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"Mahiru! Don't say that grandpa doesn't love you and won't give you any chances. Now grandpa gives you two choices. One, return home and grandpa will arrange a marriage for you. Although you were rejected before, many families will refuse to marry us, but grandpa can still find other options. If you choose this, you are still grandpa's granddaughter.

Second, if you refuse the first one, you will be completely removed from the list... You can go find your parents in the future and do whatever you want. It has nothing to do with our family anymore!"

"…………"

Chapter 176 Asking

When her grandfather said these words, Shiina Mahiru's heart was completely chilled.

There was no way she would agree to her grandfather's words and go back home to be a tool for marriage.

And her parents.

Ah!

Neither of them would choose him, so there was no point for her to go with him.

Before Shiina Mahiru could call his parents, they called back one after another.

Each of them told Shiina Mahiru not to come to see them and had already transferred 10 yen into her card.

So Shiina Mahiru is already a complete orphan.

After knowing the reason, Saiki couldn't help but feel that Shiina Mahiru was really pitiful, having to deal with such a family and parents.

(Oh my god, with 10 yen and living expenses, it is impossible for me to go to school unless I have to work part-time.)

Shiina Mahiru was cutting vegetables while thinking about what to do next.

Shiina Mahiru [I...it's impossible for me to go to school. I don't have a home anymore.]

Shiina Mahiru couldn't help but smile when she thought of her home, as if she had no home to begin with, and the one she had before could no longer be called a "home".

Shiina Mahiru [It’s impossible to go to a school. I can’t afford the tuition for Sobu High School. I also need to find a job. I can’t live here anymore. This place is too expensive. I need to find a cheaper place to live. I…]

(Really? Are you leaving now?)

Saiki felt that the situation had turned around too quickly. He was just thinking about how to keep Shiina Mahiru away from him, but he didn't expect that when he went out, he would leave on his own when he came back.

Shiina Mahiru thought about leaving the house, but he didn't know how to tell Saiki.

Shiina Mahiru [I...how should I tell Saiki-san? I can't possibly tell him that I've become an orphan, but...]

Saiki looked at Shiina Mahiru in the kitchen silently, his eyes filled with pity.

Shiina Mahiru would never tell Saiki this. She could even see Saiki feeling sorry for her, but what's the point? It would only make others more worried.

On that extremely delicate little face, the disaster-like face had lost its usual smile, and its calm pupils were like stagnant water.

Shiina Mahiru [Are you leaving? I am so unwilling, I just felt the warmth and vitality in my life recently, but am I leaving Saiki? I don’t dare to meet him in the future. If I really leave, will Saiki be sad if I tell him?]

Even though she became an orphan, Shiina Mahiru did not regret it, nor did she regret the two choices her grandfather gave her. If she could go back in time, she would still not choose to go home for an arranged marriage.

She just regretted that she should have cherished her current life and the time she spent with Qi Mu more some time ago. At least she lived a very satisfying life during that time.

But now things have changed.

"Bang" a breaking sound was heard.

Saiki saw that it was Shiina Mahiru who accidentally broke a plate in the kitchen.

"Oops...Oops"

Shiina Mahiru quickly squatted on the ground to clean up, picking up the fragments quickly without worrying about getting her hands cut.

Shiina Mahiru's eyes were filled with mist [What's wrong? How come you can't even do this? You are so stupid, Shiina Mahiru.]

Shiina Mahiru was picking up the fragments when suddenly a hand reached out to help her clean up. Before Shiina Mahiru looked up, a familiar voice came over.

[Be careful, or you might cut your hand. Let me help you!]

"Qi Mu-san..."

Shiina Mahiru didn't raise her head, but kept her head down.

"I'm sorry, I'll be fine!"

Shiina Mahiru was busy cleaning up, but was caught by Saiki.

[It's fine]

When Shiina Mahiru heard Saiki's voice, her body trembled unconsciously.

Saiki seemed not to notice anything unusual. He let go of Shiina Mahiru's hand, then reached out to take the fragments from Shiina Mahiru's hand and continued to pick up the fragments and put them in the trash can.

After they finished cleaning up, the two stood up. Saiki stayed in the kitchen and watched Shiina Mahiru who was motionless.

Now Shiina Mahiru still has her head down, her eyes dim and it seems like she is thinking about something.

Saiki looked Shiina Mahiru up and down, with the same gaze as usual, but with a questioning look in his eyes.

[What's wrong? What happened? You don't look right.]

Saiki asked knowingly, he was also trying to induce Shiina Mahiru to speak out. Of course, he knew that Shiina Mahiru was unlikely to tell what happened in her home, she would probably just say that she was leaving!

So it was just an inducement, and Qi Mu hadn't considered what would happen after he said it.

Shiina Mahiru couldn't help but clench her fists [Did anyone notice that I'm worried? It turns out that someone is paying attention to me. If you want me to tell Saiki-san about being abandoned, I can't tell him.

But I still have to say that I won’t go to school, and I still have to say that I want to leave here. It doesn’t matter if I say it sooner or later, so I might as well say it now!]

Shiina Mahiru paused, opened her mouth and wanted to say something but it became extremely difficult, bitterness spread in her mouth.

Finally, he raised his head and said simply: "Thank you for your concern, Qi Mu, I'm fine, sorry for what happened just now, hehe."

(Didn’t you tell me about your family situation in the end? But never mind. It’s to be expected given Shiina-san’s personality. But you didn’t say you were leaving. Was you still hesitating? Or was you reluctant?)

(Such a strong Shiina-san, is she trying to adjust her mentality and talk about it later? Although it doesn’t matter to me, and I have achieved what I was worried about before, and I can let Shiina-san leave me... But why, why can’t I get used to seeing this expression, Shiina-san!)

Saiki's pupils shrank when he met Shiina Mahiru's gaze, who no longer tried to avoid his gaze.

Shiina Mahiru still had a gentle smile on her face, but this smile seemed particularly forced to Saiki, as if she was hiding something, which made Saiki feel a little uncomfortable.

[Really? I'm glad you're fine. If you have any questions, please tell me. I'm going to the balcony to get some fresh air. Call me when dinner is ready.]

"okay"

Shiina Mahiru nodded in agreement, and Saiki also turned his head, walked away slowly, and walked to the balcony leisurely.

After watching Saiki leave, Shiina Mahiru's smile instantly collapsed. She bit her lips tightly, her hands clenched into a white fist, and a tear flowed across her eyes.

Shiina Mahiru admitted that Saiki's unique aura fascinated her, so she didn't dare to look at Saiki's back. She was obviously leaving, but she was reluctant to leave, and she felt like she was abandoned.

Shiina Mahiru [I can’t say it. I’ll talk about it after dinner. I don’t know why, but as soon as I meet Saiki’s gaze, I…I really want to express my sadness and grievances, but I can’t!]

Chapter 177 Pendant Girl Shiina Mahiru

(Yeah yeah yeah)

Qi Mu walked to the balcony, holding the railing with both hands, and the breeze gently brushed across Qi Mu's face.

(Why is she showing that expression? Really, if I don’t tell her about this situation, how can others help her? No, I have no reason to help her. Although we have a good relationship, this kind of thing...)

Saiki looked at the balcony of Shiina Mahiru's room next door and found it very clean, but there were very few things on it. However, there were a few pots of flowers here, which seemed to have been taken care of by Shiina Mahiru.

Qi Mu raised an eyebrow and sighed.

(What’s wrong with me? My goal has been achieved. I didn’t have to do anything. I didn’t have to say anything. Shiina-san was planning to leave. This has nothing to do with me!)

Saiki thought so, but he felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the troubled and sad look of Shiina Mahiru in his mind.

(What is this unpleasant feeling? It’s the same level of unpleasantness as coming home hungry and opening the refrigerator to find it’s empty!)

(…No, it was like I was going to buy the limited edition coffee. I lined up for a long time for the jelly, but it was sold out when it was my turn!)

(Ah~ that’s not right, this is like other kids who save their pocket money for Chinese New Year and when they want to use it, their mom says it’s all gone!)

(??)

Qi Mu scratched his hair

(What the hell am I talking about!)

(Oh my, it’s troublesome, very troublesome, very troublesome)

Qi Mu made a "tsk" sound and picked up his phone. He looked through the address book, found his grandfather in the family list and called him.

“Beep...beep...click” the sound of the connection.

A deep and deep voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hello! Is this Kusuo?"

[Yes, it’s me, I’m Kusuo, long time no see, grandpa]

After two seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, the voice rang again.

"How come it's been a long time? I haven't seen you since you moved away! You didn't even call me, and I don't know what you were busy with. How could you bear to call grandpa!"

Saiki asked with concern

[No, this is a phone call, isn’t it? By the way, have you eaten yet?]

"You're asking now, huh! Really, I ate it."

[What are you eating?]

"Nothing much, just a simple meal, just some rice, grilled steak, pasta, Peking duck, shrimp, oh, and the recently imported hairy crabs..."

(You really just eat whatever you want, yeah!)

Qi Mu's mouth slanted and he continued to ask

[Is it delicious?]

There was silence again on the other end of the phone. After 10 seconds, Qi Mu was about to ask if they would like to have dessert for dinner.

Grandpa's voice came out.

"Okay, stop talking. What's wrong with you, Kusuo? You're asking me so many questions. What's the matter? I can tell right away."

(As expected of a grandpa, so smart)

Qi Mu's lips curled up slightly, and he walked to the edge of the balcony where the flowers were placed and leaned over to touch the flowers.

[No, I just have something to tell you, Grandpa…]

........................

When Saiki came in from the balcony, he saw that the food had been cooked and placed on the table. Shiina Mahiru also took off her scarf and smiled at Saiki, "Saiki-san, it's just right. I was just about to call you. It's time to eat. It's the pork chop you said you wanted to eat!"

Saiki noticed that Shiina Mahiru's eyes were a little red, but he didn't care too much. He nodded and went to the dining table.

[Well, I'll start.]

Shiina Mahiru also sat beside him and picked up the bowl and chopsticks: "I'm starting to eat!"

"Mmm~ It's delicious. How does it taste, Saiki-san?"

[Mm, delicious.]

The two of them finished their dinner peacefully, just like usual, as if nothing had happened.

After dinner.

Qi Mu walked to the refrigerator, took out two coffee jellies, and sat on the sofa again to eat them leisurely.

"It's not a good idea to eat this right after dinner."

[It’s okay, it’s just dessert.]

Shiina Mahiru sat aside in silence for a while

"that……"

Saiki finished the coffee jelly in his hand in two bites, turned to look at Shiina Mahiru who was very close to him on the sofa, and asked with a rare smile.

[What's wrong?]

When Shiina Mahiru saw Saiki's smile, she unconsciously clenched her teeth and tried her best to suppress the bitterness in her heart.

"I……"

I had originally wanted to end it quickly and say it sooner rather than later, but when I saw Saiki's smile, the memories from before flooded back into my mind, and the words I wanted to say came to a halt, and were filled with a bitter taste, like a bitter fruit that is hard to swallow.