Yu Bai, a top student universally regarded as useless.
Song Zhe, someone everyone knows not to mess with.
The two had barely interacted before an accident switched their bodies.
When they returned to school, the dean assigned them to sit together.
Asked about it, he only replied, "Feelings forged in a hospital room are the strongest. I'll leave Yu Bai in your hands. I trust you."
Wearing Yu Bai's face, Song Zhe scoffed.
But Yu Bai, wearing his face, leaned close with a grin. He easily subdued Song Zhe's attempts to fight back, a teasing curve lifting his brow.
Their first week as deskmates:
"Yu Bai" handed in a blank exam, dropping from two years as the grade's top student to dead last overnight.
Their second week as deskmates:
"Song Zhe" stood beneath the flagpole with a speech in hand and shouted, "I was wrong!"
Their Nth week as deskmates:
School forum
[Floor 1]: I can't take it anymore. Time to spill the tea!
I really don't get it. How did Yu Bai from Class Seven, that pushover anyone could bully, turn into a slippery little eel? Anyone who messes with him gets burned!
[Floor 11]: The transfer student is even more confusing! Weren't we told he fought viciously and got transferred here after being expelled for getting sent to juvenile detention? Why doesn't he fight anymore? Why does he admit he's wrong so quickly? And why the hell is he getting top marks in every subject???
[Floor 101]: I said those two are really close, so close they're practically stacked on top of each other. Does anyone believe me?!
[Floor 777]: Stop spreading rumors! If those two get together, I'll eat shit. Screenshot this as proof!
[Floor 1001]: We got together.
[Floor 10086+]: (The dean has just noticed) Those two troublemakers are out to ruin my performance review!
When they first met, Yu Bai pressed down on the blood-soaked bandage around Song Zhe's wrist. "Song, how does it feel?"
Song Zhe gripped his chin, veins bulging on his right hand. "You think being in my body means you can do whatever you want?"
Later, Yu Bai gripped his chin, their breaths mingling. "I heard we're practically stacked on top of each other, Song. How does it feel?"
Song Zhe leaned close, holding him with reverent care. "It's my body. You can do whatever you want."
At a midterm exam after they switched back, their names occupied both ends of the rankings.
One at the very top, the other at the very bottom.
Yu Bai couldn't help asking, "Song Zhe, can't you just study properly?"
Song Zhe raised an eyebrow. "If you tutor me, I might consider it."
Yu Bai let out half a sigh of relief, only to hear the boy in front of him add, "But I have one condition, "
"W-what?"
Song Zhe's gaze darkened as he pinned Yu Bai between his arms, his voice dropping low. "For every place I move up, I get to kiss you once."
[Reading Guide | Highlighted!!!]
Yu Bai and Song Zhe only switch bodies at the beginning. Once they switch back, it won't happen again!
[Mutual salvation, a god falls from his pedestal, but his devotee still loves him deeply]
[Blurb dated February 24, with a screenshot saved on Weibo]
[Character art by @DQ Hua Qing]
Theme: Even in a cage, you must do everything in your power to control your own fate.
