In the novel "Joy of Life," the protagonist wakes up at Li Chengze's residence.

Seeing that she smiled, Fan Xian stopped pretending, put his leg down, and walked to Tao Jingyang's side, saying:

"Are you happy now? Sigh, it's really not easy for me. I have to pretend to be stupid just to make you laugh."

Seeing that Tao Jingyang looked more relaxed, he continued, "So... how did you two meet?"

"you guess."

"No, we're not dating, what are you making me guess..." Fan Xian said in his usual cheeky way.

Then, unsurprisingly, he received another blow from Tao Jingyang. She said, "Fan Xian, you really are 'disgusting even if you don't bite'!"

"I will never understand how Lin Wan'er could tolerate you." Tao Jingyang stared at Fan Xian and shook his head repeatedly.

"What can't you understand? Aren't I much better than your so-called Second Prince?"

Fan Xian rubbed the spot where he had been hit, his face contorted in pain, his expression somewhat exaggerated.

Tao Jingyang gave him a disdainful look and said, "You're hilarious. Could you please give me a tutorial on 'high-end style'?"

"Tao Jingyang, do you think I've never been online? I know you're insulting me."

Fan Xian pointed his finger at her nose, but Tao Jingyang slapped it away.

Fan Xian squatted on the ground and drew circles. After a while, he brought up the topic again:

"Everyone in the entire Qing Kingdom knows that the Second Prince and the Crown Prince are vying for the throne. What's your opinion on this?"

Tao Jingyang also squatted down on the ground, just like Fan Xian, and said, "I'll squat down to watch."

"Hey, I'm asking you seriously, don't joke with me. Are you really planning to help that second prince ascend the throne as emperor?"

Fan Xian pondered Tao Jingyang's behavior these past few days and felt that this conclusion was most likely true.

Tao Jingyang thought for a moment without really thinking, and said:

"So far, it's pretty much as you said. Otherwise, who else can we support at this point? The Crown Prince, of course?"

"If we disregard my personal grudges with the Crown Prince... he's actually not so bad, is he?" Fan Xian said, speaking against his conscience.

Tao Jingyang snatched the branch from Fan Xian's hand and casually scratched pebbles on the ground: "Anyone will do, except the Crown Prince. He's too much like Emperor Qing, ruthless, and incapable of governing the country."

"Didn't you ever think that an emperor has to marry many concubines?"

Fan Xian found another branch from somewhere: "Even if Li Chengze himself is not a lecher, he is subject to ancestral rules above him and the previous dynasty below him."

Therefore, no matter what, he can't possibly have only you.

Fan Xian considers Tao Jingyang a friend, so his words naturally need to be sincere.

Tao Jingyang listened silently without looking up, only saying in a low voice, "Let's talk about it when it gets to that point. Besides, things won't turn out that way."

Fan Xian remained silent for a long time, then turned his head away: "You absolutely mustn't be love-struck; you must think this through carefully."

"Stop worrying. You're only 16, yet you're acting like an old man."

“Tao Jingyang, I’m not 16 years old anymore.” Fan Xian said with his head down, “I was in my twenties before I died in my previous life. I was bedridden with illness before I even graduated from university.”

If you add two lifetimes together... I'd be almost 40 by now.

As he finished speaking, he turned to look at Tao Jingyang and asked, "And you, how old are you?"

"Me?" Tao Jingyang chuckled, searching through the memories that had suddenly surfaced in his mind that day.

However, there was no reference point for time in that environment, which caused her to search for a long time but still not figure out how old she was.

"I estimate... he's at least several hundred years old," Tao Jingyang said seriously.

Fan Xian curled his lip in exasperation: "That's ridiculous."

Why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, that's fine too.

"Sigh, I treat Sister Tao like a brother, but Sister Tao treats me like a nobody..."

Suddenly, another voice came from behind them: "She didn't lie to you."

Wu Zhu suddenly appeared in front of the two.

As expected of a robot, its qualities are better than those of a human. Look, it ran such a long distance all afternoon without showing any signs of fatigue.

"Uncle Wuzhu!? You really came!?" Fan Xian stood up in surprise, glancing at Tao Jingyang who was already sitting on the ground.

"So you weren't lying to me, you two really do know each other..."

Wu Zhu completely ignored Fan Xian and walked straight up to Tao Jingyang:

"The Deducer, what are you doing here?"

Fan Xian was confused again: "The 'Deducer'? What 'Deducer'?"

"That awful place was too stifling, I couldn't stand it, so I escaped." Tao Jingyang looked up at Wu Zhu.

"The energy you generated was too powerful; I felt it when you were fighting Kuhe."

Wu Zhu paused, as if making a decision.

After a long pause, he said to her again, "If you don't want to be taken back, I can help you hold off the people 'there' for a while."

Tao Jingyang didn't stand on ceremony with him, after all, artificial intelligence doesn't know the tricks of the trade:

"Thanks, Wu Zhu. I don't need it for now, but it will be soon. You can help me then."

Wu Zhu, his eyes blindfolded by a black cloth, was staring at her: "You've been in Kyoto the whole time, so why did I never sense you before?"

Tao Jingyang gently touched the back of his head:

"Before I escaped, I sealed my memories, created a false past, and deceived myself. But in the same way, this also blocked the senses of 'that place' about me."

I've simulated this countless times and calculated that it only takes six months of blocking this connection to completely sever all ties with that place.

Fan Xian was confused, but still managed to pick out the important information: "So, have you been out of the market for six months yet?"

Tao Jingyang shook his head and said, "...Not quite, but it's not a big problem. Finding me won't be that easy for them right now."

Wu Zhu noticed her emotions and asked, "Then where is the problem?"

Tao Jingyang sighed softly and slowly explained, "Before leaving there, I left myself a nano pill that was a 'relic of the previous era'."

That was the "safety device" left by the "me" of the past for the "me" of the present.

Once used, it will automatically activate the "sensors" in my brain, unlocking my memories.

Having no memory of it, I've always considered it a life-saving tool, never using it except in life-or-death situations.

Wu Zhu wrapped his arms around the iron rod and asked, "Will you use it today?"

He turned to Fan Xian and asked, "What happened today?"

"Today... could it be about Miss You Ran?"

Tao Jingyang closed his eyes and nodded: "This happened outside of the deduction process."

Despite the failure of her plan, her tone showed no sadness: "Actually, this isn't the only thing that's different from what we predicted."

She tilted her head to look at Fan Xian: "I didn't expect that, having lost my memory, I would act completely differently from what was expected. For example, saving You Ran, becoming friends with you, and..."

An unexpected twist, Li Chengze.

Even though Tao Jingyang had regained his memories, he would still unconsciously curl the corners of his mouth when he thought of Li Chengze.

Looking at her, Fan Xian inexplicably thought of the last time Uncle Wuzhu laughed.

It seems... to be similar to how she's smiling now.