Stand-In Boyfriend Fu Zheng Ji

Chapter 472 Fish Escapes
This was the first time Zhang Ling heard the theory that the criterion for measuring feelings is sincerity.

However, she is very convinced by the sincerity theory.

That is, he believed Li Xiang's explanation just now.

As for the question Li Xiang asked?
She explained with some embarrassment:
"What's there to say? It's my fault for mistaking the standard for measuring the affection between people. That's why I'm worried about which of us the child loves more?"

Li Xiang deliberately smiled and asked:
"Now do you know who Xiaodouzi loves more?"

Zhang Ling said with a happy smile like a child:

"Same. Same!"

Li Xiang also echoed and said with a smile, "It's the same."

Then the two of them discovered that it was as if Columbus had discovered the New World.

They looked at each other affectionately.

That sweet feeling is like holding hands with the one you love.

It was like a grand wedding being held in the presence of relatives and friends.

How much time has passed?

A goldfish that Li Xiang kept in his office escaped from the fish tank.

When they heard the sound of water, they both looked over.

I just happened to see the goldfish that had fallen to the ground jumping back and forth in protest.

Li Xiang muttered in confusion:
"Strange! This is really strange. This fish has never escaped from prison since I raised it. Why did it jump out today?"

Zhang Ling hurried forward, carefully picked up the fish from the ground, and said as she put it into the fish tank:

"What could be the reason? Animals are just like humans. They are full of curiosity about the outside world. So they just jump when they want to."

Li Xiang shook his head and said:
"My intuition tells me that your answer is wrong."

Zhang Ling asked with a little displeasure:
"I'm not right. Then give me a correct answer."

Li Xiang shook his head again and said:
"As for the answer! I haven't figured out how to better organize my words yet. Please allow me to think about it."

Zhang Ling gave Li Xiang a mocking look.

No one continued what he was saying.

Then he observed the goldfish swimming in the fish tank and said:
"Li Xiang, how can you raise fish like this? You only have one fish in such a big fish tank!"

Li Xiang suddenly realized after Zhang Ling reminded him:

"Oh, that's why! I finally know why the fish jumped out of the fish tank."

Zhang Ling asked curiously:

"why?"

Li Xiang looked at Zhang Ling again with deep affection in his eyes and said:
"Of course this fish is single."

Zhang Ling said shyly with a hint of disbelief:

"What! Single? What do you mean?"

Don’t you understand the literal meaning?
The answer is definitely not.

That only meant that Zhang Ling was not sure what he had just said was what she understood.

It was easy to get Zhang Ling to confirm it.

So Li Xiang continued to put on a sweet smile and explained:
"In other words, this single Pisces is extremely jealous of us who are in a relationship."

Zhang Ling was about to open her mouth to refute Li Xiang's words, saying they were nonsense.

Never thought about it!
The fish swimming in the water happened to escape from the fish tank.

But this time it didn't fall to the ground.

Instead, Li Xiang, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, caught it with both hands.

Li Xiang held the fish in his hand and smiled as he gestured to Zhang Ling:
"Look, I guess this goldfish must be a male."

Zhang Ling looked at the fish and asked subconsciously:
"Can you tell the difference between male and female goldfish?"

Li Xiang shook his head and said:
"Can't tell."

Zhang Ling said with a look of disgust on her face:
"I can't tell why you say this goldfish is a male."

Li Xiang smiled confidently and said:

"That's because the goldfish fell in love with you the first time it saw you. That's why it was very resistant to seeing me looking at you with such love just now."

Zhang Ling's cheeks were already rosy.

It was so red that it looked like someone had deliberately poured a bottle of red ink on his face.

When watching Li Xiang put the goldfish back into the fish tank.

She also smiled and pretended to be enlightened and said:
"I understand too! Like attracts like and opposites repel each other."

Li Xiang smiled and nodded without saying anything.

Zhang Ling looked at the goldfish swimming in the fish tank again.

suddenly!

She seemed to have thought of something?
So he took the initiative to kiss Li Xiang on the cheek.

Li Xiang was numb for a while as if he was struck by lightning.

Then he showed an excited smile and looked at Zhang Ling and said:
"Is there something you need? Tell me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely satisfy your request."

In his opinion, Zhang Ling was so proactive.

Most of the time they want to ask for something.

Zhang Ling smiled and shook her head.

Then he looked at the goldfish in the fish tank and said:
"I just want to test and confirm whether your statement is reasonable?"

Li Xiang also smiled and looked at the goldfish and asked:
"What's your answer?"

Zhang Ling said confidently:

"Wrong! It seems you are wrong."

"Oh?"

"Look, I just kissed you. Logically, it should jump out of the fish tank again. But why didn't it jump out of the fish tank this time? It just doesn't look as lively as before."

Li Xiang thought for a while and said with a smile:
"Wrong, wrong, your logic is wrong!"

Zhang Ling asked doubtfully:

"What's wrong with my logic?"

"Logically, you kissed me, and the goldfish, who was originally in unrequited love, instantly fell out of love."

Zhang Ling was so shocked by Li Xiang's words that she exclaimed "Ah".

Li Xiang didn't seem to be affected.

So he continued the conversation seriously:
"A sentimental fish is like a person who has lost his beloved. He immediately becomes depressed. That's why the goldfish is not as lively and active as before."

The logic that Li Xiang put forward made Zhang Ling ponder for a while.

She also thought it made sense.

So she picked up the fish food next to the fish tank.

I pinched a few grains with my fingers and fed them into the fish tank.

Thinking of using delicious food to stimulate the passion of goldfish.

But what Zhang Ling didn't expect was that the fish food all passed by the goldfish.

Finally it sank to the bottom of the fish tank.

The goldfish never responded.

So she said with some doubt:
"Li Xiang, that's not right. According to your logic, this fish likes me. It should rush to eat the fish food I feed it. But why is it indifferent?"

Li Xiang was seen tapping the wall of the fish tank with the joint of his index finger.

Try to use sound to startle the fish into becoming active.

When knocked several times in succession.

The goldfish still didn't react at all.

He was just about to explain that the goldfish might have fallen asleep.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he was refuted by Zhang Ling.

Because she had read a book that described how goldfish sleep.

It is said that there is a thin and transparent eyelid in the eyes of goldfish.

They just need to close their thin eyelids when they sleep.

So the eyes appear to be open and motionless.

But the fish gills are still breathing slowly.

But the eyes of the goldfish in the fish tank in front of me have been observed.

Not only was there no thin, transparent eyelids closed.

On the contrary, the goldfish's eyes seemed to have lost their spirit.

Especially the fish gills seemed not to have moved for a long time.

The analysis ends here.

Zhang Ling couldn't help but come to a terrible conclusion.

But this conclusion has not yet been spoken.

Li Xiang was the first to speak up, somewhat confused:

"Oh no! Could it be that the goldfish jumped out of the fish tank and died?"

While talking.

He hurriedly tried to take the goldfish out of the fish tank with his hands and observe it.

But when your fingers touch the water.

Li Xiang clearly felt a not too strong electric current and he subconsciously retracted his hand.

Zhang Ling immediately asked:

"what happened?"

Li Xiang looked at the fish tank with a puzzled look on his face and said:
"Maybe my logic just now is indeed wrong. Because there seems to be a leakage somewhere in the fish tank. I was shocked just now. It seems that the goldfish has been electrocuted to death." Zhang Ling looked at the goldfish in the fish tank with a sad face and said:
"Goldfish, oh Goldfish, I'm sorry! What we did just now seemed to be saving your life. But I didn't expect that it would cost you your life in the end."

Li Xiang said with a look of helplessness and self-blame:

"Yes! It's all my fault that I didn't find out the fish tank was leaking electricity in time. It was an unintentional mistake on my part, but you still died because of me. I'm sorry!"

So far!

The two of them are like children who never grow up.

A burial place was chosen for the goldfish.

That is, in a pot of boxwood in the office that was not growing very vigorously.

After burying the goldfish.

I looked back at the empty fish tank.

It was as if the goldfish had never been here.

Li Xiang, who was even more sentimental than Zhang Ling, wrote a few words of mourning.

Accompanied by a photo of a boxwood pot.

Then post it on your Moments to commemorate this life that passed away so quickly.

By the way, most adults don’t care about such insignificant life and death.

It seems like I'm numb most of the time.

If you have enough to do.

(Of course! This is just an excuse adults use.)
Then your perception of the passing of life will be extremely weak.

Wait until your head is empty.

This is what makes me feel confused!
Oh, it turns out that this little life is no longer here.

We also seem to have become boring and numb adults.

sometimes!
We often wonder where is the boundary between life and death?
Does it just end with the decay of life?

When we closed our eyes.

The moment you are pushed into the furnace and turned into ashes.

But our thoughts are still in this world.

As long as someone can remember you.

Your words have been passed down.

You seem to be alive.

Your mind is pounding.

Like that living heart.

Never stop.

If goldfish really had memories.

Will it remember the traces it left here?
It’s a pity that Xiaoyuer doesn’t have a pen.

Its words cannot be recorded.

Luckily I had a pen.

Leave a memory for the goldfish that it existed.

At the same time, I also try my best to wash away the numbness and boredom in my life.

Zhang Ling leaned over to one side.

I was enjoying the words that Li Xiang had just written the whole time.

she mused.

I couldn't help but wonder why she hadn't noticed it before?

Li Xiang actually has more delicate emotions than ordinary women.

So she said with a slightly teasing smile:
"Li Xiang, I'm curious if there's a soul of a woman like Mu Zi living in your body?"

Li Xiang's face turned pale instantly.

He asked almost subconsciously:
"Why Muzi?"

He thought, bad!
Could it be that his recent words and actions revealed some important information?

Zhang Ling guessed that he was a stand-in.

So I deliberately mentioned Muzi at this time to remind him.

The purpose is to make him confess quickly and get leniency.

Zhang Ling explained with a smile:
"Let's talk about Muzi. Of course, Muzi is the most representative among us women."

"Oh!"

This explanation made Li Xiang feel temporarily relieved.

It turned out that he was overthinking.

Zhang Ling then said:
"Li Xiang, you looked so nervous just now. Tell me! What bad things have you done that you hid from me?"

Li Xiang smiled bitterly and waved his hands repeatedly trying to argue:

"Where do you get that from? We shouldn't wrongly accuse people like this, okay?"

to be frank!
Zhang Ling did not have any solid evidence to prove that Li Xiang had done anything wrong behind her back.

But her intuition has always been very accurate.

Especially Li Xiang's cunning look just now further confirmed her intuition.

However, she couldn't just use "intuition" as an excuse without any basis.

To ask questions unreasonably.

So she thought for a while and continued to be skeptical and said:
"There's been a lot of gossip about you and me lately. I took a quick look at it in my spare time."

Li Xiang tried his best to remain calm and said:
"Ah! Why are you reading those baseless nonsense? Don't you remember what your uncle said? Reading those things is detrimental to one's intelligence as a human being."

He originally wanted to bring up Zhang Pengtian so that Zhang Ling would give up and stop caring about it.

But Zhang Ling seemed to have not heard anything about Zhang Pengtian.

Then he pretended to be puzzled and explained:

"No basis? I also thought this kind of news report was unfounded at first. But when I looked at it in light of the actual situation, I actually felt that some of the reports were unlikely to be false."

Zhang Ling has said so much.

Li Xiang wanted to avoid making Zhang Ling unhappy.

So he followed Zhang Ling's instructions and continued:
"Okay. Then can you tell me which reports don't seem to be false?"

So Zhang Ling casually took out the article that revealed the information with detective talent.

It is certain that they have found out that the real Li Xiang is a sugar-loving woman.

When the words "sugar-eating woman" came out of Zhang Ling's mouth.

Li Xiang's nervous mood was brought back to its peak state again.

He is clever.

I had to make the excuse that I was thirsty.

Get up and pour yourself a glass of water.

I saw him holding the water dispenser at the bar.

If you drink like a cow, usually use a 200 ml cup.

He drank about seven or eight cups before he stopped.

at this time.

Zhang Ling came to Li Xiang's side and said with some concern:

"Are you OK."

Perhaps this greeting made Li Xiang feel Zhang Ling's care.

It also temporarily relaxed his tense nerves and said:
"No, it's okay."

Zhang Ling then continued with a smile:

"Since you are fine, don't just stand there. Tell me quickly. I'm waiting for your explanation."

Li wanted to know what Zhang Ling asked him to say.
But he pretended to be confused and said:

"Speak! Zhang Ling, what do you want me to say?"

Zhang Ling had already started to feel fed up with Li Xiang's deliberate pulling.

But he still smiled kindly and said:

"You don't know, right? Okay! I'll remind you again."

Li Xiang nodded and signaled Zhang Ling to continue.

"I'm asking you if you are the sugar-eating woman that the reporter exposed. Remember, you must tell the truth! Otherwise, you will bear the consequences."

The voice just fell.

The current space seems to be a place where time has stood still.

Li Xiang's brain briefly crashed for a few seconds.

quickly!

He reacted and forced himself to smile helplessly, then shook his head and said:

"No way. You wouldn't really believe that gossip reporter but not me."

Zhang Ling had no intention of going to extremes with Li Xiang.

He just showed a bit of impatience and shouted the word "say".

Li Xiang said "no" to Zhang Ling without hesitation.

Zhang Ling still had some doubts and said:

"you sure?"

Li Xiang showed a meaningful smile and said:
"You don't believe me. Are you planning to verify my identity yourself?"