Chapter 22: Her Escape

If you hold on for a long time, it will become a habit. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info is used to it.,Knowing that the other party has good intentions, they will desperately escape.。

"Hmm~" Li Ai rolled up the thin quilt and rolled around on the spread sofa, and when she felt the touch that was not quite the same as usual, her consciousness gradually sobered up.

Here it is...... She opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling, which was a different color from her room, for a moment before she was fully conscious. Yes, this is the living room. Yesterday, she slept on the sofa here with Lu Ji and Zhang Zhou.

"You're awake." Someone's voice rang in her ears, and she tilted her head slightly, facing a face that was too close. If it hadn't been for the last moment when she saw that the face belonged to Midorihime, she would have smashed it with a punch.

Speaking of which, it seems that there is a nice smell wafting in the living room. After asking Midorihime to remove the finger that had poked her in the face, Li Ai sat up and looked at the guy who was hiding behind Midorihime and making a sound.

He was setting up something on the table near the floor-to-ceiling window, his eyes so focused that she couldn't read his heart at all. As if sensing her gaze, he turned his face and said to her, "Hot water or something, there's still in the kitchen, take Midorihime to wash up." ”

"By the way, you won't be angry if you used those unopened toothbrushes without permission, right?" Li Ai shook his head, signaling that he would not be angry about such a trivial matter. She turned over and sat on the edge of the sofa, then removed the thin quilt wrapped around her body, put on her slippers calmly, and pulled Midorihime, who didn't know what she was excited about, into the kitchen, and then brought the boiling hot water to the bathroom.

As she passed by the living room, he added again. "By the way, if I wash my face, I will solve it directly by hand, so I don't have to worry about anything." Li Ai's footsteps paused, and a look of unease flashed in the depths of his eyes. But she suppressed the uneasiness and led Midorihime into the bathroom.

Just as the bathroom door was closed, Zhang Zhou's non-stop hand stopped. He put down the chopsticks that had been repositioned several times, and then moved his gaze all the way to the bathroom door, his eyes revealing a bit of strange color.

"I'm ...... Lonely ...... Alien, and you're lonely......" he muttered something, his eyes flashing with indescribable emotion. For a long time, it was not until the bathroom was opened again that he hurriedly looked away from the door.

In this somewhat strange atmosphere, they finished their meal in silence, and then sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with the curtains opened with the interested Midorihime, silently watching the city that had fallen asleep at some point waking up little by little.

"So, it's time to tell us about your reservation for today, right?" It wasn't until the street became crowded that Zhang Zhou withdrew his distant gaze and turned his head to look at Li Ai, who was also silent. However, Li Ai did not answer his question, but turned his head and fixed his gaze on his face.

I don't know why, they just looked at each other meaninglessly. She couldn't read his thoughts, and he couldn't get his answers. So, she lowered her head, got up and brought the cutlery on the table to the kitchen. He didn't overdo it either, and didn't continue the conversation he had just talked about. Midorihime, who was left alone and retracted her gaze, looked at the two of them curiously, wondering why it was only a night out, and the two people who had been happy on their bodies yesterday had all turned into some kind of strangeness that she couldn't understand but was very disgusted this morning.

Disgusted with this emotion from the bottom of her heart, she asked the only human who could understand her words. 'Na, what are you thinking?' Why do you feel so unhappy? She asked curiously, forcibly stuffing her existence into Zhang Zhou's field of vision.

"You...... I won't understand. Zhang Zhou glanced at Lu Ji, who looked curious, opened his mouth, and finally said such a sentence.

'Don't you say...... How do I understand? Midorihime blinked, tilting her head to look at him in confusion. Zhang Zhou's eyes brightened because of her words. "Yes, if you don't say it, how can you understand? If you don't ask, how can you be sure of the answer? If you don't take the initiative......"

He stretched out his hand and rubbed Midorihime's cyan hair, a little more smile on his face. Obviously, I was preached by that person yesterday, why did I forget this path today?

The sound of water in the kitchen faded away. Li Ai, who took off her apron, stood in front of the closed kitchen door, stretched out her fingers, wanting to touch the metal handle, but at the moment of touching, she subconsciously shrank her fingers, as if she had a little fear of the outside space. She took a deep breath, then opened the door and walked out.

The moment she stepped into the living room, Zhang Zhou's voice rang out at the same time. "Li Ai, let's talk."

……

Midorihime happily continues to devote herself to watching the anime, and the two people who were with her last night are now sitting face to face at the table that was still in use not long ago.

"So, what are you talking about?" Perhaps because she didn't want to be looked down upon by Zhang Zhou, or maybe it was because such silence made her a little uncomfortable, Li Ai took the lead in stirring up the topic and tried to control the dominance of the dialogue in her own hands.

"You're actually...... Not as tough as it seems. Zhang Zhou complied with her request and spoke, but what he said was something that had nothing to do with her problem.

"It's none of your business, right?" Li Ai, who didn't expect him to say this at all, responded in a panic.

"Yes, it has nothing to do with me." Zhang Zhou replied without thinking, and added a sentence at the end. "I think so."

"That ......" After hearing his words clearly, Li Ai wanted to say something, but was interrupted by his next words.

"But you feel it, too." Zhang Zhou's words were a little more aggressive, forcing Li Ai to dare not meet his eyes.

“…… What the? Li Ai uncomfortably pinched his pants, forcing himself not to look away, and looked directly into Zhang Zhou's eyes.

"Don't play dumb, okay?" Zhang Zhou sighed, "You obviously know what I'm talking about, why can't you tell the truth according to my intentions?" Don't...... Acknowledging your weakness is ...... for you"

"That's enough." Li Ai interrupted Zhang Zhou's words, got up and left the table, and after walking a few steps, she suddenly stopped her pace and left a warning sentence, "Don't ...... Mind my business. ”

She disappeared behind the door to her room.

After not seeing her figure, Zhang Zhou exhaled into the seat where the person was still sitting just now. "To put it easily, how can I easily get out of it now?"

"Two you, two completely different requirements." You say, how do I choose? Choose to help the vulnerable you, or listen to the tough you? Now, look at it side by side, isn't the result very clear?

In the room, Li Ai curled up behind the door, burying a face in her bent knees. Silently whispered, "Why...... It's already strong enough, why do you still want to rely on it? Why do you still want to talk? ”

"No, it's not like that, I ...... Not vulnerable. "Something ** her pants and bring a bone-chilling coolness to her skin." How could I be vulnerable? I...... But the one who lies on the lonely and enjoys the solitude. ”

"The reason why I show him that attitude is just habit." Li Ai muttered, hypnotizing himself in the empty room, "Yes, I will show that attitude, just to make the connection between him and me closer, just because I am afraid that what he said will not come true." ”

"Behold, I am such a scheming man." She looked up and whispered to herself in the huge mirror on the closet.