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

Xia Weichan remained silent for a moment, then gave two bitter laughs.

He must have anticipated that Zuoqiu Hangyu would probe indirectly out of curiosity, since he was able to get this guy to help.

But the evidence is overwhelming; the tombstones are still standing there, and the will is still written.

All doubts crumble under the weight of perfect evidence.

"My brother has always been like this."

Xia Weichan took another sip of the warm latte in his hand, the sweetness making him feel good.

"yes…"

Zuoqiu Hangyu chuckled softly, looking at the latte in Xia Weichan's hand, and said in a clear, melodious voice:

"There was a time when some people hated bitter coffee but loved sweet lattes."

What is this guy saying?

Xia Weichan was slightly taken aback, seemingly puzzled by the girl's sudden digression.

Then he glanced down at the coffee in his hand...

"..."

Suddenly recalling the events of the first playthrough,

Now he understood what Zuoqiu Hangyu was talking about.

The last sentence was not a reminiscence, but an emphasis.

Are you doubting him?

"You're quite like Lu Ye, both in your eyes and your coffee-drinking habits."

The girl's slender, pink fingertips lightly tapped the table, her eyebrows slightly curved.

Zuoqiu Hangyu's smile was very intriguing in Xia Weichan's eyes.

"..."

Unfounded suspicion.

Xia Weichan didn't take those words to heart.

Yes,

I admit your intuition is indeed very sharp, okay?

But why don't you go dig up Lu Ye's grave and see who's lying inside?

Compared to when she first encountered the Zuoqiu Hangyu, Xia Weichan is now completely unnerved.

He took a nonchalant sip of his coffee.

"It seems that person holds a certain place in Miss Zuoqiu's heart, otherwise she wouldn't have brought him up in a business setting."

"Yes, it's very important, so much so that when I see people who are very similar to me, I start to think in some unnecessary directions."

Zuoqiu Hangyu knew that what he said was very bold and could easily be seen as mental illness.

She shifted her gaze from Xia Weichan to the busy waiters in the coffee shop, and seemed to drift into a daze again.

The upturned, pink lips gradually flattened:

"A year ago, I often had coffee with Lu Ye at this place."

"Really? That's certainly something to remember."

What's causing this inexplicable widowhood feeling?

Xia Weichan had something to complain about.

The two often drank coffee here, which the young woman described as very romantic.

But if he weren't Lu Ye, he would have truly believed it.

Actually,

After raising his affinity level in the first playthrough, he was able to be precisely caught by the Zuoqiu Hangyu every time he came here to birdwatch.

Then I dragged her here for coffee, and then spent the rest of the time wandering around with her.

How can we keep watching magpie spirits every day?

"..."

Xia Weichan had no intention of continuing the conversation. He glanced at the time, sighed, and said calmly:

"It's getting late, we should let Miss Zuoqiu..."

"Ring ring—"

Suddenly, Xia Weichan's phone started vibrating in her pocket.

"Please wait a moment..."

I don't know why, but lately Xia Weichan's phone has been ringing a lot.

Zuoqiu Hangyu wisely kept quiet, resting his chin on his hand and gently looking at Xia Weichan, who had just stood up.

He frowned, his expression somewhat complicated.

Since the person sitting across the table this time wasn't Zhou Juzi, but Zuoqiu Hangyu, Xia Weichan proactively turned off the speakerphone.

This meant the girl could only hear his voice.

"Hey, how's the hospital?"

"Is the elderly person in very poor health? Let's try conservative treatment..."

"Okay, let's not tell her yet..."

To Zuoqiu Hangyu, it seemed to be something related to the hospital.

Not much time was wasted.

A few minutes later, he hung up the phone.

Xia Weichan returned to her seat, her expression seemingly becoming somewhat serious. She rested her chin on her wrist and stared at the table for a long time.

He seemed to be deep in thought about something.

Zuoqiu Hangyu's curiosity was piqued by his appearance, and he asked:

"Is there something you need?"

"A call about charity is none of your business."

Xia Weichan shook her head, saying that Zhou Juzi's grandmother had no relation to Zuoqiu Hangyu.

"Now, we should get down to business."

"it is good."

"I drove here."

Xia Weichan got up, gave Zuoqiu Hangyu a sip, and then, without waiting for the girl, finished her latte and walked out the door.

Zuoqiu Hangyu followed him, mimicking how she used to follow Lu Ye.

She took light, graceful steps, following in his footsteps.

Perhaps this behavior will allow her to find more similarities with Lu Ye.

That is indeed the case.

Comparing Lu Ye's stride length to Xia Weichan's from her memory, the girl could tell that they were almost identical...

Such a small gesture would not arouse anyone's suspicion.

......

Sitting in the car,

Zuoqiu Hangyu glanced at the interior decorations of the car, and after seeing the bird feathers hanging in front of the car, she spoke again:

"Owl feathers?"

"The tail feathers of a grey owl."

"It looks quite new, was it just picked a few days ago?"

"Um."

Xia Weichan gave a perfunctory reply, as if she had returned to the first playthrough.

At that time, Zuoqiu Hangyu was by his side, and he would ask him all sorts of questions.

Being with this guy means you never have to worry about your new ideas going unnoticed...

Because every time they met, this guy would first scan him from head to toe.

Especially in the later stages of development.

The girl always gave him the feeling that he had almost no privacy...

However, Xia Weichan's mind is not currently focused on this 'ex'.

It is actually the grandmother of the 'current' Azusa Azusa.

He just received a call from a hospital over 100 miles away.

Having already spoken with the old man several times, Xia Weichan roughly knew his situation.

He has chronic cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, as well as lingering ailments from earlier years...

In addition, due to advanced age,

We cannot perform surgery lightly and cause unnecessary stress to the elderly. Considering that the elderly person is still able to take care of themselves, we have been adopting conservative treatment.

After all, they're all in their later years...

But this phone call was somewhat worrying.

It was not a critical illness notice.

But that's about enough...

"The elderly can go home now."

Xia Weichan knew what that sentence meant.

After all, his charitable foundation would never encounter a situation where the hospital owes money and then can't afford to pay for medicine.

He didn't care about the money.

However, there is one thing to worry about: Zhou Juzi's situation.

This is the girl's only relative.

Xia Weichan wasn't so ruthless as to keep it a secret for selfish reasons until she achieved her goal.

He definitely needs to send Zhou Juzi back...

However, this inevitably raises a problem: if the girl becomes depressed due to the condition of her only relative, it will affect her development progress.

"well--"

Let's take a step by step.

"Eh~"

Just as Xia Weichan was feeling troubled, Zuoqiu Hangyu, sitting in the passenger seat, seemed to have found something. Her light, melodious voice trailed off, tinged with a hint of teasing:

"Is this where your girlfriend usually sits?"

The question mark startled Xia Weichan.

"Here you are."

Zuoqiu Hangyu held a strand of orange-yellow hair between two fingers; the hair was clearly Zhou Juzi's.

"Is this the girl I heard on the phone yesterday?"

"That's right."

"She has a pretty good figure."

"?"

What is this guy saying now?

Xia Weichan had no recollection of ever bringing Zhou Juzi to meet this guy.

The next moment, Zuoqiu Hangyu pointed to the height of the headrest behind him.

"If you haven't adjusted your headrest, she's probably about half a head taller than me, and also..."

Zuoqiu Hangyu adjusted the passenger seat forward slightly, then stretched out his leg. The girl's footprint overlapped with the first step mark on the passenger seat floor mat.

Those were tiny marks left by Zhou Juzi when she stretched and tensed her legs while sitting in the passenger seat.

Zuoqiu Hangyu reasoned earnestly:

"Your girlfriend has pretty long legs too. Just now, from the passenger seat, her toes could reach this spot."

"It's a pity, though. It seems she didn't sit in your passenger seat for long, as she didn't leave any marks on the seat. Otherwise, I could have seen her hip circumference and thigh thickness. But this is enough."

"..."

"If we disregard the bust size, your girlfriend's body proportions are indeed very good."

Seeing Zuoqiu Hangyu's confident smile, Xia Weichan remained silent for a moment.

This guy's scouting point is a bit too high...

Also, when did this feeling of suspecting my boyfriend cheated on me and being caught in the act by my ex come about?!

"Cough cough."

Xia Weichan coughed lightly twice, glanced at the girl's petite figure, and replied softly:

"Actually, you're right. Because I don't like small girls, the girlfriends I date have good figures."

"...?"