At half past seven in the evening, it was dinner time at Shiraishi Chiri's house.

Izumi Kurose puts a plate of fried chicken, a plate of vegetable salad, two bowls of miso soup and two bowls of rice on the table.

Immediately, he said in an uncertain tone: "Please use it, I feel the taste...... It's okay, right? ”

"Well, I'm moving."

Shiraishi Qianlian nodded slightly, picked up the chopsticks, folded his hands, and bowed.

Under Izumi Kurose's nervous gaze, she picked up a piece of fried chicken, opened her lips slightly, and took a bite.

Click.

After a crunchy sound, a small bite of the white and tender chicken is accompanied by juicy gravy.

"Hmm...... It feels pretty good. Shiraishi Qianren chewed and swallowed it slowly, swallowing it and nodding in the affirmative.

"Ha~~~"

In this way, Izumi Kurose breathed a sigh of relief, and a hanging heart also fell.

"It's good to your taste."

Originally, he was still thinking about what to do if it didn't suit Shiraishi Chiri's taste.

Isn't that embarrassing?

Obviously, he volunteered to make dinner, but he was busy for a long time, but it was sloppy.

"You can eat it too."

"Okay, then I'll start too."

Kurose Izumi, who was relieved, picked up the soup bowl with a smile and drank the soup to increase the taste.

The taste was okay, not salty or bland—at least he thought it was.

However, he likes to eat salty, while Shiraishi Chiren likes sweet.

So when he was eating happily, he couldn't notice Shiraishi Chiren's slightly frowning brow.

She resisted the salty taste and ate the soup and rice.

Halfway through eating, Izumi Kurose, who felt that it was not good to be too silent, seemed to think of something, and asked:

"By the way, Mr. Shiraishi, it may be a little late to ask now, but you live alone and come from out of town to go to school?"

He thinks that Shiraishi Chiren must have come from outside Tokyo to study like himself, right?

In reality, how can accidents ......

"No, my parents are divorced and my mother and I are separated." Shiraishi Qianren said indifferently.

The way she showed made people feel that this matter seemed to her to be insignificant.

"Uh......"

When Izumi Kurose heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I asked something bad." ”

"It's okay, it's in the past."

Shiraishi Qianren shook her head slightly, eating the food one bite at a time, her face was light.

Actually, she lied, but only a little.

Shiraishi Chirei's parents were indeed divorced, but they didn't keep her, but left her alone.

Her father is a veteran computer expert, and her mother is a well-known musician.

As for why the divorce - it is because of her.

From an early age, Shiraishi has shown an unparalleled talent for learning, both in whatever it is.

Since she was a child, her achievements in computers have surpassed her father's, along with her mother's music.

It doesn't matter.

After all, it is a matter of pride that your child is talented.

But the problem is - in the face of praise from the outside world and praise from parents, Shiraishi Chiren has always been indifferent.

It's as if none of this has anything to do with her, she stays out of it.

She doesn't show too much emotion, and she doesn't look like a normal child at all!

For as long as she can remember, Shiraishi has not been angry, noisy, crying, or laughing......

It made her parents very uncomfortable.

Looking at her talented, 'well-behaved and sensible', gradually, they felt like they were watching monsters.

The quarrel also started because of this.

They are all blaming each other for the fault, believing that the other party did not teach their daughter well, causing her to become like this.

Not really.

This is what Shiraishi was born like this.

Five years ago, her parents divorced, and Shiraishi said that she didn't want to be with anyone, and she could take care of herself alone.

She doesn't need anyone, she can live alone and strong.

But a year ago, when she saw the "abyss of youth", she knew that she still had a need.

Even, this can be called salvation.

Ridiculous, right?

Chiren Shiraishi didn't understand why she was so fascinated by this light novel.

But in fact, she had to listen to her heart and build a good relationship with Izumi Kurose as "White Kikyo".

She was the first book friend and the most special book friend.

The importance of "White Kikyo" to Izumi Kurose can be said to be without her, there would be no place for him.

Therefore, after learning about Izumi Kurose's thoughts, she will never let the identity of "Fuyuko Kuchigi" be exposed.

Otherwise, everything will be shattered, and Shiraishi Chiren will still live alone, and she will not feel the vivid emotions active in her chest.

She needs emotion.

It needs strong emotions that can stimulate her heart.

"The Abyss of Youth" can be brought, and so can Izumi Kurose.

Therefore, she will firmly grasp Kurose Spring and will not let him escape.

Even if it's morbid and distorted, it doesn't matter.

She will weave beautiful and sweet lies and deceptions, so that Izumi Kurose slowly indulges in and becomes inseparable from herself.

After that, after eating dinner in silence, Izumi Kurose seemed absent-minded.

Even when he washed the dishes with Shiraishi Chirei, he couldn't wash the dishes, leaving grease stains on them!

"Kurose-san, what are you thinking? Uncomfortable? ”

It wasn't until Shiraishi Chiren's slightly worried voice came into her ears that Izumi Kurose came back to her senses and realized that now was not the time to think too much!

He shook his head and smiled, "It's okay, just thinking about something." ”

"I'm sorry, but what I just said made you feel heavy, right?" Shiraishi put down the bowl and apologized in a low voice.

"No, no, it's not good, it's not good, like an elm head, I asked casually."

"Kurose-san's character is like this, straightforward, I don't mind."

"But I ......"

As soon as Izumi Kurose opened his mouth, he saw Shiraishi Chiren shaking his head slightly, and whispered: "Don't apologize to me, I don't like to hear you apologize to me, if you can, please be worthy of me." ”

“…… Good. ”

Izumi Kurose was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Immediately, the two of them concentrated on washing the dishes, and then when it was time to take a bath, they took turns going into the bathroom to take a bath.

In the white mist, the hot water washed Kurose Izumi's body, making him feel at peace.

At this time, he couldn't avoid thinking about Shiraishi's thousand mercy.

Divorced, he can understand, after all, there are all kinds of things in reality.

Sometimes, it can be a man who has worked all day and comes back to see that his stay-at-home wife's wife can't even cook well, and he gets bored.

After living with each other for a long time, the shortcomings and bad sides are unobstructed.

At this time, there may be a subtle change in feelings.

Human emotions are very complex, otherwise there would be no such thing as cheating or stepping on two boats.

And what Izumi Kurose can't understand is why Chiren Shiraishi is living alone.

Is she angry with her divorced parents?

Or is it abandoned by parents who are divorced and have reorganized their own families?

He didn't understand, but he didn't dare to understand.

Because this matter is not something he can understand and interfere with now.