life in the world

She is a genius who knew from an early age that she was living in a world of flattery and hypocrisy.She could clearly see that, apart from the care of her parents, those who approached her had various interests without exception.

He wants to use her to cling to the power of the Nogami family.

I want to win the favor of my parents through her.

He even wanted to use her to steal the "inheritance" of the Nogami family.

Solicitous pursuits are false, flattering friendships are false, pretentious pursuits are false——

Only when they were being bullied, those people's expressions of fear and despair never faked.

Perhaps, she, Izumi Nogami's feelings for him, Harutaki Hoshikawa, could not be called "like" at all.

Or maybe, he will be the first boy she falls in love with, and also the only boy she will fall in love with——

And whether this emotion is true liking and love, she still needs more time to confirm... At least, everything is developing in a good direction now.

If, she thinks that if one day, Haruaki Xingchuan really likes her, and she really likes Haruaki Xingchuan, then she hopes that the other party not only likes her appearance, but also likes her inside, and she hopes that she can become the inside A girl who will also be liked by the other party.

"Well……"

After carrying back the Shiba Inu doll that was about to be dried in the morning from the balcony, Izumi Nogami looked at the Shiba Inu doll that Hoshikawa Harutaki gave her on the bed.

Although it has been carefully cleaned with disinfectant wipes, she thought, but it is more reassuring to use the old one.

However, when she was halfway through the game, imagining the appearance of the other party, she couldn't help but suddenly remembered something——

That guy Xingchuan said that the gift he gave was not just a Shiba Inu doll, but also a little surprise.

"surprise?"

She picked up the Shiba Inu doll, shook it and found nothing strange.

"Liar...how can there be any surprises?"

Treating the Shiba Inu doll that Xingchuan gave her as herself, she ravaged the doll's round and cute face with all her might——

"I like it~"

"Woo!?"

The voice of Xing, Xingchuan! ?

Hearing the familiar voice that suddenly sounded, Izumi Nogami trembled as if he had been electrocuted, and couldn't help biting his lower lip to stay awake.

She tried to repeat the action just now, and squeezed the Shiba Inu doll that Harutaki Hoshikawa gave again——

"I like it~"

"Guuu..."

"I like it~"

Ten minutes later, Izumi Nogami was gritting his teeth and cursing the bastard in his heart, while packing up the sheets and the towels that were originally used to protect the sheets, and stuffed them all into the washing machine for disposal.

?

The happy time was very short, just like the gloomy weather outside the classroom window, it came to an end before the seventh get out of class in the afternoon——

The rain was not heavy, and with the gentle cool wind beating on the window glass, it was like jade beads falling into the plate continuously, and there were bursts of light noise.

pat pat pat.

Thinking of the bad news that he was about to tell the Quartet, Xingchuan Harutaki no longer had the intention to listen to the class, so he looked out the window and looked at the dark outside world.The spacious and solemn school gate in the distance is now shrouded in mist, which adds a little inexplicable mystery.However, he also wiped the shiny clean glass in the middle, and saw the reflection in the classroom, brightly lit, as if separated into two worlds from the outside.

Harutaki also hated rainy days.

Not only is it difficult to dry objects, but it is also easy to wet clothes and dirty shoes when walking on the road.

However, Harutaki also kind of likes rainy days.

Listening to the sound of the pattering rain that seems to cover everything can always make people feel more peaceful, and...

squeak.

He carefully pushed the window open a little, and in an instant, the cool breeze came with a refreshing breath, mixed with the fragrance of tender grass and the fragrance of moist soil, it smelled very good.

"call……"

Harutaki took a deep breath and let it out slowly, calming down the chaotic thoughts in his heart.If it were someone else, he might not care so much, but the other party is a butterfly from all over the world. What he has to do is not only to convey the news, but also to worry about the girl's mood and thoughts after hearing the news.

He is not an omnipotent god. He can neither see through the changeable and complicated thoughts of human beings, nor can he predict the distant future.If the fact that the Sifang family will imprison the girl is a burden that cannot be done, then the matter of telling the girl the bad news is a worry about the unknown.

Don't care about things, those who care will mess up——

He was in such a state before.

When school was over, Harutaki sent a message via Line, asking Sifang Diezi to wait for him in the school building foyer.

"Is there something important to tell us? Could it be a confession?"

Diezi greeted him with a smile, and seeing that there was no one around, she joked with him immediately.

"I've used this trick before."

Harutaki let out a shallow breath, and decided to get straight to the point.

"The matter of the karaoke that day may have been known to Sifang by your family..."

"This... this joke is not funny at all..."

Looking at Diezi's stiff smile after being stunned for a moment, Chun Taki shook his head, dispelling the little luck in the girl's heart.

"Saying's father said that when he went looking for it, that scumbag Wakitani had already been arranged to deal with it. Apart from the Sifang family, I can't think of any other forces that would do such a thing."

"..."

"Sorry, I called the police on my own initiative..."

"...It's okay, it has nothing to do with you, Xingchuan."

After a moment of silence, Diezi smiled softly, and stretched out her hand to poke Harutaki's face.

"If there's something wrong, it's because we didn't listen to advice...and, if it wasn't for you, we would have..." She paused, then folded her hands on her chest, and continued confidently: "... ...All in all, don't worry about us so much. Anyway, our surname is Sifang, and it's impossible for my family to do anything bad to me.

"I don't know how many times I was scolded by my great-grandmother and mother when I was young, heh heh, we are not good kids~"

really...

Chun Taki secretly sighed in his heart, obviously he was still anxious about how to comfort Sifang, but now he was being comforted by Sifang.

"If you need anything, you must find me."

After speaking, he added another sentence.

"Whatever."

"Hmm... Yu Yu Yu Yu~"

"Do you want me to take you back?"

Noticing Choko started to open the umbrella, Harutaki also took the umbrella out of the backpack and asked casually at the same time.

"It's a rare rainy day, we want to be alone."

The implication is to refuse.

"Then, see you tomorrow, Sifang."

"Well, see you tomorrow, Xingchuan."

Although the girl politely declined the idea of ​​going home together, Chun Taki, who was worried, still followed far behind until he watched her safely arrive downstairs at the apartment.

However, when he was about to leave, he caught a glimpse of Diezi not going upstairs, but stopped in front of the building, turned around and waved at him with the phone in one hand.

Hey.

The phone in my pocket vibrated twice.

[Diezi: Thank you [猫猫比心]]--read

[Chun Taki: You shouldn’t invite me to your house at this time, drink a cup of tea, take a shower, and then...] ---read

【Diezi: Let's talk about it when you become a drowned rat~】--read

Only the next day, until the bell rang for the first class, Harutaki did not see a familiar figure appearing in that seat.

?

bang.

click.

Habitually, after closing the door and turning on the porch lighting, seeing the room was completely dark before 16:[-] because of the gloomy weather, she, Sifang Diezi, never felt as relaxed as when facing Harutaki Xingchuan.

"I……"

She wanted to say "I'm back" as usual, and make this cold apartment a little more homely.It's just that the words of self-comfort are so heavy at this time, so heavy that the words are all blocked in the throat.Even though it was a rainy day, it felt as dry as winter, and my throat was so stagnant that I couldn't speak.

Recalling the news that she heard not long ago, she felt as if all the strength had been taken from her body, her legs softened, and she sat on the cold ground while holding the shoe cabinet.

"The Sifang family knew about the karaoke."

It is true that the Sifang family will not do bad things to her, but the definition of "bad things" depends on each person's different views.But for her, Diezi Sifang, returning to that lonely and empty house was a bad thing that couldn't be worse.

"what……"

Thinking of her previous feelings and thoughts, she couldn't help but cast a shadow in her heart——

We are such a bad girl...

I want to blame Haru Taki for calling the police, I want to blame him for making myself have to face my family again...

She wants to escape, and wants to put all the responsibility on Chun Taki, who likes her.

wait, right?

This is not right at all? !

When Diezi realized this idea, an indescribable self-loathing surged in her heart.

She actually wanted to shift the responsibility to Chun Taki... She actually wanted to blame Chun Taki for being so good to her? !

She couldn't even repay the favor and kindness she received, so wouldn't it be more difficult to face Harutaki-san?

Sitting on the ground, she would be dazed for a while, and it took a few minutes before Diezi got up and took off her loafers.But when she wanted to arrange her shoes as usual, her trembling right hand could not be placed neatly, as if the whole apartment building was tilted several degrees in a day, even if it was close to the entrance steps. Create a scene that suits your heart.

pat.

She simply threw her shoes at the door, picked up her commuter bag, and walked into the living room with heavy steps.

The bag was thrown on the single sofa, and the uniform was torn and stripped clean. In the end, she had to rush into the bathroom with a messy fried hair.She didn't even wash her body. After the hot water was put, she immediately stepped into the bathtub and submerged herself completely under the water.

Gumbling.

Gumbling.

After a burst of bubbles surfaced, Diezi emerged from the water, like a mermaid princess who just left the deep sea, shaking her head casually to shake off the excess water droplets on her black hair.

However, in her own opinion, this action is not so much a mermaid, but more like a stray dog ​​with nowhere to hide from the rain... Well, it's better to be a stray cat.

Cats are cute and...

Harutaki-san really likes cats, if she was a stray cat, he would definitely take her in, right?

Thinking of this, Diezi couldn't help showing a smile on her gloomy face——

She had only teased Harutaki before, telling him to come to her house after being a dog in the water.

"Ugh……"

Can Harutaki-san take her in?

Even if she could, she wouldn't go.

She didn't want to cause trouble for the other party anymore, especially a giant like the Sifang family... She didn't want him to be hurt, and she didn't want him to hit his head badly for her sake.

Harutaki-san... Harutaki has done enough for her.

After soaking in hot water for about half an hour, Diezi walked out of the bathroom with a drowsy head, wiped her body and applied body lotion, then dried her hair and changed into casual clothes in the bamboo basket.

Although the news that she might be imprisoned back to Sifang's house was very disappointing, she never thought about giving up on herself——

In other words, when she thought of Harutaki, she decided to put aside the idea of ​​giving up resistance.

That night, she gave up resistance in the face of the threat, and chose to accept her fate...

The disappointment and resentment on Chun Taki's face, even if he concealed it well, it is impossible not to reveal any flaws.