The three words spoken without a trace of panic or fear, instead carrying a hint of curiosity and delight, made Chen Mo’s pen-holding hand tremble again.

The person he’d possessed was Luo Xianxue. So he needed to raise her favorability above 80?

At first, Chen Mo thought he’d use this body to win over someone else. But unexpectedly, the target was… himself!

Luo Xianxue didn’t miss that tiny detail. Precisely, they shared one body now. Whatever Chen Mo saw or felt, Luo Xianxue sensed too.

Naturally, his earlier fright-induced tremble was obvious to her.

Luo Xianxue, puzzled, asked, “Is something wrong?”

“Nothing. It’s a lovely name,” Chen Mo praised.

“Hehe, you think so too? My grandfather named me. He said on my birth day, Beijing had a once-in-a-century snowstorm,” Luo Xianxue chattered freely, utterly unafraid of the stranger in her body.

From her words, Chen Mo noted two things: Beijing was his city too—the capital of China.

Was this system-simulated world a parallel version of his own?

Glancing out the window, Chen Mo saw an endless garden. Blooming flowers competed vibrantly, like a fairyland. Maids tended tirelessly to the blooms.

Beyond lay a towering wall. Only the main gate was visible; no other exits led outside.

Even this glimpse confirmed it: a vast manor estate.

So this girl was from a wealthy family.

But… why the wall?

As Chen Mo pondered, Luo Xianxue kept chatting trivialities in his mind. Noticing his delayed reply, she paused. Her next words held a hint of worry.

“Ah, sorry. Did I disturb your reading?”

Her voice was soft yet energetic. Chen Mo smiled. “I’ve possessed your body. Aren’t you scared?”

Anyone else would panic over possession.

Yet this girl seemed oddly cheerful.

Luo Xianxue’s soft, lively voice replied, “Not scared. You’re so powerful you can possess me directly. Even if you did something, I couldn’t resist. Besides, this might be a dream?”

She had a point.

Sadly, it wasn’t a dream.

Chen Mo checked the system panel.

【Current Life: Luo Xianxue】

【Current Task: Raise Luo Xianxue’s Favorability above 80】

【Current Favorability: 59 (Stranger)】

【Current Status: Curious】

In under half an hour—mostly Luo Xianxue talking while Chen Mo listened—her favorability rose by 9. At this rate, hitting 80 seemed easy.

Chen Mo figured it was a newbie bonus. For his first simulated life, the system assigned an easygoing girl to help him adjust.

“By the way, what’s your name? Tell me.”

“Fine. As you guessed, I’m a ghost. I possess one silly girl daily, so I have no name,” Chen Mo teased. He set the book down, hesitated, then walked to the desk. Picking up a pen, he slowly wrote “Luo Xianxue” on paper.

He wanted to test something. After possessing her, Chen Mo found skills he never had—like writing. Not his own memories, but abilities appearing out of nowhere.

His strokes weren’t his usual bold style. Instead, he wrote delicate, clear characters with Luo Xianxue’s distinct flair—and quite skillfully.

“Are you writing my name?”

“Mhm.”

“Your handwriting’s ugly,” Luo Xianxue mumbled. Chen Mo’s mouth twitched slightly.

He said, “Young lady, be polite and tactful. If I get angry, I might do unfriendly things to your body.”

Luo Xianxue: “Your writing is very ugly.”

Chen Mo: “......”

So you’re an oblivious airhead?

For the next hour, Chen Mo practiced calligraphy. Possessing Luo Xianxue calmed his mind. What was usually dull felt strangely enjoyable.

Perhaps this was the novelty of another life.

Luo Xianxue asked many questions. Since he never gave his name, she nicknamed him—Phantom Sir.

Hearing it, Chen Mo almost groaned. “Why that nickname? I never said I was a ghost!”

Luo Xianxue, confused: “But Phantom Sir possesses my body. Aren’t you a ghost?”

“Actually, I’m a monster. A terrifying one. Not a ghost.”

“Ah?!”

Only now did Luo Xianxue grasp the unknown identity possessing her. After a few seconds’ delay—just as Chen Mo braced for anger or expulsion—she weakly asked, “Then… you won’t eat me, right?”

“Of course I will. You can’t resist me. You’re my chosen little white rabbit. I’ll eat you properly. Braised rabbit sounds tasty, no?”

Chen Mo knew the system rules. Before hitting the favorability target, if he did something unacceptable, Luo Xianxue could kick him out—failing the mission.

This was just his mischief, scaring her for fun.

Immediately, Luo Xianxue’s confused voice piped up: “Bunny’s so cute! Why eat her?!”

“???”

Wait, what logic is this?

I compared you to a bunny and threatened to eat you. Under life-threatening danger, you worry about the rabbit first? Are you weird, or am I?

Besides, cute bunnies are meant to be eaten!

Chen Mo, speechless: “I meant eating you! As a monster, even if I do weird things, you can’t resist.”

“That’s true. You make sense,” Luo Xianxue realized brightly.

“So you’re not afraid?”

“Will you eat me?”

“Uh… honestly, no.”

“As a monster, you don’t want to eat me? You’re abnormal,” Luo Xianxue circled back, leaving Chen Mo dumbfounded.

Should I call you cute… or just cute?

Chen Mo sighed. “Forget it. Eating you’s too easy. I’ll torture you properly instead.”

“Okay. Please be gentle. I hate pain.”

Chen Mo: “......”

So who’s the abnormal one?!