When the book-traveling little detective meets the two-faced prince

"I didn't destroy the flowers in the basement."

He knew he had no evidence to prove he didn't do it, but somehow, these words just came out of his mouth.

Xiao Yihuo murmured "hmm" softly, responding ambiguously.

Lin Lezhi chuckled, casually placed his hands on the back of his head, and lay back on the ground. Although there was still an indelible sadness in his eyes, his whole body was much more relaxed than before.

He didn't need Xiao Yihuo to express his belief explicitly, he just wanted to say it.

perhaps……

Because he had never clearly stated to Xiao Yihuo that he had done nothing to harm him. He had made it clear to Qingchuan and Liu Yunhe, but he had never said it to Xiao Yihuo.

Therefore, no matter whether Xiao Yihuo believed it or not, he had to tell it.

because.

It really wasn't him who did it.

If Xiao Yihuo really expressed his belief or disbelief, it would put pressure on him.

If Xiao Yihuo responded and trusted him, he would want to meet his expectations and not let him down. If Xiao Yihuo didn't trust him, he wouldn't know how to face Xiao Yihuo in the future.

and so.

That's good.

Let time take care of the rest.

Lin Lezhi looked at the stars in the night sky that were gradually becoming clearer. The starlight was reflected in Lin Lezhi's eyes, and they were dotted with stars, and his eyes gradually drifted away.

"When we first met, you were also lying on the rocks above the waterfall, looking at the night sky. Was it really that beautiful?"

Lin Lezhi stared at the night sky without shifting his gaze. He smiled and replied, "I'm not looking at the night sky, I'm looking at the stars."

Xiao Yihuo glanced at the night sky.

To him, the night sky looks the same every night.

"What's the difference?"

"Of course."

Lin Lezhi responded with an affirmative tone, mixed with the implication that Xiao Yihuo didn't understand the fun of it.

Lin Lezhi suddenly had a little bad idea. He glanced at Xiao Yihuo and said with a smile: "How about... you lie down and try..." Try...

Lin Lezhi dared to say this because he thought that someone with Xiao Yihuo's mysophobia would definitely not dirty his clothes and lie down.

But before he could finish his words, Xiao Yihuo had already laid down like him.

Lin Lezhi couldn't help but widen his eyes, revealing a great deal of shock and confusion.

Does Xiao Yihuo really have mysophobia?

Schrödinger's mysophobia?

But Xiao Yihuo watched it very seriously, and after looking at it from the same perspective as Lin Lezhi, he gave a serious and objective response.

"I saw it, and there's no difference."

"There's definitely no difference if you look at it this way. Listen to me. Stretch out your hand, straighten it, and raise it in front of your eyes."

After hearing what Lin Lezhi said, Xiao Yihuo stretched out his hand doubtfully, but because he had never done this before, he felt awkward and stiff, and didn't know how to put it.

Lin Lezhi simply sat up and helped Xiao Yihuo put his hand in the correct position.

"Yes, that's right. Don't press your fingers together so tightly. Spread them a little further apart. Just imagine you're trying to grab something."

Xiao Yihuo's hands separated slightly.

Lin Lezhi showed a satisfied smile, showing that he was a teachable boy. The corner of his mouth raised and he said, "Yes, that's it. Just stay like that and don't move."

Letting Xiao Yihuo continue to maintain this posture, Lin Lezhi lay down again. Because his hand was injured, Lin Lezhi could only turn his head slightly and look at the starry sky through Xiao Yihuo's fingers.

Xiao Yihuo's heart trembled unexpectedly as Lin Lezhi suddenly approached him, and a hint of fear flashed across his eyes.

But Lin Lezhi didn't notice it, his attention was all on his hands.

"Look at the stars again through your fingers and see if there is any difference."

Xiao Yihuo came back to his senses. In order to hide the fear in his eyes, his expression looked a little awkward, and his breathing was not as smooth as before, but a little rapid. In an effort to calm down, his chest rose and fell slowly and greatly.

He followed Lin Lezhi's instructions and looked through the gaps between his fingers.

Although he didn't know what the difference Lin Lezhi was talking about was, looking at the night sky in this way did seem a little different.

Slow down.

He said "hmm" in a muffled voice.

"Right, looking at the stars this way gives you the feeling that they are right next to you, as if you can hold them in your hand if you just reach out. Isn't that fun?"

Lin Lezhi was very happy and a little excited, as if he was sharing his treasure. His eyes were shining and he said with a smile.

Xiao Yihuo hummed again, his voice even more muffled than before.

After hearing what Lin Lezhi said, Xiao Yihuo moved his fingers slightly.

like……

It really feels like you can hold the stars in your hands, which is amazing.

"When I have nothing to do, I like to look at the stars in the night sky. Looking at them, I empty my mind and feel an inexplicable peace in my heart, as if all my worries can follow the distant stars to a distant place."

As he said this, a hint of loneliness appeared in Lin Lezhi's eyes.

pity.

The city night is too bright, and there are only a few bright stars to be found. Even if you stretch out your hand, it seems that they will slip away from your hand.

And this lonely look also caught Xiao Yihuo's eyes.

"Is this a habit you've had since you lost your memory?"

Xiao Yihuo's sudden question made Lin Lezhi sober up a lot.

Perhaps because he had been ambushed by Xiao Yihuo too many times, Lin Lezhi was able to respond calmly and calmly this time. Looking through Xiao Yihuo's fingers, he saw the stars within reach and slowly said, "I don't know."

Lin Lezhi took a deep breath and continued, "All I know is that I woke up in a turbulent river. I almost died, my life hanging by a thread. I grabbed a vine in the water and survived. After surviving the disaster, I lay on that rock, and all I saw was the night sky. I don't know what I was like before, I don't remember. But I think that even if you lose your memory, your habits should be etched in your bones. Who knows, maybe I used to like doing this too."

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi smiled and looked at Xiao Yihuo and said, "By the way, aren't you tired of holding it up like this?"

Lin Lezhi turned his head and found that Xiao Yihuo was looking at him, his eyes focused and shining. But before Lin Lezhi could study the emotions in Xiao Yihuo's eyes and judge whether Xiao Yihuo believed what he said, Xiao Yihuo had already looked away.

"Not bad," Xiao Yihuo responded, glancing at the stars through his fingers before lowering his arm. "Since you haven't completely lost your memory, perhaps you're right. It's really hard to change people's habits."

Isn't it easy to change?

Your mysophobia comes and goes.

Lin Lezhi secretly complained in his heart.

As Lin Lezhi retracted his gaze, he straightened his body and distanced himself from Xiao Yihuo to their original distance. He said with a hint of melancholy in his eyes, "Actually, I'm not sure whether that little memory of mine was a dream or something that really happened. It always feels a little unreal." Lin Lezhi tilted his eyes slightly, tentatively, with a hint of uncertainty and panic, "Do you want to listen?"

After Lin Lezhi distanced himself from him, his breathing became smooth again, but at the same time, a sense of emptiness inexplicably arose in his heart.

He nodded gently, his eyes fell on Lin Lezhi's face again, and he said lightly: "I would like to hear the details."

"In my dream, not long after I was born, my parents each started a new family, so I grew up with my grandfather. Unfortunately, time and illness are unforgiving, and my grandfather passed away from illness when I was a teenager. My parents sold my grandfather's house and rented a house for me where they lived. From then on, I lived on my own until I met a man named Ji Hang..."

Lin Lezhi briefly recounted his past, even repeating what Ji Hang had said to him: "Since God has given you the chance to live, you must cherish it."

Only...

Hiding the past that was from another world.

It’s not that Lin Lezhi doesn’t want to talk about it for a long time, but there is really nothing to say about his twenty-nine years in another world.

and.

The time since we entered this world slowly passes and increases with time.

He sometimes thinks about it.

Will it be...

Twenty-nine years in another world was just a big dream.

But he didn't expect that Xiao Yihuo actually listened to his dream, which was not worth talking about, so seriously. In addition to thinking, there was also a strange emotion in his eyes.

Under the moonlight, even if one's eyes had adjusted to the darkness, one could still roughly discern the expression on Xiao Yihuo's face, but it wasn't as clear as one could see. Furthermore, with the two of them lying on their backs, it was difficult to read Xiao Yihuo's thoughts at the moment.

Seeing that Xiao Yihuo didn't say anything, Lin Lezhi smiled and tried to ease the embarrassment, saying: "Although it was said by the person in the dream, you can relax. I will never seek death easily. I swear..."

"Even if it's someone in your dream, they are still very important to you, no matter if they are in a dream or not."

Hearing this, Lin Lezhi stood there in a daze, his heart suddenly trembling.

Xiao Yihuo's lips curled up slightly in a smile, and he teased: "You are so reckless every time, I really thought you had several lives."

When Xiao Yihuo learned about Lin Lezhi's plan from Liu Yunhe, he felt an urge to scold him, but when he really saw Lin Lezhi, who was pale, scarred, and weak, he could no longer bear to blame him at all.

Hearing that Xiao Yihuo had no intention of pursuing the matter further, Lin Lezhi's anxious heart, like the pounding drum of a gong, relaxed. He looked up at the stars in the night sky again, smiled, and replied softly, "Mutually."