Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

"If we still can't guess it, will it take us two and a half days?" Su Qing expressed his concerns.

"Then three times will do. If you can't guess it, you will have to accept your punishment obediently~" Mahiru put away her smile, put on a stern face, and said in a serious tone.

Just because she was too deliberate, Su Qing not only did not feel any deterrence from Mahiru, but instead felt that the girl in front of him was a little more lovely.

"Take a quick guess."

Mahiru seemed to be eager for Su Qing to accept the punishment and urged.

"Hmm... let me think about it." Su Qing first fell into deep thought, and then tentatively asked a few common possibilities.

"Are you enjoying the evening breeze?"

Because it had just rained in the evening, the air humidity increased, making the already cool autumn night even more refreshing.

"No." Mahiru shook her head and denied it.

"So you are enjoying the night view of the city?" Su Qing asked again.

He looked into the distance, where there was a sea of ​​colorful neon lights.

The night of the city is lit up by countless twinkling lights, forming a dazzling picture. High-rise buildings, commercial districts and shops on both sides of the street are all illuminated by lights, emitting dazzling light.

These lights are intertwined to form a colorful world, making people feel as if they are in a dream.

"It's really beautiful." Mahiru followed Su Qing's line of sight, first sighed, then smiled playfully, and said with regret:

"But, that's not it~"

This isn’t it either?

This is a bit difficult.

Su Qing recalled what Zhenri had done just now and looked up at the night sky...

But there were no stars in the sky, and even the half moon was mostly covered by clouds.

You can't be... waiting for a shooting star, right?

"You're not waiting for a shooting star, are you?" There was only one last chance left, and Su Qing was sure that no matter how severe the punishment from Zhenri was, it wouldn't be that excessive, so he made a bold guess.

"H-how do you know?" Mahiru stood there in a daze, asking in surprise.

She had already reduced the number of guesses to three, just to make Su Qing accept the punishment.

But the other party guessed it right at the last time!

If I had known earlier... I would have said I could only guess once...

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world, and Mahiru can only secretly shed a few little pearls in her heart.

However, even if there was a pill of regret in front of her, Mahiru would never take it.

the reason is simple.

She never regretted meeting, knowing, understanding and becoming familiar with Su Qing.

Naturally, I will not regret every minute and every second spent with him.

If Su Qing can escape punishment temporarily today, can he escape it for the rest of his life?

[Hehe… I am such a troublesome girl~]

[If you want to blame someone... blame yourself for saying you allow me to be willful sometimes~]

"It really is?"

It was Su Qing himself who made the answer, but his reaction was even more surprised than Mahiru's.

He really didn't expect that he would guess it right just by saying it casually...

"You were the one who said it, why are you more surprised than me..." Mahiru couldn't help but complain silently.

"Because I really didn't expect that I would guess it right." After Su Qing expressed his innocence, he looked up at the night sky like Mahiru and asked curiously:

"So, will there be a meteor shower tonight?"

There is a certain difference between meteors and meteor showers.

The former are meteoroids, which are composed of cosmic dust and solid blocks. When they approach the earth, they are attracted through the atmosphere and produce light trails.

The latter are comet fragments left in the Earth's orbit. When the Earth passes through these areas, the fragments enter the atmosphere to form meteor showers.

To put it simply, meteors appear individually, while meteor showers appear in groups.

Therefore, non-astronomical researchers prefer to observe more spectacular meteor showers rather than meteors.

"It's not a meteor shower, it should be... meteors, right?" Mahiru corrected Su Qing and said.

Just from her tone, why does it feel like she isn't quite sure?

"Why is there another 'bar'?" Su Qing couldn't help but complain.

"No...it's a meteor." Mahiru affirmed to herself. Seeing her serious look, Su Qing just smiled helplessly.

Be it a meteor or a meteor shower.

He has never cared much about these things, otherwise he would know whether there would be a meteor or meteor shower tonight.

But now Mahiru has come to the balcony to wait, which means she must be looking forward to it, right?

In that case, he also wanted to wait with the other party.

"Okay, I'll wait with you. Did you say when to come? If the wait takes too long, I'll just take two chairs and wait slowly."

Su Qing is the leisurely type. If he can sit, there is no need to stand.

Besides, it’s not too late to stand up when the shooting star comes.

"It won't take long." Mahiru shook her head and said softly.

"Ok."

I just finished my meal, so it’s okay to stand for a while.

Su Qing was thinking about this, and suddenly remembered a legend, and asked curiously:

"When you wait for a shooting star, will you make a wish?"

Shooting stars are also called "wishing stars". Whenever a shooting star falls, people always make a pious wish to it. This is also a folk custom in many places.

"I think that if I really want to realize a wish, I should do it on my own." Mahiru's voice was very soft, but his tone was very firm.

"That's a good idea." Su Qing praised.

Although he would not make wishes, he would not slander those who made wishes.

But... he obviously appreciated Mahiru's idea more.

Whether it's a wish or something else, you can only rely on yourself, and only rely on yourself...

"But... I think I should make a few little wishes."

"Really? If it's just a small wish, you can tell me a few secretly, and I'll help you make a few when the shooting stars come."

"If that's the case, will it not work?" Mahiru asked worriedly.

"That's why it's done secretly. Tell me quickly, or the meteor will come soon." Su Qing urged with a smile.

"It's too late. The meteor has already arrived." Mahiru shook her head and reminded.

"Well, it's coming? Where?" Su Qing looked around, but didn't see any trace of the meteor.

"Sorry... Was it that a shooting star flashed by when I was talking to you?" Su Qing thought that it was his problem that made Majuro wait, and apologized.

"It's okay. I've already made my little wish."

"So fast?" Su Qing was a little shocked. He clearly didn't see Mahiru making a wish just now.

By the way, shouldn’t making a wish mean closing your eyes and praying devoutly?

“And it has already been accomplished.”

"Has Meteor become so inward-looking now?" Su Qing complained a few times, then asked:

"So what little wish did you make?"

"My little wish is... I hope Meteor will give me a coat." Mahiru said, pointing at the coat that Su Qing had just put on her, and said seriously:

“Look, isn’t this already accomplished?”

"No, no, no...I put that on you, not some meteor." Su Qing couldn't bear to have his credit taken away by some damn meteor, so he retorted.

"I know." Mahiru did not deny it.

"and you……?"

Before Su Qing could finish his words, Mahiru suddenly grabbed the corner of Su Qing's clothes, which made him a little confused. He was about to ask what was wrong, but was interrupted by Mahiru.

In Su Qing's pupils, Mahiru's caramel-colored eyes became more gentle.

She smiled, dignified yet charming, just like the gardenias blooming all over the mountains.

Then, a gentle breeze blew, carrying the girl's gentle words, gently into Su Qing's ears:

"You... are my shooting star."

……