Chapter 37 The Most Improbable Conjecture "Would you like to tell me?"...

Tang Ruining had been sitting by the flower bed downstairs for nearly an hour.

The man just now said his name was Fang Chenyu, and he was Li Xi's former roommate. He was about to leave the company, and he was the one who packed up all of Li Xi's things in the dormitory.

Looking at those pieces of music scores, Tang Ruining's head was filled with all kinds of guesses. He flipped through the pages and found the song on the last sheet was the English song he liked very much when he heard it that day when he was standing outside Jiang Yilan's door. There are many annotations on it. Next to some of the lyrics, you can see simple drawings that look like they were made by elementary school students. For example, next to the word "coffee", there is a small coffee cup drawn, and where there is "car", there is a dome-shaped car drawn.

Like the simple drawings Jiang Yilan left at the book signing event.

The edges of this sheet of music are curled, the printed words are a little blurry, and the paper is very old, and it is obvious that it is often used for practice. Tang Ruining recalled the time when Jiang Yilan played and sang this song so skillfully, it was obvious that he had practiced it many times.

Did Jiang Yilan get the music score on his desk from Li Xi? Was that bottle of perfume just a coincidence? These can all be barely explained, but all the unreasonable things about Jiang Yilan have left a mark in Tang Ruining's mind. This vague feeling of abnormality was forcibly revealed because there was no reasonable explanation. A guess that was about to emerge strung them all together like a rope. This most unlikely, yet most reasonable guess made everything make sense.

Why does Jiang Yilan seem like a completely different person?

Why he said he didn't remember anything about the past, but he could play the guitar so skillfully, and sing and dance like he had received long-term training?

Why do he and Li Mo get along so naturally, like real brother and sister. Li Mo did not show much sadness about her brother's death.

Why did he ask himself while looking at Jiang Yilan's painting, "Do you believe in the existence of souls?" "Maybe my soul has really been replaced by another one?"

Why did he say, "If I'm hiding something from you, I have no choice."

The day Li Wei had the car accident was the same day Jiang Yilan fell off the stage. It was after that night that their fates began to change.

"Impossible... How is it possible..."

Fang Chenyu was frightened by Tang Ruining's appearance and asked him what was wrong in panic. Tang Ruining seemed to hear nothing and said nothing. His face was horrifying. He suddenly grabbed his arm and asked, "He, Li Xi, did he know how to cook before?"

"Yes, yes..." Fang Chenyu felt very painful when being grabbed, but he didn't dare to struggle, nor did he ask how the topic suddenly jumped to cooking. He just quickly answered him, "He is a good cook..."

"So, what kind of person is he?"

"What kind of person?" Fang Chenyu didn't know where to start. "He's a very good person... He's very kind to me and takes good care of me. He's very kind and he works very hard..."

The small iron box contained several one-inch photos of Li Xi. He was wearing a white shirt and smiling at the camera. Although it was a different face, Tang Ruining seemed to see the person who smiled at him in the same way last night.

"Can you give me a copy of this photo?" Tang Ruining stared at the small photo, his voice trembling but so low that it was almost inaudible.

"Okay, okay..." Not daring to ask why, Fang Chenyu carefully closed the box and just wanted to leave.

"I'll send the rest of the things..." Fang Chenyu slowly backed away while holding the box. Seeing that Tang Ruining was still looking at the photos and did not stop him, he turned around and walked away quickly.

Tang Ruining's hands were still shaking as he held the photo. He sat by the flower bed for a long time and finally felt the coolness.

Many moments in his memories are full of loopholes when he thinks about them now. If there is someone around who is familiar with both Jiang Yilan and Li Xi, he will soon find the clues. But no, they are people from two different worlds, the only thing they share is replacement and being replaced, they have no common friends. Even after Jiang Yilan "lost his memory", everyone noticed many unreasonable things, and no one would speculate in such a bizarre direction.

What was his reaction then? They said he was pretending and acting, and never gave him a good look. But Li Xi never showed anger once, and always smiled when she saw him, and her sincerity was not pretended.

His fingers touched the edge of the one-inch mirror, and the sharp corners pricked his fingertips a little. The person in the photo smiled at him, reminding him of the only time they had ever officially met. It was the meeting before the group was formed, when they got to know each other as future members, and Li Xi was sitting opposite him. He had heard of this person before and knew that he was very talented. They were in the same batch of trainees and had taken classes together. But at that time, Tang Ruining really didn't care about other people, so he was not familiar with him, but he had a good impression of him.

Tang Ruining never thought that there was anything wrong with not paying attention to others, but now thinking about it makes him feel extremely regretful.

During the meeting, Li Xi listened very attentively. Tang Ruining looked up a few times but only saw his profile. He has a beautiful nose, long and straight eyelashes, and his slender fingers tap his chin from time to time. Then he turned around and met Tang Ruining's eyes. When he saw that he was also looking at him, he smiled at himself.

Tang Ruining then remembered that "Jiang Yilan" also liked to tap his chin with his finger, usually when he was thinking about something. It was an unconscious action.

Later, there was a sudden replacement of members. A person who was excellent in all aspects was kicked out by someone who knew nothing. Tang Ruining asked the reason and he felt angry, but he couldn't change it. Until one day, I heard the news of that person's death. Even though they were not friends, I felt pity and sadness, and I hated Jiang Yilan even more.

The temperature is still very low now, especially in the morning. Tang Ruining went jogging in a single layer of clothing, and when he realized it was cold, his hands and feet were already cold.

When she goes back and touches his hand, Li Xi should say something to him.

Tang Ruining put the photo into his shirt pocket and zipped up the pocket. He rubbed his hands, but it was no use; his hands were still numb from the cold. He felt dizzy for a moment when he stood up, but he calmed himself down and walked towards the dormitory.

Li Xi was the only one in the living room. He sat cross-legged on the sofa and looked at his phone. When he saw someone, he put his phone down and smiled at him, "Why are you back so late? I sent you a WeChat message but you didn't reply."

Tang Ruining walked straight towards him. Li Xi saw that his face was not right and stopped smiling: "What's wrong?"

He almost couldn't walk steadily in these few steps. Tang Ruining sat down in front of him and grabbed his hand and held it.

"Why are your hands so cold?" Li Xi shrank back a little, but didn't hide. She wrapped her hands around his as if she was holding a piece of ice. "What were you doing outside? It was so cold and you took so long to come back?"

The worry on his face made Tang Ruining feel a dull pain in his heart.

"I went to buy some cakes." Tang Ruining looked straight at him.

"Where's the cake?" Li Wei looked around him but didn't see any trace of the cake.

...It seems that it was placed next to the flower bed and not taken away.

"I met someone." Tang Ruining said, feeling the heat on his hands. Li Xi looked up at him and tilted his head slightly, "Did he eat your cake?"

"His name is Fang Chenyu."

His hand suddenly tightened, and he could clearly see his pupils suddenly tightening and his eyelashes trembling. Tang Ruining asked softly, "Do you know him?"

The words "I don't know him" were on the tip of her tongue but she couldn't utter them. Li Xi looked at Tang Ruining. It seemed as if everything about her was revealed in his unfathomable eyes, but that was not scrutiny.

Li Xi opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

"You asked me at that time whether I believed in the existence of souls, and I said no."

"Now I believe it."

"I told you that as long as you are happy, you don't have to tell me things you don't want to know. But what if I want to hear you say it now?"

"Are you willing to tell me?" Tang Ruining held his hand and interlocked his fingers with his. His voice couldn't be gentler, "Li Xi."