After Turning Down a Confession, I Swapped Souls with My Childhood Friend

[B-attack, A+ childhood friends, body swap, goofy sweet romance]

Black-hearted, sweet-talking beta top x hotheaded, straight alpha bottom

↓Synopsis↓

Lu Tangzhi's motto in life: Nothing matters more than your bros. Once a bro, always a bro. That's what loyalty means.

But while he keeps his bro in his heart, his bro keeps him in his heart of hearts.

Cheng Hengyu: I like you.

What??? Lu Tangzhi is shocked. Lu Tangzhi rejects him three times:

"Bro, don't do this to me."

"I don't like you."

"I only see you as my best bro."

After turning down the confession and cutting off their friendship, he somehow ends up swapping souls with his bro?

Lu Tangzhi stares in despair at the familiar yet strange face in the mirror, then turns to face his own grinning, lovestruck self and lets out a piercing scream:

"You bastard, get your filthy paws off me!!!"

*

There's no way to undo the body swap, so they have no choice but to agree on a few rules: no peeking, no touching, no standing too close, no... no... no...

His beta bro looks at him with teary eyes. "If we can't date, can't we at least still be friends?"

Lu Tangzhi's heart softens, and he calls off the breakup.

They've been bros for over a decade, after all. Besides, he's just a weak, pitiful beta. What threat could he possibly pose?

*

But when he wakes up from his heat, his body is covered in marks, and everything hurts...

Oh no, what the hell did he do?!!

Wait, no, he was... what is even going on?!!!

He immediately tries to run, but someone grabs his wrist. He turns and finds his back against the wall as his supposedly harmless beta bro closes in.

Lu Tangzhi's alarm bells ring. He yanks his hand away and tries to escape.

Huh? Something's wrong. Why can't he break free?

This strength, this height, this intimidating presence... Is this really his beta bro, the wimp who cries whenever someone hits him?

Before he can think it through, his "wimpy bro" gives him a wide grin. "You're awake? Then let's talk about taking responsibility."

It's over. It's all over. He's really done for this time...

*

Childhood friends can't beat someone who appears later? That's only true if he doesn't love you. If he does, there can be no such thing as someone appearing later, because everyone who enters his life besides you is just passing through.

[PS: 1. One-on-one, both are pure, an undemanding sweet romance. Don't read if that's not your thing.

2. About the author's setting: Cheng Hengyu's field of study, gland medicine, is based on the glands unique to the ABO setting. Please don't relate it to reality!

3. Also known as The Scheming Beta's Heart-Stealing Tricks, My Beta Childhood Friend Has Designs on Me, and I'm an Alpha, So Why Does My Beta Childhood Friend Keep Trying to Top Me?!]

↓Old synopsis↓

"Lu Tangzhi, I like you."

"I thought we were bros, and you actually have a crush on me?!!!"

After his bro confesses, Lu Tangzhi is left awkward and confused, and somehow ends up swapping souls with him?!

Lu Tangzhi stares at Cheng Hengyu's face in the mirror and breaks down in despair. "Heavens, can someone tell me how I ended up in this guy's body?!!!"

He turns around to find "himself" standing in the bathroom doorway, smiling. "I have to say, Brother Lu, you've got an amazing physique."

Lu Tangzhi glares furiously. "Get out of my body!!!"

*

A body swap brings plenty of fun, teasing, and groping.

In biology class___

Cheng Hengyu: "Let's prop up a mirror and admire Brother Lu's peerless good looks."

In history class____

Cheng Hengyu: "Why isn't class over yet? I'm starving. Tsk, Brother Lu's abs feel so good."

In the shower at night___

Cheng Hengyu: "Let me take a good look at Brother Lu's incredible muscles."

Then...

Someone slaps an agreement down on the table: "Three rules! No kissing, no hugging, and no asking for any kind of intimate contact!"

*

They make a mess of everything, even their friendship, but never confess their feelings. Then one day, after waking from his heat, Lu Tangzhi finds the person beside him covered in marks...

Huh??? Who did he end up in bed with?!!!

Lu Tangzhi: "Y-you... why are you at my place, and... and..."

Cheng Hengyu: "Guess."

Lu Tangzhi: "Like hell I'm guessing!"

Cheng Hengyu: "Lu Tangzhi, do you really not like me?"

Lu Tangzhi: "I... don't ask me."

Cheng Hengyu: "All right, then let's settle the score. Where should we start? How about the time you smashed through the isolation room door during your heat just to come find me?"

Lu Tangzhi: "What?! I smashed through the isolation room door to come find you?!!!"

Cheng Hengyu recounts all his offenses one by one. The more Lu Tangzhi hears, the more his heart sinks. He cries out in his heart: Heavens, what have I done?

Theme: Be happy every day!