The moment he was hugged by Nanami Hashimoto's soft body, the strange thing is that the superfluous troubles in Qiu Yang's mind seemed to disappear temporarily - including the anxiety of waiting for Asuka, including the trivial matters of the idol department and work, including the ambition and pressure of the entertainment industry.

Probably because what was happening in front of him was more impactful, he simply fell into a blank in his mind - at this moment, the blank was exactly what he needed, for him to feel a brief relief.

Nana Min ...... You ......"

Qiu Yang was hugged tightly, although he was warm and fragrant, but his two hands were a little unsure of where to put them, and he was at a loss.

"Have you drunk......?"

Subconsciously, he found a reason for Nanami Hashimoto's unusual behavior - although he didn't smell even a trace of alcohol from her, only the good smell that seemed to be after a bath.

There was no answer in front of him, but he faintly felt her hands tightened, making him a little breathless.

I wanted to break free, but I heard Nanami Hashimoto seem to start sobbing quietly on his chest, and he was always ruthless.

After a long time, he heard Hashimoto sniffle deeply, and then choked up and said vague words:

"If you don't drink... Isn't it? ”

"What?"

He really didn't hear clearly, so he turned his head and asked again.

I don't know where it touched, Nanami Hashimoto seemed to be suddenly a little annoyed, and pushed him away. The strength was so great that Qiu Yang was a little caught off guard, and he almost fell down with an unstable center of gravity.

"What, what, what! Qiu Yang, you are always like this! Did you really not hear it? ”

"I just want to hug you, and you ask me if I've been drinking, as if it's irrational for me to hug you, it's something that you will do when you're drunk!"

"I came looking for you, and you seemed to be so disappointed - I was just thinking, what if Azuka didn't come? Am you waiting, am I going to be able to help you? ”

"But can't I do it?"

"Didn't I even say, Happy Valentine's Day?"

After saying a long paragraph like a cannon, she seemed to have suddenly collapsed emotionally, covering her mouth and shedding tears in large numbers, but she stubbornly did not want to cry.

Qiu Yang was a little speechless, he took a step forward, stretched out his hand and retreated.

He didn't know what to say to stop her tears, so he had to follow the words of Nanami Hashimoto:

"That'...... Nana Min, Happy Valentine's Day. ”

"-Smack."

It was a resounding slap in the face.

The second time he was slapped by a girl, it still made him feel dizzy. His cheeks burned hotly, and he turned his head a little blankly, facing Nana Kamihashimoto's stubborn gaze.

"It's all this time, do you still want to avoid the important like this?"

She held back her tears, her tone slightly cold, reminding him of the bitter cold winds of Hokkaido.

"Qiu Yang, how long are you going to escape? You can be more manly, don't find so many excuses and cover-ups. ”

Qiu Yang was silent, Nanamin was right, he was always running away from her problems—either to distort and ignore her intentions, or to find all kinds of absurd reasons to comfort himself for her obvious behavior.

But now, the window paper has been pierced.

If he really had no distractions, things would have been much simpler. But recently, the person who accompanied him through this painful time, who was almost on call after work, and who comforted him when he was depressed, was not the little bird in his heart, but the lover in front of him.

Although it is mixed with the so-called "pure feelings" such as gratitude and admiration for her predecessors, it is also self-deception to say that Qiu Yang is not the slightest bit moved by her.

There was a strong stinging pain in his left cheek, Qiu Yang closed his eyes, not knowing how to face the person in front of him, with his heart.

……

……

Qiu Yang felt right, Nana Hashimoto was indeed in a desperate mood when he said this.

- Whatever the outcome, she didn't want to drag it out any longer. Her dilemma, sandwiched between Qiu Yang and Xiaoniao, was enough to make her uncomfortable.

Recently, there have been instances of trying to keep her indifferent, or even to help their relationship—she asked herself if she couldn't do it.

At the live scene, when she saw Qiu Yang and Xiaoniao looking at each other sweetly, she knew that maybe she couldn't win.

It's just a little unwilling, so even though it's in a somewhat despicable way, Nanami Hashimoto also wants to make her own attempt.

- At least today, on Valentine's Day, I want to end it all.

Seeing Qiu Yang close her eyes, she was a nameless fire for no reason. But seeing the palm prints on his cheeks that were gradually red and swollen, she couldn't bear to be mean, and the words that came out of her mouth also softened her tone.

"Qiu Yang, do you like Asuka so much......

"Hmm."

The person in front of her answered very simply, and this decisiveness mixed with indecision made her even more uncomfortable, and she had the urge to shed tears.

"So, what about me?"

She pressed her emotions and tried her best to keep her tone from trembling.

The person in front of her was silent for a long time, and she looked straight into his eyes, and saw wavering and confusion in the bottom of her eyes.

- That's enough.

Nanami Hashimoto sighed softly.

"Maybe you haven't figured it out right now, but I just want to ask you..."

She did her best to keep her tone in mind and not become humble.

"Will I get the results?"

The air was silent for a while.

"Yes."

Qiu Yang took a deep breath and replied in a rare firm tone. It's just that this answer seemed to drain his courage all of a sudden, and he scratched the tip of his nose, and his tone fell again.

"I'm sorry Nanamin, I really haven't thought about it yet...... So much has happened lately that I'm ......."

"—no more."

She interrupted.

"I get it."

She took a deep breath and opened her arms to face Qiu Yang, also testing his attitude.

"Hold me."

Qiu Yang looked at her and pouted, making a playful bun face, not at all like an ordinary sister, a little stunned.

"Nana Min, you ......"

"You owe me."

was about to say something, but seeing Nanami Hashimoto's eyebrows frowning again, he looked angry again. He settled down, and stepped over and took the initiative to hug her.

......The moment they hugged each other, they seemed to hear a sigh.

Hugging each other is indeed different from a one-sided hug, and the delicate touch of Nanami Hashimoto's sweater came from the palm of his hand, which made his heart beat a little faster. At the same time, he felt that Nana Hashimoto was sniffing lightly in his arms, which couldn't help but make him worry about whether there was a smell on his body.

"What am I worried about! Now there's something more worrying - how the hell should I deal with Azuka......"

He slandered himself in his heart, but the moment such a thought appeared, he began to bury himself again: obviously holding a girl, but thinking about another in his heart.

I don't know how long it has been, he didn't dare to take the initiative to let go, for fear that Nana Hashimoto would change his face again.

In the end, she gently rubbed Qiu Yang's chest with her head, making Qiu Yang's chin tickle. After that, he simply let go, and even complained about Qiu Yang ruthlessly in turn.

"-Hey, let go, how long are you going to hold it!"

It seems that the next moment after letting go of the hug, she immediately eased up from the emotions just now, and became the intellectual, rational and somewhat venomous Hashimoto Nanami again.

"What! Don't beat you up. Obviously, my neck is a little sore. ”

Qiu Yang complained, pretending to rub his sore neck, but his heart was a little relieved.

- Looking at this attitude, at least in the last few days, there will be no burden and embarrassment in getting along with Nanami in daily life, right?

"—Go to an izakaya? Celebrate your success, sister invites you. ”

Nana Hashimoto suddenly smiled and sent out an invitation.

He was made by this series of things, but he was not too sleepy, and he just needed to relax.

"Gladly."

……

The moment Nana Hashimoto walked out of the apartment building, Qiu Yang's heart was a little shaken:

- Azuka, will she come again tonight? Can I really go out?

Finally he shook his head again, and smiled a little self-deprecatingly: he had thought awkwardly like this too many times, and this time, he chose not to think about anything.

……

……

Walking out of the celebration hall of the barbecue restaurant, Asuka Saito suddenly lost his way.

In fact, she knew in her heart that no matter where Qiu Yang went tonight, there was a place where she could always meet him - but she was a little unsure that if she went there to find him, if she was discovered, she would be able to bear the consequences.

This tangled thinking continued until she reached her doorstep.

"-Oops, annoying! No matter! ”

She gritted her teeth and stomped her foot, but still didn't choose to enter the entrance.

……

By the time I arrived at the apartment building in Asakusa, where I had lived before, it was already late at night, and there were few pedestrians on the street, so quiet that even the noise coming from Yoshihara, a few blocks away, could be faintly heard.

Asuka Saito looked left and right to confirm that there should be no reporters, and walked along the familiar path towards Qiu Yang's house.

When she arrived at the door, she was a little hesitant:

"It's all this time, I must have fallen asleep."

But it's all here, so it doesn't matter if you bother or not, it's impossible to go home because of this!

"Humph! If Yo-chan dares to show a little bit of anger because he was disturbed from his dream, he will die! ”

With this in mind, Asuka Saito knocked on the door with hope.

- Surprisingly, no one answered the door.

"Strange, not at home?"

Asuka Saito was a little confused - in the middle of the night, he didn't go to the celebration banquet, where could Qiu Yang go?

"Qiu Yang? Are you there? I'm Asuka. ”

She finally couldn't help it, and raised her voice slightly to call the door, but the answer was still silent.

"Could it be that what Shinoda said about his urgent business was a temporary business trip and a rush to other places?"

Xiaoniao understands the nature of Qiu Yang's work, and is quite empathetic and thinks of reasons for Qiu Yang.

"On a plane, perhaps? That's why I didn't answer Azuka's call! ”

Thinking like this, although she was somewhat disappointed, she thought in her heart that since she had made the decision to contact him, it didn't matter if she was one day earlier or one day later.

"Well...... Then wait for his reply tomorrow? ”

The bird shook its head and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, she inadvertently and somewhat nostalgically glanced at the apartment where she had lived.

To her surprise, she noticed what appeared to be something in the crack of her door—what appeared to be an envelope.

"Huh? Is there a bill in arrears? Obviously, I have paid it off......"

She opened the envelope a little strangely, and unexpectedly found that it was a letter written by Qiu Yang to her - looking at the payment, it seems to have been written at the end of last year.

……

"—but it doesn't matter, every day you're away, I'll double down on you."

The little bird saw the last line with red eyes, and exhaled deeply—as if the wavering thought in his heart had finally fallen to the ground.

"Asuka, too, will be brave for you."

"-Yang-chan, you have to wait for me, just wait for me for a while."

……