The game's heroine has come true? The aloof school beauty is in tears.

The bus driver was not surprised that the last bus was full of people.

Because this livehouse often hosts performances.

With large crowds gathering for performances, parking is troublesome and taxis often require queuing, so public transportation is actually the fastest mode of transport.

The last bus of route 336 can almost be called a special line, dedicated to picking up audience members after the show ends.

Lu Yuan and Xu Zhixiao also boarded the bus, searching for a place to stay in the crowded carriage.

In this carriage filled with rock music fans.

Xu Zhixiao is truly different.

You can tell just by looking at the appearance.

It feels like a married woman suddenly appearing out of nowhere in a crowd full of punk and techwear, leaning against the door and smiling as she waits for you to come home.

This question about the "difference" was not raised by Lu Yuan.

It was Xu Zhixiao who suggested it.

"Do you think I'm different?"

Xu Zhixiao did feel like an oddball.

But she hadn't originally intended to say such things on this occasion.

She said that in an attempt to find a topic to ease the awkwardness.

But Lu Yuan shook his head and said, "Nothing's different."

Xu Zhixiao could only see Lu Yuan's movements through the reflection of the streetlights in the car window.

Because she only managed to get a corner spot near the door, right in front of the window.

Lu Yuan stood behind him.

She actually had the opportunity to adjust to facing Lu Yuan.

However, because it was so crowded, the distance between two people was very close.

This inevitably leads to some awkward situations when people are face-to-face.

Of course, it's also awkward now.

Because the two people are very close at this moment.

If this scene were placed in a pure romance drama, it would be described as being so close that you could feel your heartbeat.

If the plot involves a slightly erotic element, then describing it will require more effort.

Because Lu Yuan was taller than her, and taking the bus required finding a support point to maintain balance.

Therefore, Lu Yuan chose the carriage wall directly above her head.

This pose looks like a wall slam, except Xu Zhixiao is facing away from her.

This pose looks innocent and pure from the front, but a bit erotic from the back.

Because Lu Yuan was practically hugging her, with his whole body pressed against her back.

So much so that she had to find topics to talk about to distract herself.

Avoid having wild thoughts due to a rapid increase in hormone levels, which could lead to some unsightly physiological reactions.

Don't you really think I'm different?

I don't think so.

Why?

"It's just a temporary escape from life's troubles. What does it have to do with what job you do or what clothes you wear?"

Perhaps Lu Yuan's voice was heard, because many people recognized him.

I discovered that this was the champion lead singer from earlier.

No one reached out for a photo or anything; instead, everyone spontaneously started singing.

"In the sea of ​​people, it's you and it's me~"

Even the driver chimed in with a couple of comments.

The entire journey took us from the suburbs to the city in an extremely joyful atmosphere.

The people in the car may have to get up to go to school or work tomorrow morning, they may have to stay up all night revising plans, and they may have to get up to make breakfast for their son.

But it's okay.

They are singing right now, joyfully, with thunderous applause.

So even though the road is long, it has nothing to do with rock and roll.

He is also willing to respond to everyone's call and sing at this moment.

It's really nice to have a place like this as a temporary escape from reality.

Without the support of a live atmosphere and a band, his singing definitely wouldn't be very good.

But it's okay.

He was singing at that moment, and they were still cheerful, with thunderous applause.

Now it was Xu Zhixiao's turn to be the audience. The two of them were very close, almost touching.

When the body gets close, does the emotional distance between people become closer?

Xu Zhixiao thought so.

Because she had a premonition, she could understand what Lu Yuan was thinking.

They are of one mind.

These messages came from her back, where Lu Yuan's heart was thumping loudly.

"Lu Yuan, you are truly a charming person."

"You are too, everyone is."

"I'm not a charming person." Xu Zhixiao shook her head; she truly believed it. "I'm a very stereotypical person."

Xu Zhixiao could clearly feel that her hormone levels were rising rapidly.

This also made her very eager to express herself and open her heart.

As a doctor, she knew better than anyone that humans are creatures controlled by hormone levels.

But perhaps the key to why AI cannot replace humans lies here: when AI realizes that hormones control humans like code, it will rationally choose to shut up at that moment.

But humans don't.

So she still spoke: "Growing up step by step, and going further and further down the path that has already been planned."

"You don't like this kind of life?"

"I am grateful for this kind of life."

Xu Zhixiao nodded; she had long since passed the stage of being "immature and purely rebellious."

She is very grateful to her parents for giving her a stable life and clear goals for her growth.

"It's just that on the road to adulthood, I found a happier way of life. I hope that the two lives can coexist, but I think I'm overthinking it."

When Xu Zhixiao said this, she didn't expect to get an answer at all. She immediately changed the subject: "Anyway, thank you for being my listener and for being the only person who can exist in both of my lives at the same time."

"You're not overthinking it," Lu Yuan said. "It's doable."

"Never mind, never mind."

Xu Zhixiao was content; she felt lucky to have met Lu Yuan.

So she had to give something in return: "Remember to come to the clinic again when you have time, I'll prescribe some more medicine for you, your problem is quite serious."

"I'm not going."

"Then I'll wait for you."

"I haven't gone yet."

"I've been waiting for you."

Lu Yuan remained silent for a long time after hearing this.

Compared to that, he felt that his previous actions of pretending to be a patient and a blind date were quite different.

It seems a bit petty.

"Can't you be less narrow-minded?"

"I'm not very broad-minded. When I went on blind dates before, I would always deliberately make things difficult for the people I met."

Why?

"Because I can't generate a strong desire to spend the rest of my life with the person I'm facing."

To be honest, Xu Zhixiao didn't understand the reasons for this either.

This also touches upon a question related to the ultimate question of life:

"Lu Yuan, what is love? I've been on so many blind dates and I still can't figure it out. Is there anything less abstract, something more concrete, that can explain the complete causes and clinical manifestations in detail...?"

"You're going to see a doctor? It's not that complicated." Lu Yuan pursed his lips.

He said, "It's very simple. Love is like parents taking their children to a children's park, hoping that you can have fun in this huge playground of the world."

A flippant tone.

But Xu Zhixiao was hit.

Especially when the image of that solo performance just now begins to resurface in my mind...

This is bad. If it were just a simple increase in hormone levels caused by physical contact, it could be mitigated by distracting oneself.

How can one heal a broken heart?

Why aren't you saying anything?

Lu Yuan asked her, puzzled.

Xu Zhixiao was unable to speak.

Go on.

The physiological responses inherent in DNA for reproduction and courtship are about to emerge.