In the anime, who is not a childhood sweetheart?

Touka, who was in a deep sleep, seemed to sense something, but she didn't want to wake up.

Have a sweet dream tonight.

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The next day, Tohka woke up early, around six o'clock.

When she opened her eyes, she suddenly found herself lying on the sofa, still in that private cinema.

There was heating in the room, and she was wearing Yuan Qianye's down jacket, so she felt warm all over, but not cold.

As for her non-blood-related brother...

She was now resting her head on his thighs, his hands still resting loosely on her body, which was obviously a safety measure to prevent her from accidentally rolling off the sofa.

After realizing her current situation, Tohka reacted immediately and stood up instantly.

Yuan Qianye was awakened by her movements and rubbed his eyes: "You're awake..."

Shihua didn't know why her heart was beating very fast: "Why didn't you wake me up last night?"

"You slept so soundly, and I thought you must be tired all day, so I didn't wake you... Oh, don't worry about your family, I've already told my parents. Do you want to rest for a while, or go home directly?"

Of course, Shihua’s choice is the latter!

On the way back, Yuan Qianye yawned continuously. He leaned on the sofa last night and had to protect Shihua, so his posture was uncomfortable and he could only take a short nap.

"Next time you encounter this kind of situation...don't worry about it, just wake me up."

"Oh, I see."

After returning home, Shihua once again made this solemn declaration to Yuan Qianye, and Yuan Qianye nodded to show that he understood.

He wanted to go back to his room to catch up on some sleep, but before that, he had to take a shower and change his clothes.

Touka returned to her room and closed the door with her back against it.

Rika was lying on her bed with her arms and legs spread out, sleeping in the same casual position as always.

Seeing that his sister was still sleeping soundly, Shihua finally breathed a sigh of relief and returned to sit on the edge of his own bed, resting his right hand on his chest.

She thought of the clothes covering herself, and always felt that his scent was all over her body.

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What Yuan Qianye was worried about finally happened.

The "new cold virus" that experts previously described as similar to the common cold began to spread throughout the world after a period of fermentation and spread.

Many suspected cases have also appeared in Neon, which was relatively safe before.

At this time, some professionals have realized that something is wrong, and they have made appeals through various channels, hoping to attract the attention of people from all walks of life.

But these people are a very small minority, and the mainstream view in society is to still treat this new virus as a cold.

Yuan Qianye couldn't care less about other people, he just reminded those around him more seriously to take precautions.

In mid-December, Yukino from Eagle Country went on winter vacation and returned home.

Mrs. Yukinoshita thought that her little daughter was celebrating her winning the gold medal in the Mathematical Olympiad abroad, so she invited her friends to have a simple meal at her home on the night she returned.

After meeting again after several months, Eriri seemed particularly excited.

As soon as we met, we didn't say anything, but gave each other a big hug as usual.

Touka also received an invitation from Yono today, but as soon as Touka arrived, she was dragged to her room to talk in private. She probably won't come down until dinner later.

After Yukino exchanged greetings with her friends, her gaze finally fell on Yuan Qianye's face. Their eyes met and they smiled faintly at each other.

There is a kind of tacit understanding between childhood sweethearts that starts from kindergarten, and everything is implied.

"By the way, this time when I returned home, I brought gifts for everyone."

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071: You can just go in directly when the time comes (10000) (12)

Compared with the current Minamoto family, the Yukinoshita family is an absolute wealthy family.

The Yukinoshita sisters each have their own bedroom, and the floor space is more than enough to be used as a living room in an ordinary household.

Not to mention that the room also has a walk-in closet, which is filled with all kinds of beautiful clothes and shoes for girls.

Being located on the second floor, one can also see the beautiful scenery of the Japanese garden and the lake in the distance from the window, unlike in Rikka's and her room, where as soon as the curtains are opened, the wall of the neighboring house is directly in front of her face.

In this huge and luxurious room, Touka, who was invited here not for the first time, was noticed by Yono, who had a natural talent for understanding people's hearts. He found that his good friend seemed to have something on his mind.

Yang No originally thought that Tohka was feeling somewhat down because she was not satisfied with her results in the previous rhythmic gymnastics finals.

But as she comforted and consoled him on this topic, and observed Touka's reaction, she realized that it was not the case.

Tohka seemed indifferent to the result of that competition, showing no resentment or regret, and seemed to have completely accepted it.

If it’s not because of the competition, then what is it?

It could be called a personal hobby, exploring other people's secrets, this is something Yang Noi has enjoyed since he was a child.

The novelty and satisfaction of knowing other people's secrets can make her feel an indescribable sense of refreshment under the strict elite education of the Yukinoshita family, and it can also relieve her inner pressure. This is one of the few moments when she can make herself happy.

Therefore, Yukino had no secrets from her since she was a child.

However, as a friend, Touka still has the best relationship with her, and she cannot be bullied without any worries like her own sister.

Therefore, Yang Noi first made a tentative move: "Touka, have you been worried about something recently?"

Touka, who was standing by the window holding a cup of hot coffee, visibly trembled slightly when she heard this question, but she didn't turn around immediately. Instead, she took a sip to cover it up, then turned back with a calm expression: "Why do you ask this suddenly?"

Of course it's because I noticed that you are different in many ways from usual. The most obvious one is that you talk less than usual, and your expressions become more dazed more often.

If I don't take the initiative to bring up topics, the atmosphere will probably become cold immediately, which is inconsistent with the state they usually get along with.

In addition, in Haruno's mind, Touka is even easier to understand than Yukino in this regard, because her sister looks cold most of the time, which makes it even more difficult to tell.

However, Yang No had no intention of telling Touka about her subconscious little habit, which was quite cute.

Of course, he was also worried that after telling Shihua, if she changed this habit, it would be difficult for him to discover anything in the future.

So Yang Noi gave another reason: "It's just a feeling. How about trying to talk to my good friend? Maybe I can help you."

Shihua lowered her hands slightly, staring at the white porcelain coffee cup in her hands, and murmured softly, "It's not a big deal..."

Yang Nai's eyes lit up slightly.

Her guess was right.

That's no problem.

Yang No's original idea was that after testing her, if Touka showed strong resistance and vigilance, she would stop immediately. After all, even if they were good friends, there had to be a certain sense of boundaries.

She hadn't known Touka for very long, but she valued her friendship very much, and it wouldn't be good if such a small matter affected their relationship.

And now~

This reaction, this answer...

There is a play!

Touka wasn't averse to confiding in him, and seemed to genuinely want to seek his advice because of her troubles.

At this time, Yang Nai naturally had no choice but to do it.

She took the coffee from Shihua's hand and put it on the table, then pulled her to sit on the edge of her bed: "Come here, tell me what happened that made my Shihua so worried."

Touka said helplessly: "I'm not from your family, and I'm not really troubled, I just have a little... I don't know how to describe the feeling."

"Yeah, yeah!" Yang No nodded rapidly, signaling Shihua to speak frankly, she couldn't wait to eat the melon... No, she was trying to enlighten and comfort her!

Touka had been keeping that matter in her heart for the past few days. She had confided her worries to Haruno before, so this time she just let it all out.

"That's what happened after the finals day..."

Touka briefly explained how she was comforted by her adopted brother that day, and how they spent the night together in a private theater. (No blood relationship)

Of course, she didn't mention Qianye's intimate posture of resting his head on her knees and protecting her with his hands.

Shihua is the oldest child in the family and is considered the big sister, but she is actually only in the first year of high school and does not have much experience.

The death of her biological father and the difficult early life she lived with her mother and sister made her mentally more mature than most of her peers, but that was only reflected in her life.

She was actually quite helpless about the fact that the scenes related to that night kept popping up in her mind these days, and she had no control over the situation at all.

She felt that she was being taken care of by her own brother again and she was unwilling to accept it, and felt that she lacked the bearing of an eldest sister.

But for Yang No, who listened to what Touka said, as an outsider, she keenly realized that things did not seem that simple.

"Ah~ what a deep sibling bond! My little Yukinoko has never comforted me when I've been having a bad game, let alone asked me out to the movies to try to relax me."

However, there are still thoughtful little gestures such as serving tea, water and snacks to the room.

"That's the inevitable result of you always bullying Yukino-chan."

"That's too much. I don't always bully her. I just prank her occasionally... But then again, the situation you just described, apart from your sworn brother-sister relationship with Xiao Qianye, does seem like a date between lovers."

Yang Nai supported herself on the bed behind her with her hands, looked up at the ceiling, and swung her calves back and forth.

The gestures and expressions shown are very casual, and the tone is mostly joking.

Although Touka didn't move her body after hearing this, Yono, who had deliberately said this to test her, saw the change in her friend's pupils out of the corner of her eye and could tell that she reacted greatly.

"Huh." Yang Noi stood up at this time, acting as if she had suddenly lost interest in such a topic and said lazily: "I am quite envious of the relationship between you and Xiao Qianye, Touka. Family members should care about each other. I really hope that my Xiao Yukino can learn from him and improve her emotional intelligence. That way, I won't have to worry about her when she goes out in the future."

These extra words calmed the waves in Touka's heart.

Yang No took Touka's hand without hesitation and said, "By the way, I saw a very beautiful scarf on the street before, so I brought one for you. Go try it on and see if it fits you."

"Why did you suddenly give me a scarf?"

"Christmas is coming soon, so this is an early gift to you, and also a reminder for you not to forget to give me a gift..."

Yang No pushed Touka's back and they both walked into the cloakroom.

Touka couldn't persuade her, so when she was trying on a light brown scarf in front of the mirror, Yang Noi was looking at her with a smile.

But in his eyes, he was still worried about his friend's misconduct that he had just noticed, and there was an unfathomable deep meaning hidden in it.

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In the living room of the Yukinoshita family.

At this moment, Yukino has also transformed into Santa Claus to some extent, distributing gifts to several friends.

Ying Lili was overjoyed when she received a beautifully packaged gift box of macaron desserts.

Rikka got a cartoon elk hat.

Busujima Saeko also expressed her gratitude politely after receiving the black tea gift package.

Finally, when it came to Yuan Qianye, things became a little subtle.

He was holding the small white velvet ball pendant, with a small label still on it that said "Made in Japan".

After staring at it silently for a while, he fixed his eyes on Yukino. He expressed confusion and didn't understand what she meant by giving him this.

Is it a hint of some kind?

Yukino explained calmly, "I couldn't think of anything to get you until we got on the plane before departure, but then I thought it would be pitiful if everyone else got a gift and you didn't, so I just picked one at random from the airport gift shop."

It turned out to be the case.

Yuan Qianye nodded, understanding her thoughtfulness and feeling quite touched. "Thank you, Second Miss, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to be so distressed and still thinking of giving me a little treat."

"I've told you many times not to call me Second Miss."

"Okay, Master Xue Aotian."

"..."

Yukino stared at him silently for three and a half seconds.

As a result, I found that when I looked at him, I not only did not look at him as trash as I did with other people, but I also found that he seemed to have become more... in line with the public's aesthetic standards over the past few months.

In the end, she just put her fingertips to her forehead, sighed tiredly, and was too lazy to continue playing tricks on him.

Eriri, who was standing by, watched their interaction and smiled, her eyes curved into crescents.