Before Mayumi left, Natsuki handed the gift into her hands.
"Gift? What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. Didn't I go on a school trip last week? This is the gift I brought from Tokyo. If you don't mind it, just accept it."
Natsuki gave an explanation. Mayumi was still puzzled.
"So why do you want to give me a gift?"
"Because Mayumi, you are both my colleague and the descendant of an acquaintance, so it's okay to give me a gift, right?"
The only employee in the entire coffee shop, but from this point of view, Natsuki also has a reason to give a gift. What's more, Mayumi is also the crazy girl next to him. The two levels of relationship combined can be regarded as giving a gift.
It's necessary.
"But why didn't you give it to Tachibana-senpai instead of giving it to me?"
"Tachibana Aya? She ran to my house to get it last night. Thanks to her, I'm exhausted today."
"..."
Maeda Mayumi was silent, and then silently accepted the gift.
"Although it's not an expensive gift, there are some small parts inside, so if you want to open it, it's better to go back and open it again."
Xia Zhi explained.
"Xia Zhi, it's time to eat!"
In front of the counter, Tachibana Aya waved to Natsuki.
"Then, I'll excuse you now."
Natsuki said goodbye to Mayumi, who put the gift box into her schoolbag and turned to leave.
After dinner, the store manager was about to go home, so Xia Zhi handed him the gift box.
"This is a small gift bought for Xiaoyao."
If you say this, the store manager will not refuse and will give the gift away easily.
I worked the evening shift until after eight o'clock, and the day's business was finally over.
Natsuki dragged Tachibana Aya back.
The mentally ill boy still wanted to play in Xia Zhi's apartment. After being dragged into the elevator by Xia Zhi and pushed upstairs, he finally didn't show up again, and Xia Zhi finally returned to the apartment.
Returning to the empty apartment made him feel relaxed, and the fatigue accumulated throughout the day slowly awakened in his body. While he was still awake, Xia Zhi planned to take a bath first and then rest.
Entering the bathroom, the first thing I saw was a face with no features at all. It was my own face that I had long been accustomed to. As expected, it was still as ordinary as ever, which was a little reassuring. The only thing that was slightly different from before was,
It's because her hair has grown a little longer. Because Japan doesn't have strict requirements on hairstyles or anything like that, Natsuki has become more relaxed about managing her own image.
Turning the switch, hot water spurted out from the shower head. From head to toe, the whole body was enveloped by the comfortable water flow. He took a long breath, and his originally expressionless face became softer.
However, his hair, which had completely collapsed due to exposure to water, became flat and covered his eyes. He pushed his hair back as before, and his ordinary face became more feminine, but Xia Zhi didn't care.
.After cleaning his body, he wiped off the water and put on the clothes he wore in the apartment.
The weather was still relatively hot, and Xia Zhi didn't want to use a hair dryer. Instead, he used a towel to dry the water as much as possible. Although there was still some moisture left, it would only dry out in a few minutes.
After taking a bath, Xia Zhi walked into the bedroom, sat on the bed, and stared at the dark night outside the window in a daze.
My phone was charging on the table. I was half asleep and couldn't play any computer games. Naturally, I couldn't read any novels. All I could do was daze.
In fact, being in a daze is quite good. You don’t have to think about anything and empty your brain. It is actually a way to relax. And the effect of killing time is first-rate, which is especially suitable for salted fish to spend a meaningful time.
The slightly opened window allowed the summer night wind to seep in. The just right wind echoed in the bedroom, arousing the sleepiness in Xia Zhi's heart. He touched his hair and found that it was almost done. Although it was only about ten o'clock now,
But Xia Zhi, who was feeling sleepy, just wanted to sleep. Lying on the bed, Xia Zhi took a deep breath and closed his eyes, preparing to sleep.
However, untimely vibrations and sounds disturbed his sleep. Xia Zhi opened his eyes with a little impatience. This was already very friendly. If he was a grumpy person, he would have been scolded.
Right? To disturb a person when he wants to sleep the most is a privilege that only teachers and bosses have. However, if it is at night, even teachers do not have this right. As for the boss... it all depends on whether your boss is
Just kind enough.
Xia Zhi took the phone in his hand and the charging cable was still connected. He felt that there was nothing important to say at this late hour, right? Then he looked at the screen of the phone and instantly lost all sleep.
The caller——Xia Meng.
Why did Xiaomeng call at this time? Is there something important?
Xia Zhi couldn't understand, so he sat up from the bed and took off the charging cable. It's actually quite dangerous to make a phone call while charging. It's better to avoid doing this as much as possible. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.
Xia Zhi answered the phone: "Hello?"
"You're actually here. If you haven't answered the phone for so long, I thought you were doing something else."
My sister's voice was clearly transmitted through the phone. Although there was a slight change in voice after being transmitted through the mobile phone, my sister's voice was still light and sweet.
"No, because I'm getting ready to go to bed."
Xia Zhi told the truth.
"It's so rare. It's only... nine o'clock now, but Japan is the East Nine District, so it's ten o'clock... It's only around ten o'clock and you're going to bed now? It's not like your style at all."
"Well, a lot of things happened today, I'm a little tired..."
Although strictly speaking it started last night, there is no need to go into detail. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome for my sister to get to the bottom of it. And if it goes into too much detail, Xia Zhi has a feeling that he will die miserably.
.
"A lot of things happened? Although I'm a little interested, I forgot about it."
He should have escaped, Xia Zhi thought to himself.
"However, I called you so late today. In addition to my mother's request for me to call and say hello, she also wanted me to ask you about the newly sent photos."
Well, the reason why Xiaomeng would take the initiative to call me is already very clear. If it weren't for her mother's request, Xiaomeng would not take the initiative to call me. However, if you have anything, just call me and ask me.
, why do you have to let Xiao Meng fight? Isn’t this a waste of her time?
"Next time if mom has any questions to ask, just ask her to call me directly. There's no need for you to call me, right?"
In this case, it should be able to alleviate Xiaomeng's dissatisfaction a little and solve this problem at the same time. This will prevent her from having too much contact with people she doesn't like and affecting her mood.
"...Do you mean to dislike me?"
The other party's voice sounded a little angry. Xia Zhi didn't know how she understood it, but she had to apologize first.
"No, no, no, don't get me wrong. I just think that if mom wants to ask me, just ask her to call me. There is no need to trouble you to call me. You have something to do, right?"
For example, studying or something like that is a big deal, not something that can be compared to the trivial matters here in Xia Zhi.
"Hmph. How much time can be wasted just making a phone call? Do you think I'm annoying?"
"Absolutely not! Absolutely not!"
Xia Zhi's desire to survive stimulated his actions, and he denied what Xia Meng said very firmly.
"……never mind."
Only then did the other party's voice come over faintly.
"Tell me, what are those photos?"
"I went on a school trip last week. You should know about the school trip. Our school is a bit strange. The first school trip was in the second semester of the second year of high school. For various reasons, it ended up being within Tokyo.
Free activities, those photos were taken by me at that time. And I also bought gifts for you and your parents, postcards and drift bottles."
"Sigh... What I want to ask is that there is no shadow of yourself in the photo. This is what Mom wants to see."
Xia Zhi was stunned when he heard this. These photos were all taken by himself, and Xia Zhi didn't have the habit of taking selfies. Naturally, the photos he took were all landscape photos, and he would not be included in the photos.
"...I will pay attention next time."
"It's good to know."
After speaking, both sides were silent for a while. Just when Xia Zhi wanted to say something, Xia Meng's voice came from the phone again.
"I have a question for you."
"Well, you ask."
"Why do you want to go to Japan?"
"..."
Yes, why go to Japan?
Because it’s anime or comics? Because it’s not so tiring to study here? Because once you come to Japan, you can live alone and do whatever you want? That’s true. Xia Zhi did think of these issues when he first considered it. But
, is this the most fundamental reason? No, of course not.
The most fundamental reason is just because his sister actually hates him, it's that simple.
"I don't want you to be my brother! I won't admit that you are my brother!"
If it is so simple and easy to understand, no more explanation is needed.
Xia Meng is a very, very, very good person, there is no doubt about this. And such an excellent person will definitely stand on a more dazzling stage in the future. As an ordinary person, as an incompetent brother, Xia Zhizhi can do things
What is it? The answer is, leave.
If you hate something, then let it disappear from your eyes. If Xia Meng hates me, then I just need to disappear from Xia Meng's eyes like these things.
Out of sight, out of mind.
So after finishing his freshman year of high school, Xia Zhi came to Japan immediately, and he had already made plans not to go back for a long time. After all, everything was not as important as Xia Meng's future.
"Well, I came here because I wanted to take a look."
Although this is not the case, Xia Zhi is not prepared to tell the truth, which is pretty good now.
"Really... Then take a look first. We'll talk about it later if you have anything else."
Let’s talk about it later… What does that mean?
Forget it, it's useless to think about it now.
After Xia Zhi and Xia Meng said good night, the other party hung up the phone. Xia Zhi, who was already very sleepy, suddenly couldn't sleep for some reason.