I was kissed by the school bully, and the next day we woke up with our souls swapped, each in the other's body.
Hugh Romero was mean. Every day, he said I was a crybaby because, after our bodies were swapped, he was the one who experienced the pain of menstrual cramps.
I felt so aggrieved.
Finally, our bodies switched back.
But his expression became gloomier as days passed by, and his gaze at me became stranger.
Later, when he was drunk one day, he cornered me and kissed me again.
"You've seen my body. What now? You have to take responsibility for me..."
1
My name was Diana Gildon, and Hugh was my hot-tempered childhood sweetheart.
Hugh had always been wild, and his favorite thing to do was to bully me.
Finally, I made it through the SAT. Yet he and I were admitted to the same university and the same major.
Fortunately, we were not in the same class.
Otherwise, I would have been bullied all day long.
It took me a month to accept the reality that I would have to live under his shadow for the next four years.
After the military training, at the dinner party where the old and new students met, Hugh drank too much and called me to find him, threatening to tell my mom about the time in high school when I skipped class to go to the internet cafe if I didn't come.
See? The military training had just ended, and he had already started to boss me around.
Skipping class was a long time ago. How come he was still holding it against me?
I was so unlucky to have such a childhood sweetheart.
"Dude! I'm having dinner just upstairs. Can't you wait until I finish?" I expressed my dissatisfaction when I saw Hugh leaning against the wall.
"What's the point of having dinner with them? You can't drink anyway. It's boring. Let's go, I'll take you back." Hugh probably had a lot to drink. The corners of his eyes were slightly red, which made him even more good-looking.
Was it him who gave me a lift or the other way around? He was so drunk that he couldn't even walk straight.
"Wait, Hugh. Wait a second."
Just as we were about to leave, a tall and sweet-looking girl ran over with a phone in her hand.
I knew her. She was Rachel Bowen. She was in the same class as me, and she was the prettiest girl in our department.
She was surprised to see me, obviously puzzled as to why I was with Hugh.
Hugh made a big name for himself during military training because he exchanged a few moves with the instructor. Also, he was selected as the school hunk because of his good looks.
As for me, I was ordinary. I was rich, and that was all.
The only thing I could boast about was a pair of beautiful eyes.
It made sense that Hugh and I didn't know each other.
"Diana, I have something to say to Hugh. Can you..."
"Sure. I understand."
I was about to go away, but Hugh pressed on my shoulder, supporting half of his body on me.
He lazily said, "What can't be said in front of her?"
I fell silent.
Why are you involving me? What's your problem?
Rachel's smile remained as she said, "But what I'm about to say is a bit private. If Diana is here, I feel a bit embarrassed..."
Hugh interrupted her with a deadpan expression, "If it's embarrassing, then there's no need to say it."
Does Hugh have some beef with beautiful women?
He's so unromantic.
Rachel still persisted, "Well... OK then. I'm Rachel from the next class. I want to be friends with you. Can I friend you on WhatsApp?"
However, Hugh remained unmoved. He said, "No."
I stood silently on the side.
Hugh, you've been complaining about being single every day. Now the time has come. Are you sure you want to reject such a beautiful girl?
Hugh pushed me. "Stop standing there foolishly. Let's go back."
"Oh."
Hugh, who was drunk, was not easy to deal with. I was a little scared.
Rachel chased after us. "Can I ask why?"
Hugh ignored her and kept urging me in my ear to leave quickly.
He was so annoying. I started to regret coming to find him.
"Let me ask from a different perspective. Are you and Diana going out?"
What does it have to do with me?
Hugh stopped and glanced at Rachel, then looked at me with a burning gaze with something indiscernible in his eyes.
Just as I was puzzled, the next second, something soft touched my lips.
It was a bit warm with a hint of alcohol.
I heard Hugh's voice coming from the top of my head. "What do you think?"
Give me a break!
Hugh, when will you get rid of the habit of kissing someone when you're drunk?
Chapter 2 Body Swap2
Hugh had a bad habit.
He loved kissing someone when he was drunk. He probably inherited it.
On his 18th birthday, Neil Romero, his dad, and he got drunk. It ended up with Neil hugging Isabella Hanson, his mom, and kissing her, making Isabella blush.
Meanwhile, Hugh held me and pecked my face non-stop. I was so scared that I cried.
My parents were laughing and saying, "Hugh will have no one but you."
You guys are really my parents.
So, this was the second time I had been kissed by Hugh.
And it was in front of Rachel.
I was so angry that I ignored him on the way back and left him downstairs to his dormitory before rushing back to my own dormitory and washing my face.
I was really angry.
He used me as a shield again.
How was I supposed to face Rachel in the future?
I didn't expect that when I saw myself in the mirror the next morning, the problem I was most worried about had changed.
I saw Hugh's face!
This was a big problem!
I took a step back in fright, and the "Hugh" in the mirror also took a step back.
Wait. If I was in Hugh's body now, did it mean Hugh was in my body?
Oh no! A girl in our dormitory changed clothes without avoiding us.
I quickly found my phone and made a call.
Damn it! The note Hugh gave me was actually "Shorty".
I decided to change it to "Cute Beauty" later.
At the same time as the call was connected, I rushed out of the dormitory and shouted, "Hugh! Don't move! Stay in the dormitory! Wait! Put on your shoes and come out now!"
It was strange to hear Hugh's voice when I talked.
"What are you talking about so early in the morning?" Hugh's voice was full of morning grumpiness.
It sounded even stranger hearing my own voice!
Hugh paused. I guessed that he must have realized what had happened.
"What on earth is going on?"
I heard him gritting his teeth. "How am I inside your body?"
"How am I supposed to know?" If I knew, I wouldn't be so flustered.
But now I was more worried about Hugh seeing my body.
"Put on your shoes and come out first. Let's meet at the apartment in Seaside Community. Don't change your clothes! Don't take off my clothes!"
"But you're wearing pajamas. Am I supposed to go out in pajamas?"
"I don't care! Just don't take off my clothes!"
Hugh scolded angrily, "Shit! You are something! Wait for me there."
"OK," I said in a muffled voice.
Then he said, "And don't use my voice to say coquettish words."
When did I say coquettish words?
I felt speechless.
The apartment in Seaside Community was bought by Isabella specifically for Hugh because she was afraid that he wouldn't get along well with his roommates in the dormitory.
I waited for Hugh there, feeling like crying. Why was he so slow?
Half an hour later, when Hugh arrived at the apartment all wrapped up, I didn't bother to care about his exaggerated appearance and pounced on him.
"Hugh! Finally! Your body needs to go to the bathroom. What should I do?"
Seeing him come, I felt like I saw the light at the end of the tunnel.
If he didn't come any sooner, my bladder would explode.
3
There were two choices in front of me now.
The first choice was for Hugh to do it as I closed my eyes.
The second choice was for me to do it myself.
"I don't mind you seeing my body. What are you afraid of?"
Fortunately, he had a little conscience left and brought me rubber gloves.
"Fine. I was just joking. If you're really scared, put these on and close your eyes."
I closed the bathroom door and finally made up my mind to unzip his pants.
When I passed the mirror after finishing, "Hugh"'s handsome face was completely red.
I washed my face. When my cheeks weren't so red anymore, I forced myself to calm down and walked out.
"The first thing to do is to figure out how we became like this."
Hugh said, "And whether we can swap our bodies back."
I thought about it. "Is it because of what happened last night?"
After all, it was the only unusual thing we did yesterday.
"Are you talking about the drunk kiss?" Hugh became interested. "How about we give it a go? Let's see if we can change our bodies back."
I actually nodded. Maybe I was stimulated by the time I spent in the bathroom.
But when Hugh approached me with my own face, I shamefully got cold feet.
"No, I can't do it when I look at my own face."
Hugh also looked embarrassed. "Me too."
"Should we keep it like this for now?"
"I agree."
In order to prevent others from noticing anything unusual, Hugh and I finally decided to temporarily live in this apartment until our bodies were switched back.
We agreed with each other that we must close our eyes when taking a shower and not look at each other's bodies.
Hugh shrugged and said, "Don't worry. You're so skinny. I don't even bother to look."
I raised my fist and said, "No one will be unhappy if you keep silent."
Based on our current body shapes, I was stronger than him.
Just like that, we moved to the apartment to live together.
To our surprise, this was just the beginning of our mysterious university life.
Chapter 3 It's Defamation4
Just a few days after starting classes, the fact that I was living in the apartment somehow got leaked out. People on the forum were saying that Hugh went to live off-campus and was sharing the apartment with his girlfriend.
I was shocked.
Who had such a big mouth?
But no one on the forum knew the girl was me.
In other words, everyone was just guessing.
I secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that they didn't know it was me.
Fortunately, the school didn't have a rule that students couldn't live off campus. I sincerely thanked the school's regulations.
Edwin Macy, Hugh's roommate, laughed and said, "You haven't been at school these days, and you have no idea. Rachel from the next class has been waiting downstairs in our dormitory building every day, wanting to see you."
His other roommate, Oswald Reynolds, said, "We told her that you weren't at school, but she didn't believe us. She found me and wanted to get your contact information from me.
"Well? Hugh? Can I give her your WhatsApp ID?"
I decisively shook my head and said, "No."
If Hugh knew that I friended someone on his WhatsApp, he would definitely scold me harshly.
"Impressive, Hugh. Even the campus belle doesn't catch your eye," Oswald joked. "You have really high standards.
"Is it true or false what they say on the forum? Do you really have a girlfriend?"
Everyone was gossipy, including boys.
Edwin said, "Is it that girl you've been having a crush on for a long time?"
Hearing that, even Edric Wilkinson, who was always silent, turned his head and looked over with curiosity in his eyes.
Hugh has a girl he's been having a crush on for a long time?
He hides it so well. Even I have no idea.
I said naturally, "No. Don't make wild guesses."
They looked very disappointed.
And I started to be absentminded in class, quietly searching for clues on Hugh's phone.
Who could be the girl he's secretly in love with?
I was somewhat concerned.
I felt very glad that for years, Hugh had let me use his phone whenever I wanted, so I didn't feel so guilty when searching for clues.
Finally, with my unremitting efforts, I found something.
In Hugh's album, there was a locked private album.
5
In the end, I couldn't unlock Hugh's private album.
I tried all the passwords, but none of them were correct.
The bell for the end of class rang, and I deeply understood how popular Hugh was.
I finally understood why he felt so annoyed when someone asked for his contact information.
I put on Hugh's cold face, broke through the crowd, and left the classroom.
Then I was stopped by Rachel in the stairwell.
"Hugh, do you want to have a meal together later? I know the beef at the third canteen is pretty good."
I refused her.
Because I saw Hugh walking out behind Rachel, with a particularly arrogant expression on his face. It was like he was saying, "If you dare to agree, you're done for."
Help!
Hugh, did you look at the shirt on you before you went out?
I'm a well-behaved and quiet girl. But now, from the way you wear it, I'm so rebellious!
It seemed Rachel didn't want to give up.
I didn't want to waste another second with her. I grabbed Hugh's hand and left in a hurry.
In the eyes of outsiders, Hugh rejected Rachel.
There was a burst of teasing from the crowd.
"What's going on? What's the relationship between Hugh and that girl?"
"It seems to be my classmate Diana."
Word got out, and on the forum, there was a post with the title "Hugh rejected the campus belle Rachel for Diana".
Thanks a lot, folks.
My name is on the forum for the first time.
Even worse, rumors spread that I was the other woman between Hugh and Rachel.
It was defamation!
It was slander!
Seeing that public opinion was heading in a direction that was getting stranger, I collapsed on the sofa, feeling helpless.
Hugh, wearing a skirt and crossing his legs, said, "Why are you panicking? Now I am in control of your body. They can come at me."
I could tell that he had adapted to cross-dressing very quickly.
I looked at Hugh with bitterness. "But have you ever thought about this? With those rumors, who will dare to pursue me?"
That was why I didn't want to have anything to do with Hugh after I entered university.
From elementary school to high school, whenever others found out that Hugh and I grew up together, girls would inexplicably become hostile towards me, and boys who used to have a good impression of me would disappear overnight.
As a result, I was still single.
"You have me, but you still want to date someone else?" Hugh clicked his tongue.
"This is not a decent thing to do, you crybaby."
He's such a liar.
He has a crush, and he never tells me. He even wants to use me as a shield to help him fend off unwanted suitors.
So, in his eyes, I'm just a sacrificial tool for his love.
I felt a bit aggrieved.
I quietly decided to find some time to clarify my relationship with Hugh.