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Seeing the boy standing there without moving, Mio tilted her head slightly, as if she was confused, or as if she was urging him to do something.

"……nothing."

Xia Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and lay down beside the girl as usual.

As soon as he lay down, he felt a faint fragrance coming at him, and the girl next to him came close and hugged him.

On Mio's side, he seemed to play a function similar to that of Eluk.

"Mio." Feeling the warm and soft body pressed against him, Xia Zhi thought for a moment and then asked.

"Ok?"

The girl responded in a soft voice.

"Why do you have to hold me while sleeping every night?"

It’s not that I don’t like it or anything, I’m just simply curious.

I am not as small, sweet and soft as Eluke, and I am not that comfortable to hug. I should not be a qualified pillow at all, right?

"Close protection?" Mio tilted her head.

“This joke has already been used.”

He didn't think that the girl, whose theoretical vocabulary was larger than his, would not know that the word in this context was generally not interpreted as "close to the body" but "following by the side".

Mio, you've also started to make excuses.

"Because... I'm used to it." The girl hugged him gently, buried her slightly blushing cheeks in his arms, and answered softly.

After all, in her life, since the very first night, she had been staying by the boy's side and fell asleep with his comfort.

"I can't sleep without holding Xia Zhi."

You haven't tried it either, have you? Xia Zhi complained in his heart, but he still gently stroked the girl's back and felt her body gradually relax.

The girl didn't say anything else, and the room fell silent, leaving only the sound of the two people's breathing intertwined in close proximity.

This quiet atmosphere made Xia Zhi gradually feel sleepy.

"Summer Solstice..."

After a long time, the girl's soft and gentle voice was heard in the room again.

Mio pursed her lips, raised her head to look at the boy's face, and said softly:

"I know what you meant when you said you would understand one day."

Love refers to an affection between opposite sexes, and is an intimate relationship that a person can establish autonomously, voluntarily, and freely in the course of life. The modern definition is that two people, based on certain conditions and a common ideal of love, form the strongest, most stable, and most exclusive feelings in their hearts for each other to become their lifelong partner.

...But it's not just that

The same word, when seen in the dictionary and when placed between oneself and the summer solstice, brings out two completely different feelings.

So, Mio tried to apply those words that she didn't understand and whose full meanings she didn't know in the past to herself and Xia Zhi one by one.

Adoration, related to love, a special, expressive, joyful feeling of intense attraction to another person

Attachment, attachment to someone, unwilling to leave

Longing, yearning, love...

And, heartbeat...

She gently placed her hand on her chest and felt her heart beating faster than usual as she thought of the words.

And the last one, the most frequently appearing noun in the previous explanation

……like

The sublimation of liking to the extreme represents a deep and sincere feeling for a person or thing, and a very deep love for a person, thing, or object.

All of them correspond.

The girl thought silently in her heart.

In summary

"Xiazhi, I'm in love."

Mio's delicate cheeks flushed, and she looked into the boy's eyes and said seriously

"...Can you marry me?"

Summer Solstice: ...?

Isn't this jump a bit too fast?

"Do you know what marriage means?" Xia Zhi asked, looking into her blue eyes.

He originally thought that based on the girl's previous style, she would give a standard dictionary-like answer.

However, something unexpected happened to him.

"It is a love-loving person who signs an eternal contract to stay together forever and never separate no matter what happens."

...The answer given by the girl was different from a simple definition, it was an answer on another emotional level.

Looking at the boy's slightly surprised eyes, Mio took a deep breath and continued

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“I will grow up too.”

It is impossible for me to always be the Mio who knew nothing before.

After understanding the full meaning of those words, she is now very sure and very clear

For this boy who was the first person she saw, the first person she heard, the first person she touched, the boy she met from the very beginning of her life, and who occupied her entire life

The boy who gave her a name and confirmed her existence

"I like Xia Zhi... No, I "love" Xia Zhi and want to be with Xia Zhi forever."

"So, I want to marry Xia Zhi."

"..."

Looking at her clear and serious eyes, Xia Zhi was silent for a moment and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Marriage is not such an easy thing."

In his opinion, although the girl understood part of the meaning, she did not seem to fully understand it. Some of her views still seemed a little simple... or too naive.

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"Besides, if you skip the love process, you will regret it later."

"I won't regret it!" the girl said firmly.

I'm not referring to the marriage itself.

Xia Zhi thought.

Besides, love is not just a process of mutual adaptation...

"You'll know it slowly in the future." He said, ruffling the girl's hair.

"..."

However, this time Mio didn't seem to be so easily perfunctory. She lowered her head slightly, and under the shadow of her soft bangs, her delicate face still had a hint of stubbornness.

Looking at the girl who was still somewhat unwilling, Xia Zhi sighed slightly.

"Mio..."

Hearing the boy's voice, Mio's body trembled slightly and raised her eyes.

"Will you try to date me this weekend?" Xia Zhi asked, looking into her blue eyes.

This is different from the previous ones, a formal date invitation.

Mio widened her eyes slightly

Dating……

Both parties agree on a time and place to meet

But, it's different

Feeling the clear thumping of her heart in her chest, she began to understand why Xia Zhi said that the previous one was not a date.

I also know why Xia Zhi said that I will understand it in the future.

What is different is not the form, but the purpose.

If it were my old self, I probably wouldn’t be able to understand those two words.

Dating for the purpose of "love"...

"I'm very happy..."

No, this is the time to say

"I'm looking forward to...our 'first' date." The girl hugged Xia Zhi slightly, looked into his eyes and whispered seriously.

"I will definitely make you fall in love with me."

"...?"

Listening to the girl's soft but firm words, a question mark slowly appeared above Xia Zhi's head.

It feels like... the target of the attack is reversed?

……Several.

Chapter 896 I'll leave my sister to you (

In the early morning, Xia Zhi woke up early, which was unusual for him.

As soon as I opened my eyes, what caught my eye was a pretty face that was very close to me.

The delicate facial features are cute and lovely, and a few strands of soft silver-white hair fall on the girl's face. The soft hair sets off the smooth and white cheeks, reflecting the crystal clear and holy luster in the morning sun.

Looking at the angel-like beautiful face of the girl in front of him, Xia Zhi reached out and gently tucked the hair that fell on her face behind her ears. He then carefully pulled away her arms that were hugging him and sat up from the bed.

After leaving the room and washing up, he went straight to the kitchen.

After all, the girls stayed overnight at his place last night and had to go to school the next morning. He couldn't let them go there on an empty stomach, could he?

Xia Zhi thought so and made breakfast for the first time.

After careful calculation, the last time I made breakfast seemed to be... uh, I can't remember, but it was last time, right?

"530" It feels good to make breakfast occasionally. It's been a long time since I experienced Xia Zhi's feelings.

In addition, I slept for a while yesterday, so I was not so sleepy at night, so it was normal to get up early.

…The above are all the reasons why he got up early today

It has absolutely nothing to do with the proposal last night!

"Good morning, Teacher Xia Zhi..."

Yawning Feng walked into the living room and greeted the boy.

"Well, good morning..." Xia Zhi responded casually.

“When I woke up in the morning, I saw an unfamiliar ceiling. I was really scared…” the girl sighed.

"Uh-huh……"

"...?"

Looking at the absent-minded boy, Feng had a question mark on his head and asked in confusion: "Teacher Xia Zhi, what are you thinking about?"

"About the proposal..."

Proposal!?

The girl, who was still a little confused, immediately perked up and ran to his side and asked excitedly:

"Teacher, who are you going to propose to?"

"Mio-sister? Or Sonoko?"