After their confessions were rejected, they regretted it for the rest of their lives.

......

Several tens of minutes later...

"Please put all three instrument cases in the trunk. Oh, and if there's not enough space, one case can be placed in the back seat..."

Xia Weichan not only bought Zhou Juzi a new guitar, but also bought the girl an electric guitar and a bass.

There are three instruments in total...

It wasn't cheap, but Zhou Juzi had gradually become numb to Xia Weichan's spending habits.

It doesn't matter anymore...

I deliberately memorized the price list I saw.

Sitting in the car, I secretly used the pen in my pocket to write on my palm, and then wrote it down in my little notebook when I got back.

The newly bought guitar was on the back seat, and Zhou Juzi felt an urge to turn and grab it.

With his legs stretched out and bracing against the bottom of the car, he stretched one hand back with all his might, barely managing to touch it.

However, the surface of the guitar case is very smooth, and the friction from slippery fingers is far from sufficient...

So the girl tried a few more positions, but she still couldn't reach it.

"..."

Xia Weichan looked at Zhou Juzi's embarrassing state.

Because of the excessive force, the girl's breasts were pressed tightly against the edge of the backrest in front of him, displaying a considerable amount of flesh...

And so I struggled against the back of the passenger seat.

It's a good thing he's driving now; he can't flick this guy's head.

"If you can't reach it, adjust the seat back."

"what?"

Zhou Juzi, who was still straining, paused slightly after hearing Xia Weichan's reminder. Without saying a word, she awkwardly reached out and adjusted the passenger seat...

With a casual reach, it was easily taken.

"..."

Awkward...

She leaned slightly towards the car window, propped her guitar case up on the seat to cover her face, and Zhou Juzi thought she should jump out of the car and run away.

Unfortunately, Xia Weichan was not a slow driver, and the girl did not have the ability to jump out of the car and escape.

"Haha...Thank you."

She chuckled twice to ease the silence, then pretended nothing had happened.

Skillfully unpacking the brand-new guitar case, the exquisite black guitar lay quietly in the center, like a newborn baby.

To be honest, Zhou Juzi had wanted a new guitar for a long time, but it was just a thought.

Now, following her mother, her "good boyfriend" has bought her a new one.

The anxiety I felt because my old guitar broke down was greatly relieved after receiving the new one.

Her slender, pale fingers trembled slightly as she quietly took out the guitar.

I inspected the instrument, turned the knobs and shifters...

Even though Xia Weichan had already personally verified these steps for checking the new guitar in front of Zhou Juzi beforehand.

But the girl still repeated the process herself.

Finally, gently pluck the strings with your fingertips to produce a crisp sound.

She gently bit her lip, and for some reason, her pretty face suddenly froze for a moment...

Xia Weichan, who had been paying close attention to Zhou Juzi's movements, spoke up at this moment:

"It seems you can tell the quality of the strings. The guitar I'm giving you is far superior to the guitars that the company buys in bulk."

"Thanks…"

But Zhou Juzi wasn't in a daze because of that; it was because she heard the sound of guitar strings.

People can be touched by small details without realizing it, and the fragments hidden deep within their hearts can come flooding back.

Her thoughts were focused on the gift itself.

The girl has received a guitar twice in her life so far.

The first guitar she ever got was a secondhand one her mother bought for her when she was little. Her mother had wanted it, so she bought it for her at a secondhand market.

As time went by, many parts of that guitar, except for the body, were no longer original.

For Zhou Juzi, that was the best thing her mother left her, a keepsake that was very important, extremely important.

So, I didn't control my emotions this morning, and by the time I picked it up, it was too late.

A feeling of distress lingered in his heart, mixed with guilt towards Xia Weichan and remorse for his mistake.

This accumulation of negative emotions,

Until Xia Weichan didn't blame her, and even offered to take her to buy a new guitar...

It collapsed like a house of cards, with only one in ten remaining.

"..."

Xia Weichan is also a very good person to her, so good that when he speaks, her negative emotions dissipate and she feels at ease.

After his mother's death, and after growing up and facing reality,

She had never felt so relaxed before, with someone she could lean on.

Since the cicadas appeared in late summer...

She was apprehensive about this unfounded kindness, which accompanied Xia Weichan's earnest explanation...

With a plausible reason, she seemed to gradually accept this kindness.

She was like a bird without feet, struggling to fly only with her already weary wings.

Now there is a warm branch to perch on...

"Also, I'll keep that old guitar for you for now... huh?"

Xia Weichan's calm voice suddenly stopped.

Because he saw a tear, like a small boat, slide down the girl's fair cheek as she stared blankly into space.

"You cried?"

"..."

Zhou Juzi quickly raised her hand to wipe away the sudden tear. She wasn't the kind of person who was good at showing weakness in the eyes of others.

But shedding tears in front of Xia Weichan didn't seem to make the girl feel too awkward.

"It's nothing..."

.........

"Deng Yun, tell me, what happens when two people have completely similar lifestyles?"

Inside a coffee shop near the park, Zuoqiu Hangyu frowned, stirring her coffee impatiently.

Sitting across from her was Deng Yun, who had come to visit her after get off work.

"You're delirious. There can't be two people in this world who are exactly alike."

"Yeah, I think I'm going crazy..."

"..."

Deng Yun was speechless. Looking at her best friend, who almost never smiled, she couldn't help but feel a little sad.

So he asked in a low voice:

Have you seen a therapist recently?

"After examining me, it seems my condition is beyond saving, which is why the doctor suggested I stay here."

"Don't say such discouraging things..."

Deng Yun sighed, glancing at Zuoqiu Hangyu's delicate profile as she glanced out the window, and said with a heavy heart:

"Even if Xia Weiyu's lifestyle is similar to Lu Ye's, to suspect that the two are the same person is a bit crazy."

"..."

Zuoqiu Hangyu remained silent, his eyes lowered, and his lips tightly pressed together.

Do not…

That's not the case, because Deng Yun knew Lu Ye better than she did.

Zuoqiu Hangyu would never mention that Xia Weiyu and Lu Ye both drive with their hands on the steering wheel, nor would he say that Xia Weiyu and Lu Ye both use the same stroke technique of connecting the strokes of characters to create a hook before making a slanted turn…

These are all things that the girl gradually discovered during this period by reviewing Xia Weiyu's personal information and checking past surveillance footage.

Even though the two people look somewhat different, at first glance they seem to be exactly the same.

And the cicadas of late summer...

Ever since he saw the black-crowned night heron approach him in the park, Zuoqiu Hangyu has consulted many people, including ornithologists, and even conducted controlled experiments…

In fact, wild night herons are not very friendly to humans...

Zuoqiu Hangyu didn't understand why Xia Weichan's information seemed to have been filled in by someone else.

Everything is complete, but the current Xia Weichan seems somewhat disconnected from the past archives.

Yes, to conclude that the two people are the same person, Zuoqiu Hangyu felt that his current mental state was not quite normal.

But what she's doing now is more like a madwoman; she wants to know what kind of relationship exists between these four people who are connected.