ML Chapter 10

“Speaking of amulets, I saw a small yellow sachet in your closet last night.” Shen Qiaohan, who was the first to break the silence, hesitantly said: “Well… it fell out of your folded underwear.”

 

Tao Xiao: …

 

Raising his hand to wipe his face, he smiled: “That might be, it might be the marriage amulet my mother gave me…”

 

Marriage?

 

Could it be that the soul exchange between him and Shen Qiaohan was really because of Zhou Yamin’s role between the two? Because of this amulet, this bizarre incident happened? So, the meaning of this soul exchange, could it really be that he and Zhou Yamin fell in love with each other in the identity of Shen Qiaohan?

 

Tao Xiao shook him head violently: ‘No, no, no, you can’t think like that! This is simply feudal superstition!’

 

“Haha, old people are superstitious, don’t mind it!” Tao Xiao exaggeratedly waved at Shen Qiaohan, and quickly changed the subject, “I’m a little hungry, what are we eating for dinner?”

 

After a simple dinner, Shen Qiaohan stayed in the apartment that night and did not return to Tao Xiao’s dormitory.

 

Strangely, Tao Xiao’s phone was very quiet that night. Zhou Yamin didn’t call to question him, and didn’t even send a WeChat message.

 

…

 

Early the next morning, Shen Qiaohan called a special car and went to Yanhu Amusement Park in the northern suburbs of Yan City with Tao Xiao.

 

Yanhu Amusement Park is the largest of the three amusement parks in Yan City. Because it is close to the Yanhu Wetland and has convenient water diversion, there are many water projects in the amusement park, which is richer than the two amusement parks in the city.

 

Bungee jumping is one of these water projects. It is located on the bank of the main lake. The bungee jumping tower is nearly 400 meters high and has a full range of projects, including a rare double bungee jumping permit.

 

Tao Xiao and Shen Qiaohan bought the basic pass for the amusement park and did not go through the mountain pass at the entrance.

 

They stopped at popular attractions such as the car and the pendulum and headed straight to the bungee tower by the main lake. Their goal was very clear.

 

Since they arrived early, there were not many people queuing for the bungee jumping. They quickly waited for the ticket check and checked the double bungee jumping project.

 

The ticket checker saw that two grown men were going to play double bungee jumping. She looked at them in surprise and couldn’t help but have all kinds of speculations in her heart, but she remained calm and handed over two forms: “Fill it out.”

 

Tao Xiao took the form and saw that it was a survey on physical condition, including height and weight, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, whether there had been fractures, etc. There were also bungee jumping precautions and taboos at the bottom of the form, which were clearly written one by one.

 

He exchanged a look with Shen Qiaohan, and the two of them tacitly concealed the recent accidents and head collisions. After filling out the form and signing the waiver agreement, Shen Qiaohan paid for insurance for the two people, and finally stored their glasses, mobile phones, wallets and other items.

 

The ticket checker stamped the backs of their hands according to their weight, and then allowed them to board the elevator.

 

“In fact, there is no need to buy insurance,” Tao Xiao turned him head and watched the scenery outside the elevator window rapidly descending. “Bungee jumping here has been done for so many years, and the protection measures are particularly in place. There will be no problems.”

 

Shen Qiaohan lowered his eyes and looked at his hands with his fingers crossed on his knees. He swallowed and said, “The risk still exists.”

 

Noticing that the other party’s voice was tight, Tao Xiao looked at Shen Qiaohan in surprise and laughed: “Are you scared now? Not to that point, right?”

 

Shen Qiaohan did not answer.

 

When the two arrived at the platform at the top of the bungee tower, Tao Xiao could clearly hear Shen Qiaohan’s gradually heavier breathing.

 

Shen Qiaohan stretched out his hand and tightly grasped the guardrail beside him. He tried to follow Tao Xiao to the rope. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly, trying to calm the fear that had been churning in his chest for a long time.

 

The bungee jumping coach glanced at the two of them, frowned, and asked, “…tandem jumping?”

 

Tao Xiao nodded, “Yes, tandem jumping.”

 

The coach was silent for a moment, picked up the rope, and began to tie the two people, saying in a deep voice, “Stand closer, stick to each other, oh, yes, closer! Be careful when you go down later, hold tight, don’t let go, it’s easy to bump into each other… Who of you has jumped before?”

 

Tandem bungee jumping prohibits two novices from participating at the same time, so Tao Xiao lied that he had bungee jumping experience and filled it in the form.

 

When he heard the coach ask, he immediately raised his hand: “I, I, I have played it, I can take him.”

 

“Okay,” the coach was calm, as if it was an extremely normal operation for two grown men to play tandem bungee jumping together, “Remember, hold him well.”

 

As he said that, he tightened the straps on the chests of the two people, connected them together, and buckled the hooks of the main rope and the safety rope.

 

Shen Qiaohan took another breath, his eyes fell on the collar of “his” body opposite, and he didn’t dare to look around.

 

Tao Xiao is now using Shen Qiaohan’s body, which is slightly taller. With his eye level, he can just look directly at the top of his head. Seeing that he was trembling slightly, he couldn’t help but grin, then raised his arm, put it on his shoulder, and patted his back with his palm.

 

“Don’t be afraid.” He whispered, “I’m here, it’s okay!”

 

Shen Qiaohan still didn’t speak.

 

The bungee jumping coach repeatedly checked and confirmed the safety measures of the two people, took them to the platform, and reminded them of the next precautions.

 

At this time, Shen Qiaohan finally couldn’t help it, raised his hand, and tightly grasped Tao Xiao’s clothes on the waist. But he still didn’t speak, didn’t say he was afraid, and didn’t refuse bungee jumping.

 

Tao Xiao smiled and reached out to hug the other person into him arms. Suddenly, a strange thought came to him mind: ‘It feels good to be tall, so that you can hug people in your arms… Well, my own body feels really petite…’

 

The bungee jumping coach looked away and said in a programmed calm tone: “You can jump.”

 

The hand clenched around the waist suddenly retracted, Tao Xiao curled the corners of him mouth, hugged Shen Qiaohan tighter, exerted force with him feet, tilted him body, and jumped off the bungee jumping platform.

 

At the moment of weightlessness, he felt that the hand that was originally just holding his clothes loosened, and soon changed to tightly hugging his waist. The two people’s legs also subconsciously entangled, just like a person who is about to fall into the river and clings to a life-saving branch.

 

The wind whistled in his ears, and the speed of falling was getting faster and faster.

 

Tao Xiao heard Shen Qiaohan’s breathing solidified against his neck, but he still didn’t make a sound, as if he had been suppressing his fear.

 

He grinned silently, then opened his throat and let out a long, excited scream: “Ah–!!!”

 

This shout diluted the thumping heartbeat of blood hitting the eardrum in Shen Qiaohan’s ears. He seemed to finally find reality and took a trembling breath.

 

In a few seconds, the rope reached the lowest point, and it seemed to be very close to the surface of the main lake. Tao Xiao reached out to touch the water, but found that it was actually quite far away and could not be touched at all.

 

Shen Qiaohan was startled by his action, and subconsciously tightened his arms and opened his eyes.

 

The elasticity of the rope carried the two people upwards. Tao Xiao saw Shen Qiaohan finally open his eyes, and showed him an extremely bright smile.

 

“Is it fun?” He shouted in the wind, “Not scary at all, right?”

 

In the morning sun, the almost transparent white face shone brightly, and the light brown eyes were filled with excitement and joy, shining, like stars wrapped in honey, sweet and dazzling.

 

At this moment, Shen Qiaohan completely forgot that the face in front of him was actually his own, because the smile and eyes revealed the soul hidden behind them.

 

A blazing soul that was like a little sun.

 

A soul totally different from his own.

 

Bang!

 

A heavy blow suddenly came from his chest, as if something hit him hard in the heart.

 

It was a drumbeat that knocked open a door, leading to the magnificent and inspiring music that followed.

 

The two slowly rose to a high altitude and paused at the top.

 

Shen Qiaohan’s ears seemed to be flying with strings of notes, which were spinning and jumping, suddenly merging and dispersing, forming a wonderful melody he had never heard before.

 

He slowly closed his eyes, tilted his head, and listened attentively.

 

At this time, Tao Xiao felt the wind and weightlessness around him, and couldn’t help but roared excitedly: “Woo-oh–!!!”

 

Then, he laughed and shouted: “It’s so cool, Shen Qiaohan! This is so fun!”

 

Shen Qiaohan closed his eyes and listened carefully, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl up slightly, forming a smile.

 

Suddenly, Tao Xiao felt a flash in front of his eyes, and with the weightlessness of falling again, he suddenly retracted his arms and found that he was hugging Shen Qiaohan’s waist.

 

And the top of his head, which originally belonged to him, suddenly turned into the collar of a gray-blue casual shirt.

 

Hmm?

 

Changed back?

 

Tao Xiao raised him head and looked at the top of the collar.

 

Shen Qiaohan was basking in the sun, and at the same time lowered his eyes to look over.

 

The smile on the corner of his mouth had not yet been put away, like a crescent moon, revealing white and neat teeth. His eyes were still rippling with smiles, and they were as gorgeous as crystal clear amber in the sun.

 

Tao Xiao was suddenly stunned.

 

Falling, and then slowly rising again.

 

Tao Xiao and Shen Qiaohan hugged each other and looked at each other, and saw their own faces in each other’s pupils.

 

Shen Qiaohan gradually put away his smile, but Tao Xiao opened him eyes wide and couldn’t help but bloom a smile from the heart.

 

“It’s back!” he shouted loudly, “Oh my god, bungee jumping really works! It’s amazing!”

 

Amid the noise of Tao Xiao’s repeated muttering, Shen Qiaohan closed his eyes, trying to hold on to the notes and melodies that kept circling in his mind, and not let them slip away too quickly.

 

As the rise and fall gradually weakened, the two finally hovered above the lake and were picked up by the staff on a speedboat and headed to the shore under the bungee tower.

 

Tao Xiao was extremely excited. As soon as the boat stopped, he jumped ashore and turned around as if he wanted to say something to Shen Qiaohan.

 

“Hey!” He suddenly paused, subconsciously raised his left foot, and frowned.

 

When he turned around just now, he felt a dull pain in his ankle, as if he had been injured before.

 

Shen Qiaohan got off the boat, raised his hand to comb his hair, and saw Tao Xiao frowning, so he asked him: “What’s wrong?”

 

Tao Xiao looked at Shen Qiaohan: “Did I hurt my foot before?”

 

Shen Qiaohan nodded, and seeing the dissatisfaction in Tao Xiao’s eyes, he added: “It’s just a sprain, not serious.”

 

“Not serious?” Tao Xiao unconsciously raised him voice, “I’m a dancer, how can the injury on my foot not be serious?”

 

The author has something to say:

The drumbeat of inspiration (x)

The feeling of heartbeat (√)

 

Ivy: Am I the only one who feels a little sad that they changed back?