Hearing Cheng Yuan's straightforward question, Cheng Zhi was a little slow to react for a while.
He paused, calmed himself down, and then took over Cheng Yuan's words.
"How...did you figure that out?"
After hearing Cheng Zhi's words that almost seemed to admit it, Cheng Yuan became more certain of the answer in her heart.
“It can be seen in many ways.”
Cheng Yuan casually lifted her hair and looked Cheng Zhi carefully from head to toe.
She first set her sights on the mole at the corner of Cheng Zhi's mouth and explained lightly.
"First, even though I didn't spend much time with him, I still remember clearly whether there was a mole at the corner of his mouth, which is so obvious."
"He doesn't, you do."
"Secondly, he was abused by Cheng Li when he was a child. The scars on his arms...should not disappear so quickly without a trace."
Cheng Yuan looked up at the person in front of him, who had a face almost identical to his brother's, and sighed softly.
It was obviously a very familiar face, but now it seemed a little strange to her.
She paused and continued talking to Cheng Zhi.
"Third, after I saw your performance just now, I am basically sure of it."
"His dancing skills are not good. He can't reach your level with just a few days of training."
After hearing Cheng Yuan listing the evidence one by one, Cheng Zhi was speechless.
He rubbed his hair helplessly, then answered Cheng Yuan.
"I specially invited you to watch my performance just to explain this matter to you."
"But I didn't expect that you would guess it before I even said it."
Cheng Zhi paused and continued, "Your brother and I are indeed... not the same person."
Facing Cheng Zhi's frankness, Cheng Yuan did not seem surprised.
She hummed, then asked Cheng Zhi: "Where is my brother now?"
Cheng Zhi had guessed it early on. If he confessed this to Cheng Yuan, he would definitely be asked where the original owner was now.
However, Cheng Zhi had no way to answer this question.
According to memory, the original owner was eliminated in the first vote of the program, and then faced being hidden by the company and suppressed from all sides. In the end, he had no choice but to end his own life.
So where is he now?
Cheng Zhi actually knew the answer better than anyone else, but he was still not mentally prepared to tell Cheng Yuan the answer.
Cheng Zhi silently lowered his head, avoiding Cheng Yuan's direct gaze.
Seeing Cheng Zhi's reaction, Cheng Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and then she slowly asked.
"Is he... gone now?"
When Cheng Yuan asked this question, the dressing room suddenly fell into deathly silence.
The air was so heavy and sticky that Cheng Zhi felt a little breathless.
Cheng Zhi didn't say anything and didn't make any other moves.
But now, the answer that Cheng Yuan wanted has gradually become clear in her mind.
The corners of Cheng Yuan's eyes were red, and there was some indescribable emotion in her eyes. When she spoke to Cheng Zhi again, her voice was a little hoarse.
"I see."
After saying that, Cheng Yuan picked up the bag that she had just placed on the sofa and prepared to walk towards the door.
Seeing Cheng Yuan was about to leave, Cheng Zhi raised his head and stopped her first.
Cheng Zhi bit his lower lip and then spoke slowly to her.
"Feel sorry."
When he first came through, Cheng Zhi was also very confused.
Cheng Zhi didn't know why he suddenly found himself in a completely unfamiliar environment. He didn't know what to do, so he could only follow his original way of doing things.
And without realizing it, he seemed to have rewritten the original ending.
He was not eliminated in the first vote, nor was he hidden away by the so-called company until he was left with no other options.
Not only that, he also met Chen You and Huo Shuhang, and became friends with them.
The most important thing is that I had the honor of meeting Song Baiyi.
These are things that Cheng Zhi once had never had.
So sometimes he would think about what he is doing now.
Is it correct? Is it what the original owner would want to see?
And these results and friends...should they belong to him, or to the original owner?
However, Cheng Zhi didn't know the answers to these questions.
Cheng Yuan's fingertips were gripping the bag so tightly that they turned white. She sorted out her guesses and then opened her mouth to confirm with Cheng Zhi.
"My brother actually died a long time ago. And then you came here to help him survive, right?"
Cheng Zhi listened to the person in front of him, and summarized what he had encountered in a clear and orderly manner.
He thought for a moment, then nodded to Cheng Yuan.
"According to the current situation, this is the case."
Cheng Yuan understood and she sighed.
When he spoke to Cheng Zhi, there was a hint of weariness in his tone.
"If this is really the case, you don't need to apologize to me, and you don't need to live on in his place."
Now that things have already happened, there is no need to undo them.
This is the principle that Cheng Yuan has always followed.
Cheng Yuan actually didn't have a very deep impression of her younger brother.
After what happened with Cheng Li, Qin Yuan and Cheng Li divorced, and Cheng Yuan has been living with her mother ever since.
The pain in her legs prevented her from dancing on stage, but she had a good foundation and was smart, and could see the movements very well, so she was able to work behind the scenes as a dance troupe instructor.
The next time I saw my brother was on the big screen.
When I saw him being scolded by netizens for his poor dancing, I even thought about whether I should teach him the basic skills.
But in the end, because Cheng Yuan was too busy with work during that time, it was delayed.
Until that time, when Cheng Zhi took the initiative to contact Cheng Yuan for help, Cheng Yuan felt vaguely in her heart that her brother seemed a little different.
It was not until now, at the invitation of Cheng Zhi to watch the show, that I confirmed my thoughts.
It's really different.
Because they are two completely different people.
At this point, Cheng Yuan felt there was no need to pursue the matter further.
It's actually pretty good to just keep it like this.
Cheng Yuan took a deep breath and continued.
"Cheng Zhi."
"You didn't take anyone's life away. So from now on, just live as yourself."
Because the dead will not come back to tell them whether these decisions and choices are what they want.
The only thing we can do now is to cherish the present moment.
After hearing Cheng Yuan's words, Cheng Zhi's eyes, which had just darkened, gradually came back to their senses.
He looked at Cheng Yuan's smile and unconsciously curled his eyes towards her.
"Thanks."
After hearing Cheng Yuan's words, Cheng Zhi suddenly didn't want to study the question of "whether the things he owns now belong to him or to the original owner".
At the very least, Cheng Zhi knew that everything he had now was achieved through his own hard work.
I wish every minute and every second he experienced was something he had experienced personally.
As for the remaining things, all I need to do is to have a clear conscience.
Hearing Cheng Zhi and herself thanking her, Cheng Yuan nodded, then waved the bag in her hand towards him and said, "I have to go back first."
"Regarding the matter of my brother, I was a little reckless today."
"Finally, I wish you all the best in the show and a successful debut."
After saying that, Cheng Yuan smiled slightly and walked out.
After talking to Cheng Yuan about other things, I felt a little tired for some reason.
He relaxed, then collapsed on the sofa as if exhausted.
Cheng Zhi still doesn't know why he came through at that time.
But he had a vague feeling in his heart that he would never go back.
Because compared to his original world, Cheng Zhi inexplicably felt that he had a greater sense of belonging to the place he was in now.
In the previous world, there were countless fans screaming and shouting for Cheng Zhi to express their love.
But he didn't feel happy at all at that time.
He has no family or friends, and he has never met someone named Song Baiyi who is kind to him.
Because Cheng Zhi had already seen the moon that could illuminate him.
So he never wanted to go back to the darkness where he was always alone.
Just as Cheng Zhi was thinking this, the door of the dressing room was gently pushed open by Song Baiyi from the outside.
Song Baiyi moved quietly and walked in silently.
The sofa was facing the door, and Cheng Zhi was deep in thought on the sofa.
So he didn't notice at all when the second person suddenly appeared in the dressing room.
Song Baiyi stood behind Cheng Zhi without saying a word. When he looked down at Cheng Zhi, there was an indescribable emotion in his eyes.
He originally wanted to come and congratulate Cheng Zhi on his successful performance.
But the soundproofing in the dressing room is not very good.
Therefore, Song Baiyi heard everything that Cheng Zhi and Cheng Yuan were talking about outside the door from the very beginning.
When Cheng Yuan left the dressing room, Song Baiyi stood at the door and signaled her with his eyes that she didn't need to speak.
Cheng Yuan was very cooperative. She just smiled at him and left.
After Cheng Yuan left, Song Baiyi held the door handle without moving, suddenly feeling a little at a loss.
At first, Song Baiyi really didn't understand what Cheng Yuan meant by "You and my brother are not the same person."
However, based on the content of the conversation between the two people, Song Baiyi slowly understood.
The current Cheng Zhi is not the same person as the previous Cheng Zhi.
Song Baiyi did have many questions about this topic.
In order to get the questions in his mind answered, he pushed the door open.
After seeing Cheng Zhi sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed, thinking about something.
Song Baiyi suddenly didn't know how to start talking for a moment.
After a long while, Song Baiyi lowered his eyes.
He put down his hand and rubbed the head of Cheng Zhi, who was sitting on the sofa with his back to him.
Cheng Zhi, who was immersed in his own world just now, was startled by the sudden movement above his head.
His body trembled violently, and then he subconsciously reached for his head.
The next second, Cheng Zhi felt his fingers touching another pair of warm hands.
He turned sideways and looked up in response, and happened to meet the eyes of Song Baiyi who was standing behind him.
Neither of them took their hands away, Cheng Zhi's right hand and Song Baiyi's right hand covered each other.
At this moment, Cheng Zhi noticed that the bow on Song Baiyi's right ring finger had not been untied yet.
It was still tied to Song Baiyi's hand, lifelike, and very close to the one in his hand.
This was the first time Cheng Zhi's hand touched Song Baiyi's hand.
It was also the first close contact between the two white bows.
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The author has something to say:
Cheng Zhi's original world disappeared when he came to this world.
The reason is that he played the role of "spectator" in the previous world, but when he came to this world, he truly became a "participant".
(Yes, the above is all made up by me with my eyes closed. There is no logic at all. I am just a heartless cookie maker who can only write about top and bottom. If you must dig into the logic, don't scold me. If you think my writing is too outrageous and you must scold me, I will kneel down here and apologize/be good.)
Finally, all you need to know is that Cheng Zhi will not leave this world, and will live happily and happily with Teacher Song in this world and complete this life~
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