Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

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Time came to finish school in the afternoon.

"Are we going directly to the club room?"

Unexpectedly, Hikigaya, who always tried to stay alone as much as possible, took the initiative to invite Su Qing to go to the club classroom after school today.

Join the same club.

In the same class.

Traveling in groups - whether it is out of human nature or the animal's instinct to stick together, is a normal thing.

But for the timid Hikigaya, it was a transformation - a transformation to face himself and yearn for the truth.

"Wait, I'll reply."

Feeling the vibration from his phone, Su Qing gestured to Hikigaya to wait a moment with a slightly apologetic look.

[A supermarket nearby is having a buy one get one free sale on eggs, so I’m leaving first.]

[By the way, the dessert after dinner today is egg pudding! ]

As expected, it was news from Mahiru.

Following the message, there is also a [happy] animated emoticon package - it is the milk dragon that has been very popular recently.

Su Qing smiled helplessly at first. He knew that Mahiru was also a sweets lover.

and.

Although she is still a student, her years of independent living experience have made her extremely sensitive to words like "buy one get one free" and "limited time discount".

[She will be a good wife who is diligent and frugal in managing the household....]

A strange but objective evaluation arose in Su Qing's mind.

After staring at the chat box with Mahiru and thinking for a while, he quickly typed a few words - [Be careful, don't get hurt].

As if he felt that this was not enough, or perhaps he felt that his explanation was not clear enough, Su Qing deleted the unsent message and re-edited it:

[I heard that whenever there is a welfare event like this, the aunties and uncles will do their best to grab the gifts.]

[So please be careful and don't get hurt.]

After his finger stayed on the send button for three seconds, Su Qing finally pressed the send button.

He wanted to put his phone away, but a few seconds later, several vibrations came one after another - it was Mahiru who replied to his message in seconds.

[Yeah! I get it.]

[Well...I'll go home and wait for you after I buy the eggs.]

[Well behaved] (emoticon)

The girl's words are gentle and powerful.

In a trance, Mahiru's voice actually echoed in his ears - as if it was spoken by him in person.

The chat history of less than a page was reflected in Su Qing's pupils, just like a bright moon suddenly appearing in the dark and silent night sky.

Then, the soft light filled the entire night.

Su Qing smiled, and her smile was very gentle.

He didn't type a reply immediately.

He just stared at the chat box quietly with a smile on his face, as if the gardenia-like girl was in it - in fact, she was.

After a long time, he still didn't type.

The final expression sent to Mahiru was an animated emoticon of "pat on the head".

Because he had only been using LINE for a short time, and he had no habit of using these animated emoticons before, the ones he sent out now were the ones he had just found.

Been looking for it for a long time.

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On the other side, Mahiru, who was rushing to the supermarket, also stopped because of the vibration from her cell phone.

After seeing the [pat on the head] sent by Su Qing, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise, and a light of joy flickered in her eyes.

[Hmm... Come to think of it, I forgot to let him touch my head when I was lying on his lap this morning]

[Let’s make up for it together tonight.]

Mahiru made up her mind, and after putting her phone away contentedly, her steps became lighter.

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"Okay, let's go."

When Su Qing put away his phone and looked up.

I noticed that Hikigaya was turning his face away at this time, and only turned his head after hearing Su Qing's words.

Seeing this, Su Qing just smiled and didn't say anything.

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"By the way, where's Yuigahama?"

After walking out of the classroom, Hikigaya suddenly asked.

Unless there were special circumstances, Yui would naturally walk side by side with Su Qing, while Ayaka and he would follow behind them.

"Yui said she went to the bathroom, so why isn't Ayaka here?"

"Ayaka also told me that she had to go to the bathroom and asked me to go to the club first."

Hikigaya vaguely felt that something was wrong, but it was just two people going to the bathroom, it was just a coincidence at most, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.

"Aika is not here, I am sorry that you have to go with me."

Seeing Hikigaya looking thoughtful, Su Qing joked.

"W-What are you talking about... You are the one. Don't get used to Yuigahama not being around."

Hikigaya's old face flushed at first, then he quickly fought back.

"It's a bit strange indeed. Compared to the taciturn and even somewhat stuffy Hachiman, the lively and cute Yui is better, right?"

Su Qing was not polite either. After looking Hikigaya up and down, he shook his head and sighed.

"Soviet comparison method? I'm really sorry for being so reserved..."

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The seemingly sparse and meaningless conversations are actually the times when true feelings are revealed.

For Su Qing.

This is true for Mahiru who is in love, and also for Hikigaya who is his friend.

The two of them joked with each other, occasionally bringing up some boring topics between boys, and went to the service club while chatting and laughing.

But when their backs disappeared around the corner, two pairs of eyes suddenly popped out from the corner of the wall - it was Ayaka and Yui who used the excuse of going to the bathroom.

"We've made up."

When Aika saw that Hikigaya and Su Qing had returned to their previous selves, and were even better than before, she felt a little empty, but she was actually happy for Hikigaya.

Obviously, the conversation between Su Qing and Hikigaya was heard clearly by the two people hiding in the dark.

"am I right?"

Yui's face was filled with smiles - at this moment, she was still immersed in the joy of Su Qing secretly praising her for being "lively and cute" behind her back.

After seeing Su Qing and Hikigaya walk away, she said to Ayaka:

"Let's quickly catch up with them and go to the club."

"That's true." Caijia smiled and nodded.

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The sun was setting and the chill was biting.

It is almost dusk, but the society is still going on.

Looking out the window, Yukino calculated the time in her mind.

They...are about to arrive.

"Huh... the corridor is really cold. Now I finally feel alive."

After the door of the club office was pushed open, Hikigaya's sighs could be heard, as well as the faint sounds of the other person breathing and rubbing his palms together to keep warm.

"That's the constriction effect, but did you forget to knock on the door?"

Su Qing followed behind Hikigaya and wanted to remind him, but in the end he was a little slow.

The beginning of autumn is approaching.

Sobu High School thoughtfully provides heating for students.

But it is only limited to the classroom.

The long and narrow corridor is naturally not within the scope of heating.

"Oh... Oops, I forgot."

After hearing Su Qing's reminder, Hikigaya's face suddenly froze.

He hasn't gotten used to the bad weather yet.

The cold wind penetrated through the gaps in his school uniform, and it was a chill that left no place to hide.

Most of the students had already prepared their scarves, but Hikigaya forgot to bring one today.

"It doesn't matter. Just close the door first."

Rarely, Yukino didn't say anything, but just asked the two to close the door first to prevent the cold from spreading indoors.

perhaps.

This is what her original character should be like.

"Good afternoon, aren't Yui and Totsuka here with you?"

Raising her eyes, Yukino asked.

"I went to the bathroom, but it's about time I came."

In fact, Su Qing saw all of Ayaka and Yui's little actions, but he didn't say it explicitly.

buckle -

buckle -

After receiving a response from the people inside, the door of the community office was opened again.

Just as Su Qing said, Ayaka and Yui were right behind them.

"Good afternoon, huhuhu. It's really cold outside. It's better to be warm inside."

Yui and Ayaka also breathed out cold air and rubbed their palms together in an attempt to bring themselves a little warmth.

"Good afternoon." Yukino nodded and then asked everyone, "I just made some tea. Would you like some?"

A corner of sight.

On the long table were the tea sets and teacups that had been used some time ago.

"I can drink the tea Xiaoxue brewed again, but I didn't make any extra snacks today..."

After Yui sat down in her seat excitedly, she felt a little annoyed.

"Ah... It's okay. Although it's a bit regrettable, I can't trouble you to do it every time..."

Hikigaya, feeling guilty, gave a rare comforting speech.

You have to feel guilty.

Because he didn't have breakfast, two-thirds of the pastries went into his stomach.

"It's no trouble. I'm just sharing the results of my practice with you."

Yui explained while touching the dumpling.

"Actually... I made some snacks today. They're cookies. Do you want to try some?"

As Yukino said this, she put her schoolbag on the table and took out a few plain small paper bags from it - judging by the packaging, she had already ruled out the possibility that they were purchased from outside.

"Hey, did Xiaoxue do this?"

After hearing this, Yui's eyes were filled with anticipation.

There is no doubt about Yukino's cooking skills.

"Well, I had a cooking experiment this afternoon, so I tried to make some."

Yukino said softly, and then distributed the small paper bags to everyone from far to near.

"what?"

Yui hugged the paper bag to her chest, then picked it up carefully. After blinking, she suddenly realized that Su Qing beside her hadn't got it yet, and then she made a puzzled sound.

"There were too many bags... We couldn't take them all out at once."

Yukino explained, then took out a paper bag that was exactly the same as hers from her school bag.

"Here, it's yours."

"Thank you."

Su Qing thanked him and accepted it.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Yukino began pouring black tea into each teacup.

The tea that Yukino made today seemed to be different from the first time.

This time, the black tea seems to be more mellow and sweet.

Because it was freshly brewed, there was still steam coming out of the teacup.

Su Qing just took a small sip and chose to put it down.

When he raised his head, his eyes met with Yukino's.

Yukino lowered her head quickly, but quickly raised it slightly before lowering her eyes again.

"what happened?"

Su Qing asked.

Yukino's shoulders and neck were completely motionless. She only peeked up from the gap in her bangs, her eyes a little confused.

It seems to be really cold today.

Inside the community office, there was only the sound of a few people rubbing their palms together.

However, this voice was quickly covered by Su Qing's doubts.

Subsequently.

The air in the community office seemed to be frozen.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

After a moment of silence, Yukino realized she had to say something.

then.

next moment.

She gently lifted her bangs, revealing her clear and bright eyes, and her voice was soft, mixed with nervousness.

"Um...Is the black tea delicious?"

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