Saving My Broken, Pitiful Ex-Wife

The biggest mistake Yan Sheng ever made was divorcing Lu Xiaoxiao.

Lu Xiaoxiao didn't love her. Strictly speaking, she thought Lu Xiaoxiao didn't love anyone, not even the world.

On the night before the divorce, Lu Xiaoxiao silently listened as Yan Sheng explained how to divide their marital assets. Whatever Yan Sheng said, Lu Xiaoxiao simply nodded. She didn't object once.

The divorce went smoothly.

The next time Yan Sheng saw Lu Xiaoxiao was in the hospital morgue.

Her ex-wife lay there, her pale face devoid of any sign of life.

The police said Yan Sheng was the only contact listed for the deceased.

When she opened her eyes again, Yan Sheng discovered she had been reborn in high school. What shocked her even more was that she had transmigrated into high school Lu Xiaoxiao's body.

High school Lu Xiaoxiao was malnourished, dirty, and as thin as a stick.

Worse, Yan Sheng learned about the past and family background Lu Xiaoxiao had never spoken of, even as she died.

She also learned that there were reasons behind every part of Lu Xiaoxiao's condition.

Yan Sheng began saving Lu Xiaoxiao.

She made sure Lu Xiaoxiao's body was well fed. She also thrived at the school where Lu Xiaoxiao had been bullied mercilessly.

During a school trip, Yan Sheng closed her eyes and rested beneath a camphor tree. She felt someone cautiously tug at her hem, then looked up to meet a familiar face.

That familiar face wore a humble, gentle expression as she asked carefully, "Um, are you hiding inside my body?"

This was Yan Sheng and Lu Xiaoxiao's reunion.

And so, the pitiful girl everyone used to step on became a badass no one dared mess with, while the cold-faced badass turned into a gentle, adorable good girl.

One day, while the two were studying in the sun at a park, Yan Sheng suddenly grumbled, "I heard that guy from the next class is chasing you. Don't date anyone while wearing my face."

"H-how could I?" Lu Xiaoxiao lowered her head, unable to look at her. "You should be more restrained, too. You're so fierce. I'm never fierce..."

Yan Sheng laughed. "How did I never realize how cute you were?"

She paused, her voice turning mournful.

"I found your notebook. One page was covered with my name."

"..."

"Lu Xiaoxiao, when did you first meet me, and when did you fall for me?"

Both pure / body swap / mutual redemption

They swap bodies as teenagers and save each other. As adults, even after their bodies switch back, she still takes good care of her wife.

An ordinary, bittersweet story that starts painful and ends sweet.

A self-indulgent story written because I wanted to read it. That's the story; this is the blurb for now.

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Theme: Loving someone is like tending a flower.