Can following the rules be called rebirth?

Chapter 192, Section 190: Time Reversal Twenty Years

The soothing yet slightly melancholic cello prelude flowed gently into the ears of the short-haired girl like a babbling brook.

This feeling is very strange.

My right ear is still connected to the real world, resonating with the noise from the playground.

A thin white thread was attached to her left ear, creating a private space between her and Zhou Mingyuan that belonged only to melody and heartbeat.

A niche, obscure Cantonese song echoed in the space.

The title is "Twenty Years Back in Time".

Eason's clear baritone voice flowed gently.

"It's a pity I was too young to embrace you and appreciate it in person."

We've known each other since childhood

May the rest of your days shine many times brighter!

The music, like a gentle hand, instantly soothed Li Zhi's earlier shyness.

She took a deep breath, secretly raised her eyes, and looked at Zhou Mingyuan beside her.

The man seemed to be immersed in the melody, his head slightly tilted, the lines of his profile appearing exceptionally soft in the light and shadow.

It's true that wired headphones have gradually lost market share compared to wireless ones.

But what he said seems to make some sense.
Thin white lines extended from each other's cheeks, forming an arc in the air, swaying back and forth with the sunset and evening breeze.

Li Zhi squinted slightly and suddenly felt that the sound quality of these seemingly ordinary wired headphones had never been so beautiful.

"Who will let me turn back time and share this with you in person?"
Leave an impression

View every wall in your home
Holding your songbook

Singing a duet with you~

The scene depicted in the lyrics is just like the legendary morning bell and evening drum, resonating deeply in Li Zhi's heart.

She gradually relaxed and couldn't help but start daydreaming.

This song is so obscure, I doubt many people besides die-hard Eason fans would have heard it.

So why this song?
Did he get it randomly, or did he play it for himself on purpose?

If it's shuffled, then he must listen to Cantonese songs often and have pretty good taste.

But if you'd like to listen to it with yourself
Li Zhi lowered her eyes, pretending to look at the fallen leaves on the ground, but her mind was already playing out a little drama.

I understand!
This song, "Twenty Years Back in Time," was once again written by the traditional lyricist Lin Xi.

For most fans, they will only listen to a few of Eason's most popular Cantonese songs.

Only seasoned music fans not only seek out niche works, but also carefully savor the meaning behind the lyrics.

This song is actually about a boy lamenting that he met the girl too late.

I long to go back to her childhood, to live with her, and to grow up with her.

Lang rides a bamboo horse to get around the bed to get green plums.

If you and your lover have known each other since childhood, and have lived a life of childhood sweethearts, you have always been each other's children, pouring out all your love without reservation.

Could it be that by carefully selecting and playing this song for himself, he was answering the question he asked a few days ago?
Zhou Mingyuan once said that there is no such thing as a childhood sweetheart.

Fearing his answer might not be precise enough, he deliberately used the scenery as a backdrop, taking a detour and repeating it again with the help of music.

If possible, I wish I could turn back time twenty years, and perhaps my childhood sweetheart would be... myself?

As the music played for two minutes, the final drumbeat seemed to strike Li Zhi's heart heavily.

She quietly pressed her hand to her chest, suddenly losing her composure.

Then, cautiously, she glanced at Zhou Mingyuan beside her.

Following the defined jawline of his jaw, past his slightly protruding Adam's apple, and landing on his left hand holding the phone.

His hands were large, with long, slender fingers and distinct knuckles, and faint veins were visible.

The faint light illuminated a small patch of his fingertips, through which he could vaguely see the NetEase Cloud Music interface on the screen.

Most of it was covered by fingers, leaving only the red heart that had been lit up below the lyrics.

really
This guy is so cunning.

After noticing this detail, the short-haired girl was almost 100% certain that Zhou Mingyuan had deliberately played it for her to hear!

So, she subtly moved closer to the headphone cord, bringing them closer once again.

Who did you pass by during your childhood?
How many parks did you visit?

Can we walk a little further?

The melody is slow, the carriages and horses move slowly, the wind blows slowly, and the interaction between people seems to be infinitely stretched out by the melody.

The young girl from Guangzhou parted her cherry lips slightly, her calves no longer firmly planted on the grass, swaying back and forth in the air, and she began to sing softly as well.

The mixed male and female voices entered his ears. Zhou Mingyuan turned his head and noticed Li Zhi's almost overflowing sense of relaxation and her unprecedented expression of enjoyment.

He asked with a smile.

"This song by Eason Chan is quite niche, you like it too?" "Of course."

With the headphone cord connected, the distance between them grew even closer. Li Zhi tilted her chin up, her gaze meeting the man's eyes, which were almost touching hers.

too close.

This was the first time she had ever sat shoulder to shoulder with a man on the playground, so close together.

Could this be the secret of wired headphones?
For a moment, the short-haired girl could almost feel the other person's warm breath brushing against the stray hairs on her forehead.

His subtle woody aroma also quietly wafted into Li Zhi's nostrils.

"You have good taste; it's very similar to mine."

"Cut~~~"

Normally, Li Zhi would have rolled her eyes and looked at him with disdain, criticizing him for being shameless and trying to be a clever person.

But for some reason, she was filled with joy at this moment, her thoughts seemingly completely infected by the subtle atmosphere, leaving only monotonous interjections.

She seemed to be under a spell of foolishness, forgetting the occasion, the temperature, and her usual self.

She just stared at him blankly, her cheeks as radiant as peach blossoms, her mind almost empty.

Watching his thick eyelashes cast shadows on his eyelids, watching his long neck wrapped in a hoodie, watching his youthful Adam's apple bob up and down.

Unconsciously biting her lower lip, Li Zhi felt a surge of heat in her chest and a strange impulse arose out of nowhere.

On your sixth birthday
He's already my idol~

If we could turn back time twenty years, back to our childhood when we first met, we would fall in love from that day on.

I like you, I like you so much that I want to be a part of every little thing in your past.

The last line of this song is also known as the most beautiful love confession in Hong Kong music.

Just then, the song reached its finale, and the thought-provoking lyrics were repeatedly stretched out, echoing in Li Zhi's mind along the white headphone cord.

Couples can be seen cuddling together everywhere on the playground, and the air is filled with the vibrant energy of youth.

An tension called ambiguity, almost solidified, tightly enveloped the two of them.

"Hello~"

The short-haired girl suddenly took off one of her earphones and raised her chin again.

"Ok?"

The two looked at each other.

"If you could go back in time twenty years, what would you most want to do?"

"You've come to the right person! Let me tell you."

Zhou Mingyuan's eyes lit up, and he suddenly became interested, but he came back to his senses within a few seconds, shrugged, and responded in a different tone.

"Forget it, let's not go back in time. Eighteen is already the best age."

"Thinking about it, that makes sense."

The short-haired girl brushed the stray hairs from her temples back into place, and with a sudden change in her pronunciation, she switched from Mandarin to melodious Cantonese with its ups and downs.

"You were already my idol on your eighteenth birthday!"

"What did you say?"

The man looked confused.

"It's nothing."

The language changed again, and Li Zhi switched back to her familiar, signature Cantonese accent.

"Did you secretly criticize me in your hometown dialect?!"

Zhou Mingyuan also took off one of his earphones and questioned him.

"So clever! You figured it out."

The girl smiled gently, the corners of her mouth curving upwards.

"I'm telling you, you're an idiot. You wouldn't even cherish the chance to turn back time."

"It's not that we don't cherish it."

The man's previously cheerful expression gradually disappeared into the wind.

"I've thought it over, meeting you at eighteen was just right."

“Going back to my childhood doesn’t offer any advantages. I’m from the North and I don’t speak Cantonese. Let alone not having the money to buy a plane ticket to Guangzhou when I was a child, even if I managed to get close to you after going through all the hardships, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to fit into your circle.”

"Most importantly, I'm terrified that the timeline will go haywire. If time were to reverse again, I wouldn't be so lucky to meet you."

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Li Zhi's pupils gradually brightened, her eyes churning with intense, unyielding emotions.

Our eyes met, and the world fell silent except for our breathing.

(End of this chapter)