It started with being hated by the girl in the band

Slightly dazed, Nagasaki Motoyo shook her head to dispel the inexplicable melancholy in her heart, and hurriedly followed him out of the elevator.

"…Um, Nagasaki, which gate?"

Holding the cat litter, Nakagawa Nobuyuki looked around the unusually spacious surroundings, and his inquiring eyes slowly drifted towards Nagasaki Suyo.

As a result, Nagasaki Suyo looked around in confusion, and after confirming the floor sign in front of her, she slowly spoke: "...My house...is still upstairs."

"No, if you're upstairs, why would you go down here?"

Looking at Nagasaki Suyo who had hurried out in front of him and was now standing there somewhat awkwardly, Nakagawa Nobuyuki sighed lightly, feeling somewhat helpless.

But fortunately, it was just a matter of one floor, so it was done.

The two of them stopped and this time they really arrived at the door of Nagasaki Motoyo's family.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki piled the cat litter against the door, which looked expensive, clapped his hands, and stood aside tactfully.

"Then Nagasaki, I'll go back first?"

Just as Nakagawa Nobuyuki was about to leave, he suddenly seemed to remember something and looked back at Nagasaki Motoyo.

"Oh and remember not to touch Xiaoju all the time... Although he looks very friendly, I don't think it's likely to be vaccinated."

"If you get caught, you'll have to get vaccinated and stuff... it's very troublesome."

After giving the instructions, Nakagawa Nobuyuki touched his chin and thought for a while, thinking that there was nothing more to say.

"……okay, I get it."

Nagasaki Motoyo looked at Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was about to leave, and her fingers unconsciously exerted force, and her fingertips turned white.

"Okay, that's it, bye?"

"...Nakagawa-san, goodbye."

Nagasaki Suyo tried hard to smile at Nakagawa Nobuyuki's back.

Thus, the distance between the two people gradually widened.

One step, two steps, three steps, four steps...

"Wait a minute Nakagawa!"

Nagasaki Suyo subconsciously called out to Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was getting farther and farther away from her.

"What's wrong, Nagasaki?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki blinked and looked back with a strange expression.

"……I--"

For a moment, Nagasaki Motoyo's throat was choked up.

Me what?

What should I say?

Xiangzi? Coffee shop? Cat? Band?

“…Nothing.”

Nagasaki Suyo silently put down her outstretched hand.

Why did I suddenly want to call out to Zhonghe?

...Xiaoxiang, it must be because of Xiaoxiang.

Because if Zhonghe didn't continue working in the coffee shop, she would not be able to find out any news about Xiaoxiang from Zhonghe.

That must be the case.

Just as she watched Nakagawa Nobuyuki walk into the elevator and the numbers on the display screen started to jump, Nagasaki Suyo opened the smart door with a look of inexplicable dismay.

She pursed her lips and lowered her brows, somewhat confused about her own complicated emotions. She simply stopped thinking about it and turned to walk through the door.

"I'm back……"

Nagasaki Motoyo, dragging her suddenly tired body and depressed mood, slowly walked into the entrance hall.

But fortunately, there is still the kitten in the bag.

When she thought of Xiaoju, Nagasaki Sushi's mood improved a little. It was just right, so she let Xiaoju out first.

"Meow?"

As if he was a little afraid of the overly empty space around him, Xiaoju did not come out immediately this time. Instead, he timidly stuck his head out and peeked outside.

"Don't be afraid... I'm here, Nagasaki is here."

With a pale smile on her face, Nagasaki Suyo stretched out her hand, stared into the lake blue eyes of the little orange cat, held the somewhat timid little orange cat in her arms, and looked into its eyes.

"Meow~"

It's very similar to me.

Nagasaki Suyo sat in the exceptionally bright living room illuminated by cold white light, gently stroking the kitten curled up in her arms, the slight warmth emanating from its fur.

It was not until a long time later that Nagasaki Suyo suddenly woke up when she felt a slight pain in her stomach due to hunger.

I haven’t fed Xiaoju yet.

I took out a small food bowl, carefully poured a small amount into it according to the instructions on the package, added some water, and placed it in front of Xiaoju.

Maybe Xiaoju was very hungry. Under Nagasaki Suze's increasingly gentle gaze, he obediently lay beside the food bowl and ate the cat food in big mouthfuls.

Looking at the cute little orange in front of her, Nagasaki Suyo suddenly had the urge to take a picture of little orange with her mobile phone and send it to Nakagawa Nobuyuki.

Click.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was about to get home, suddenly felt his phone vibrate and immediately saw the message from Nagasaki Motoyo in the notification bar.

Nagasaki Suyo:【Picture】

Nagasaki Suyo: Xiaoju is eating.

Looking at the little orange struggling to eat in the photo, Nakagawa Shin couldn't help but smile and typed back: "Very cute."

On the other side, Nagasaki Suyo, who was sitting on the sofa with her knees hugged, saw that Nakagawa Nobuyuki replied to the message almost instantly, and the melancholy in her heart was suddenly diluted a lot.

Holding the phone, Su Shi smiled unconsciously, leaned her head gently on the back of the sofa on one side, and chatted about Xiaoju with Nakagawa Shin on the other side of the phone.

On one side, a half-price discount label can be seen on the opened bottle of milk.

The two people's chat records, which originally showed a bit of excessive respect for each other, now seemed much closer.

……

"...Toyokawa?"

He put down his phone and stood not far downstairs of his house, looking at the blue-haired figure in the distance that seemed somewhat familiar. Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was holding a half-price lunch box, was stunned, and wondered if he was dazzled or saw it wrong.

At this time, no matter where Fengchuan is, it’s impossible for him to be downstairs from his home, right?

But with this outfit and this hairstyle, who else could it be but Toyokawa?

Thinking of this, Nakagawa Nobuyuki slowly walked closer with his things in his hand.

The blue-haired girl was currently squatting with her knees hugged next to the stairs, and there was even a suitcase next to her.

After walking closer and seeing the familiar face, Nakagawa Nobuyuki dared to confirm it - it was really Toyokawa, there was no fake.

As if she had noticed someone approaching, Toyokawa Shoko raised her slightly red and swollen eyes and looked over, meeting Nakagawa Nobuyuki's unexpected and concerned gaze.

Suddenly, Toyokawa Shoko's psychological defenses, which she thought were extremely strong, collapsed in an instant.

"...Zhong...Zhonghe..."

I wanted to say this calmly, but the sound that came out of my throat was clearly a weak voice full of grievance and sobs.

I've told myself so many times to be strong and not cry when I see Zhonghe... Why can't I help myself?

My vision suddenly blurred, and my nose became blocked...

I don’t want to think about anything anymore.

very tired.

83

Chapter 83 When the girl shed tears...

"Alright, alright... stop crying, Fengchuan. It's okay. I'm here."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki spoke softly as he patted Toyokawa Shoko, who was trembling and sobbing in his arms.

“…I, I’m not crying.”

Even though Nakagawa Nobuyuki could feel that his clothes on his chest were wet with his tears, his fingers were still tightly clutching the clothes on his back, and his shoulders were trembling slightly, but Fengchuan in front of him still argued stubbornly in his arms.

"Okay... I'm not crying anymore, let's go home first. We'll talk about it after we get home."

As he spoke, Nakagawa Nobuyuki helplessly felt Toyokawa's arms tightening increasingly.

After a few minutes, Fengchuan in his arms calmed down a little, but he still buried his head deeply in Nakagawa Nobuyuki's arms, and even hugged him tighter, with no intention of letting go.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki also silently accompanied Fengchuan, who suddenly came to him for some unknown reason. He did not ask any extra questions, but just hugged Fengchuan gently.

"…I'm really sorry for disturbing you so suddenly."

After sniffing hard and rubbing her little face against Nakagawa Nobu's chest, Toyokawa Shoko slowly let go of Nakagawa Nobu, lowered her head, and apologized in a low voice.

Looking at Fengchuan who was as fragile as glass, although Nakagawa Nobuyuki didn't understand what was happening, he still sighed.

"Shall we go back first?"

Toyokawa Shoko nodded silently, her fingers tightly intertwined.

While unlocking the stair door, Nakagawa Nobuyuki suddenly remembered the suitcase on the side, and a guess suddenly popped up in his mind.

Could he have run away from home?

...It shouldn't be that serious... But considering a father like that, if I were him, I would run away from home too.

Thinking of this, Nakagawa Nobuyuki quickly turned around and asked: "Toyokawa, what is that suitcase..."

"……be mine."

Toyokawa Shoko hugged her arms, bit her lips lightly, and responded in a low voice.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki's face froze. He really had guessed it right - he didn't know what was going on this time.

However, downstairs was not a good place to talk about things. Nakagawa Nobuyuki just shook his head slightly, pushed open the old iron door, and then extended his hand to Toyokawa Shoko who was standing on the side.

"Let's go, let's talk about it when we get back."

After a long while, there was still no feeling of the suitcase handle on his hand. Zhong Hexin felt strange and was about to turn around when he suddenly felt a smooth and somewhat cool touch in his hand.

Then, as if afraid that something would slip away, Nakagawa Nobuyuki's palm was clasped tightly.

Toyokawa Shoko was holding his hand tightly, unwilling to let go.

Unlike the previous time when they met Wakaba Mu at the gate of Yuqiu, when they were holding hands just for show, this time, they were really holding hands tightly.

“…Please, Nakagawa—just let me forget everything…”

Toyokawa Shoko looked at Nakagawa Nobuyuki with her red and swollen eyes and murmured.

The atmosphere suddenly became stagnant.

Zhonghe Xin's face froze and he didn't know what to say for a long time.

But at this moment, my instinct to complain kicked in and I said something that ruined the atmosphere.

"…Am I some kind of black man?"

"……Eh?"

Toyokawa Shoko was stunned for a moment, as if she had not expected such an answer. Even the surging emotions just now seemed to be paused, and turned into a plain puddle of water on the spot.

The two looked at each other like this.

"…Uh, have you seen the movie Men in Black? There's a little light stick, and you take it out and snap it… and you lose your memory."

Seemingly dazed by the sight of Toyokawa Shoko in front of him, Nakagawa Nobuyuki could only awkwardly gesture with his other hand, and make sounds with his mouth, his eyes wandering away to other places.

"That's it, snap!"