I loaded the dream game

"What's wrong?" Xia Zhi asked.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Kato Hui finally shook her head.

"Today, I am very happy."

She said this with a smile, leaving another farewell

"……See you tomorrow."

……

After saying goodbye to Kato Megumi, Xia Zhi was still thinking about her last expression in his mind, and he came to his door absent-mindedly.

It was not until he saw the familiar "Beiyuan" house number next to the door that he remembered something.

...Oh, I almost forgot to buy ice cream.

Xia Zhi, who had just returned home, went to a convenience store and bought a large bag of ice cream as a reserve for the summer, and then returned home.

"Xiazhi, welcome back~"

As soon as I walked out of the entrance, a certain star girl with long crimson hair came running towards me with a "dong dong dong" sound.

Before she fell on him, Xia Zhi picked her up.

Ai Lu Ke: “?”

"I told you to remember to wear slippers at home." Xia Zhi said to her.

Ai Luke looked down at his dangling feet and blinked.

"I had something to wear in the living room...I was just so happy to see Xia Zhi." The girl defended herself.

"Aren't you angry with me?" Xia Zhi looked at her and asked back.

Ai Lu Ke was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

Oh, yes, I am angry.

She puffed up her cheeks and made an angry expression to Xia Zhi.

Seeing her pretending to be angry, Xia Zhi couldn't help but chuckle. He put her down, took out a box of ice cream from the bag and pressed it against her fair cheek. The cold touch made Ai Luke let out a small exclamation of "Ah".

"I brought you ice cream." Xia Zhi said.

Looking at the frosted little box that was handed to him, Ailuko didn't care that he was "angry" and immediately smiled happily. He didn't take the ice cream and rushed forward to hug the boy again.

“I love the summer solstice the most~”

It’s so easy to handle.

Xia Zhi thought about it, took her back to the living room, and distributed a portion of ice cream to everyone in the family.

Although it may not be a good idea to eat ice cream so late at night, there don’t seem to be many ordinary people in the house, so it shouldn’t be a problem.

Xia Zhi thought so and hesitated for a moment, then his eyes fell on a girl with black hair and low twin ponytails next to him.

"?"

Xia Zhi, who was hesitating about choosing which flavor to eat, noticed his gaze and a question mark popped up in her head.

"...When is your most recent menstrual period?" Xia Zhi asked after thinking for a moment.

Hearing his words, Xia Zhi's cheeks immediately turned red, and she looked at him with embarrassment and asked

"Brother, why are you asking this?"

"I'm just worried that you might feel uncomfortable after eating the ice."

Xia Zhi said that this was just basic concern for his sister as a brother.

"No way!"

Xia Zhi snorted softly, chose a vanilla ice cream, and sat next to him.

She seemed to be quite confident about her body. Xia Zhi wanted to remind her that before his help, she was so weak that she would catch a cold the next day if she washed her hair without drying it.

"Compared to this...how is the situation over there, brother?"

After calming down her shy mood a little, she scooped a spoonful of ice cream for herself, feeling the sweet taste spreading in her mouth. As if she remembered something, Xia Zhi asked curiously.

"How about what?"

Xia Zhi asked back while helping Ai Luke wipe off the ice cream liquid that accidentally got on his face.

"It's where Sister Hui and Sister Yukino are." Xia Zhi asked.

On one side was the first person she mistook for her brother's girlfriend, and on the other side was one of the best candidates for sister-in-law in her mind. She was very curious about their private interaction this time.

"We are just having an ordinary dinner with classmates." Xia Zhi said.

Xia Zhi didn't seem very satisfied with his answer. She felt that she was being perfunctorily answered and showed a dissatisfied expression.

"Besides, we are together every day in school, right?" Xia Zhi continued.

Xia Zhi thought about it and felt that it was true?

But... she always felt that this time should be different...

Seeing that she was unwilling to give up, Xia Zhi said, "If you care, I'll take you with me next time."

"Is it okay?" Xia Zhi became interested.

Upon hearing this, Ai Luke quickly said, "Then I want to go too!"

Cong Yun on the side thought about it, raised his hand to show his agreement, and then looked at the ghost girl on the other side.

"Eh?"

Cong Yu hesitated for a moment and looked at his master with a questioning look.

Summer Solstice:…

...If this continues, I might as well bring my whole family over there.

……

After everyone had their share of the ice cream, Xia Zhi put the remaining ice cream in the refrigerator and made the same restriction as for the pudding: "only one box can be eaten a day."

In this regard, except for Ai Lu Ke, even Cong Yu, who loved ice cream the most, was only a little disappointed for a while, and had no objection. After all, they were all "adults" with self-control.

"...Can I apply for custody of the refrigerator?" Ai Luke thought for a long time, pulled at the corner of his clothes, raised his head and looked at him expectantly and asked.

Don't apply, the restriction is targeting you.

Ai Lu Ke, who was reluctant to give up the ice cream, was sent back to his room, and Xia Zhi also returned to his room after taking a shower.

He was lying on the bed, looking at the empty ceiling, and the expression of Kato Megumi before appeared in his mind.

What did she want to say before she left?

After hesitating for a moment, Xia Zhi took the phone from the bedside, opened the contact page and found the girl's profile picture.

He said he had found someone, but there weren't that many people in his address book. If he arranged them in chronological order, Hui would still be one of the first few people in the list.

...By the way, it shouldn't disturb her at this time, right?

When Xia Zhi realized this, the phone was already ringing.

It would obviously be inappropriate to cancel it midway, so he had no choice but to wait.

After a while of ringing, the other end picked up the phone.

"Hey?"

A familiar soft voice of a girl came from the phone.

Xia Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, "Good evening, Hui."

"Well, good evening, Summer Solstice."

In addition to the girl's voice, there was some echo in the background and a subtle "splashing" sound, like ripples on the water.

"Where are you?" Xia Zhi asked puzzledly.

"Hmm? I'm taking a bath." Kato Megumi replied in a normal tone.

Ah, this...

"Is it inappropriate for me to call you now?" Xia Zhi asked hesitantly.

"It's okay. I don't mind."

Kato Megumi answered like this, and a louder "splashing" sound was heard in the background, and it sounded like someone was lying back on the edge of the bathtub.

…No, why am I imagining these things? .........

Xia Zhi shook his head and threw these messy thoughts aside.

"Is it better to mind this kind of thing?"

"Hmm? Will Xia Zhi mind?" There was a hint of doubt in the girl's voice.

I'm not talking about me.

Xia Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, and did not continue on this topic, but asked:

"You're going home so late tonight. Are your uncle and aunt worried about you?"

"……what."

A girl's slightly surprised voice came from the phone.

Xia Zhi was a little confused: "What's wrong?"

On the other side of the phone, Kato Hui, who was sitting in the bathtub, held the phone and shook her head gently: "No... It's just the first time I heard Xia Zhi call my dad and mom like that."

We haven't met before.

Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

"I heard from them that they didn't even say hello when they met on the road before."

"..."

To be honest, Xia Zhi didn’t actually recognize what they looked like.

How about asking her for a family photo?

It feels a little weird.

Fortunately, Kato Megumi did not continue on this matter, and instead brought the topic back to the topic: "I'm fine, after all, I greeted them before... They didn't seem to notice when I came back."

That's true, it's Hui after all.

Xia Zhi thought.

"...Xia Zhi, are you thinking about bad things again?" There was a hint of resentment in the girl's voice.

Xia Zhi coughed lightly with some embarrassment, "Nothing..."

Fortunately, Kato Hui just sighed slightly and said nothing more, then asked:

"What about the summer solstice?"

"As the head of the Beiyuan family, no one will say anything even if I come back late." Xia Zhi replied.

"is it?"

"Some members had some objections, but they were easily won over by a few boxes of ice cream."

Kato Hui couldn't help but chuckle. It was easy to imagine the scene he described.

"Little Ailu loves sweets very much... Next time, should I bring some ice cream as a gift?" She talked to the boy on the phone while gently curling the ends of her hair with her fingertips.

"Eating too much sweets may not be good."

"That's right..."

The two chatted casually and gradually forgot about the situation they were concerned about before.

After a long time, the girl seemed to have finished her bath, and the sound of dripping water was heard, which made Xia Zhi react.

However, Kato Megumi didn't seem to care. She continued chatting with him while making the sounds of wiping her body and blow-drying her hair. Then she put on her pajamas and returned to her room.

"Come to think of it, although I don't mind chatting with Xia Zhi like this...but at the beginning, what did Xia Zhi want to ask me when he called me?" Kato Megumi, who returned to the room, seemed to remember something and asked curiously.