Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 172 Xiaolan wants to know Yingsheng's past
"I just think that other people's expectations are just byproducts. Self-motivation, Xiaolan, is always the most important."

Yingsheng tilted his head and looked at Kyogoku Makoto: "Just like Kyogoku-senpai, do you think he would give up his pursuit of martial arts because of such a strange thing?"

Kyogoku shook his head.

Yingsheng picked up the phone again, turned on the speakerphone, and said to Kudo Shinichi who had just called three seconds ago:
"Kudo, why do you solve cases? To get recognition from others? If you are not recognized, would you still do it?"

"what?"

Kudo Shinichi was puzzled for a moment: "Of course I will do it. I solve cases just because I like it. A detective must tirelessly pursue the truth. Being misunderstood and disapproved does not matter at all. Besides, aren't you going to give me the address of Miss Mingmei's house?"

"I don't know yet. I'll ask you later. Besides, it's almost noon now. You're not in a hurry to go over and get a free meal. That's it. Bye."

Ignoring the confused Kudo Shinichi, Yingsheng hung up the phone and looked at Xiaolan again:
"Anyway, Attorney Fei and Mr. Maori will come over, but you have to know that you are not competing for them. Everything you do is for yourself."

Xiaolan nodded heavily: "I definitely will!"

Yingsheng looked into her eyes carefully, and Xiaolan did not avoid him at all. After staring at each other for a few breaths, Yingsheng smiled and looked away:

"Although I haven't fully realized it, it's not bad. Take your time and continue watching the game."

Xiaolan smiled and said, "Okay."

The conversation ended here, and the two turned around to continue watching the game. In this oval-shaped venue, the noise from one place spread far away. Yingsheng lay on the backrest of the seat in front, and slowly fell asleep in some inexplicable comfort.

Ah, it turns out that catching up on sleep is the most comfortable thing.

When I woke up again, it was already 11:50 am. The contestants from Beido High School had also come to the stands. With the curiosity and vigor unique to young people, they quickly mingled with the people from Teitan High School.

Yingsheng looked sleepily at Xiaolan who had woken him up: "Why didn't you just carry me to the hotel and then wake me up?"

"........."

Xiaolan rolled her eyes at him and said, "What weird things are you talking about? Let's go."

Yingsheng stretched out his hand to her. Xiaolan grabbed his forearm, pulled him up, and said unhappily:

"Really, what did you do last night?"

Yingsheng stretched, and followed the group out of the gymnasium with Xiaolan.

"What else could it be? My old business."

"Haha, you are such a jerk."

"I have stopped deceiving others. Because you said I would exchange my sincerity for theirs, I now tell them straight out that I'm sorry, I don't love you. If you are willing to love me, thank you. If not, that's fine."

"…Is there something wrong with your understanding of the matter of true love for true love?"

"Of course not, but the prerequisites are a bit difficult for me."

"sincere……"

Xiaolan sighed softly: "Let me confirm first, Shuiyue-kun's understanding of this concept should be correct, right?"

Yingsheng laughed: "To doubt Liuying in such a matter is really underestimating her."

"So you really have never been moved once? It always feels incredible."

"Of course there was, but it was something you couldn't understand."

"Belief?"

Xiaolan remembered that Yingsheng had mentioned Xuantian many times.

"Similar, but not exactly the same. It's a very strange state, it's..." Seeing the uneasiness in Xiaolan's eyes, Yingsheng smiled and changed the subject, "Just kidding, we've talked about this topic before, right? My answer is that my spiritual world is very complete, and I don't have that kind of need."

Xiaolan knew that Yingsheng was probably not joking, but she didn't ask any more questions and continued with what he said: "But Suigetsu-kun wasn't born like this, was he? Before... Ivy? There must have been a time."

She obviously understood the change in Yingsheng's personality as an epiphany after his failed suicide attempt, just like the winery did.

Hotaru thinks it is normal for Xiaolan to have such thoughts, but he really doesn't know or care whether Hotaru Mizuki has ever been attracted to others before he arrived.

As for Tianshu...

Yingsheng stroked his chin and said thoughtfully: "Perhaps, I can't say that there is absolutely no such thing."

Xiaolan's eyes lit up: "What kind of person is she?"

Yingsheng was slightly stunned: "She?"

Xiaolan was also stunned, and then suddenly thought of something, her face suddenly changed, she stepped back three steps in fear, and looked at Yingsheng in disbelief:

"Suiyue-kun, you...actually...actually!"

"Hey, your reaction is really weird!"

Seeing that everyone in front of him was attracted to look, Yingsheng hurried forward, covered Xiaolan's mouth, and whispered in her ear: "It! This it! Yes, it's also her! You can think of her as a two-dimensional paper figure, I just didn't react for a moment."

Xiaolan felt relieved, but she still looked at him with some caution: "Really?"

"........."

Yingsheng was helpless: "Can't you see it from my performance? Xiaolan, you are not a fujoshi."

"........."

Xiaolan said weakly: "In fact, I have always felt that the flower name Liuying is quite feminine. And Shuiyuejun is a beautiful boy with good skin, and..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Yingsheng interrupted quickly and sighed, "If you keep saying that, I'll have to think about it..."

"Developing new business?" Xiaolan blinked.

"..."

Yingsheng gritted his teeth and said, "I should think about how to prove it to you!"

Xiaolan blushed slightly, turned her head away, and continued to follow the large group in front: "Then tell me what kind of person she is. Also, does Mizuki-kun actually watch anime?"

Yingsheng shook his head and followed suit: "It's not anime, um... you can simply think of her as a virtual image, but in fact, she doesn't even have an image, just some kind of stream of consciousness."

"Eh?"

Xiaolan turned around and asked tentatively: "Is this some kind of image that Suigetsu-kun imagined himself?"

Yingsheng curled his lips: "Not at all, my imagination only accounts for a small part, but you can understand it this way. Why, do you want to show pity to a poor creature like me?"

"No! Not at all!"

Xiaolan quickly shook her head: "Suiyue-kun has a very rich spiritual world, I can't wait to envy him."

"Haha, that's not what you mean."

"No, please continue, Shuiyue-kun. I'm very curious."

"There's nothing much to say. Anyway, she has always been with me, so it's natural for me to have a good impression of her."

Before Tianshu became Tianshu, he was just industrial product No. 1001 coming off an assembly line.

From the first second he had memory, a gentle voice accompanied his ears, teaching him everything in the world and always accompanying him no matter when and where.

Until that day, he was favored by Xuantian.

(End of this chapter)