Looking at the acquired buffs, Xia Yu wore an expression of bewilderment.
Aren’t you a programmer? Why are your buffs slacking off, passing the buck, and playing games?
Is this the legendary kind of person who is placed in a team just to relieve pressure for other members when they feel stressed, someone who doesn’t know how to do anything?
Xia Yu’s heart was deeply shocked.
This body exchange could be considered a complete failure.
However, even a useless person can still be of some use.
Looking at the three buffs this body had, Xia Yu eliminated the slacking off and passing the buck, and focused on the video games buff.
He entered the room and found a laptop. It was password protected, but not with a numeric password—facial recognition was used instead.
After a quick facial scan, Xia Yu successfully unlocked the laptop.
The operating system in this world was slightly different from the one on Earth from his past life, but overall, it was quite similar.
Soon, Xia Yu became proficient in its use and found the games section in the start menu.
A AAA blockbuster, launching!
While the opening screen played, Xia Yu searched the room and found a game controller in a cabinet. Along with the controller, there were also a game console, a handheld device, VR goggles, and other related items.
No wonder this body, which had the buffs of slacking off, passing the buck, and playing games, was so into gaming.
After playing for five minutes, the original owner of the body finally spoke.
“Umm, who are you? What’s going on?” The voice of a woman carried confusion.
“You’re dreaming,” Xia Yu replied while maneuvering the game character.
“Oh, so I’m just dreaming then,” the woman immediately believed him.
In her mind, the only possible explanation for her body being suddenly taken over by something unknown was that she must be dreaming.
“Hey, why can’t I control my dream?” she asked again.
“Dreams are controlled by the subconscious. Do you think you can control your subconscious?” Xia Yu answered.
After repeatedly trying and confirming that she couldn’t make even the slightest change, the woman gave up.
Chatting with Xia Yu, she said, “Wow, I play games every day in real life, and even in my dream, I’m still playing games. That’s pretty pitiful.”
“You know, daydreams become night dreams! It’s normal,” Xia Yu comforted her.
“Hey, watch the right side! The game designer placed a monster in the corner of the wall.”
Although Xia Yu received the woman’s warning, he still felt a bit flustered.
“Dodge, roll, and thrust!” The woman continued guiding Xia Yu.
After a couple of mistakes, Xia Yu finally followed her instructions and cleared the level.
By the next level, they had already developed some tacit understanding.
After nearly eight hours, when Xia Yu told her it was time to wake up, the woman tried to persuade him to play a bit longer.
Rejecting her request, Xia Yu lay on the bed and logged out of the game.
After he left, the woman suddenly opened her eyes.
Rubbing her face, she muttered, “I dreamed that someone else was using my body and computer, playing games under my guidance. I must really want someone to play games with me.”
Stimulated by the dream, the woman didn’t go back to sleep. Instead, she walked to the desk, opened the laptop, and launched the game.
Seeing that a new large map had been completed and the inventory was filled with new equipment, she began to calmly analyze and think.
Oh my God, what the heck was that!
…
Meanwhile, Xia Yu returned to his own body and nodded in satisfaction at the newly added “Video Game Lv1” on his interface.
Although he had failed to acquire programming skills, he had still gained something.
He took out the list again and studied it carefully.
The woman he had just connected with worked at a small company he had never heard of. It was understandable that her skills weren’t up to par. Next time, he should look for programmers from bigger companies.
Should he go tonight?
Xia Yu hesitated. If he went tonight, he would have to cancel his plans with An Siyao, which seemed a bit inconsiderate.
Xia Yu could sense the girl’s happiness every time he visited her. Happiness and sadness were two sides of the same coin—when he canceled, she would feel the same sadness.
Perhaps he should find a way to contact An Siyao, so he could let her know if he had to cancel.
However, having a way to contact also meant leaving a trail. An Siyao could potentially find him.
Although Xia Yu didn’t think the girl would do anything to him, as the daughter of a prominent family, she must be under someone’s watch. If her family found him, it would be very troublesome.
Abandoning this idea, Xia Yu turned on the light and started reading.
At five in the morning, the sound of Xia Dongyang opening the door was heard. This time, Xia Yu didn’t hear any stumbling, so it seemed he hadn’t drunk much last night.
In recent days, Xia Yu had been waiting for the tattooed men from before to cause trouble for Xia Dongyang. However, Xia Dongyang seemed completely fine, indicating he must have found a way to resolve the issue again.
If he could use this ability for real work, the Xia family wouldn’t have fallen into its current situation.
At 7:30 a.m., after washing up and having breakfast, Xia Yu went to school.
The news that the after-school tutoring class had been changed to music appreciation had already spread through the class. To prevent the boys and girls from protesting, the class monitor specially added a maid and a butler to serve tea and snacks to the students during study time.
With this arrangement, most of the students had no objections, and the matter was settled.
In the evening, Xia Yu entered An Siyao’s body and casually learned a new piece called “Golden Carp in the Lake,” while tasting the chef’s new pastries.
Before returning, he told An Siyao that he wouldn’t be coming again that night.
He originally planned to focus on programming recently and not visit the girl anymore, but when she sounded close to tears, he ended up promising to visit at least once every three days.
Back in his own body, he rubbed his forehead.
This girl was even more clingy than You Xue.
Well, whatever. Since there were pastries over there, he might as well consider it a vacation.
Opening the door, Xia Yu left home.
Among the sixteen female programmers on the list, only two worked at large companies. The two lived quite far away, and Xia Yu hadn’t scouted those locations yet.
After observing the environment and finishing his day’s lessons, Xia Yu arrived at the first target’s building.
His luck wasn’t good—he happened to see Gui Zixiao’s older brother sneaking into the target’s home. There was no way he could take over that body.
He went to the second target’s building, and with his usual trick, he shouted from behind a tree, waiting for the target to come to the window before initiating the body exchange.
This female programmer not only worked at a large company but was also the leader of a project. Xia Yu had high hopes for her.
He waited for the prompt text to appear.
[…]
[Body Exchange Successful]
[Generating Buffs Based on the Target Body…]
[Buffs Generation Completed]
[Acquired Buffs: Cute Acting Lv1, Video Game Lv1, Fashion Design Lv1]
“???”
Xia Yu calmly analyzed the situation and felt he might have misunderstood something.
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