Knock knock~

"Yinglili, are you in there? I'm coming in."

Kato Yusuke knocked on the door twice, waited for a moment, then opened the door and walked into the room.

What you see is darkness.

There was no one in the quiet room, except for a pair of ladylike white gloves lying on the bed.

"..."

He first looked around, then stepped forward.

Pushing open the door to the balcony, the winter night wind blew in my face.

It was clearly snowing, but the moonlight was soft and transparent, as if it had been waiting for a long time to come in.

The girl was standing quietly in front of the fence, looking up at the moon like thin ice, wondering what she was thinking.

The blond hair hangs down listlessly under the moonlight, but it is still delicate and elegant.

She gently crossed her arms, her skin glowed with a faint smoothness in the dimness of the night, and her skin was fair and a little rosy, and her small figure looked a bit thin.

Although the light snow that lasted from morning to evening was not deep, traces of it could still be seen on the grass and fences.

A thin layer of silvery white snow reflects the light of the moonlight and street lights.

Considering the current time, the surroundings are still quite bright.

The orange light inside the mansion reflects the white snow, and it even looks a little warm.

Still, the snow will melt and disappear with the slightest touch.

"Feel sorry……"

The girl whispered: "Give me a little more time, just a little bit, I will go back to your place right away..."

Kato Yusuke turned his head to look at her, then put a can of hot black tea brought from downstairs into his slightly frozen little hand.

"There's no need to be in such a hurry, you can take your time and it doesn't matter."

As he spoke, he took off his coat and put it on him.

The girl's shoulders trembled slightly, but she didn't say anything.

He didn't care about it and just stood quietly admiring the night view.

The two fell silent.

In the falling light snow.

The ridge was hidden in the depths of the night, with only a slightly blurry outline visible, making it hard to see clearly.

The lights of thousands of houses are shining brightly, spreading on the earth when night falls, like the Milky Way falling from the sky.

It is said that there is a saying in the world that snow absorbs sound.

Kato Yusuke doesn’t think so.

However, the two of them were indeed silent at the moment, just listening to each other's breathing and staring at the quiet night.

"..."

Ying Lili held the can of black tea in her hands, rolled it gently to keep warm, and then slowly shook her head.

"That...will cause trouble for mom and dad. There are many guests here today, and I can't embarrass them."

"Then you can think of it as doing me a favor. I just want to get some air outside."

"If both of us disappeared from the banquet, it would be even more problematic..."

"Uncle Leonard and Aunt Sayuri are the protagonists tonight. No one will care about two high school students."

"But, wouldn't it be easy to cause misunderstandings like this..."

The person involved muttered, making Yusuke Kato pause for a moment.

He turned around and stretched out one hand, flicking his finger on the other person's forehead with a "dong~" sound.

"it hurts!"

Yinglili immediately screamed and raised her hand to cover her forehead.

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's just that a brother and sister have disappeared. How can others misunderstand them?" Kato Yusuke said calmly, as if he was speechless.

"What! You're so outrageous and I didn't say anything. Why are you knocking on others?"

Yinglili frowned unhappily and said angrily: "Besides, where did you think you were going?"

Kato Yusuke was stunned for a moment, then looked away.

"...Anyway, since you are still in the mood to joke, the situation shouldn't be that serious, right? Then I'll leave first. It's very cold outside, so remember not to stay too long."

He turned around and was about to return to the room, but...

"Wait a moment!"

A hand suddenly grabbed the corner of his clothes.

Kato Yusuke was forced to stop and looked back.

Her long, silky golden hair fell down, revealing her fair, petite and rosy face, and a pair of crystal-clear eyes looking at him.

"...Anyway, you are very free now. I want to have a life discussion, so you can stay with me..."

Warm white breath leaked from the soft lips like cherry blossoms and floated in the air.

"Life discussion...?"

Kato Yusuke murmured, his eyes unconsciously staring at those lips.

The scene not long ago suddenly appeared in my mind, and even there seemed to be a vague touch left on my lips...

He was suddenly startled when he thought of this, and then he immediately looked away. His originally calm heart suddenly felt a throbbing, and for a moment he didn't know how to speak.

Seeing his reaction like this.

Yinglili was stunned at first, and then seemed to recall the same thing. Her fair face turned red instantly, and then she punched him hard on the back and said incoherently:

"You, you, you, you, where did you think you were? I'm not talking about that! I just... simply... just wanted to talk to you..."

The atmosphere became slightly awkward.

Kato Yusuke paused for a moment, moved his lips and said: "...Okay, I don't have any objections, let's go in and talk."

The girl nodded slightly, hummed inaudibly, then lowered her head and walked quickly into the house.

The latter slowly followed in and closed the door to keep out the cold air.

When he turned his head, the sight in front of him made him freeze on the spot.

"...Why are you sitting on the bed?"

"What for? Can't I sit down?"

"No, the question is how are we going to talk when you're like this?"

"..."

Ying Lili pursed her lips and looked at him, patted the empty seat next to her, "You can just sit here."

"..."

Kato Yusuke rubbed his temples, not wanting to cooperate with her.

After all, a boy sitting on a girl's bed is a very inappropriate behavior no matter how you think about it.

Especially after what happened some time ago, he didn't want to indulge himself.

As if seeing his inner resistance, a flash of hesitation flashed across Yinglili's face, then she jumped off the bed and sat on the ground with her skirt pressed down.

"You are so troublesome..."

The girl patted the place next to her again and said, "Well, if you sit on the ground, you'll be fine, right?"

'Can't you just sit on the chair?'

Thinking this way, Kato Yusuke couldn't help but sigh, and then walked up and sat next to her.

The air conditioner in the room was turned on at full blast, and the warmth continued to spread through the clothes into the skin, making it very warm.

Since there were no lights on, the room was still dark.

The two people sitting on the floor were hidden in the night. Only a small patch of moonlight illuminated their location, proving that there was someone here.

Yinglili was the first to speak: "...You saw it...yesterday."

This question was a bit confusing, but Yusuke Kato knew exactly what she was referring to, so he nodded in acquiescence.

"That's it..."

The girl stared at her toes that were pressed together and asked, "You didn't sign up to join the club, why were you there at that time?"

"Ms. Kousaka asked me to talk about something. When we came out, we happened to see you and An Yi. Because I was a little concerned, I followed you and took a look."
To be continued...