"Ah, sure enough, it's best to have iced coffee in summer!"

Leaning on the sofa in the coffee shop, Qing Gong stretched comfortably and leaned lazily in front of the window.

This dessert shop and coffee shop called Joseph's is usually the most frequent in the Qing Palace, the environment is warm and quiet, and there are many kinds of sweets in it, so it has naturally become one of the shops that the Qing Palace has nothing to do, and the coffee here is the most suitable for the taste of the Qing Palace, so he will come to this shop as long as he is fine, and he should relax.

It's been nearly a week since the battle with Mai Trin on the river embankment that day, and today, it's also his sixteenth birthday, plus it's rare to catch up with the weekend, Qing Gong simply relaxed, came to this shop and ordered himself a strawberry cake, with a birthday celebration and afternoon tea, and spent an afternoon here to relax.

Except for receiving a greeting card from Dr. Guatai, Qing Gong still did not receive anyone's birthday present this year, as in previous years, but he has long been used to it. After so many years, the Qing Palace has long been accustomed to being alone, and there is no feeling of loneliness, it is really just used to it. So now, even with Owlet's partner, if he really has something, as long as he can handle it himself, he generally won't ask others, he's such a person.

"Say. It's almost July, right? Qing Gong muttered to himself, "This semester has passed really fast...... Well? What is that? His peripheral vision swept over a place, a window position, but strangely enough, the table was covered with something like a black cloth, and there was a stumbling mass underneath, as if someone was hiding underneath.

"This ......" accidentally swept the exposed foot under the table, Qing Gong shook his head, took a sip of iced coffee, "It's not that coincidental." ”

"- Hey! It's not scary at all, is it? Suddenly, the black cloth was violently lifted, and a tea-haired girl suddenly got up from her seat and screamed.

"Uh......" The two girls in school uniforms on the opposite side looked at the tea-haired girl with innocent faces, and the next moment, the black cloth that slowly fell from the sky and directly covered the heads of the two.

"Poof!" Seeing this scene, the iced coffee in Qing Gong's mouth suddenly spurted out.

"Huh?" Mai Qin turned her head in surprise and happened to look at the choking Qing Palace.

……

"Urban legends?" When Qinggong finally stopped coughing, he looked at Zuotian Tears and Chu Chun Ornament who were sitting opposite with a funny face, "Anyway, what did you just say?" ”

"You are." Mikoto squinted at Qing Gong, "Why are you here!" ”

"It's hard to create an atmosphere, but is this the kind of story you tell?" Kuroko Shirai, who was sitting next to Mikoto, looked at Saten with an embarrassed smile, "And you, senior, shouldn't you always follow your sister?" Speaking of this, Kuroko's eyes were suddenly filled with vigilance.

"I'm not a stalker!" Qing Gong looked at Shirai Kuroko with a wary face speechlessly, "I'm just here to celebrate my birthday, and it's just a coincidence that I met you, right?" Besides, Misaka didn't say anything, why are you in such a hurry? ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, Zuo Tian and Chu Chun were taken aback, "Senior, are you today's birthday?" ”

"That's right." Qing Gong smiled, "June 21st is the summer solstice, and it is also the source of my name!" ”

"What, why do you have such a casual name?" Kuroko pursed his lips, "But it's not bad......"

"Since today is the senior's birthday, the parents who want to come to the senior should send a lot of gifts to the senior!" Chu Chun looked yearning, "The senior looks so handsome and tasteful, I think it should be from a noble background, right?" ”

"I'm sorry about that." Qing Gong couldn't help but smile, "I'm not from a noble background, and I don't have anyone to send me gifts, and I only have an elder. And ......." Speaking of this, Qing Gong's voice was slightly low, "I don't have parents either." ”

The air was silent for a moment.

Chu Chun's embarrassed and apologetic face made her little face look a little stiff, and Zuo Tian on the side was also taken aback, and Kuroko was silent when he heard this.

He...... Is it an orphan? Mikoto looked at the young man in front of her, and her heart twitched, as if the softest part of her heart had been touched.

"I grew up in a research institute." Qing Gong said softly, "I don't have parents either, only one father who adopted me. But ......"

Hearing this, the four of them fell silent again, especially Mai Trin.

In Mai Trin's mind, the young man in front of him has always had only a gentle or slightly mean smile on his face, and he has never seen him show any negative emotions, since she was saved by him.

Your Past ...... What is it like?

Why...... I never saw it? Mai Trito thought silently in her heart, and her amber eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of sentimentality.

"Don't talk about that!" Qing Gong suddenly laughed, "However, on my birthday this year, there are many more people than before!" ”

"In that case, let's celebrate the senior's birthday every year!" Zuo Tian slammed his thigh and looked at Qing Gong with a smile, "After all, the senior is also our friend, isn't he?" ”

"No problem, but ....... Zuotian, you're hammering my leg." The early spring on the side glanced at Zuotian tears on the side.

"That's it!" Mikoto stood up suddenly, patted Qing Gong's shoulder hard, and said with a heroic smile, "Every year is the summer solstice, right?" It's a really good birthday. ”

"Since my sister said it, I reluctantly joined." Shirai Kuroko on the side shrugged his shoulders and said pretendly, "However, Kuroko still won't give up on my sister!" Even if the other party is a senior, Kuroko will never give up! After saying that, she pounced on it and hugged Mikoto's thin waist, and couldn't help but show a hint of an idiot on her face.

"Let go! You pervert! Mikoto was shocked and struggled as hard as she could, but she couldn't get rid of Kuroko's "claws".

"That, Misaka-senpai......" Hatsuharu on the side looked at Mikoto with a serious face, "The summer solstice is not necessarily the same every year!" No, it can't be calculated like that. ”

"Early Spring...... You're taking it too seriously. Zuo Tian on the side was slightly embarrassed, and then looked at the Qing Palace with a smile, "In this way, the senior's birthday every year will not be so miserable, right?" ”

“…… It's not miserable. After looking at the girls in front of him for a while, the corners of Qing Gong's mouth suddenly flashed with a chuckle, and the ice in his heart that had not melted quietly opened a crack again.

Friend...... Is it?

Not bad.

At this moment, Qing Gong's mobile phone rang low, making Qing Gong slightly stunned, and then took out the mobile phone from his pocket and slowly opened it.

Inside is a text message.

The SMS is a bit long.

"By the way, is it your birthday in the Qing Palace? It's really enough to hide, although the owlet is temporarily on vacation, but we're still here! Happy Birthday. - Yunchuan Qinya".

"Happy birthday, Brother Qingmiya! P.S. Fremea wants chocolate! ”

"So you're only sixteen today? Then you're younger than me, hahahaha, don't say I'm small in the future! - Flanda".

"Happy sixteen, this message was written by me a long time ago, and I asked Qin Ya to add it at that time. - The cloth bundle letter that I have added."

"These guys ......" Qing Gong looked at the text message on his mobile phone that almost exceeded the number of words, and his heart was slightly hot, "What the hell did I add...... Having said that, there was a trace of long-lost emotion in his heart.

This feeling...... It's been a long time.

At this moment, the mobile phone shook again, and it was another short message, and when I opened it, I saw that this time it was from Teacher Xiaomeng.

"Happy sixteenth birthday, Xiao Qinggong, the teacher remembers your birthday! Really remembered! Won't forget it again! I also prepared a birthday gift for you! Remember to come to the teacher's house to eat hot pot at night! ”

"Sir, your cake." Before the Qing Palace had time to be more moved, a soft voice came from the side, and the Qing Palace looked back, and a waiter said with a gentle smile, holding the strawberry cake he ordered.

"Oh! There's cake! Meiqin stood up for the first time, looked at Qing Gong's pale golden eyes, and smiled slightly, "How is it?" ”

Looking at the sunny smile on Mikoto's face, Qing Gong's heart suddenly fluctuated inexplicably, and then chuckled.

"Yes, of course...... OK! ”

"I think so!" Mai Trin took the cake from the hand of the waiter who was still a little stunned and put it directly on the table, "Count me in this time!" I'll make it up to you later! ”

"No problem." Qing Gong chuckled, and then, in the stunned eyes of everyone, the two smiled tacitly.