He's in Detective Conan, and he's the mastermind behind everything.

"Hmph! Don't change the subject. I'm asking you, what do you think true love is?"

"Love at first sight, a soulmate connection, isn't that right?"

"Yes! Absolutely right! So right you could search for it in your dreams! Don't you know..."

"Feelings develop over time, and then there's companionship, right?"

Ying Sheng interrupted, shaking his head and saying, "It's all the same old stuff. Didn't you just say that I know much more about the theory than you? But if I don't feel it, I just don't feel it. What can I do?"

He paused for a moment: "Let's talk about Xiaolan."

You know, at first I found her annoying and thought she was affecting my dating life, so I kept avoiding her. But after I gradually got to know her personality and that she and Kudo were childhood friends with a very good relationship, I was willing to get to know her.

On the one hand, it's to repay kindness; I hope she becomes a better person.

On the other hand, I don't think she will easily fall for me, and I will be very casual around her.

But then, something unexpected happened, and I…

"Wait a moment!"

Sonoko discovered a blind spot, and her eyes lit up: "I'm telling you, you're telling the truth now, right?"

This guy must still be clueless about the situation!

Ying Sheng was slightly taken aback: "Of course, if I were simply trying to poach someone's girlfriend, I wouldn't have acted that way towards Xiao Lan. To put it bluntly, it might be a bit hurtful."

Ying Sheng glanced at Xiao Lan, and seeing that she wasn't paying attention, leaned forward slightly and whispered:

"Perhaps because she lacked love in her childhood, Xiaolan is really a bit love-obsessed. If my goal was to win her over, you know, things might have progressed much more than they have now."

Sonoko leaned back with a look of disgust, but a very dejected thought couldn't help but arise in her mind.

This guy is telling the truth.

Ran and Shinichi Kudo have always been inseparable, largely due to the inertia of their childhood friendship, and neither of them has met anyone more suitable.

It's not that no one pursued either of them; in fact, quite a few did.

but……

Honestly, there aren't many boys who are better than Shinichi Kudo in every way; and there aren't many girls who are better than Ran in every way either.

Moreover, high school students have a strong sense of self-esteem, and once rejected, they usually won't continue to pursue... no, more often than not, they know they are no match for Shinichi Kudo or Ran, so they give up from the start.

Especially boys.

Girls still write love letters to Shinichi Kudo, but most boys quietly distance themselves from Ran when it comes to romantic relationships.

They're a perfect couple, how dare they, a bunch of demons and monsters, make a fool of themselves?

But the moon reflected in the water and the firefly are different.

he……

Sonoko slapped her face in frustration. Oh well, that's how things are now. What's the point of thinking about it?

Besides, hasn't Kudo also met someone more suitable?

Childhood sweethearts and such...

Alas, it can only drift away with the wind.

Thinking of this, Sonoko immediately sat up straight and leaned forward slightly, as important matters were at hand.

"I'm asking you, has Ran given you what you call love?" Sonoko asked. "You have to tell the truth, that's very important."

Ying Sheng was silent for a few moments: "No."

"Then you're still willing to have contact with her?" Sonoko pressed.

"This is different, it's..."

"Yes! It's definitely different!"

I'll write this extra chapter after I got back in the early hours of the morning, and I'll post them all together tomorrow.

Chapter 246 Ying Sheng always knew that he liked Xiao Lan.

I have no desires.

When A simply hopes that B will benefit and grow without seeking any return, it is obvious that B is special to A.

This feeling becomes even more pronounced when A is adept at weighing interests, skilled at calculation, and treats all other members of the C and D groups equally.

That's what Sonoko Suzuki wanted to say.

A is Ying Sheng, and B is Xiao Lan.

She is Bingding.

With the same passion and excitement as Columbus discovering a new continent, Sonoko finished her description, her youthful and beautiful face radiant with joy, her eyes sparkling with pure delight.

For Xiaolan.

Also for Ying Sheng.

But the person across the table remained silent, as the joy in her eyes gradually faded.

When that guy picked up his chopsticks again, her eyes filled with unease. Even though she was naturally cheerful, a wisp of shattered hope lingered in her heart, and her words sounded somewhat hesitant:

"Isn't that right? You should give me some feedback."

"This is a familiar refrain. How do you expect me to respond with an 'aha!' moment?"

Ying Sheng calmly said, "I've told these kinds of profound truths to at least a hundred women, and you're one of them."

There is no such thing as absolute 'no desires'; it's just that the things I pursue are different.

You exude love, while Xiaolan radiates a lasting sense of relaxation and security. If that's the feeling of love, then of course I have feelings for Xiaolan.

Countless thoughts surged through my mind at all times, and I understood these things in the very first second.

Just last week, at the entrance of Teitan High School, right at the moment he high-fived Ran.

However, it's too bland.

The tactile sensation this thing gives me is less than one ten-thousandth of the "boundary".

It can't even compare to a cocktail, the birth and destruction of a conspiracy, or the struggle and death of a life.

I know that this might be because I'm too rational.

But there's nothing I can do; I can't change it, and I don't want to change it.

Of course, you don't need to overthink it. I have actually changed recently.

I also told Xiaolan that she is a virus to my consciousness, and she will eventually devour me completely.

At that time, I would probably completely regress to an ordinary person, and perhaps then I could say that I have truly fallen in love with her.

But not until then.

I will continue to do what I need to do, even if that day will only ever be approaching and never actually arrive.

Ying Sheng looked up and saw that Yuanzi was completely stunned. After thinking for a moment, he said, "At present, because I don't feel it deeply, I am still in a detached state. As for how I perceive it, it's probably like the feeling of sunlight falling on my eyelashes when I take a nap."

in fact……

You should understand this feeling.

In an instant, Ying Sheng's eyes softened, like gentle ripples on a warm pool, and he spoke softly:

"look into my eyes."

Lost in thought, Sonoko glanced over instinctively.

In a daze, streaks of brilliant light appeared in those deep, night-sky-like eyes.

The heavy rain pattered down, splashing water droplets on the car windows. Many shadows appeared and disappeared in the wind and rain along the street, and the deafening cheers of the crowd seemed to echo far and wide.

Ignoring everything around me, the road ahead gleamed with a cold metallic sheen under the neon lights, the sound of the wind and the roar of engines blended together, the world was inconsolable, yet I could clearly hear the sound of my own heartbeat.

She suddenly had a feeling that she had broken free from the limitations of her physical body, and that her soul was now bathed in the wind and rain.

Then, the drifting soul slowly turned its head and looked at him in the driver's seat.

A firework bursts in his eyes, and the black and white checkered flag flutters in the wind.

The crowd erupted in cheers, and he turned around.

"It's over, Sonoko."

FINISH!

The numbers on the display screen froze.

The world seemed to freeze at that moment...

"The garden, the garden!"

A voice seemed to drift in from beyond the world, and the scattered gaze gradually returned to one point.

Following the force of the shaking arm, Sonoko turned her head in a daze and saw Ran looking at her with a puzzled expression. As if it were some kind of beacon, the next second, she suddenly turned back to look at the other side of the dining table.

The place was long gone.

Sonoko suddenly felt her lips were a little dry, and a sentence involuntarily escaped her lips:

Where did Ying go?

However, she realized what was happening a second later, stood up abruptly, and looked at Xiaolan with a flushed face: "I mean, where did Shuiyue Yingsheng go? He left without saying goodbye, that's so rude."

Xiaolan paused for two seconds, then tilted her head slightly:

"firefly?"

Sonoko also turned her head in a daze and saw Hotaru scratching his ear awkwardly in the passageway:

"Just call me Shuiyue. It will probably take some time before I die to that extent."

Hotaru looked at Sonoko: "I'm sorry, Suzuki-san, I was just..."

"stop!"