Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

[Regarding the plot, if you feel anything is abrupt or has other questions, please feel free to raise them so that the author can correct his mistakes. Thank you in advance.]

That night, at Su Qing's house.

"do not move."

After dinner, Su Qing sat on the sofa with Zhenri as usual, but the latter's sudden words made Su Qing a little confused for a moment, but out of trust in her, Su Qing subconsciously chose to do as she said.

Then, a fresh and unique girlish scent, intertwined with the elegant fragrance of shampoo, gently lingered between Su Qing's nostrils, making people feel relaxed and happy.

At the same time, the girl's hair brushed against Su Qing's cheek inadvertently, bringing a subtle touch that made Su Qing's heart itch inexplicably. For a moment, even the surrounding air was filled with gentle ripples.

"Mahiru, you're not well yet?"

Su Qing urged, but the latter seemed unaware of the distance between them. He casually said "not yet" and continued to look for something on Su Qing's clothes.

After a while, Mahiru returned to her seat with the spoils in her hand, satisfied. At the same time, a hint of curiosity flashed in her beautiful eyes, and she asked:

"Okay. But why are there so many hairs on your clothes today?"

"It must have fallen on me when I was playing with Xiaobai for a while after school this afternoon."

Su Qing looked at the dozen or so white hairs in Mahiru's hand and locked onto the suspected cat.

"Xiaobai? Is it a kitten or a puppy?"

Seeing that Su Qing already knew the origin of the hair, Mahiru threw the hair in his hand into the trash can, and clapped his hands lightly after finishing.

"Yes, it's a white cat, it's in our school."

"School? I don't think I've ever seen one before. Is it a stray cat?"

Mahiru thought for a while. She had never seen or heard anyone say there was a white kitten in school during her time there.

"It's probably a stray cat. I haven't seen any missing cat notices at school recently. Winter is coming, and we plan to build a cat house for it. But... I'll ask the teacher just in case."

In fact, Su Qing also thought at first that Xiaobai was someone's pet cat that was accidentally lost.

After all, among stray cats, white cats are usually synonymous with illness, have poor physical fitness, and do not have an advantage in natural selection because of their conspicuous fur. Therefore, white cats in the wild can basically be described as rare. Of course, this is just a matter of proportion, and it is not uncommon to see one or two stray white cats.

So Su Qing didn't think about it afterwards, but after hearing what Mahiru said, he thought it would be safer to ask Mr. Hiratsuka to help see if there are any missing cat notices in the school recently.

"If Xiaobai was a pet cat, its owner would be very sad and anxious when he found out it was missing."

A worried expression appeared on Mahiru's face. If her cat was lost, she would probably be so anxious that she couldn't eat. After all, cats are so cute. What if something happened to it outside?

But she soon asked again in doubt:

"us?"

"It's the service club I joined. It has now grown to five people."

Su Qing explained.

"Well, then...I want to meet Xiaobai too, is that ok?"

Mahiru nodded, then hesitated.

"Of course, it doesn't belong to anyone. You can see it if you want. After we help Xiaobai build the cat house, I will go with you to play with Xiaobai."

Seeing that Mahiru looked a little puzzled, Su Qing was silent for a moment and explained:

"I'm worried that you don't have experience. Xiaobai is just a stray cat after all. It would be bad if he scratched you."

"I can go with other girls."

Mahiru asked.

"No, you said you were a girl."

Su Qing answered decisively.

"Girls? What's wrong with girls?"

Mahiru blinked, quietly moved a little closer to Su Qing, and asked with a smile.

"I don't feel comfortable with girls."

"Does that mean you'd be relieved if it was a boy?"

"...Not really."

Su Qing was silent for a moment and spoke slowly.

"Well...if it's not possible for girls, then it's also not possible for boys?"

Mahiru continued to ask, but the smile between her eyebrows became even more intense, and there was a hint of mischief in her words. The slightly raised corners of her mouth were like a flower blooming in spring, delicate and charming.

"If you take it literally, it's fine to understand it that way."

Su Qing saw Mahiru's mischievous look and said seriously:

"I don't trust others. Anyway, call me when you want to go, and I will accompany you."

After Su Qing gave his instructions, he continued:

"I don't want anything to happen to you."

"You are the only one..."

Su Qing:?

Su Qing was about to speak, wanting to confirm whether the girl had taken his words to heart, but he unexpectedly discovered that the girl had placed her pair of fair and tender feet gently on the sofa at some point, and most of her face was covered by the soft pillow, and her whole body curled up like a little hedgehog.

Only a pair of caramel-colored eyes revealed a panicked look like a deer running around in its fluttering state, which made her look very touching and made people feel pity for her.

Then, there was the girl's soft and sweet voice, like a piece of candy leaking out:

"If you are my true friend, you are the only one, no matter if you are a boy or a girl."

"So - I'll leave it to you, Qing, Qing-kun..."

This time the title was still a little reluctant, but Mahiru finally managed to suppress her inner shame and said it.

Not only that, Mahiru also heard the answer she wanted to hear, which was even more... more heart-pounding than she expected.

[Really?! Don’t say something so cool all of a sudden…]

Mahiru complained quietly in her heart, but even this small complaint in her heart was filled with a sense of relief.

In fact, Su Qing was just telling the truth in his heart. He knew very well that Mahiru didn't have any close male friends in school, regardless of the other party's performance in school or his understanding of the other party.

But... saying something like this is...

[It's a bit bad for your heart! ] x2

"Ah."

Su Qing hummed softly, and neither of them said another word afterwards. However, the air in the living room was suddenly filled with delicate ripples.

Later, Mahiru left in a hurry, saying that she had not reviewed today's homework yet.

Su Qing looked at Mahiru's back as she left, and shook his head gently, as if he had thought of something. He picked up his phone and wanted to send a message to Yukinoshita, but found that the two of them had not added each other as friends yet. Fortunately, the Service Club had created a group, so he found the other person in it and then sent a friend request.

After a while, the friend request was approved.

Yukino: It’s so late, what’s the matter?

Because he was added through the service club group, Xueno also knew that the person who was added was Su Qing.

Su Qing: Let's ask Mr. Hiratsuka tomorrow if there are any missing cat notices recently.

Yukino: Are you worried that Shiro was lost by someone else?

Su Qing: Well, just in case.

Yukino: Okay, I'll ask Mr. Hiratsuka tomorrow, is there anything else?

Su Qing: [None]

What Su Qing sent was an emoticon package of a cute panda chewing bamboo, with the text "none" next to it.

Because it was getting late, Xueno had already put down her phone and was about to take a shower, but at this moment her phone vibrated again. Xueno picked up the phone, and the interface was still on her chat page with Su Qing. The next moment, her attention was captured by the emoticon package sent by Su Qing, and her bright eyes flashed with excitement.

"It's Mr. Pan..."

Yukino murmured, and after a while she put the emoticon package into her pocket. She hesitated for a moment, and finally politely replied: Thank you.

After that, I put down my phone and went to take a bath contentedly, excited about meeting Mr. Pan.

Only Su Qing in front of the screen was left wondering, what is she...thanking about?

Thanks for reminding her that Xiaobai might not be wild? That's the only explanation.

Minister Yukinoshita, you are really polite...