Finally, I became their white moonlight

She tilted her head slightly, and smiled like a boy trying to look cool, "After all, we are best friends."

"Well, thank you for a lot of things, Chuhua."

After expressing her thanks sincerely, Toyokawa Shoko was about to withdraw her hand, but she found that Sankaku Hatsuhua's grip seemed to be a little too strong.

Once I moved my arm, I couldn’t pull it back.

"Um, Chuhua..."

Could it be that I was too scared and am still feeling some lingering fear?

Toyokawa Shoko was thinking so and was about to say a few more words of comfort when Ming Hai stood silently between the two of them, looking at Sanjiao Chuhua inexplicably, as if he had discovered some new continent.

"You guys have no more questions, but I still have a lot of questions to ask... Can you let me have her first, Sankaku-san?"

"Ah, sorry." Sanjiao Chuhua let go of his hand as if nothing had happened, his eyes deliberately avoiding his figure. The white arm with deep red fingerprints on it began to tremble reflexively. "You, you have a lot to say, right? Do you need me to step aside for a moment?"

These words were again addressed to Shoko, and his intention to not have any contact with Ming Hai was very obvious, but he was trying hard not to be too rude.

Seeing this, Toyokawa Shoko looked at the two of them hesitantly, as if she wanted to say something to eliminate the strangeness and ease the relationship between them, but she didn't know where to start, and could only use a wry smile to hide her embarrassment of being caught in the middle.

Ming Hai didn't really care.

He only felt guilty about leaving marks on the girl's delicate skin; as for whether the accidental violence would make Sanjiao Chuhua suffer from male phobia from then on, that was not something he should care about.

Who asked her to pretend to be a bad boy and tease Teacher Xiaoxiang?

If you do something risky like this, you have to be prepared for unexpected events - even if she really suffered a psychological trauma from this incident, that is a problem that should be solved by Toyokawa Shoko who came up with this bad idea, and it cannot be blamed on the innocent boy who bravely acted to save her.

Simply ignoring Sankaku Hatsuka, Ming Hai patted Toyokawa Shoko on the shoulder, and then glanced at Nagasaki Suyo who was leaning against a tree trunk not far away and watching them coldly.

Toyokawa Shoko understood what he meant and bowed slightly to Sankaku Hatsuka apologetically: "Sorry, Hatsuka. It will be ready soon. Please wait for us for a moment."

The blonde girl waved her hand and smiled and said it was okay. She walked over to the side, took out her cell phone, and pretended to start killing time.

He just kept glancing at them out of the corner of his eyes, and his gaze stayed especially long on Toyokawa Shoko.

"What do you mean quickly? What if it takes unexpectedly long?"

"Then everyone come to my house and we can continue over tea?"

"Well, there's no need for that..."

"Don't worry, if it was Narumi-kun right now, it would probably be solved in a few minutes."

"Ah? Who are you looking down on? Come and show me your ability, if you can."

"I mean, we can finish talking about this in a few minutes, and I don't mean to look down on you...Does Narumi-kun think I'm talking about something else?"

"No, I think you are right. You are worthy of being Teacher Xiaoxiang."

"Well! Just now, that nickname..."

"I say, before you two start flirting, can you please consider me who is right beside you? Isn't it a bit too much to treat a hero like this?"

"It's not flirting, Sushi-san knows that."

"Know what? When did you two become accomplices and birds of a feather?"

"What a harsh word..."

Listening to their uncompromising whispers, and looking at their relationship which was clearly full of undercurrents and complicated emotions, yet inexplicably close and deep.

Sanjiao Chuhua couldn't help but sigh lonely, as if she was an alien who was excluded. The desolate wind blew across her thin and fragile body, and even the chirping of cicadas slowly faded away with their footsteps.

"Xiao Xiang, you have gradually become someone I don't recognize..."

"Not only do I have a boy I like, but I also have female friends who I can get along with so naturally."

"…What should we do so that we can go back to the way we were in the past, as if we were the only ones in the world?"

Not paying attention to the information on her phone, she lowered her head and murmured with a lonely look, her left hand hugging her right hand, her fingertips inadvertently touching the large fingerprint on her right wrist that had not faded away and was extremely conspicuous.

This was the first time that her delicate skin, which was usually well-maintained, was gripped so forcefully and roughly by a man.

The burning heat of his palm was like a branding iron, leaving his mark deep in the flesh, blood and bones...

Sanjiao Chuhua took a deep breath, then exhaled as if grateful, with a slight bitter smile on his face.

"Luckily I don't have work today, otherwise it would be hard to explain to others."

Raising her eyes, she looked at the backs of the three people again. Finally, she mustered up her courage and moved her gaze to the back of the only man, staring at him deeply.

His eyes sparkled, complex yet serious.

"If I could know how Xiaoxiang fell in love with him and what he liked about him..."

She knew that was impossible, but she couldn't help but think about it.

Just like this past year, every day I read her text messages congratulating me on my career success, and imagined the day when she would take the initiative to come to me to chat and relieve my boredom.

This is what Sanjiao Chuhua hoped for.

"Maybe, I can get closer to her."

-

Ming Hai suddenly had a creepy feeling.

It wasn't the creepy feeling of having your butt targeted by a gay guy, but the tension that suddenly arose when a masked thief who came out of nowhere targeted the precious treasure in your hand, and everyone around you looked like a thief.

However, after looking around, he didn't see any treasure or thieves. There were only two beautiful girls walking close to him. There was nothing to be wary of.

He threw away this illusion and strode forward mercilessly, breaking away from the pincer attack of the two girls and turning to face them.

"Xiangzi, Sushi."

He frowned in confusion, "Can you tell me now? What is your purpose in jointly arranging this farce?"

Previously, Toyokawa Shoko said, "I wanted to see how Ming Hai, who didn't like her, would react when I was in danger."

But Ming Hai always felt that something was wrong.

After all, he and Xiangzi were in a cold war for a whole week, without even sending a message or saying hello to each other, as if their relationship and feelings were frozen there, leaving only a future of parting ways.

But in this situation, she turned around and tested her own feelings?

What's the point of doing this?

He had clearly expressed time and again how much he valued Toyokawa Shoko, and he sincerely wanted to let her know that he was willing to sacrifice his life for her - at that time, such heavy feelings were no match for the lie "I like you". Could it be that if he turned it into action now, he would make her forgive him?

This is too confusing.

In addition, Nagasaki Suyo was involved. No matter how you look at it, the story behind this farce is not as simple as Toyokawa Shoko said...

After thinking it over, Ming Hai, who couldn't guess what the girls were planning to do, chose to ask directly.

"Purpose, huh?"

Toyokawa Shoko and Nagasaki Motoyo looked at each other, and then they both laughed in tacit understanding.

The laughter, as clear and sweet as silver bells, seemed to stir up a breeze, making the treetops rustle happily, and the afternoon shade of the trees seemed to brighten a little.

“Hahaha… Sorry, I didn’t mean to laugh, but I can’t help it…”

"Murakami's expression of facing a formidable enemy is really interesting... It's like he's fighting wits with the air. It's totally okay to call it cute..."

"Yeah, I agree, it's so cute~"

"It's Narumi who I don't usually see~"

"..."

His eyebrows kept twitching, and Ming Hai stared straight at the girls in front of him who were laughing to themselves with their hands covering their mouths, leaning their heads together and whispering to each other as if they were in a very good relationship, and their pretty faces were flushed with happiness.

Resisting the urge to rub their faces, he gritted his teeth and said, "What's so funny? I've been distressed for a whole week, but you guys are teasing me like a fool behind my back?"

"No, that's not the case."

Toyokawa Shoko waved her hands and wanted to explain, but she felt that simple words could not make him understand what she meant.

So she took a step forward, as if relived the days she spent with him in the past, put her head on his chest, stretched out her arms, and gently hugged him.

Behind her, Nagasaki Motoyo's smiling face suddenly froze, and then she stared at her back fiercely.

——This thieving cat! Plastic friend!

"Thank you, Narumi-kun. You have always valued me so much and cared about me more than anyone else. Thank you."

She spoke softly, her face red as if it was burning his chest, and the sound of her rapid and loud heartbeat came from her chest. "Sorry, we did this not to make fun of you... but to find out, what do you think of me as?"

"I regard you as mine...what?" Ming Hai repeated the question in confusion. He raised his hands habitually and was about to wrap his arms around the familiar soft waist, but he felt a very strong and vicious will coming from the opposite side.

When he looked up, Nagasaki Suyo was staring at him coldly. Her gnashing teeth showed clearly that if you dare to hug her in front of me, I will fight you without hesitation!

In order to prevent the current situation from becoming more chaotic, Ming Hai simply patted Toyokawa Shoko on the shoulder, signaling her to speak properly and not to use her fifteen-year-old young body to seduce him, an old cadre.

"So, what conclusions did you draw?"

“Very good conclusion.”

Toyokawa Shoko pretended not to notice and just closed her eyes to enjoy the temperature and smell that she hadn't touched for a week, as if she wanted to draw energy from them to fill her empty body. She continued to hug him tightly with a happy face, and said in a normal tone: "When he saw me being entangled by a "bad boy", his first reaction was to be overwhelmed by anger. Not only did he not immediately realize that the person was a girl, he even showed a terrifying look as if he wanted to kill the other person..."

"You are totally different from your usual self. Both Sushi and I can see that this is definitely not a deliberate reaction. It is proof that you value me from the bottom of your heart."

Ming Hai felt a little embarrassed by what she said, and could only look at Nagasaki Suyo who was standing aside like an outsider, glaring at them with gritted teeth... Although he felt a little sorry for her, he did feel a little relieved, as if he had seen something interesting.

He said helplessly, "It's not that exaggerated... Rather than being blinded by anger, it's better to say that I was distracted by other things at the time, so I became more stubborn..."

"No matter what you say, everything is based on my observations." Shaking her head, Toyokawa Shoko rubbed his chest again. Her long sky blue hair made his chest a little itchy.

But before he could say anything, he heard the girl speak softly:

"If something really happened to me, Narumi-kun, would you avenge me at all costs?"

"Isn't that natural?" Ming Hai blurted out, with a slightly surprised expression, "No, do you really have any family enemies? Are they targeting you?!"

"If you're really afraid of something happening during a fight, I can buy you a plane ticket right now and take you abroad to avoid the limelight... China is a good choice. I'm familiar with the place and can take you around everywhere without repeating myself."

Listening to his words without any falsehood or hesitation, Toyokawa Shoko just chuckled and shook her head, then hugged him even tighter.

"Well, I just get that."

——That’s why I’m so happy that I can’t help myself.

Although I still couldn't understand why he still didn't like me even though he valued me so much.

But this feeling, which was more sincere than anything else, was extremely precious to her, so precious that she was unwilling to let it go for even a minute.

This week's cold war, this week's pain, this week's loss.

It will be the last time.

No matter what happens, no matter what he wants from me, no matter whether he likes me or not.

I will never let this warmth slip away from me again.

"Narumi-kun...you still don't like me, right?"

Toyokawa Shoko suddenly asked.

Ming Hai was silent for a moment. Although it was a little difficult to say, he still chose to tell the truth.

"That's right."

To his surprise, the girl's voice did not change at all, and she continued to ask calmly and sternly: "But even so, you value me more than you love me, right?"

Ming Hai's expression was subtle: "What you said is a bit..."

"Just tell me if it's right or not!"

"Ah, yes, yes..."

"In that case." Releasing her hands, Toyokawa Shoko withdrew from his embrace, raised her amber eyes, and looked at him confidently yet gently, "Then please think carefully, why don't you like me when you value me so much?"

Ming Hai opened his eyes slightly and looked at her in surprise as she didn't show any sign of wavering.

"This is not my extravagant request. I just hope that you can sort out your feelings... No matter what the final answer is, you must tell me clearly what kind of existence I am to you."

"This is what we have to do if we want to be together forever."

Using her fingers, she tucked the hair on her blushing cheeks behind her ears. She smiled and gently pressed her pink fingertips on his left chest. She seemed to be able to feel the steady and powerful beating there, which gradually synchronized with her own heartbeat.

"Finally, let me say it one more time."

Toyokawa Shoko lowered her eyes, as if talking to herself, yet she was extremely determined.

"Narumi-kun, I like you."