Faced with the blackened heroine, they actually stopped time

"By the way, store manager, do you still remember what you promised me? I helped you with this matter, so..."

Oreki Gen wanted to say the next words.

But Qingye Yuri had already interrupted the other party in advance.

She turned her head and looked straight at the boy.

"I know what you mean. This deal... You just want me to go back home, back to them, right?"

Oreki Gen blinked.

"I won't make it difficult for you. Just calm down and talk to them. As for your final choice, it has nothing to do with me. You don't need to feel any pressure. Just make your decision based on your heart."

Kiyono Yuri sighed softly.

"What kind of poison did she cast on you?"

"insanity?"

"Humph, you're willing to put so much effort into getting me to agree to this..."

Oreki Gen laughed in silence.

"That's not the case. It all comes down to helping each other. After all, I'm a very kind-hearted handsome man."

"Stop being so disgusting... Never mind. I promised this. I will keep my promise."

"That's fine."

It seems that the time has come to say goodbye.

Kiyono Yuri's home and Oreki Gen's home are not in the same direction.

The separation was very relaxing.

Oreki Gen was thinking about what happened today. It seemed that he had finished a side quest that was not too long but not easy either.

There is still a sense of accomplishment...

Although there was no tangible reward, Oreki Gen also thought that if people in this world needed rewards for everything they did, it would be really boring.

Work should be rewarding.

Learning should be rewarding.

Nothing wrong with that.

But if helping also requires rewards, and saving also requires rewards, then wouldn’t that be too machine-like?

do not know.

All we know is that when Oreki Gen was about to go to a girl's house to cook dinner, he received a sudden call from Kiyono Yuri, whom he had just parted ways with during the day.

“Hey! Oreki, I have good news for you! Qinghua’s parents called me and said that there was a sudden news from the hospital. Qinghua has responded, and she might really wake up!”

The boy holding the mobile phone looked at the sky.

It was dark and there was no starlight.

But the street lights shining on me seem so warm.

You see, doing meaningful things doesn’t mean getting paid, right?

Chapter 90: Gift

"Hmm, hmm, hmm~"

Oreki String is acting strange today.

When Asagiri Ran was sitting in the living room and scrolling through her phone, she could hear the boy humming an unknown tune in the kitchen, and she realized it.

The strange thing is actually very simple.

He was very happy.

Even too happy!

People always like to say that they hope for world peace and that everyone can live happily.

But when you are not so happy, it is really hard to cheer up when you see such a happy person in front of you.

"Eat~"

When Oreki Xian brought the meal to the table, which was as normal as ever.

Wearing cotton pajamas, Asagiri Ran looked like a fat little bear with a surprisingly small face. She sat opposite Oreki Gen.

Looking at the unconcealable happiness on the boy's face.

Asagiri Ran didn't even bother to taste the food that she couldn't refuse.

"What are you so happy about?"

Oreki Gen blinked.

"Really? Do I look happy?"

Asagiri Ran said unhappily.

"You're just about to write the word happy on your face."

I don't need to tell you who likes to write words on their faces, right? Anyway, I don't have such a hobby, but I can write for others.

He smiled casually.

"Nothing, I just feel strangely relaxed today."

He said so.

Asagiri Ran thought for a moment, and when she picked up the chopsticks, she looked at Oreki Gen with an inexplicable look.

"Is the happy thing that you don't have to cook for me tomorrow?"

Oreki Gen was stunned for a moment.

Eh?

It's already been a month? Oreki himself hadn't expected this, but it seemed so. The time until the last test was almost up. Time flies, and it's almost the end of the semester. In other words, the winter vacation will come at the end of this month.

Oreki Gen quickly recovered from his daze.

He looked at the other person in pretended surprise.

"Really?"

"Of course. You don't remember it yourself?"

Asagiri Ran was a little suspicious, maybe this young man was addicted to working here and was reluctant to leave?

Or have you really forgotten about this?

But...she actually didn't want to make this matter clear, but she was really not a person who liked to play dumb.

It seems that as long as I don’t say certain things, I can allow this state that I am becoming more and more accustomed to to continue.

Because she knows that the more she desires, the more severe the backlash will be on her when the day comes when she can no longer hide it.

Oreki Gen smiled.

"I really don't remember. So today is a double happiness?"

Asagiri Ran was stunned for a moment and almost couldn't breathe.

Good man, it's a pity that I'm still here, still struggling with my feelings, and you're doubly happy, right? !

Immediately, Asagiri Ran's expression became uncontrollably cold, and she almost slammed her chopsticks on the table.

"No one forced you to cook for me. It was you who asked for it. If it was so difficult, you could have not done it on the first day."

Looking at the cold expression on the other person's face as he stared at me.

Oreki Genji laughed.

"I was just joking, why are you taking it so seriously?"

What Asagiri Ran hates most is joking.

"So, after disturbing other people's emotions, you use a joke to blame their seriousness. Is this what you like to do? I don't like it. I am always serious."

Oreki Gen calmly stretched out his hand, added a few pieces of beef into the other person's bowl, then he smiled and watched the girl with no change in expression, as if she was a girl who was at odds with him.

"Well, I actually enjoy cooking at your house."

"...Are you still going to lie?"

Asagiri Ran seems to believe nothing now.

You can't believe a word this bastard says.

Apart from endlessly disturbing his own emotions, he seems unable to do anything good.

It's like fate has set up a nemesis in my life to punish me. Did I owe him in my previous life?

Always torturing myself, playing with myself, and teasing myself like this.

Oreki Gen said with a smile.

"You don't believe me that much?"

Asagiri Ran glared at him unhappily.

"You always joke with me when I trust you. Is this how you expect me to believe you?"

Oreki Gen looked at the other person innocently.

"Why don't you eat first? It will get cold if you don't eat now."

"If I don't eat, I'll feel bad."

She said with a straight face.

Oreki Gen said with a smile.

"Do you want me to coax you? How old are you? Do you still need coaxing before eating?"

"Who wants you to coax me?!"

"Hahahaha... I'm not kidding you. This time I'm telling the truth. I really enjoy cooking at your house. Because how should I put it? The most satisfying moment for a cook is when diners appreciate your dishes. It's a great enjoyment to eat every dish you make."

Asagiri Ran was stunned.

Do you finish eating every time?

Is he making fun of my big appetite? Is it shameful for a girl to have a big appetite?

For some reason, the girl's cheeks turned red.

She was still a little unhappy. Although what the other party said did sound like the truth, she just didn't like the other party always making jokes that would make her emotions fluctuate.

It's like I'm a very emotionally unstable person.

is it?

My mood is stable now.

It's just that I keep running into a jerk called Oreki Tsubasa...

"Don't try to be so rude. Who knows whether you are telling the truth or not? You never say a single honest word."

Oreki Gen looked at the other person with a smile.

"Can't even you tell whether I'm telling the truth or not?"

You can't see it unless you say so.

But can't even you see it?

The wording of this sentence is very particular. The former is a kind of ridicule and contempt for the other party. Of course, it can also be a joke between friends.

But it doesn't hurt or itchy, and it has no use other than being a funny guy and being annoying.

The latter is a bit more profound, and even you can't see it? The subtext is that you should be a special person to me, and you should be able to clearly know whether I am telling the truth or not, and you should be the one who understands me.

Although it may seem like just changing a few words in a sentence, the context will suddenly become completely different.

Not only will it make the topic ambiguous, but it will also make the other person feel that you value her very much and that she is special to you.

Of course, it is not suitable for all occasions, especially when you are in a particularly active position, as this will make you seem a bit clingy.