"Xiao Xiao, do you... like me?"

The moist wind blows from the broad sea, and the hair on Wu Geng's forehead is blown high, and then falls down. There are unknown birds singing in the distance, sharp and long, on this empty beach, it seems to be condensed

It became some kind of tangible existence and fell into Wu Geng’s ears.

She almost lost her mind for an instant, and then she realized that a year had passed since Nishino confessed his love to her. Nishino's mind has not changed yet, and he has been waiting for her answer. Her thoughts were very confused, and the two people kept flashing back in her mind.

Pictures of getting along.

"Like...or don't you like it?"

Nishino continued, staring into Wugeng's eyes. Although she was expecting and fearing in her heart, she still mustered up the courage and refused to escape.

"I……"

"Xiao Xiao still wants to drag it out like this? Two years, three years? Even if it's just one answer, I still want to know Xiao Xiao's true thoughts."

Feeling slightly uncomfortable being stared at by Nishino Juejue, Wugeng shifted his gaze and looked at the shell buried in the sand on the beach with only a small corner exposed.

Nishino stood up and sat on the beach, wrapping his hands around his bent legs. The sand imprinted on his smooth forearms scattered like raindrops.

"After the eighth single selection, Nakamoto-san and I talked on the phone... maybe she got the number from Ikuta-chan. She told her about the incident with Xiaoxiao. She was on the roof that day... she cried a lot

Be sad."

Japanese bud fragrance...

Wu Geng also sat up, but remained silent and did not speak.

"If Xiaoxiao had been smarter, she wouldn't have hurt Zhongyuan-san like that." Nishino lowered his head and murmured to himself, "Well... that kind of situation is not easy to handle... but!" her voice said.

He said a little louder, "Allowing the situation to develop is the worst behavior! In fact, wasn't Zhongyuan Sang so hurt that he quit voluntarily?"

Wu Geng couldn't refute it at all, because it was the truth, but when Nishino said it, she still felt strange. It was obvious that the relationship between the two was not good.

The conversation between Zhongyuan and her on the roof seemed like yesterday. A hesitant attitude cannot bring long-term peace. As Zhongyuan said, things that have been changed cannot go back to the past. Wu Geng does not want to change, because he is afraid

Change, but this is not an excuse for her to ignore her feelings.

A relationship either ferments in time or deteriorates in time. Time cannot be turned back.

Wu Geng clenched her fists unconsciously, and the sand slipped from her fingers.

"Xiao Xiao, I don't want to--"

"I like you, Na-chan."

Time seemed to be suspended, the sound of wind, waves, birds, everything was stretched and stretched infinitely.

The sound of the fifth watch was very soft, like a blown soap bubble, which might break at some point. With a snap, nothing would be left. But the gentle wind on the beach sent this message to Nishino's ears.

This was the first time she spoke in such a soft but powerful tone. Her cheeks were hot and her mouth was dry, but her heart felt like letting go of a big stone and sinking to the bottom of the water with a splash, and the ripples quickly calmed down.

Ah...I said it...finally...

It was obviously a simple love, but why did it drag on for a year? From the time Nishino sent the signal to Wu Geng's response, were they two lonely planets facing each other in the dark universe?

They were always in the closest position to each other, but it took them a year before they turned around and held each other's hands.

Wu Geng did not dare to look at Nishino's expression, nor did she dare to let the other party see her. She was so shy that she was about to cry. She stared at the white sand on the beach.

After a while, it might have been a tenth of a second, or it might have been a minute or two. Five o'clock could no longer tell the speed of time. She only felt that there were a pair of hands with the remaining warmth of the sunset attached to the back of her hands.

.Gently, as if touching a young and timid animal, for fear of frightening her.

"...You're not forcing yourself, Xiaoxiao."

Wu Geng opened his eyes slightly, not expecting Nishino to say this.

She smiled bitterly, raised her head, and looked at Nishino, "Did you notice? I've actually been forcing myself."

Before Nishino's eyes dimmed, she continued, "Forcing yourself not to notice your true feelings, forcing yourself to ignore the happiness of having someone by your side all the time, forcing yourself to classify all emotions into the category of friendship...

Na-chan, I like you. I have liked you since a long time ago. Na-chan is a crybaby, gentle Na-chan, giggles Na-chan, occasionally has a bad temper, is willful and jealous, and I also like Na-chan when she is angry.

Because I like it too much, I like it too much, but I am hesitant about whether I have misunderstood this relationship."

Nishino stared, silently listening to Wu Geng's words, and grabbed her hand unconsciously.

"Because this is the first time I have had such an experience... the feeling of wanting to be with someone." Wu Geng stretched his head towards Nishino, his eyes wide open, "Is this friendship? Or is it love?

?I don’t know, I really don’t know. The book didn’t tell me this, so when Na-chan said she liked me, I backed down because... Na-chan seemed so serious and ambiguous at the time.

I am not qualified to respond to Na-chan like that..."

The fifth watch was somewhat incoherent, and the various emotions hidden in my heart wanted to be revealed once I opened my mouth.

Nishino suddenly laughed, very happily. She put her hands on Wugeng's shoulders and interrupted her.

"Xiao Xiao!"

"……ah?"

Then he kissed her without hesitation.

After Wu Geng experienced a moment of astonishment, her expression gradually softened. She closed her eyes and immersed herself in this universal act of expressing love.

After a long time, Nishino blushed and backed away, so it was five o'clock.

"Has the bleeding... stopped?"

"Um?"

"Because," Nishino said with a smile, "Xiaoxiao's lips were not dyed red this time."

Wu Geng pursed his lips, yes. However, he might have contracted something more troublesome.

"Although Xiaoxiao said she likes me, I definitely like Xiaoxiao more deeply." Nishino said seriously, wagging his slender index finger.

"That's not the case."

"I like Xiao Xiao twice as much as Xiao Xiao imagined. And I was the first to confess my love." She felt a little proud.

"No, I like Na-chan three times more than I imagined!"

"Then I'll do it ten times!"

"Me a hundred times!"

"I'm a thousand... no, ten million times!"

The two of them argued like primary school students about who liked whom more. When they got tired of talking, they looked at each other and giggled.

Wu Geng patted his side, and Nishino sat down obediently. The dim sunset half fell under the sea.

Nishino turned his head and wanted to lean on Wu Geng's shoulder, but found that the height difference seemed a bit overwhelming. Instead Wu Geng easily leaned his head on Nishino's shoulder. Nishino smelled the fragrance of shampoo in Wu Geng's hair, and they

Used the same one.

"I will work hard," Wu Geng said softly, "to make up for Na-chan's love for me this year."

Nishino rested his head on Wu Geng's head, "Xiao Xiao doesn't have to work so hard. Because, I will try hard to make Xiao Xiao like me more, more, more, more, so much that no one will take her away.

degree."

"Na-chan, you are so greedy."

"Only do this to Xiaoxiao."

"Hehe. I'm a little happy."

Under the setting sun, the two people's backs overlapped and looked like a whole.
Chapter completed!