There is no doubt that everyone's identity, experience, and habits will condense into traces, remain on the person, and become clues, but Chen Tinghan looked at her, then turned away after a while without saying a word.
Wang Jinling asked, "Is it too difficult? Should we narrow the scope?"
At this time, a woman walked into the bookstore and attracted Chen Tinghan's attention, and then he showed a wicked smile.
He whispered, "Why don't we first deduce what this person does for a living."
Wang Jinling followed the direction he pointed and set her eyes on the woman. She was of medium build and had fair skin. Her appearance was not stunningly beautiful, but she was a beauty with a scholarly air.
Chen Tinghan said, "From her clothes, demeanor, and movements, I can tell she's in her thirties. Not only is she the owner of this bookstore, but she also runs a jade business and owns three apartments."
Wang Jinling subconsciously wanted to ask him how he figured it out, but then she reacted immediately, glanced at him, and said, "Student, on the exam, you only write down the answers, not the process. Either you guessed it, or you already know the answer."
"I've lived here since I was a kid, so it's not surprising that I know the answer." Chen Tinghan sneered and said hello: "Sister Fei!"
The woman he called Sister Fei turned around, squinted her eyes, and carefully identified her for a while before saying with a hint of surprise, "Oh, Xiaohan, I haven't seen you for a few years since I moved out of your house. You've grown so big in the blink of an eye."
Sister Fei carefully walked around the child sitting on the ground and came over to ask, "How is Sister Cheng doing recently? And your sister, is she all right?"
"Thanks to you." Chen Tinghan responded with a smile.
When she got closer, she saw Wang Jinling hiding behind a bookshelf. She blinked in surprise and said, "Your girlfriend? Bringing her to such a small, shabby bookstore is not very sensible of you."
"It's a classmate." Chen Tinghan said helplessly: "Besides, this bookstore is not broken at all, it's so warm."
Sister Fei didn't quite accept her classmate's explanation. A suspicious look flickered between the two of them. Wang Jinling bowed slightly and returned the greeting politely. After a while, Sister Fei said, "The whole street is like this. People have moved away, people have demolished, and the school is gone. How can anyone read books anymore? It's just these little brats who read for nothing."
The kid reading comics next to her turned around and made a face at her.
Sister Fei pretended to hit the child, causing him to stand up and run away screaming. After a while, she smiled and said to Wang Jinling, "I don't know how this kid is doing now, but he used to sit on the ground and watch for free, from elementary school to junior high school."
Wang Jinling took over the conversation and asked, "What kind of books did he like to read in the past?"
Sister Fei glanced at Chen Tinghan and said that she was not his girlfriend. Would a girl continue the conversation with someone she was not interested in?
She replied, "Detective novels, suspense novels. There was a team called something that we used to go to. They had to use cards to solve puzzles. They were stuck in books, and each card was different. Later, someone complained that the cards were often lost, and when they lost them, they couldn't see the answers. Later, they found out that he had hidden them.
I went to settle accounts with him, and guess what he said?
Chen Tinghan scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I said at the time that such a simple thing still requires an answer."
Sister Fei patted his head and said, "You are the only one who has a lot of thoughts."
The girl on the side covered her mouth and laughed.
He said, "I didn't expect the bookstore to still be open. After all, your jade shop across the street has closed down. I thought it had also been sold."
"The shop moved to Jinmao, but the bookstore stayed. There are always kids who want to read some books."
Chen Tinghan looked around. The bookstore's decor was almost identical to his memory, instantly plunging him into the past. He said in a tone that he himself could barely detect, "Everything is still there. Everything is fine."
Sister Fei also seemed very happy and started talking about some embarrassing things that happened in the past.
After chatting for ten minutes, she sighed and said apologetically, "I suddenly remembered that I came here to get books for my baby. I won't bother you anymore. You can take any books you like. I'm worried about what to do with them anyway."
Then Sister Fei left. Before leaving, she patted Chen Tinghan on the shoulder with a meaningful look on her face.
Chen Tinghan was silent for a moment, then said, "Actually, I know the answer to your question too. Lao Xu and you were in the same circle when you were little. This is the decryption card. He told me where you went to elementary school."
"He's living too well." Wang Jinling said lightly.
Regardless of Xu Jingwen, whom he had inadvertently sold out, Chen Tinghan smiled and said, "Using mystery novels for comparison is inappropriate and tactless."
"What's wrong?"
He said, "I've done this kind of reasoning when I was watching you from afar."
"How am I in your reasoning?"
Chen Tinghan shook his head and said, "If you ask me to guess someone's occupation, I won't go wrong if I have a habit of guessing. But if you ask me to tell you what kind of person Wang Jinling is, that's going to be troublesome."
Wang Jinling was puzzled: "Why?"
"First of all, I'm not Sherlock Holmes after all, and my brain is not that smart. Secondly, no matter how I think about it, I can only think of what I want." Chen Tinghan said.
She looked at Chen Tinghan, not expecting such an answer, and seemed a little surprised. She said, "Most people are like this."
Chen Tinghan said, "That's why I say that kind of gaze is like a black hole. It takes in your image, and then builds an unchanging statue in their heart. When they look at you again later, they are actually looking at the statue in their heart."
Wang Jinling looked at him, silent for a long time, and then smiled and said, "The description is very accurate."
That's why you are always so perfect, no matter if it's a disguise or not, you are always so perfect... Chen Tinghan thought in his heart.
"But then again, even though they may not understand you and me, they all remember our past, just like the me Sister Fei describes." Chen Tinghan said, "This is probably how I should understand you. You are right here, so I don't need to rely on any reasoning to create a statue of you. I can see the real you."
He paused and said, "Anyway, as long as you don't chase me away, there's still a lot of time to come."
Then the scene fell into silence. She looked calm and moved her feet to walk out. Chen Tinghan wondered if he had said something out of turn and felt so embarrassed that his whole body was itchy.
Wang Jinling waved for a taxi. Before getting in, she said, "I need to go back to school. Do you want me to give you a ride?"
Chen Tinghan shook his head, a little unsure of her attitude.
The car started moving immediately, and she still rolled down the window. Her face showed no trace of anger or unhappiness, but rather an indescribable brightness. She smiled sweetly and said, "There's a long way to go, junior."
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