Since the last time he heard Gu Zhen's words, An Yanzhe hasn't looked for her again. He thought about it and felt that what Gu Zheng said made sense, he couldn't always use Gu Zhen as Su Li's stand-in, which was unfair to her, not to mention, although Gu Zhen and Su Li were the same in many ways, they were two people after all. Because of this, An Yanzhe no longer went to look for Gu Zheng, so he stayed in the study all day long, with lovesickness as his companion, indulging in wine and paintings.

On this day, Gu Zheng suddenly visited.

"How is the prince lately?" After seeing An Yanzhe, Gu Zhen asked first.

"It doesn't matter if it's good or bad." An Yanzhe replied.

"Recently, the prince of the world has not been going to the music workshop, but it is because he rejected His Highness's kindness that day?" Gu Zhen asked again.

"Do you think it's because of that?" An Yanzhe asked rhetorically.

Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Your Highness has always been generous, and you will not worry about these trivial things."

An Yanzhe smiled lightly, and didn't say anything, but felt that in this strange world, there would be a person who understood his mind to visit, which was not bad.

"Since you're not angry, why doesn't Your Highness go to Le Fang?" Gu Zhen asked again.

"I thought about it, and what the girl said made sense." An Yanzhe said.

Gu Zhen looked at An Yanzhe with some doubts, and he further explained: "You're right, I shouldn't use you as someone else's stand-in. In this case, it is better not to go. ”

"In the eyes of the prince, is it really just a stand-in? If you don't be her stand-in, won't you be able to meet the prince again? Can't the son of the world just look at me as a wreck? Gu Zhen looked at An Yanzhe and asked, a trace of grief flashed in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, I can't do that for the time being." An Yanzhe said apologetically.

Gu Zhen was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "Even so, the prince should continue to come." Someday, the prince will only look at me as a ghost, and I will wait for that day. ”

An Yanzhe wanted to say that you don't have to wait, but because he saw Gu Zhen's sincere and sincere eyes, he finally failed to say that hurtful word. Just nodded silently.

"The son who wanted to be light that day was suddenly killed, and His Highness knows about it." After a while, Gu Zhen spoke again.

When answering Gu Zheng's words, An Yanzhe's mind was the scene where he ended those people's lives on that rainy night. But on the surface, he was calm, and replied: "I don't know, I have been staying in the house recently, and I have never gone out."

For some reason, Gu Zhen looked at An Yanzhe meaningfully for a long time, and then said: "No matter who that person is, I want to thank him, and it can be regarded as a bad breath for me."

"However, I also hope that person will not appear in the near future, there is a murder at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and the emperor is sending someone to investigate this matter."

An Yanzhe didn't understand why Gu Zhenyu said this, because he knew that the incident was done by him, a kind reminder? Or do you just want someone to talk about it?

Because he didn't understand Gu Zhen's intentions, An Yanzhe simply didn't answer. However, he began to pay attention to the lonely man. This woman doesn't seem to be as simple as it seems.

During this time, Gu Zheng has been paying close attention to the environment of the study. Seeing the many paintings hanging in the room, she got up and admired them. The protagonist of each painting is the same, only the scene and what is done change. The clothes of the people in the painting are something that Gu Zheng has never seen, but she can recognize the people. The man in the painting is An Yanzhe, although the clothes and hairstyles are different, but he can still be recognized. The woman in the painting looks the same as her. Gu Zheng could probably guess that the woman was the person An Yanzhe couldn't forget.

"The woman in this painting is the person whom the prince loves deeply." Gu Zhen's words can be regarded as knowingly asking.

"Yes." An Yanzhe replied.

"It really looks like me." Lonely Ji sighed.

"Yes." An Yanzhe replied casually, looking at the scene of Gu Zhen admiring the paintings, he couldn't help but think, if Su Li saw these paintings, how would he react? Will you admire these paintings with the same smile as she does? I don't know if she will occasionally think of the scene with herself.

Lonely Basket carefully admired the paintings one by one, and the paintings were very delicate, and you could see the carefulness of the painters. Each painting, from the set to the subtle movements, is in place, not like an imagination, but only those who have experienced it will have such a clear memory.

So Gu Zhen asked curiously, "These...... Is that the story of her and His Royal Highness? ”

"Hmm." An Yanzhe replied, his own gaze rovering back and forth between the paintings and the face of the lonely man.

"What kind of place is this? It doesn't look like Kyoto. Gu Zhen said.

"It's a far, far away place." An Yanzhe said.

"How far?" Lonely asked.

"Thousands of years apart." The distance between him and Su Li cannot be converted in space units, but can only be explained in time units.

Between me and you, there has been a thousand years of time and space, I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other.

"What does that mean?" Gu Zhen asked puzzled, but An Yanzhe was immersed in his own thoughts and did not hear her question.

Seeing An Yanzhe's sad appearance, Gu Zhen thought to himself that he remembered those past events again. So he didn't bother An Yanzhe and continued to appreciate those paintings by himself.

The painting that hung out had probably been finished, and the painting that had just been completed on the desk of Gu Zheng attracted attention.

Not long after I finished drawing, the ink on the paper was not completely dry. The protagonists of the painting are still An Yanzhe and Su Li. Judging from the state of the picture, it seems to be a night, and the light is very dim. In the painting, Su Li is wearing a white dress, leaning against a pillar, and An Yanzhe is wearing a black suit, grabbing Su Li's wrist and standing opposite her. The distance between the two was so close that they were almost stuck together.

When Gu Zheng saw this picture, he couldn't help blushing a little, but he couldn't help but open his eyes a few more times, and for some reason he always felt that it was not a taste in his heart.

An Yanzhe walked to the desk because he was lonely, and he also walked over, and when he saw the painting on the desk, it reminded him of his memories. Of all the memories he and Su Li had, I'm afraid that one was the sweetest.

"I suddenly wondered what you would think of me if I had done something more despicable."

On the day of the salon party, An Yanzhe and Su Li danced together, and the two suddenly became a little unpleasant when they were talking. Su Li felt that everything An Yanzhe did was despicable. Being commented on by Su Li like this, An Yanzhe was a little annoyed. After he said that to Su Li, he leaned over and planned to kiss Su Li.

It was here, I don't know what the reason was, all the lights went out at the same time, and the indoor and outdoor were plunged into darkness, pitch black, and no one could see anyone. Only the faint moonlight shone in from the window, allowing An Yanzhe to still see Su Li's face clearly.

The distance between the two was very close, so close that he could see Su Li's slightly fluttering eyelashes, see her skin smooth and free of impurities, and look down to see her seductive lips.

Maybe it was the darkness that gave An Yanzhe courage, or maybe Su Li's lips were too seductive. An Yanzhe leaned over and kissed Su Li's lips without warning.

Gentle, moist, with a deadly temptation. Although the kiss only lasted five seconds, it was enough to make An Yanzhe addicted. When he thinks about it to this day, An Yanzhe still has a throbbing in his heart.

Five seconds later, the light came on again, pulling An Yanzhe's sanity back, and he left Su Li's lips.

Therefore, when the room was restored, An Yanzhe and Su Li were still very close, making people mistakenly think that An Yanzhe was planning to kiss Su Li. Although An Yanzhe did want to kiss Su Li's lips again, reason told him that he couldn't do that.

Realizing the harm that his actions just now had brought to Su Li, An Yanzhe slowly let go of Su Li's hand that was holding him, keeping a certain distance from her.

"What was it like at that time?" The voice of the lonely man shattered An Yanzhe's memories.

Lonely Ji didn't know why he said this, and he didn't know what kind of mentality he had when he said this, but he said it anyway, because he felt that there were some feelings in his heart that could not be resolved.

"Very happy." An Yanzhe said.

With an expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, Gu Zheng said: "I think so, she must feel very happy, being so favored by the world."

"It's that I feel very happy." An Yanzhe corrected, looked at Su Li in the painting, and said, "She should think it's very annoying." After all, he left mercilessly at that time. ”

An Yanzhe said and thought of the back of Su Li leaving as if he was fleeing at that time, and his heart was very uncomfortable.

"Why?" Gu Zhen asked puzzled.

"Because it's not me who she loves." An Yanzhe replied that it should be heartbreaking to say this sentence from his mouth.

"Even if you don't love, you shouldn't be so ruthless to people who truly love you." Gu Zhen was unhappy for An Yanzhe.

"It should. It should be done that way. An Yanzhe said and moved his gaze from the painting to Gu Zhen's face, and asked, "I told you before that I had deeply hurt her."

"Well, yes." Gu Zhen nodded and said.

"Because I did that to her, she couldn't do anything too much to me. She should have killed me with her own hands, or watched me die with her own eyes, but...... She chose to save me. ”

An Yanzhe thought that on the plane, Su Li desperately grabbed his hand, and at that moment, he was really moved. Feeling that everything she has done for her is worth it. In this way, Su Li's hand will be let go, and a person will endure the torment of death.

"What a kind woman." Gu Zhen said.

"Because of kindness, it will be so painful." An Yanzhe muttered, looking at the white chrysanthemum on the desk. This bouquet of white chrysanthemums spanned thousands of years of time and space, bringing Su Li's condolences to An Yanzhe, just like the lotus lantern sent An Yanzhe's thoughts. After some time, the chrysanthemums have withered. But An Yanzhe still kept it, just like Su Li always kept the lotus lantern he picked up by the river.