Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

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"Um... where am I...?"

Yui opened her eyes with trembling eyelashes, and the smell of disinfectant pierced her nose. Tiny spots of light floated in her blurred vision, like crushed stars falling on her retina.

Her eyes fell on the ceiling above, which was an unfamiliar white color, completely different from the Meiji Shrine she remembered.

Some fragments suddenly flashed through her mind. She remembered that she was playing at Meiji Shrine with Xiaoqing and the others. How could she suddenly appear in this strange place?

Moreover, during the time she was unconscious, there seemed to be a voice lingering in her mind. That voice was so familiar... It seemed to be... Xiaoqing? !

By the way, where is Xiaoqing? Is Xiaoqing okay?

Yui's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and before she could think more, her body instinctively jumped up from the bed like a spring. She looked around anxiously, and finally saw Su Qing's figure beside the bed.

The girl laughed as if relieved. When she saw someone rushing towards her with a knife, she couldn't think of any good solution and simply pushed Su Qing away.

Fortunately, Su Qing was fine, otherwise wouldn’t I have been stabbed in vain?

But why... don’t I feel any pain?

Before Yui could think about why, she suddenly realized that her parents were also here.

"Eh? Dad...Mom..."

Her doubts dissipated in her mother's embrace and tears.

“Fortunately…Fortunately you’re okay…Woohoo, you scared mom to death!!”

Qiannai hugged her daughter and cried, her tears as big as beans fell down like a broken pearl chain, and the warm and wet feeling completely awakened Yui from her confusion.

So... wasn't I dreaming?

Mom, Dad, Mahiru, and Qing were all there, and she thought she was in heaven...

When Yuigahama Makoto stood up, his legs went weak for a moment. He was not as sentimental as Qianna and just smiled at his daughter.

Invisibly, his face was tilted up a little more than usual, as if he was suppressing some emotion.

Even he didn't know what to say at this moment. Perhaps the great sorrow and joy had overwhelmed his language system, and he now needed to relax for a moment.

"How do you feel now? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Su Qing's voice was faintly weak, but still very gentle.

"Yes, yes. Are you feeling unwell anywhere? Tell mom quickly!"

Qiannai held Yui's arms tightly, as if she was afraid that her daughter would fall if she relaxed a little.

“Ah, ah? Are you feeling uncomfortable… I don’t think so. If I must say, my stomach is a little uncomfortable…”

Yui was shaken twice by her mother and felt a little dizzy. She was already a little dazed after just waking up, and now she was even more dazed.

"Why does your stomach feel uncomfortable?"

The girl's words made the four people present tense at the same time.

"No, no, I'm just a little...hungry...the kind of hungry that I can eat several bowls of rice."

Yui glanced at everyone and realized that her words were inappropriate, so she lowered her eyes and spoke embarrassedly.

The four of them laughed as Yui's face became increasingly red, their smiles mixed with relief.

"If that's the case." Mahiru pointed to the lunch box that she had packed not long ago, "It should still be hot now, and I chose some light food, so fill your stomach first."

"Uncle, let's call the doctor later and have a full body check-up and observe."

"Yeah." Cheng glanced at Su Qing with a very complicated look.

What on earth just happened?

Su Qing stared at Yui quietly for a while, not knowing what she was thinking. After a while, she stood up and said to Yui, "You should have a good rest.

The police will probably come to your house in the next two days to take your statement. Just tell us what you know.

I... and Mahiru will leave first."

"Are you leaving?" No matter how stupid Qiannai was, she could tell that her daughter's sudden awakening was related to the boy in front of her. She subconsciously wanted to keep her, but she had no reason.

"Well, she hasn't eaten yet. I'll take her to eat. Uncle and aunt, you guys should eat soon too."

After Su Qing finished speaking, he paused and looked at Yui.

He should have said something else, but it seemed like nothing he could say was appropriate.

"Thank you." Su Qing said softly.

"No, it's okay. I'm fine anyway..."

Yui felt a little embarrassed by Su Qing's gaze.

Can't tell.

She always felt that the other person's eyes were very different from before, and gave her the feeling of biting off the cream under the outer layer of a puff?

That's not true. You almost...died.

Su Qing was silent for a moment, and also suffocated for a moment.

"You should have a good rest. Mahiru and I will come to see you tomorrow."

"Take good care of yourself. If you feel unwell, be sure to tell me." Mahiru also stood up and stood side by side with Su Qing.

"Oh, oh. Okay."

Yui looked at the two of them and said inexplicably, "Then you guys...come earlier."

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After leaving the hospital, it was too late to go back and cook, and the last subway train was still early, so Su Qing and Mahiru chose to eat outside.

"Ramen, is that okay?" Su Qing asked.

"Well, let's go with this one." Mahiru answered absentmindedly.

The restaurant serves food very quickly. Not long after the two of them placed their orders, the boss brought over two bowls of steaming hot ramen.

"You two, your ramen is ready."

"Thank you."

After Su Qing took two bites, he noticed that Mahiru hadn't moved his chopsticks, so he asked, "Don't you have an appetite?"

"No." Mahiru shook her head slightly. She pursed her lips and grabbed Su Qing's collar for no reason, like an insecure little girl.

"Fear……"

"afraid of what?"

"I thought I was going to lose you..."

Mahiru's pure eyes were filled with ripples, and her voice was low and touching.

"If it wasn't for Yui... I really don't know what I would have done. I shouldn't have chosen that time to leave..."

"Stop talking nonsense, okay?"

Su Qing's voice was unusually harsh towards Mahiru, a tone he had always used towards Yui.

"What if you don't leave? What if you leave? Are you still going to protect me?"

"Is it not possible?" Mahiru bit her lower lip and said stubbornly.

"There's no reason in the world for a girl to protect a boy." Su Qing said as if it was a matter of course.

His face was calm and without any fluctuation.

If he is good at fooling people, right?

Mahiru thought absurdly, but she just felt that the boy seemed to be crying at the moment.

"I'm fine, so you don't have to worry. Don't be afraid." Su Qing solemnly took Mahiru's hand. The girl's hands were delicate and smooth, which made people want to protect her.

"Eat quickly, then go home after you're full. You promised Yui that you'd go see her early tomorrow."

"Hmm..." Mahiru murmured softly, but she still looked as if she wanted to say something but was hesitant.

Su Qing said in person beside the bed that he liked Yui, and she naturally heard it, but the girl actually knew some things a long time ago.

In other words, if you are living with a lively and energetic girl all the time, it would make people suspicious if you don’t like her at all.

With so many things happening today, this kind of thing seems like a small matter.

"I'm still scared."

When the ramen soup was about to run out, Mahiru suddenly spoke.

"We agreed before that whoever is the coward will sleep together and keep each other company, right?"

"of course."

"That's easy." Mahiru grabbed Su Qing's hand. In the boy's surprised eyes, she said firmly, "You were a coward last time. This time... it's my turn."

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