Chapter 47 Is there any difference between you and calling me by name!?
"So, you went out and asked for a morning and half an afternoon to come over?"
Ryoko Yamamoto looked strange.
"Why do I feel that you are becoming more and more unreliable?"
"The mountain people have their own clever ideas."
Natsuki mentioned an old saying. Neither Shiraishi Rika nor Yamamoto Ryoko understood it, but based on the context and his expression, they could still guess the general meaning.
Shiraishi Rika didn't feel very good and felt that she should learn more Chinese.
"Then we will meet at...where at eight o'clock in the morning on weekends?"
Natsuki glanced at Ryoko Yamamoto with disdain. He had already decided where he wanted to go, but he didn't even think about where to meet.
"Just in front of my house, right? Otherwise I might get lost."
Yamamoto Ryoko glanced at Xia Zhi with the same disdain.
There is no way, life at three o'clock and one line is mostly like this. The era of being able to see the world without leaving home is so convenient that I don't even think about going out. As for working, it is necessary, and if you don't have money, it is
You cannot survive in this society.
"Then it's decided, right? We'll meet in front of Xia Zhi's apartment at eight o'clock in the morning on weekends. Really, such a big man can still get lost."
"There are many people who never know their way around, so stop making sarcastic remarks."
"A little bit."
"Oh, by the way. Xia Zhijun, Ryoko, do you want to go to the restaurant to eat, or should I prepare a lunch and bring it over."
Shiraishi Reika asked.
"I don't want to eat the restaurant's food. Lihua, can you ask that five-star chef sister to cook more?"
"...There are generally more people going out on weekends, and there may be no seats in the restaurant. If you regret it then, it may be too late to think of another solution, so Lihua, please bring more with you." Xia Zhi tried to maintain his mood with his words.
She has an image of being unmoved by external objects, but when it comes to the truth, Shiraishi Rika secretly smiles from the sidelines.
"I see."
Next it was time for class. Nothing special happened and it passed calmly. The bell rang. Xia Zhi put away his things and stood up to leave. But suddenly he thought that he had shamelessly ordered one at noon.
After a delicious meal, wouldn't it be a good idea to leave without saying hello? He turned to look in the direction of Shiraishi Lihua, who happened to be looking over as well. Xia Zhi thought for a moment, waved, and then left quickly as always.
This probably counts as saying goodbye, right? Xia Zhi thought to himself.
In the classroom, Shiraishi Rika suddenly became happy, but her good manners kept her expression unchanged. The only thing that changed was perhaps the slightly upward curve of the corners of her mouth.
"Let's go, let's go. Lihua, why are you so dazed?"
Natsuki rushed out of the school like the wind. The guard Takeda was amazed and then started his work.
"Why are you here too!?"
When Natsuki arrived at the coffee shop, Aya Tachibana was sitting at the counter and chatting happily with the store manager. Mayumi hadn't even arrived at the store at this time.
"Oh, here it comes. I was talking about you."
"Xia Zhi, I have some good news for you!"
The corner of Xia Zhi's mouth twitched. He was sure that this was definitely not good news.
"Starting from tomorrow, I will also work here!"
"...Really?" Xia Zhi looked at the store manager with a stomachache.
"False." The store manager denied it decisively, "We already have Natsuki and Mayumi-chan. If we hire one more, we will start to lose money."
"How heartless. I said I would help the store introduce children from school to come here."
"Spare me. If there are too many people, I won't be able to go to Miss Lemmy's concert."
For some reason, Xia Zhi felt that this was the reason why the store manager refused to hire her. There was no evidence, but the credibility should be very high.
"Forget it. Xia Zhi, I want the milk coffee from last time. I'll sit in the corner over there."
Tachibana Aya stood up, hummed, took her bag, walked to the corner and sat down, facing the counter.
Xia Zhi always felt that something was strange. This lunatic... seemed to have become a little more well-behaved?
But seeing that she made no movement, Xia Zhi decided not to care about her anymore. He said hello to the store manager and was about to change clothes when the store manager stopped him.
"Xia Zhi, wait a moment. I have a few questions to ask you."
The store manager looked at Xia Zhi with a serious face. Xia Zhi rarely saw such an expression from the store manager. He subconsciously thought of Tachibana Aya's well-behaved nature and was a little worried that he had been tricked by her. If the store manager treated her badly
If you are dissatisfied, you have to take responsibility and let her leave.
Xia Zhi also looked at the store manager with a serious face.
"What's the relationship between you and me?"
"……ah?"
Xia Zhi was stunned for a moment and did not react.
"I mean, there are four of them, Mayumi-chan, Lihua-chan, Ryoko-chan, and Aya-chan who is sitting in the corner now. They will be beaten."
"ah?"
The store manager slapped Xia Zhi on the head in anger.
"Stop pretending. It's so exciting to ride on four boats. No, you can't do such a crazy thing, you know."
"I think you misunderstood something." Xia Zhi rubbed his stomach, which was still aching, "I met the guy in the corner by chance on the way to work. I remember sending a photo that looked particularly suspicious.
A picture of a person. That’s her.”
"...Fake?" the store manager asked tentatively.
"Really." Xia Zhi nodded: "Later she caught me and asked me to delete the photos, and then we got to know each other."
The store manager rubbed his eyebrows: "What kind of light novel is this?"
"I know Mayumi, after all, I hired them. Where are those two beautiful girls? What is your relationship?"
"Those two are my classmates. I was familiar with Ryoko Yamamoto. They were going to see Amamiya Jasmine's concert that day, so they asked me to go with them."
"What!" The store manager grabbed both sides of Xia Zhi's shoulders with both hands at the same time, "You actually left me here to watch Amamiya Jasmine's concert alone!?" The store manager began to become crazy. Really.
He is indeed a super idol.
"Even if I don't leave you, can you still go together? You didn't even buy the ticket, after all, the money is with Sayuri-san."
"Hey! How can you poke someone's pain! Besides, I gave the money to Sayuri because I love her!"
Just treat it like that.
Natsuki, who felt that he had explained enough, went to the workroom and started to change clothes. When he came out, Mayumi Maeda had already walked into the coffee shop.
"good afternoon."
Xia Zhi greeted her, but to her surprise, she snorted and turned her head.
"I will not leave Tachibana-senpai to someone like Natsuki-kun."
Xia Zhi: "???"
Natsuki looked at Aya Tachibana who was sitting in the corner and looking at him with a smile. Natsuki walked over with her order in hand.
"You said some nonsense to her again."
"Who? Mayumi?" She waved to Mayumi who was secretly looking over.
"I was originally in the same club as Mayumi."
"Originally? Now?"
Xia Zhi brought the milk coffee and cake to the table. Taking advantage of the fact that there were no customers in the store yet, he poured a glass of water and sat down opposite her.
"Of course I have quit now. I quit at the beginning of last semester. In order to write a novel."
Right now, Natsuchi can only say one thing that he is truly worthy of Tachibana Aya.
"However, when I quit the club, I didn't explain my reasons to the members because I hadn't thought of an excuse yet."
It was expected, after all, if her identity had been known, it would have been exposed long ago.
"Then. Today at school, Mayumi came and asked me why I quit the company in the first place. It's really a headache. Mayumi is a serious child."
"Then, I thought, procrastinating like this is not an option. So, I found a perfect excuse."
"What excuse..."
That super bad premonition hit me again, and Tachibana Aya's smile became more and more unrestrained...
"I said that I quit the company because I wanted to spend more time with my boyfriend. You see, I am graduating this semester..."
Xia Zhi felt that he should buy some quick-acting Jiuxin Pills for backup, as his stomach no longer had the strength to twitch.
"Mayumi asked me again who my boyfriend was. What do you think I answered?"
Xia Zhi was speechless.
"With your expression, you don't think I'm talking about you, do you?"
"Eh? Isn't it? You still have a conscience?"
Xia Zhi was still surprised when he heard that it was not him, and then his tense heart began to relax. In order not to be suddenly frightened to death, Xia Zhi had already prepared for a surprise, but he did not expect that it would not be used.
But wouldn’t it be better if it didn’t come in handy?
"Of course not. What I said is..."
Since it wasn't him, there was nothing to worry about. Xia Zhi took a sip of water. Tachibana Aya's eyes flashed, as if she had seized a good opportunity, and she finished her words.
"What do you think?"
"puff!"
"Is there any difference between this and saying it's me by name!?"
Xia Zhi's face turned green, but Tachibana Aya's attention was not on his face, but he nodded with satisfaction, acknowledging what just happened.
"Yeah. As for the classic shots, I used to think the shots shown on TV were too fake. Today I finally saw a pretty good one. Unfortunately, I forgot to record it."
"You actually want to record it?"
Xia Zhi felt that if he didn't stop her, he might really be ruined one day.
"It's okay not to record, we still have a lot of time anyway~"
"Don't say such words casually that may lead to misunderstanding."
Xia Zhi felt that his heart might not be able to bear it if he stayed any longer, so he stood up and prepared to leave.
"You have to work hard."
Wearing a black and white work uniform, Xia Zhi looks like an ordinary waiter. He does ordinary waiter's work and earns an ordinary waiter's salary. There is nothing like being able to wipe the clothes quickly.
The table or the special skill of mixing good coffee, the speech is not humorous, and can even be said to be more introverted.
But such a person was standing in front of her, taking root in a thought that had almost turned into sand.
"...I don't have the habit of casually saying things that can cause misunderstanding~"