Hoàng Hải Vân was so embarrassed that she was completely speechless. Tống Thanh Phong and Trần Anh Hùng exchanged stunned glances, as if they couldn’t believe what they had just heard. It took them a moment before one of them could finally ask:
"Weren’t you always disgusted by physical contact? And yet, you actually… with…"
Trần Ngọc Linh didn’t bother answering and instead asked another question:
" Is there any other way? That method didn’t work."
Tống Thanh Phong replied with a half-serious, half-joking tone:
"As of now, no. But who knows? Maybe if you do it more times, it’ll work."
Trần Ngọc Linh turned to look at Hoàng Hải Vân and said matter-of-factly:
"I don’t mind."
Hoàng Hải Vân immediately sat down, flustered.
"You might not mind, but I do!"
Trần Ngọc Linh remained unfazed.
"What are you embarrassed about? You just have to lie back and enjoy it. I’ll do all the work, so there’s nothing to be embarrassed about."
Hoàng Hải Vân gritted her teeth.
"You…! Ugh, whatever. I just don’t want to stay in your body anymore! I’m being hunted down every day, never knowing when I’ll end up dead and buried somewhere."
Trần Ngọc Linh suddenly turned serious.
"You already belong to me. I will protect you. And I will protect your body, too."
Hoàng Hải Vân was at a loss for words. Hearing him promise to keep her body safe gave her some sense of relief, whether she wanted to admit it or not.
At that moment, the robot Nhiễu Hân arrived and placed their breakfast on the table. The four of them sat down and ate together.
After breakfast, Trần Ngọc Linh told Hoàng Hải Vân to follow him. The four of them headed to the grassy field from before. Hoàng Hải Vân stood still, watching in confusion, not understanding why he had brought her here.
Trần Anh Hùng then ordered the robot guards to stop their training and line up. Once they were in place, he stepped forward, shining a beam of light into each of their eyes before giving a command:
"From now on, the girl standing in front of you is also your master."
The robots all bowed in unison to Trần Ngọc Linh.
"Greetings, Mistress."
Trần Ngọc Linh walked up to the line, picked out five of them, and said:
"You five, follow me for now."
Hearing this, Hoàng Hải Vân suddenly recalled the conversation from the other day and was startled. She quickly asked:
"What are you planning to do?"
Trần Ngọc Linh turned his back to her as he walked away.
"Just doing what needs to be done."
Hoàng Hải Vân hurried after him, pressing for answers.
"You promised me you wouldn’t kill anyone!"
Trần Ngọc Linh, clearly annoyed, replied:
"Did I say I was going to kill someone?"
Hoàng Hải Vân still had no idea what he was up to, but she was too tired to chase after him any longer. She stopped walking and decided to wander around the island again—perhaps she could find a way to escape on her own.
Noticing that she had stopped, Trần Ngọc Linh immediately turned back and grabbed her wrist, pulling her along.
"Let’s go. You have to stay by my side if we want to figure out how to switch back."
 
Since Hoàng Hải Vân was now in his body, her movements were quicker. She swiftly pulled her hand away from him and took a step back before saying:
"If you want to do something, at least tell me first. I’m not some mindless doll that just follows you around like an idiot."
Trần Ngọc Linh, seeing her refusal, didn’t get angry. He thought for a moment before speaking in a persuasive tone:
"There are three things I need to do: avenge my father’s death, switch back to our original bodies, and find the USB. As for the USB, I won’t force you to hand it over. You can give it to me whenever you feel like it. I also promised you that I wouldn’t kill anyone while in your body, so revenge can wait. Right now, our priority is switching back, which is what you want too. So just come with me."
Seeing how serious he was, Hoàng Hải Vân believed him right away. She quickly stepped closer to him and asked:
"Where are we going now?"
He looked up at the sky, as if waiting for something. At that moment, a plane appeared in the southern sky, growing larger and larger before landing. He then said:
"We’re going to find the psychic Nguyễn Hương Trà."
Hearing the name Nguyễn Hương Trà instantly lifted Hoàng Hải Vân’s mood. Cô Trà was famous throughout Asia for her psychic abilities. She had helped locate countless lost war graves, recovered bodies of people who had drowned themselves in rivers, and even assisted in murder investigations when police had hit a dead end.
Hoàng Hải Vân boarded the plane with him, along with the five bodyguards he had chosen earlier. From above, the island revealed its full breathtaking, untouched beauty, so mesmerizing that she couldn’t take her eyes off it.
Seeing her fascination, he asked:
"Have you not been outside much? You look so eager and excited over everything."
Hearing that, Hoàng Hải Vân felt a slight sting to her pride. This brat—he was younger than her by several years, yet he acted so superior! But… he wasn’t wrong. She really hadn’t been outside much.
She had spent her entire life buried in books, studying endlessly. The only places she ever went were between home and school. She had worked herself to the bone, managing to graduate university early, only to start working ahead of her peers.
And when she started working, she continued pushing herself, trying to shine and stand out—just so Vũ Phi Toàn would notice her.
Yet now, after everything, she had ended up in bed with this brat last night.
But fate had played its hand, and now she didn’t even know how to return to her own body—how could she even dare to hope for Vũ Phi Toàn’s love anymore?