At the booth in the corner, you can hear the needle falling for a while.

Delphinium looked at Xia Liang steadily, blinked her eyes twice for a while, and suddenly didn't know what to say. In other words, Xia Liang's question was completely unexpected by her, so that there was no corresponding draft in her mind at all.

She never expected Xia Liang to think of this level.

It's just that her silence didn't make Xia Liang realize anything, it is better to say that she was also very nervous when she asked this question, for fear of angering the delphinch, so she only dared to lower her head and secretly glance at the other party, and continued to list other possibilities in her mind:

"What kind of state is that, is it true that he has become male inside and out?"

"Is there really a magic that can completely change the gender of a magical girl, make a magical girl become a male, and even have offspring with other women?"

"Or is your usual appearance of 'Uncle Lin' just an illusion, and not really becoming 'Uncle Lin'? But in that case, how did Xiaolu come about......"

Even if the tone of the question is very empty, as soon as he talks about this question, Xia Liang becomes endless, and even has a tendency to rely on his own imagination to exhaust the answers. It seems that this doubt has indeed been holding back in her heart for a long time.

But the delphinium listened to her words, but the hand on the table gradually became weak.

Xia Liang discovered the truth that "Lin Yun and Delphinch are the same person", which is already a fait accompli, so she can confess all this to Xia Liang without any burden, because she doesn't need to hide anything.

However, the issues that Xia Liang is discussing now are no longer within his scope.

"Why do you think that?"

She interrupted Xia Liang's words and asked softly, "And not other possibilities?" For example, am I originally male? ”

"Little senior, you're fooling me with the impossible."

Xia Liang raised his head slightly: "It is impossible for a man to become a magical girl, even I know this kind of thing." ”

"Maybe I'm a special case." Delphinium asked lukewarmly.

"If the junior senpai is a special case......

When Xia Liang heard this, he imagined it slightly, thinking of his rather intimate interaction with Delphinium these days, if Delphinium was really actually a man......

"Junior, will you be taken away by the police for questioning?" She said with some uncertainty.

Seeing that the delphinium's eyelids were pulled down, she had a posture of rolling her eyes, and she hurriedly said haha: "Just kidding, just kidding, after all, we all know that this is impossible." ”

"Because the true appearance of our magical girl, shouldn't it be the appearance of our own soul?"

"From the moment we transform into a magical girl, our image is formed according to our original appearance, and with the promotion to the bud level, the body as a magical girl will be constant, and it will never change with time."

"So, no matter what your appearance becomes, the original appearance is also the appearance when you became a magical girl, it is now, this girl in front of me, right?"

Her reasoning is well-founded and logical, and if an uninformed passer-by were to judge, she would think she was very reasonable. And if the person concerned is not herself, then Delphinium will also admit that she said it well.

Only, that's the "if".

"A good child's curiosity is in moderation."

She raised her eyes slightly and looked at Xia Liang expressionlessly: "You are a smart and sensitive child, so you yourself know that it's time to stop." ”

By "stop," she doesn't just mean the problem at hand.

Xia Liang also understood the meaning of her words at this moment.

The eyes that were still full of inquisitive desire slowly dimmed at this moment, and she knew what the delphinium really conveyed to her, so her lips opened and closed slightly, and after all, she didn't ask for anything more.

“…… Like, I did get a little too excited today. ”

Lowering her eyes slightly, she showed an apologetic wry smile on her face: "I'm sorry." ”

Delphinium looked at her like this, and after a while, she held on to the table and slowly stood up.

"Let's go back."

She said.

By the time she said this, it was nearly evening, and after an afternoon of complicated travel, the sun's rays had gradually turned yellow, staining the sky with a touch of orange.

The atmosphere between the two changed from the previous lively and frivolous, and became a little awkward and silent, Delphinium walked in front with crisp steps, and Xia Liang followed silently behind him. The two of them said goodbye to the owner of the café, returned to the parking lot in the direction they came, and then sat back in the car.

The delphinium poked underneath her feet, found the raised pedal in the unfamiliar driver's seat, and then quite skillfully pulled out the seat belt on the side and fastened it in front of her.

Then, as the car started, she said, "I'm not actually blaming you. ”

"I've told you before that I'm an adult, an adult, compared to you. I have also promised you that, in order to show my concern for you, I can allow you to be appropriately self-willed and not to be angry with you. ”

"You don't need to apologize to me, because I wasn't actually angry at what you did today, and I'm glad you were able to have fun."

"Before I came out today, I was actually a little unsure. After all, we are not the same generation.,I can be your predecessor in magical girls and learning.,Teach you with a serious attitude; But if you need a friend, you need a loved one, and you want to have fun when you go out with me, I don't have that confidence. ”

"So the only thing I can think of is to take you to places that I loved when I was younger, where I used to have fun and enjoyed my youth, so I hope these places will also make you feel fun."

"Now it seems that although the process is a bit tortuous, the effect is not bad."

When she said these words, her tone was as calm and cold as ever, but the meaning expressed in them was sincere enough. This made Xia Liang, who was shrunk in the back seat, raise his head and look at the delphinium through the reversing mirror.

“…… You've done enough, junior. ”

She spoke slowly, trying to make herself look unconcerned: "I actually know it, in fact, you have been accommodating me all day today. Let's just say that although I proposed this 'date', it is you who cares the most. ”

"When it rained heavily in the morning, and I couldn't make up my mind, it was you who didn't mind this imposed agreement, changed the original itinerary, and pulled me out."

"Met me in the morning...... Friend, when I didn't want to deal with them, you accepted my unreasonable demands and drove them away. ”

"In the afternoon, I was happy by myself, and I could feel that you weren't really interested, but you were still messing around with me."

"So I'm actually really happy today, and I'm very grateful to you for being able to do this."

"The reason why I feel a little depressed now is not because you said 'just enough', but because I realized that I really haven't grown or changed."

This sentence made Delphinium frown slightly, turned her head and asked, "Sure enough, you should report the affairs of those children to the teenagers for guidance?" It's fair enough for you to make sure they don't at least go astray. ”

"No, that's not it! That's enough for now! ”

Xia Liang raised his voice, waved his hand again and again, and then said a little frustratedly: "What I want to say is actually myself. ”

"Because I found that I was still the same, and I always liked to immerse myself in self-satisfaction."

"In the past, I was immersed in the imagination of playing a 'good child', no matter what happened, I just wanted to use 'well-behaved' to solve everything, and 'I am a good child' to escape reality and escape my responsibilities."

"Now I'm because you said 'you can be willful', and I discovered some of your secrets, so I feel that I can ask for something here, and use 'willfulness' as an excuse for 'messing around'."

"Sure enough, I messed up again."

"Obviously, I want to take this opportunity to have a closer relationship with my junior and a little better, but when I think of this, I lose my original sense of proportion, and I can't control my distractions, so I unconsciously go too far."

"I've always been like this, as long as I get pleasure in doing something and feel satisfied, then I repeat it excessively."

"If you get chicken feathers as an arrow, you're probably talking about people like me, right?"

When she finished saying this, she looked in the direction of the delphinium with some hesitation, like a child waiting for the teacher's criticism.

Obviously, she hopes that this self-examination can play a role in "actively admitting mistakes" and redeeming her evaluation in Delphinium's heart.

It's just that she doesn't know that Delphinium doesn't have any comments on today's Xia Liang's somewhat nonsense behavior.

In fact, she doesn't feel the need to comment.

No one is perfect, everyone in the world will always have their own character flaws, even Delphinium herself has countless regrets and self-blame, how can she ask a child not to make mistakes?

Even a true saint cannot be made overnight, and there will always be a process of growth and self-reflection. And Xia Liang's self-awareness is clear enough, which has surpassed countless peers.

At least, her own daughter can't do that right now.

At this time, what she should do is not to criticize, or even evaluate, because this is something that Xia Liang herself has already done, and she has done it right, so there is no need for her to repeat it.

When a child knows his mistakes, he still keeps blaming and resenting, which is a sign of the incompetence of his elders.

Delphinium doesn't want to be the incompetent person, so there's only one thing she should do – guide.

She had to tell Xia Liang what was right.

“…… You always talk about 'love', but what is the love you are after? ”

The delphinium spoke softly: "Or, when you say this word, have you ever thought about its meaning?" ”

"Love, what is it?"

Xia Liang looked up with some confusion: "Isn't love love?" ”

"There are different kinds of love."

Barely passing by the cars on the side of the narrow road, Delphinium calmly added while playing the steering wheel: "Love, dear, friendship, fraternity, love is a very complicated thing, when you are thirsting for 'love', have you really thought about what you want?" ”

"I didn't think about it."

Xia Liang shook his head: "Little senior, I told you before. For me, the distinction between love is actually very small, as long as it is love, it is okay for me. ”

"It's okay to have any kind of love, as long as it's my love, I don't mind what they are or what they're for."

"Because I'm a child who lacks love, what I'm already missing, if I pick and choose, then I may really have nothing."

Xia Liang's words did not exceed Delphinium's expectations.

As early as that late summer night, Xia Liang discovered the truth about herself, and when she confessed to herself on the balcony, Delphinium had already vaguely guessed her thoughts.

Xia Liang doesn't mind the type of love, all she lacks is the source of love, so when she finds someone who is willing to give her love, she will endlessly dig out possible "love" from the other party.

Xia Liang will form the character she has today, not because she lacks self-control, but because she is "poor and afraid".

This "poverty" is not a material deprivation, but a spiritual lack of what she calls "love".

It's like a person who was once imprinted by a poor life, even if he lived a rich life, he was always restless and wanted more money; People who once did not have enough to eat, even when they were not short of food, always subconsciously worked and thrifty and did not want to waste a little food.

Xia Liang has a similar psychology, except that what she hoards is not materials, but "love".

Everything she does is actually an extension of this "lack of love psychology". Whether it is unconditional obedience to one's own parents; or the indulgence of those bad "friends"; Even today's infinite intimacy for Delphinium stems from the same pursuit.

"It's not your fault that you want to be so hungry for 'love' and afraid of losing it."

So Delphinium spoke: "Your parents have failed in this matter, and it is their fault that they have not been able to give enough care to their children when they need love. ”

"Those bad boys are also very bad in this matter: they may approach you under the banner of 'friendship', but because of immature jealousy or various reasons, they will only bring you harm in the end, and I hope you can distinguish this clearly and remember this."

"You feel that there is a lack of love, and it is not your fault that you don't get enough love; It's just that your past environment is not good enough, and the people you meet have their own problems. ”

Driving the SUV back to the villa area and parking it underground, Delphinium walked out of the garage with Xia Liang. As she walked towards the door of the villa, she continued, "Remember what I taught you when you first talked to me? ”

“…… Don't blindly suppress yourself and learn to be willful? "Xia Liang is a little uncertain.

"That's right, you can take it as the first lesson I teach you."

Walking into the courtyard of the villa and standing in front of the door of the entrance, Delphinium took out her key: "And now, you can take all this as the second lesson I teach you." ”

"Or something?" Xia Liang asked a little confused.

"The content of this lesson can be summed up in a few words."

Feeding the key into the keyhole, twisting the door lock, and pulling the door open, the delphinium turned to Xia Liang, the voice was cold, but subtly with a warmth:

- "It's called 'Love is not lacking.'" ”

Behind the entrance door is a glittering decoration, with colorful flags hanging from the living room to the entrance, and a huge banner as far as the eye can see.

At this moment, Lin Xiaolu and Bai Jingxuan suddenly came out from behind the door with a smile, holding a string salute in their hands, and squeezed to the side of Delphinium together. Then, the three of them looked at Xia Liang at the same time.

"Smack"!

At the sound of the salute being fired, the three girls spoke together, and then said in unison:

"Happy Birthday!"

(End of chapter)