At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

The wooden chair was covered with several open and unopened jars.

After careful counting, I found that two cans had been opened.

One can was empty, and the other was half empty.

The rest haven't been opened yet.

—This indicates that the girl's alcohol tolerance is 1.5 cans.

It's still fruit wine.

[Pour it out as soon as it gets on you.]

"..."

He shook his head, somewhat puzzled as to why she dared to drink alone in such a place, without locking the door and recklessly getting herself drunk.

Don't you know your own limitations?

Or perhaps... you're preoccupied with some worries and can't think of anything else?

Just like the dark clouds tonight?

"Ugh."

Su Che had no choice but to resist the urge to open a can of his own.

He raised his arm, extended his fingers, and lightly touched the girl's shoulder.

Because the girl was lying in a cowering position, completely lacking any sense of security, Su Che touched her with the lightest touch possible, afraid of disturbing her.

"Wake up, wake up."

"Are you ok?"

It's like touching a lost little bird.

"……Um…"

The girl's eyelashes fluttered, but she still couldn't open her eyes.

She simply rolled over in the same spot, turned her little face toward the glass, turned her back to him, and murmured a few words.

"You've had too much to drink. You can't sleep here; it's not safe."

Su Che stated these words calmly and without any emotion, as if he were giving a monologue to himself in front of a mirror.

"for……"

"why?"

He said the second half of the sentence for her, and then answered his own question:

"Because there are a lot of bad people in this world, and most importantly—you didn't lock it."

He pointed to the glass handle, trying to make her realize how serious the mistake was.

However, the girl seemed oblivious.

Without caring at all, he used all his strength to raise his slender finger and point it at the door lock.

"Then...you...help..."

Su Che exclaimed in surprise, "?"

"Shall I lock it for you?"

"Um……"

"... "

Su Che hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

After a moment of silence, he composed himself, half-squatting down to keep his head level with her hunched-over body.

He patiently explained:

There's a common-sense fact I don't know if you're aware of.

“n…?”

The girl made a sound like a kitten.

"..."

Su Che maintained his smile: "If it's not a house door and you don't have a key, once it's locked, you can usually only operate it from the inside."

"Um…"

The girl nodded gently.

"?"

Su Che typed another question mark, "You mean, you're going to lock me up in here too?"

"……~"

"You want me to stay here with you all night until you wake up?"

"...Hmm~"

She made a light and cheerful sound.

"."

Su Che found the situation quite troublesome.

It felt like I had encountered an innocent wild cat.

It's just a Ragdoll cat with no social common sense.

She doesn't understand anything else, all she knows is how to act cute.

"I'm telling you, this is a very dangerous thing to do, do you know that?"

"~"

"Aren't you worried that I might do something to you in this stormy night by keeping me locked up here?"

"Ugh..."

"Don't play the victim, I'm the one who's truly pitiful, aren't I?"

Su Che shook his head and stared intently at her fair and delicate face.

I'm a little at a loss.

Clearly, there are only two paths before me now—

First, we should listen to her and stay here with her for the night, watching over her until she wakes up.

The other option is to ignore her and just leave.

However, the ending is prone to bad endings, which he, who has been secretly appreciating visual novels for many years, absolutely cannot allow.

Now, we need to consider whether there are any options three or four that can be adopted.

“I told you I have to get up early tomorrow, so I probably can’t stay here with you the whole time. How about I call the police station next door? The guy in the hat there is on duty 24 hours a day. He can get you home safely, okay?”

"Do not…"

Upon hearing the word "hat," the girl immediately frowned, shook her pigtails, and clearly expressed her resistance.

"Uh, okay, okay, then... let me think of another option."

Su Che noticed that she was a little stressed, so he began to think things through.

After much deliberation, he offered a rather unremarkable solution four:

"Okay, if you trust me, tell me where you live, and I'll carry you home after the rain stops?"

"X"

The girl bleated again, looking like she didn't want to move at all.

Think about it too,

If she wanted to go home, she wouldn't be here in the first place.

Why must one drink alone and get drunk?

"...He really is rebellious."

Su Che hissed and fell silent again.

Seeing that the heavy rain had stopped, I really shouldn't continue to sacrifice my sleep time, since I still had to work tomorrow.

Therefore, before leaving, they presented the most unrealistic and least likely to be adopted option five—

"The Pervert Solution".

"How about I take you back to my place?"

"... "

"I'm going out for my part-time job tomorrow morning, you can just leave after you wake up. That way, it won't affect either of us..."

At this point, Su Che himself realized he was being a bit abnormal.

He immediately changed his tune and said:

"Oh well, this plan really isn't quite right..."

"Ah."

"Not really..."

-

"...? What did you just say?"

……

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Chapter Three: The Decisive Journey on a Rainy Night