Chapter 37: Between Half-Dreaming and Half-Awake
Qimu Qian's skills were very neatly laid out the quilt, I untied the forehead guard on my forehead, and the hair tied behind me, and lay down in embarrassment.
ββ¦β¦ I'm sorry, Akane-senpai, but I'm sorry for the trouble......"
"Huh?" Qimu Qian looked at me and smiled, "It's okay." Taking care of the younger generations is also one of the obligations of the seniors. β
She stood up and said, "I'll pour you a glass of water and put it at the head of the bed." I'll call you again when the soup is ready. β
"Thank you......"
"Rest well." She smiled and whispered, then turned and left the room.
I fell asleep in a dazed state, and then suddenly I heard a voice coming from outside. For a moment, I felt like I was in a half-asleep and half-awake moment, my body couldn't move, my eyes were closed, but I could think clearly.
"Akane," it was Sunset's red voice, "you're 26 years old." β
Then there was Qimu Qian's helpless and funny voice: "You want to introduce me to someone again?" β
Sunset Red complained: "I've introduced you several times, but you don't want it." There are only so many suitable people in the village, and there are fewer and fewer single people. It's not that no one is chasing you outside, and you're not interested, do you really plan to stay single like this? β
"Oops...... There's nothing wrong with being alone. It's free, it's relaxing. β
"Of course, when you're in your 20s, you're very chic, but what do you do when you're in your 30s or 40s?"
"Do you have to worry about that far?" Qi Mu Qian's voice was a little ethereal: "Our profession ...... Maybe I won't live to that time. β
"Akane Hagi!!"
"That's what I said! Okay, okay, my bad, my bad. β
Hearing this, Sunset Red sighed, "...... I just think...... Akane, it's okay if you're happy. β
ββ¦β¦ Where am I not happy? β
"Is it necessary to visit the cemetery almost every day?"
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"Just let yourself go...... It's not that you want to forget the past, but ...... After all these years, shouldn't you look forward......? Seeing you like this, Dai and Rin would be worried about you if they were still alive. β
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After a long silence, Qimu Qian spoke again: "Why are you saying that it seems that I am single because of Dai and Rin." β
Her tone hid the pain of being poked well, as if nothing had happened, brisk, and even with a helpless smile that was enough to fake it.
"I really just didn't find the right one."
"So what do you say is appropriate? I'll help you find it with Red Beans and Maoyue. β
ββ¦β¦ You see, isn't Hongdou also single, why don't we solve her singleness problem first? β
"Red Beans are different from yours. Do you think she doesn't want to talk? It's not because of the scruples about the curse mark on your body...... No one knows when it will get out of control, so she doesn't want to drag others down - if she could fall in love, she would have been in love a long time ago. Like you, you have become an insulator. β
"I have a problem too." Qimu Qian said: "I still have a writing wheel eye that can't be closed." Maybe at some point the chakra will run out. If you find a boyfriend, as soon as the blindfold is opened, he looks directly at the writing wheel and sees the illusion in the eye, wouldn't it be terrible? β
"You just talk nonsense, you. Your writing wheel eye is now at most copying and copying ninjutsu, and the level of illusion is not as high as mine! β
"Yes, yes, who doesn't know that Miss Sunset Red is the first in Konoha illusion."
"Don't divert the subject!" Sunset Red said, "Let's talk about that Masumi - how is he?" β
"I mean, you, it's time to get to the point where any male creature around me is going to drag me on me?"
"Because it's been a long time since you've seen any other men around youβexcept Kai. I'm really worried that if this continues, you'll be with Kai! β
"Poof. You're rude to Kai, isn't that? β
"I'm not saying he's bad, as a colleague and comrade-in-arms, Kai is certainly very reliable and trustworthy. But...... But...... There's no way to treat him as a love interest! β
"So, I've only met Zhencheng-kun twice, can I treat him as a love interest?"
"Why not? I think he's cute! Don't you think? β
ββ¦β¦ Should I tell Asma this phrase? β
"Shut up." Sunset Red scolded with a smile: "Look, his job is a teacher at a ninja school, stable, safe, decent and respectable to speak out, and basically stays in the village, not like me and Asma, the two of them have to go out on missions at every turn, and it is not easy to meet each other." It's obviously a ninja from a village, but it's like a long-distance relationship. And...... I always have to worry about whether the other party will ...... I can't come back. β
"Hmm."
"And he looks good, although he is not particularly handsome and handsome, but at least he is very neat and delicate, and he looks comfortable. The height is very secure, the body is not too fat or too thin, just right, especially the personality-"
"Character?"
"Yes, he has a good personality, don't you think?"
Qimu Qian hesitated for a moment: "It seems to be ...... Is it good? β
"That's right. Obviously, I can't drink myself, but seeing that you are not happy, I ended up drinking like that in order to accompany you. I'm obviously not drunk, but as soon as I open my eyes, I ask where you are, and I want to go out to see you when I stumble - don't you think this is super cute! β
ββ¦β¦ Not. β
"What does 'hmm' mean?"
"It's just ...... mean, 'Even if you say that, I don't know what I can answer.'"
"Anyway! I think he could. β
ββ¦β¦ Basically every man who has been around me before, you say so. β
"Because a man who can get close to you is very good in itself! You can't go wrong by just closing your eyes and picking one, but you don't want any of them! You're almost 30 years old, Akane, after the age of 25, it's really hard to find high-quality single men - good men are brought home by other people's women. β
"That'...... Wishing them happiness? β
"Akane Hagi!"
"No," Qimu Qian said in an extremely innocent tone, "If they can get married, it means that they have met the right personβat least more suitable than with me, right?" Isn't that a good thing? β
"Akane...... Alas...... Red Bean and I are worried about you. β
"It's okay, Red. It doesn't matter if you're alone, but what if you're 30 years old, and you're 40 years old? I'm in my twenties now, and my life alone is no different from when I was a teenager...... I'm used to it. Have you forgotten, I've been alone since I was a teenager, and I've been around for more than a decade now. Isn't that how you came? β
"But...... Sometimes, don't you feel lonely? β
"Occasionally, it's a little ...... Sometimes, though, I wonder if I don't know how to live with another person. Now that I think about it, the only time I spent living with others was when I was with my father when I was a child...... However, that was a long, long time ago. β
"......" Sunset Hong stopped talking, and after a while, she said, "But, at least you don't hate Zhenchengjun, right?" If you hate him, no matter how depressed you are, you won't drink with him, right? β
ββ¦β¦ Not annoying. Why should I hate him for no reason? Also, Red, did you ignore a point? β
"What?"
"He was only eighteen years old. I'm twenty-six, eight years older than him. For a boy of their age, I should already be considered an old woman. Haven't you considered the possibility that maybe people don't look down on me? β
"Fart!"
"You said I was old."
"Phew! You're so good, what's wrong with being twenty-six! How dare he look down on you?? β
It's not impossible. The young and beautiful little girl grabbed a handful. But she said so, but her tone was nonchalantly with a little smile, obviously deliberately teasing her friend.
ββ¦β¦ Then let it be. Hearing this, Sunset Red was silent for a moment, and finally sighed aggrievedly, "Let it beβalas." So I'll go first? I told Asma about the ...... for today's pass. It's been a long time late. β
"Are you going to spend the night?"
"It's so late, I can't come back alone in the middle of the night, right?"
"I said, you guys, aren't you going to get married?"
"I can't spare time." Sunset Red muttered, "It's not that you don't know, he's been very busy all the time." And there's been so much going on in Konoha lately...... The days are not suitable either. β
"Don't get married as a bongzi then?"
"Poof. Long-winded! If you want to worry about me, you might as well find a boyfriend first! β
Their voices faded away, moving roughly in the direction of the doorway, and before long they were completely inaudible.