out a sound, "Ah... Ahh..."
Xi Mo: "..."
She maintained her posture, leaning over to massage, and glanced up at Ruan Yesheng.
Ruan Yesheng: "..."
The sound just now was too crisp. And that voice belonged to Xi Mo. It was naturally soft and pleasant, usually tinged with pride and a touch of aloofness. But here, with Ruan Yesheng, it had turned into a gentle and melodious moan.
Xi Mo is a professional actress with exceptional acting skills. She had even done her own dubbing in films before, as she didn't need a separate voice actor. Sometimes, when highly anticipated foreign animated movies were released in China, the production team would spend heavily to invite her to dub the Chinese version of certain characters to attract more attention. Changing her vocal style was a breeze for her, and she could easily produce this seductive and tender voice. In the movie "Enchanting," she portrayed a stunning and charismatic woman. In the film, she used this kind of alluring voice tone. However, this voice would never appear in her real life.
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Xi Mo said with a sullen face: "Don't make that sound."
Ruan Yesheng couldn't hold back the sound and felt quite ashamed at first, but now looking at Xi Mo's tense expression, she suddenly wanted to laugh again and said softly: "What sound did I make?"
Xi Mo: "..."
"I was just in pain," Ruan Yesheng said truthfully.
Xi Mo didn't respond further and applied lighter pressure with her hands.
Ruan Yesheng said: "Wouldn't it be ineffective if you massage it gently like that? The instructions say you should massage with some force."
"You said it hurts." Xi Mo glared at her.
Ruan Yesheng chuckled: "To get better quickly, I'd better endure it."
Xi Mo had no choice but to resume the normal pressure and continue massaging with the medicinal oil. Her fingers gently rotated on Ruan Yesheng's knee.
After a few moments, when the pain became too much to bear, Ruan Yesheng was on the verge of making a sound. She had to use one hand to press down on the piled-up skirt on her leg and the other hand to cover her mouth. At this moment, Xi Mo raised her head, and Ruan Yesheng's eyes were fixed on Xi Mo's face as if she was observing her expression.
"You can make a sound if you want." Xi Mo said helplessly, unable to do anything about it.
Ruan Yesheng's eyes curved into a crescent shape, and she lowered the hand that was covering her mouth.
It was really painful for a while at first, but as the medicinal oil gradually started to take effect, and being massaged by Xi Mo, she became accustomed to it, and the pain in her knee slowly changed from the initial burning sensation to a warm feeling. Later, Ruan Yesheng even felt a strange and unspeakable sense of comfort.
Ruan Yesheng asked in a low voice: "How come your hands are so strong? Have you ever learned massage? That's impossible, right?"
Xi Mo looked up at her and replied: "I have been learning piano since I was a child, and I have to practice for a long time every day. Sometimes after practice, my fingers will be so numb that it even hurts to bend them, but I have to continue practicing the next day, so I just learned a way to massage my fingers and wrists, and massage them myself after practice to relieve pain and prevent tenosynovitis."
Ruan Yesheng pursed her lips and continued to watch her working on her knees.
Xi Mo is obviously using her own body now, but she has an outstanding temperament. This body just shows a different kind of character under her control. The look in her eyes seems calm at first glance, but also seems to hide a surging undercurrent.
Ruan Yesheng looked at them and couldn't help but recall the time she realized they swapped bodies.
At that time, she was extremely shocked and felt that her whole world was turned upside down. However, despite being shocked, she was also subtly happy for several days.
The reason for this kind of mentality was not that she accepted this seemingly unbelievable reality so easily, but that she finally had the opportunity to interact with Xi Mo. Without this opportunity, she might never have had any contact with Xi Mo in her life.
The two of them were like two parallel lines that never seemed to intersect. One day, they suddenly changed direction due to the hotel fire, and the intersection came out of nowhere.
She was indeed happy at first.
Now, she strongly wished they could switch back. She knew that Xi Mo also yearned for it deeply. After all, Xi Mo was such a proud person, using someone else's body, trying to play the role of someone else, and even losing everything that belonged to her. The fact that she had endured it until now was truly difficult.
She missed the Xi Mo from before.
Even though Xi Mo can disguise herself as Ruan Yesheng at any time, she is not really her. Xi Mo should return to her body and return to the proud person she was before. She wouldn't need to hide in front of others, act so hard, and could be her true self again.
That kind of Xi Mo would be dazzling and carefree.
"I will work hard." Ruan Yesheng whispered.
Xi Mo felt it was a bit strange. "Work hard for what?"
"Work hard to realize your wish." Ruan Yesheng smiled.
"How do you know my wish?"
"Isn't your wish just to have you change your body back as soon as possible?"
Xi Mo stayed quiet for a moment, then nodded: "Right now, yes."
"What do you mean 'right now'?"
Xi Mo's eyes seemed to be glimmering, and she said: "People's wishes will always change. So, I can only say 'right now'."
"Have you had many wishes before?" Ruan Yesheng looked into her eyes.
In Ruan Yesheng's view, Xi Mo's family background is very good, she is outstanding, and she is very hardworking and dedicated. She has a smooth journey and always gets what she wants.
And what is easy to obtain usually cannot be called a true wish.
"Growing up, there are only three things that really count as my wishes." Xi Mo said thoughtfully: "One is to change my body now, but it's not clear whether it can be realized. The other two are from my childhood. One wish came true by chance. I originally thought it would be impossible. And the other——"
She seemed to remember something, her expression dimming:"...It will never come true."
Ruan Yesheng felt that Xi Mo's mood was a bit strange, and wondered if she had thought of something sad. She was about to say something to comfort her, but Xi Mo seemed to have adjusted her mood, lowered her head again, and resumed massaging the medicinal oil, asking her in a low voice: "Does it hurt?"
Ruan Yesheng actually felt pain, but at this time she said: "...it doesn't hurt."
"Say it if it hurts, don't hold it in."
Ruan Yesheng: "..."
Just at that moment, the door to the private room unexpectedly opened. Yan Tinghuan, like a Buddha emerging from nowhere, rushed in and began, "Ruanruan, I heard from the foolish giant bodyguard at the door that you and Xi Mo are having dinner here, so I came—"
Then Yan Tinghuan's voice suddenly stopped.
Xi Mo was rubbing medicated oil on Ruan Yesheng's knees. Ruan Yesheng's skirt had already been lifted. Because of the angle of view, it looked like Xi Mo was taking off Ruan Yesheng's skirt.
Yan Tinghuan: "..."
From top to bottom, front to back, left to right, this scene, in Yan Tinghuan’s view, contained misleading words: “Don't look at something that shouldn't be seen.”
She chose to temporarily feign blindness, imitating Zi Wei's tone, and said, "Er Kang, is it morning already? Why can't I see anything? Er Kang, I can't see! I can't see!"* While saying this, she covered her eyes with one hand and waved the other aimlessly in front of her before attempting to leave.
*Famous line from the 1998 TV drama My Fair Princess
Ruan Yesheng: "..."
Xi Mo: "..."
You really know how to act!
Don’t be a manager, change your career!
