As soon as Xia Zhi opened the door, Tachibana Aya jumped in from the side, took off her shoes, jumped to the ground, and did not regard herself as an outsider at all.
"Wow, it's so dark. Where is the light switch?"
"On your left."
"Well... found it!"
The dark room suddenly became brighter. Natsuki was still taking off her shoes, and Tachibana Aya had already walked to the living room and looked around, and then suddenly looked disappointed. Natsuki walked up from behind and saw her expression.
I felt that it was really a mistake to let her come over. It would have been better if I had been tougher at that time, but there is no such thing as that in the world.
"Xia Zhi, don't you think your life is too monotonous?"
She carefully observed the sofa and coffee table that were a little older. The entire space that should belong to the living room was so empty that there were almost no decorations. There were only sofas, coffee tables, chandeliers, curtains, and a pot of cactus.
"I live alone and am either at school or in a coffee shop every day. Why do I need so many decorations?"
It's a regular three-point-one-line life, but the words I say make people feel a little sad.
"The definition of home is that when you return home, you can heal people and relieve the stress accumulated throughout the day. Do you really understand?"
"I don't have as many collections as you. Besides, if you define it this way, this is not my home, just an apartment."
As defined by Tachibana Aya, there is currently only one place that meets the conditions, and that is the place where his parents and sister live. Although recently, that home is gradually being enveloped by huge pressure, making Xia Zhi feel less happy.
That’s it. The feeling of living alone in an apartment is actually not bad.
"You are really difficult to deal with, Xia Zhi. It's because you are so serious that you live so tiringly every day."
Tachibana Aya patted Natsuki's shoulder with some deep meaning. Can you stop because of the height difference? I don't know why it makes me so angry.
"Don't worry about that, go sit down by yourself." Xia Zhi put his schoolbag on the side of the sofa, carried the plastic bag and walked towards the kitchen. There are many ingredients that are best stored in the refrigerator, especially here
The hot summer weather can easily cause the food to go bad if not handled properly. These are things that must be paid attention to in life.
"I don't want it. Is that room over there a bedroom? That's great. My apartment doesn't have a bedroom."
She glanced at the closed interior door with a hint of envy. After all, that high-end apartment had all the parts except the kitchen and toilet integrated, and there wasn't even a place specially isolated to serve as a bedroom. The bed was just there.
You can see it as soon as you walk two steps in and turn around. It's not really anything like a bedroom.
By the way, the balcony is made up of a sliding glass door, and the wall that is less than a punch away from the sliding door is where the bed is placed.
"After all, you chose that kind of apartment, what can you do."
Natsuki's voice came from the kitchen. Tachibana Aya looked back at Natsuki who was arranging ingredients at the kitchen counter, and then walked straight towards Natsuki's bedroom.
"I'm going to have a little adventure~"
"Hey!" Before Xia Zhi could stop her, she had already opened the interior door.
Forget it, there's nothing weird anyway.
Thinking of this, Xia Zhi did not move in the end and allowed Tachibana Aya to wander around in this simple apartment.
After Tachibana Aya opened the door, she carefully observed this room that was completely different from her own style.
There is a silver-white mechanical ninja poster on the white wall, and a green picture of Her Royal Highness the Princess on the side. Then there is nothing else. It looks very neat and clean. There is a wooden bed in the corner, with blue sky and white clouds.
The pattern is also very simple, not as boring as the surface, but not too cute either. There is a pile of thick books stacked at the bedside in the corner, which looks a little familiar from the side.
Next to the bed is a desk, and under the desk is a chair that is clearly the same as the desk. In addition to a laptop with black background and red stripes placed on it, it is only the size of a basin.
There are cactus and a photo frame. Behind these two is the window with the curtains drawn. The white and yellow curtains look a bit old, but they are still clean.
On the other side of the wall is a wardrobe that is a bit shabby to be honest, and a bookshelf with not a large capacity. It is already filled with all kinds of books, including comic books that appear to be a series, exercise books and
Reference books, and a small number of popular science magazines. Except for a slight gap on the floor where comic books are placed, the other floors are all filled with books.
The tatami on the ground is clean, and you can sleep directly on it without any problem, if you are not afraid of catching a cold.
The whole room was filled with an atmosphere of simple pragmatism, and the atmosphere that was different from her own room made Tachibana feel novel.
She walked to Xia Zhi's bed and curiously bent down to look at the books piled in the corner.
"Isn't this a novel I wrote? I just said why it looks so familiar."
The top book is "The Ordinary Future", which is the one that Xia Zhi just finished. This is a work that I am very satisfied with. Tachibana Aya also remembers it clearly. She is the one on the cover of this book.
Designed by myself. The son of the plane is omnipotent.
"Piling books written by others just like this on the bedside... I don't know whether I should be happy or what, I feel really complicated."
Tachibana Aya muttered to herself, took out a small notepad and pen from the pocket of her skirt, and started writing in the notebook. As she was writing, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and she knelt down on the tatami and bent over.
Look under the bed.
"...Hmm. There's nothing there. Isn't it hidden here?"
When it comes to hiding things, the first thing that comes to mind is under the bed. The second thing that comes to mind is either a bookshelf or a closet. Hiding in a bookshelf is considered a big secret, hiding in a closet is a small secret. But I am familiar with the routine of hiding things.
Of course Tachibana Aya took action immediately. First of all, his target was the bookshelf.
"Hmm...Jojo's complete set of comics is of good taste. Here is the exercise booklet for the first year of high school. Is it used to adapt to the exam environment and pattern? It is more serious than expected..."
Tachibana Aya's fingers slid along the spines of the books, carefully scanning the books on the bookshelves, trying to find out the discordant parts, and then find the small thin books. But the final result made her a little frustrated.
"No, is he serious? Does this still count as a male high school student?"
She reluctantly turned her attention to the closet next to her. Although it was not good to pry into other people's privacy, her unwillingness still made Tachibana Aya stretch out her sinful hand. When the wardrobe opened, Tachibana Aya felt that she was about to suffocate.
From left to right, from spring to freezing, there are less than six pieces of clothing in total. How did he survive?
Tachibana Aya thought about it carefully and suddenly realized that she had never seen Natsuki wearing anything other than school uniforms and uniforms.
"Let alone a high school boy, this is no longer a human being."
Tachibana Aya murmured to herself mercilessly. Since she was talking to herself, naturally no one could hear her. She slapped her forehead and recalled her original purpose.
"Small thin book, small thin book...or not?"
As a girl, although it is a bit abnormal, you still need to avoid things that should be avoided. You can rummage through the spaces where you store coats and pants, but you can only leave the spaces where underwear is stored, and Tachibana
Cai didn't quite think that Xia Zhi, who lived alone, would choose to hide things in such a ghostly and troublesome place.
The final target was the desk in the middle of the room. Tachibana Aya turned around and looked over. There were two drawers on the left and right sides. The middle was solid and there was no storage space. Tachibana Aya walked over and the first thing she noticed was,
It's a photo placed next to a cactus.
Four people were recorded in the photo. One of them, who looked like a high school student with a wry smile on his face, was undoubtedly Xia Zhi. Next to him, stood someone who must have been a junior high school student, wearing white.
She is a girl in a dress who is very different from the ordinary Xia Zhi. She is super beautiful.
Her untied long hair hangs behind her back, and two bunches of hair fall down on both sides of her face to block her ears. Her skin, which is much fairer than Xia Zhi's, seems to merge into one under the dual influence of the camera and the sun. Two fair hairs
His arms were crossed behind his back, and his body was slightly tilted in the opposite direction to Xia Zhi, as if he wanted to keep a distance. The expression recorded in the photo was not very comfortable.
Characters like the neighbor's fearful child? Tachibana Aya imagined. Then he glanced at the two ordinary adults with relatively weak presence on both sides of the photo, giving people the impression "They must be Natsuki's parents."
"Such a feeling.
Who is that girl? Tachibana Aya had questions in her mind, and she wanted to ask Natsuki later.
I continued with my original goal and found nothing after two minutes.
"Xia Zhi is definitely not a healthy high school boy."
"Say it again with your conscience in mind."
"Whoa!"
Tachibana Aya was startled and leaned her upper body on the desk drawer, grinning in pain.
"Why are you scaring me?"
"I also want to ask you what you are doing."
"Didn't I say it was too much? Adventure, adventure."
She stood up and patted the non-existent dust on her skirt.
"Xia Zhi, are you a male high school student? Why don't you even own a small notebook? Forget it, you haven't even bought a box of games. Are you an ascetic?"
"Don't blame me. Why do I have to have that kind of book?"
"What kind of healthy high school boy is a high school boy who doesn't have a notebook or a game?"
"I think this sentence is unfair."
Xia Zhi glared at her.
"And all my games are digital versions purchased online, so what game boxes are there?"
"So, the small notebook is also stored in the computer?"
Tachibana Aya's eyes glowed and she turned her attention to the laptop.
"There is no such thing."
Xia Zhi denied it. He would never admit it when the other party didn't have the evidence. Leniency for confession will require a full sentence.
"Humph, I don't believe it."
She became arrogant.
"Oh, by the way, this photo."
"Hmm? Family photo, what's wrong?"
What's so weird about a family photo.
"Who is this girl? She looks like a junior high school student."
"I told you it was a family photo, who else could it be? Of course it's my sister."
Natsuki looked at Tachibana Aya's dumbfounded expression, feeling mixed in her heart.
"That's my sister, my biological sister, her name is Xia Meng."