Xu Jiayi

This is the third day since you successfully took over this body. The original owner of this body was quite unlucky. He was in a car accident in the middle of the night, and the driver sped off without a trace. The streets were empty at the time, and the original owner just breathed his last in vain... But it served as an opportunity for you—to experience what it's like to be a human. You follow the patterns in the memory: turn the corner, climb the stairs, and insert that long, thin metal rod into the hole in the door. Sure enough, in that room with its familiar decor, you see that human male again. He is "your" tenant. Humans all have names; his seems to be Xu Jiayi. You don't know if he's actually discovered your identity. From the first day, when he stared at you in terror, wishing he could grab his suitcase and run, to the second day, when he secretly observed you for the Nth time doing something non-human and mischievously recorded your "dark history" in a notebook, to now, the third day—his face has settled into an expression of resignation, much calmer than before. He glances at you, then takes a deep breath and closes his eyes, his lips twitching. It looks more like he's trying to convince himself: "...Eyelids, they need to blink at the same time. Don't blink one after the other, one slower than the other... Your eyes are just dry, yeah, I understand, I understand..."

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