In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

This significantly reduced the pressure on Shihua's heart.

She nodded shyly, then took off her slippers, leaned closer, bent her knees, and pressed her bare feet together against the bed.

The bed in the room wasn't big; it was just a single bed, after all.

The two were on the same bed, one lying down and the other leaning against it.

Although there are gaps between them, they are indeed quite close together.

"Now you can sleep peacefully."

"Ah."

Gen Chiyo had achieved his goal and was temporarily satisfied.

He dared not make any more demands. Even if Shihua was willing to grant his every request in his current "sick" state, there was still a limit to what she could ask for.

Unless he has cancer and is nearing the end of his life, he should still exercise restraint.

However, by specifically keeping Shika behind, he was certainly not satisfied with merely doing this much.

Time slips away quietly.

Before we knew it, it was one o'clock in the morning.

Shika scrolled through her phone, glancing at Chiya beside her every now and then.

Because of her worries and the fact that she was being relied upon so much, she wasn't sleepy at all.

I don't know when, but Qianye had already fallen asleep.

When he first closed his eyes, he coughed frequently, and the cough was quite severe.

But now, the situation is much better.

She removed the icing towel and carefully reached out to touch his forehead.

He was overjoyed; it was working. Qianye's head was no longer as hot as before.

At that moment, he suddenly spoke up: "Rikka..."

Shihua was startled by him. Seeing that his eyes were not open and his speech was slurred, she realized that he was talking in his sleep.

Her beautiful eyes sparkled.

It's kind of cute. I didn't know he had a habit of talking in his sleep, or if it's just something that happens when he's sick.

"...Stop eating, look at your tummy."

Toka couldn't help but chuckle. Hearing his words, it was as if he had come to life the dream about Rikka's gluttony.

"Tenka..."

Huh? Am I there too?

"...Eat more."

Is it some kind of banquet? But I'm not the kind of person who likes to eat, so you should eat more yourself.

"...Eat more, for our baby."

"!!!?"

Shihua's smile froze on her face at that moment.

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Volume 1: 159: The Next Steps

Takanashi Toka's mind is racing right now, it seems like tiny bubbles are bubbling up in her head.

The amount of information contained in Qianye's last words in his sleep was so overwhelming that it felt like an explosion!

What does it mean to say...it's for our children?!

Based on his previous statement, there is no doubt that "we" refers to himself and him, right?

My child with him... doesn't that mean... doesn't that mean...!

In Qianye's dream, he and he... got together... got together...

Well! ! !

Shihua couldn't look in the mirror right now, otherwise she would find that her face was as red as a boiled crab.

It was at this moment that Yuan Qianye, who was still asleep, let out a soft laugh, probably because he was very happy.

The sound wasn't loud in the quiet night, but it was still quite noticeable.

Toka naturally noticed the commotion and looked down at Chiya.

I noticed that he was not only smiling, but also had a very happy smile on his face.

It is clear that his current dream is giving him a considerable amount of positive feedback.

Shihua slowly covered her mouth.

Having roughly deduced the specific content of Qianye's dream at this moment, her eyes were extremely shaken.

The reason why Shihua chose to keep her distance from her adopted brother and stop being overly intimate with him some time ago was because she noticed that her views, attitudes and feelings towards him were undergoing some strange changes.

She felt uneasy about this change, and was also constrained by the relationship between the two of them, influenced by worldly views. Even though there was no substantial blood relation, she still felt that this was wrong.

Although it is a blended family, the family members get along well and are happy now. She does not want to risk breaking up this happy family because of her own reasons.

But now, she discovered that Qianye's feelings for her were also so strong, exceeding the conventional feelings between sworn siblings. He truly wanted to become a closer and more reliable "family" with her.

The smile on his face says it all; he is truly satisfied with his relationship with the person in his dream...

What should I do?

Shihua unconsciously pinched her thigh, hoping to use the pain to calm herself down from this extremely turbulent emotion.

What is now certain is that not only does he feel that way about her, but she also feels the same way about him.

Even... in my dreams, it has already progressed to such a distant future.

"No, no..."

Shihua suddenly shook her head vigorously, her voice of opposition coming out directly as she tried to refute her own ideas.

She suddenly realized what was happening and pursed her lips, glancing hurriedly at Qianye.

Fortunately, he slept soundly, probably because he was sick, or perhaps because the fever reducer he took contained sedative ingredients; in any case, he did not wake up.

Shihua felt a little relieved.

However, given her current unstable state, she doesn't plan to stay here any longer.

She carefully got out of bed, covered Qianye with the blanket, and left the room almost without making a sound.

In the dimly lit room, as soon as Toka left, Gen Chiya opened his eyes.

Putting aside his own ulterior motives, the fact that Shika was so close to him made it impossible for him to fall asleep.

"wrong?"

He carefully repeated the word Shihua had just said, pondering it intently.

What does it mean?

Was the statement you made, which you pretended to be talking in your sleep but was actually expressing your true feelings, still not clear enough?

But we've already reached that point; if we go into more detail, it would sound less like sleep talking and would inevitably make everyone suspicious.

Yuan Qianye stood up and opened up his God's-eye view.

He recently discovered that this thing is really useful.

He saw that after Toka left, she didn't go straight back to her room, but went to Rikka's room instead.

Rikka was sleeping soundly, but little Chiyo had woken up sometime earlier. She wasn't crying or fussing; she was babbling and playing with her fingers in the cradle next to the bed.

Shika immediately went downstairs to make a cup of milk powder, then went back upstairs to hold Chiyo in her arms and feed her.

Looking at Toka's actions, Yuan Qianye felt inexplicably healed and thought that she would definitely be a good mother in the future.

After that, Chiyo ate her fill and fell asleep again.

Toka didn't go back to her room. She simply pushed her sleeping sister into the bed and leaned against the headboard, just like she had done in Chiya's room.

When she's with her sister, she doesn't have as many concerns and can simply pull over her blanket to share.

She doesn't plan to sleep tonight; she'll just take a short nap at most.

Needless to say, Chiyo is fine, but she's also worried about Chiyo who's sick, so she'll go check on her later.

And then there's... what she just heard him say in his sleep...

"Well……"

With both her younger sisters, one big and one small, sleeping well and not needing to be woken up, Shika covered her forehead this time, her shyness showing through her mouth.

Leaning against the headboard, she stared silently at the ceiling, her feelings quite complicated, and she was wide awake.

She was like that, and so was Gen Chiya.

After observing Shihua's situation silently for a while, he pondered to himself.

He had planned to break the ice with Shika from the beginning. He also wanted to leave himself room to maneuver while subtly revealing his obvious feelings for her, in order to test her reaction.

He saw Shihua's reaction to the current situation and felt it was quite good.

The girl blushed more than anything, and the situation he was worried about did not occur.

It was merely sleep-talking, lacking any real persuasiveness, which made it seem impossible for her to be completely convinced.

It can also be understood that she has actually accepted this reality, but she keeps suppressing herself and is unwilling to believe it.

In either of these two situations, Toka's situation evoked a complex mix of emotions in Gen Chiya.

Love is like a battlefield, and the situation on the battlefield is constantly changing.

At this moment, Yuan Qianye had a different idea about his original plan.

Toka's reaction was adorable, which made him even more smitten.