I refuse to be a plagiarist

"Last weekend when I was competing with those juniors at school, you were the one who secretly helped me."

It was clearly a question, but the tone used was that of a statement.

Facing Hasegawa's confirmation, the girl gently licked the melted butter around the cone and looked at him with a dull look:

"You just realized it, idiot."

Thinking of the hard work she had to go through in order to spy remotely and run to the computer room to cut off the power at the critical moment, Hayasaka Ai narrowed her eyes slightly, and her tone revealed a hint of amusement:

"Why...you called me out today, are you going to thank me for this matter?"

At this point, she carefully looked at the expression on the other person's face, and after a long period of time when there was no change, she slowly spoke:

"Let me make it clear first, ordinary things can't show your sincerity."

"Ha ha.......

It shouldn't be considered a good thing, after all, compared to the rare things you saw in the Shigong family, the things I can touch are really not good enough. "

He took out the things in his handbag.

Lying in the small gift box is a miniature doll.

To be more precise, it's a clay figure.

A golden ponytail, blue eyes, an indifferent expression, and slightly raised corners of the mouth.

With the classic college style combination of black vest and white shirt...the prototype of this little thing in front of you is naturally ready to emerge.

It turns out that without realizing it, a certain guy has quietly evolved from a beginner who could only assemble models to a "craftsman" who can make clay dolls.

"That... may not look good, but this is indeed the 'final version' after I have tried my best during this period of time."

He scratched his cheek with his fingertips in embarrassment.

Compared with the mature businesses in the market with specialized design and production systems, the Q version of Hayasaka Ai in Hasegawa's hand can only be said to be barely qualified in a strict sense.

However, when it comes to gifts between friends, sometimes the thought behind them is more valuable than the value of the gift itself.

Faced with this small and somewhat funny "other self", Hayasaka Ai stared at it for a few seconds, and finally took the initiative to reach out and take the small gift box containing it.

"Thanks for your hard work."

A faint joy arose in my heart.

Obviously, the time and thought someone put into this little clay figure cannot be explained in just a few words.

However, facing Hayasaka Ai's emotionless response, Hasegawa on the side became a little nervous.

This guy is the type who likes to hold himself to high standards in certain things.

Although he didn't express it clearly, he still had a little bit of perfectionism in his heart when it came to the thank-you gift in front of him.

The little clay figure in the gift box is indeed the best one among all his attempts, but compared to the best posture in Hasegawa Hide's mind, there are still some differences in the details.

Coupled with the girl's response without any emotion... at this moment, he subconsciously thought of the scene where the other party was somewhat embarrassed but couldn't refuse because of face.

After all, this situation is too common in real-life interactions.

"Forehead.....

As for Hayasaka, to be honest, I know that my skills are not that good.

If you don’t like it, just say it directly, it’s okay.”

Take the initiative to give the other party a way out.

With the contact between the two of them over the years, he was also very clear that facing the attitude he showed, the girl in front of him should be able to easily understand what he wanted to express.

But in response to Hasegawa's words, Hayasaka Ai, who was holding the gift box in both hands, turned her head and looked at the boy in front of her with a meaningful look, and said:

“…No need.

I like the thank you gift you prepared."

"Huh~ That's good, that's good......

Seeing your emotionless expression just now, Hayasaka, I thought you were complaining about how badly I did. "

After preparing a thank-you gift with great difficulty, he was criticized by the other party. Such an outcome was undoubtedly difficult for Hasegawa Hide to accept.

Fortunately, judging from what the girl said, the thank-you gift she had prepared did not seem to be so bad as to be unacceptable.

He patted his chest gently.

In response to Hasegawa's words full of relief, the girl shook her head slightly and cursed him in her heart, "idiot."

“That’s not the case at all.

Hasegawa, your imagination is really too rich.

No one would be offended by receiving such a thoughtful gift.”

"oh oh."

【I guess so.......】

I complained quietly in my heart.

Just the night before yesterday, when he was surfing the Internet over a wall, he saw from the complaints of netizens on the homestead flattening Tianchao that some women had more "extraordinary" demands than the client.

What a colorful black... Compared to this, it's all rubbish!

Ordinary people probably have no way of doing that kind of weird thing unless they are some kind of gods who can "hold the sun and the moon in their hands and pick the stars".

Therefore, combined with the high-standard environment of Yukinoshita and Hayasaka around him...Hasegawa subconsciously added a hint of "humility" to the thank-you gift he prepared today, which he himself did not even realize.

Fortunately, although this friend in front of me is a beautiful girl, she is not a monster who likes to torture others.

Recalling the miserable description of a certain unknown old man who seemed to be wearing a mask of pain, Hasegawa felt his scalp tingling, and then his eyes looking at Hayasaka Ai gradually became hot.

"What, what's wrong?"

"Hayasaka!"

Grabbing the other person's hand, the guy gave a sincere "shout" to the girl's surprised expression:

"I am so lucky to be surrounded by mentally normal people like you!"

Chapter 52: The People Behind Me

I shared what I saw on the Internet that day with the girl in front of me.

Looking at Hasegawa who seemed to have suffered some kind of mental torture and looked extremely scared, Hayasaka Ai couldn't help but feel a little funny after her initial confusion.

As the saying goes: Good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news travels far and wide.

With the transmission of information on the Internet, things that are full of negative emotions will naturally have a stronger sense of presence.

It looks like this is really terrifying.

".......But in reality, most people around us are normal people. If someone has such twisted thoughts, no one would be willing to associate with him.

So Hasegawa, you should watch less weird stuff in the future."

Silently comforting the friend in front of him.

As a person who is full of interest in emerging things and is proficient in operating various electronic mechanical products, Hayasaka Ai knows very well what the ultimate thing called big data push is.

If this guy in front of me continues to focus on negative news, then after a while, he will definitely become cynical because of this strange online environment.

"That's exactly what you said."

"Right?"

He poked the boy's cheek with his cold fingers.

Seeing Hasegawa's "still salvageable" attitude, Hayasaka Ai breathed a sigh of relief, then stood up and took the initiative to speak:

"Let's go.

It's so hard to come out without a destination, isn't it a waste to just stay in one place?"

"oh oh."

He nodded somewhat dully.

After coming back to his senses from the previous topic, Hasegawa quickly returned to his normal state, quickly finished his ice cream, stood up, and walked in one direction:

“Let’s go over there.

When I was working there before, I found a very interesting store. ”

"Oh?

If you say so, then go and have a look......"

The two figures who left together quickly disappeared in the vast crowd.

During this relaxing weekend, although Hayasaka Ai continued to radiate her own brilliance because of her beauty, it was naturally nothing compared to the bustling environment.

After all, Japanese girls have regarded makeup as a necessary step before going out.

Even though there may be some differences in the basic panels, as long as you are willing to "start early" and work hard in front of the dressing mirror, there will basically not be much difference when you walk together.

Plus, Hayasaka herself isn't the type who really likes to be in the spotlight... as a result, she won't attract too much unnecessary attention from the crowd.

However, sometimes, "trouble" cannot be completely avoided by the parties involved unilaterally.

After going around in circles, they suddenly saw a group of guys following them.

"Hey... did you notice that, Hayasaka?"

He casually placed his arm on the girl's shoulders.

From an outsider's perspective, the interaction between the two at this time is no different from the flirting between ordinary lovers.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to shorten the distance, Hasegawa began to ask, with a serious expression on his face.

His experience of fighting wits and courage with bad guys in his early years made him have a keen sense of danger and voyeurism.

Although I didn't feel too much hostility from that group of people, the feeling of being followed far behind and being "watched" by others was really uncomfortable.

In response to his question, the girl frowned slightly, but her tone was a little unnatural:

"It seems you have discovered it too."

"Ah, those sneaky guys... have been following us for a while."

Nodded gently.

The place where Hasegawa took the girl to tour just now seemed to be just an ordinary window shopping, but the actual route when connected on the map was a rather thankless graph. Normal people would basically not choose this kind of route that would forcibly increase their physical exertion.

However, the group of people behind him seemed not to notice and did not stop following him.

"...So, it is basically certain that the group of guys are targeting one of us, or they want to kill us all at once."

"........"

[You...what do you mean by 'killing everyone in one fell swoop'? ]

I silently complained about the words of my friend in front of me.

However, after listening to Hasegawa's explanation, the girl finally resolved the doubts she had in her mind while shopping:

"No wonder I felt like I walked back and forth on Fourth Street several times just now. It turns out... you led the way this way on purpose."

"Hey... I don't want to easily alarm you, a 'professional player'.

It's such a pity to finally get out on the weekend to relax and be involved in trouble.

Besides, what if I was just being overly suspicious when I wasn't sure before? "

He winked at the girl in front of him.

Facing Hasegawa's funny look, Hayasaka Ai finally couldn't help herself and burst out laughing:

"Although your idea is good, judging from the current facts, haven't we been dragged into it?"

“Ah… there’s nothing we can do about it.

Who would have thought that we would encounter such a thing when we go out for a stroll on the weekend.

But then again.

Hayasaka, have you ever offended anyone?"