After Body-Swapping with the Abstinent Academic Big Shot

[Two doctors, swapping bodies across eras, surgery and medical treatment + a daily routine of flirting while one tries to hold back] [A reserved surgical big shot falls apart and falls hard] Lu Huizhou is a top surgeon at one of the country’s leading hospitals. His résumé is extraordinary, his achievements impressive, and he has a pair of hands said to have been kissed by God. “God’s hands” are naturally aloof, meticulous, and disciplined. He sticks to the same two-point commute every day, a surgical machine through and through. But one ordinary day in the autumn of 1998, everyone in the department spotted the cold, aloof professor sitting grandly in an arcade. Amid a crowd of spectators cheering him on, he was absolutely crushing The King of Fighters ’98. Lu Huizhou fell silent: Close your eyes. Don’t look. That’s not me. The 25-year-old doctor borrowing his body grinned brightly. “Great-grandmaster, don’t panic. Watch me pull off a super move and give them a little shock!” Lu Huizhou: ...I just want to give you a thorough “last rites.” - In the prime of his life, Lu Huizhou gained a disciple’s disciple from the future, also a top surgeon at one of the country’s leading hospitals. But he’s brash, free-spirited, loves getting into trouble, and loves when trouble finds him, too. After swapping bodies, Lu Huizhou and his descendant agreed on three rules: 1. No binge eating. 2. No losing your temper. 3. No playing arcade games near the hospital. Several days later, the body swap ended. Lu Huizhou renegotiated their three rules, at a steep price: 1. Give me some shifts to cover. 2. If there’s a patient causing trouble, let me handle it. 3. Don’t call me Great-Grandmaster when we’re doing that. It’s too embarrassing. [Hot-tempered, flirts first, descendant gong × proper and meticulous, but fiercely protective, great-grandmaster shou] Notes: 1. Gong’s perspective, age gap with the gong younger, Su Yu is the gong, happy ending! 2. They swap bodies multiple times on a fixed cycle. 3. This is fiction, not a serious medical education story. Nothing medical in this novel should be taken as fact. Coming soon: Please support my upcoming novel, The Movie Star Teaches Me to Act So I Can Stay Alive, starring a shameless, talentless actor × a long-suffering movie star Cheng Zhuo is a minor celebrity and a walking disaster. He’s been unlucky his entire life: his school kept falling apart, every job went south, and even just walking down the street, he might get hit by a falling billboard. But perhaps after enough bad luck, his fortune has finally turned. Cheng Zhuo recently got bound to a lazy good-luck System. As long as he lies flat, good luck is never far away. So when everyone else on a variety show holds forth, he lies flat and drinks milk. When everyone else shows off their talents, he lies flat and drinks milk. When everyone else sweats over the stove, he lies flat and drinks milk. The milk brand’s sponsor was moved: This handsome young man has to become a regular! One day, the show arranged for everyone to act. Unless something unexpected happened, Cheng Zhuo would lie flat and drink milk as usual. But then the unexpected happened: another System popped into his head. Its little avatar even took the form of his idol, the movie star Xiao Mushí, and solemnly announced that it would teach him to act. Cheng Zhuo looked at his homegrown golden finger, then at this “movie star” from out of nowhere. His resolve was firm: Dressing up like my idol won’t work. Don’t even think about tempting me! “Idol” Xiao Mushí: ...At least he has good taste. A while ago, Xiao Mushí had suffered a sudden accident. In his moment of crisis, he was bound to an “Acting Instruction System.” He could extend his life as long as he taught a designated person to act. If that person won the Best Actor award, he would gain thirty years of life. If they won two trophies, he could live to a ripe old age. At first, Xiao Mushí thought this would be an easy win. That was before he started teaching Cheng Zhuo to act. “You’re playing a lowlife thug. Hunch your back a bit and let your eyes wander, like you’re always looking to take advantage of someone.” -Cheng Zhuo’s gaze immediately wandered over to some sour milk and fixed on it. Xiao Mushí: Drink your fill, then we’ll try again! “This time you’re a naive college student. Just be yourself.” -Cheng Zhuo immediately relaxed into the sofa. Too bad he didn’t have his phone in his pocket. No problem, he could mime using an imaginary one. Xiao Mushí: You shameless show-off, get up! “You’re a beginner, so keep it simple. Use small gestures to show you’re nervous, like adjusting your glasses before going up to the podium.” -Cheng Zhuo was genuinely nervous. He fumbled with his glasses and tripped as soon as he stepped onto the podium. Xiao Mushí: ... System: Congratulations, Host. You’ve gained three hours of life! - After the show, Cheng Zhuo’s manager gave him a strange look and ushered him into a drama production with fawning little gestures. A production starring a movie star! His idol was so handsome in person! And the way he clutched his chest looked exactly like his golden finger! He even clutched his chest whenever Cheng Zhuo messed up a take. They were completely in sync! Cheng Zhuo looked at his golden finger’s pale face and felt a little shy. “Stop copying him all the time. How about changing your appearance? Maybe make yourself look like the top-tier star on the set next door. He has abs, and I like looking at those.” Xiao Mushí’s gaze turned icy. “I can’t change it. I don’t have enough points.” After learning he could earn points by acting well, Cheng Zhuo battled his bad luck and worked very hard for several days. He finally saved up enough points, but his golden finger’s gaze was cold enough to kill. “I can’t change it. The cooldown period isn’t over.” The next day, the production suddenly added an action scene. The movie star, usually so proper and restrained that he never even showed his collarbones, appeared in a white shirt. Artificial rain soaked the shirt, and his V-line was half-revealed as he moved energetically. Cheng Zhuo stopped asking to change his appearance. “How many points to get a new skin? The wet-shirt look from just now :)” Xiao Mushí looked into his bright eyes, unable to hold back any longer. He leaned close to his ear in person and gritted out, “One take. Then back to the hotel. I’ll take it off and let you see!” [A beautiful, lazy gong with lustful thoughts but no guts × a shou who sells both his skills and himself, and gradually gets hooked] Theme: Fill life with love