chained brother

Because of the tree's permission, Tsubaki and Qiuye meet more and more frequently. When Qiuye is free on weekends, he will cheekily knock on the door of their house, ignoring the tree's anger, and just sit peacefully for half a day, accompanying Tsubaki say something.

Perhaps because of Akiba's relationship, Tsubaki has become more energetic than ever during this period of time.Although on the one hand, I am jealous that Qiuye can talk and laugh with Tsubaki without any barriers, but I have to admit that the lively Tsubaki is more dazzling than before.

Shu knows that Tsubaki has not completely let go of his guard against himself so far, so he is still working hard, at least in front of Tsubaki, to change his character, he has learned to be more considerate and gentle, and the long-term disguise has even made him unable to tell the difference. Which is the real self.

Probably the one my brother likes is the real me...

On the other hand, Qiuye, who has already firmly believed that it was the tree that persecuted Tsubaki, is also making his own efforts. Now he can completely conclude that Tsubaki is not sick at all, and everything is made up by his precious brother to imprison him. lie.

Although on the surface, Tsubaki not only has not been abused, but has a ruddy complexion after being raised, but every time he chats with him, the sadness in his eyes tells Qiuye that his life is not good, and he wants to escape .

Qiu Ye really wanted to find out the flaws of Shu from Chun's words, and help Chun escape from the sea of ​​suffering, but Chun told him every time he hesitated to speak, Shu, a very scheming guy, must have installed surveillance cameras everywhere, so Chun didn't care. Dare to give him too many hints.

But the fact is indeed the case. Ever since one day he accidentally found a camera above the toilet door, Tsubaki has become more careful in his words and deeds.Originally, he thought that Shu had gradually relaxed his surveillance on him, but now it seemed that he still didn't dare to take it lightly, for fear that he would run away in the next second.

What a strong desire to control...

But even so, Tsubaki and Qiuba still tried their best to pass on each other's information.

It's ridiculous that two 30-year-old adults are still fighting wits and courage with a kid who is not yet an adult.

Time passed day by day in the secret rivalry between the two sides, and soon, it was the day of the tripartite talks.

The weather has been very bad for the past few days, it has been pouring rain, and the neighbor's grandmother is muttering that this rain is the biggest rain she has ever seen since she was a child.

Some low-lying areas in the capital have been flooded, and some subways have also been suspended due to rain.Fortunately, Chun has his own car, so he doesn't have to wade through the flood to catch the subway.

Seeing the soybean-sized raindrops pouring down on the window glass, Shu frowned unhappily.

"I hate rain."

The gloomy weather always gave him a bad feeling.

Tsubaki, who was driving next to him, just smiled reassuringly.

"I hate it too. Pants and shoes will get wet, and it's sticky and uncomfortable to wear, but you can't stop going to school because of the rain, and today is a very important tripartite meeting."

"That's not the problem!"

There was unconcealable irritability in the tree's voice.

Whether it was the cloudy sky or the howling wind, they all gave him a depressing and suffocating feeling.It made him feel inexplicably bad, and he always felt that...something would happen today.

Sure enough, when getting out of the car, Chun stepped on the slippery moss and fell because he didn't pay attention to his feet.Although the tree stretched out its hand subconsciously, the tree still fell and sat in the puddle.

Not to mention the pain in his butt from the fall, his suit was splashed with dirty water, he couldn't meet people at all, and there were no shopping malls around to buy clothes or anything, Tsubaki hesitated for a while, not knowing what to do next.

Fortunately, Qiu Ye showed up in time. He also came today for his younger brother's tripartite meeting. When he parked the car, he saw Tsubaki in front of him in a panic, so he quickly got out of the car with an umbrella and ran to Tsubaki's side.

"Hey, are you okay?"

Tsubaki shook her head, grabbed Qiuye's arm and tried to stand up.But who knew that before he could stand up completely, his feet slipped again. Fortunately, Qiuye was holding him tightly this time, otherwise Tsubaki would fall to the ground again.

Tsubaki's clothes were completely soaked. Seeing this, Akiba dragged him to his car without saying a word, and the tree behind him screamed immediately.

"What do you want?"

This time Qiuye was too lazy to put on a good face to show him, so he gave the tree a hard look and said

"Let your brother change into clean clothes."

Ignoring the shriveled tree, Akiba supported Chun and walked straight to her car.

After getting into the car, Tsubaki smiled at Akiba rather embarrassedly.

"I'm sorry, this troubles you even more."

Qiu Ye, who was rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find clothes, returned without raising her head.

"What is this, this is what a friend should do."

After speaking, a clean shirt was thrown into Tsubaki's arms.

"I only have this one piece of clothing, so let's just wear it."

Tsubaki nodded. Just as he was about to unbutton the button, Qiuye suddenly stared at a certain part of Tsubaki's face. Tsubaki was startled by his eyes, and when he was about to ask in doubt, Akiba But he made a silent gesture to him.

Akiba looked cautious, as if he had suddenly discovered something crucial, so Tsubaki held his breath nervously, and stared at Akiba without blinking, wanting to see his next move.

After observing for a while, Qiuye cautiously stretched out her hand, and then touched Tsubaki's right ear—the ear with the earring.

"Cracked."

Akiba frowned and said

"What's broken?"

"The earrings that kid bought for you, tsk, these earrings are not cheap at first glance, it's a pity that they are cracked."

Although Akiba is lamenting the earrings on the surface, Tsubaki, who has been with Akiba for more than ten years, of course can hear that his real meaning is not here.

Is he trying to cover up?Or——to confuse the tree.

After thinking about it, Tsubaki immediately responded cooperatively.

"It's a pity. Speaking of which, this is the first birthday present he gave me."

"Anyway, he's so caring, let him buy you another one next year."

"He is still a student after all, how can he waste money in this kind of place all the time, in fact, no matter whether the things he gives me are cheap or expensive, as long as they are gifts from him, I like them all."

Although it was to cooperate with Akiba's acting, Chun's words came from the heart.

"Why don't you give it to me, it's broken anyway, it's useless for you to keep it."

"No, it's something the tree gave me. It's just a crack, and it doesn't affect the appearance."

Qiu Ye on the opposite side continued to talk to him while typing on the phone quickly.

When he lifted the phone up, Tsubaki saw that it said

"There are monitors in the studs."

At that moment, Tsubaki's heart, which was almost repaired, shattered again.

His smile froze on his face almost instantly.

First the listener, then the monitor.

Tree him... It turned out that he had never believed in himself, and had been calculating himself all the time.

Everything can be explained, why Shu is so relieved to contact Qiuye during this time, even if the two of them are alone together, he can walk away with peace of mind, because everything is under his control, He knew everything about the conversation between himself and Qiuye, so he wasn't worried at all.

why?It's clearly agreed to be honest with the other party gradually, but why are you lying to me.Chun bit her lower lip tightly, the light in her eyes had dimmed.

I am obviously trying to accept you, if you give me a little more freedom, just a little bit, maybe I will really be willing to take the initiative to stay by your side.

But why do you...betray me?

My dear...brother?

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