It's raining.

Qingming hasn't come back yet, and he doesn't even call home to say a word, he doesn't know where he has gone, and he doesn't know what he's doing.

Akane could only wait.

Sitting in the hall, watching the steaming meal gradually cool, feeling the time pass little by little.

"Maybe it's not the owner's home."

The thought came to her.

If you think of this place as home, if you think of the two sisters as family, this situation should call and say.

But no.

That's why she felt that Qingming didn't treat them as family at all.

Merely......

Qingming and their sisters, are they really family?

Not.

Akane is very clear about this.

It's not that you live under the same roof, it's not that you treat each other as family, the other person is your family.

It's not that easy.

Moreover, do she and her sister really regard Qingming as their own people and as family?

Probably not.

The reason why they stayed was because Qingming was able to protect them and protect them well from the pursuit of the organization, which was the most direct and essential reason.

And Gray Yuan Wai, it was only because her sister chose to stay that she would stay, otherwise I am afraid that she would have left a long time ago.

Qingming didn't even treat Gray Yuan Wai very much, and Gray Yuan Wai was not very close to him.

"Maybe for the owner, it's like a hotel or a hotel."

Eat here, live here.

But that's all, no one will think of a hotel as their home, and a hotel can't be a real home.

"Alas......"

Sigh.

The food on the table seemed to have cooled down completely, and there was no heat rising at all.

Maybe Qingming doesn't need her to cook tonight.

Shook his head helplessly.

Stood up and was about to clean up the table and take the meal to the heat.

But the door opened.

When he heard the sound of the door opening, he left and walked towards the gate, and soon saw Qingming changing his shoes at the entrance.

On his face, a bright smile immediately appeared.

"Shopkeeper, you're back."

Seems to be quite happy.

But after saying that, he was stunned again.

If you replace "shopkeeper" with "husband" or something, does it look like a housewife who greets her husband when he comes home from work?

It's a bit like that.

When I think about it, I seem to have a strange feeling in my heart.

"Hmm."

Qingming responded.

Not enthusiastic at all, and slightly cold.

It's normal, though.

Akane has long been accustomed to Qingming's attitude towards her, not too close, not too distant, and in general, a bit like a stranger who only knows her name.

They don't know much about each other, so it's not wrong to say they're strangers.

Walk over and help Qingming put away the changed shoes.

He asked again.

"Shopkeeper, do you still have dinner?"

"Hmmm......"

Qingming seems to be thinking about it.

He pondered for a while before he spoke.

"I want to eat noodles."

"Noodles?"

Akane was a little confused.

It's just that Qingming didn't say anything more, just walked towards the hall.

Obviously, he walked back in the rain, and his hair and clothes were not wet at all, and he could even be said to have not touched a drop of water.

What an amazing person.

I didn't think much about it, I just answered.

"Hey, please wait a minute, I'll give you something to eat."

After saying that, he walked towards the kitchen again, the food in the hall doesn't need to be cleaned up for the time being, maybe he wants to eat it again after Qingming.

Of course, if that's the case, you'll have to take it hot.

Three meals a day, Qingming only eats breakfast and dinner here in the manor, so I try to let Qingming eat something good.

However, two out of three meals are eaten at home, or less?

Not less.

But she didn't seem to realize that she was thinking wrong, and was just busy.

And when it came to men, she suddenly remembered.

"That kid at that time was really the shopkeeper's."

It seems like a long time ago.

At that time, he was still working in a bank, and when he came home from work in the evening, he found a little boy downstairs in his apartment.

A little boy named Qingming.

Thinking about it now, since Qingming can make her body smaller, she can naturally make her own body smaller, plus the name and appearance, it is obvious that the little boy at that time was Qingming.

At that time, she also cooked noodles for Qingming.

And I wanted to help him take a bath, although it didn't work out in the end.

It's just to sleep with him in my arms.

Thinking about it like this, I couldn't help but blush a little.

At that time, he was only a child, so he didn't have any guard, but now that he knows that Qingming is a teenager, he wants to sleep with him in his arms all night.

Although there was actually no night, Qingming seemed to leave in the middle of the night.

But such things still made her a little shy.

Merely......

"Alas......"

Sigh softly.

Shaking his head, he didn't continue to think about these things.

Continue to cook the noodles.

Long.

With the boiled noodles, I walked into the hall.

As soon as I entered, I found Qingming sitting at the dining table, staring at the food on the table, looking thoughtful.

"The shopkeeper."

Walk up to Qingming and place the steaming, fragrant noodles in front of him.

Didn't speak either, just took the tray and stood aside.

Maybe she can be a qualified maid, even now, she wears a maid outfit, and since she was in the coffee shop, she has not changed into other clothes until now.

It's just that Kiyoshi seems to prefer the maid Enomoto Azusa to her.

Qingming didn't say this.

Look at the steaming noodles and look at the meals that are already cold.

Then he looked at Akane.

"Why don't you eat it?"

"I've ......"

"Lying."

Before she could finish speaking, Qingming interrupted her.

said that Gray Yuan Ai has already eaten, this Qingming believes, no matter what, Akane's sister will also take care of her sister, although because of yesterday's incident, today's Gray Yuan Wai may not have much appetite.

Let's not talk about that.

Qian has always waited for Qingming to come back before eating, and it is impossible to eat first.

So to say that you have already eaten it is a complete lie.

Why lie?

Qingming didn't ask.

Don't bother to ask.

Just seemed to stand up with some impatience.

"I won't eat it, you eat it."

With a word, he left the hall and walked upstairs.

Akane opened her mouth.

In the end, he didn't say anything, just sighed.

……

The rain is still falling.

This kind of rainy night always makes people feel quieter.

It's also a little cooler.

Walking upstairs, I wanted to go back to my room.

But standing at the top of the stairs and thinking about it, he walked directly to Gray Yuan's room.

It's easy to push open the door and get in.

Gray Yuan Wai is not as strong as he seems on the surface, but he is actually a more sensitive and fragile person, and he has not been able to muster up the courage to face many things.

For example, being hunted down by the organization.

If there is no Qingming, maybe she will be like the one in Qingming's memory, always afraid and always running away.

Then, Ayumi will tell her: you can't run, if you always run, you won't win.

Xiaolan will also help her.

Although Xiaolan was also scared and even fainted in the end, she did not hesitate to press her under her to block the bullets from Belmode.

Although Belmode doesn't really hit Xiaolan.

But it is estimated that from this time on, Gray Yuan Wai can really muster up the courage to face all kinds of things.

Or maybe not?

Qingming didn't know.

This is already a fragment that Qingming remembers more clearly, and more, Qingming can't remember it, and now he doesn't want to recall those things.

That doesn't make much sense.

The current Qingming may have succeeded in making her afraid.

Even more afraid of the organization than the people who are afraid of the organization.

Because the people of the organization will kill her directly, or arrest her back, threaten her with her life, and let her continue to do research for them.

Qingming is different.

After all, Qingming is a Taoist priest, and she doesn't know what kind of means a Taoist priest will have.

The unknown is the most terrifying.

So she was even more afraid of Qingming.

After all, besides her, my sister is still here.

"Looks like you've got it, and as expected, you're a smart girl."

Qingming sat down on the edge of the bed.

With a smile on his face, he looked at the gray plain who was sitting on the bed.

Then he leaned in front of her and looked at her.

"So, don't do things that make me unhappy, otherwise there will be serious consequences for you, on the contrary, you can do things that make me happy, although you may not be happy if I am happy."