My game, Orange Flavor, is great!

Lu Zhao smiled and shook his head. "Okay, three catties of crayfish, plus two servings of fried rice, how about that?"

"it is good!"

As soon as she finished placing her order, she looked up and saw Xia Zhifei curiously leaning over across the table. "Ah Zhao, are you in a good mood today?"

"Why do you ask that?" Although he was panicking inside, Lu Zhao maintained his composure on the surface.

Xia Zhifei scratched her fair face shyly, "Because... you always said that I shouldn't eat spicy food so that my voice could recover."

For the sake of my voice?

Looking at that somewhat uneasy face, Lu Zhao frowned almost imperceptibly as new memories flooded into his mind.

In that slightly yellowed memory, there were two little girls playing shuttlecock on a lawn. However, the girl who looked fairer and thinner couldn't hit the shuttlecock accurately no matter what she did, and she was so anxious that she almost cried.

"Ah Zhao," a clear, childlike voice rang out, and the girl looked at her friend, who was skillfully kicking the shuttlecock, with teary eyes, "I can't kick it, waaaah..."

The other girl simply kicked the shuttlecock aside and said in a very impatient tone, "This isn't really fun, Xiao Fei, you sing for me much better!"

The girl stopped crying and asked timidly, "Really?"

Xiao Lu Zhao nodded with certainty: "Yes! Xiao Fei sings the best! Sing another song for me."

As if regaining her confidence, the girl opened her mouth, and a clear and melodious child's voice sang out. Gradually, it changed into a more mature female voice.

This time, she stood in the concert hall, wearing a gorgeous dress, surrounded by a densely packed crowd of music fans who had come from all over the world.

Lu Zhao also sat below, appreciating the beautiful singing voice of the person on stage.

"The youngest singer," "a sprite who combines skill and emotion," and many other accolades and titles have been bestowed upon this seventeen-year-old girl.

She is a chosen one, born to stand on the stage and sing for people.

But that's on the condition that she doesn't become a Spirit.

Lu Zhao blinked, his memories flashing back to a certain day. It was still that concert hall. He was the only one in the audience, while on stage, the once confident and proud girl stood in the darkness, her mouth agape, uttering only broken, incoherent sounds.

It was as if God had kissed her throat, only to cruelly take it away.

Xia Zhifei awakened as a member of the Spirit Race, but the price was that he could no longer sing. He could speak normally without any problem, but as soon as he tried to sing in a certain tone, all that remained was unbearable noise.

That happened in the second year after Lu Zhao became a member of the Spirit Clan. At that time, Xia Zhifei was not yet nineteen years old.

A deep sadness welled up in her heart, and she suddenly came back to her senses, looking up at the girl in front of her who was blinking her big eyes and staring at her without moving. If her memory served her right, Xia Zhifei was removed from the list of heirs by her family half a year after becoming a member of the Spirit Clan.

As the heir to a musical family, Xia Zhifei was deeply influenced by music from a young age. While deeply loving music, she also showed extraordinary talent, which led her grandfather, a pianist, to decide to make her the next family representative.

But on that day, when nothing should have happened, Xia Zhifei went to visit Lu Zhao, who lived in a rented house, as usual, and an accident occurred after he returned home.

Without any warning, she suddenly awoke, without pain or loss of control, but she was suddenly unable to speak, which alarmed the Xia family so much that they rushed her to the hospital.

The answer they received was that the eldest daughter of the Xia family had become a spirit and had lost the ability to perceive music.

Lu Zhao rushed over immediately upon hearing the news, but what greeted her was Xiao Qingmei sobbing incessantly in the ward, and Xia Zhifei's relatives outside the ward hurling insults and rebukes at her.

Their reasoning was simple: since Xia Zhifei had only ever been in contact with one member of the Spirit Clan, they believed that her becoming a member of the Spirit Clan must be related to them.

Amidst the Xia family's expected scolding and cursing, Lu Zhao, who had just been released from prison and whose mood had begun to recover with Xia Zhifei's company, lost control once again.

However, on that occasion, she was promptly suppressed by the Bureau of Spirits and the matter was not allowed to escalate into a major disaster.

For a long time after that, Lu Zhao lived and ate at the Bureau of Spirituality and was not allowed to approach the outside world. It wasn't until six months later, when the higher-ups believed that she had learned to control her emotions, that they were willing to release her.

At that time, Xia Zhifei, who had lost her musical talent, had been completely kicked out of the core circle of the Xia family. The former rich young lady was only given a villa and a living allowance that arrived on time every year. This was only because of her parents' influence.

Lu Zhao thought Xia Zhifei would blame her, but he didn't.

She only said that everything was ordained by fate, that fate wanted to take away her talent, and that she could only accept it.

She would even occasionally joke that in the past, when she comforted Lu Zhao, she could never really comfort him properly, but now that she understood him, she could help him get through it better.

But Lu Zhao didn't believe in fate. At Xia Zhifei's invitation, she moved in here since she had nowhere else to live. She also started taking care of the young lady's daily life. After spending some time in prison, she was capable of taking care of another girl.

Later, Xia Zhifei also joined the Bureau of Spirits, but under Lu Zhao's protection, she basically had no opportunity to go out.

However, perhaps because they lived, ate, and worked together, rumors circulated within the bureau that they were a couple.

But only they themselves know that they are actually partners who support each other on this difficult road.

"Ah Zhao?" Xia Zhifei's voice brought her back to reality.

She snapped out of her daze and stared blankly at Xia Zhifei, who was still completely unaware of what was happening.

If she knew that the partner who had always supported her had disappeared, she would be very sad.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhao smiled and said, "Yes, I'll make an exception and let you order something good today."

Chapter Eleven: There's a bathroom heater on his stomach.

"It's so spicy! I need water!"

He quickly handed her a glass of warm water, and Lu Zhao shook his head with a smile. Seeing that the young lady was too spicy to speak, he put the freshly peeled shrimp into her bowl. "If it's spicy, eat less. Don't push yourself."

Xia Zhifei couldn't possibly peel shrimp, and she didn't know how to peel them either, so she peeled them herself the whole time, just like the young lady did.

Xia Zhifei shook his head like a rattle drum: "No, Ah Zhao, you rarely allow me to eat crayfish, I must eat my money's worth today!"

As he spoke, he picked up another piece of shrimp from the bowl and threw it into his mouth.

Only after the last crayfish was in Xia Zhifei's stomach did Lu Zhao take out a tissue to wipe his hands and gently say to the young lady who was eating with a satisfied expression, "Go sit down when you're done eating, I need to clear the table."

This mountain of lobster shells will take forever to clean up.

Xia Zhifei said "Oh," and then jumped up, her eyes crinkling with joy. "Ah Zhao, you're so kind!"

Lu Zhao paused for a moment, then continued tidying the table, saying calmly, "This trick won't work on me. Go wash up quickly. You've eaten so much today, remember to move around a bit, don't get indigestion."

"Okay!" Xia Zhifei winked at her and then walked briskly towards the bathroom.

Lu Zhao didn't know if it was because the Xia family and the original owner of the body had protected her too well before, but he always felt that she was just a child who hadn't grown up.

However, that was only in front of herself. In front of outsiders—such as Lin Yu—Xia Zhifei was still that elegant young lady who remained positive and optimistic after experiencing hardships.

Hearing the off-key humming coming from the bathroom, Lu Zhao smiled and continued tidying up the table and kitchen.

After finally getting everything sorted out, she had just washed her hands when she saw Xia Zhifei come out of the bathroom, carrying a first-aid kit, and say softly, "Ah Zhao, it's time to change the dressing."

...Although, she always had a sense of déjà vu about Wu Dalang.

Dispelling the inexplicable thoughts in his mind, Lu Zhao frowned slightly, looking somewhat uncomfortable, and stared at the first-aid kit in her hand for a while.

Even though the original owner of this body was quite familiar with Xia Zhifei, to him she was just a stranger he had just met, and with his injury on his shoulder, taking off his clothes was imperative...

"Ah Zhao?" Xia Zhifei tugged at her curiously, finally managing to get her onto the sofa. But she hesitated to take off her clothes, so he asked her in confusion.

Subconsciously, Lu Zhao sat back a little, distancing himself from the young lady. After thinking for a moment, he turned his head away uncomfortably, took off half of his clothes, and only revealed the left half of his body.

Xia Zhifei tugged at his sleeve helplessly and chuckled, "Why are you getting shy? We've been friends since we were kids, what haven't we seen together?"

That was from the perspective of the original owner! This body now…

It took Lu Zhao a while to realize that this body actually belonged to the original owner.

So what is she still hesitating about?

Anyway, it's not me being watched!

Having figured this out, she stopped worrying about it, quickly took off her shirt, glanced down at the unremarkable black sports bra underneath, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Although wearing a sports bra under a trench coat and shirt feels a bit out of place, it's still part of her original style.

And... this undulation is much smaller than her previous body.

Although she had some reservations about her chest, Lu Zhao was shocked when her hand touched the not-so-soft muscles in her abdomen.

Are those four abs real?

She used to be a terrible athlete. Forget about abs, she couldn't even get a six-pack. She could only look at the pictures posted by fitness gurus online and secretly envy them.

Who knew that after time-traveling, I would possess such a beautiful figure?

Just as Lu Zhao was curiously touching his stomach, he felt his left shoulder strap being gently pulled open, followed by a sharp tearing sound.

"hiss!"

Lu Zhao gasped, looked back at his wound, and realized that Xia Zhifei was cutting the bandage on it, and might have accidentally touched his wound.

"What is this...?" She clenched her fists, her whole body tense as she looked at the blood-soaked bandages and the mangled wound.

Xia Zhifei snorted: "You have the nerve to say that? I told you to take care of your wound at all times and not to hurt yourself. Now your wound has reopened!"

She had just transmigrated here, and had no idea she had this inexplicable injury on her body!

Unable to suppress a muttered complaint in his heart, but not daring to say it aloud in front of Xia Zhifei, Lu Zhao could only sigh silently and choose to shift his attention.

So, how did this injury come about?

I vaguely remember that when I first transmigrated here, Chi Ying said that this injury was caused by the original owner saving a girl while on a mission the day before yesterday, but being injured by the berserk mission target.

Logically speaking, such an injury, though painful, is not fatal. It's impossible for someone as strong as Lu Zhao to suddenly disappear, causing someone else to take over his place.

Moreover, judging from her casual conversation with Messiah, this game world has not officially started yet, and the original female protagonists of the game have not yet entered the Spirit Management Bureau. So how could Lu Zhao, who is one of the romanceable characters, possibly die?

Something must have gone wrong.

Because of this mistake, the original Lu Zhao no longer exists in the world. However, this is a game world, and in order to prevent fatal bugs in the game, the timeline needs to be automatically filled in. That's why someone with the same name as Lu Zhao was sent to take his place.

Of course, all of this is just her own speculation. The specific situation will only be known after she has investigated all the causes and consequences of the matter.

The first thing to be affected is the incident that injured the original owner the day before yesterday.

"Xiao Fei... Ouch... Be gentle." Just as she was about to speak, Xia Zhifei's alcohol-soaked disinfectant swab covered her, causing Lu Zhao's mind to go blank instantly. She didn't even have the strength to speak, let alone ask a question.

Xia Zhifei complained from behind, "Look, the wound has reopened. It won't heal for at least seven or eight days!"

Seven or eight days... This is a penetrating wound. Is the Spirit Race's recovery ability really that strong?

Despite the pain, Lu Zhao was somewhat impressed with himself for being able to keep his brain functioning even at this point, making judgments about the current situation whenever he could.

This is probably an ability that the original owner of the body possessed.

Calm, self-disciplined, with extremely strong mental resilience and high combat skills, her impression of the original owner has been completely overturned.

It's no wonder that such an outstanding person would become a popular romance target in that visual novel.

Can I really play the role of such an outstanding person well?